How to tweak the UAC (User Account Control) in Windows 7

January 28, 2010 · Posted in Win7, Windows · Comment 

User account control (UAC) has been introduced in Microsoft Windows Vista. It’s back in Windows 7 also. It’s still protect you from running dangerous software or making unauthorized changes to your system. Even though this feature has been improve in Windows 7, but it still be annoying. Read more

Secure Empty Trash in Mac OS X 10.5

January 26, 2010 · Posted in Mac OS X · Comment 

Normal user when they want to delete their files, they will drag their files to Trash and select Empty Trash. But, after you empty the Trash, deleted files can be recovered using data-recovery software. Empty Trash just free the space that occupies by your deleted data and let the Mac OS X to use the free space to write the new files or data.

To delete files so that they cannot be recovered, choose Finder > Secure Empty Trash Read more

Mac OS X Finder tips – Show all files extensions

January 26, 2010 · Posted in Mac OS X · Comment 

By default, Mac OS X hire all files extension. If you want to show file extensions, just choose to show extensions for all files.

First, select Preferences from your Finder menu or used the keyboard shortcut <command> + <,> to open Finder Preferences window.

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