Stop (Windows) auto-start applications on startup

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First, check the application to see if it has an option to start at login, or startup.  If so, turn off the option, and restart the computer.  If it still starts up at login/startup, then keep reading…
Start by opening the msconfig utility. Click Start >Run and type in “msconfig” (no quotes), and then click on the Startup tab. Here you will see a list of the programs scheduled to start when Windows boots. Uncheck the checkbox next to the program you are having the troubles with. You will need to restart your system for the changes to take effect.
If that didn\’t solve your problem, then there are two ways to stop applications that start when you startup your computer at login. You can use the System Configuration Utility or the new Software Explorer in Windows Defender. Take a look at the two sections to get control over your startup applications and speed up your computer:
Disabling auto-start applications with the System Configuration Utility

  1. Click on the Start Button and key in msconfig and hit Enter.
  2. Click on the Startup tab.
  3. Remove the check next to any items that you do not want to startup and click OK.

Disabling auto-start applications with Windows Defender

  1. Click on the Start Button and type in Windows Defender and hit Enter.
  2. Click on the Tools from the top menu bar.
  3. Click on Software Explorer.
  4. Hit Show for All Users.
  5. Select an application and then click either Remove or Disable.

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Build Resolves Obscure Apple TV Bug [Seed Notes]

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According to World of Apple, Build 10C540 has been released to developers for testing of 10.6.2…
Apple has once again given developers another build of Mac OS X 10.6.2, despite being on the cards for release for several weeks build 10C540 solves several issues but continues to contain no known issues.

Obscurely in this build Apple refers to an issue with ‘plugging and unplugging to an Apple TV’, the meaning of which is unknown to World of Apple but could refer to the new 27-inch iMac which allows video input.

Seed notes below.

Known Issues

  • None

Focus Areas (Changes in 10C540):

AFP

  • Resolves an AFP panic.

AirPort

  • Resolves a performance issue on new iMacs.

GraphicsDrivers

  • Fixes a system hang issue on some video cards.
  • Resolves a kernel panic on some video cards.
  • Resolves an issue with plugging and unplugging to an Apple TV.

Kernel

  • Resolves a VMWare issue.

USB

  • Resolves a panic with USB.

Updated Components in Mac OS X 10.6.2

  • AddressBook
  • AFP
  • apache
  • AppleBacklight
  • AppleDisplays
  • AppleScript
  • AppleWWANSupport
  • ApplicationFirewall
  • AppKit
  • Apache Portable Runtime
  • ASR
  • ATS
  • ATSUI
  • Battery Menu Extra
  • BezelServices
  • Bluetooth
  • CarbonCore
  • CFNetwork
  • CFPropertyList
  • CFRunLoop
  • CFURL
  • ColorSync
  • Component Manager
  • configd
  • Core Chinese Engine
  • Core Media
  • Core Animation
  • Core Applications
  • CoreAudio
  • CoreData Framework
  • CoreData Predicates
  • CoreFoundation
  • CoreGraphics
  • CoreImage
  • CoreMedia
  • CorePDF
  • CoreServicesUIAgent
  • CoreText
  • CoreTypes
  • CoreUI
  • CoreVideo
  • CrashCatcher
  • Date Time Prefs
  • Dictionary Application
  • Dock
  • ExchangeWebServices
  • Expose
  • Family Controls
  • Fax
  • FileSync
  • FileURL
  • Finder
  • Fonts
  • Foundation
  • Front Row
  • Garbage Collection
  • GraphicsDrivers
  • GPU Compute
  • Help Viewer
  • HFS
  • High Level Toolbox
  • iCal
  • iCal Exchange
  • iChat Audio/Video/BuddyList/Jabber/Menu/Pref
  • ICU
  • iDisk Syncing
  • Image Capture
  • ImageIO
  • ImageKit
  • Inkwell
  • InstallCmds
  • IOAHCIBlockStorage
  • IOAHCIFamily
  • IOHIDFamily
  • IOPlatformPluginFamily
  • IONetworkingFamily
  • IOKit Kernel
  • iPhoto
  • IPSec
  • Japanese Analysis
  • Kerberos
  • Kernel
    - KeyboardPref
  • KeychainAccess
  • Kotoeri Dictionary Trainer
  • Language Analysis
  • Latent Semantic Mapping
  • LaunchServices
  • libdispatch
  • LibInfo
  • libpcap
  • libsecurity
  • libxml2
  • LoginWindowUI
  • Mail
  • mDNSResponder
  • Migration
  • MobileMe
  • Mosaic Screen Saver
  • network_cmds
  • Networking
  • Network Pref Pane
  • NTFS
  • Objective C
  • OpenCL
  • OpenGL
  • OSInstaller
  • PackageKit
  • Parental Controls
  • Persistence
  • Phone Conduit Sync
  • Photo Booth
  • Preview
  • Printing
  • Quartz Composer
  • QuartzCore
  • QuickLook Office
  • QuickTime
  • QuickDraw Manager
  • QuickTime Player
  • Screen Saver
  • Screen Sharing
  • securityd
  • security_certificates
  • SecurityAgent
  • Software Update
  • Spaces
  • Speech Recognition
  • Spell Checker
  • Spotlight
  • Sync Services
  • System Prefs
  • System Configuration
  • System UI Server
  • Text Checking
  • Time Machine
  • Time Zone Data
  • Traditional Chinese Input Method
  • Translation Widget
  • Universal Access Pref Pane
  • URLMount
  • USB
  • Voice Over
  • VPN
  • Weather Widget
  • WebDAVFS
  • xQuery
  • xType

(See the Rest of the Story at Mac OS X 10.6.2 Build Resolves Obscure Apple TV Bug [Seed Notes].)

10.6: Disable and enable Rosetta via Terminal

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If you have already installed Rosetta on your Intel Mac in Snow Leopard, you may want to disable it, so as to prevent the system from running PowerPC apps without informing you that they are non-native to your system\’s architecture. The reason for disabling Rosetta is not so much to save space (as it\’s only 2.1MB), but more about keeping your system running native apps for higher performance.
To disable Rosetta, simply run the following command in Terminal:
sudo sysctl -w kern.exec.archhandler.powerpc=/usr/libexec/oah/RosettaNonGrata
To re-enable Rosetta after it\’s been disabled, just run the following command in Terminal:
sudo sysctl -w kern.exec.archhandler.powerpc=/usr/libexec/oah/translate
These commands set a system environment variable that tells the system which program to run when you try to launch a non-native app: to ask you to install Rosetta, or to run it using Rosetta.

New Doctor Who is \’simply the best\’ • The Register

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I hope that we are not setting Matt Smith up for failure. I trust Steven Moffit, for his background with the New Doctor Who series… He\’s penned some of the best episodes, and has a solid background. But when I start hearing these types of statements…:

Doctor Who lead writer Steven Moffat has classified Matt Smith as \’simply the best\’ Time Lord of the bunch – a brave statement as the 27-year-old actor prepares to receive the Tardis keys from David Tennant.
Moffat, who\’s penning six of the thirteen episodes for Smith\’s first series next year, told the 2009 Screenwriters\’ Festival in Cheltenham the thesp (pictured) was \’all the things you\’d expect, including ancient\’, and \’someone you can\’t take your eyes off\’.\”

I get concerned. Yes, the cast with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan looks good. But to make such a blanket statement either means that Matt will be the Best(!!!!!) or fall flat on his face no matter how good he is. Matt Smith has a lot of baggage, especially with his youthful appearance. He\’s the youngest Doctor ever, and while he may be perfect for the role, I suspect there are going to be fans that can\’t make the adjustment.

(View the rest of the article at New Doctor Who is \’simply the best\’ • The Register)

Backing up Apple Mail\’s Junkmail filter

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Folks,
I normally recommend backing up the entire mail folder (~/library/mail), when you need to backup your Apple Mail…  But what if you want to share your junk mail filter data to another computer?  For example, your significant other\’s computer…
Copy the ~/library/mail/LSMMap2 file to the other computer, but don\’t yet put it into Apple Mail.  Make sure that the Apple Mail preferences are set to turn on Junk filtering (automatic), and then quit Apple Mail.  Place the new LSMMAP2 file into ~/Library/Mail, and ensure that the file is set to read/write for the new user and that the new user is the owner as well…  (Highlight file -> Get Info -> Permissions)
Once that is done, you should now be able to start Apple Mail, and the junk filter should be populated with the data you just moved or copied over.

Are Email Addresses Case Sensitive?

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Question: Are Email Addresses Case Sensitive?
Answer:

  • Yes, Email Addresses Are Case Sensitive.  But with a caveat.  First the caveat, almost no vendors or isps enforce the case sensitivity, but according to RFC 2821, the standard that defines how email transport works, lays down the law, saying that case must be preserved.  It goes on to say that it does not encourage case sensitivty.

Every email address has three parts. The username, what comes before the \’@\’, the \’@\’ itself and what follows the \’@\’, the domain name.
The answer to the question whether email addresses are case sensitive — whether it matters if you type ReCipiENt@eXaMPle.cOm or RECIPIENT@EXAMPLE.COM or recipient@example.com — has to do with these elements of an email address.
The domain name part of an email address is case insensitive (i.e. case does not matter). The username, however, is case sensitive. The email address ReCipiENt@eXaMPle.cOm is indeed different from recipient@example.com (but it the same as ReCipiENt@example.com).
But Case Typically Does Not Matter
Since the case sensitivity of email addresses can create a lot of confusion, interoperability problems and widespread headaches, it would be foolish to require email addresses to be typed with the correct case. Hardly any email service or ISP does enforce case sensitive email addresses, returning messages whose recipient\’s email address was not typed correctly (in all upper case, for example).
This means that it does not typically matter what case you type an email address in when you send a message, but if recipient did give you an email address with distinct case, try to preserve it, however.
RFC 2821, the standard that defines how email transport works, lays down the email address case sensitivity issue thus:

The local-part of a mailbox MUST BE treated as case sensitive. Therefore, SMTP implementations MUST take care to preserve the case of mailbox local-parts. Mailbox domains are not case sensitive. In particular, for some hosts the user \”smith\” is different from the user \”Smith\”. However, exploiting the case sensitivity of mailbox local-parts impedes interoperability and is discouraged.

A people\’s history of the internet: from Arpanet in 1969 to today | Technology | guardian.co.uk

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A people\’s history of the internet: from Arpanet in 1969 to today
To mark the 40th anniversary of the first stirrings of the internet we asked you to tell us your experiences of life online. Hundreds of you responded, and here we present an interactive documentary of your stories and videos, alongside our own research and interviews with key figures
Click through for the Interactive Slideshow / presentation.
(View the rest of the article at A people\’s history of the internet: from Arpanet in 1969 to today)