A new final release of the open-source compression software for Windows has just been released. Beta releases have existed since the last release in 2010 but development certainly picked up in the last few months resulting in the first final release in five years. The software works well and has an open license, making it fairly popular with features beyond the simple zip tools … [Read more...]
How to edit the message subject in Outlook 2016
Outlook 2016 still allows you to edit the subject line of incoming messages. It's just a little different to access than previous versions of Office. How to edit a message's subject line in Outlook 2016 Open the message by double-clicking its entry in the message list. Editing the subject from the reading pane does not work. With the message open in its own window, expand … [Read more...]
Drupal updates to version 8.0
Drupal has been updated to version 8.0 with the release of the final candidate today, November 19, 2015. The latest version of the open-source CMS has been a long-time work in progress. Drupal 8 provides significant developments to making responsive HTML5 mobile websites (along with the administration back-end) and improvements to the core functionality such as a WYSIWYG built … [Read more...]
Stop Safari from automatically unzipping downloads
Safari on Mac OS X has an annoying convenience feature when it comes to downloads. It will automatically open files that it believes to be safe. While I was trying to submit a malicious attachment to an antivirus vendor, I found this to be a concerning, insecure practice. Fortunately, there is a way to disable it. Launch Safari and from the menu navigate to: Safari, … [Read more...]
Installing open source status page software Cachet on CentOS 7
Maintaining uptime of your core IT services is an important part of internal customer service. Even with heavy investments into infrastructure, there will inevitably be downtime. Communicating that outage, planned or not, is also important to customer service. A status page can provide a consistent location for your users to check. Informed users will find if an issue is … [Read more...]