Windows Utilities Treasure Trove
While the following trove of Windows utilities would most likely benefit any custom-PC building geek, it will most certainly help fill your own tool belt of helpful Windows Utilities. The following is a list of test utilities for DIY computer builders: Note: If you are OverClocking or use any automatic overclocking BIOS features, Intel EIST or Turbo Mode (Disable it), then drop back to the stock...
Read MoreRethink those passwords. Someone wants your data.
We are in the internet era. Passwords are unavoidable and chances are you juggle dozens of them. If you haven’t already happened upon you, it should have: the password dilemma. Do you create a password that is convenient and easy to remember? Or do you create a password that is complex, doesn’t conform to any pattern and would be impossible for Ethan Hunt to break? Well, finely tuning...
Read MoreReminder: Lion kills off Rosetta
Those running any PowerPC applications will run into a roadblock when upgrading to the latest version of the Mac OS. This will include applications like Quicken 2007 and FileMaker 5.5 and 6. I’m sure there’s others as well, but these are applications many of our clients actually still utilize. The fact of the matter is that Lion is quite lightweight, considering the features that are...
Read MoreJustifying the iPad
I use an iPhone. Cool. I have an Apple laptop. Nice. And now … for the past eight months, I’ve been toting an Apple iPad around. Er. Why? These past several months have been full of friends’ and colleagues’ queries as to the reality of having so many electronic ‘solutions’ that virtually do the same things. “Aren’t you just cluttering up your life with...
Read MoreMac Malware “MACDefender” Unleashed
There is a malware exploit called MACDefender that is currently targeting Mac workstations. It poses as AntiVirus software, claiming that you have a virus and the only wait to remove it is to provide your credit card information. It exploits Safari’s preference to open “Safe” files after downloading. You can read more about it...
Read MorePlainText + DropBox = Pure Love
I signed up for a DropBox account so long ago that any sign of it drifted into the land of forgotten and uninstalled software. I didn’t see a use for DropBox. There are so many file sharing options one more didn’t seem particularly appealing. I got suckered into a MobileMe account back in the days when it was called iTools and ran on Mac OS 9 for free. When I compared the 20 GB of...
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