by Joseph Forbes | Feb 19, 2013 | NERD NEWS, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals
Security pros warn about believing everything you hear about malware, zero-day attacks, compliance and more They’re security myths, oft-repeated and generally accepted notions about IT security that…simply aren’t true. Security Myth #1:...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 17, 2013 | NERD NEWS, Technical Support, Technicals
from the is-7-prime? dept. Windows 7 users will have to install Service Pack 1 if they want to continue to receive security fixes and other support beyond April 9th. With the release of a Service Pack, Microsoft’s policy is to support the old version for two...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 16, 2013 | Blog Entry, Technical Support, Technicals
Sometimes, you just need to do a clean install. Unfortunately, the Windows 8 Upgrade doesn’t always allow for that, throwing you an error when you try to activate after a clean install. If you do a clean install using the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, you...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 16, 2013 | Blog Entry, NERD NEWS, Technical Support, Technicals
from the just-what-users-were-clamoring-for dept. With the launch of Office 2013 Microsoft has seen fit to upgrade the terms of the license agreement, and it’s not in favor of the end user. It seems installing a copy of the latest version of Microsoft’s...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 15, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, Technical Support, Technicals
There’s nothing like a fresh install of Windows to clear your mind, but it comes at a cost: you have to set everything up again, just the way you like it. Here’s how to reinstall Windows, migrate your important settings, and leave the clutter behind. You...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 15, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, NERD NEWS, Technical Support, Technicals
from the lords-of-cobol-hear-our-prayers dept. Here’s an old computer science joke: What’s the difference between hardware and software? If you use hardware long enough, it breaks. If you use software long enough, it works. The truth behind that is the...
