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 Monthly Newsletter - June

News, Tips, and Reminders
 
 
 

 

 

REMINDER:

 

This month's reminder is to ensure that everyone is privy to the declining costs of hardware. 6 months ago, most of the electronics that we've always wanted, like bigger monitors and large hard drives, were still too expensive to justify buying. In the last several months, many sales now have jaw-dropping prices and there are so many options to choose from. Whether it be from a spiraling economy or the age of technology evolving (yet again), these items have become affordable and available. All in One Support offers services to make these decisions and installations simple and convenient.

     Here are some of the "one-day" deals that have surfaced in the last week:

 

25" I-INC HD Monitor
Model: iF251HPB
Price: $199.99

 

 

Acer Aspire One 8.9" Netbook
Model: AOA1501635
Price: $239.99

 

 

 

Calvary 1TB External Hard Drive
Model: CAUM3701T0
Price: $109.99

 

Let us find the piece of electronics for you. You will be happier knowing that you paid a great price and normally there is a great warranty coupled with the price. Who can beat that!?!

In This Issue:

 

TIPS: Searching for a File

 

INFO: Patch Tuesdays

 

REMINDER: SALES Everywhere


 

TIPS:

This tip will help you to enjoy the quick and easy way to find lost files on your computer. Here is an example of how to search for a file by its file extensions (for example type this keyword for Word files: *.doc; Excel files: *.xls; Adobe Acrobat files: *.pdf; Powerpoint files: *.ppt and *.exe for executable files.

 

To search for a file:

Click the "Start" button, point to "Search", and then click "For File or Folders..."  and a Search Results dialog box will appear. In Search for "Files or Folders...",  type the file name or folder name you want to find in containing text.

 

*** If you don't know the name of file but know that it contains a string of text then try to search for files containing specific text, type the text you want to find from any file or folder. (This is time taking process but creates very precise results) In "Look in", click the drive, folder, or network you want to search. To save time, always select the specified drive or location instead of whole computer.

 

 

To specify additional search criteria, click Search Options, and then click one or more of the following options to narrow your search:

  • Select Date to look for files that were created or modified on or between specific dates.

  • Select Type to look for files of a specific type, such as a text or WordPad document.

  • Select Size to look for files of a specific size.

  • Select Advanced Options to specify additional search criteria.

  • Click Search now.
     

     If you need any assistance with passwords, please call or email us.

 

INFO:

Tuesday of each month, the day on which Microsoft releases security patches.

 

Windows Updates

Starting with Windows 98, Microsoft included Windows Update: a system that automatically checks for security patches and fixes for MS Windows, MS Office, and other Microsoft products, and notifies the user of such updates.

 

Automatic Updates vs. Windows Updates

The idea of Windows Update system suffered from two primary issues.

On one hand, less experienced users were not aware of updates, and would not run them -- leaving their system vulnerable to exploits. Microsoft's solution was to introduce the concept of "Automatic Update", which would pro-actively inform the user that an update was available for their system.

 

Windows Update Deployment Issues

The second problem affected large deployments of Windows, such as can be found at large companies. Such large deployments found it increasingly difficult to make sure all systems across the company were up to date.

 

Breaks in Functionality

Occasionally (and even today), patches issued by Microsoft break existing functionality, and have to be uninstalled until a workaround is issued at a later date.

 

The Concept of Patch Tuesday

In order to reduce the costs related to the deployment of patches, Microsoft introduced the concept of Patch Tuesday. The idea is that security patches are accumulated over a period of one month, and then dispatched all at once on an anticipated date which system administrators can prepare for.

This date was set not too close to the beginning of the week, and yet far enough from the end of the week to allow any problems that may arise to be resolved before the weekend.

System administrators can mark the second Tuesday of the month as the "day in which machines are updated", and plan accordingly. The name "Patch Tuesday" has been in use since the third quarter of 2004.

 

Exploit Wednesday

The notion of 'Exploit Wednesday' has been introduced as the day after Patch Tuesday, when hackers launch attacks against new announced vulnerabilities yet to be patched by Patch Tuesday fixes.

 

Windows XP: Updates Cease 2014

Patch Tuesdays will end for Windows XP Home Edition on April 8, 2014, when extended support for this version of the OS expires.

 
 

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