Windows 10 starts out with the Cortana search bar taking up a fair amount of real estate on the Taskbar. I am not a fan of it just for all of that wasted space. You can simply right-click on the Taskbar and choose from the Search submenu on how you would like it to appear. You have the options of Hidden, Show Search icon, or Show Search box. This works nicely but there are a … [Read more...]
Sophos takes to the road to show Next Generation Enduser Protection
Sophos is touring several cities in North America to demonstrate Sophos Synchronized Security. This "next generation protection" links network and endpoint security to improve protection. According to the schedule, the cities on the tour include: Dec 01: Chicago Dec 01: Burlington Dec 02: Salt Lake City Dec 03: Seattle Dec 08: Charlotte Dec 09: Orlando Dec 10: … [Read more...]
‘Microsoft.Policies.WindowsStore’ is already defined when updating ADMX Central Store
I encountered another "already defined as the target namespace" error when updating the ADMX central store for Windows 10 v1511. The previous encounter came when updating the central store for Windows 10. That error was the result of Microsoft renaming the LocationProviderADM.admx file from Windows 8 to Microsoft-Windows-Geolocation-WLPAdm.admx in Windows 10. Apparently, … [Read more...]
Dell responds to security concerning eDellroot certificate on laptops
Earlier this week, there were three posts around the web showing that Dell notebooks were being shipped with a root certificate installed in the Trusted Root store. The certificate Dell computers have installed is named eDellRoot. This is reminiscent of Lenovo's SuperFish incident where they allowed third-party adware to have a root certificate installed to monitor HTTPS … [Read more...]
Gift and gadget guide for your 2015 Holiday Wish List
Black Friday is on the opposite end of this week and Cyber Monday is a week away. It's time to get your shopping list and your own wish list in order! 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. 2015 seems to be the year of choices, and it can be good to have choices. If you were nice, you … [Read more...]