I was a little familiar with Cisco Meraki products since exploring their free MDM tools over two years ago. Now, I am checking out the hardware offerings in their firewall line for a client's needs. Setting up a trial with the Meraki MX64 was pretty prompt and painless as far as these things go. I am currently in the middle of that two week trial. The MX64 is the smallest of … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
Uninstall QuickTime from Windows, Apple deprecates product rather than patch it
Two vulnerabilities in Quicktime for Windows have been reported since November 2015. Apple has decided to deprecate QuickTime for Windows rather than update it with a patch for these vulnerabilities. This incidently kills off the .mov format on Windows with this end-of-life. While QuickTime for Windows will continue to work, it is highly recommended to uninstall the unsupported … [Read more...]
Avast causes blue screen of death on Windows 8.1 for months
In late December 2015, an update to the Avast antivirus began causing daily blue screens of death on Windows 8.1 computer. I first became aware of the issue after a client that uses Avast complained of nearly daily BSoDs on most computers. This happened shortly after I had put in place the Registry settings to control the Windows 10 upgrade prompts and Get Windows 10 (GWX) … [Read more...]
Amazon announces the Kindle Oasis e-reader
Amazon has announced the latest Kindle e-reader. The Kindle Oasis will be released on April 27th for $289.99. It is a black 6-inch reader with WiFi. The Oasis, as rumored ahead of the announcement, is thinner and lighter than previous Kindles. The e-ink extends the battery life compared to a tablet and even though the Oasis included 10 LEDs for lighting the text, the battery … [Read more...]
Logitech acquires wireless audio company JayBird
Logitech announced that it has agreed to acquire Jaybird, a company based out of Salt Lake City that has been making wireless audio wearables since 2006. Logitech also owns Ultimate Ears and will similarly keep Jaybird as a separate brand while benefiting from combining team strengths as all three companies have audio engineering and design products. Jaybird's most popular … [Read more...]