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Random Thoughts

Posted on March 26, 2009January 30, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Random Thoughts

Just some musings and thoughts for the day today. 1) Registry cleaning is needed, and I”m testing a bunch of the different cleaners right now, but what do you like to use to clean your registry. 2) Terminal Server, is it really the be all end all for any small business when Office licensing alone…

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IE8: All the Hoopla, but does it work?

Posted on March 24, 2009 By Michael Kavka 3 Comments on IE8: All the Hoopla, but does it work?

Well then now. I have seen all the pushing and prodding about how “IE8 is now available! Download it now!” and it got me to thinking, should you really be downloading it now? Is it that important to move to it right this exact moment, while people are still writing reviews of it? What advantage…

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Zero-Day Exploit: A Tale of Two Companies

Posted on March 22, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Zero-Day Exploit: A Tale of Two Companies

It is interesting watching how different companies look at patches, and security holes. It is more interesting to see one giant seem to fail at prompt patching for a Zero-Day exploit, while another gives a basic time frame and is pretty much right on as far as when the fix will be out. Of Course…

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