Intel Security discusses Windows Server 2003 migration paths with infographic

All good things must end and as support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 will cease on July 14th 2015, Intel Security warns that businesses may want to consider their strategy to successfully migrating away from the popular server OS.

According to Intel, for Windows Server 2003, businesses that are running on this platform will be soon be faced with challenges and risks if they do not migrate by the July 15, 2015 deadline.

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Witness is a livestream emergency app

Coming out of the TechCrunch Disrupt NY Hackathon is an app that takes livestream apps a step further. Marinos Bernitsas developed an app called witness that starts recording live audio and video as soon as you tap on the app’s icon. But it isn’t like Meerkat or Periscope that livestreams an event and shares it with your social networks. Instead, it only sends the feed to selected contacts. It also doesn’t show on the screen that you’re recording. It’s pretty much built to be used for emergency purposes. Bernitsas said it was built with personal safety in mind and with police brutality making headlines in the US, there doesn’t seem to be a better time for this app to surface.

Of course there will still be drawbacks for these kinds of apps but they do show us the possibility of how you can keep safe in the smartphone age.

Source: TechCrunch

Inspire your future self with Tomorrow app

Sometimes we need something to boost our energy and get us through the day. The Tomorrow app hopes to be that for you. It lets you record a message that you can play for the next day. You won’t be able to listen to it on the day you record it but you can play it the following day. Messages get deleted after the day is over whether you play them or not. If you’re feeling a bit cheesy, at least you won’t have a permanent (or at least we hope it isn’t permanent) record of your self-motivation. But if this is your kind of thing, we’re sure you’ll enjoy that extra boost.

Source: Lifehacker | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

‘Star Wars’ characters gets Vanity Fair cover

It’s not exactly news when big Hollywood celebrities grace the cover of Vanity Fair. But having some of the biggest names in the fantasy genre are on the cover, it’ll make news. The magazine just released a Star Wars cover with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca alongside newcomers Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), and BB-8 droid. It was shot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz for the magazine’s June issue. It seems to have been taken inside the cockpit of a spacecraft.

If having the characters isn’t enough to emphasize this is a Star Wars issue, there’s even a Yoda quote on the cover that says: “In a dark place we find ourselves – a little more knowledge might light our way.” Vanity Fair promises to release more photos and videos from the shoot this Monday.

Source: Mashable