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Have you ever hesitated right before clicking a download link? Or how about just before you installed something you had that twinge of doubt that maybe, just maybe, that thing your installing is unsafe?

If you have, then most likely you'll be interested in this. Using RollBack Rx for data retention is great, but with a few tweaks the software can be optimized for testing out new programs, or providing a safety net when you decide to visit some potentially


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There and Back Again: A Horizon DataSys Tale
Posted by Samuel Smith on 07 Oct 2014

Phew! We made it!

After 10 days of traveling around Austin, TX and Orlando, FL the Horizon DataSys team is happy to be safely back in beautiful Vancouver, B.C.  That's right - the team was out and about attending two massive tech conferences which brought in some of the best of the best at both SpiceWorld 2014 and EduCause 2014.

There were some interesting people at SpiceWorld.

It was our first time attending a SpiceWorld conference, but wow, what a show. For those who may not know, SpiceWorld is an annual conference hosted by SpiceWorks,


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Microsoft fixes faulty Windows updates
Posted by Samuel Smith on 28 Aug 2014

In mid-August Microsoft released several faulty updates for the Windows operating system that resulted in many users getting the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), particularly Windows 7 64-bit users.

As of August 27 the company has apparently fixed the issue and is now re-releasing the updates (edited of course to not shut down PC's).

For those who were affected, Microsoft is now encouraging those users to download the


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WARNING: August Windows updates crashing many PC's
Posted by Samuel Smith on 19 Aug 2014

**WARNING**

This is a warning to all users running Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 8/8.1. The latest round of Windows updates released by Microsoft in August are causing several machines to receive the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD).

Microsoft has since withdrawn these patches from their update:  KB2982791, KB2970228, KB2975719 and KB2975331.

The tech giant has also released a troubleshooting article on how to recover from this


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WARNING TO ALL ROLLBACK RX USERS UPGRADING WINDOWS 8.1 TO 8.1 RELEASE 1.
Posted by Gonzalo Ortiz de Zevallos on 08 Apr 2014

 **Windows 8.1 Update 1 (KB2919355)**

 

**WARNING**

This message is for all end-users that are currently running Windows 8.1 and planning to do the update Windows 8.1 Update 1. 

Due to the fact that this update is not simple patches or service pack updates, this will require for all end-users to uninstall Rollback Rx BEFORE the update is done.

If you are planning to go through this update, you can look at the following


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Drive Vaccine 10.3 is officially out!
Posted by Gonzalo Ortiz de Zevallos on 11 Mar 2014

Drive Vaccine

 

Drive Vaccine 10.3 is officially out! http://goo.gl/Olh8pa

With a new, faster to navigate interface and new features, it's now easier than ever to protect your Public Access PC's! Check it out!

 


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