Java has released Java 7 Update 7 and Java 6 Update 35 to address vulnerabilities that were known to be exploited "in the wild". The zero-day became widely known on Sunday and has received much publicity since then. Oracle published a Security Alert for CVE-2012-4681, which also received a US-CERT alert. … [Read more...]
A few Group Policy particulars
Since starting with the Group Policy basics way back when, and learning along the way, I've picked up a few nuances recently in my in-depth work with Group Policy. These little quirks can seem a little counter-intuitive at first but upon understanding them, you can use the knowledge to your advantage. Unlike some previous articles that focused on a specific particular, today's … [Read more...]
Drawing arrows in Paint.NET the smart way
Here's a confession. I was doing something dumb for quite a while and I didn't even try to improve it for a while, satisfied with the mediocre workaround I had made myself. I was drawing arrows in Paint.NET by connecting 3 lines. It wasn't a horrible thing to do but it was more work and lower quality than I could have gotten by better understanding the software. … [Read more...]
Setting Printing Defaults in Mac OS X through presets and CUPS
New printers around my organization mean different default settings than what people are used to. On the Mac side, I had to look into saving Presets and changing the default behavior to make people happy. Duplexing (printing on both sides) by default seems like a great way to save paper but many people don't care for it or it doesn't work for professional printing. The copiers … [Read more...]
MSI unveils the Z77 Mpower motherboard
"Featuring an industry-first 24 hour Military Class burn-in test and a sleek all-black design, the Z77 MPower is poised to change the overclocking and performance game." MSI has been teasing a new motherboard reveal for a little while now with the unveiling scheduled for today. We can get a look at the fully featured z77 Mpower from MSI today. … [Read more...]