June 18th, 2008
With the new section of the blog being formed, the “IT Confessional” and the contest where you’re going to win a free, awesome keyboard, I figured I’d open it up to you guys and gals as to what to call the confessional. Please choose an answer from the poll below, add your own or […]
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May 21st, 2008
Phishers have started to target users of Apple Inc.’s iTunes music store with sophisticated identity theft attacks for the first time, a security company said Tuesday. People began receiving spammed messages Monday telling them that they must correct a problem with their iTunes account, said Andrew Lochart, an executive with e-mail security vendor Proofpoint Inc.
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May 18th, 2008
When it comes to running a business, our own feet may be firmly on the ground but our data and software are increasingly in the cloud. Your company may consist of as little as two people but to the outside world you can seem a lot bigger, thanks to online applications. To get your tasks […]
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May 17th, 2008
Experiencing endless reboots since you installed Windows Service Pack or SP3? To break the chain, you may first need to halt the automatic restarts. Press the F8 key when you see the black Windows XP screen and then select “Disable automatic restart on system failure”
Now, try to get into Safe Mode by pressing F8 at […]
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May 17th, 2008
Yep, i know some of you are excited to get your grubby paws on the latest Service Pack (SP3) for Windows XP but you might want to hold off for a moment before you read these:
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May 14th, 2008
You may be surprised at how much protection you can get for your PC at practically no cost. As they say: The best things in Life are free. Sure, complete and full security suites are still encouraged but for true value, you cant beat some of these products especially for the everyday user.
The latest versions […]
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May 14th, 2008
Microsoft issued security bulletins and patched for four vulnerabilities today. Three of the flaws, in Microsoft Word, Publisher and the Jet database engine, are critical in at least some configurations. A fourth vulnerability, in Microsoft’s malware detection engine, maxes out at moderate.
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May 11th, 2008
Microsoft has warned users that the Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) update will be making a downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to the older IE6 impossible without uninstalling the service pack.
The warning first appeared in a post Monday to a company blog written by the Internet Explorer (IE) development team. Microsoft released Windows XP […]
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May 9th, 2008
I am a big fan of OpenOffice so im excited about how this new beta for their suite will stand up in terms of compatibility with Microsoft Office 2007. Things aren’t looking rosy for Open Office users according to PC World:
“OpenOffice.org 3.0 has just entered public beta, and it promises plenty of improvements from the […]
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May 6th, 2008
If you’re a longtime windows user, You probably encountered these kinds of errors before. Microsoft calls these freeze-frame moments “stop errors,” but everyone else uses a much more descriptive title: The Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). They occur whenever Windows senses a problem that won’t let it operate properly.
When you encounter a BSoD, there’s not […]
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