Wednesday 29 January 2014

FREE Enterprise Mobile Manager (EMM)

AppTec offers companies a free license for 25 devices to manage Apple iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices. Features include; centrally backup / restore device data, reports, install company apps, remote wipe and compliance restrictions. See: http://www.apptec360.com/

Tuesday 28 January 2014

FREE 'Cyber Streetwise' Advice From The UK Government

Be Cyber Streetwise is a UK cross-government campaign funded by the National Cyber Security Programme and delivered in partnership with the private and voluntary sectors. The easy to use site offers a range of interactive resources for SME's and individual’s to provide clear advice on the essentials for enjoying a safe experience online.
PDF document see cyberstreet-open-for-business.pdf
Website see: www.cyberstreetwise.com

Friday 24 January 2014

Deploy Windows Software Quickly

Use the FREE version of PDQ Deploy to install applications and patches to all the Windows computers in your company. Integrates with AD, Spiceworks, PDQ Inventory, and more. Agentless and lets you install using MSI, EXE, PowerShell, VB Script and Batch files to multiple computers simultaneously. See: http://www.adminarsenal.com/pdq-deploy/

Monday 13 January 2014

Repair missing or corrupted Windows system files

The System File Checker tool (SFC.exe) is a free built-in utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista. For more instructions see: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

Thursday 2 January 2014

Fix Java Installation Errors

I recently fixed a laptop with a corrupt Java installation which wouldn't update, uninstall or re-install. The Oracle Java uninstall tool also didn't work. In the end it was solved using the free JavaRa utility by SingularLabs. See: http://singularlabs.com/software/javara/