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Z-Ray Standalone Tech Preview for Linux/OSX available for download

Z-Ray Technology Preview The most advanced debugging & productivity technology for PHP developers - now on your own PHP stack! In just a few steps, you can start introspecting the insides of your code and apps using Z-Ray. Currently supported on Linux and Mac OS X. Z-Ray Standalone Tech Preview for Linux/OSX available for download https://t.co/x4HolzbJJS #PHP #Zend #ZRay #OSX #Linux #debug #technology — Jaan Paljasma (@jpaljasma) October 22, 2015

Amazon Announced New S3 Usability Enhancements

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Amazon S3 Adds Two New Long-Awaited Features Bucket Limit Increase You can now increase your Amazon S3 bucket limit per AWS account. All AWS accounts have a default bucket limit of 100 buckets, and starting today you can now request additional buckets by visiting AWS Service Limits. Read-after-write Consistency Amazon S3 now supports read-after-write consistency for new objects added to Amazon S3 in US Standard region. Prior to this announcement, all regions except US Standard supported read-after-write consistency for new objects uploaded to Amazon S3. With this enhancement, Amazon S3 now supports read-after-write consistency in all regions for new objects added to Amazon S3. Read-after-write consistency allows you to retrieve objects immediately after creation in Amazon S3. Now go ahead and bump the # of S3 buckets in AWS Service Limits page.

Tesla patches Model S after researchers hack car's software

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Not even automakers like Tesla are immune to hacking Two researchers - Kevin Mahaffey, CTO of security startup Lookout, and Marc Rogers, a security researcher at CloudFlare - said they were able to take control of a Tesla Model S by hacking into the car's entertainment system. When the car was cruising at less than five miles per hour or idling, the researchers were able to apply the emergency hand brake, bringing the car to an immediate stop. Physical access to the car was necessary Researchers emphasized that physical access to the car was needed to carry out the hack. For their research, he and Rogers plugged a laptop into a Model S ethernet port and exploited the vulnerabilities until they tapped into the entertainment software. Back in the old days one would simply cut few wires or brake cables. Patch applied Over-the-Air It’s impossible to prevent an attack from hitting a car’s computer system, Mahaffey said. “The question is how do you respond quickly with ...

Getting Started With AWS Aurora - Part 1

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AWS announced Aurora  MySQL compatible database engine last November. Aurora is a fully-managed, MySQL-compatible, relational database engine that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. What is AWS Aurora? Amazon Aurora is a relational database engine that combines the speed and reliability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. It delivers up to five times the throughput of standard MySQL running on the same hardware. Amazon Aurora increases MySQL performance and availability by tightly integrating the database engine with an SSD-backed virtualized storage layer purpose-built for database workloads. Amazon Aurora's storage is fault-tolerant and self-healing. If the entire instance fails, Amazon Aurora will automatically failover to one of up to 15 read replicas. MySQL 5.6 Compatibility According to the AWS...

How to disable AWS OpsWorks Auto-Update

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AWS OpsWorks. Image courtesy of Amazon Web Services Does AWS OpsWorks drive you nuts with its auto-update feature eating up your resources and messing up your deployments? There is now a solution to mitigate that, with manageable agent updates. This recently-added feature allows you to select if you'd like to opt in for agent auto-updates or would you like to stick to a specific (and tested by you) version of AWS OpsWorks. Go to  Add Stack  page, in the  OpsWorks Agent Version  field, choose  Manual update  and pick a version. Try this out today by editing one of your stacks to specify an agent version (be sure to do this in your test environment first). This updates the agents and cookbooks on all online instances in that stack immediately. Click the  Changelog  link to learn about the changes that come with the new agent. You can also update the agent on a single instance instead of the entire stack by selecting a version on the...

Google PageSpeed Service End Of Life

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As announced today, Google PageSpeed Service PSS (which has been in beta since July 2011) will be shut down forever on August 3, 2015. For every site currently using PageSpeed Service, you must change your DNS before 3rd August 2015 or your site(s) will become completely unavailable on that date. If you wish to continue enjoying many of the performance benefits of PageSpeed Service, the same Google PageSpeed technology is available in a number of alternative packagings which you may wish to consider using, including Apache mod_pagespeed, and nginx ngx_pagespeed. Other cloud-based solutions are available, too. Read more on Google PSS .

iBlueChip, iDow - Apple to Join the Down Jones Industrial Average

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Now that's the iSlap to AT&T Apple (AAPL) To Join The Dow Jones Industrial Average March 18, Replacing AT&T (T). And that naturally caused the AT&T stock decline. Here are all 3 charted today #iBlueChip #iDow #iSlap According to Reuters, the decision to move AT&T aside shows how much communications and technology have evolved over the last several decades . You got that right indeed. Historic moment for Apple According to Dow Jones, "a stock typically is added only if the company has an excellent reputation, demonstrates sustained growth, and is of interest to a large number of investors," and so on some level, Dow Jones is reaffirming Apple's corporate reputation with this addition.

Windows users are also vulnerable to FREAK snooping attacks

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You should be FREAK ing out because of this encryption bug found in Windows and Internet Explorer. And if you are still the one using Windows XP, then most probably your PC is affected too, but don't wait Windows to send you any security updates on the way because  Windows XP support ended on April 8, 2014 . Windows 10 Tech Preview, Courtesy of Microsoft In a security advisory released Thursday, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows was and still is, in fact, vulnerable to FREAK (Factoring attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys). Earlier this week there were rumors that IE and Windows users were not affected by this bug. What is FREAK? It allows an attacker to intercept HTTPS connections between vulnerable clients and servers and force them to use weakened encryption, which the attacker can break to steal or manipulate sensitive data. FreakAttack.com is dedicated to tracking the impact of the attack and helping users test whether they’re vulnerable. Popular sites that are vulnerabl...

You can get Shopify POS (point of sale) for free!

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If you are an avid Shopify user, and have been undecided whether to get yourself a Shopify POS app, now its the perfect time to make up your mind, because today Shopify announces that selling in person just got a whole lot easier - their point of sale (POS) app, Shopify POS , is now available on the iPhone, and it's free for all Shopify merchants. With the new Shopify POS, you can now accept cash, credit, debit, and gift cards on your iPhone and iPad . Brick and mortar businesses can use our new Retail Package for more advanced features. Shopify POS seamlessly integrates with your online store so your products, orders and customers are always in sync. Bridging this gap between online and offline selling is an important step forward in our mission to make commerce better. Shopify POS is perfect for merchants that sell at farmers markets, pop-up stores, or even coffee shops on the weekend. Get your free Shopify POS (Point of Sale) app here . You will need Mobile Cred...