How to fix “Windows XP Recovery” Malware
We have been seeing alot of infected computers this week that have varients of the Windows Recovery Malware. The various antivirus progams out there dont seem to be catching it, and while antispyware programs such as malwarebytes and spybot will find and remove the malware, the infected computer is left with all files hidden on […]
Tips for Cleaning up Your Home PC’s Hard Drive
So you’re not one of the world’s most gifted IT Technicians and you’re getting warnings that your hard drive is running low on space and your wallet isn’t so thick that you could just go buy a new PC or new hardware to alleviate your problem. Our only solution, is to clean up what you […]
Internet Quickbooks will not display saved documents
I found out today that the “online” version of Quickbooks will not load previously saved documents properly using IE9, it hangs on trying to create the image in a PDF. After troubleshooting the problem, I reverted back to IE8, everything worked like a champ.
Next Top Model
The power of social networking has struck again. Next are seeking their next Top Model. Computer Science graduate Roland Bunce is the runaway favourite so far. I took the data of the top five entrants and created this viz to emphasize how big a lead he’s got. Go Roland! More details at the Guardian.
Jerome’s Tableau Viz Contest entry
Jerome Cukier has put together a great viz for the current Tableau vizualisation contest. Here it is, with my thoughts below (his original blog post and commentary are here): The dashboard is excellent. It is technically superb and the story is clear. Would I change anything? Not much,but I thought i’d list some comments. Don’t […]
Installing Dell OpenManage on ESXi 4.1.0 using SSH
I recently posted an article describing how to install Dell OpenManage on your ESXi host using the CLI command. I have since found an update that works using an SSH connection to the server without making changes to the file. Here are the steps I took, hope this helps. Download the latest release of Open […]
Installing Dell OpenManage on ESXi 4.1.0 using vSphere CLI
If you have had problems installing Dell OpenManage from a Windows workstation this article should help with the process. Download the CLI tools from http://www.vmware.com and install them. If you already have them make sure you have the current release or errors will still occur. Download the OpenManage package from http://support.dell.com make sure to search […]
Use Ninite to batch install your favorite free windows and linux apps.
For the longest time I was keeping a “My Software” directory of various free apps I installed regularly, but it became a pain keeping something like that up to date, as well as a pain installing each piece of software when I had to rebuild a new machine for myself or a family member. A […]
InterWorks Recognizes Gap in BlackBerry Market
MULTIPLAYER WORD GAME DEVELOPED FOR BLACKBERRY MARKET Mobile App Developers Recognize a Gap in the BlackBerry Market STILLWATER, OKLA.- Great news for those who love crossword-battling games but have a BlackBerry device! “Fightin’ Words” has been released this week by the mobile application development team at InterWorks, Inc. “Fightin’ Words” is a BlackBerry crossword game […]
Geek Out About Weather
Severe weather is in the forecast for our area today, and many of us here in the office have been interested in better ways of keeping an eye on the weather. I’m a big fan of the National Weather Service and Oklahoma’s own Mesonet. They’re easily the best, and geekiest, sources of weather information in […]
