Photo of the day: Mini x10 from Seneca Data

This is the Mini X 10 from Seneca Data. This computer is really small. You can see the computer already monted onto a back of a 23 inch monitor. The computer has a HDMI port, 4 usb ports, 1 network port, audio in, and out out. If you want to see the specs on the computer then Click Here. This would work really nicely on the clinical floors to save space. What does everyone think about this computer?

March 15, 2010 | Filed Under Picture Day, Technology

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Photo of the Day: 24 inch monitor on a mobilecart

This is very impressive. It is a 24 inch monitor an AOC on a rubbermaid mobilecart. The computer is going to be the Seneca Data mini x4 that I talked about couple of days ago. The computers for this project are going to be on the wireless network instead of hard wired in. This project has a lot of computers to it. Some of the computers are mini and some are going to be MicroATX computer. I was going to take a picture how one of the guys does a mass prep of the computers but he got done before I could take a picture of it. I thought the monitors were impressive so I had to take a picture of it. If you want to check out the monitor on Amazon then Click Here.

March 14, 2010 | Filed Under Picture Day, Technology

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Awesome Printer / Fax Mobile Cart for IT Shops

This is what we just got in at work. It is a three level shelf that we will use to put loaner network printer and fax machine when a MultiFunction Copier goes down. We will use these in clinical floors mostly. It is very sturdy. It has lockable wheels so you can lock them in place. They are priced pretty reasonable. If you want to check them out then Click Here and you can also click on the image at the top of the post.

The printer is a Lexmark T640 and the Fax machine is Canon 2050P that we use as the loaner equipment. They are very good loaner equipments and devices that with stand high volume printing also.

March 13, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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How I Install a New PC For a User At Work

I will first name it almost like the original, because at the end you will rename it to their original name. You should come up with a good naming convention for your organization. Where I work we have a good naming convention that works good for our organization.

I will install AV and download updates for it. You want to run Windows updates and download all of the updates that you find. You also want to go back to windows updates couple of times until you see 0 updates. I do leave out some updates like the desktop search. I don’t think desktop search should be in Windows Update. I just don’t like it.

I will then look at the config sheets that we have to see what software they have. I can install most software as admin but sometimes you will need to run and configure software as the user. After the software is done I will then install printers.

My last thing that I do is call up the user remote into their old computer that is getting replaced and back up their desktop items, favorites, outlook folders in Application Data, outlook folder in Local settings, and signature folder for outlook. Also it is very important to see if they have files on the root of c. You can tell them they should go into their network drive but I just copy it over anyways. I will then get their password so I can create their profile and setup email for them and set their default printer.

At work I am in the middle of doing PC refresh for the month. I have 10 or so computers that I have to do refresh for. It is going fine so far no big set backs. I should be done by monday or tuesday.

March 12, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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Photo of the Day – Mini Computer from Seneca Data

This is one of the new kind of computers that you can buy at Seneca Data. These are the Mini computers from Seneca Data. Seneca Data is a local computer manufacturer in Syracuse. These are powerful and they will save space where we are going to install them. If you want to visit Seneca Data’s website for the Mini X 4 then Click Here.

March 6, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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How to enable CD Ripping / Burning for Restricted Users

I had to use this at work. We had a restricted user that needed to burn with special software I use this to let them burn in the software. I found this guide at http://www.nch.com.au/kb/10008.html.

Run gpedit.msc this is the local policy editor on the computer in Windows.

Select the following:

Local Computer Policy ->
Computer Configuration ->
Windows Settings ->
Security Settings ->
Local Policies ->
Security Options

Enable the option ‘Devices: Restrict CD-Rom access to locally logged-on user only.’

You should now reboot your PC. Restricted users can now burn CDs.

It was very easy to do, and after I rebooted the computer our restricted user was able to show burning icon in the software that burns CDs for them.

February 28, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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How to Keep your Motorola Droid Screen Unlocked

I am not going to do a video for this but maybe I might when I have some free time. The app that I am talking about is called the Screen Mode Widget. All you have to do with this app is to make it a widget on one of your screens so you can click on the button.

You have three different modes that you can use. They are Awake Stay, Screen Stay, and Sleep Auto.
Sleep Auto the phone will screen off and lock the screen like it defaults to when you buy the phone. Awake Stay the device will not lock the screen but will shutt he screen off. Screen stay will not lock the screen and will never shut the screen off.

Here is a picture of the what the icon looks like for the screen mode widget. This widget is free which I really like about it.

February 12, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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How to put ringtones on your Motorola Droid

Everyone wants to add ringtones to their phone when they already have the song. Here is a list that I created on adding ringtones to your phone. I have tried these steps and they do work. You will just need to find a program that you can splice the song and then save it to MP3. I tried this on a MAC and it worked.

1. You need to mount your phone to the computer.
2. Create a folder on the phone called ringtones
3. Find a program that you can make selections the song. Then save it as a MP3 file format.
4. Copy the newly created ringtone to the ringtone folder that you created in step 2.
5. Eject the phone from the computer and then dismount it.
6. Go to settings sounds and display. Then into phone ringtone.
7. Pick your ringtone that you created

This is a down and dirty list on how to add ringtones to your Motorola Droid. I created a ringtone for Korn Freak on a leash. Here is a photo of me picking that ringtone for my phone. It works but I had to do it couple of times to get the hang of it.

January 30, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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New Ipad Tablet

I was watching the keynote for Apple for their new device that is going to revolutionize the world. I don’t think it is going to do that. It is a big ipod touch. It has different screens but really it is a big ipod touch. What is your take on it? Don’t get me wrong it looks like a nice device but it is a Ipod touch really.

The device looks really small and thin. It only weighs 1 1/2 pounds. It has 9.7 inch IPS display, and a full capacitive multi touch device. It has a 1 Ghz Apple A4 Chip and Jobs said it screams. It has the latest wireless and blue tooth. It has 10 hours of battery life and a month of stand by battery life. That is pretty good battery life on the device. It is a very green device.

All applications the apple store will work with the new device so you don’t have to download other specific applications. From the video the graphics is pretty sweet.

They are also going to have a big book store where you can buy books from the top publishing companies and top authors. It is very easy to flip through pages. You can change the font, and the text size of the ebook. It is cool how all of your books that you download goes on to a book shelf.

It is a mobile device. In the keynote Jobs said they are the biggest mobile device company and their revenue is in the billions of dollars.

Here is a youtube video of the ipad keynote.

Also here is a picture of the prices that they are selling the ipad at.

Here is a picture what the IPAD looks like

January 28, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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Another Free Photo Editing Software

Here is another free photo editing software that has been around for a long time. The software is called Irfanview. It is a very powerful and light weight at the same time. You can do a lot with it just like you can do with paint.net. If you are in a hurry and need to resize a picture then this is one of programs that you should download. If a user needs a photo editing software and they don’t install anything extra then this is for them.

If you want to download the program then Click Here.

January 25, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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