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By Ross Madden
April 9, 2012 1:10 pm MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, Security News
By Ross Madden
April 9, 2012 1:10 pm MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, Security News
UPDATE: Apple Software Update (top left Apple Menu -> Software Update) now has a patch for the Flashback malware – it will appear as something similar to ‘Java for OS X 2012-003’ – Be sure to run software update to protect yourself from this vulnerability! SUBNET MANAGER LIST MESSAGE FROM ACNS BELOW CSU has begun […]
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By Ross Madden
November 10, 2009 11:03 am MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, The Cloud
By Ross Madden
November 10, 2009 11:03 am MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, The Cloud
With the release of Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) there have been reports of slowness, and hanging of the Finder when attempting to access SAMBA (SMB) network shares. SAMBA network shares are essentially the most popular type of network share in use today, and the primary method of sharing files between Macintosh computers and […]
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By Ross Madden
September 25, 2009 9:54 am MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, Windows
By Ross Madden
September 25, 2009 9:54 am MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, Windows
I often get asked if I can help users out with a copy of Photoshop for their lab or personal computer. Of course, I cannot – the Department of Biology does not have a site license for Photoshop nor Photoshop Elements. This leaves the burden of the license cost on the individuals using the software. […]
This is in response to a number of questions about 32 bit versus 64 bit computers (operating systems, and processors in specific). The official Microsoft explanation states that “The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to the way a computer’s processor (also called a CPU), handles information. The 64-bit version of Windows handles large amounts of […]
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By Ross Madden
August 27, 2009 3:53 pm MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT
By Ross Madden
August 27, 2009 3:53 pm MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT
Snow Leopard is being released tomorrow (Friday, August 28th) and there is some confusion about what this really means. Wired magazine wrote a great article with convenient bullet points to help us all with these details. In short, THIS is what Snow Leopard is: – It’s a Performance Boost, Not a Roaring Upgrade – Not […]
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By Ross Madden
August 27, 2009 9:27 am MT
Posted in Apple, The Cloud, Tips and Tricks, Windows
By Ross Madden
August 27, 2009 9:27 am MT
Posted in Apple, The Cloud, Tips and Tricks, Windows
This morning’s Tekzilla Daily Tip was something I get asked about quite a bit. How can I edit a PDF file? Chances are you have either lost the original document or this file was e-mailed to you and you need to make changes. Adobe Acrobat’s Word export mangles the original formatting of the document, and […]
