Unlocking Files that are In Use

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As part of one of those day to day kind of things that I run into are users on our network that need to replace files that lots of people have access to. In our case these are PDF files and occasionally when a file needs to be replaced with … [Read more...]

10 Reasons it does not help to be a computer guy

I laughed when I read this article as it is really true and I cringed as well because also it is very true10 Reasons It Doesn't Pay To Be The Computer Guy ยท LifeReboot.comI love being the computer guy but it is true that everyone thinks … [Read more...]

Treating users like people

As someone doing tech support or tech work how can you add value in the work that you do for the people that you support? Well I think there are three ways and each of these ways probably will putt you out of your comfort zone, which is … [Read more...]

Apache Tomcat

I just installed an Apache Tomcat server. Very exciting to me. I have installed Apache the Web Server a few times at home just to serve sites and to have a functioning web server but had never done anything with Apache Tomcat. So why … [Read more...]

Daylight Savings Time Change

For anyone working within a large business we are all aware that Daylight Savings Time (DST) will be starting four weeks earlier this year, that is March 11. If you admin a smaller network or even just a bunch of workstations then this is a … [Read more...]

Where has Tweako been all my life

One of the reasons that I love Lifehacker is because you can look down a page of stories for the day and find a nugget of knowledge that you have always been looking for. Well I found another site like that but it has even more.Recent … [Read more...]

Wireless access in public places

I have just got back from a whirlwind trip to Florida for a conference for Trax, Trax is a piece of software used for maintaining aircraft and tracking the work that has been done and needs to be done on parts for the airplanes. The … [Read more...]

Don’t mix your Antivirus

I got caught today trying to be a bit to cute on the company network. I am a big fan of AVG Antirvirus at home and on everyone I knows computer and I decided to do the same on my new Dell D620 work laptop. Everything has been working fine … [Read more...]

Using Windows 7 Embedded For a Kiosk

Windows 7 Embedded for Kiosk Apps Windows 7 is a great operating system environment to run kiosk or single-purpose applications such as POS or multimedia systems. Its ability to host just about any program from a variety of development … [Read more...]

112 Windows Run Commands

Wow, when I hit start to run I usually just bring up a command window but I just ran across this great list. Windows Run Commands There are a couple of advantages to using run commands. So as long as these options are avilable to us in … [Read more...]

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