Why your app or gadget may stop working…
Why your app or gadget may stop working Sunday: A gpsd #bug • The Register www.theregister.com/2021/10/19/gpsd_bug_reset/
NHS Covid Pass: Vaccine records access…
NHS Covid Pass: Vaccine records access restored after outage - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/technology-58901435
Self-driving Waymo cars clog up…
Self-driving Waymo cars clog up dead-end San Francisco street - BBC News - #selfdrivingcars the cul-de-sac #test sounds a big fail! www.bbc.com/news/technology-58928706
https://t.co/NZFSYxILhX Erm, that’s not…
https://t.co/NZFSYxILhX Erm, that’s not very good! Microsoft still re-assuringly messes up like in the Ballmer days, even the whole idea of Windows 11 seems wrong after they said Windows 10 was the last version ever (which seemed unlikely at the time!) twitter.com/patwalshtests/status/14081140509370163…
Microsoft issues emergency Windows…
Microsoft issues emergency Windows patch to fix critical ‘PrintNightmare’ vulnerability - The Verge www.theverge.com/2021/7/6/22565868/microsoft-print…
The codes helping visually-impaired…
The codes helping visually-impaired people shop - BBC News - a great use of technology www.bbc.com/news/business-57679943
Swedish Co-op supermarkets shut due to…
Swedish Co-op supermarkets shut due to US ransomware cyber-attack - BBC News - all because someone clicked that seemingly harmless link in their email (I assume) www.bbc.com/news/technology-57707530
Coding error spotted in Tim Berners-Lee…
Coding error spotted in Tim Berners-Lee NFT sale - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/technology-57680753
A bug that didn’t get raised! -…
A bug that didn’t get raised! - Microsoft engineer stole $10 million by selling Xbox gift cards for bitcoin | PC Gamer www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-engineer-stole-dollar10-…
Google Play dumps APKs for the more…
Google Play dumps APKs for the more Google-controlled “Android App Bundle” – Ars Technica #Google #Android #apk #aab arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/google-play-dumps-…
Microsoft unveils Windows 11 operating…
Microsoft unveils Windows 11 operating system - BBC News #Windows11 #Microsoft www.bbc.com/news/technology-57598554
One Fastly customer triggered internet…
One Fastly customer triggered internet meltdown - BBC News - that’s a hell of a #bug !!!! www.bbc.com/news/technology-57413224
Tui plane in ‘serious incident’ after…
Tui plane in ‘serious incident’ after every ‘Miss’ on board was assigned child’s weight - that’s a seriously dangerous bug! #bugs #testing www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/09/tui-plane-se…
Google v Oracle: Supreme Court declares…
Google v Oracle: Supreme Court declares Google's code copying fair - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56639088
macOS 11 Big Sur’s best tips and tricks…
macOS 11 Big Sur's best tips and tricks www.macworld.com/article/339648/macos-11-big-sur-s…
Apple releases iOS 14.4.2 and watchOS…
Apple releases iOS 14.4.2 and watchOS 7.3.3 to close an active vulnerability | Engadget www.engadget.com/apple-ios-14-4-2-watchos-7-3-3-19…
Google fixes crashing Android app…
Google fixes crashing Android app issues - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/technology-56496783
iCloud coding error locks out Rachel…
iCloud coding error locks out Rachel True over a boolean flag - 9to5Mac #bugs #testing #boolean 9to5mac.com/2021/03/07/icloud-user-locked-out-for-…
Robot vacuums go out of control after…
Robot vacuums go out of control after software update www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/…
Npower app attack exposed customers’…
Npower app attack exposed customers' bank details - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/technology-56195631
Chromebooks overtake Macs in market…
Chromebooks overtake Macs in market share for first time - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/technology-56116573
Hacker tries to poison water supply of…
Hacker tries to poison water supply of Florida city - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55989843
AWS: Amazon web outage breaks vacuums…
AWS: Amazon web outage breaks vacuums and doorbells - BBC News #oops #awsoutage www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55087054
Brexit border software developers warn…
Brexit border software developers warn of delays - BBC News - sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen, good luck with developing and testing that! #Brexit #software #testing www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54706263
Apple sues recycling firm that ‘resold…
Apple sues recycling firm that 'resold old gadgets' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54419309 twitter.com/PatWalshLondon/status/1313449120980512…
Excel: Why using Microsoft’s tool…
Excel: Why using Microsoft's tool caused Covid-19 results to be lost - BBC News - to XLS or not to XLS that is the question (and the answer is not!) #excelgate #Excel #xls #xlsx www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54423988
ZDNet exaggerating wildly, as iOS 14…
ZDNet exaggerating wildly, as iOS 14 seems one of the smoother upgrades, I've only seen keyboard issues so far and they've gone after a restart #iOS #iOS14 "iOS 14: The worst release to date" | ZDNet www.zdnet.com/article/ios-14-the-worst-release-to-…
iOS 14 Review: Should You Update Your…
iOS 14 Review: Should You Update Your iPhone? - Macworld UK #iOS #iOS14 www.macworld.co.uk/news/iosapps/ios-14-review-3795…
Broadband: Old TV caused village…
Broadband: Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54239180
Real world solutions – Using Charles Proxy to overcome VPN issues
This is the second post in a series of posts on real world solutions to problems that come up in projects I’ve worked on.The post won’t mention anything specific about who the project was for, as that doesn’t actually matter, but its more about the solution [...]