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Happy Newyear... 2017 Year of Rooster...

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Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.
- Charles Swindoll

Whatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged. Beware of him who promises something for nothing. Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. Do not look for approval except the consciousness of doing your best.

is ending security support for and older versions of — through 10—as a part of its efforts to promote its Windows 10 operating system.

“Beginning January 12, 2016, only the most current version of Internet Explorer available for a supported operating system will receive technical supports and security updates,” Microsoft said on its website.

The older web browsers will still be functional, but without security updates, they’re more vulnerable to catching malware online.

Users can switch to IE 11, which will continue to have technical support on , .1, and , or simply use , the company’s new browser line, in Windows 10. Edge is a streamlined web browser with access to , Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s Siri, annotation tools, and other new features.

Around 25 percent of desktop web-users browse with Internet Explorer 11, and 20 percent with IE 8, 9, and 10, according to netmarketshare.com.

Support for Windows 8 will also end on Tuesday, and users are encouraged to switch to a new operating system for security reasons. Windows 8.1 will receive support until January 10, 2023, and Windows 10 until October 14, 2025.

These end in support for the older versions of IE and Microsoft 8 is a part of Microsoft’s drive to encourage more users to switch to Windows 10. 200 million users are already using the new OS, and the eventual goal is for that number to reach 1 billion in two to three years times, reports the Verge.

“No other platform working in any ecosystem is available on 1 billion devices,” Windows chief Terry Myerson said at a developer’s conference in August.

was in news for all the wrong reasons last year - as you might know, a lot of Flash were discovered last year. If you're wondering exactly how many, here the number: 316.

Yes, a total of 316 Flash bugs were discovered (and fixed) in 2015. For those doing the maths, that's around 6.1 fixes per week. The last quarter of the year, especially, saw the company fixing a total of 113 bugs, which is roughly 1.5 per day.

It's worth mentioning that Facebook's chief security officer Alex Stamos called for an end to Adobe Flash back in July last year. His comments came just a week after hackers compromised an Italy-based spy software company's systems, revealing a major Flash vulnerability.

stopped flash based development couple of year back due to security and compatibly reasons, and we are also helping our customers to migrate to new technology from flash.

Why is causing the ad industry pain?

HTML5 is proving one big headache for the digital advertising world, says Chris Ball, head of digital at Hogarth Worldwide.

We're currently facing a serious skill shortage in the world for HTML5 expertise. Why has this happened?

Well, let's just say we didn't expect the shift from to be so sudden and so all encompassing.

http://www.creativebloq.com/advertising/why-html5-causing-ad-industry-pain-111517824

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