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A better PDF reader |
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By bsiblog on
7/7/2008
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Adobe's PDF reader has gotten more and more bloated over the years. It used to be a slim addon, used to (wait for it...) read PDF. Seems like a pretty simple function, right?
So why does it take up over 200MB of space on your hard drive, and why does it seem to want to update (automatically!) every other day?
We have no idea.
What we do know is that the excellent Foxit Reader does everything the Adobe Reader will do, but clocks in at only 6MB installed. No nagging updates.
Do yourself a favor, uninstall Adobe's bloatware, and grab Foxit.
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Wireless security: It's for everyone |
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By bsiblog on
4/30/2008
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ArsTechnica posted an article today walking through how to secure a wireless network.
From the article:
"Wireless security is no longer the domain of geeks and system
administrators, but is now an issue in the lives of everyday users,
from the worker with a home office who wants to keep sensitive files
secure to the homemaker who wants to avoid an RIAA lawsuit because the
teen next door is a wireless-leeching P2P addict."
If you're running wireless in your home or office, you owe it to yourself to install at least a minimal amount of security.
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Oliver on Internet Political Reporting |
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By bsiblog on
3/5/2008
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In compiling his periodic Da List (see left), Oliver reads an awful lot of news. He has this to say about the state of political reporting on the web:
"No longer will I post political links. Almost every time I have
investigated a political story, the story is either false or at least
misleading. When I take the time, and do the research, reading very long legal papers. Often only to find out the documents are fairly benign. Conversely the real problem is never mentioned in the political story.
This whole scenario constantly repeated, makes me feel sad inside.Sad that I believed, worse if I repeated it, and a whole tear stainedbib for the person who wrote it. The internet is boiling over with political hacks. I would wager that over 90% of it is a waste of your time, and the person writing the stories' time.
One way to see if it is w ...
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The continuing myth of the Expensive Mac |
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By bsiblog on
3/5/2008
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As a Microsoft partner, we often have to interpret licensing issues for our clients. Just this morning we were looking over the information for the coming Microsoft Server 2008, and discovered (to no surprise) that once again licensing a server to perform the tasks you'd like is going to be confusing at best.
Then we read an article about a company wanting to migrate to Macs. They faced serious resistance from employees and customers because the Macs were perceived as “too expensive” compared to Windows hardware. (This is a long-held myth that is often no longer the case) The CIO explained that the Macs will be cheaper when compared to Microsoft’s licensing model, as well as reducing support costs.
From the article:
"I talked about the fact that Microsoft requires up to five client licenses for just o ...
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Mostly Painless: Using a Mac in a Windows world |
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By bsiblog on
2/26/2008
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I recently switched from using a PC laptop to a Mac laptop. While the process is, as the title implies, mostly painless there are a few gotchas to be aware of if you're thinking about the switch.
I've been a Mac user at home since I was old enough to have a computer. However, like most of us I had to use Windows at work. I always hoped that one day I'd get to use the Mac instead, and although it's not entirely a smooth road, it's now possible to do just that.
There are a lot of good reasons to use a Mac over a PC, but that argument is beyond the scope of this series. This post, and the ones to follow, assume you've already made the decision to switch, and now need to play nice with the Windows world.
Before you switch, however, ask yourself these questions:
1) Do I spend a significant amount of my time at work in a program that is only available for Windows?
Most of us do our work either in Office ...
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Microsoft: Not So Tough |
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By bsiblog on
1/8/2008
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Many
technology pundits assume that just as Microsoft has dominated the PC
market for many years, that the giant could do the same in any market
it decided to play in.
Roughly Drafted Magazine has a different view, one that is starting to seem more and more like the real story.
Microsoft
owes much of its PC success to a "perfect storm" of factors, few of
which are repeatable in today's technology environment. The next few
years will be very interesting to watch.
The article is an excellent read.
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