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If you have not tried Windows 2012 server yet – you should give it a spin. Yes, it is missing the start menu – but the performance blows 2008 server out of the water. I don’t have any specifics to back it up, but just the boot time and general overall system responsiveness will really […]
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I came across a PDF this week that might be of interest to you. It is a declassified e-book that was written for spies within the NSA to find information on the Internet. Some of it is old by now (Talks about Windows 2000 and XP only), but many of the tricks and tips they […]
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I came across a tool this week. It is called “Network Stuff” It is a tiny little app, but has a bunch of features that could be helpful when trying to diagnose network issues. My favorite part is the status window. The TCP/UDP options give you a quick view of the ports owned by applications: […]
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We have been getting many requests to add IE 10 blocking to Network Administrator. Why is that? IE 10 shows up as an automatic update…If a user runs an update on their own, and is not paying attention – they have IE 10 installed. After that, lots of stuff is broken for them (Not broken, […]
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Today we released Beta 4 of Enterprise Remote Control Online. We have made some significant upgrades that will save you time, and we have a huge price discount for those that purchase during the beta period. What is it? It allows you to take control of computers remotely. No need to open up firewalls, or […]
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I was browsing old episodes of the Computer Chronicles on YouTube. It was a TV show from the 80’s and 90’s that talks about all things computer related. I liked to watch it back in the 80’s to see more about my favorite computer – the Commodore 64. I found one that you might find […]
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I came across a utility this week that you might want to add to your toolbox. It is called WinDirStat. The program will give you a detailed view of what folders and files are taking up the most hard drive space. When you run the application it will analyze your local hard drives for usage: […]
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Last week I got an email from Chris: “One thing that would be really useful (In Network Administrator) for us would be the ability to run gpupdate with various switches i.e. /force or /boot to remote pc’s. especially when we have deployed software to a whole IT suite and then have to log on to […]
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If you are like me, you get roped into cleaning up messy computers. The problem I have seen lately is that many toolbars, helpers, and general spyware are no longer detected as spyware. They do this by making sure the application has an uninstall, and asks the user before installing the software. Still – that […]
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Hello Everyone, I hope your Friday is going well – I just wanted to put out this quick note to let you know we updated our SystemInfo.exe utility. If you don’t know what it is, you can read more about it here The update is in response to a few requests. Here are the new […]
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