Thanks to Avast's free for education Endpoint Protection, I was able to centrally manage and deploy Avast around the organization for a client. The problem was that once I had Avast on there, I also needed to be able to uninstall the previous security software, Panda Cloud Antivirus. Since it didn't have a nice central console, it would entail running around to each computer … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
The reality of Internet Addiction [infographic]
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This infographic gets into some of the scary reality of Internet addiction. It lists some symptoms, research into, and consequences of Internet Addiction Disorder? After reading the infographic, do you believe Internet Addiction Disorder is real? Do you think you might suffer from IAD? See the full infographic after the jump. … [Read more...]
The past, present, and future of smartphones [infographic]
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Predecessors to the smartphone have been around for quite a while. Comparatively, the Blackberry, iPhone, and Android devices are still young pups. These devices have an interesting past and a huge potential for the future. View this infographic after the jump that covers Smartphone - Past, Present, and Future. … [Read more...]
Setting up Ketarin to keep your installers up to date automatically
There have been plenty of updates to popular software applications lately. Java, Flash, Firefox, and the others all make keeping systems up to date a living nightmare for IT and home users. Even keeping a local copy of the current installers for new computers can be a time-consuming task. To make that job easier, you can use Ketarin. Ketarin is an open source program written … [Read more...]
Configuring Dell UEFI BIOS to Legacy mode to install Windows 7
The Dell Optiplex 7010 is a nice piece of hardware. They come loaded with Windows 8 Professional which my organization isn't ready to support yet, so we are reloading them with Windows 7 Enterprise. While we could have ordered them with the previous version of Windows, we went with the Windows 8 line because during configuration it allowed for a better video card and we plan on … [Read more...]