More Daylight Savings time Patches. Remember, your computer needs to be updated to handle the DST change by March 11th.  Windows updates will fix problems for XP, and 2003 Servers. Time clock/punch clock software, cell phones and PDA’s, PBX/Voicemail systems, and anything with a computerized clock will be affected. In most cases the time will just be off by an hour. On computer networks where the server is updated but not all workstations (or workstations and not the server), the time difference can cause workstations to be unable to log on.

www.microsoft.com/windows/timezone/dst2007.mspx

Windows 2000 and earlier are no longer supported, so no patches are available from windows update.  Here is an unsupported tool for updating Window 2000 (workstation and server):

www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2007/01/unofficial-windows-2000-daylight.html Info

www.intelliadmin.com/downloads.htm (first item under free downloads)

Unsupported tool for fixing windows 98 http://solprovider.com/articles/win98timezones

Verizon Wireless sync update: connect to this URL from your wireless phone or PDA, which will download and install the updated wireless sync software.  http://ota.wsync.com/WSPPC2003.cab

If you use pc monitor software the update is here www.wsync.com/pcmonitor

Palm Phones and PDA’s www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/dst.html

Blackberry www.blackberry.com/select/dst2007/faq.shtml

Nokia Phones www.nokiausa.com/support/software/softwareupdate/1,8838,,00.html  

Microsoft Exchange: Version 2 of the Exchange calendar correction tool has been released, in KB 930879. To update the Exchange tool, you need to uninstall the prior Exchange patch of KB 926666, run the new Exchange tool, and then reapply the 926666 fix. See also KB 931667

Outlook Calendar tool http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102086071033.aspx for users of Outlook without Exchange server.

Daylight Saving patches for Microsoft's customer relationship management system (CRM): www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=8A7319E6-5B86-4E7A-9BE1-763F2072BE21&displaylang=en

ACT Database updates www.act.com/daylightsavingtime

Mac updates: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305056 OS X 10.4.5 or later is already patched.

Dell Openmanage and IBM products are affected by Java, among others.   The needed Java update is here: http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Intl/USDST/

Cisco products are also affected: www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk362/technologies_tech_note09186a00807ca437.shtml

Affected Symantec products include Antivirus, Backup Exec: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2007011911191539?Open&src=w

Avaya phone systems http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?PAGE=OpenPage&temp.template.name=DLT2007

Lists of other products affected: http://www.dstpatch.com/

www.calconnect.org/ Click on the DST link. This site tracks all kinds of calendaring software.

 http://istpub.berkeley.edu:4201/bcc/Spring2007/1019.html

http://mssg.rutgers.edu/documentation/DST2007

If you bought a Windows PC anytime after Oct. 26, 2006, odds are it came with either a coupon for a free " Express Upgrade" to Vista, or instructions on how to obtain the upgrade via an online registration process. The free Vista upgrade program is scheduled to begin shutting down on March 15, 2007, and will close entirely on March 31. The site has been problematic, with many people unable to complete the registration process. www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/expressupgrade.mspx

http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=hardware&articleId=9011692&taxonomyId=12&intsrc=kc_top

Firefox update: The latest version to be released, 2.0.2, fixes several security issues

Be wary of PayPal invoices which indicate you bought something, and invite you to click on a link to correct your account.  This is a scam to get you to a malicious web site.

Windows Vista comes with a newer Remote Desktop client. You can download it from Microsoft update in the optional software updates if you need to connect remotely to Vista. KB925876

Google Apps is a packaged solution for setting up a domain and email. Somewhat similar to Microsoft Office Live. http://www.google.ca/a/

Free online seminars for small business owners by leading speakers and authors, including Steven Covey, Michael Gerber, Jack Canfield and others. Looks like a great series.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officelive/FX102119031033.aspx

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 supports running Vista as a virtual machine, and running XP from within Vista. A good tool for those of us who like to experiment, without damaging your work pc.  And, it’s free. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/default.mspx

Nino Renzi is now working with us as a desktop support Tech. Nino provides desktop support and onsite service for clients. He previously worked as a computer support technician at Modesto Jr. College, and ran his own computer consulting business for several years, and has worked with computers for about 9 years.

Tim Torian

Torian, Group, Inc.

http://www.toriangroup.com