It's hard not to be an Apple enthusiast, when they seem to think of things ahead of time. For those of you who are upgrading from your original iPhone to iPhone 3GS, you'll be happy to know that your original iPhone is still usable after you've moved your AT&T cellular service over to the new iPhone. Here's the instructions from Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3406
Good luck and happy computing.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
RANTS: Finally, Active Directory Users and Computers for Vista
It sure took MS a long time to get this out, considering Server 2008 has been available for awhile. In any case, I'm installing it now and am excited to finally be able to administer from my Vista box, though I'll probably be upgrading to Win7 soon.
Here's the official MS link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941314
Here's the official MS link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941314
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
TIPS & TRICKS: How To Stop iTunes From Launching When iPhone Is Plugged In
The iPhone battery leaves me wanting more. Some day we won't even worry about battery life. For now, I find that I have to charge pretty regularly. I don't think I can get through a full day of pretty regular usage without charging. Because of the short battery life, I always keep the charging cable with me. However, I don't keep the USB to AC adapter with me. Usually, I'm near a computer with a USB port to help charge the iPhone.
In this process, one minor annoyance is that iTunes insists on launching when the iPhone is plugged in. Since, I don't always plug into the same machine that I normally sync with, I wanted to find a way to keep iTunes from launching when I plug into other machines for charging purposes. Googled it and couldn't find a quick answer.
Here's the simple way to do it. Remove the iTunes Helper application from running on startup. In Mac OS X, go to System Preferences > Accounts > Your User Account > Login Items and remove the iTunes Helper Application. The next time you login to your profile and plug in your iPhone, iTunes will not launch. I haven't tried it on a Windows machine yet, but I know that there is an iTunes Helper Application there too. Just remove it and iTunes will not launch.
Hope this helps with this slightly annoying problem. Happy computing.
In this process, one minor annoyance is that iTunes insists on launching when the iPhone is plugged in. Since, I don't always plug into the same machine that I normally sync with, I wanted to find a way to keep iTunes from launching when I plug into other machines for charging purposes. Googled it and couldn't find a quick answer.
Here's the simple way to do it. Remove the iTunes Helper application from running on startup. In Mac OS X, go to System Preferences > Accounts > Your User Account > Login Items and remove the iTunes Helper Application. The next time you login to your profile and plug in your iPhone, iTunes will not launch. I haven't tried it on a Windows machine yet, but I know that there is an iTunes Helper Application there too. Just remove it and iTunes will not launch.
Hope this helps with this slightly annoying problem. Happy computing.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
RAVES: Social Networking for Enterprise
The explosion of social networking sites has been incredible. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc all have people updating themselves in one way or another. However, in the enterprise environment, I'm tasked with the duty of keeping data, content and IP safe. This goal and public social networking sites do not go well together.
Enter enterprise-level business networking sites. I just finished reading the eWeek article reviewing 3 potential solutions: Socialcast, Socialtext, and Huddle. We are seriously considering our options for capturing, processing, and presenting different types of videos. In reading the article, I kept an eye out for these sites to include video. Not much to be said, but the video aspect may be something that draws us into SAAS (Software As A Service) solution.
At the end of the day, our users are becoming more savvy. The way they handle personal business will easily carry over to work-related business and make them more productive if we provide the tools to do it.
More to come, I'm sure. Happy computing.
Enter enterprise-level business networking sites. I just finished reading the eWeek article reviewing 3 potential solutions: Socialcast, Socialtext, and Huddle. We are seriously considering our options for capturing, processing, and presenting different types of videos. In reading the article, I kept an eye out for these sites to include video. Not much to be said, but the video aspect may be something that draws us into SAAS (Software As A Service) solution.
At the end of the day, our users are becoming more savvy. The way they handle personal business will easily carry over to work-related business and make them more productive if we provide the tools to do it.
More to come, I'm sure. Happy computing.
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