On the Microsoft Surface Pro, but actually any Windows 8 computer, Symantec may not install correctly. If you are using an unattended or silent installer, you won't be given any error message, just that SEP didn't install and isn't running in the system tray. If you go searching in the event log for clues, there doesn't appear to be anything concrete. One entry with Event 11708 … [Read more...]

The browser wars are still alive and kicking. For the desktop, I primarily use Chrome with Firefox seeing occasional use but on my smartphone I primarily use Firefox with Chrome seeing occasional use. With version 20, Firefox for Android removed the 'Quit' option from the menu. I really liked the option and did not understand its removal. I even started using Chrome for Android … [Read more...]

Shortly after the release of Firefox 22.0, Mozilla began offering the installer as a stub to download instead of the actual setup file. This allows Mozilla to use more logic before serving up an installer and hopefully saving them bandwidth as a result. The stub file for this version is called 'Firefox Setup Stub 22.0.exe' and is 274 KB in size. When you hover over the normal … [Read more...]

Apple is celebrating its 5th anniversary of the App Store. For one thing, it dropped the lawsuit against Amazon for using the name 'App Store'. Secondly, it is giving away popular apps and games for free. The App Store turned five on Wednesday. If you open up the App Store on your iPhone, iPad, or through iTunes, you will see the 5 Years of the App Store banner to take you … [Read more...]

When an uninstall or install process fails, often the application can neither be re-installed or uninstalled. It exists in limbo somewhere between the two states. To move past the issue, it can mean searching the registry and file structure for objects that might have been left behind, a very tedious process. Last week, Adobe released to their enterprise IT lab collection … [Read more...]