The Macintosh OS has long be a safe haven from viruses and malware, but eventually this security by obscurity would have to end. Right now it is not all bad news the malware has not been reported in the wild…however it is only a matter of time. Read more in the article from Network World. Read the full article on the Network World website.
New malware can take control of the Mac
April 18th, 2010 Posted in Technology
Apr, 18 2010
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Windows 7 (64-bit) & OpenVPN GUI
April 15th, 2010 Posted in Technology
Apr, 15 2010
We have been running and testing several computers with Windows 7 since the launch late last year. In particular, we have been testing the Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. It is great to have a computer with > 4GB RAM, but there are some applications and peripherals which do not work (scanning on our HP 2840 is a prime example). One of the applications we were eager to get working is OpenVPN and OpenVPN GUI, because this is how we connect to many of our clients networks.
We got OpenVPN working just fine and dandy on our Windows 7 64-bit workstations today. Here are the steps we took:
- Downloaded the most recent OpenVPN installation (openvpn-2.1.1-install.exe)
- Selected “Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows Vista (Service Pack 2)” & “Run this program as an administrator”
- Downloaded & Installed OpenVPN-GUI (version 1.0.3)
- Ran OpenVPN-GUI as an administrator
FTP Warns companies of P2P data leaks.
February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Technology
Feb, 23 2010
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/022310-ftc-warns-nearly-100-firms.html
If you think that letting your staff run peer-to-peer software does not endanger your company…think again.
Google Chrome 4 “stable” release
January 26th, 2010 Posted in Technology, Tools
Jan, 26 2010
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10440490-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Where Malicious Software Hides
December 15th, 2009 Posted in Technology
Dec, 15 2009
Recently came across this interesting set of statistics from the Cisco 2009 Annual Security Report.
Where Malicious Software Hides:
- In 1 of every 3,000 Flash files
- In 1 of every 2,000 Javascript files
- In 1 of every 600 PDF files
Google’s Personalized Search Results
December 5th, 2009 Posted in Technology
Dec, 05 2009
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This video explains how Google uses your previous searches to optimize your Google searches. It also explains how to opt-out of this search history.
Site for measuring the quality of your Internet connection
November 16th, 2009 Posted in Tools
Nov, 16 2009
www.pingtest.net goes beyond measuring the speed of your Internet connection. It measures the quality of your internet connection.
Piriform Utilites
November 10th, 2009 Posted in Tools
Nov, 10 2009
Piriform (www.piriform.com) publishes four handy utilities for windows computers:
- CCleaner – Cleaning & Optimization
- Defraggler – Disk Defragmenter
- Recuva – File Recovery
- Speccy – System Profiler
Each utility is easy to use, fast and free.
Paint.NET image editor
November 9th, 2009 Posted in Tools
Nov, 09 2009
Paint.NET is a free (windows-only) photo editor. It is not a full featured as Photoshop, but will also not set you back $700.
http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
Enable Tethering on your iPhone
November 5th, 2009 Posted in Technology, Tools
Nov, 05 2009
This is not for the faint of heart, but the pay off is worth it.
http://lifehacker.com/5397023/enable-tethering-on-your-iphone-3g-or-3gs-running-312
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