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It seems a lot of people having issues with Windows 8.x. Somehow it is impossible to refresh/reinstall Windows 8 because the drive was “locked”.
There are a lot of suggestion on what to do in solving this issue, but none of them seems to be the solution.
The Global nightmare is over!
In the early AM of May 17, 2014 Apple releases iTunes 11.2.1 to fix the hidden “Users” folder. After iTunes 11.2.1 is installed, “Users” folder is no longer hidden.
“Users” folder becomes hidden when the following conditions met:
The “Users” folder could be made visible again by changing the visibility flag using the Terminal command:
sudo chflags nohidden /Users/
Users are finding out that even after the “Users” folder becomes hidden again after reboot.
I have been getting a lot of phone calls that Office 365 is having trouble with activation. According to users, their copy of Office 365 was previously activated.
This is especially annoying because they actually paid for the subscriptions.
Malware comes with interesting way to deceive users that they are not malicious in any ways. This particular malware has a peculiar icon which looks like a folder marked “ENLISTED” and photo of U.S. Marine.
This particular malware bears filename of “svc-mdek.exe” which is classified as “Rogue.WindowsExpert” by MalwareBytes Anti-Malware.
I have not installed DivX for years, and I now remember why; DIVX Installer includes Conduit Search.
If you had Conduit Search present on your computer, you want to remove it. Then use the following tools to scan and clean your computer.
Don’t wait!
I picked up an Apple TV on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. I needed one for instructional purpose and the $25 iTunes Gift Card was a pleasant bonus. I noticed that the status light on the Apple TV stays on even when it was supposed to be in sleep mode. Afterward I noticed that the Apple TV felt really warm. This is the third Apple TV I owned, the other two are still in use and do not behave like this one.
According to Apple Support document the status light on Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation):
This particular Apple TV does not Flash in any way. The main concern is that this Apple TV actually stays on even though it is supposedly in sleep mode.
Another day, another computer infested with malware.
Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP) identified here: