It seems like there has been an almost endless stream of malware-infected client PCs (personally owned) reported lately. This has given me an opportunity to see just about every bit of malware under the sun. From ransomware to rootkits, it's all come across the desk with the request to get it fixed. Malware can take various shapes and do very different things to a machine. Some … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Microsoft Surface with Windows RT available for pre-order
The Microsoft Surface will be released October 26th along with the general availability of Windows 8. A special limited-quantity pre-order for Surface with Windows RT started today at 9AM PDT. The pricing comes out to be not too bad since it was originally ballparked to be the same pricing as Ultrabooks. The three configurations for Surface with Windows RT include: 32GB … [Read more...]
How to configure Windows 8 to auto login
It's not great security but it is more practical and a better end-user experience to have Windows automatically login on a single-user computer. Instead of waiting for the person to enter their password, Windows can get right to it and load the profile and startup objects all in one fell swoop. A person might power on their PC, walk away or start doing something else, and this … [Read more...]
Adobe Reader 11 has landed with GPO ADM templates
Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI was announced at the beginning of the month with a load of new features. One of them that made me as an IT Pro excited was the Group Policy templates that would allow more flexible control and configuration over the applications. Today, Adobe Reader 11 and Acrobat 11 Pro became available and with them also came the Group Policy templates. Here's a … [Read more...]
Saturday Night Live takes on the tech press in iPhone 5 sketch
Saturday Night Live had a sketch this week that takes it to the press for complaining about their First World Problems when it comes to the new iPhone 5. Among the sarcasm and exaggerated problems, there is probably some legitimacy to what SNL points out. Entitlement and forgetting to look at the world around you might show a different world than one where complaining about … [Read more...]