Most of our Macs are bound to AD now. One common task I have to do is to enable an AD user to manage the computer. You can do it through the GUI, but the user has to log on first and create an mobile account on the computer. I found that you can do [...]
Movie Maker on Windows 8 Error: Movie Maker Can’t Start
I have used Windows Movie Maker on Windows 7 to make photo slideshows. It worked quite well. With a few clicks, you can produce professional quality slideshows that you can burn to DVDs. When I tried to run the program the first time, I got this error message: Sorry, Movie Maker can’t start. Make sure [...]
Angry Birds on Windows 8: OpenGL 1.4 Renderer Not Supported
I had trouble running Angry Birds on Windows 7 a few years ago. After my workstation was upgraded to Windows 8, I have not tried to install the game until today. The game was installed using Intel AppUp. I first installed Intel AppUp and that went well. The installation of Angry Birds also went smoothly. [...]
Android: Mobile Data Got Enabled Automatically
I recently purchased a Pantech Burst Android phone. It’s a nice budget phone with LTE capability. When I set it up initially, I noticed a strange thing about it. I disabled mobile data at home because I have Wifi access. However, the mobile data feature got enabled automatically when the phone woke from sleep mode. [...]
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Android
How to Increase Battery Life for Android Phones
I recently upgraded my phone to an HTC One X android phone. The phone performs very well. I have used some Android devices before, including the highly rated Asus Transformer. I was not impressed at all by those Android devices’ performances. This phone actually changed my view of Android. It has a large bright screen [...]
Mac OS
How to Change Default Host for Cisco AnyConnect on Mac
I had a post about how to change the default host for Cisco AnyConnnect on Windows. A user has asked me how to change this on Mac. I spent a few minutes to find this information. Here is how you change it: Open Terminal application. Type in the command at the Terminal window. This opens [...]
Windows
Cannot Enable On-Access Scanner for McAfee VirusScan
I recently helped a user with a McAfee VirusScan problem. The On-Access Scanner was turned off and when you tried to turn it on, it would not turn on. The user had just restarted the machine, so restarting the machine again was not an option. I tried to restart the services related to VirusScan, but [...]
Security
How to Protect against Identity Theft for Free
Some users have asked me how they can protect themselves against identity theft. I have researched the topic for a while and found the following steps for you to shield yourself from possible identity theft. Review your credit report periodically The first step is to review your current credit report. There is a website sponsored by the [...]
iPhone
Restoring iPhone to Increase Battery Life
A few months ago, my iPhone 4′s original battery couldn’t last more than a day. I bought a 3rd party battery to replace the original one. To my dismay, the replacement battery only lasted a bit longer than the old battery. I contacted the seller of the new battery. They agreed to send a new [...]
Windows
How to Enable Duplex Printing for HP Printers on Windows 8
We just found out that, when a HP printer is installed- even if the printer is capable of duplex printing- it may not be enabled for some computers. You will have to manually enable duplex printing. Here is how: Click on the printer you want to enable duplex printing in Devices and Printers. Click on Customize [...]
