Archive for the ‘Microsoft Windows’ Category

New PowerPoint Zero Day Vulnerability

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Everyone needs to be aware of a new PowerPoint vulnerability that is actively being exploited and that does not currently have a patch available to address it. Microsoft is currently investigating the issue and may issue a patch sometime in the near future. Take caution when opening PowerPoint presentations that you are not explicitly expecting from a customer. I would also suggest staying away from any online presentations you may bump into or emails you happen to receive from a friend that include a PowerPoint attachment. Be safe ask the friend before opening the attachment.

Here’s some additional information about the vulnerability.

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I'll Take That to Go (VOL004)

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

You know, I found myself out at lunch the other day at one of those fast food restaurants. You know, one of those where you wait ten minutes for that “fast food”. While I was waiting, I thought back to a conversation I had with a friend at work, where we were discussing those products and fads from the 1980′s. You know, things like the Rubik’s Cube, Boom Boxes, Break Dancing, and Trapper Keepers. We started noticing that as we get older, these things never really go away, we just replaced them with upgrades. Like for instance, the Rubik’s Cube became Sudoku, Boom Boxes became iPods, Break Dancing — well, that one sort of came back again, and Trapper Keepers were replaced with Day Planners. (more…)

Manually Assign a Drive Letter to Your USB Drive

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

To Manually Assign a Letter to Your USB drive:

1. Click the Start Button, choose Settings, then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Administrative Tools. (more…)

Safely Remove USB Drive When Icon is Missing

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Sometimes when using your USB (Universal Serial Bus) drive, the Safely Remove Hardware icon is missing from the system tray. If you have your USB optimization option set to “Optimized for Performance”, then you will need to use one of these other methods to remove your drive. If you are not sure what your settings are, err on the side of “Optimized for Performance” and use one of these methods. (more…)