Chris' IT Secrets and Tips

Google buys a fighter plane

ccoulson — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:00:25 +0000

In Google’s offices in Mountain View, California, it is as though the financial crisis never happened. Business is booming, so much so that Larry Page and Sergey Brin, its billionaire founders, have decided to treat themselves to a new status symbol. Sports cars are a dime a dozen in California, and fancy yachts seem only [...]

Crack Excel Worksheet Password

ccoulson — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:18:36 +0000

I had to use this today to help a client modify a worksheet that was protected by an ex-employee. Please use this information responsbily. PS) it works in office 2007 Hope it helps someone else.. Microsoft Excel Crack Sheet Protection Password This routine provides a password to unprotect your worksheet. However, it may not give you the original password [...]

How to Reset Apple Password without a CD

ccoulson — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:51:48 +0000

Reboot Hold apple + s down after you hear the chime. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line): mount -uw / rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone shutdown -h now After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply [...]

Google Lively

ccoulson — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:06:19 +0000

Identity Theft - ATTORNEY’s Advice - No Charge

ccoulson — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:53:35 +0000

Attorney’s advice after becoming a victim of identity theft. ATTORNEY’s ADVICE - NO CHARGE Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company. Unfortunately, I, an [...]

embed Youtube with Full Screen into sharepoint blog

ccoulson — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:17:55 +0000

Our office has recently decided to go with sharepoint for an intranet. One of the main questions was.. can I embed video into sharepoint blogs? After finding out There is the way of using the “Contenet Web Editor” webpart. The thing is if the video changes, you have no history like you do with a normal blog. The [...]

CounterSpy is #1 on CNET top 10

ccoulson — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:32:27 +0000

Just released. CounterSpy Wins 1st place in top 10 anti-spyware applications. I can second this since I have personally and professionally used counterspy and continue to this day to recommend this software. It’s affordable and just works. Click here to download your free trial Click here to see the Cnet article Copyright (C) 1997-2010, Chris Coulson and Coulson Technologies, [...]

Clients Find Postini Cans Spam For Good

ccoulson — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:12:03 +0000

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 (see [...]

Online Shopping is fun and convenient, but is it safe?

ccoulson — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:20:58 +0000

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 Technologies, LLC. All [...]

RealPlayer is badware

ccoulson — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:43:49 +0000

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 tray if the [...]