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Monday, November 14, 2011

How to enable or disable auto-hide on the Mac OS X dock

Description: This is a how-to article for Mac OS X on the topic of enabling or disabling the auto-hide feature on the Dock.
  1. Close any open programs on the Mac
  2. Click on the Apple Icon in the top left corner of the screen, then choose System Preferences

    System Preferences

  3. On the new System Preferences window, select Dock

    Dock

  4. On the Dock window, check or uncheck the "Automatically hide and show the Dock" option to your preference.

    Automatically hide and show the Dock

  5. The setting is automatically saved. Close the window to complete the walkthrough.
For more assistance contact Technical Support here.

Monday, November 7, 2011

How to disable the firewall in ESET Smart Security 5

ESET Smart Security 5 comes with a personal firewall enabled. This guide will walk through how to disable the firewall entirely or just disable components of the firewall.
  1. Open the ESET software by clicking Start, All Programs, clicking the ESET Folder, opening the ESET Smart Security (or NOD32 Anti Virus) folder, and finally clicking on ESET Smart Security (or NOD32 Anti Virus).

    Open ESET Software

  2. Press the F5 key to open the Advanced options window
  3. Click the + sign to the left of Network

    Network

  4. Click the + sign to the left of Personal Firewall

    Personal Firewall

  5. Click the link for System Integration

    System Integration

  6. Under the System Integration drop-down menu select Personal firewall is completely disabled to disable the firewall.

    Personal Firewall

  7. Click OK and Exit the ESET Smart Security window to complete the process.

    Advanced setup

For more assistance contact Technical Support here.

Monday, October 31, 2011

How to Enable Document Protection in ESET NOD32 for Version 5

Description: ESET NOD32 contains the feature to protect document files such as personal files, email files, and archives. This guide will walk you through how to enable document protection in ESET NOD32.
  1. Open the ESET software by clicking Start » All Programs » ESET Folder » ESET NOD32 Antivirus folder » ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

    Open ESET Software

  2. Press the F5 key to open the Advanced options window.

    F5

  3. Click + for Antivirus and antispyware, click on Document protection.

    Antivirus and antispyware

  4. Click on the check box for "Integrate into system and Enable document protection."
  5. Click OK and close the ESET window.
For more assistance contact Technical Support here.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

How to enable the Wireless Radio on an HP Mini 110 or 210 Series Netbook

Description: This article describes how to enable the wireless radio on an HP Mini 110 or 210 Series Netbook
  1. On the keyboard the key used to enable or disable the wireless radio is the F12 key.
  2. Press the F12 key which has the symbol F12 key. If the radio is switched on the wireless indicator will be white.
  3. If the wireless radio is turned off the Wireless Indicator light will be amber.
  4. If the radio is turned on or off, the Wireless Assistant icon in the system tray will display the status.
Wireless Connected
Wireless Connected
Wireless Disconnected
Wireless Disconnected
Wireless Disabled
Wireless Disabled

For more assistance contact Technical Support here.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Enable the touchpad on an HP ProBook 4525s Notebook

This article describes how to enable the touchpad on an HP ProBook 4525S notebook.

When the HP ProBook 4525S notebook computers were shipped from the manufacturer, the touchpad could be turned off by default or accidentally turned off. To allow the touchpad to activate you will need to turn on the adapter when setting up the PC for the first time.
  1. On the touchpad in the upper left hand corner there is a small circle. This button turns on/off the touchpad.
  2. Tap the small circle once and the touchpad will turn on. When it is switched on, the circle will be blue.

    Blue circle

  3. Tap the small circle again and the touchpad will turn off. If the touchpad is turned off the Indicator is blank or not lit up.

    indicator off
For more assistance contact Technical Support here.