TechByter Worldwide 2018-04-08: Video Player VLC Does a Lot More than Just Play Videos. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

Summary: Videolan's VLC media player is generally considered to be a video player, and the latest version makes it a superb video player by adding support for Blue-ray discs and Google Chromecast -- but it can do a lot more. In Short Circuits: Adobe's latest updates to the various Photoshop products might cause some users to wonder when it's appropriate to use each of the tools. Technology continues to change the way we travel and travel technology company Sabre predicts that radical changes are coming. A California company has purchased an app for Apple devices from the person who developed it. Is this news? You may join me in thinking it is when I share the details. The US Defense Department challenges ethical hackers to break in to the Defense Travel System. It's the latest in a bug-bounty program that started 2 years ago. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Wasabi has a new cloud storage app for Mac and Windows. It's not a data backup system, but would be a good choice for safely storing essential documents. • Intelligent assistants and chatbots are likely to be used in about 40% of large organizations by this time next year and most IT professionals aren't worried about job security.