Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 2:44PM Users all over the country are finding out daily that suddenly, for no apparent reason at all, they are unable to send mail if they want people to reply to their business or personal e-mail addressed other than one that is @comcast.net. This is because Comcast is blocking port 25 , which is your default port for sending email through your mail software.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 7:21AM I constantly get email attachments of all sorts of Office documents and one of the worries I have is acquiring malware from embedded code in document that is sent to me. Office 2010 incorporates a multi-stage or multi-level approach to protect your system from this kind of attack.
Monday, April 12, 2010 at 4:29PM Interesting article from ZDNet.com about another Social Engineering extortion virus. These guys are really getting inventive and they still seem to have a bit of the jokester in them.
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 8:12AM I have been busy putting together several new additions to our Solutions pages this weekend.
Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 6:49PM Steve Jobs and company showed off new skills for the iPhone today, such as multiple apps running at one time, plus services like background location and Internet calling, and a new advertising platform called of all things, iAd. The new operating system is going to have 100 new user features. They demonstrated seven of them today calling them their 7 pillars.
Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 5:02PM If you ever wondered about the way someone can exploit a network, Brian Fine found a nice explanation of one method that can be used to gain access to your systems. It is interesting to note that it all starts by visiting a “Trusted Site” that contains the initial code to give the initial access to the remote user. The original source for this information came from the SANS security web site. This article is full of information about many Top Cyber Security Risks and if this is your cup of tea then it is a good read.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 11:52AM Brian Fine one of our in-house support technicians reported today, but this virus seems to have been around since at least Dec 2008. So it isn’t exactly new but its delivery is. It seems to have found the WIN Antivirus (virus) trojan and is now using it to jump onto your machine although we are not positive this is the case.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 8:38AM A Network World post discusses a demonstration of how a worm could be launched by opening a PDF document. Make sure that you are using a current version of your Adobe, FoxIt readers to help protect yourself against this exploit. While the fixes don’t prevent the exploit, they will at least warn you that the code is about to be run and you have the option to cancel it.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 6:35PM Now is the time to start thinking about replacing that outdated Windows 2000 Server. July marks the date for support services of this version of Windows Server to be discontinued. Current Server Operating Systems offer so much more flexibility and function and you need the security that is part of the newer server opsys’s.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 7:11AM If you are like me and want just about everything, including the kitchen sink, in one device The Toshiba Portégé® M780 Tablet PC may be just the thing for you.Most tablet PC’s that I have worked with in the past seem to have a sluggishness in their response to the stylus.
Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 6:43PM So, I did my outside chores today, (believe it or not one of them was splitting wood) and then I spent the last part of the afternoon enjoying the little bit of sun that was left over and playing with my gadgets. I took my netbook, Kindle and iPhone out doors with me to enjoy the late afternoon sun, and started to work with them. The first thing that I noticed was the readability of the screens. The Kindle I have to give a thumbs up because it looked better out in the sun then when I am sitting on the couch.The netbook, well, I could see it when I squinted, but who wants to squint.
Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 9:27AM With the release of Camtasia Studio 7 there are quite a few features that will make you video capture more streamlined. One of these features is the ability to capture audio directly from your system's speaker output as well as the video. I used to accomplish this by plugging my speaker output back into my microphone input. Now it can be handled with a simple on screen click
Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 8:27AM Great interview on Tekzilla with Loyd Case discussing the Radeon HD 5000 series cards that provides a new multi-display technology known as Eyefinity. Create your own JumboTron in your home using this product from ATI. Available in 3 port or 6 port cards the Radeon HD 5000 series supports DirectX 11
Friday, April 2, 2010 at 8:37AM The grand celebration for the release of Microsoft Office 2010 will be held in New York City on May 12th, coinciding with The release of SharePoint 2010 as well.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 8:34AM The WePad is an 11.6 inch tablet computer that is similar to the iPad but based on the Android operating system. It is not yet available but is scheduled for initial release in Germany (Created by the German company Neofonie), in the May 2010 timeframe. So why is this new entry so interesting? Well…
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 3:24PM We are a big fan of all of TechSmith’s products, some that cost money and others that free. If you are serious about providing company demo videos, or video tutorials Camtasia Studio is the perfect product for you. Camtasia Studio is a powerful screen recording and editing package that allows you to produce stunning videos of our video projects. You can easily record onscreen activity in front of an audience or from your desk, capture PowerPoint presentations, webcam video, audio and much more. You can then share your videos at any screen size instantly to YouTube, Screencast.com, your webpage or blog, and portable devices like the iPhone.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 7:54AM Always great with their reviews, this one provides a solid comparison between XP, Vista and Windows7.
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 3:09PM While I was getting ready to go out and do our weekly grocery shopping this morning I started transferring my written paper shopping list on my TODO list on my iPhone I started talking to my lovely wife about what I was doing.
Now, if anyone knows Kathy she is very much a list person. She loves lists. and when she commented on whether she had a Todo or list program on her iPhone it got me to thinking that it would be nice to have an application that we could share the information back and forth on our iPhones that we would also have access from a web browser as well. This is my big thing, I want to have all of my data where and when I can get at it from most any device I sit down with or touch.
So I sat down and began the search for the golden chalice. listingly is what I finally decided on. I failed to find anything that was a web based app and had a standard iPhone app as well but I was pleasantly surprised how well listingly works through Safari.
Once you have signed yourself up you will want to edit or add your own lists to your account. This has to be done using your computer but once you have your list setup and shared you can easily add items, subtract items and manage your list from either the iPhone or your computer screen. You will use your computer for setting up your lists primarily, and your iPhone for working with the lists.
Your account comes predefined with three lists, grocery, wish list and to do list. It uses your first name to define the owner of the list so the wish list is named in my case, Bobs Wishlist. This is something that you will want to make sure that you put on your list in case you share the list with someone, it will make it easier for them to know where the list originated. When creating a list you will choose a name, pick one of four types of lists:
To add button on your iPhone to go directly to your lists, press the plus symbol at the bottom of the screen (image #1), then press the button for Add to Home Screen (image #2), name your new icon (image #3) and position it on your iPhone where you would like it to show up (image #4).
This is a shareware product and if you find that you are using it and want to help with the continued programming and possibly new features, you should consider helping the cause by donating some money to the author.
Good luck with this, and have fun!
Monday, March 22, 2010 at 6:52AM Here’s your chance to do it cost effectively. Buy.com has a special on today for $49.99 with free shipping for the Innovative Technology ITUT-201 USB Turntable. Here are the specs from their site:
Encode your Vinyl Albums to MP3's. The USB Turntable takes your favorite vinyl records and seamlessly converts them to MP3 digital format. Enjoy your music on your laptop or iPod, wherever you go! Easy to record with and use on any computer.
