Fedora 18 on VMware player not loading desktop
If you upgrade your fedora 17 to fedora 18 or have a fresh install of fedora 18 in your VMware workstation player and gnome won’t load past the desktop background, try turning off 3D acceleration in...
View ArticleVMware tools won’t install on a Fedora 18 VM in VMware player
There is a simple fix to having VMware tools installed on Fedora 18. The problem is a missing version.h file that is required for VMware to determine the path to the header files. * Open Terminal *...
View Article5 Risks Your IT Help Desk Should Consider with BYOD (Bring your own device)
Bring Your Own Device’ is a phrase that is being mentioned more and more often. People who work in a corporate environment are bringing to work and using for work their personal gadgets such as...
View ArticleIs your Application Hanging? Here’s a tool to Troubleshoot.
Does it drive you crazy when Windows hangs on you or an application hangs on you without explanation? You know, when the application stops responding and the world just seems to spin ad infinadum…....
View ArticleXP End of Life – Get rid of the time bomb
Are you still using Windows XP? If so, you better note that Microsoft is ending its support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. Well what does that mean for the oogles of XP installs that you have...
View ArticleHow BYOD is Affecting Your Security
IT admins everywhere are clamoring about BYOD. Should it be allowed? What devices are best? Does this mean the end to BBM and BBS? BYOD is both a boon and a worry for the IT department. It is a boon...
View ArticleIT in the Social Media Age
It is amazing how fast the world changes. If you think about it, just ten or so years ago computers cost about $2,000 dollars (at least) and software came in boxes. The Internet was around, but it was...
View ArticleSSD vs HDD – The Next Revolution in Computing
There have been many innovations in the computing world that have changed the IT profession forever. From the obvious ones like the Internet, to less obvious ones like online help desk software, little...
View ArticleIs Android Secure Enough for the Enterprise?
Let’s just face it, the influence of Android in the mobile industry is huge. Its marketshare is huge and growing daily and it has finally succeeded in taking away mindshare from Apple’s iPhone. The...
View ArticleHow the Cloud is Changing IT
Cloud Computing The cloud is changing everything for IT personnel. Not only are apps that were once supported and implemented on premises being outsourced to servers hosted by other companies, but IT...
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