Archive for May, 2008
Flash Player Exploit Service Alert
Dear client,
The following is a SERVICE ALERT regarding a recent Flash Player exploit that may impact the security of your computer usage.
Many web sites serve video or other animation graphics using Flash. Because of the wide spread use of Flash to serve video content it is highly recommended to update your Flash Player at your [...]
Response to Comment on Previous Post
The Comment:
What would you guys recommend? I am looking for an Antivirus/Internet Security that backups up my important documents online because I live in an area where power blackouts occur all the time I also need something that protects my identity because I do a great deal of online banking. I only know of one [...]
You never know when…
…your computer may fail.
I had the privilege of having a client that was interested in best practices and I created a document for his use and today I got the call…the call that I am sure my clients dread to make.
‘My computer was making a funny noise and when I went to boot it up [...]
An Update on Traffic Shaping
A previous post outlined what traffic shaping is and some of my thoughts on it and I thought I would update you on some news…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Installing Windows XP SP3
In a previous post I outlined some important things to do BEFORE attempting the installation of the service pack. Good idea of me to follow my own advice…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Installing AVG 8.x
As was indicated in an email sent to my clients AVG 7.5 support is ending and the replacement software is AVG 8.x. Click on More for the Service Bulletin.
The program file is available here.
The manual is available here.
The instructions are available here.
Hotmail was slow/down/unavailable
Hotmail was down for at least 18 hours starting sometime Wednesday morning. It was slow to render the main page and would not load. So your intrepid Consultant wrote Hotmail “support”:
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Clipmate Clipboard Extender
I used to use this software way back in the Windows 3.x era when I was at the University of Waterloo. This handy little utility extends the capabilities of the Window copy, paste, and cut commands quite dramatically and if you want to KEEP data that you copy from other programs this little peice of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Windows XP SP3 Released and Outlook Express
Related Post Here…
Updates…
Windows XP SP3 Released.
After a delay Windows XP SP3 have been released. I am planning to do a trial installation with one of my computers and will report about the process to you.
For reference this is the page that offers the two methods of installing the service pack: by Windows/Microsoft Update or software [...]
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