In a press release today, CompTIA announced the release of a new certificate available specifically to test and profess knowledge of cloud computing. … [Read more...]
20 Awesome, Atypical Themes for Your WordPress Site
If you've worked with WordPress to any extent, you understand that it is a very flexible platform. I have talked with people about my sites using WordPress or discussed the idea of building a site for them but some respond "Oh, I just don't like the format of a blog." Since most of that is controlled by your theme in WordPress, I figured I'd write this post covering some themes … [Read more...]
Your 2011 High Tech Holiday Wish List
This is the time of year when it’s ok to want things. In fact, you’re told to want things and then put them on a list. In case you’re having a hard time coming up with items to put on that list, here are some cool gadgets that are fun and functional. If you were nice, you might just find some of these under your Christmas tree this year. Gadgets Amazon Kindle - The Amazon … [Read more...]
Adobe Reader crashes on opening for a standard user
I had a client report to me that their Adobe Reader client on Windows XP would crash upon trying to open a PDF. I assumed they might be dealing with a malformed PDF but I was able to open the file as an administrator. With that information, the problem could either be tied to her non-privileged account or to permissions. I wiped out her preferences stored in the HKCU registry … [Read more...]
DNSCrypt from OpenDNS encrypts your DNS traffic
Earlier this week, OpenDNS announced the "technology preview" availability of DNSCrypt, a function that encrypts your DNS traffic before it is sent to OpenDNS. Much like SSL encrypts HTTPS traffic, DNSCrypt should prevent others that are seeing your traffic (like your ISP) from being able to snoop on your browsing traffic. Right now, it is only available for Mac but a Windows … [Read more...]