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MAC: Enabling Automatic Login
If you want to enable Automatic Login mode, create a non-Administrator account to use. That way, even if someone does get access to your Mac, they won’t be able to use the Administrator account. Of course, you might have to log out and then log back in as the Administrator, but this [...]
Windows Vista: Parental Controls
With Parental Controls, you can manage the rules for your children’s computer use. You can set time limits for use and also manage their access to the Web and to computer games.
Upgrade To Windows 7 From Windows Vista
Upgrading is the easiest option. However, upgrading can take a long time. To upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista.
Windows Vista: Complete PC Backup and Restore
Few things can hurt a business more than systems crashing and losing valuable business and customer data. With Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore, you not only can back up your personal documents and files, but also you can back up all of your operating system files and programs—everything on your hard disk drive. In [...]
Windows 7: Disable The AutoRun/AutoPlay Feature
According to latest E-Threats Landscape Report , AutoRun feature ranks among the Top 10 Malware Dissemination Methods, being accountable for 5.22% of the total amount of infections worldwide. Part of the current Downadup or Conficker worm pandemic was actually carried away via intermediary variants that exploited this specific feature.
Windows Vista: Keeping on task
The Windows Vista Calendar helps you keep track of appointments or meetings and is a great way to stay on top of what is most important. It is easy to set up appointments, track tasks, and schedule meetings.
Windows 7: .ISO Image Files
Windows 7 introduces an easy to use applet that makes burning an .ISO image simple.
Windows 7: Notify Me, My Way
Windows 7 helps you solve more problems, and solve them on your schedule. The Action Center is a new, integrated Control Panel experience that gives you a central place to go for tasks and notifications associated with keeping your computer running smoothly.
Windows 7: Shuffling Through Program Windows
If you’re running a number of files from the same program, such as multiple documents in Microsoft Word, Windows 7 allows you to switch through these windows with ease.
MAC: Java Update for MAC 10.5 & 10.6
Apple released the two updates, Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 and Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6, on Thursday. Both include a number of security fixes for the cross-platform technology, with the Leopard update being the heftier of the two, weighing in at 122MB.
