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Do You Hate Websites Which Force You To Use A Facebook Login? [MakeUseOf Poll]


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Here’s how the votes were broken down: 28% voters check RSS feeds a few times per day; 20% check RSS feeds once per day; 8% readers check once per week; 4% check RSS compulsively day and night; while 4% check feeds a few times per month. On the other hand, 20% readers don’t really use RSS feeds and 16% don’t know what RSS feeds are.

Full results and this week’s poll after the jump.

Most voters check RSS feeds a few times per day, while a total of 36% don’t use RSS feeds at all.

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This week’s href="http://www.makeuseof.com/service/polls/">poll question is: Do You Hate Websites Which Force You To Use A Facebook Login?

Spotify recently got into some hot water by forcing users to log into their service using a Facebook login.

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When you encounter these websites which force you to use a Facebook login, what’s your response? Do you boycott them? Do you suffer it and log in with Facebook? Do you think it’s easier to use your Facebook login anyway? Do you even have a Facebook login? Let us know!



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How To Add Contact Information To The Login & Lock Screens On OS X [Mac]


class="align-right" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0_macinfo.jpg" alt="" />Have you ever left your laptop somewhere by accident? It doesn’t happen very often, but every once in a while it does happen, like if you leave it in a bag and then forget your bag somewhere, or if you leave it somewhere thinking you’re coming right back, but you end up being gone for hours. Whatever the case may be, you would obviously like anyone who finds it to easily know that it was yours.

Recently I showed you class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/display-owner-information-phones-lock-screen-android-10/">How To Display Owner Information On Your Phone’s Lock Screen (Android) in the event that if you ever lose or leave your phone somewhere and someone happens to find it (and wants to return it), they can do so easily. For class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/apple/">Mac owners, you can achieve the same thing with just a few quick changes to your settings.

The Step-By-Step Process

The first thing you need to do is head over to the System Preferences menu on your Mac. You can do this by selecting the “gears” image on your icon dock or by selecting the Apple button at the top left of your screen and selecting System Preferences…

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In the first section, labeled “Personal“, you will find an icon that says Security & Privacy. Click that and you will be taken to your Mac’s security settings page.

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Head to the General tab and then click the Lock icon in the lower-left corner of the window. The lock icon allows you to make changes to certain settings on your Mac as long as you’re an administrator.

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You will be asked for your system password. Enter that correctly and you will be granted access to the security settings we’re interested in.

From here you can decide what options you would like to select. I’ve personally set up my Mac so that it logs me out after 2 hours of inactivity (although I may change it to 1), and that my name and phone number are displayed on the lock screen. You can enter whatever you like, but I would recommend at least leaving an email address where you can be reached in the event that someone else finds your laptop somewhere.

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If you have the automatic login feature enabled, you may want to consider disabling it. This means you’ll need to enter your password each time your Mac starts, displaying your newly created message and adding an extra layer of security on top of your files. I’ve also enabled the feature that requires a password after the computer sleeps or goes to screensaver for the same reason.

Once you get your settings just the way you like them, you can close System Preferences.

Conclusion

This is a really simple feature that no one really knows about, but it could make all the difference in the world if you happen to leave your laptop somewhere and someone calls you to return it. Remember, buying a new laptop is easy. Getting back your most important files isn’t. I also recommend you look into class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/online-storage/">storing your files in the cloud. You never know when that hard drive of yours is going to quit working.

Have you ever left your laptop somewhere by accident?  If so, did you get it back?



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Which Multi-Purpose Login Service Do You Use? [MakeUseOf Poll]


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The largest represented group (30%) were people who had printed something “sometime this week”, followed by 21% who had used a printer “sometime today” and 18% “sometime this month”.

Full results and this week’s poll after the jump.

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This week’s class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/service/polls/">poll question is:

When given a choice, which multi-purpose login service do you use?

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    Mude o Papel de Parede e Imagem de Login do Windows 7 Starter



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    What is the Windows Vista Administrator’s Login Password?


    When you have installed Windows Vista first time, how long did it take you to realize that you lost the administrator’s password? With me it was about a week before I needed to make some changes in the file system. It suddenly occurred to me that being logged in as administrator might make the User Account Control dialog box go away, but I didn’t know the administrator password! What the heck is the Vista administrator’s default password?

    Unlike the previous releases of Windows, Windows Vista does not automatically create an Administrator account during installation. The theory is that the typical Windows user does not need to run with administrator privileges. Using a non-administrator account will prevent a Windows user from accidentally deleting operating system folder, files, and registry information, and prevent any Malware infecting the computer from doing the same. However, if you really need to run as an Administrator, you can easily activate the built-in Administrator account yourself.

    Here are the basic steps to activate Vista’s Administrator account and assign it a password:

    Logon to Vista using a standard user account
    From the Start menu, navigate to the Command Prompt menu item in the Accessories menu
    Right-click on the Command Prompt menu item and select Run as Administrator
    Click the Continue button on the User Account Control dialog box
    At the command prompt, enter net user administrator password, and hit Enter
    At the command prompt, enter net user administrator activate:yes, and hit Enter
    At the command prompt, enter exit and hit Enter to close the command window
    Log off and logon as Administrator using the password you selected

    This procedure activates a user account named Administrator and assigns it Full Control security privileges. The user name “Administrator” is reserved, so you cannot create a user account with this name even if you haven’t activated the built-in Administrator account. Depending on the local password policy of the computer, you might be required to enter a password of a minimum length or complexity, and not be allowed to use a blank password.

    I Forgot my Vista Administrator Password!

    The User Accounts applet in Control Panel features the Create a Windows password reset disk wizard. Using this wizard, a floppy disk or USB flash drive can be created that allows the password of a specific user account on a specific Windows Vista computer to be reset by the user. Possession of the reset disk is considered to be authorization to reset the account’s password. The reset disk can also be reused to reset the account’s password multiple times. However, you need to know the password of the account you want to create the reset disk for, and you must create the reset disk before you forget the account’s password.

    To use the Vista password reset disk:

    Insert the floppy or USB reset disk in the computer
    Click the Reset password… item on the Vista logon screen to start the Password Reset Wizard
    Click the Next button
    Enter a new password
    Reenter the new password
    If prompted, enter a password hint
    Click the Next and Finished buttons
    Enter your new password to logon to the user account
    I Didn’t Make a Password Reset Disk!

    OK, you can reset a forgotten Windows Vista password without a Vista password rest disk, but you won’t receive any help from Vista to do it. Instead, the Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 is you ticked.

    Having the ability to reset forgotten passwords and gain administrator access to your computer and can be a great time saver, but should only be a attempted by an IT professional. Using sophisticated system manipulation tools, you can easily make things worse rather than better.

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    How to find out Windows Vista Login password


    One of the cornerstones of Windows Vista is security. Vista comes with User Account Control (UAC) system, firewall protection against malware, spyware, phishing filter, automatic updates, and, of course, that the procedure for logging into your account and password. All this is a great security and gives you peace of mind knowing that your system is protected, surfing the Internet.

    However, if you’re the only one who ever used the Windows Vista system in your home? Have you ever wanted to do it so that you to bypass the logon Windows Vista, and get right to work? There is a way that this task with a hidden tool called the Advanced User Accounts Control Panel to run.

    In this release, Windows Vista Report, I’ll show you how to circumvent the access and use of additional user accounts in Control Panel, Windows Vista logon procedure and essentially configure Vista to automatically log on when you turn on the system.

    Accessing the hidden tool

    To access the hidden Advanced User Accounts Control Panel, click the Start button, type “Control Userpasswords2″ in the Start Search box, as shown in Figure A, and press [Enter]. When you do, you’ll encounter a UAC dialog box and will need to respond accordingly.

    Figure A To access the hidden Advanced User Accounts Control Panel, you’ll type Control Userpasswords2 in the Start Search box.

    In a moment, you’ll see the Advanced User Accounts Control Panel, as shown in Figure B. (As you can see, the dialog box is simply titled User Accounts.)

    Figure B The dialog box for the Advanced User Accounts Control Panel is simply titled User Accounts.

    Configuring the automatic log on

    To configure the automatic log on, select your user name in the Users For This Computer list, if it isn’t already selected. Then clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer check box. When you do so, your Advanced User Accounts Control Panel will look like the one in Figure C. To continue, click OK.

    Figure C Once you clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer check box, the Users For This Computer list becomes unavailable.

    As the last step in configuring the automatic log on, you’ll see the Automatically Log On dialog box, shown in Figure D, and will need to type your password in both the Password and Confirm Password text boxes. To complete the operation, click OK.

    Figure D You’ll be prompted to type your password in the Automatically Log On dialog box.

    To test your Automatic log on, simply restart your computer. When you do, Windows Vista should automatically log you on.

    What’s your take?

    Now that you know how to access the Advanced User Accounts Control Panel and enable the automatic log on feature, will you do so? Please drop by the Discussion Area and let us in on your thoughts.

    Finally Solution

    I usually used the cheapest and easy to use tools, especitally free trial: like Windows Password Recovery tool to reset Windows Vista password.

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    How to find out Windows Vista Login password


    One of the cornerstones of Windows Vista is security. Vista comes with User Account Control (UAC) system, firewall protection against malware, spyware, phishing filter, automatic updates, and, of course, that the procedure for logging into your account and password. All this is a great security and gives you peace of mind knowing that your system is protected, surfing the Internet.

    However, if you’re the only one who ever used the Windows Vista system in your home? Have you ever wanted to do it so that you to bypass the logon Windows Vista, and get right to work? There is a way that this task with a hidden tool called the Advanced User Accounts Control Panel to run.

    In this release, Windows Vista Report, I’ll show you how to circumvent the access and use of additional user accounts in Control Panel, Windows Vista logon procedure and essentially configure Vista to automatically log on when you turn on the system.

    Accessing the hidden tool

    To access the hidden Advanced User Accounts Control Panel, click the Start button, type “Control Userpasswords2″ in the Start Search box, as shown in Figure A, and press [Enter]. When you do, you’ll encounter a UAC dialog box and will need to respond accordingly.

    Figure A To access the hidden Advanced User Accounts Control Panel, you’ll type Control Userpasswords2 in the Start Search box.

    In a moment, you’ll see the Advanced User Accounts Control Panel, as shown in Figure B. (As you can see, the dialog box is simply titled User Accounts.)

    Figure B The dialog box for the Advanced User Accounts Control Panel is simply titled User Accounts.

    Configuring the automatic log on

    To configure the automatic log on, select your user name in the Users For This Computer list, if it isn’t already selected. Then clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer check box. When you do so, your Advanced User Accounts Control Panel will look like the one in Figure C. To continue, click OK.

    Figure C Once you clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer check box, the Users For This Computer list becomes unavailable.

    As the last step in configuring the automatic log on, you’ll see the Automatically Log On dialog box, shown in Figure D, and will need to type your password in both the Password and Confirm Password text boxes. To complete the operation, click OK.

    Figure D You’ll be prompted to type your password in the Automatically Log On dialog box.

    To test your Automatic log on, simply restart your computer. When you do, Windows Vista should automatically log you on.

    What’s your take?

    Now that you know how to access the Advanced User Accounts Control Panel and enable the automatic log on feature, will you do so? Please drop by the Discussion Area and let us in on your thoughts.

    Finally Solution

    I usually used the cheapest and easy to use tools, especitally free trial: like Windows Password Recovery tool to reset Windows Vista password.

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    How To Change Your Mac’s Login Screen Background



    Read Everything: Website: webs.macthebraveone.com Twitter-http Written Instructions: first find a picture you like,Then open with preview click save as and save it as a jpg image and name it “DefaultDesktop.jpg” with out quotes then open finder and click go in the menu bar and click go to folder and copy and past this “/System/Library/CoreServices/” without the quotes then drag your new DefaultDesktop picture into it and click replace and type your password Im not responsible if anything goes wrong PS Don’t mess with any files other then the ones i told you

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    Windows 7 – How to Customize The Login Screen Without Any 3rd Party Software



    How to change the background of the Windows 7 login screen without downloading any 3rd part software. Instructions: • Type regedit in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter. It’ll open Registry Editor. • Now go to the following key: ○ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background • Now in right-side pane, change the value of OEMBackground to 1. • Now go to the following folder: ○ %windir%\System32\oobe • Create a new folder and name it “info” inside the oobe folder. • Then again, create a new folder and name it “backgrounds” inside the info folder. • Now copy any desired wallpaper to this new “backgrounds” folder but the following conditions must be followed: ○ The image name must be backgroundDefault.jpg. ○ The image size must be less than 256 KB. ○ The image format must be JPG. ○ To see the actual article, go here: www.askvg.com Special Thanks to www.AskVG.com.

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    Apple Mac Tip: How To Change Your Login Wallpaper In Leopard



    Visit www.daniel75o.co.nr to view my site SUBSCRIBE! if this helped you. Hey guys, Today I’m going to show you how to change your login screen in Mac OSX Leopard. Follow instructions exactly Change File Name To defaultdesktop.jpg Put In Your password, and your done! If this didn’t come out to high quality ill re-upload.

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    Mac OSX Leopard Tutorial: How to customize your login screen



    I added at the end of this video a screen shot of my new login screen after i followed the steps you were shown in the video.

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    Windows 7 Tip – Change the login screen background



    I hope you liked this popular tip! Please RATE for more! Cheers all! Video notes: Navigate in the registry to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background Then see if there is a DWORD value called OEMBackground and if so set the Hex value to 1. If you do not have OEMBackground then you need to create a new DWORD value key called OEMBackground first. After you are done navigate to c:\windows\system32\oobe\ and create a info folder and then inside it create …

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