Apr 13, 2010 | Adobe, Microsoft, Office, updates, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Your computers will likely restart tonight after Microsoft delivers the monthly crop of updates for Windows and Office. It’s a particularly busy month – eleven patches, five of them critical, although the importance drops if you’re running Windows Vista or Windows 7....
Apr 4, 2010 | Adobe, software, Windows7
Last September I ran into the only serious issue I’ve had with the 64-bit version of Windows 7 – an error in Quickbooks 2008 using its PDF converter to create email messages with attached invoices. After an annoying amount of digging, I found an answer that worked for...
Jan 28, 2010 | Adobe, Outlook, software, Vista, Windows7
There’s finally a solution to a bug that Adobe has allowed to stand unpatched for far too long. This only applies to a few of you but you’ll be glad to see it if you’ve been one of the victims. Background: if you use Outlook 2007 to open an e-mail message with a PDF...
Jan 19, 2010 | Adobe, Apple, backup, IE, Microsoft, security, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Here’s an updated list of ways to be safe and secure with your computer. Install updates from Microsoft promptly. Look in the lower right corner for the gold shield (WinXP) or update icon (Win7/Vista). Install updates to Acrobat, Flash, Java, and Quicktime promptly....
Jan 16, 2010 | Adobe, Google, Internet, Microsoft, security
The technical side of Google’s blowup in China is shaping up as an explosive story about technology and hacking. Keep an eye on this one! On Tuesday Google announced that it would no longer comply with Chinese censorship demands and might cease operating in China...
Oct 15, 2009 | Adobe, Google, Internet, search
Google has been introducing new features and services at a rapid pace for the last couple of months, presumably to stave off any defections to Microsoft’s search site Bing. There’s a new link in some Google search results that might save you some time! If your search...
