What’s on your laptop? Your salary evaluation? Your credit card information? Your Company's documents? Maybe your bank account password or social security number. If you think about it, your laptop contains a lot of personal data that you'll seriously think of if you lost it. Laptops are gradually replacing desktops in homes and businesses and likely contain sensitive personal data. Are you taking the right precautions to protect your data by setting password on them? Hopefully, but if not, this article will describe some methods you can use to lock your laptop down and make it difficult for unauthorized users to access your personal data.
Methods of Securing Your Laptop Data
Portable computers need a way to either prevent access to data or encrypt that data so it can never be read. Here are a few methods you can use to lock a laptop down. Physical Laptop Lock – We know they look stupid, but a Physical Laptop Lock will help prevent your laptop (along with all of its valuable data) from just walking away. It can happen in seconds: you turn your head to talk to someone; you go up to the counter for a second double espresso at Starbucks, or someone just does a snatch and run. A physical lock is a deterrent that will cause a would-be thief to look for an easier target. BIOS Password – A BIOS password is minimally helpful if your laptop is stolen or recovered by someone who isn’t tech savvy enough to get around it. The BIOS is a chip on the motherboard that contains a small amount of software that identifies your hardware and instructs your computer where to look for the Operating System. A BIOS password can be used to lock the BIOS and prevent your computer from booting. Unfortunately, there are ways to clear the BIOS and default BIOS passwords that can be used for various computer models . Bit Locker – Bit Locker is available on Ultimate and Enterprise versions of Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Bit locker provides encryption for the entire volume, so if an unauthorized user manages to boot the laptop, there is no way they can decrypt the volume to read what is on the drive without providing a physical key or a password. Many corporations will have this enabled on their portable computers to prevent secure data from being stolen. Windows Password – You would be surprised to find how many people do not even have the most basic security feature set for their computer. A simple Windows log in password can thwart most people from accessing a computer–especially in Windows Vista, 7 and beyond, where it is more difficult to change a Windows password with third-party hacking tools. Learn how to set a secure password here.
Securing A Laptop Concluded
As you can see, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to add even the most basic laptop security to your computer. Out of the options above, a physical laptop lock is advisable for students or people who frequently leave their laptops unattended for several minutes in public places. A BIOS password isn’t preferable to a good Windows password or using Bit Locker if your computer has the hardware and software capable of running it.
According to an online survey, the statistics show that up to 90 of 100 laptop users have not yet protected their laptop with a password. Is your PC password protected? If not, here are recommend two methods: creating BIOS passwords and Windows passwords. A BIOS password is the extremely strong password that locks up the hardware and makes the laptop completely unusable. Only logging with the password can you enter into the operating system.
Follow the below steps
1.Create a BIOS password. Restart the laptop, and press F2 continuously to the following interface.
press F2 to enter setup
2.Select the security with the cursor and choose "Set User" password or "Set User Password" and press enter.
setup-utility
·Note: The difference between Set User Password and Set Supervisor Password: User password controls access to the system at boot; supervisor password controls access to the setup utility.
3. After pressing Enter, fill the blank space with your password and confirm it.
4. Press Enter and pop up Setup Notice, which means that you have reset BIOS password will appear. Press Enter to choose "Continue"
5. Press F10 to save it and select Yes to exit, your laptop will log on automatically.
Note: A BIOS password is hard to reset, ensure your can never forget the password used. The best place and safest place for your password is your brain, no one can extract it from there unless you say it.
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Notice:This tutorial is for educational purpose and if caught for misuse, Naijaconfirm.com will not be responsible for any penalty or prosecution. Use wisely. >>Browser>> Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox >>Sample Site>> Facebook.com >>Max Time frame to get the password>> 10seconds
Capture, get, or see any password typed on your computer. You don’t need any Password Hacking knowledge neither do you need a password hacking software like keyloggers. Yes this is possible using Simple Web browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Still you may not believe this! see, you can find any asterisk symbol passwords in your Browser only if the Password is Typed in the Password Text Field. So, you can ask where can i find the typed passwords?. Don’t worry, if Luck is Besides you then you will definitely get a chance for that. Mostly it is easier when the person Enabled the “Auto Remember Password” option. You may have to play pranks (just for fun) wait for someone to type their password, once they’ve entered the password, just Divert their Sight to anything else (example:- Uptown Mama is calling you outside ). Once they were diverted, that's the perfect time for you to find the passwords. Now we can see how to execute our Master Plan !!
Assuming we are on the facebook homepage and all details are typed as in the image below
fb-login-page
Put your cursor on the password field (where those asterisks for password are showing) and right click, then left click on "Inspect Element"
Right-Click-on-password-field
When the inspection dialog opens beneath in your browser, locate the immediate highlighted line
<input id="pass" class="inputtext" type="password" tab.......></input>
input-line
From that line, locate type="password" and double click on "password"
double-click password to edit it
Now that editing is enable, change the word "password" to "name" and hit the ENTER KEY on your keyboard. Now you'll have something like the image below.
now that it's changed to "name", view the password field and the password will show to you clearly like the image below.
password-showing
At this point, you'll have to close the inspect by pressing F12 on your keyboard and refresh the browser by pressing F5. See the image below to close inspector.
close-inspector
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Just as you might use your hands to interact with objects in the physical world, you can use your mouse to interact with items on your computer screen. You can move objects, open them, change them, throw them away, and perform other actions, all by pointing and clicking with your mouse.
Basic parts
A mouse typically has two buttons: a primary button (usually the left button) and a secondary button (usually the right button). You will use the primary button most often. Most mice also include a scroll wheel between the buttons to help you scroll through documents and webpages more easily. On some mice, the scroll wheel can be pressed to act as a third button. Advanced mice might have additional buttons that can perform other functions.
Parts of a mouse
Holding and moving the mouse
Mouse pointers
Place your mouse beside your keyboard on a clean, smooth surface, such as a mouse pad. Hold the mouse gently, with your index finger resting on the primary button and your thumb resting on the side. To move the mouse, slide it slowly in any direction. Don't twist it—keep the front of the mouse aimed away from you. As you move the mouse, a pointer (see picture) on your screen moves in the same direction. If you run out of room to move your mouse on your desk or mouse pad, just pick up the mouse and bring it back closer to you.
Hold the mouse lightly, keeping your wrist straight.
Pointing, clicking, and dragging
Pointing to an item on the screen means moving your mouse so the pointer appears to be touching the item. When you point to something, a small box often appears that describes the item. For example, when you point to the Recycle Bin on the desktop, a box appears with this information: "Contains the files and folders that you have deleted."
Pointing to an object often reveals a descriptive message about it.
The pointer can change depending on what you're pointing to. For example, when you point to a link in your web browser, the pointer changes from an arrow to a hand with a pointing finger .
Most mouse actions combine pointing with pressing one of the mouse buttons. There are four basic ways to use your mouse buttons: clicking, double-clicking, right-clicking, and dragging.
Clicking (single-clicking)
To click an item, point to the item on the screen, and then press and release the primary button (usually the left button).
Clicking is most often used to select (mark) an item or open a menu. This is sometimes called single-clicking or left-clicking.
Double-clicking
To double-click an item, point to the item on the screen, and then click twice quickly. If the two clicks are spaced too far apart, they might be interpreted as two individual clicks rather than as one double-click.
Double-clicking is most often used to open items on your desktop. For example, you can start a program or open a folder by double-clicking its icon on the desktop.
Tip
If you have trouble double-clicking, you can adjust the double-click speed (the amount of time acceptable between clicks). Follow these steps:
Open Mouse Properties by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type mouse, and then click Mouse.
Click the Buttons tab, and then, under Double-click speed, move the slider to increase or decrease the speed.
Right-clicking
To right-click an item, point to the item on the screen, and then press and release the secondary button (usually the right button).
Right-clicking an item usually displays a list of things you can do with the item. For example, when you right-click the Recycle Bin on your desktop, you'll see a menu with options to open it, empty it, delete it, or see its properties. If you're ever unsure of what to do with something, right-click it.
Right-clicking the Recycle Bin opens a menu of related commands.
Dragging
You can move items around your screen by dragging them. To drag an object, point to the object on the screen, press and hold the primary button, move the object to a new location, and then release the primary button.
Dragging (sometimes called dragging and dropping) is most often used to move files and folders to a different location and to move windows and icons around on your screen.
Using the scroll wheel
If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can use it to scroll through documents and webpages. To scroll down, roll the wheel backward (toward you). To scroll up, roll the wheel forward (away from you).
Customizing your mouse
You can change your mouse settings to suit your personal preferences. For example, you can change how fast your mouse pointer moves around the screen, or change the pointer's appearance. If you're left-handed, you can switch the primary button to be the right button.
Tips for using your mouse safely
Holding and moving your mouse properly can help you avoid soreness or injury to your wrists, hands, and arms, particularly if you use your computer for long periods of time. Here are some tips to help you avoid problems:
Place your mouse at elbow level. Your upper arms should fall relaxed at your sides.
Don't squeeze or grip your mouse tightly. Hold it lightly.
Move the mouse by pivoting your arm at your elbow. Avoid bending your wrist up, down, or to the sides.
Use a light touch when clicking a mouse button.
Keep your fingers relaxed. Don't allow them to hover above the buttons.
When you don't need to use the mouse, don't hold it.
Take short breaks from computer use every 15 to 20 minutes.
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We all know how annoying it is when we are sent a Word document and we open it in Adobe, or if we are sent a PDF document and we try to open it in Word, and all you get is a jumbled mash of pictures, a messed up layout and sometimes a completely different language. It is simply a pain to try and convert every single document into another format simply so that we can read its contents in the manner in which it is meant to be read. There are so many online tools that offer this services but believe me, all they are after is to have access to your email address, take you as a customer and not to help you.
So many might request for money before they will render this service but docs.zone will offer it even if they will request for money, you'll still be able to convert for free by following the below steps.
Visit docs.zone
docs.zone screen capture
See the area marked red in the above screenshot. Locate that part when your browser opens and select your desired conversion link.
How to continue converting after exceeding your free trial...
What docs.com does immediate you visit the website is to track you. So in order to continue using their service freely, you have to permit the website to track you first, disconnect it (not closing your browser) and continue. This below image will pop - up after you might have exceeded the limit of free conversion.
After seeing the above image, close it. On your keyboard, press ctrl + shift + delete (on mozilla, google chrome or internet explorer) and clear all browsing history including all cookies.
keyboard short-cut
Now open a new tab on your browser (ctrl + T) and visit docs.zone to convert freely. Repeat the clearing steps as long as you still want to convert freely.
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Google on Thursday announced it will shut down support for Chrome on Windows XP at the end of the year.
"We will continue to provide regular updates and security patches to Chrome on XP through the end of 2015," said Mark Larson, Chrome's director of engineering, in a short blog post Thursday.
A year and a half ago, Larson pledged to support Chrome on the even-then-aged operating system until "at least April 2015."
"We know that not everyone can easily switch to a newer operating system," Larson said of Google's decision to continue supporting Chrome on XP after the latter's retirement. "Millions of people are still working on XP computers every day [and] we want those people to have the option to use a browser that's up-to-date and as safe as possible on an unsupported operating system."
But enough was apparently enough.
Microsoft called it quits on Windows XP a year ago Tuesday, when it issued the final scheduled security updates for the 2001 OS. (The company made a one-time exception shortly thereafter when it shipped an emergency patch for its Internet Explorer (IE) browser.)
Because Microsoft halted security fixes for IE on Windows XP on April 14, 2014, security professionals urged the OS's users to switch to another browser. Dropping IE for Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox or Opera Software's Opera was one way to minimize -- but not eliminate -- risk, they said.
Neither Mozilla or Opera have publicized end-of-support dates for their browsers on Windows XP.
According to Web metrics vendor Net Applications, approximately 18.5% of all Windows PCs ran XP in March, slightly more than half the 34.5% the OS accounted for in October 2013, when Larson set Chrome's earliest support demise at this month.
You might have been wondering why there are two delete keys on the keyboard! The truth is, they may look similar with ordinary look and functions might look the same at time but they are not the same.
Delete and Backspace function
"The Backspace Key" clears alphanumerical values, letters or images to the left from where the cursor is placed. From the above scenario, if we should press the backspace key, these following letters will be cleared ; o, s, t, r, a, p which forms "Parts o".
Similarly, if we should press the "Delete Key", the letters will be cleared to the right of where our cursor is placed. Thereby clearing "f a naijaconfirm".
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How to Remove Password from BitLocker in Windows 7
The BitLocker in Windows 7 helps you to protect your USB or a hard disk drive by password strongly. It actually encrypts all the data of the a drive. So if you want to remove the password from that drive, encrypted previously, you have to decrypt it using the Bit Locker. This article is written to show you how to decrypt an encrypted drive by BitLoker in Windows 7 without losing any data.
How to Remove password from a drive encrypted with BitLocker:
Important: If you have a USB encrypted/protected by Bitlocker, first of all connect it. The drive must be unlocked to Turn off Bit Locker from it.
1. Click on the Windows Start menu and type BitLocker in Search bar.
Start menu Search bar
2. From that search result select the Manage BitLocker and its windows will pop up.In the BitLocker Manager window all encrypted and un-encrypted drives will be seen.
Choose Manage BitLocler
3. Look for your password protected drive and on the right side of this drive there is a link option Turn off BitLocker. If you see Unlock Drive there, click on it and type the password to unlock it. After that Turn off BitLocker will be seen.
Turn off BitLocker
4. Click on Turn off BitLocker and from its new window press on Decrypt Drive. Then the decryption processes will start.
Decrypt Drive
Decrypting
Decryption Complete
This may take several minutes depending on the size of the drive, its data and PC's hardware performances. So wait until the process is completed successfully.
It is very important to keep your USB drive or external hard drive safe if you have lots of valuable data in it. To protect your data from others you should have to set up a password for the flash drive. Windows 7 lets you protect or lock your hard disk and removal drives by its Bit-locker feature.
The bit - locker is an encrypting tool, built-in with your Windows 7 OS. It can encrypt your whole drive and lock it by your given password. To access into the encrypted drive, one should provide the correct password.
This tutorial will describe the steps how to use the BitLocker and setting up a password to USB free. By this procedure you can also protect your external hard disk or internal hard disk drives.
Protect USB drive by BitLocker:
To find out the Windows Bit-Locker easily, type "bit locker" in the start menu search box. Or, you can go to Control Panel > System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption.
Control Panel > System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption
Click on the "Manage BitLocker" and the window will show you to "turn on BitLocker" to the specific drive.
Now click on "turn on BitLocker" beside your selected drive. Then the BitLocker will start and will ask you how you want to unlock the drive.
Choose how you want to unlock the drive
Select "Use a password to unlock the drive" and type your password. Then select a method to recover your password/key and press Next to start the encryption.
Encrypting
It would take a few minutes, depending on the size and the format of your drive.
You are done! From now any user of Windows 7/Vista/XP must provide the password to open your USB drive.
3 Ways to Enable Administrator Account in Windows 7
The administrator account is a hidden, disabled and built-in account with Windows 7/Vista/xp. But a user can enable this account for some special actions. Such as troubleshooting, installing harmful software or some special networking tasks. By default, most of the user accounts are a part/member of the Administrator account. Others are standard accounts without being any part of an administrator account.
Windows disabled this account to prevent malicious programs and harmful activities on the system. So any special task of system needs administrative privilege and the annoying UAC (User Account Control) bar will pop up for the users, except the administrator account.
This post will show you how to enable Administrator account in three easy ways. Choose only one method from below to activate administrator account.
Method#1. Using command prompt:
Search cmd.exe in start menu and run cmd.exe as administrator.
Start menu > cmd.exe
To enable Administrator account Type: net user administrator /active:yes
To enable administrator account
Hit enter and the command should execute successfully.
Command line to disable this account: net user administrator /active:no
To disable administrator account
Method#2. From Local Users and Groups
Go to control panel navigate to Administrative tools and computer management.
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer management
Expand the Local users and Groups arrow and select Users. Then, From the right pane, double-click on the Administrator.
Local users and Groups > Users & Administrator
Un-check the "Account is disable" and it should be look like below.
Administrator account properties
OK it and your settings will be saved.
From here you can also disable the Administrator or other account.
Method#3. From Local Security Policy
Type secpol.msc in start menu and run it as administrator.
start menu > secpol.msc
From this Local Security Policies, expand the security options under the Local Policies.
Find "Account: Administrator account status" from the right pane.
Local Security Policies
Open the "Account: Administrator account status" and choose Enabled to enable it.
Administrator account status
You can also disable it from here.
After completing any of above processes, reboot your PC or log off. Now you will see a new account "Administrator" which has no password by default. Log in to this account and enjoy the real administrator power of your PC.
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The words file extension may sound as if it's something difficult to understand or funny to some ears, how can files be extended? asked by one of my students. File extension does not mean the elasticity of a file but it refers to the piece of alphanumerical values added to the name of a document at the end. An example of this is africaqueen2face.mp3
The above highlighted .mp3 is an example of file extension and this .mp3 is what that makes devices recognize africaqueen2face.mp3 as an audio file.
Contrarily, if the file africaqueen2face is saved as africaqueen2face.mp4 instead of .mp3; It means the file will now play as a video and not as an audio. More file extensions and their explanation.
FILE EXTENSION
EXPLANATION
.mp3
Refers to file that will play as audio
.mp4
Video file
.gif
Graphical Interchange Format File
.doc
Microsoft Word Document
.docx
Microsoft Word Open XML Document
.ppt
PowerPoint Presentation
.pptx
PowerPoint Open XML Presentation
.wav
WAVE Audio File
.wma
Windows Media Audio File
.gif
Graphical Interchange Format File
.jpg
JPEG Image
.psd
Adobe Photoshop Document
.xls
Excel Spreadsheet
.xlsx
Microsoft Excel Open XML Spreadsheet
.accdb
Access 2007 Database File
.db
Database File
.apk
Android Package File
.app
Mac OS X Application
.exe
Windows Executable File
.jar
Java Archive File
.asp
Active Server Page
.aspx
Active Server Page Extended File
.css
Cascading Style Sheet
.htm
Hypertext Markup Language File
.html
Hypertext Markup Language File
.js
JavaScript File
.jsp
Java Server Page
.cdr
File saved from CorelDraw and can open with CorelDraw
More explanation will be made to these file extensions shortly.
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to a hand with a pointing finger 
., and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type mouse, and then click Mouse.
After seeing the above image, close it. On your keyboard, press ctrl + shift + delete (on mozilla, google chrome or internet explorer) and clear all browsing history including all cookies.
