By Chris Coulson, MCSE, MCP, Network Consultant (Editor’s Note: Due to reader interest and many positive comments, we are repeating this article from a previous edition. Original Article Here ) Kudos keep coming our way from clients who have experienced the relief from Spam that their new Postini Service delivers, and we have documented proof [...]
Are you putting you at risk for credit card theft? Are you putting your family at risk for identity theft? Listen to Chris Coulson as he gives a speech about a few things to be aware of before making your next online purchase. Click here to learn more Copyright (C) 1997-2010, Chris Coulson and Coulson [...]
Real Rhaposdy has been labed Badware. Here is what StopBadWare.Org is reporting… “Interestingly, RealPlayer 10.5 and RealPlayer 11, both of which are distributed widely, both violate our badware guidelines, but in different ways. RealPlayer 10.5 is badware because it doesn’t tell the user that its “Message Center†feature will pop up ads from the system [...]
Back in thanksgiving I had to reformat and reinstall my computer. Today I just finished adding several extensions to both firefox and thunderbird. The most noteable plugin is the lightning (calendar) plug in, that also works with google calendars. Here is the steps, and it worked like a charm for me. http://bfish.xaedalus.net/?p=239 Copyright (C) 1997-2010, [...]
You get your new computer. You push the power button and Windows starts, the welcome screen comes up and your computer is ready to use in 30 seconds. Wow, you say, this computer is fast. A few months go by and after you shop on line, you bank on line you start you’re my space [...]
You smell that? I think my keyboard is catching on fire.. the keys are flying of the keyboard Okay so much for transcription. For the best results I am typing up the content of the book. Once done, I will go back and create audio for it. I have created two videos so far. How [...]
It’s the holiday season and many of us do online shopping. Many online shoppers do not know the risks involved with online shopping. Remember: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Here is a recent speech I gave at a local Toastmasters Meeting. Enjoy…. [podcast] Copyright (C) 1997-2010, Chris Coulson and Coulson [...]
Windows system key combinations loadTOCNode(2, \’moreinformation\’); • F1: Help • CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu • ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs • ALT+F4: Quit program • SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently Windows program key combinations loadTOCNode(2, \’moreinformation\’); • CTRL+C: Copy • CTRL+X: Cut • CTRL+V: Paste • CTRL+Z: Undo • CTRL+B: Bold • CTRL+U: Underline • CTRL+I: [...]
Google’s cell phone strategy took shape Monday with the announcement of a new open software platform and an alliance of wireless heavyweights that will help form the development community for the planned phones. Click here for more… Copyright (C) 1997-2010, Chris Coulson and Coulson Technologies, LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. var stattrak_id = 232815; (function() [...]
A while back I helped a client setup a system where they can lock down the security of a laptlop. These laptops where for our road warriers. During the troubleshooting of removing the policy, I realized that doing the same thing in vista is about 10 times more difficult. Infact you no longer have default [...]
