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Recover Data from a Dead PC with USMT: Migration

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Don’t be dour over a dead PC! Migrate recovered user data from a fried computer with this helpful guide.

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Recover Data from a Dead PC with USMT: Installation

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Need to raise your user data from the dead? Learn to recover data from a fried PC using User State Migration Tool (USMT).

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Performing a Remote Device Wipe with Exchange

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

IT pros need to know that they can reach out and erase a mobile device’s data at a moment’s notice. Learn how to remotely wipe a device using Exchange in this helpful how-to.

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How to Limit Targeted Ad Tracking in iOS 6

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Of the 200+ new and enhanced features Apple touted with iOS 6, nowhere is their new form of Ad Tracking listed. Learn how to limit targeted ad tracking in iOS6 with this tutorial by John O’Neill, Sr.

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How to Prepare an iPad for Deployment Using Apple Configurator

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

We’re movin’ on to mobile device management! Read on to learn how to prepare an iPad for deployment using Apple Configurator.

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Microsoft Surface RT Review

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

The Microsoft Surface with WIndows RT tablet has finally arrived. Does Microsoft’s entry into the tablet arena have what it takes? Read our review by John O’Neill Sr. to find out.

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How to Upgrade iOS using Apple Configurator

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

The advent of iOS 6 brought about tons of new features, but IT admins might find it a challenge to update their company’s devices. John O’Neill, Sr., shows you just how to upgrade single or multiple iOS using Apple Configurator.

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How to Change the Product Key in Windows 8

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

John O’Neill, Sr., shows you how to change the product key in Windows 8 using the GUI AND the command line. How’s that for value?

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How to Wipe Mobile Devices Through Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Power to the people! John O’Neill, Sr., shows you how to enable users to perform a remote wipe of their own mobile devices through Outlook Web Access (OWA).

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Enable and Restore File History in Windows 8

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

You know, File History is not just another name for a backup — it also protects against accidental changes. John O’Neill, Sr., shows you how to enable and restore File History in Windows 8.

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How to Wipe an iPhone or iPad

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

That iOS device may not be new, but it’s new to you, right? John O’Neill, Sr., walks you through how to wipe an iPhone or iPad and render it factory-fresh.

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How to Enable and Manage Safari’s Bookmarks Bar

Last Update: Jun 08, 2025

Need to keep track of your favorite sites? John O’Neill, Sr., walks you through how to enable and manage Safari’s bookmarks bar.

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