The Everyday IT Blog

Windows 7 SP1 – sorry for the hype.

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:14:22 +0000

I’ve been running Windows 7 SP1 for about a week now.. and it has been largely underwhelming. I knew that there were no new features in the service pack, mainly just specific bug fixes and a few low-level security fixes – I guess I was expecting more. Maybe a shiny SP1 badge or something. Oh

Soft Launch of EverydayIT.net services..

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:23:08 +0000

I’ve decided to go ahead and do a soft launch of some service offerings I’ve been considering for quite some time now. It seems that every day I hear of someone paying what I consider to be way too much for basic computer services like virus removal and home networking help. With that

Windows 7 SP1 is coming..

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:23:51 +0000

I’m downloading the Windows 7 service pack 1 beta as we speak! I’ll apply the update and record my progress as I go along and pass the details along, good or bad. More to come, so stay tuned!

Read PDF Files? You might be asleep at the wheel and headed over the cliff..

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:28:57 +0000

Back in March of this year a security expert figured out a way to use a specially-crafted Adobe PDF file to cause your computer to run an executable file embedded in that PDF document. If you understood what I just wrote there’s a pretty high likelihood that you heard about the flaw and did your

Step away from the computer!

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:15:09 +0000

We all need time away from technology, whether we know it or not.

How do you like the new look?

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:45:49 +0000

I’ve changed Wordpress themes to make the site a little easier on the eyes.. so let me know what you think! While you’re at it, take a look at a new feature I’ve added – a discussion forum! Click on the “Forum” link above to get there – you’ll need an account here

Continuous Ink Systems for EPSON Printers

Neilster1 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:52:42 +0000

We have a perennial problem at my house when it comes to printing.. we always seem to be out of ink. My wife is a Mary Kay consultant (ladies.. she would love to be your consultant if you don’t have one – go to www.marykay.com/lderryberry) and has a need to print out tons of

Are you a Comcast subscriber? Read on about your AV protection..

Neilster1 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:06:39 +0000

Comcast has apparently dropped McAfee for Symantec!

`Tis the season.. but don't donate that PC yet.

Neilster1 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:46:32 +0000

With the release of Windows 7 in time for the holiday buying season I’ll bet that more than one of you plan to purchase a new PC this year.. and you may already have. Congratulations! You’ll certainly enjoy better performance and increased efficiency from your new system, no doubt. So, what do you do

The best things in (computing) life can be free.. sort of.

Neilster1 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:02:18 +0000

Over the past few weeks a few friends of mine have asked for my advice about different types of software. Each of them have a need and the software industry has the solution.. but that solution is horribly expensive. The good news is that there are tools for these needs that don’t have a retail