TTC Shelbyville – Technical Blog

Want to change the taskbar in Windows 7?  Normally the taskbar is set to Always combine and hide labels. If you would like to see the labels, set the taskbar to Combine when taskbar is full.

Right click on the Windows Orb and select Properties.

Click on the taskbar tab  Change the taskbar buttons from Always combine and hide labels to Combine when taskbar is full.

The labels are now shown.

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I have used cleanup utilities that clean Microsoft’s Windows’s registry through cleanup programs but I have not found a registry cleaner that cleans safer and better than MV RegClean.   MV RegClean has been around for some time and can be downloaded at CNET. The author is Marcos Velasco and the original website is not in English.   The history (years) and number of downloads ensures this software is free of malware and spyware.   Remember when cleaning a registry, this will greatly improve your computer’s performance but there is always a risk when running any utility.  MV RegClean has a backup option that can be used before cleaning your registry.   Invalid entries to disconnected drives are also removed (removable flash drives).

After installing and testing freeware for class in only a month, you’ll see how many items are invalid after installing the software.

Android Now Ties iPhone In Consumer Interest.

We are always repairing computers that have P2P file sharing software on them.   Usually viruses such as trojans or even bots are on the computer after the person came in and complained that the computer has became slow and unresponsive.  We also see more and more computers that have been infected or an email identity stolen from a social networking site.

First off to correct the problems, users should never download what they think is ‘free’ music or movies regardless of how safe they think it is.   This is illegal and breaks copyright laws unless the artist has elected to give away their music.

• Always chose a complex password and don’t use the password on multiple accounts.
• If one account (a social site) is stolen, the likelihood that the email will be stolen is stands near 100%.
• Don’t make just anyone your friend on social sites and stop telling people where you are and stop putting too much information on the web.   Cell phone numbers, addresses, schedules, what you are wearing, license plate information, geo locating (are you kidding me- you are saying, ‘I’m here, go to my house and steal my stuff’), and other information is way too much information.   Did you know that a lot of smartphones have geo locating on them and when you take a picture that information along with other information can be viewed with utilities and even freeware like XnView?   So when you text or put the picture online, people can download the information and ‘see’ information about you
• Keep updates (Windows, Antivirus and Applications) on your computer and use Sumo or Secunia to update third party software.  Use your software firewall and update firmware on routers when they are available.
• Use Immunet with your Antivirus
• Encrypt your files
• Encrypt portable drives
• Have a copier in your office?  Remember the hard drive in it and remember it has your data.
• Visit StaySafeOnline and print posters, hand out flyers, go through the curriculum with students.  Are you Law Enforcement, banking, industry or a business?   Have your employees review the information.  Restrict shares on computers.
• Encrypt your Wireless
• Visit the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity website for a list of tips
• Visit Cisco’s site

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Microsoft offers Office 2010 for $79.95 and Windows 7 for $64.95 (Professional Edition) for students returning to school.

Other Discounts include:

Technology’s Biggest Myths.

Linux kernel exploit gives hackers a foot in back door.

credit: Royce

Often fellow bloggers bump into each others blogs and share ideas and thoughts.  the right fIT is a good blog from a company’s view of information technology and news as an employer and partner for information technology services. One of their articles really caught my eye ( More Than Plugging the Gaps)  -after being invited to possibly guest write for their blog.  The article is very accurate on how IT is often viewed.   As a teacher and private consultant (and dozens of IT hats in the real world), I often work with employers and recruiters and also work as an IT manager and I see the views they talk about.  Go check them out.

Blackberry introduced their tablet today….  Although the price hasn’t been released, the features are excellent.  Here comes the change in computing…next look for the serious Android tablet to come out….but what will iPad’s second release have as far as hardware?

Enterprise Ready

• Multitasking (with this tablet, you can do more than one thing at a time!)
• Video Conferencing
• Symmetrical Processing (Dual Core)
• MicroUSB connection
• Wi-Fi or connects to your Blackberry
• HTML 5 support
• Flash
• Java
• 3 MP and 5 MP cameras (forward and rear facing)
• HDMI Output for your flatscreen TV and more
• On Screen Keyboard

In a day, around 400 -500.  Now that is a normal day of regular activities for anyone.

A human brain uses a (kilo)Calorie of energy in about 3.5 minutes. (About 120 per hour for talking alone) If you work IT and think and troubleshoot around 8 hours a day that would be in the neighborhood of 1680 calories (actually more but there is lunch and breaks).  And you wonder why you are so tired?

Oh and that is why you want to snack all of the time….

WinContig is a nice little utility to defrag your hard drive or individual files or folders.

WinContig is an easy-to-use stand-alone defragmentation tool that doesn’t create any installation directories or Registry entries on your computer. Its purpose is to quick defrag files without the need to defrag the whole disk.

Scroll down the following link’s page for English.  Shardana Antivirus Rescue disk helps you recover from viruses. ~ Dawn

Microsoft offers free SQL Videos.  Link

Dreamspark is an excellent tool for students.  Now with 22 programs and multiple learning and educational links, Dreamspark is giving away more than ever.

Microsoft’s Technet has a great step by step guide to setup Security Audits

In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the number of audit settings for which success and failure can be tracked has increased to 53. Previously, there were nine basic auditing settings … more

Comcast hackers get 18 months in prison.

China’s ‘big hole’ marks scale of supercomputing race. – ComputerWorld (ShareThis)

Jaguar – The World’s Fastest Computer – AMD

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VLC Media Player is an excellent player that allows users to play all types of media.   Available now for the iPad, VLC can be downloaded here (iPad).  ~ Dawn

VLC for Windows and Mac