Posted in Mac on November 22nd, 2011 by Trev – Be the first to comment
I recently got a chance to try some of my favorite Steam games like Counter Strike: Source, Half-Life 2, and Left 4 Dead on Mac. Since I already own those games on Steam I was easily able to download them on my Mac and got to see how the Mac compares to my beastly gaming desktop. Once the download for Counter Strike: Source finished I attached my Razer Lachesis and launched the game and connected to one of my favorite servers, but I had no idea that my biggest opponent would be OS X.
Posted in Windows on August 2nd, 2011 by Trev – Be the first to comment
I recently ran into an issue with the new Dell OptiPlex 790 that I purchased to update a computer lab. A compatible driver for the Intel 825XX NIC card was not on my Windows PE image. So after some digging around online and flipping through some thick books I was able to add the driver in so I could image the machines. Here are the commands to add a driver to a .WIM image. read more »
Posted in Windows on August 2nd, 2011 by Trev – Be the first to comment
I recently picked up a book called “Mastering Windows 7 Deployment” and I have been absorbing its sweet knowledge nectar ever since. For those of you who are looking to streamline your Windows 7 deployment process this is the book for you. It is full of detailed examples of the different parts of Windows deployment from start to end. It even offers console commands and cmdlets for you PowerShell buffs. Its a great book and you can find it here at Amazon.com Mastering Windows 7 Deployment
Posted in Mac on January 12th, 2011 by Trev – Comments Off
I have recently discovered that when deleting a user from OS X it isn’t as straight forward as it should be. Not all the information gets removed, even if you tell it to delete the user and the Home Folder contents it still leaves the Account Name behind. So if you are attempting to recreate the user you can’t use the same Account Name because it already exists on the system. Here is how to get rid of it. read more »
Posted in Windows on April 6th, 2010 by Trev – Be the first to comment
Looking for a newer and faster way to install Windows 7? Try installing it from a USB Flash Drive (UFD).* What you will need:
- At least a 4 GB USB Flash Drive
- Windows 7 Install Media
- A computer that can boot from a USB drive read more »
Posted in Windows on January 11th, 2010 by Trev – Be the first to comment
There are several times where I need to be able to ping computers to make sure that they are still out there. This became more difficult when Microsoft changed the default setting for ICMP to block. While there are several ways around it this is the simplest solution that I have found. read more »
Posted in Windows on October 22nd, 2009 by Trev – 1 Comment
Windows 7 was released today and I downloaded my $30 student copy of it from Digital River that I posted earlier. All excited and revving to go, I was surprised when a I received an EXE file instead of an ISO. Well the nice people over at Digital River somehow forgot to tell us that little fact. Don’t worry too much, the folks over at MaximumPC have a solution.
Posted in Windows on October 20th, 2009 by Trev – Be the first to comment
I recently was working on a computer that was having some major issues and wanted to scan it for malware/viruses. The computer was unable to connect to the internet so I was attempting to download Malwarebytes Antimalware on my desktop to transfer over to the troubled computer.
The file downloaded quickly and as soon as it finished AVG popped up complaining that the file mbam-setup.exe was infected with Trojan Horse PSW.Banker5.ZOY. It’s difficult to believe that CNET has infected software on their site so upon further investigation it appears that AVG is being hyper critical. It was not only labeling Malwarebytes as a Trojan but other programs like AVAST Antivirus as well.
Posted in Windows on September 30th, 2009 by Trev – Be the first to comment
Sound too good to be true? Well for most it is, but for those fortunate enough to still be in college or have a working .edu email account are in luck. Check it out for your self at: www.win741.com. All that is required is that you have a working .edu email address. read more »
Posted in Linux on July 28th, 2009 by Trev – Be the first to comment
Don’t you just hate it when you reinstall Windows and it wipes out grub. I do but it seems like there is no way around it. Here are seven easy steps to repair your grub installation in under a minute.
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