A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
Disable Windows Update restart nag Windows installed another round of updates and now it’s asking you to restart. Again. One simple command line entry can disable this obnoxious reminder. To stop this service, open [Command Prompt] (Start>Run>cmd>Enter) and type the following command sc stop wuauserv. This will not prevent Automatic Updates from starting at the next boot. So don’t worry, […]
Read moreYou’re here because your computer is infected with the DNSChanger worm. Back in late 2011, the FBI took over operation of malicious servers used by DNSChanger that are providing you with a critical Internet service called DNS. The FBI will be shutting down these servers on July 9, 2012, at which point your Internet will no longer work. To ensure […]
Read moreMore than a year ago, some bad guys on the Internet wrote a piece of malware inartfully dubbed DNSChanger. About a year ago, law enforcement tracked down the bad guys behind the malware, arrested them, and took over the servers they were using to cause Internet mayhem. The FBI has continued to run the former malware servers for the last […]
Read moreThe following article explains how to install MySQL on a Windows Server. The process involves downloading the latest version of MySQL directly to your Windows server and then installing the software. MySQL is a free product. Once installed, you may begin creating and using MySQL databases on your server. To install MySQL, please follow these steps: Log into your server […]
Read moreThe following article explains how to create a FileZilla FTP user. Each FTP user must be given a unique username and is granted access to folders that you specify. Before users can be created, Filezilla FTP server must be installed on your server. To create a Filezilla FTP user, please follow these steps: From the Edit menu, select Users. Click […]
Read moreThe following article provides System Administrators with instructions to help them implement an FTP solution to allow for successful file exchange with their servers from remote locations. Although Windows comes with an FTP server installed by default, we recommend FileZilla FTP Server as an alternative. Benefits of FileZilla: secure file transfer via SSL/TLS (can be required) or even Kerberos takes […]
Read moreArthur C. Clarke–futurist and Sci-Fi writer–talks to a reporter from the Australian Broadcasting Network about the future of computing and the internet in this 1974 interview. Clearly he had a pretty good handle on the direction information technology and networking was going–we’re certainly using computers largely in the fashion he describes.
Read moreYesterday I had an end user call me from one of our branch offices, she said that they store their spreadsheets on a network share; \\server_name\folder_name They have this network share mapped as a network drive, so they open the folder location then open a spreadsheet they want to edit, when they try to save it by clicking on the […]
Read moreIf you have noticed that your Windows XP, Vista, or 7 PC is running slowly and that SVCHOST.EXE is taking 100% of your single core CPU system (or 50% of your dual core CPU system), this is the article for you! SVCHOST.EXE is a generic “host” or holder of services which run from .DLL’s. Basically .DLL’s are small programs that […]
Read moreHi Gang, This is another great post from Justin Wilson @ Odd Jobs In Tech on how the Internet works. It covers the History and basics of the Internet. Enjoy! Internet 101
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