Archives for 2012

Fix blank icons in the notification area on Windows 7

2012-09-20 by Jason

I encountered a PC earlier this week where the notification area was full of blank icons. It acted like it had icons in the system tray but they didn't react to clicks or right-clicks. It wasn't that alarming when the notification area was collapsed but when it was spread out on the task bar, it certainly looked odd. … [Read more...]

Mobile Pwn2Own 2012 shows Galaxy S III and iPhone 4S hack

2012-09-19 by Jason

At the EUSecWest 2012 conference, a Mobile Pwn2Own is taking place to test vectors on smartphones mobile web browsers, operating systems, NFC, SMS, and cellular baseband. Prizes are offered to the security researchers able to compromise the device. They will be rewarded with a cash prize and the device itself. A successful attack against these devices must require little or no … [Read more...]

Silently install CutePDF Writer without the Ask toolbar

2012-09-18 by Jason

CutePDF Writer is a neat little utility that installs a printer on your computer. Anything that you print to that printer (documents, images, web pages, etc.) gets saved as a .PDF file. I like this sort of utility because they're free ways to create PDF files and I find that to be an even better print preview function and it saves paper when I can keep things digitally. The … [Read more...]

Malwarebytes launches Enterprise Edition

2012-09-18 by Jason

Malwarebytes has announced an enterprise edition of their well-known antimalware product. MalwareBytes is a free malware scanner for home use with a paid counterpart that enables real-time protection and other features. The company has also reorganized their products with Malwarebytes Small Business for less than 100 endpoints and now has Malwarebytes Enterprise Edition for … [Read more...]