Microsoft Store gets a new command line interface

The Microsoft Store now has a command line interface (CLI) where you can browse apps, install and update apps from the Microsoft Store all from the command line. Neat! Screenshot showing the Store CLI help with a nice ANSI art text heading Via : "Introducing the Microsoft Store command-line interface A new command-line interface for the Microsoft Store brings app discovery, installation and update management directly to…

https://www.ttcs.tt/2026/02/12/microsoft-store-gets-a-new-command-line-interface/

Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society online meeting on February 3 2026 at 8pm

The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society ( invites you to join our online meeting on February 3 2026 at 8pm (23:59 UTC). We will be using Zoom for this meeting. Please register in advance at the following link : Come join us as we talk about Trinidad and Tobago Government joins OpenAI's Education for Countries Initiative Ministry of Education launches…

https://www.ttcs.tt/2026/02/02/trinidad-and-tobago-computer-society-online-meeting-on-february-3-2026-at-8pm/

Crucial to stop selling consumer RAM and SSDs by end of February 2026 to focus on supplying data centers running AI

Micron has announced in a press release dated December 3 2025 that it will stop selling Crucial branded memory and Solid State Drives (SSDs) for consumer desktops and laptops at the end of February 2026. The reason according to the press release : "The AI-driven growth in the data center has led to a surge in demand for memory and storage.

https://www.ttcs.tt/2025/12/03/crucial-to-stop-selling-consumer-ram-and-ssds-by-end-of-february-2026-to-focus-on-supplying-data-centers-running-ai/

Cloudflare outage on November 18 2025

Nearly a month after Amazon Web Services went down, Cloudflare, which offers a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to caching content from web servers so such content can load quickly to users globally and DNS hosting services among other things, also experiences a disruption to its service on November 18 2025. Cloudflare's disruption resulted in several websites and services such as X (formerly Twitter), ChatGPT, Uber, Canva and not…

https://www.ttcs.tt/2025/11/20/cloudflare-outage-on-november-18-2025/

Including ttcs.tt which uses Cloudflare as its DNS server (need to setup alternative DNS servers)

TheVerge : A massive Cloudflare outage is affecting X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector

https://www.theverge.com/news/822869/cloudflare-is-down-outage-x-twitter-downdetector

Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage on October 20 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down on October 20 2025 causing widespread disruption to many web services that rely on AWS cloud hosting including Amazon itself. According to Ars Technica : "Ultimately, more than 28 AWS services were disrupted, causing perhaps billions in damages, one analyst estimated for CNN. Popular apps like Snapchat, Signal, and Reddit went dark. Flights got delayed.

https://www.ttcs.tt/2025/10/21/amazon-web-services-aws-outage-on-october-20-2025/

Join us for the Global Encryption Day Webinar on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM (TT local time)

The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) invites you to a special collaborative webinar, marking Global Encryption Day! We're hosting this important discussion in partnership with the Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago Chapter, IEEE Young Professionals TT, and the CTU Caribbean ICT Youth Network. What is Encryption? Encryption is a tool or process…

https://www.ttcs.tt/2025/10/21/join-us-for-the-global-encryption-day-webinar-on-tuesday-october-21-2025-starting-at-700-pm-tt-local-time/

At least 626 drone sightings over Trinidad and Tobago Prisons from April 4 to October 4 2025

In a Trinidad Express newspaper article dated October 7 2025 , Acting Commissioner of Prisons Hayden Forde confirmed that from April 4 to October 4 2025, there were at least 626 drone sightings over Trinidad and Tobago Prisons, primarily at the Maximum Security Prison. The drones are used to drop contraband, and the Prison Service lacks the technology to counter the drones.…

https://www.ttcs.tt/2025/10/07/at-least-626-drone-sightings-over-trinidad-and-tobago-prisons-from-april-4-to-october-4-2025/