For years (years!), I have been annoyed by a behavior of Adobe Reader and Acrobat. When you open up a PDF, the viewer will scale the PDF to fit your resolution. On my monitor with 1680x1050 resolution, PDFs would start off zoomed to 174%. On my other monitor with 1920x1200 resolution, documents would start zoomed in to 232%. Every time after opening the PDF, I will click the … [Read more...]
Android apps for the sysadmin
If you have your smartphone or tablet with you all the time, you might as well get the most out of it. For IT professionals, some of these apps for Android may make your device even more handy. In no particular order... Name Price Description PC Monitor Free Monitor up to 5 systems for free for non-commercial use. It ties into the service at www.mobilepcmonitor.com, if … [Read more...]
DevManView, a Device Manager alternative
When it comes to utilities for Windows, there are always the one-off development of tools by individuals but two mainstays have been the SysInternals suite and NirSoft tools. Calling special attention to one utility today, I wanted to share about DevManView. It is an alternative Device Manager than the built-in utility under Computer Management. DevManView uses a a flat list … [Read more...]
McAfee Artemis/GTI False Positive thrashing files
It is currently advised to turn off the Artemis file reputation checking service of McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise. "Due to a server issue" the service is producing false positives with pretty inconsistent results. People are reporting the U3 Autorun, Cisco Communicator, and other files are being detected as malware and being quarantined. While those files being quarantined won't … [Read more...]
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 released and updating the install media
Microsoft has released service pack 2 for Office 2010. Now to slipstream it into the Office 2010 install media. As of publishing, Microsoft has not released install media for Office 2010 with Service Pack 2 included on its Volume Licensing Service Center. Fortunately, it's a pretty easy process to update the install media. Download Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office 2010: … [Read more...]