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Changing your Windows XP password

theacademyhome — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:45:40 +0000

There comes a time, hopefully sooner than later, when you must change the password to your operating system. We begin the week with a simple video on how to change your Windows XP password.

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Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
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Windows XP User Rights Assignment

theacademyhome — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:23:50 +0000

The last video for this week demonstrates how to revoke rights for specific users of a Windows XP system. This gives you the ability to deny remote access to your computers, disable local access, as well as many other things.

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Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
The Academy Home
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Account lockout with Windows XP

theacademyhome — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:43:53 +0000

Many don’t realize that anybody can make unlimited attempts to brute force your username and password. Today’s video demonstrates how to restrict the amount of failed login attempts will be permitted before the user is locked out.

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Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
The Academy Home
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Configuring Thunderbird for Gmail IMAP

theacademyhome — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:59:20 +0000

How easy would it be if you had the ability to carry your email application on a USB stick? And then use that application to grab your email from Gmail? We end the week with a video that demonstrates how to configure Portable Thunderbird to access your Gmail account via the IMAP protocol.

Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
The Academy Home
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Changing your Vista Desktop Icons

theacademyhome — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:28:06 +0000

Many Vista users would like to maintain the look and feel of Windows XP. Today’s video demonstrates how easy it is to change your desktop icons on Windows Vista so that they appear as XP.

If you’re already a member please don’t forget to tell your friends and family members to register for a free account. It’s important they know that we’re there to assist them with security issues.

Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
The Academy Home
www.theacademyhome.com

This update has been brought to you by Panda Security and Peer1.

Web blocking with Panda Internet Security 2009

theacademyhome — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:07:47 +0000

Today’s video demonstrates how to block inappropriate websites while surfing the Internet at home. This video is especially important for parents who wish to block adult content from their children.

Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
The Academy Home
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Disabling unnecessary Windows Vista services

theacademyhome — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:51:33 +0000

Today’s video demonstrates how to disable a few Vista services that a home user should not typically need. Disabling unnecessary services will assist in protecting your system from vulnerabilities, but will also improve the overall performance.

Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
The Academy Home
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This update has been brought to you by Peer1 and Panda Security.

Creating a Windows Vista Restore Point

theacademyhome — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:52:45 +0000

This week we begin with a video that outlines how you can create a restore point with Windows Vista. Creating a restore point is simple and can save your system from corrupt updates.

Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
The Academy Home
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Scanning for spyware with Zonealarm

theacademyhome — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:17:42 +0000

Let’s end the week with a fast and easy video that demonstrates how to scan a Windows system for spyware using Zonealarm’s Internet Security Suite. Zonealarm is a strong personal firewall product that includes anti-spyware and web blocking features as well.

Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
The Academy Home
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Detecting vulnerabilities with Panda Security

theacademyhome — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:33:27 +0000

Today’s video outlines how to run a simple assessment in order to detect vulnerabilities on your computer system. Manually performing an assessment with Panda Global Protection 2009 is a great way to discover holes in your security.

Thank you all for your on-going support and recommendations.

Peter Giannoulis
The Academy Home
www.theacademyhome.com

This update has been brought to you by Peer1 and Panda Security.