Saturday, 15 October 2011

Antivirus Slowing Your PC Down? Maybe You Should Use Exclusions

Retro Virus
Protecting your computer with an antivirus solution is par for the course when you’re dealing with a Windows PC, but unfortunately it slows you down at the same time. Here’s how to improve your performance, at least a little bit.
We’re not going to sit here and tell you to go without antivirus, since that would be irresponsible. What we’re going to do today is explain how you can exclude certain folders with write-heavy operations to speed up your PC without putting yourself into extra danger.

Note: Before you start excluding any files, you keep in mind that changing any of the default security settings could be risky, and you should probably close the browser tab and run away. Or maybe print off the article and burn it

What’s Wrong With Writing Down Your Password?

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Recently a reader asked me why she wasn’t supposed to write down her passwords—which is a very good question. Ignoring all the geeky password manager talk, why can’t a home user write down passwords? Let’s examine this topic more closely.
If you’ve never heard anybody say this, you probably haven’t talked to enough network security types—it’s generally looked down on to write your passwords on a physical piece of paper or a sticky note.'

Add a New User Account in Windows 7

If you’re a home user who skipped the Windows Vista release and are moving from XP to Windows 7, one thing you might want to do is create new user accounts for other members of the household. Since the interface is laid out quite differently than XP, we will take a look at user accounts in the new OS.
Several aspects of the user interface have changed from XP to Vista and Windows 7. If your computer is shared by the rest of your family, it is nice to be able to give each person their own account. However, you probably don’t want to give the same functionality to each of them. Let’s take a look at how to add a new user account, an overview of each account type, and assigning the type to each user.

Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7 or VistaDisable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7 or Vista

an easier method that you can use to do the same thing from the GUI interface in either Windows 7 or Vista. To recap my earlier article, UAC is ANNOYING.
Note: Disabling UAC will lead to a less secure system, so be warned.

how to host youre own website on ubuntu

 There are many ways you can host you're own website
i have read on some forums and even on howtoforge but didnt find something that was easy for the normal user so i decided to do my own research how to host my own website and be able to type in my browser a website address 

First off all you will need sa Control Panel/Software for Ubuntu Server

i use hcnix
[CODE]http://hostingcontroller.com/ddirect.html[/CODE]reason why i am using this is its easier to control everything and you are able to add more websites on this system easier ps please note if you are using the same as me read the read me file in the archieve

How To: Fix "NTLDR is missing"

Applies to: Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Symptoms

When you start your computer, you receive the error message "NTLDR is missing. Press any key to restart."

Cause

The error message "NTLDR is missing" means that the Windows boot loader (NT Loader, NTLDR) cannot be found. This often occurs when the computer tries to boot from a drive other than the one Windows is installed on, due to a change in the drive configuration or because you left a bootable disk in a removable drive. But it may also be because the NTLDR file has been corrupted or deleted.

How to create a profile in Outlook 2007

Summary
This tutorial shows how to set up your Microsoft Exchange profile in Outlook 2007.

Steps 1. Start > Control Panel
2. Open Mail
3. Click Add
4. Name Profile
5. Enter name and email account
6. Select "Manually configure server settings or additional server types" and click Next
7. Select "Microsoft Exchange" and click Next
8. Enter Microsoft Exchange server and uncheck "Use Cached Exchanged Mode"
9. Click "Check Name" --> Next
10. Click Finish