I think it's a universal problem of finding a time that works when a group of people is trying to get together. It reminds me of Brooks's Law ("adding manpower to a late software project makes it later") that for every incremental person you try to schedule with, it becomes increasingly difficult to find a time that works. With a busy-ish schedule and not in front of my … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Google privacy policy change pays off; officially launches Consumer Surveys
We got an unofficial sneak peek at Google Consumer Insights back in mid-February when Google's YouTube videos for the survey were accidentally published to the public. Today, the site is launching officially. Google Consumer Surveys will allow individuals and organizations to poll web audiences easily and affordably. You might start seeing these pop up around the web as Google … [Read more...]
Adobe Flash Player 11.2 updates include a silent updater
Adobe Flash Player just updated earlier this month with an out-of-band patch but a new update today makes 11.2.202.228 available. On the older branch, Flash Player updated to 10.3.183.18. With the 10.3 update, Adobe is dropping support for Internet Explorer 6. Adobe Flash Player 11.2 also includes a new background updater for Adobe Flash Player, modeled after the way Flash … [Read more...]
Creating a WinPE LiveCD for WMI lookups
I'm currently reconfiguring my organization's deployment server to use the DriverGroup001 variable instead of just using PnP matching for driver injection. We have had too many models interfering with each other. Bad drivers or just bad driver matches will lead to a BSoD or a buggy computer that requires more time troubleshooting or reimaging. The DriverGroup variable I'm … [Read more...]
Infographic: Your Personal Data Online
Check out this infographic for some facts about your personal data online and common sources of identity theft. You can check it out in full by clicking the image below: … [Read more...]