Find below a “Vaccine” for the current strain of “NotPetya” which has been hitting large numbers of systems around Europe in the last 48 hours. NotPetyaVaccine (Zip File) To use the Vaccine; Download the zip file. Extract the zip file. Read the “Instructions.txt” file. (Don’t worry, it’s very simple!) In addition to this vaccine, if …
Well, I expect you’ve probably guessed it by now, but Visualisations and Infographics are definitely not the same thing, although they certainly share some significant similarities, and are very often used interchangeably by most people. I want to be clear that I am coming at this topic from the perspective of an “Information Professional”, as …
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Despite the importance, and complexity, of the enterprise cloud data archival space there is a dearth of simple, clear and equivalent comparisons of each of the major offerings (Amazon Glacier vs Google Nearline vs Azure Storage), particularly as concerns costs. Paramount to any foray into exploring these solutions as possible technologies to implement in your scenario …
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So, we all know that everyone should always have the latest and greatest mobile phone don’t we. OK, wait… why? Well it’s the only way to get the latest and greatest functionality and software upgrades for it isn’t it! OK, erm… no. In the same way that you can upgrade your computer from Windows XP …
The SharePoint 2010 online management / editing options are excellent for most common tasks, but sometimes you have to resort to the excellent SharePoint Designer to get the job done. One of the most common examples of this is the requirement to use SharePoint Designer should you need to edit the URL of any “List” …
Following my, ongoing and copious, research and testing I currently strongly recommend organisations use one of Kaspersky’s excellent Open Space Security offerings. But what about your home laptop / workstation? Well, here again I recommend Kaspersky’s PURE 2.0 offering if you have the money to spare, but if you don’t, and let’s face it money is particularly …
Time to run trusty old windows update and pickup Windows 7 SP1, which has literally just gone live. In addition to the usual raft of security, performance & stability improvements we can also expect better HDMI audio interconnectivity, and better folder restoration… but will it cure the hit-and-miss content display refresh issues (certainly hope so, …
Just been using “Quick Config” an excellent tool for managing different system profiles in any version of Windows (inc Windows 7). It allows you to quickly & easily change; System, Network, Browser, Application & Desktop settings by swapping between profiles. You can create any number of said profiles, changing anything from a single setting to large …