http://www.ryand.net Technology Consulting Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:24:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm please to announce the transition of ryand.net and related services (RyAnd Customer Update, Connected Workstation Update) to this new, unified site. Content has been imported, so while it might be different finding your way around at first, all the resource you're familiar with are here.  Links to older pages ... http://www.ryand.net/2008/12/17/transition-to-new-wwwryandnet/ This is an urgent security notice from RyAnd Computing. All customers should follow these steps. Recently a serious flaw in some basic internet services was discovered that can allow a malicious individual to redirect your usage of the internet. For example, you could type in www.wellsfargo.com hoping to get ... http://www.ryand.net/2008/07/26/important-security-check-required/ If you or someone you know has Internet service from AT&T (SBC) Yahoo DSL, they may require a computer settings change. AT&T has made some security updates/changes that, while positve, require some reconfiguration of the Thunderbird email software. RyAnd Computing can perform these changes remotely, in most cases. ... http://www.ryand.net/2007/08/01/notice-for-att-sbc-dsl-customers/ As you may know, Daylight Savings Time has been moved up by three weeks this year. Your Connected Workstation will be able to handle this seamlessly - just install the updates now available (orange icon by the clock) as you normally would. If you need help, check in ... http://www.ryand.net/2007/03/07/daylight-savings-time/ Updated - Gateway and Sony battery replacement links added. If you or anyone you know has a laptop from one of these manufacturers, please follow their instructions to find out if your battery is one of the recalled ones. If it is, turn off your notebook computer, remove the battery, ... http://www.ryand.net/2006/09/29/important-notebook-laptop-computer-battery-recalls/ but any other computers you may be using might not be! From the RyAnd Customer Update: A "Zero-Day" exploit for Internet Explorer has been found in the wild. What does this mean? "Zero-day" means that there are programs that are using this vulnerability to infect computers on the day that ... http://www.ryand.net/2006/09/22/your-connected-workstation-is-safe/ A "Zero-Day" exploit for Internet Explorer has been found in the wild. What does this mean? "Zero-day" means that there are programs that are using this vulnerability to infect computers on the day that the problem was discovered. There is no patch for this yet. For this reason, ... http://www.ryand.net/2006/09/20/zero-day-exploit-for-internet-explorer/ Hello! If you haven't tried it already, give AbiWord Word Processor a shot - it's in your Applications menu under Office. It's a word processor that's very similar to Microsoft Word, and can perform most common word processing tasks, including spell checking. I'm preparing an updated version of AbiWord ... http://www.ryand.net/2006/09/16/abiword-update/ Thank you for choosing the Connected Workstation software from RyAnd Computing, powered by Ubuntu Linux! This page will be updated with the most recent information on your system, as well as useful tips and tricks. The latest version of the system manual will always be available from this ... http://www.ryand.net/2006/09/10/welcome-to-connected-workstation/ A problem has been noticed that causes intermittent failures in Internet access for customers using Roadrunner Internet through Time Warner Cable and a Linksys WRT54G version 5.  To find out if your router is a version 5, turn it over and look at the label.  This image shows what a ... http://www.ryand.net/2006/03/03/incompatibility-between-some-linksys-wrt54g-routers-and-roadrunner-internet/