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. […]
While is seems that almost everything related to the current release (as of the time of this posting) is working properly (scanning, updating etc), I am getting the Driver Compatibility popup show below. There are other accounts of this information on the Internet and apparently this is known to Symantec. They are working to solve […]
I am cursed to be an early adopter, which typically bodes well for the Department of Biology in that I can usually give first hand accounts of the newest IT related phenomenon. So, when I learned that RAMtech, Colorado State University’s already had RM (Retail Media) for Microsoft Windows 7 Professional available for MS Select licensed IT personnel, I immediately got in touch and was able to procure a license. Now, most IT folk would install this on a test machine and run it for a while very casually – I am wholly against that type of thing. In my mind, if you are going to test it out – then dive head first into it. This is why I chose to install this onto my main workstation and really see how it works in our environment. This method of course is a little reckless, however I feel it will pay off in the end as I work toward handling all the little issues that inevitably pop up. I should then be prepared when Windows 7 machines show up on our network in droves in the coming months.
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 […]
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 […]