Windows XP And Bitcoin 4/8/14, How Do They Relate?
On April 8th, 2014, Microsoft will stop providing security updates and support for windows XP. It is estimated that 95% of the ATMs in the United States currently run on Windows XP. With the lack of security updates, the operating system will become very susceptible to attacks. After support and security updates are stopped, the system and most of the current ATMs will be considered unfit for use by consumers; however, this event closely mimics the Y2K scare that came before 2000 with all computers overloading. It is likely that most operators of these ATMs will not do anything about the....
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A publisher by the name of Apptastic! LLC has released what could be the first bitcoin wallet application for the Windows 8 operating system (not to be confused with other applications that run on Windows, as this app is "designed" for the Windows 8 look). Bitcoin Tradr, as it's called, is a free-of-charge wallet that allows the end user to buy, sell, send, and receive bitcoins from devices running Windows 8 (if you haven't already gotten the gist). It's all made possible with a connection to Coinbase, which is the service used to buy and sell the bitcoins, though Apptastic! reminds users....
Mark your calendars for April 8. It's been a target day of dread for thousands of companies' IT departments counting down the days before they cross the "finished" line. There are currently armies of IT folks throughout the world in a race to upgrade Microsoft Windows XP operating systems to modern versions of Windows before Microsoft officially pulls the plug. Windows XP is now a 13 year old operating system released only a month before the 9/11 attacks. This was arguably Microsoft's most popular and longest lasting trusted version of Windows they've published. It is so popular that even....
How do we define good and bad money, and how does that relate to the economics surrounding bitcoin?
Microsoft has now joined the many, many retailers that are now accepting bitcoin as payment. Microsoft, the global powerhouse that created the widely used Windows OS, is allowing its users to fund their Microsoft/Windows Live accounts or xBox Live accounts. This means customers can now purchase xBox games, mobile apps, music, and other digital media using bitcoin. Bitcoin is now accepted as a payment option for Live account users. This option is available across the United States, and is converted at the current exchange rate. BitPay will be handling the payment conversion process for....