Yet Another IT Professional Blog

Windows 10 is coming and Microsoft is pushing out its updates to prepare our computers for this fresh operating system from Microsoft. But do they really need to be that aggressive so that our existing services stops working? Frustrating monday!

I guess we all heard about the Java security breach . I don't know about you but I've heard about it and decided to take action like a good IT Professional. :)  We decided to deactivate the Java add-on on our Terminal Server which is running Windows Server 2008 R2. I realized that if I turn off the add-on manually from the Internet Explorer settings, the action is only takes effect only for the user account that your are logged in. But, what do you do for a Terminal server or on system that multiple user is using? I've found the answer on Microsoft TechNet forums and I wanted to share it with you guys because the answer wasn't easy to find at all. First, here is the forum thread that I'm talking about; http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverTS/thread/fe5b7fb6-bbda-42ac-87d2-a64f57f5d6a0 Here is the original article from Microsoft (even though it says Windows X...

Future iterations of Mozilla's browser, starting with the upcoming version 3.6 , will be capable of detecting your computers orientation; Firefox will then use that real-time positioning information to impact how the browser displays applications and webpages. The new feature, which was revealed by Mozilla's Christopher Blizzard on Monday, was originally developed for mobile browsers but has now been made available, via an API, for a range of devices including Macbooks, Thinkpads and Linux machines. Achieving the desired tilting effect is made possible due to the hardware being equipped with accelerometers, such as the Macbook Pro in the video below: This new feature is just one of several ways Mozilla is taking Firefox beyond its typical application and exploring how its software can be used in a wider range of instances. Orientation technology could be seen in a number of situations such as on a tablet device, or in a range of browser based games. More details, including ho...