I had a client report to me that their Adobe Reader client on Windows XP would crash upon trying to open a PDF. I assumed they might be dealing with a malformed PDF but I was able to open the file as an administrator. With that information, the problem could either be tied to her non-privileged account or to permissions. I wiped out her preferences stored in the HKCU registry … [Read more...]
DNSCrypt from OpenDNS encrypts your DNS traffic
Earlier this week, OpenDNS announced the "technology preview" availability of DNSCrypt, a function that encrypts your DNS traffic before it is sent to OpenDNS. Much like SSL encrypts HTTPS traffic, DNSCrypt should prevent others that are seeing your traffic (like your ISP) from being able to snoop on your browsing traffic. Right now, it is only available for Mac but a Windows … [Read more...]
Google Currents is here
Google has introduced Google Currents, its latest app for Android and iOS devices. It is a mix between Google News and Google Reader or some might say a facsimile of Flipboard, an iPhone/iPad-exclusive app that delivered content like a social magazine. The big trick to both Flipboard and Google Currents is that it makes content look good on a variety of devices. Tablets and … [Read more...]
Adobe Flash Player Updated
In case you missed it on Thursday, an update to Adobe Flash Player was released to patch critical vulnerabilities in the plugin for Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris and Android platforms. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.0.1.152 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.55. Users of Adobe Flash Player … [Read more...]
Bug in Group Policy Preferences Rears Its Head Every DST Change
For Earth Day 2010, I delivered a write-up of steps I had taken to green my organization. It was the low-hanging fruit but saved thousands of dollars by turning off over 300 computers when facilities were closed while still allowing remote access through Intel vPro power-on ability and scheduled booting. To complete the shut down process in a flexible way for different … [Read more...]