Windows Firewall: On or off?
Firewall (firewall) is a very important part of the computer - but sometimes the application, malware, or you turn them off.
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Most third-party firewalls are disabled or status reports on, but the Windows firewall (Windows Firewall) will not be aware of this situation. Take the following simple steps to make sure Windows Firewall is opened. 1. Check your taskbar (taskbar): Look at the lower right corner of screen red shield icon. If visible, click the icon to determine if the Windows firewall off or open. 2. Open Windows Security Center: Even if the icons on the taskbar that Windows firewall turned off, you do not know what information about firewalls. For more information, go to Start, Control Panel. When the window opens, click the Security Center. Alternatively, click Start, select Run ..., type firewall.cpl in the search box, click OK. 3. Check the Windows Firewall: The Windows Security Center, you will see the area used to manage settings for Windows Firewall. Green said the firewall open. Red means the firewall is off, in case you need to click On, to open the Windows firewall.
Most third-party firewalls are disabled or status reports on, but the Windows firewall (Windows Firewall) will not be aware of this situation. Take the following simple steps to make sure Windows Firewall is opened. 1. Check your taskbar (taskbar): Look at the lower right corner of screen red shield icon. If visible, click the icon to determine if the Windows firewall off or open. 2. Open Windows Security Center: Even if the icons on the taskbar that Windows firewall turned off, you do not know what information about firewalls. For more information, go to Start, Control Panel. When the window opens, click the Security Center. Alternatively, click Start, select Run ..., type firewall.cpl in the search box, click OK. 3. Check the Windows Firewall: The Windows Security Center, you will see the area used to manage settings for Windows Firewall. Green said the firewall open. Red means the firewall is off, in case you need to click On, to open the Windows firewall.
Surf safely with Flagfox
Hackers can easily create a fake website, but can not assume the server location. For example, you can access a web page identical to Bank of America site, but if the site is located (host) in Uzbekistan, you should not enter the password on that site. Flagfox for Firefox (find. pcworld.com / 71,649) will help you determine the location of, the Web server that hosts national and web and logo of the national flag will appear above the address bar. When you press the left mouse over the flag, geographic information web page that appears. If you right-click the flag, will appear as a list of tools Bit.ly, SiteAvision, Web of Trust, and Whois. You can go to Tools. Add-ons, options to add more options to add-on.
Hackers can easily create a fake website, but can not assume the server location. For example, you can access a web page identical to Bank of America site, but if the site is located (host) in Uzbekistan, you should not enter the password on that site. Flagfox for Firefox (find. pcworld.com / 71,649) will help you determine the location of, the Web server that hosts national and web and logo of the national flag will appear above the address bar. When you press the left mouse over the flag, geographic information web page that appears. If you right-click the flag, will appear as a list of tools Bit.ly, SiteAvision, Web of Trust, and Whois. You can go to Tools. Add-ons, options to add more options to add-on.
Recovering data from damaged disk
drive notebook (laptop) is corrupted, replace another hard drive but want to retrieve the image data stored on a hard drive failure. Use Recuva (find.pcworld.com / 71,650). This is a very useful utility for rescuing data stored on corrupted hard drive. However, you can not plug into the laptop hard drive to restore corrupted data. Buy an external hard disk box support USB hard drive in IDE or SATA port, costs around U.S. $ 15 (~ 300 thousand) to $ 20 (~ 400 thousand). Attach the hard disk drive is damaged box, then connect the USB port on the laptop hard disk box. It is important to recognize utilities Recuva is corrupted hard disk drive mounted in the box or not. If not, you use the utility to recover data.
drive notebook (laptop) is corrupted, replace another hard drive but want to retrieve the image data stored on a hard drive failure. Use Recuva (find.pcworld.com / 71,650). This is a very useful utility for rescuing data stored on corrupted hard drive. However, you can not plug into the laptop hard drive to restore corrupted data. Buy an external hard disk box support USB hard drive in IDE or SATA port, costs around U.S. $ 15 (~ 300 thousand) to $ 20 (~ 400 thousand). Attach the hard disk drive is damaged box, then connect the USB port on the laptop hard disk box. It is important to recognize utilities Recuva is corrupted hard disk drive mounted in the box or not. If not, you use the utility to recover data.
Rename the printer
you have two machines in the same company, such as Brother, including one to close your printer. When printing text, sometimes you forget the printer located near you to select the printer in for two similar names, such as Brother HL-2170w and Brother MFC-490cw. Fortunately, in Windows 7 name change machine in very simple.(The previous version of the operating system also allows you to rename the printer). Click Start.Devices and Printers. Right-click the printer to change the name, and click Printer Properties. Name the printer will light up (highlight), press Delete and type in the new name of the printer. Click OK. For printer sharing (share), changing the printer name is more complicated. People are connecting the printer to disconnect (disconnect). Once finished, rename the printer connected to the printer (add). PC World 5 / 2011
you have two machines in the same company, such as Brother, including one to close your printer. When printing text, sometimes you forget the printer located near you to select the printer in for two similar names, such as Brother HL-2170w and Brother MFC-490cw. Fortunately, in Windows 7 name change machine in very simple.(The previous version of the operating system also allows you to rename the printer). Click Start.Devices and Printers. Right-click the printer to change the name, and click Printer Properties. Name the printer will light up (highlight), press Delete and type in the new name of the printer. Click OK. For printer sharing (share), changing the printer name is more complicated. People are connecting the printer to disconnect (disconnect). Once finished, rename the printer connected to the printer (add). PC World 5 / 2011
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