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By Ross Madden
November 6, 2009 8:16 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Security News, Windows
By Ross Madden
November 6, 2009 8:16 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Security News, Windows
I have restarting one of the Department of Biology’s Domain Controllers this morning at 7am on Friday, the 6th of November. This restart was necessary to apply a few security patches. Chloroform is one of two domain controllers within the Department. Fluoroform is the other domain controller and was not restarted during this maintenance. Domain […]
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By Ross Madden
October 8, 2009 9:03 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Windows
By Ross Madden
October 8, 2009 9:03 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Windows
No, I’m not pitching some “Google pays me $1,425 a week” foolishness. I am talking about how you can connect to your work computer from home if you find yourself sick, or if one of the campus’ emergency plans are implemented due to pandemic, weather, or whatever else you can think of. I have created […]
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By Ross Madden
October 2, 2009 1:01 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, The Cloud, Windows
By Ross Madden
October 2, 2009 1:01 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, The Cloud, Windows
What is a Netbook? Netbooks are the term applied to ultra portable laptop computers which in turn come with a low price tag; typically, under $400. The low price means that these devices are comparably underpowered for the operations a more expensive “laptop” or desktop computer could typically handle. The ultra portable part means that […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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By Ross Madden
September 17, 2009 10:50 am MT
Posted in Tips and Tricks, Windows
By Ross Madden
September 17, 2009 10:50 am MT
Posted in Tips and Tricks, Windows
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 […]
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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 […]
