The Real (and Virtual) Adventures of Nathan the IT Guy:

IT professional


August 28, 2012  12:54 PM

Microsoft Second Shot Returns



Posted by: Nathan Simon
exam resources, IT professional, MCSA, Microsoft Windows

If you are ready to start taking some Microsoft certifications, then now would be the time to start! The Second Shot is back, what that means is you can write an exam, then re-write if you don't pass.

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July 30, 2012  1:31 PM

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity Update Improved many features!



Posted by: Nathan Simon
IT professional

The OTA update that is pushing to owners of the TF700T world wide has been a resounding success so far. GizmoCanada reports, "An XDA Forum member reported, “Got the update over...


July 24, 2012  12:39 PM

USB 3.0 Power Delivery Specification



Posted by: Nathan Simon
IT professional

Big news here, well I am a few days late, but who cares. USB.org unveiled a press release, which contains the following.

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group, in conjunction with the USB 2.0 Promoter Group, today announced the completion of the USB Power Delivery specification, which enables...


July 9, 2012  12:37 PM

Mega Outlook Automation?



Posted by: Nathan Simon
IT professional, Outlook 2010

Outlook in itself if one of the most used applications on the planet... Outlook 2010 is one of the most powerful applications on the planet... to help you uncover all the goodies I am highlighting an article from Microsoft Small Business Technet page.

Case...


June 29, 2012  2:09 PM

Meet the Google Nexus 7



Posted by: Nathan Simon
IT professional

If you are looking for a good review of the brand spankin' new Google Nexus, AnandTech has put up a mini review with comparisons to the ASUS Tablet series.

The Nexus 7 comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean installed, which we're going over on the next page. It brings improvements to UI...


June 29, 2012  1:10 PM

Gog.com : Where Old School Gamers go to play…



Posted by: Nathan Simon
IT professional

Have you ever wanted to play the older games from years back? Gog.com has a lot of games just like that... Games from the 80's, 90's, and 2000's...

Forget activations or malicious DRM - every game on GOG.com is 100% DRM-free You buy it. You own it. 100%...


January 15, 2010  1:48 AM

Windows 7 Application Compatibility List



Posted by: Nathan Simon
Compatibilty list, IT professional, laptop drivers, microsoft, pc drivers, Windows 7, Windows 7 Compatibility

Hey all, the Windows 7 Compatibility list has been updated!

The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT professionals is an Excel-based spreadsheet listing software applications and respective Windows 7 compatibility information. Compatibility information has been verified by...


February 18, 2009  4:47 AM

Excel Printing out Duplicates



Posted by: Nathan Simon
book.xlt, excel issues, excel printing duplicates, excel safe mode, excel troubleshooting, HP, IT professional, Laserjet

 Well here’s a good one for you, and I hope that this helps someone if they run into the same issue. Two PC’s both have the same printer, and both have the exact same drivers. The printer was an HP LaserJet 1320. The issues was that Excel would print out duplicate copies of everything. Running...


February 12, 2009  3:09 AM

NetBooks What are they good for?



Posted by: Nathan Simon
ACER, ASUS, dell, HP, IT professional, N270, N280, Netbook, Samsung, SSD, Windows XP, Z520, Z530

I’ve been following Netbooks closely, not too close, but close enough :) Jenny, yes our Jenny, asked me a couple notable questions. Answering that question will inform people that there are options out there to make the Netbook experience a joyful one. "I enjoyed your coverage on...


December 27, 2008  12:09 AM

NVIDIA Ion Platform means HD for Notebooks



Posted by: Nathan Simon
IT professional, laptop, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, notebook, Windows Vista

They call it a Pico-ATX which measure in at a whopping 10 cm x 7.2 cm! The reference motherboard is very simple; you’ve got an Intel Atom CPU and a GeForce 9400M next to each other, a single SATA connector and a DDR3 SO-DIMM slot on the other side of the board. And this little thing is...