Over the Thanksgiving holiday I found myself in a situation where I wanted to test some software (Dad wanted to install some free stuff, but I thought it might have spyware)…but I didn’t want to clutter the computer with the junk that might come with it. I thought about downloading a copy of VMWare. It […]
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I told you two weeks ago about a free e-book from Microsoft. Well this week, I came across a blog posting from MS that has 10 of them! Here are the books: –SQL Server 2012 –SQL Server 2008 R2 –Introducing Windows 2008 R2 –Understanding Virtualization Solutions –Microsoft Office 365 –First Look Microsoft Office 2010 –Security […]
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Remote Control Online has reached Beta 1.1 What is it? It is a tool that allows you to remotely control a computer over the Internet, without setting up servers or opening firewalls. You can read more about it on the initial release page We have listened to your suggestions and have fixed a few issues: […]
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Before I talk about the free E-Book…I want to thank everyone who subscribed to our remote support beta. This beta is just a start, over the weeks and months we will be adding: -File Transfers -Chat -Remote Command Line -Ability to add registered computers, so you can get to a computer any time If you […]
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We have just fired up the servers for our first beta of Remote Control Online. What is it? It is a remote administration solution that works over the Internet, and requires very little setup on your end. I walk you through how it works. Let’s say Bob calls you and needs help with his computer. […]
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A number of you are asking how to enable the admin share in Windows 8 – I wrote this article to show you how. What is the admin share? It is a special share that allows programs to remotely push software and settings. The simple fact is if you need to push software across your […]
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This week we have a question from Linda: “Hi Steve, I am looking for a way to set wireless key settings from a script. We have lots of laptops, and it would take quite a bit of time to put in our key on all of them. Any easy way to do this?” Yes. Starting […]
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A few weeks ago I showed you how to force automatic updates using a simple script. This week I came across another interesting tool that can manage automatic updates. Best of all it is free, and can be executed from the command line. It is called WUInstall. If you just want to see what updates […]
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This week we have a question from Mark: “Hi Steve. I have been using Network Administrator for a while now, and I was looking for a way to disable file encryption. Here is my situation. From time to time we have employees who get adventurous, or are overly paranoid. They decide to encrypt a folder. […]
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For a long time people have asked, “Is there a way I can secretly watch a computer with your Remote Control?” We have resisted because obviously this can be a security risk. Many companies do not want their IT staff to watch other computers without notifying the remote user. On the other hand, there are […]
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