Monthly Archives: February 2010
Cool Site: Prey Project
In today’s world system admins can’t be too careful about where their equipment ends up, I’ve seen many Admins get panicked when a laptop goes missing, especially when the company doesn’t have a decent check-in and check-out system for their equipment. Though there isn’t any fool proof way to find a stolen laptop, I’ve recently…
Q&A Monday: Disable Programs that Start with Windows
Every once in a while, I get the following question: Question: How do I stop programs from running when I start up my computer? Answer: This is actually a very simple process. The first place would be the check the windows start up folder, by clicking on the Start Bar going to programs and then…
Q&A Moday: Lesser Known Word Shortcut Keys
Question: I use Microsoft Word, are there any short-cut keys that could help me format my documents? I’ve asked my IT guys, but they show me how to bold, italicize and etc but nothing really cool…do you know any? Answer: Crtl+Shift+D = Double Underline Ctrl+] = Increase Font Size Ctrl+] = Decrease Font Size Ctrl+Shift+A…
Outlook 2010 Beta Bug Fix
If like me, you downloaded the 2010 Office Beta, you may be interested to know there is already a path out for the Outlook 2010 portion. Now Microsoft releasing Patches is nothing new, and I think it’s funny to release a patch for the product prior to it coming out, but that’s exactly what the…
Virtualization Planning
When deciding you need to virtualize your network there are some things you need to consider prior to doing so.
Q&A Monday: Re: Looking for a Job
On February 5th 2010, I did a blog, talking about my experiences and some tips about looking for a job [Looking for a job] and I got the following question. Rather than just answer the questions in the comments, I thought it would warrant an follow up entry. Though I got e-mails saying the tips…
Google Sync and Outlook 2010 Beta
If you are like me, you usually rush to download the newest beta’s that are released, and for some bragging rights, you loose some functionality. That was the case with me and my download of the Office 2010 Beta, I use Google Sync to sync my Google and Outlook calendars, yet the Google Sync…
Looking for a job
I have been absent from my regular posting due to the fact, that I myself have been found laid off and looking for a job. Because I haven’t been actively working with technology it’s been hard for me to sit down and write a blog. All of a sudden it came to me today, I…