Virtual machines can now perform the tasks once reserved for dual-boot systems. Take this quick poll and let us know whether you're using virtual machines instead of dual-systems.
Poll: Do you use virtual machines to accomplish the same tasks for which you once used dual-boot systems?
- Date: July 2nd, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: IT Dojo, Operating Systems, Poll, Virtualization, Windows
- Tags: Task, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Bill Detwiler
Video: Remove Windows 7 or Vista from a dual-boot configuration with the Bootsect command
- Date: July 2nd, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: IT Dojo, IT Dojo Video, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Windows
- Tags: Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Dual-booting Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems
You're dual-booting Windows 7 or Vista with XP, but you've finally decided to either stick with the new OS or give it the boot. Bill Detwiler shows you how to use the Windows Bootsect command to extract Vista or Windows 7 from a dual-boot configuration with Windows XP.
Poll: Would you use an iPhone application that lets you tether the phone to your PC, even if it violates your cellular service contract?
- Date: July 1st, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: Apple, Hacks, IT Dojo, Mobile, iPhone
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, PC, Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Bill Detwiler
If a carrier detects that you're using a tethered iPhone, they could conceivably charge you hefty additional fees, cut off your service, or both. Are you willing to take the risk and tether your iPhone without the carrier's blessing?
Video: Tether an iPhone to your PC
- Date: July 1st, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: Apple, Hacks, IT Dojo, Mobile
- Tags: Apple iPhone, PC, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Bill Detwiler
On this episode of CNET's Hacks, Brian Tong shows you a quick hack to enable tethering on your iPhone running the 3.0 software.
Poll: Do any of the business locations you support use only wireless networking for end-user access?
- Date: June 29th, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: Network Administration, Networking, Wireless
- Tags: Network, Wireless Networking, Wireless Network, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Bill Detwiler
For many offices, wireless networking is an important complement to the wired network, and in some cases, may even replace it. Do you support offices that have gone totally wireless for end-user access?
Video: Configure wireless network settings via Group Policy
- Date: June 29th, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: IT Dojo, IT Dojo Video, Microsoft, Mobile, Network Administration, Security, Servers, Windows, Wireless
- Tags: Group Policy, Network, Information Technology, Video, Wireless Network, Wireless, Corporate Communications, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing
Manually configuring the wireless settings on hundreds, or even thousands, of PCs can be a real chore. Luckily, there is a way to speed up the process. In this IT Dojo video, I show how to save time and effort when configuring the wireless setting on your Windows PCs using Active Directory and Group Policy.
Poll: Which e-mail security and privacy faux pas is the most dangerous?
- Date: June 19th, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: Email, IT Dojo, Poll, Security
- Tags: E-mail Security, Privacy, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security, Bill Detwiler
Many people, even IT pros, still ignore the basics of email security. In a recent IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler goes over five basic e-mail safety tips that everyone should follow. Of the five he mentions, which are you most concerned with?
Video: Five email safety tips everyone should follow
- Date: June 19th, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: Email, IT Dojo, IT Dojo Video, Security, privacy
- Tags: E-mail Security, Video, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security, Bill Detwiler
Instant messaging, texting, and tweeting are all the rage, yet e-mail still dominates the communication landscape--at home, but especially in business. Unfortunately, many people, even IT pros, still ignore the basics of email security. Bill Detwiler goes over five basic email safety tips that everyone should follow.
Fewer fans line up for iPhone 3G S launch
- Date: June 19th, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: Apple, IT Consumerization, IT Dojo, Mobile, iPhone
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Bill Detwiler
Maggie Reardon from CNET News speaks with the first person in line at the release of Apple's iPhone 3G S.
Watch a clickjacking attack take control of a Webcam
- Date: June 16th, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: Adobe, Hacking, IT Dojo, Security
- Tags: Webcam, Attack, Grossman, Security, Bill Detwiler
In this video, CNET Executive Editor Tom Merritt and Jeremiah Grossman from Whitehat Security explore the basics of "clickjacking" and show how it can be used to take control of a computer's Webcam.
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