Oil and gas layoffs not yet showing up in jobless totals – Shreveport Times
Shreveport TimesOil and gas layoffs not yet showing up in jobless totalsShreveport TimesBut not all is doom and gloom, particularly with the local job market. CareerBuilder, an online job search site, lists 810 jobs available including from nurses, desktop engineer, security officer, sales accountant, food service, store manager …and more »
White House. Red Chair. Obama Meets Swisher. – Re/code
Re/codeWhite House. Red Chair. Obama Meets Swisher.Re/codeSo let’s talk about cyber security first. ….. Because, ironically, part of the reason that some tech production jobs have gone overseas is not so much in search of low wages as it is that there are just more engineers at this production level that …and more »
How to fix adware problems on your Mac (TheIphoneBlog?format=xml)
Part of my weekend job at the computer store involves supporting the customers who come with Macs that aren’t working right. And more and more of these Macs are coming in with ad injection software installed. That causes them problems when they try to do just about anything with their web browser. Here’s more about ad injection software and what to do about it.
Ad injection software displays pop-up ads and advertisements when you try to visit a web site. It can load up a web page automatically when you open your browser, create a new tab or open a new window. It also can redirect your search queries, causing your web browser to go to a different site instead of Google, Bing, Yahoo or the search engine of your choice — often a site with more embedded ads. You’ll know when you have an adware problem on your Mac, because your web browser just won’t work the way it’s supposed to.
Most of us will go to our web browser’s Preferences menu to try to fix the problem: We’ll try to set the search engine to what we prefer, set the home page …
FireEye is in demand in high-profile hacks, but Wall Street is looking for profits
Perhaps no security specialist has benefited more than a small but fast-growing company called FireEye, which is based in Silicon Valley and staffed with a roster of former military and law-enforcement cyberexperts. “In any high-profile cyber breach, FireEye is usually first in the door,” said Daniel Ives, a technology industry analyst at FBR Capital Markets. FireEye CEO David DeWalt calls his …