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Joe Reviews SB10-242 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. This includes issues with Adobe products, Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Be sure to update these products if you haven't recently. This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions. If you have questions about this video post a comment here or ask on our Facebook Fan Page.

Powerpoint Tip Slideshow in a Window (Video)

Ever try to record a screencast of a Powerpoint presentation? If you have you may have noticed like I did that you cannot easily run the presentation slideshow within a window small enough for a practical screencast. After doing some research I discovered that there are some not so well documented features for Powerpoint 2007/2010 that will allow you to run your presentation in a window. This would be particularly useful if you were doing some kind of mashup.

Joe Reviews SB10-221 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. This update contains issues with Apple iTunes, Safari and Mozilla Firefox. Be sure to update these products if you haven't recently. This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions. If you have questions about this video post a comment here or ask on our Facebook Fan Page.

How to do a Manual upgrade to WordPress 3 Beta

Last night I learned about the Beta of the new Word Press Version 3 Beta 1. Being a bit adventurous I tested upgrading a couple of blog sites to the new version to check it out. I was not able to find a simple path to do it without using an ftp client so I thought it would be useful to record a screencast of the procedure. Here it is: If you know of an easier way, please share it via comments.

Update Microsoft Office Products – Joe Reviews SB10-074 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. This update contains the infamous Arucer.dll that came with the charging software on the Energizer Duo USB. Also definitely recommend updating your Microsoft Office products if you haven't recently. This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions. If you have questions about this video post a comment here or ask on our Facebook Fan Page.

Update Adobe Acrobat, Again – Joe Reviews SB10-060 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. Adobe Acrobat has returned, please be sure to update! This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions. If you have questions about this video post a comment here or ask on our Facebook Fan Page.

Google Chrome Vulnerabilities – Joe Reviews SB10-053 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. Surprising number of Google Chrome issues this week, luckily Chrome is updated constantly and quietly without prompting. This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions.

Blocking Farmville on Facebook (Video)

We received a question on our Facebook page about blocking Farmville. Here is a short video on how to do this:

Run Windows Updates – Joe Reviews SB10-046 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. This week is Microsoft triage week, there are a ton of 9.3 severity and above (out of 10) vulnerabilities. This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions. What can you do to protect yourself: Perform Windows updates when prompted or visit http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate Perform Office Updates if you use any of the Micrososft Office family products at http://office.microsoft.com Be cautious with file attachments and links in Emai...

Solving the problem with large attachments (Video) Drop.io

Our partner Drop.io has recently created a functional beta of a plugin that allows you to share file(s) up to 100mb (for free) or greater (with paid subscription) simply via Microsoft Outlook. In this video we demonstrate where to get the plugin and how to use it. We are an affiliate of drop.io and if you would like a paid subscription you can use the featured product links in the right hand navigation menu on our website or by clicking here.