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Can my “au iPhone 4S” use the GSM network at the outside of Japan?

Recently, I feel that iPhone 4S users rapidly have been increasing around me.Well, it was very hard to search the information about the subject, so I would like to inform here.This is the information based on the au support Center and au web site.  au iPhone 4S is supporting the network both of GSM and global CDMA. However, there is the following restriction. Priority is GSM network.  This is the restriction for au iPhone 4S by Apple co.au iPhone 4S cannot manually choice  the carriers (Softbank iPhone can choice)In other words, In GSM network area, au iPhone 4S automatically selects GSM network. In case of the outside of GSM network...Read More

(Resolved) Lifecycle Issue of Windows Vista for Home Users

Users. Did you know that the support of Windows Vista for home use will be finished on April 10, 2012? After the support period is finished, Microsoft won’t support any troubles and security vulnerabilities. This was very serious issue, but Microsoft co. decided to postpone the support period in January, 2012. * About edition, please check “System” in the control panel.  Support Period for Windows Home Use Edition (Change on March 8, 2012) Support Period for Windows Corporate Edition Period of Microsoft products is for 10 years  5 years. In case of corporate edition, the support will be postponed 5 years. (Total support is for 10 years) To postpone the...Read More

How to remove Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac

I developed the uninstall tool. https://github.com/kimipooh/Uninstall-Tool-for-Sophos-Anti-Virus [How to use it] Download this Tool. Extract the download file. Right-click (Ctrl+Click) “Uninstall_SophosAntiVirus.app” icon in the extracted folder and select “Open” context menu. Click on “OK” button.

Recommendation of PC Security Check (Windows/Macintosh)

The aim of this page is the introduction of basic security measures. When a private PC is brought in or new PC is purchased, I hope that this page will serve as helpful. 1. Condition Check of PC Security Software. Check of whether the virus definition of security software is the latest version. Basically, the allowable range is within one week. Check of whether the security software is too old version. Baseline is that the version of security software is above 3 years ago. In case that there is room to suspect some   * I think that the following web site is helpful for doing the virus scan. http://www.myantispyware.com/2009/11/21/how-to-use-eset-online-scanner/...Read More

(Trouble) Cannot synchronize the data by Dropbox software?

Please try to set up manual proxy setting in Dropbox software   if your connecting network requires the proxy setting. Right Click in the Dropbox icon of Task bar  and select “Settings”. Select “Manual Setting” in the proxy menu. * In case of Macintosh, Select “Manual Setting” in the proxy button in network menu.  In case of Kyoto University network, host is  [proxy.kuins.net], port is [8080]. Of course, when you connect to Kyoto University network, please confirm the IT staff or administrator in your department because for the correspondance of the  information security policy. 13th December, 2011  Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.  

What kind of USB cable should be purchased for connecting Amazon Kindle Fire to my PC?

I’d like to report it because the inquiry may increase. The basic policy of Kindle Fire seems to use without PC because the cable for connecting to a PC is not included. If a user would like to connect it to the PC, he/she needs to buy the cable. According to the technical details in Amazon Kindle Fire page, the USB cable with micro-B connector  is used. * Please pay attention because  this type differs from  the cable for the Digital Camera (mini-B). Please read the following sites about the cable. Amazon: AmazonBasics USB Cable – 2.0 A Male to Micro B (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters) Amazon Japan: Amazonベーシック USB 2.0 (A) オス –...Read More

How to disable and close Boxbe service

If you receive the following message when you send an e-mail, there is a possibility that the e-mail address which you sent has joined Boxbe service. Your message was waitlisted. Please add yourself to my Guest List so your messages will be delivered to my Inbox. Use the link below. In this case, you need to do the following request. You ask the receiver for the addition of your e-mail address to the Guest List. You ask the receiver for suspending or stop of Boxbe service (Reference: How to disable and close Boxbe service(PDF)) About Boxbe service, please see  http://www.boxbe.com/help. 30th November, 2011  Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.    

How to update Microsoft Office with version history

Most Important thing for safely and stably using software is to use latest version. To upgrade a product needs decent cost including technical supporting power, but at least the update of maintenance version is needed. Office is one of very important software for writing a document, various calculation, making a presentation, and so on. By updating latest version, various troubles may be solved. [How to update] * In case of Windows version, please access to http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate  (Microsoft Update). About Macintosh version, please see the following explanation. Click “Check for Updates” in the “Help” menu after one of Word/Excel/PowerPoint is started up. * In case of using company or university network,...Read More

Easy Countermeasure to computer virus for the external media like USB memory / HDD

Dear all. As Information processing office has already announced at many times, there are many computer viruses around our activities. At least, Computer virus has been detected once two days. Please check again whether “Autorun.inf” folder is in the top of your internal and external media or not. If there is not it, please create “Autorun.inf” folder. About the detail information, please see “”. * The main aim is not to prevent the infection. By this countermeasure, even if the external media is infected with computer virus, the automatic infection will be prevented when you insert it to the PC. 12th September, 2011: Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.

(Critical issue) Correspondence for Illegal SSL Certificates

Users. Information Processing Office already informed about this issue at . However, I think that the influence area is very large scale, so in case of famous web browsers and e-mail softwares, I summarized below about the measure. There are two approaches three steps for solving this issue. [Step 1]: OS WindowsXP Access to Microsoft Update, and select “Custom” button. Click “Software, Optional” in the left side menu. And Select  “Update of Root Certificates” and Install it in “Review and install updates”.* If there is not “Update of Root Certificates”, Internet Explorer uses latest version of Root Certificates. Windows Vista/7の場合 Access to Microsoft Update. If “Check for Updates” button is displayed, please click...Read More