To install Firefox silently is easy. You just run the setup executable with a -ms parameter, for example: firefoxsetup.exe -ms Deploying it with that parameter is a little more complicated but doable through scripts or management programs. Further more, if you would like to customize the default behavior of Firefox, it gets a little more complicated. Here are the steps I … [Read more...]
Trello for project management or just organizing tasks
Staying organized when you have a lot going on can be a task to itself. I have tried things from ticketing systems to calendars and it seems my tasks are just too varied to fit everything. I usually end up falling back to the simple To-Do list in Notepad++ after things get too complicated. While Workflowy worked pretty well for a while, at some point it dropped off. The latest … [Read more...]
Java 7u7 and 6u35 updates address prominent vulnerabilities
Java has released Java 7 Update 7 and Java 6 Update 35 to address vulnerabilities that were known to be exploited "in the wild". The zero-day became widely known on Sunday and has received much publicity since then. Oracle published a Security Alert for CVE-2012-4681, which also received a US-CERT alert. … [Read more...]
Adobe Flash Player and AIR updated a week after latest patch
Adobe Flash Player was just updated last week and is now due for another patch. This also shows how out of sync version numbers have become. The most common will be for Windows and Macintosh instances of Adobe Flash Player updating to version 11.4.402.265. Android and Linux users can find the latest security version numbers from the accompanying Security Bulletin. … [Read more...]
Windows Essentials 2012 arrives and adds features to Windows Movie Maker and Photo Gallery
Windows 7 and Windows 8 users are able to download and install the recently released Windows Essentials 2012. Most notably, Windows Movie Maker and Photo Gallery have received new features in this update from Windows Live Essentials 2011. It also includes Mail, Outlook Connector Pack for Hotmail, Writer, SkyDrive access, and a Family Safety program. Besides dropping the 'Live' … [Read more...]