There is a new security feature in Windows 8 called smart screen.  This new level of security can help prevent unknown computer programs from running on your computer.  I ran into a situation where I wanted to disable the smart screen feature.   Below are the steps needed to complete in order to turn it off.

1.  Open up the control center.

Windows 8 Control Center

2.  Click on Action Center

Click On Action Center

3. In the left pane click on “Change Windows SmartScreen Settings”

Left Hand Column, Click On Change Windows Smart Screen Settings

4.  Select the option for how you would like Windows SmartScreen to handle unrecognized apps.

Windows SmartScreen Options

5.  Select Ok to close the dialog box.

6.  You can also choose to disable message so you will not get the security warning in the desktop tray.

Click Turn off messages about Windows SmartScreen

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I have been working lately on trying to round out my skill set again instead of being primarily focused just on the operating system.  One of the areas that I have started to look at again is Internet Information Server 7.  One of the best sites out there for free training material is http://learn.iis.net.   The site has a great overview that gets you up to speed on what IIS is capable of doing.  The site also has a download section, community section, forums section, and a blogs section.  The people that provide content are experts with IIS 7.  The videos that I have watched so far are spot on.  Check out the links below to learn more about the site.

Overview of The site –  learn.iis.net
http://www.iis.net/overview

 Download Section –  learn.iis.net
 http://www.iis.net/download

Forums Section – learn.iis.net
http://forums.iis.net/

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Sysinternals continue to be a great set of tools.  It seems like I can learn something new about the suite on a daily basis.  I really wish I had additional time to learn all of the tools better.  Mark Russinovich has created another great post over on his blog.  He steps through how he solved a case involving his Mom’s computer.  She was trying to install Security Essentials and was getting a random error that Mark fixes.  Check out the blog post to hear more about it.

Marks Blog - The Case of My Mom’s Broken Microsoft Security Essentials Installation
http://blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/archive/2012/01/05/3473797.aspx

Mark’s Latest Case Of The Unexplained From TechEd
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/WCL304

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Our family has been working very hard on promoting Financial Peace University at our local church in Ankney, Iowa.  If you have a minute please take time below to watch the video and learn more about what Dave Ramsey is teaching our country.  We have lived Dave’s principals for the past several years and could not be happier.  He has taught us so much that we have adopted FPU as one of our passions and want to pass is onto anybody who is willing to listen.  The average family has a net change in there life of over $8,000 during the 13 week course.  It is up to you to change your financial life.  Take the first steps today and enroll in an FPU class near you.

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University Site
http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/classfinder/cfst/1/

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I was jut catching up on the some of the releases around the web.  Google has introduced a new feature in Google maps for showing your location inside of a building.  Google maps used to leave you at the front door of large building like airports to find your own way around.  Check out the below video and Google news release to learn all about it.

Google’s News Release On Indoor Maps
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-frontier-for-google-maps-mapping.html

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We know that information is growing at a quick rate.  This graphic helps visualize just how quick data is growing.  It will be interesting to see what these numbers look like in a few years.

Via: The
Rapid Growth in Unstructured Data

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Dave Ransey has influenced our life greatly over the past several years.  The one amazing thing is what you can do when you are debt free is giving.  We hope to be be someday as we continue to follow the baby steps taught in the Total Money Makeover.  The video below is an amazing video that is shared during Financial Peace University.  How cool would it be  to write out a check for $10,000 to a random person to help them out.  Check out the video below to hear one such story.  When you believe amazing things will happen your life.  Please add any personal comments you have had with Dave Ramsey or any giving stories you have been part of.

Dave Ramsey’s Main Site
http://www.daveramsey.com/home/

The Great Recovery
http://www.thegreatrecovery.com/home/

The Total Money Makeover Book
http://www.daveramsey.com/bestsellers/

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For project 365 day 34 I decided to choose a great picture taken outside of Vail Colorado.  The sun was just starting to come up over the mountains as we were headed back to Denver to catch our plane.

Vail Sunrise

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For project 365 day 23 I have chosen a great scenery shot.  This was view as we left Beaver Creek.  I highly recommend staying at the Pines Hotel if you get a chance to visit Beaver Creek.  The accommodations and staff are amazing.

Avenue Of Flags

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Project 35 had helped me not only think about that is going on today but also what has happened in the past.  I have come a long ways and without pictures I would forget about allot.  Here is a picture outside of Cheers in Boston.  One of the better work trips I have been on that allowed us some downtime to a little sigh seeing.  Looking forward to taking my wife back there somebody.  Maybe if I train hard enough I can qualify for the marathon.  That would be a hug goal accomplished.

Cheers

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