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Facebook helps companies detect rogue SSL certificates for domains

Facebook has launched a tool that allows domain name owners to discover TLS/SSL certificates that were issued without their knowledge.

The tool uses data collected from the many Certificate Transparency logs that are publicly accessible. Certificate Transparency (CT) is a new open standard requiring certificate authorities to disclose the certificate that they issue.

Until a few years ago, there was no way of tracking the certificates issued by every certificate authority (CA). At best, researchers could scan the entire web and collect those certificates being used on public servers. This made it very hard to discover cases where CAs issued certificates for domain names without the approval of those domains’ owners.

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me: damn I hate winter GIVE ME SPRING AND SUMMER

spring starts, bugs start coming out

me: take me back to winter

Update: The New Yahoo Finance

By Michael La Guardia, Senior Director of Product for Sports & Finance

A couple of weeks ago we introduced the world to our new Yahoo Finance page.  As we told you then, our goal is to provide the same quality content our users have come to expect, with cleaner, more modern designs and a focus on increased personalization and community engagement.

At launch, we asked our users to share their thoughts and feedback, so we can continue to iterate and improve our product.  We heard from many of you, and one thing is certain:  Yahoo Finance inspires deep passion and loyalty. We appreciate how vocal the community has been since the redesign - both with pats on the back, some great suggestions, and some frustrations - and we’ve been listening to all of it.  We’ve contacted many of you directly to let you know we’re addressing these concerns, and we’ve made real progress based on your feedback.   

To date we have closed a number of major issues, and dozens of smaller ones.  Here is a quick list of what’s been done so far:   

We’ve addressed many data availability and quality issues.

We added back options data for the S&P VIX ticker.

We added analyst 1 year price targets to the right side of the Key Stats module.

We’re now live updating all standard quote details on the Quote Summary Page.

We are once again showing “Get Quotes for Top 10 Holdings” link for ETF and MutualFund quotes.

We’ve restored our databases and should now have the same level of historical data that we used to have.  We also made it easier to manipulate date ranges for historical data.

All recent SEC filings are available for tickers again.

We’ve added “Yield” back to tables for bonds.

We have made adjustments to the way the site is laid out and how you interact with it.

You can now copy data out of our Historical Data pages and paste it correctly into a spreadsheet.

We increased the density of the data table on the Statistics tab.

When you navigate from one Quote Summary Page to another, we now keep you on the same tab.  For example, if you were looking at Yahoo’s financials and navigated to the Alibaba Quote page, the new page would open on the Financials tab.

We’ve made many headers clickable for direct access to deeper information.

Clicking on an option strike price now shows all options available at that price.

We restored the link to the Currency Converter tool.

We fixed bugs that you pointed out.

The Recently Viewed list no longer gets wiped out.

You can now select MAX time frame on historical data.

Adding a symbol to multi-quote now no longer wipes out the whole list.

Our products are constantly evolving, and we’ll continue to answer your questions and address your concerns.  There is still more to do, including some exciting new features that will be rolling out in the coming months.  You’ll be hearing from us regularly as it happens.  

In the meantime, keep your suggestions and feedback coming. 

Save Your Computer

I have the worst luck. I’ve broken five computers and four laptops but I’ve finally learnt my lesson. After losing my work so many times, I have been great at rewriting because I’d never backed anything up. Take it from me:

Even if you backup your work in one external source from your computer, back it up online or in as many places as you can

Back up according to how much valuable work you have so if you save work/programs frequently, back up once every week

If you have a Windows computer, go onto Control Panel and search “back up”. Click on the first link and follow through from there

Do not wait until it’s too late

I may add more information on if I can think of any, but here are some useful links on some other ways to back up your computer: Windows help to backing up files How to Back Up a Computer (among other devices) How to Back up Data The absurdly simple guide to backing up your PC Three Best Ways to Back Up Your Files 6 cheap ways to back up your files 8 Ways to Back up Your Computer Files How to back up your data Done a Computer Backup Lately?

Migrating From Desktop to Cloud Accounting Software

We’ve looked at the benefits of cloud accounting software, and listed the top picks and their features. Nobody’s denying the need to move to the cloud anymore, but the big question is the how.

Migrating company data from accounting software on a local system to one on the cloud is a tricky process that varies for each company and software.

All the major providers such as Sage, Intuit and Xero are helping their clients who already use desktop software move to the cloud in their own way and in a manner that best suits the client’s needs.

For example, Intuit customers moving from QuickBooks Desktop Basic Simple Start, Pro, Premier or Enterprise versions to QuickBooks Online have a multitude of resources and documentation available in the knowledgebase.

There’s a simple visual guide that takes you step-by-step through the process of importing your company file into QBO. There’s a more detailed import guide that tells you everything about migrating from a desktop version to QBO.

Another Intuit guide tells you about the limitations and the way the data is changed when you move it to QBO. Note that you won’t be able to do any of this on QBO Basic or QBO Simple Start.

Sage does one better by including a conversion tool in the software for those who have a desktop version of Quickbooks and want to switch to Sage 50 (formerly Sage Peachtree).

Those who are already Sage 50 users can move to the cloud easily just by signing up with hosting providers who offer an instantly accessible application that is remotely hosted at a secure off-site location.

These Sage 50 solution partners such as InsynQ, myownasp.com, Right Networks, Qutera, Cloud9 Real Time and HarborCloud.com offer turnkey solutions.

Your Sage 50 will be fully functional online, and you will be able to use MS-Office and other applications that often need to be used along with accounting software. Multiple users will be able to access the same files online from anywhere, regardless of their location.     

Xero, which only offers cloud accounting software, has both a free conversion tool and a DIY guide for those who want to move their Quickbooks data to Xero.

As you can see, each company has its own way of helping customers who want to use their software on the cloud. Your choice must therefore take into consideration not only the features of the software, but also whether their migration support matches your needs.   

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Evidence of Zika Virus Found in Tears

Researchers have found that Zika virus can live in eyes and have identified genetic material from the virus in tears, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The study, in mice, helps explain why some Zika patients develop eye disease including a condition known as uveitis which can lead to permanent vision loss.

The research is in Cell Reports. (full open access)

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6 Tumblr shortcuts for blogging on a computer

Quick scroll, like, and view notes of a post on your dashboard: Keys J, K, L and N come very handy. Hit J for next post, K for previous post, L to like a post and N to show post’s notes 

Quickly compose a new post from anywhere on your Dashboard:  key combo Z + C (Option + Z for Mac)

Quickly reblog a post: Shift + R (Not working? Make sure you are on the right post by pressing J or K)

Quickly add a post to your Queue: Shift + E

Quickly play a video: Just click Enter

Quickly switch between your Dashboard and your Blogs: key combo Z+ Tab