It seems like there has been an almost endless stream of malware-infected client PCs (personally owned) reported lately. This has given me an opportunity to see just about every bit of malware under the sun. From ransomware to rootkits, it's all come across the desk with the request to get it fixed. Malware can take various shapes and do very different things to a machine. Some … [Read more...]
Adobe Reader 11 has landed with GPO ADM templates
Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI was announced at the beginning of the month with a load of new features. One of them that made me as an IT Pro excited was the Group Policy templates that would allow more flexible control and configuration over the applications. Today, Adobe Reader 11 and Acrobat 11 Pro became available and with them also came the Group Policy templates. Here's a … [Read more...]
Google Chrome Help Page explains the confusing “two worlds” of Windows 8 apps vs Desktop apps
I installed Windows 8 Professional yesterday and worked on loading drivers and my typical applications. When I loaded Google Chrome and ran it for the first time, it recommends reading through a help page that explains how Chrome as a Windows 8 app works, and how it doesn't. I had understood some of these problems before with my test of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Internet … [Read more...]
Chirp.io teaches your phone to sing as a way to share
The Chirp app for iPhones and iPads gives your phone a bird song approach to sharing data with other phones. Your device will sing a song through its speaker and the receive song will hear it and get what you're trying to share. … [Read more...]
Adobe announces Acrobat XI and Reader XI
It seems Adobe's lifecycle for a Acrobat and Reader version is just under two years as Acrobat X was announced back in October 2010. Continuing the process, Adobe announced Acrobat XI and Adobe Reader XI today. They are expected to ship within 30 days with Acrobat 11 being available for pre-order and Reader 11 will be available for download on ship day. … [Read more...]