Adobe Flash Player is well known for being bloatware - including unnecessary programs with the actual download you wish to acquire. For a long time they were serving up McAfee Security Scan Plus. Now, if you visit the Get Adobe Flash Player page in Internet Explorer or Firefox from a Windows computer, you will be prompted to install Google Chrome and the Google Toolbar. The … [Read more...]
Oracle releases Java 7u25, no 6u51
Oracle released Java 7u25 on Tuesday. It is the first update where an update to Java 6 was not included despite February 2013 being the extended end of support for Java 6. Beyond February 2013, Java 6u43 and Java 6u45 were released. With the latest update, users of Java 5, 6, and 7 are encouraged to update to Java 7 update 25. Not publicly available, Java 6u51 and 5u51 are only … [Read more...]
VoIP integration with help desk software
A good ticketing system is the life blood of many help desk departments. They keep individuals organized, customers satisfied, and managers on top of things. I'm not sure a perfect ticketing system exists, so my ears always perk up when I hear new or unfamiliar help desk software recommended. With a recent system that I was checking out recently, I was surprised to see VoIP … [Read more...]
Customizing Firefox 21.0 before deployment
I figured out how to get a silent scripted deployment of Firefox working with some customizations starting with version 15. All was well and good until last week when version 21.0 of Mozilla's browser came out. In something that didn't quite make the release notes, Firefox 21 restructured the internal folder structure of the installer. The purpose behind the restructure was to … [Read more...]
Connectify Switchboard, a Kickstarter to take advantage of all Internet access
Here is an interesting Kickstarter project. Connectify Switchboard is trying to raise $100,000 for a project to build their software that aims to improve Internet speed. The software achieves the faster speed by utilizing all of your connections to the Internet and making them available for improved downloads and uploads. … [Read more...]