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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-066 – Critical November 11, 2014

Microsoft has released a critical patch via Windows Update that seals up a vulnerability that affects every modern version of Windows, including Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and Windows RT. 1 The patch, dubbed MS14-066, shores up a hole that would have allowed an attacker to remotely trigger code on your machine using specially crafted packets. Microsoft says they don’t know of any exploits that have actually used this, but it’s still…

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Install Workstation on an openSUSE 11 host

Overview of Steps to Install Workstation on an openSUSE 11 host To install Workstation on an openSUSE 11 host: Install the required package dependencies. Install VMware Workstation. Change the run level of the vmware startup script Reboot the host. Detailed Steps: Installing the required package dependencies During the default installation of the Operating System, the other required tools or packages are not installed. You must use software management to download and install the other required…

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How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome

Here is how to disable Incognito Mode in Chrome for both Windows and Mac OS X. What Is Incognito Mode? Incognito Mode in Chrome is Google’s implementation of private browsing. Users can activate this mode and surf the internet without Chrome recording any cookies, usernames, passwords, or history. This can be a concern for parents because it could allow children to view pornography or other inappropriate material without leaving behind any traces. Incognito Mode in…

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How to Disable Private Browsing in Firefox

What if you want to check your kid’s browsing history, but you can’t trace all the pages because they had Private Browsing on while they were surfing the Internet? Notice: The following instructions will make it more difficult to enable private browsing, but not impossible. Additionally, it is easy to delete recent browsing history even without private browsing enabled. If you want to track internet activity more thoroughly, consider using software for your router. As…

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How to Make Changes to OpenDNS Take Effect

If you have applied changes to the OpenDNS Filter for your network, then your users will most likely have to flush their DNS cache in order for the changes to take effect. If a user has not yet been to a blocked website during the time they have been using the internet, then when the site is blocked in OpenDNS it will be blocked without needing to flush the terminal’s DNS cache. However, if for…

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Solution: Windows not indexing Google Drive folder for easy search though the start menu

This fix works for all versions of Windows (Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10). Go to the actual folder in its C:\Users\\Google Drive\  (NOT the Google Drive folder listed under ‘FAVOURITES’ which is a shortcut). Right click ‘Google Drive’ > Security tab > Advanced > Click your username (mine showed ) > Click ‘Change Permissions’ > Check the ‘Include inheritable permissions…’ box > Click ok. Search indexing of Google Drive should then begin in the…

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(Solved) Fix SoftPro 360 on Roaming Profile with Folder Redirection

SoftPro 360 is NOT designed to work on a roaming profile with folder redirection.  This article applies to those who have made their roaming profiles redirect their AppData folder. The SoftPro 360 only installs to the local profile and not a server roaming profile.  It is assumed if SoftPro 360 gets hung up on data retrieval, it will freeze up SoftPro 360 and stop it from communicating with the server. One of the commonly shared…

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How to turn off sound in Starcraft & Starcraft BroodWar

I was feeling a bit nostalgic and decided to play a game or two of the old Starcraft Broodwar. I don’t like in-game music much so I tried to find a way to turn off the background music. After scouring the internet, no one had an answer. I guessed a few things and tried CTRL S. It turned off the sound effects but not the music. Going off of my latest guess, I tried CTRL-M…

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SOLVED – Company Website works on the web but not in my local network

If you have the issue where your website is showing up everywhere except for your local network, check out the following information. The issue is your server was once set up to either host e-mail, like Exchange, or your website.  Now it is not hosting your website and you need to point your local DNS to the new IP address of the web server hosting your website. To test this theory, you can easily change…

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Driver Error for ZettaGuard USB 2.0 UGA

We ran into an issue when installing the Drivers for the USB 2.0 UGA from ZettaGuard. The small disc could not be read on the computer we were installing it on. We tried to download it from the ZettGuard website but it would load with an error message. Googled USB 2.0 UGA and found a driver on Plugable.com. Downloaded and installed the driver, the monitor connected and worked great. We added…

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