You can increase and decrease the size of the Recycle Bin. The default size is 10 percent of the drive total space. With this 10 percent space you cannot retrieve your accidentally deleted files that are too large in size.
*) To Increase the percentage of space of the Recycle bin Right click on the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop and then Properties.
*) Adjust the slider in the center of the recycle bin properties window from 10% to maximum size as you want.
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Five hidden dangers of Facebooking
Washington, May 10 (ANI): An expert in online privacy has drawn attention to the five dangers of sharing information on social networking site Facebook.
Joan Goodchild, senior editor of CSO (Chief Security Officer) Online, claims marketing efforts by the company often results in a compromise on account holders’ privacy, reports CBS News.
Goodchild noted five risks of using Facebook on ‘The Early Show on Saturday Morning.’ They are:
1.Your information is being shared with third parties
2. Privacy settings revert to a less safe default mode after each redesign
3. Facebook ads may contain malware
4. Your real friends unknowingly make you vulnerable
5. Scammers are creating fake profiles
Earlier this week, 15 privacy and consumer protection organizations filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that the site manipulates privacy settings to make users’ personal information available for commercial use. (ANI)
Joan Goodchild, senior editor of CSO (Chief Security Officer) Online, claims marketing efforts by the company often results in a compromise on account holders’ privacy, reports CBS News.
Goodchild noted five risks of using Facebook on ‘The Early Show on Saturday Morning.’ They are:
1.Your information is being shared with third parties
2. Privacy settings revert to a less safe default mode after each redesign
3. Facebook ads may contain malware
4. Your real friends unknowingly make you vulnerable
5. Scammers are creating fake profiles
Earlier this week, 15 privacy and consumer protection organizations filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that the site manipulates privacy settings to make users’ personal information available for commercial use. (ANI)
How to Enable or Disable Task Manager
To enable or disable Task Manager, follow the below steps :
Go to Start----> Run and type Regedit and press enter. Wait for the Registry Editor navigate to the below path.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Give it a value of 1 to disable.
Delete a particular AutoComplete entry in Internet Explorer.
To remove a particular AutoComplete entry from a Web form:
*) Highlight the item in the AutoComplete dropdown.
*) Press the Delete key.
*) Go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu-----> select Internet Options-----> Content-----> Auto-complete-----> then press the “Clear Forms” button.
This will ensure more privacy.
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