The most likely cause of a computer to become infected with malware is a visit to an infected website. We visit websites seen on social media sites, sent to us via email, linked on other websites, found on search engines, etc. Even websites that look benign to the end user can in the background be [...]
There is no way to enable the displaying of hidden files or folders from the graphic user interface on a Mac, but it can be done via Terminal. To enable the displaying of the hidden files open the Terminal and type:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE [press enter]
KillAll Finder [press enter]
If you are done viewing the [...]
Last Wednesday I went to a Chicago Tech Meetup Group event to hear Jason Fried of 37 signals fame speak. One of the points he made near the end of his question & answer time was about working with clients when he was a web designer:
Clients tend to think that they hire you, but really [...]
As an IT Consultant I often get asked to do very minor tasks like setup a new user account or change folder permissions, when accessing the server to preform minor tasks I try to also do a quick little checkup on the server’s health. To do this I have this list of five routine tasks [...]
I use Remote Desktop to access all of the servers I administer. I can troubleshoot or perform maintenance on the servers without having to visit each client’s office, not to mention work in my pajamas.
When remotely working on a server, nothing is more panic enducing than a server freezing on you. If you are in [...]
All IT folks have that problem/issue that you have been unsuccessfully staring at or thinking about for hours. This has happened to me with everything from simple workgroup networking to writing complex database reports. The worst part about such problems is that when you finally do have that “aha moment” you kick yourself for not [...]
You can easily change your user picture in Windows 7 from the control panel, but there is no GUI way to change the background image to the Windows logon screen. Thoosje released the Windows 7 Logon Screen Editor to easily allow you to change the background image, and even preview it before committing the change.
For [...]
In Windows 7 on a dual-core or multiprocessor system, after a program is already running there is an easy way to assign the program or process to a specific processor. Windows normally decides which processor to use automatically, but you may want to reassure yourself.
Bring up the Task Manager
Right click on the process and select [...]
Windows Only: I needed to create a USB boot device for an Asus netbook that was getting a clean install of Windows 7. I found this easy utility to make the USB drive bootable from the ISO image of the operating system disk. I would assume this also works with ISO images of Linux as [...]
The iPhone uses the ActiveSync technology to sync and view your email, calendars, and contacts. A drawback of the ActiveSync technology is that it does not support distribution groups. However, if you have taken the time to setup a distribution list in your Outlook, I have a workaround for you:
Find an email that was previously [...]
Rachel Baker has been working in Information Technology since 1999. She is currently a Microsoft Certified IT Consultant in Chicago, IL and also is the Co-Founder of the Chicago Nerd Social Club.
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