Adobe has finally released the update to Adobe Customization Wizard to bring it up to the latest version of Reader X and Acrobat X. Adobe Reader X (and its annoying name) came out last month. Since then, we've been waiting for the Customization Wizard X in order to be able to create the transform file needed in order to deploy Reader X through Group Policy. It's arrived today … [Read more...]
Google Launches Website To Simplify Answering Your Parents’ Computer Questions
In The Official Google Blog yesterday, they started off with a story I'm sure most of us can relate to. Heck, in my case, they even got the name right! Any time you go visit family or friends or even with random phone calls, you get inundated with a to-do list of tech support requests. If it's to show them how to include attachments in an e-mail or cleaning up a … [Read more...]
Gawker Network Of Sites Hacked, Compromises Passwords, Spams Twitter
Accounts on any Gawker Media sites used to post comments have been compromised. The sites effected include: Deadspin, Gawker, Gizmodo, io9, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, Fleshbot, and Lifehacker. The problem isn't just that malicious people are posting comments on these sites as others but it gives them a large list of e-mail addresses and many passwords are used across multiple … [Read more...]
Many Eyes – An IBM Experiment With Data Sets and Visualizations
Started in 2007, Many Eyes has been around for a while but if you're looking for tools with data sets and the ability to render visualizations, it's a definite resource to know about. With a social element to it, you can use data sets others have uploaded or contribute your own. After you've chosen the data set to work with, you can choose a number of different visualizations … [Read more...]
Troubleshooting WordPress Image Uploader Problems
Upon upgrading my hosting, I found my old friend the HTTP error was back when uploading images that exceeded certain dimensions. I could resize images smaller on my desktop and then they'd upload just fine but that was a lot more cumbersome and made WordPress lose some of its slickness. Upon looking into the problem further, I found a very comprehensive list of … [Read more...]