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Change Login Screen Background In Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 [Tip]

Mac OS X 10.7.4 has more than just the new version of Safari; it comes with added support for RAW images and fixes quite a number of issues, including one with the Reopen windows when logging back in option. One of the many things you may have experienced after upgrading to 10.7.4 is that the [...] (more…)

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Customize PC Auto Login & Auto Lock With Login Helper

One problem that many users face with PCs having multiple user accounts is that whenever you turn on a PC, you need to select your account or enter user account password to log in to the Windows. Previously, we covered an application called IntelliAdmin (reviewed here), which allows you to enable automatic login for password-protected [...] (more…)

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Temporarily Stop Startup Apps From Launching To Reduce Mac Boot Time [Tip]

On your Mac, you might have set a few apps to launch at login, owing to their frequency of use. Apps that support startup at login are pretty useful in most cases, but not all might play nice. Some take it on themselves to start at login whether you like it or not, while others [...] (more…)

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Exhaust: Login Items Manager, Lets You Set Apps Launch Delay & Quit Interval [Mac]

Looking for a tool that can help you manage the startup programs and scripts without having to manually set their preferences, from a unified interface? Mac OS X, like other OS platforms, doesn’t provide an option to change the behavior of startup items such as add & modify program launch arguments, change startup programs sequence, [...] (more…)

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Keeper: Random Password Generator, Vault & Login Organizer [Mac]

Security is nothing to take lightly, whether it is your online security or the security of your home. While regular burglaries have educated people into being more careful about how they protect their worldly possessions, there is still a large internet user base that have 123456 and password as their password. You’d think with so [...] (more…)

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How To Automatically Login To Windows 8 [Direct Logon]

We earlier covered a post which explained how users can login directly into Windows 7 without entering a password. The recent release of Windows 8 has brought forward the same question. In this post we will tell you how to directly login to Windows 8 to circumvent the login screen. The procedure does not change [...] (more…)

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Login Directly Into Windows 7 Without Entering Password

Every time Windows 7 is started it asks you to select the username and enter the password to access your system, there is no doubt that it is a very important security measure, but what if you are the only user of your system?  In windows 7, you can easily get rid of the login [...] (more…)

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How To Disable Ubuntu User Login Window

If you are are the sole user of your computer and are annoyed by the Ubuntu login window during every startup, it is better to remove it. Removing the login window will not actually remove the login password, but it will just skip the step during system startup. Note: Make sure that you do not [...] (more…)

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Autoruns – Explore Programs/Services That Run During System Startup Or Login

Note: It is a very sensitive software and can screw your computer if you disable the wrong system services, so be careful. If you are using Windows you can check which programs load during startup by going to System Configuration or Windows Defender. What will you do if you want to disable a system service [...] (more…)

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How To Login, Access, And Manage Multiple Gmail User Accounts With A Firefox Addon

Do you have more than one Gmail account and would like to manage them in a same place. Logging in to different Gmail accounts over and over again just won’t work since it consumes too much of time. If you are using two different browsers such as IE and Firefox then you can open two [...] (more…)

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How To Login Directly To Desktop In Windows 7 / Vista

When you start Windows 7 or Vista, you are presented with a list of available users accounts. This feature is good when multiple people use the computer frequently but it is totally pointless when you are the lone user of the computer. If you are a single user who access the computer, it is possible [...] (more…)