2008 March

When I discovered this post, it became fairly apparent that Creative has completely screwed themselves. Not with their market share, as the rumblings on the Internet will not have as much impact as those angry about the driver issue might like. But with the potential of a class action law suit as they have […]

The Hewlett-Packard Scanjet G3010 Photo Flatbed Scanner makes your photos, documents, slides, and negatives look great, thanks to 4800 x 9600 DPI resolution and 48-Bit color. Plus, you can remove red eye and brighten dark areas of your photos with HP Real Life technologies.
The included software makes it easy to scan important documents and […]

I’m not, repeat NOT, a Comcast fanboy. Far from it. But it did come to the rescue of one of my small business clients. In February, I posted about this client and their saga of slow DSL.
I am happy to report that I helped them successfully transition to Comcast Business Internet. So now, rather […]

In a previous article entitled Secure Computers with Internet Explorer 7’s Security Zones, you learned about the four security zones in Internet Explorer 7. In this series of articles, we’ll look more closely at the user interface for configuring IE7’s Security Zones.
The user interface for configuring IE7’s Security Zones feature is very straightforward. To […]

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Macworld is the best guide for clear-cut information, resources, and advice to help Mac users buy, maintain, and enjoy their Mac, iPod, iPhone and other technology products. Business professionals look to Macworld for practical, accessible advice, and information […]

Ever come across a Windows error/or/Blue Screen with some cryptic error code that left you scratching your head? Chances are you have and more than likely, ended up coming to this site to determine what the code itself actually means.
The Microsoft provided website is thorough enough and has pretty much any info you might need […]

Gnomie Rossgang writes:
I don’t know if “restoring” is the right word, but here is my problem.
Like other people getting bored with Windows and wanting to try out a new operating system, I downloaded Ubuntu Linux and burned it to a CD. Then, as the directions read, I placed it in my PC to try to […]

Do you struggle locating items in Outlook? Do you spend too much time searching through your various folders in Outlook trying to find specific items? If so, you might want to consider using Categories.
A category is a specific word or phrase that you can use to group your Outlook items so you can easily […]

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No matter how fast you work, the Elite Pro cards can keep pace with their ultra-fast transfer […]

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The stories in Integrated Solutions show CIOs, MIS directors, and IT buyers how to combine multiple technologies to create the best solution for their businesses. Integrated Solutions’ goal is to provide actionable information readers can use to solve […]

The idea of a MacBook or OS X for that matter being actively hacked may seem foreign to many of us, but I see this as a needed wakeup call. In short - no OS is completely bulletproof. I think that users of alternative OSes tend to get a little full of themselves in believing […]

For many people, Adobe Photoshop is just too much for them to tackle all at once. Yet at the same time, most people are not totally clear on where they can pick up a copy of Elements without resorting to buying hardware like a Wacom tablet. This is possibly where Adobe’s latest Web effort could […]

Helping users to understand what hoaxes look will go along way in protecting against them. Most e-mail hoaxes (and almost all of the really successful ones) come in several recognizable categories:

The technical warning. Many successful hoaxes use highly technical language to describe a threat. The description is often complete nonsense.

The Good Samaritan ploy. Hoaxes […]

The Kingston 8GB Class 4 Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card offers larger-volume data storage and optimized recording performance with support for FAT 32 file formats. In addition, this card complies with Kingston’s Class 4 speed rating, which means that the card provides a minimum data transfer rate of 4MB/sec. for optimum performance in […]

Discover how to lower computer energy costs by reducing workstation power consumption without impacting user productivity.
Most organizations considering green computing initiatives start in the data center, but the cold hard truth is that in many organizations more computing power and heat waste is generated outside of the data center. Saving energy, power, and cooling also […]

Mobile broadband is simply not as accessible as it really should be. And based on what I am reading here, it seems to me that being able to setup a ready to roll Wi-Fi hotspot with my own phone holds a lot to be desired.
The only area this might be a little sticky is where […]

Several days ago, a customer of mine reported problems with remotely accessing their file server. In reality, it wasn’t a server in the strictest sense of the term, but rather a Linux-based Multi-function appliance called a Chilibox from a company called Chili Systems. I’d recommend this device for their small office back in early 2006 […]

As you learned in the previous installment of this article, educating users is one way you can reduce the threat of hoaxes. Another way, which would also cut the number of incidents that you have to respond to, is to ban user access to outside e-mail accounts from work. This is usually done via Web […]

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Document strives to help you manage and strategize your effective customer communications. Nothing in your enterprise brings you greater ROI than this — the transactional document! Whether your company produces printed […]