It is currently advised to turn off the Artemis file reputation checking service of McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise. "Due to a server issue" the service is producing false positives with pretty inconsistent results. People are reporting the U3 Autorun, Cisco Communicator, and other files are being detected as malware and being quarantined. While those files being quarantined won't … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
3D printing as easy as printing a Word document
Windows 8.1 will include built-in 3D printing functionality. Its usage will greatly expand outside of just the "makers" with its incorporation into the operating system. With Microsoft getting in on 3D fabrication, their On The Whiteboard series covered 3D printing and making it as easy as printing a Word document. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc46DDGHBbo If this has made … [Read more...]
Windows Defender out of date and Windows Update failing
I was happily using my ultrabook the other day when I noticed the flag for the Action Center required attention. Upon opening it up, it told me to update my virus and spyware protection. I'm using the Windows 8 built-in Windows Defender, so I was a little surprised it wasn't being kept up to date automatically. I hit the Update button for Windows Defender and it seemed to take … [Read more...]
Book Review and Giveaway: The Modern Web by Peter Gasston
The Modern Web: Multi-Device Web Development with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript by Peter Gasston is a good book to catch somebody up on the new rules of website development with HTML5 and CSS3. It's able to build upon your existing knowledge to make the lessons easily understandable while being short, to the point, and incredibly informative. The focused content was a great read … [Read more...]
Perry Bible Fellowship comic picks on Mac OS X
Perry Bible Fellowship Comics is an amazing site with comics that push the limit. Sadly, updates for the comic have been few and far between recently but a new comic came out today. The Mac punchline might be a little dated at this point but the execution is perfect. Check out the comic Beach Closing at http://pbfcomics.com/259/ or see it below. … [Read more...]