Many people have slagged Windows Vista for a variety of reasons. New PC’s that normally would have Vista installed can be bought with a Windows XP “downgrade”. And now that Vista Service Pack 1 is out the playing field will once again be covered in a foggy glow, and we can expect a rash of [...]
Tagged CPG Systems, Vista, Vista SP1, XPGot an iPod? Now you’re getting Safari too.
Apple is joining the ranks of malware installers everywhere by installing software on your computer whether you want it or not. In this case, it’s their Safari web browser.
The installer is piggy-backing along with an iTunes/ Quicktime update. It shows up in the list of available updates even [...]
Let’s spend a few minutes looking at something which is tangent to working from home… managing software licenses. Now I’m sure many business managers read that phrase and say “What’s to manage? You buy software and install it!”. End of problem, right?
Not so much. Especially for organizations over 50 machines, license management can become a [...]
Much has been said over the years about the pros and cons of telecommuting, and yet for some reason many business managers still feel a great deal of resistance toward the notion. As a professional geek this is something quite baffling to me. Especially in light of a recent article that reported on findings of [...]
In looking back over the last couple posts I’ve written here, it occurs to me that I’m a bit guilty of breaking my own rules. Specifically, I’ve introduced some technical jargon without explaining it, which for business-minded folk definitely does not contribute to the idea of keeping it simple (the Kiss principle).
So I’d like to [...]