People born in April 'more likely to die from heart disease', scientists warn
Researchers from Harvard University have warned that people born in the spring and summer have a slightly higher risk of dying early from heart disease

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Desktop 2025

I&m on record as saying that, like it or not, the future of the desktop is in the cloud. Or, at least, thatmy take on Microsoftmove to Windows Virtual Desktop. But what will that really look like? Let me deal out my tarot cards and tell you what I find.

The desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) model really is coming. Heck, italready here. GoogleChromebooks own the education vertical. Sorry, Apple; you had your shot and you lost. I&ve also been noticing more and more Chromebooks with business-only features such as full-sized numeric keypads. Among those are the latest HP Chromebook 15 and the Acer Chromebook 715. These are meant for accountants using QuickBooks online, not kids working on their homework.

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Learn how to be an ethical hacker with this $39 in-depth training bundle

It seems like therea new data breach every month, and as hackers ramp up their efforts to steal our private info, itonly natural to feel afraid. What can you do to fight back? Oddly enough, the best way to prevent cybersecurity attacks is by fighting fire with fire. As an ethical hacker, you can make a living by exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and this $39 bundle will show you how.

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Bugs continue to haunt Win10 version 1909

Remember the hype about the Win10 version 1909 upgrade — how this fall's Win10 1903 update would contain all of the 1909 features, lacking only the flip of a light switch to turn them on? Herehow Microsoft puts it:

Windows 10, versions 1903 and 1909 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files. Therefore, the new features in Windows 10, version 1909 were included in the latest monthly quality update for Windows 10, version 1903 (released October 8, 2019), but are in an inactive and dormant state. These new features will remain dormant until they are turned on through the &enablement package,& a small, quick-to-install &master switch& that activates the Windows 10, version 1909 features.

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12 Android tips you shouldn't miss from 2019

Ah, the holidays. No matter what style of winter celebration you prefer (I'm a Festivus man myself), late December is a fine time for kicking back and regrouping for the coming year.

That means it's also a fine time for contemplating that crazy little computer in your pocket and what steps you can take to make it even more powerful — because guess what? A few minutes of tuning up now will make your life infinitely easier throughout all of 2019. Think of it as a gift to yourself — one that keeps on giving and, best of all, doesn't cost you a single dime.

In case you missed any of 'em the first go-round or maybe just didn't have the time to try everything out, here are some of my favorite productivity-boosting Android tips from 2019. Pour yourself some cocoa, polish up the ol' Festivus pole, and give yourself the gift of finely tuned technology.

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Throwback Thursday: What repels as well as attracts?

Back around the turn of the millennium, this universitycomputer department upgrades several computer labs, working with the Facilities people to get things done right, according to a pilot fish on the scene.

&They put in raised floors in the all the labs and even the halls, to run cables effortlessly and make future changes,& says fish. &And several whole-room UPSes, one for each student lab, and a line conditioner. Even the air-conditioning units were sized correctly and had future capacity. It seemed a dream come true — until the first week of class."

Almost immediately, students using one of the labs discover that their floppy disks are being scrambled or wiped. No one can figure out why, and since no one wants to lose his work, the lab is a virtual ghost town a month into the semester.

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