Technology Summary. For anyone seeking a high-end performance notebook computer, the Dell XPS 15z laptop computer and Apple MacBook Pro would likely be on the list of systems to consider. Similar Price. Although the Dell XPS 15z has a retail price of about $1920 for the Core i7 configuration, the online sale price at the time… Continue reading Dell XPS 15z Laptop vs Apple MacBook Pro Notebook Computer Review Comparison – Separated at Birth?
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Apple Software App Store for Business, Enterprise, or Academic Education Departmental Institution Purchasing
Technology > Apple Summary. Apple is moving toward a model of software distribution through their App Store instead of a traditional sales model. For academic institutions, this will initially present some challenges since the retail app store is not configured for education pricing and also charges taxes on sales. Instructions. According to an Apple education… Continue reading Apple Software App Store for Business, Enterprise, or Academic Education Departmental Institution Purchasing
Opening, Uncompressing, Unarchiving, Unzipping, and Reading System.log bz2 Compressed Archive Files
Technology > Apple Summary. The Apple Console utility allows viewing of various log files. Archives. Important log files typically have backup archives made of them. For example, by default, the System.log file is archived (turned over) every day at midnight (assuming your computer is on) and then a fresh System.log file is created. This creates… Continue reading Opening, Uncompressing, Unarchiving, Unzipping, and Reading System.log bz2 Compressed Archive Files
Preserving Apple Console System.log Events File for Usage Analysis – Preventing Turned Over Purged Erased Data
Technology > Apple Summary. Apple Mac computers keep a log of significant events and errors. Log files can be viewed in the Console program (found under Applications > Utilities). The system.log file (one of many log files), contains some useful information. For this reason, there are seven archives (backups) of that file. The older system.log… Continue reading Preserving Apple Console System.log Events File for Usage Analysis – Preventing Turned Over Purged Erased Data
Using Apple Mac Console Event Log Files to Report Login and Logout Times for Calculating Computer Usage
Technology > Apple Summary. This document describes how to create a spreadsheet that will show when users have logged in and logged out, making it possible to calculate the amount of time spent working on the computer. These instructions are for experienced users. From Applications > Utilities, open the Console program. Navigate under the FILES… Continue reading Using Apple Mac Console Event Log Files to Report Login and Logout Times for Calculating Computer Usage
Apple MacBook Pro Overheating and Slow due to AdobeResourceSynchronizer, HP Device Monitor, and HP Event Handler Having Excessively High CPU Utilization – Activity Monitor
Technology > Apple Summary. Apple Mac computers can sometimes get overheated if a program process is incorrectly over-utilizing the processor. Activity Monitor. For this reason, it’s helpful to run the Activity Monitor, found under Applications > Utilities. This is similar to the Windows Task Manager. Normal Idle CPU Utilization. When viewing CPU usage using the… Continue reading Apple MacBook Pro Overheating and Slow due to AdobeResourceSynchronizer, HP Device Monitor, and HP Event Handler Having Excessively High CPU Utilization – Activity Monitor
Computer Usage Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting Systems – Using System Log Files or Commercial Software
Technology UPDATE: 23 Dec 2022 The original document below was posted on 18 June 2011. Given changes in technology and remote management, it is mostly outdated with regard to the specific recommendations. It may be of value to anyone researching the state of the industry in 2011. For those seeking present-day solutions, a common choice… Continue reading Computer Usage Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting Systems – Using System Log Files or Commercial Software
Creating Apple Login and Logout Scripts to Track Computer Usage in Console System Log Files
Technology > Apple Summary. This document describes how to create a system file that will track when users login and logout. The resulting log file can be imported into a spreadsheet for calculating the amount of time spent working on the computer. These instructions are for experienced users only. Proceed at your own risk. Alternative.… Continue reading Creating Apple Login and Logout Scripts to Track Computer Usage in Console System Log Files
Windows Update Freezing, Not Running, or Not Completing
Technology Summary. It’s sometimes necessary to manually run Windows update in order to get updates to install. It’s not unusual to discover that a Windows computer set to install updates every night at 3AM has 50 or more updates just sitting in the queue to be installed. Perhaps there’s some simple answer or fix to… Continue reading Windows Update Freezing, Not Running, or Not Completing
Sanako Tandberg Lab 100 Errors on Windows Shutdown Improperly MSU Replication Delay
Technology Summary. Those using the Sanako (Tandberg Educational) Lab 100 audio language learning lab system may notice an error message after closing the software while attempting to shut down the computer. The error message indicates that the Lab 100 software is still in use long after it has been closed. There is a MSU Replication… Continue reading Sanako Tandberg Lab 100 Errors on Windows Shutdown Improperly MSU Replication Delay
Using Audacity to Open Read Fix Repair Corrupted WAV MP3 Audio Music Files
Technology Summary. Sometimes audio files can get corrupted. This can be for any variety of reasons. If deleted files are recovered, and those files have been overwritten, then corruption exists to the file format. Most audio players will stop playing an MP3 audio file if any corruption is encountered. As a result, it’s no longer… Continue reading Using Audacity to Open Read Fix Repair Corrupted WAV MP3 Audio Music Files
Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 for Mac Live Update Repeatedly Runs Continuous Loop Several Times Daily
Technology > Apple Summary. A recent update to Symantec Endpoint Protection antivirus software for Apple (Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 for Mac), may result in repeatedly displaying the LiveUpdate window. This may happen upon startup, or when waking from sleep, or when logging in. According to some reports, the LiveUpdate window might re-appear immediately after closing or… Continue reading Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 for Mac Live Update Repeatedly Runs Continuous Loop Several Times Daily