President Obama gave his 2015 State of the Union address last night. In it, there were a few specific mentions of technology that could provide a look at the direction the country is moving. The technology topics that I noticed receiving nods last night included cyber security and broadband Internet access. Cybersecurity The recent Sony hack is still fresh in everyone's minds … [Read more...]
Scan-To-Email with Office 365 from a multifunction copier or printer
Updated May 22,2017 Connecting a copier to perform its scan-to-email function using Office 365 is not too difficult if you know the right settings. Microsoft has an Exchange TechNet article on 'How to Allow a Multi-function Device or Application to Send E-mail through Office 365 Using SMTP' which provides three options for creating the connection: SMTP Relay, Client SMTP … [Read more...]
Reining in Java in your environment
In most enterprises, Java is a necessary evil. While most home users these days can get away with just uninstalling, in the corporate world there is still a need for Java. That means tolerating the security risks and update nags and Ask Toolbars and the generally ad hoc default settings. Or does it? Oracle provides Java Deployment Documentation with instructions for using a … [Read more...]
Microsoft provides details for next week’s Windows 10 live stream
Mainstream support for Windows 7 ended yesterday and a week from today, we will learn more details about Microsoft's next operating system. Microsoft has been slowly sharing details about Windows 10. At the end of last September, Microsoft introduced Windows 10 and showed a few general and underwhelming features. In November, Microsoft held an enterprise-focused session in … [Read more...]
Remove the most annoying comments from YouTube automatically
If you're looking for insight and rational discussion, the last place I would recommend is the YouTube comments section. Many "trolls" seem to have found no better way to pass their time than posting inane comments on popular YouTube videos. Your best bet is to not waste any time reading the comments, let alone replying to the offensive word vomit. If you use Firefox or … [Read more...]