This infographic comes from Adobe and breaks down their 2013 fiscal year by the numbers. Of course, it's also available as a higher quality PDF. It covers Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions, the Adobe Marketing Cloud, digital publishing, and EchoSign. (Credit: Adobe Featured Blogs) … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
What we googled in 2013
Google's Zeitgeist reflects on the year's top searches. They have an interactive chart you can use to explore the top 100 searches on Google Trends or this more eye-catching video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv-sY_z8MNs 'Edward Snowden' was #97 in searches? Right between bitcoin and Toronto mayor Rob Ford. It is heavily weighted for entertainment categories but that is … [Read more...]
The NSA is coming to town
The ACLU has started a campaign to take action against the NSA spying on our digital worlds. They want to take a stand against the NSA's abuse of power. Read more at www.aclu.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pcWlyUu8U4 The lyrics for your caroling this season: You better watch out, You better not Skype, You better log out, Yeah you better not type, The NSA is coming to … [Read more...]
Customizing Windows 8.1 for deployment
I was hoping to hit the ground running when Windows 8.1 reached general availability and get everything ready for deployment pretty quickly. Unfortunately, some other projects came up and Windows 8.1 got put off to the side. Even more detrimental to the project was the fact that Windows 8.1 changed how things worked compared to my customized Windows 7 SP1 deployment. Namely, … [Read more...]
Logitech on making an HTPC
A home theater personal computer, or HTPC, marries the best of two worlds for your entertainment. A computer is very versatile in what media formats and sources it can play. Your television is a large screen and looks great across the room. Connect a computer to your TV and you have an HTPC, essentially. (Some might argue that traditionally HTPC means a small form factor … [Read more...]