Apple Computer Tips

 

E-Mail Security, Normal POP/POP3 mail is unencrypted, but, most major email clients support SSL

• Mail server(s) must support it too

• Protects your password and content, Eudora and Outlook both have SSL option

• Only for the path between your Mac and your ISP, next hop mail server may not.

Always assume that your mail message is not going to be secure for its entire journey to the recipient.

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Apple offers 4 different versions of the iMac computer, it offers two different version for the screen sizes alone. The iMac screen sizes come in 20 inch and 24 inch.

The iMac is a great desktop computer for anyone that is looking to buy a new computer. It is very simple in design, and all the computer parts are built into the monitor. The only other items you would need is the keyboard and mouse.

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How to Disable the Infrared Port on Your Laptop

According to computer security experts, some mysterious software out there can tunnel into your laptop via the infrared (IR) port. To stop this from happening, you can disable your laptop’s infrared port.

 

Open the Device Manager.

In Windows Vista, Choose Start→Control Panel, and then choose the Device Manager icon in the Control Panel window. In Windows XP, choose Start→Control Panel, choose the System icon in the Control Panel window, click the Hardware tab in the System Properties dialog box, and then click the Device Manager button.

 

Click the Infrared Devices item to open it.

You should see a listing for your particular infrared port. If no infrared item is listed in the Device Manager, your laptop most likely lacks an infrared port, so you're finished. Just close out of the Device Manager.

 

Double-click the Infrared Port item that appears beneath the Infrared Devices.

The Properties dialog box for your infrared port appears.

 

In the bottom of the Properties dialog box, locate the Device Usage drop-down list and choose the Do Not Use This Device (Disable) option from the list.

If, later, you need to turn your infrared port back on, come back here and choose Use This Device (Enable).

 

In the bottom of the Properties dialog box, locate the Device Usage drop-down list and choose the Do Not Use This Device (Disable) option from the list.

If, later, you need to turn your infrared port back on, come back here and choose Use This Device (Enable).

 

Close the Device Manager

You have just cut off a possible security threat.