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Iowa Technology Blog

http://www.iowatechblog.com

This blog is about our experiences, advice, concerns, and stories of corporate IT in Des Moines, Iowa.

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  • Popups hurt productivity

    Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 13:45

    Multitaskers beware: On-screen notification pop-ups and visual alerts designed to increase productivity can actually end up costing you time in the long run, according to a new study. “Email notifications and instant messages all cause a break ...

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    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 12:00

    Trusted Reviews has put the new Dell XFR rugged laptop through the grinder and it hasn’t fared as well as expected. Considering that these guys drove a car over a Panasonic Toughbook, they went pretty easy on the Dell, but it still couldn’...

  • Windows 7 UAC failure?

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 22:43

    A Sophos blog today tested 10 unique incoming virus samples against Windows 7 UAC. The results were dismaying, with UAC preventing infection of only a single virus. Two of the samples did not run on Windows 7 at all (one wasn’t Win32). The rema...

  • Microsoft Big Easy 3.0

    Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 14:10

    Microsoft’s Big Easy promotion is back this November. Here’s a video explaining more: (In a nutshell: Microsoft software purchases will include a rebate to pay for installation, configuration, etc.)...

  • An impressive Windows security hack…

    Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 13:18

    I just came across a fascinating method of privilege escalation using the Windows pass-the-hash toolkit to modify your current logon credentials. Physical access to a workstation is required – for only about 20 minutes. A traveling laptop wit...

  • Phishing Test

    Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 10:17

    Can you spot a phishing email? This quiz developed by Sonic Wall asks just that and provides detailed results at the end. Please share it with everyone you know....

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