Windows XP Tips
To keep your
computer secure, turn on automatic updates. Seems like every virus writer has nothing better to do then attack Windows operating systems. Keeping the system patches and security fixes is critical. During the setup of XP Service Pack 2 with a new computer or an up-grade you are asked whether or not to turn on automatic updates, if you made the mistake of checking no you can find this option in the Windows Security Center (Start / Control Panel) and change it back. Even with all its faults, XP is a powerful operating system that has many good security features.
Here are some more
Windows tips to help you get the most out of your operating system. Remove Windows components not found in ADD / REMOVE. Many Windows components, things like Network Services or Solitaire are easy to remove through the Add or Remove programs configuration window (Start / ControlPanel / Add and Remove Programs / Windows Components). Simply un-check them, but … some things are deliberately hidden.
Many of the programs you install on your computer automatically configure themselves to launch at startup, usually invisibly. The truly essential ones, such as anti-virus and firewall products, generally run as services and run fine in the background. Other less important software like media players don't need to be running continually.
These extra programs slow the boot process and then severely suck up resources like memory and CPU cycles. It is pretty easy to control which applications launch on startup. The System Configuration Utility lists all these applications in one place.
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Linux Backup Software
LuckyBackup is an Open source
software developed under
GPL Lisence. It’s main purpose is to keep your important folders in sync with the backup folders so that you can always have a backup copy of your important files and folders ready.
You have to define the name, source and destination folders for each job. You can synchronize with remote computers and save your preferences as profile so that you can use the same settings for other jobs as well.
For all
linux user do try it!
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How to optimize USB drive with multiple OS
You can carry all your favorite Operating systems with you wherever you go and boot from them using the same USB drive.MultiBoot USB is a freeware which can help you to use the multiple OS iso files on the same pen drive.
To use the MultiBoot on your pen drive it must meet some requirements first. You’ll require a FAT32 formatted pen drive and a
computer which can boot from a USB device. Prefer using an 8-16 GB pen drive so that you can have more different operating systems on it.
To start off first download the MultiBootISO’s . Run the executable and follow the instructions. Browse to the ISO file you want to load on your USB drive and build the bootable USB using it. You might have to format your pen drive during the process so do take a backup of all your data which is there on the pen drive.
To add more ISO files repeat the same procedure. Restart your PC and set the highest priority for the USB drive to boot from it and done.
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Windows 7 and Wi-Fi Tricks
If you have got Wi-Fi in your laptop and have Windows 7 installed in it then you can easily turn it into a Wi-Fi hotspot and share your net connection with other people in the range and Virtual Router is the easiest way to do so.
Virtual Router is an open source software which leverages the Wireless Hosted Network API which is a part of the new Windows Operating Systems (Windows 7 and Windows server 2008).
The program is really simple to use. After downloading and installing the software all you have to do is specify the network name and password to access this network. It uses the
wpa-2 encryption to protect the wireless network from unwanted users.
The program requires only 20mb of RAM and is pretty simple to understand and use. Requires Windows 7 or Windows server 2008 to run.
Do search here for the software : virtualrouter.codeplex.com
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Your Facebook Personal info not safe
Is Your Data Safe When Using Facebook ?
Recently, privacy issues have been in great debate among computer security experts. To ensure your personal privacy did not become a victim, you can take some precautions with the info that you reveal in Facebook, while testing using Reclaim Privacy site.
To use ReclaimPrivacy.org application, you only need to add a link on your bookmark bar, and then go to privacy on Facebook, and make a brief check on your privacy settings on Facebook.
Review your privacy settings in Facebook
Now, the issue of privacy and Facebook have become a big problem, where some info and data users are allowed to be shown to the public if they are not easy to change some settings on Facebook, and through this ReclaimPrivacy, users can ensure their information and data are safe from third party.Labels: facebook privacy tips