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...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 15, 2013 | INTERNET, LAW, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, SECURITY, Technicals
from the no-more-flash-or-java-in-fighter-jets dept. Last night before the State of the Union speech, President Obama signed an executive order for improving cybersecurity of critical infrastructure (PDF). The highlights of the order are: ‘information sharing...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 14, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HARDWARE, NERD NEWS, Technicals
from the breaker-breaker dept. After disasters (or to minimize expensive data use generally, and take advantage of available Wi-Fi), bypassing the cell network is useful. But it’s not something that handset makers bake into their phones. colinneagle writes with...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 13, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals
Ekahau offers most comprehensive set of Wi-Fi site survey features in three-product test Network World – In the early days of Wi-Fi, site surveys were fairly basic and involved running around with a laptop looking at simple signal levels. The next step was...
