As I discussed at length in a previous article weighing whether to buy Office 2013 or subscribe to Office 365, it seemed Microsoft heavily biased the price point and feature list to favor subscribing to Office 365. One of the factors that contributed to that conclusion was the fact that a license for Office 2013 was tied to the life of a device. If a computer fails under … [Read more...]
Windows Server 2012: Installing Active Directory Users and Computers and Group Policy Management Console
Managing Active Directory and Group Policy can be a little obscure due to the prerequisite of installing the Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows 7 and 8. In Server 2012, there is no separate install of the RSAT tools, you just have to know where to look. Fortunately, it proves consistent by being part of the Add/Remove Roles and Features part of the Windows Server … [Read more...]
Surprise! Java updates to 6u43 and 7u17 as the latest
"Yet another Java update" seems to be a trending topic among the security professionals. While it is not surprising that more Java zero days have continued to pop up, it is a little surprising that Oracle went beyond their February 2013 deadline and pushed out a new update for Java version 6. … [Read more...]
How to merge multiple Word documents into one
If you have multiple Word Documents that you wish were in just a single file, you can open each document and copy it into one master document. However, that takes time and has opportunities for mistakes to happen. Instead, Word has a built-in function that allows you to insert text from multiple files. It makes merging a large number of documents into just a few … [Read more...]
Avast! 8 available with new features
Avast announced version 8 of its free and paid antivirus is now available. It includes a number of new features and modules to the software. Updates to malware search capabilities, better use of the sandbox, and more efficient definitions through the Avast Evo-Gen feature make it a decent upgrade. Avast 8 also includes a software updater to keep your frequently targeted apps … [Read more...]