Opening An Elevated Command Prompt Window
Posted January 19, 2010 – 00:00 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedThere are many parts of Windows that are useful for the power user, but none so useful and important as opening an elevated privilege command prompt window!
Windows, by default, does not run programs as administrator in Vista and 7. This is for the user’s protection, and is controlled by User Account Control. You can, fortunately, [...]
Use Trillian Astra to Simplify Messaging
Posted January 17, 2010 – 23:40 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedOh, Trillian. I remember when you were just a wee toddler, now you’re all big and grown up now! Trillian has always been one of the popular choices for instant messaging clients, however with the advent of Trillian Astra in late 2009, Cerulean Studios has nearly reinvented the game once more and provided a better [...]
No Comments | Tags:Save Power with Windows 7 Power Management Diagnostics
Posted January 15, 2010 – 23:00 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedHave you been wondering if your laptop or desktop uses more power than it needs to? Well, wonder no more! Windows 7 includes a utility for generating a report of potential energy hogging systems within your computer.
Simply open a Command Prompt window as Administrator, and enter the following command:
powercfg -energy
Windows 7 will take about a [...]
Koobface Virus Resurges, Threatens Facebook Users
Posted November 19, 2009 – 04:00 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedThe Koobface virus hit the internet a few years back, but has already started rebounding with new vigilance. Short story: Don’t click links you don’t trust!
The virus operates by hijacking people’s Facebook accounts and sending a message to all of their friends with a fake video link. The link is often encoded by a short [...]
Google Chrome Releases Themes; They Look Hot!
Posted October 7, 2009 – 15:00 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedGoogle Chrome has represented a great browser so far: fast startup times, modern features, and a great task-based backend render engine. We’ve even commented before just how much we love it. Now it has themes! What better way to make your favorite browser look just how you want?
If you have Google Chrome, go and check [...]
Windows 7 ready for Windows XP mode
Posted October 2, 2009 – 13:20 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedMicrosoft announced yesterday that their new Windows XP mode is ready to hit manufacturing now, and will come about online via an update on October 22.
Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 helps people who run software that was designed for XP run on Windows 7 in its original shell. Microsoft reports that any software that [...]
Salem State Censorship: It was all a mistake
Posted October 2, 2009 – 13:20 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedSalem State Chief Information Officer Patricia Ainsworth released a statement that “the blocking experienced was due to an error in our firewall configuration. It was not intentional. I was glad students brought it to our attention. We fixed it today. I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.” This is responding [...]
No Comments | Tags:Salem State Censorship: Connection policies lifted.. a little
Posted October 1, 2009 – 13:00 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedSome new developments have come in on the fight for freedom of information at our dear campus. Reports indicate that wired residential connections do not block the mature content that was flagged as blocked everywhere else.
Wireless connection campus-wide still continues to be restricted.
Salem State Information Technology Services has not released a public statement yet regarding [...]
Salem State Restricts Adult Content, What is Censorship?
Posted September 30, 2009 – 12:40 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedIn a report gathered today, it was discovered that previously unblocked mature content sites are now inaccessible through the network of Salem State.
Users of mature content sites will find the following message becoming frequently displayed:
Web Page Blocked
Access to the web page you were trying to visit has been blocked in accordance with company policy. Please [...]
House Season 6 Premiere Tonight — Hulu, where are you?
Posted September 21, 2009 – 09:40 in: Silivrenion, syndicatedThe epically-famous House, M.D. show returns to the air tonight on a major Fox channel near you, but hopeful of being able to watch it online, I was disappointed when Hulu had nothing to say about the premiere, or even push to promote people watching it.
With such a big deal as Hulu has with the [...]
