Before Siri There Was Vlingo
Before the iPhone 4S gave users Siri, there was a similar application available to smartphone users called Vlingo. Vlingo has been around for years and is available to all smartphone platforms –...
View ArticleBlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Update Now Available
The long-awaited update for the BlackBerry PlayBook from Research In Motion (RIM) has been released and is available for download. If you own a BlackBerry PlayBook, just go to Settings > Software...
View ArticleGoogle+ for BlackBerry
If your own a BlackBerry and use Google+, you’ve probably wondered why there was no BlackBerry App for Google+. Finally, after what seems to be about a year since Google+ was made available to the...
View ArticleWhere Did That Software Come From?
I have worked on quite a few systems and had their owner(s) tell me that they have no idea where certain software installed on their system came from. My mantra for many years in the I.T. industry has...
View ArticleApple iOS 5.1 Available
During the press conference today (March 7, 2012) that announced the upcoming release of a new and improved iPad, Apple also annouced that the latest version of its mobile operating system would become...
View ArticleInstagram for Android
Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom has confirmed that their popular software (currently only available for iOS products), will soon be released for Android. Unfamiliar with Instagram? According to the...
View ArticleTrojan Virus found affecting approx. 600,000 Macs
I still hear people debating PC vs. Mac almost daily. Without fail, Mac-heads state – “Macs are better. They don’t get viruses.” As a current Mac owner, but stated to “always be a PC guy”, I have...
View ArticleNew Mac OSX Trojan Found
On April 5th, I published a report about a piece of malware found infecting approximately 600,000 Macs. This writeup included steps to check to see if your machine was one of the machines that was...
View ArticleYou may lose Internet in July!
DNS (Domain Name System) is an Internet service that converts user-friendly domain names into the numerical Internet protocol (IP) addresses that computers use to talk to each other. When you enter a...
View ArticleWindows 8 Consumer Preview (VM Installation)
This write-up will walk you through the steps of installing Windows 8 (Consumer Preview) in a virtual environment (also known as a Virtual Machine or VM.) To create the virtual environment, we will use...
View ArticleApple acknowledges ‘Mac Defender’ malware problem, posts removal instructions
Previously, Apple had instructed it’s support reps to neither confirm or deny that customer machines were infected with the Mac Defender malware and also instructed them to NOT provide help in removing...
View ArticleNew “Mac Defender” Variant – Mac Guard Discovered
On May 2, 2011, the “Mac Defender” fake antivirus was discovered. Since then, several variants have appeared: MacDefender, MacProtector and MacSecurity, all of which are the same application using...
View ArticleMac OSX Lion Recovery
When Apple release it’s newest OS release code-named Lion in a online/download only format, it had some implications that some did not think of. Although few users have complained about issues with the...
View ArticleAndroid Plagued by Malware
Windows is the top desktop platform and a target-rich environment for criminals. It doesn’t necessarily mean the operating system is any less secure than the competition. It’s just getting attacked in...
View ArticleNFC Explained (not the National Football Conference)
With the kickoff of the 2011-2012 NFL football season this weekend, one might see the title of this article and think football. To the contrary, this article intends to explain one of the up and coming...
View ArticleBefore Siri There Was Vlingo
Before the iPhone 4S gave users Siri, there was a similar application available to smartphone users called Vlingo. Vlingo has been around for years and is available to all smartphone platforms –...
View ArticleTrojan Virus found affecting approx. 600,000 Macs
I still hear people debating PC vs. Mac almost daily. Without fail, Mac-heads state – “Macs are better. They don’t get viruses.” As a current Mac owner, but stated to “always be a PC guy”, I have...
View ArticleNew Mac OSX Trojan Found
On April 5th, I published a report about a piece of malware found infecting approximately 600,000 Macs. This writeup included steps to check to see if your machine was one of the machines that was...
View ArticleYou may lose Internet in July!
DNS (Domain Name System) is an Internet service that converts user-friendly domain names into the numerical Internet protocol (IP) addresses that computers use to talk to each other. When you enter a...
View ArticleWindows 8 Consumer Preview (VM Installation)
This write-up will walk you through the steps of installing Windows 8 (Consumer Preview) in a virtual environment (also known as a Virtual Machine or VM.) To create the virtual environment, we will use...
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