Following a battle with cancer, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away. He was 56. You can read Louisville Geek managing partner Erik Eckel’s tribute on CBS’ TechRepublic Web site.

Today is a record Patch Tuesday. Microsoft Windows users need to beware. There are a large number of vulnerabilities being fixed. When that occurs, Louisville Geek engineers often see legitimate application use impacted. More information here: http://bit.ly/h03cIl.

Confirming a trend Louisville Geek engineers are seeing in the field, a Panda Security report notes a significant jump underway in malware activity. Just how many new threats are appearing every day? 73,000, according to the CNET News article: http://cnet.co/eH3CjH.

Louisville Geek engineers receive many calls this time of year due to thunderstorms. Lightning strikes and surges wreak havoc with computers, servers, network equipment and other electronic devices. Here are three tips to help protect your systems. 1. Connect computers and network equipment using quality surge protectors and battery backups. Ensure those surge protectors and [...]

April 08, 2010 — Apple on Thursday provided a peek at some of the new features coming to its iPhone later this year. In an event at its Cupertino headquarters, CEO Steve Jobs outlined the upcoming update to its iPhone operating system.

CNN has the story. Apple is predicted to sell 1 million iPads within two weeks of the planned April 3rd launch. While sales have cooled since the computer manufacturer began accepting online preorders for the new tablet computer, interest remains steady.