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- Vista basic will not find updates
- Acer laptop loaded with Vista Home basic ha never updated. It get the error message "Windows could not search for new updates" code # 80073712 I have deleted temp files, disabled the firewall, edited the registry per MS knowledge article. Google does not come up with that code number. Anyone...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BHunsinger, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-09-20
- Required Reading: '1632' by Eric Flint
- nope the entire book is freeGo to www.baen.com and go to the free library. the entire book is available in 5 different formats. You an also purchase the sequels, magazines and other stuff. If you like sci fi with a story, check out Baen.
- Tags: BHunsinger
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- Need feed back
- I am about to open up my own business, and need feedback on two areas for now: 1 anyone who has experience, good or bad on the ASCII group, their level of services etc. 2. A decent backup program. I was using Vii on my last job to backup customer's...
- Tags: Backups
- Discussion threads 2005-10-03
- The red herring of data protection
- Welcome to the real worldWhy do they need this information? 1) In case you say you did not buy that item. They need to be able to show that you gave them the number- not unlike a store being forced to showq it is your signature on the check. This...
- Tags: BHunsinger, credit card, data protection, security
- Discussion threads 2005-06-22
- Bin Laden Trojan quickly constrained
- Getting the message: a victory for educationHope for the end user and encouragemnet for those of use who have been trying to teach them. They didn' click on a strange email attachement. Just for today, we should nto end user bash.Did any other vendors report this?I didn't notice this information...
- Tags: BHunsinger
- Discussion threads 2005-06-06
- shameless plug for Tech question
- http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6239-0.html?forumID=50&threadID=174828there is the link for the question, which I am duplicating here. Why? Discussions seem to get more attention, but I want to reward the correct answer as well. It's worth 700 points. Thanks. We have a customer that we remotely administer that runs MS Exchange server 2000 with service...
- Tags: E-mail servers, BHunsinger
- Discussion threads 2005-05-25
- Exchange 2000 server delays certain mail
- We have a customer that we remotely administer that runs MS Exchange server 2000 with service pack 3, on top of Small Business Server 2000. 9 months ago, an intermittent problem surfaced: Email sent to certain Domains got delayed in some of their accounts. It would take 6-15 hours for...
- Tags: BHunsinger, Delivery Options, e-mail, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, server, SMTP Connector
- Q&A 2005-05-25
- The end of spyware? Fat chance
- here's a place to start180 solutions stops requiring users to be on line before being able to uninstall their program.WhenU stops targeting kids with comet cursors, leading to them getting dating service popups.ALL of therm clean up thier code so that 1800 other services can't piggyback onto them.All of them...
- Tags: adware slimeballs, BHunsinger, kernel, Linux, LINUX/UNIX, operating system, RealNetworks RealPlayer, security, spyware
- Discussion threads 2005-05-09
- Net Bios IPX pros/cons on XP
- We have a customer with an old Hawking Tech printserver that only uses IPX NetBios protocols to work. We just upgraded 2 machines to WXP Home on a peer to peer. Is there any reasong not to add the NWlink IPX/SPX?Netbios compatable transport protocol?Are you sure there isn't a firmware...
- Tags: BHunsinger, IPX, IPX/SPX, Microsoft Windows XP, networking, networks, protocols, security
- Discussion threads 2005-05-05
- Can Longhorn improve laptops?
- article root[Edited by: admin on Apr 28, 2005 7:01 AM]The reason to use LonghornSo the reason for Longhorn is the mobile market. That makes sense. I don't know about this 8 inch screen or cell phone sized laptop. Do they think everyon can reasd 6 pt type all day? I...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Longhorn
- Discussion threads 2005-04-28
- Trojan horse takes down smart phones
- And the answer is?So what technologies are available to clean a smart phone? Those of us in small service shops are interested!Smartphone securitySymantec makes an antivirus for PDAs running PalmOS and Pocket PC. According to the following article, they also have a product for the Symbian platform.See http://www.slashphone.com/16/1626.htmland https://www-secure.symantec.com/public_beta/Craig...
- Tags: BHunsinger, security, smart phone, Symantec Corp., telephone, trojan horse, Trojan Horse Takes
- Discussion threads 2005-04-08
- Zombie PCs being sent to steal IDs
- Oh no Not my enchanted armour!!!Selling virtual equipment for hard cash. Gibson must be laughing his butt off at this oneHow do I detect these "bots?"Does Adaware Pro and Spy-Bot keep one clear of these bots? I run the Tea Timer and AdWatch parts of both progs, but STILL had...
- Tags: antivirus, BHunsinger, bot, detector, firewall, security, ZoneAlarm
- Discussion threads 2005-03-15
- Radmin infestation
- Last month we noticed a spike in CPU usage by Task manager on one of our W2K advanced servers. Discovered some strange files in the root of the boot volume, i.e., lolipop.bat, ...SBSD identified Haxdoor-H present and supposedly removed related files..We keep getting an item in the system tray called...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, BHunsinger
- Q&A 2005-02-10
- New Cell Chip- what is up?
- I am curious as to why I found out about the new IBM, Toshiba, and Sony superchip not on Tech Republic but by my co workers brother reading about it in our local newspaper, a very skimpy excuse for fish wrapping Here is one link to info:http://www.computing.co.uk/news/1161088I searched TR and...
- Tags: BHunsinger, Cell, chip
- Discussion threads 2005-02-10
- Risk management balances functionality and security
- Just a liitle lightIn the Case stude mentioned, there are at least 3 other threats not thought of: Employee identity and payroll information, allowing ID theft to include income info to get credit cards. Customer vehicle info and identiy info, perhaps including credit card and bank information, and payroll record-...
- Tags: BHunsinger, risk, risk assessment, risk management, security
- Discussion threads 2005-01-25
Additional Resources
- Geek Trivia: Lost in space (shuttle)
- What is the name and origin of NASA craft OV-098, unofficially known as the "eighth space shuttle"? For all those die-hard Star Trek fans out there still disappointed that NASA "wasted" the name Enterprise on a shuttle mockup that never saw space, take heart—it wasn't supposed...
- Tags: NASA, Jay Garmon, Challenger, Geek Trivia Newsletter, Shuttle, OV-098, Enterprise, OV-095, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications
- Technical articles 2006-07-10
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