As I have done several times this past year, I spent some time this weekend volunteering at my local library shelving donated books for an upcoming book sale which will raise funds for the library. During this process I had a new, entertaining experience. I prepare the donated books to be in their best condition. For example, I unfold dog-eared pages and pull out paperclips … [Read more...]
McAfee Artemis/GTI False Positive thrashing files
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...]
Windows Defender out of date and Windows Update failing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...]
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 released and updating the install media
Microsoft has released service pack 2 for Office 2010. Now to slipstream it into the Office 2010 install media. As of publishing, Microsoft has not released install media for Office 2010 with Service Pack 2 included on its Volume Licensing Service Center. Fortunately, it's a pretty easy process to update the install media. Download Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office 2010: … [Read more...]