Signing out and exiting from a network server, Web server or other computer system. The process (the noun) is a "logout" or "logoff," while the act of doing it (the verb) is to "log out" or to "log off." In practice, "logout" is used as a verb as well. Contrast with login.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
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- Microsoft to discourage hybrid graphics systems for Windows 7Why should we use hybrid graphics?IMO the graphic card manufactures should do something like what the CPUs manufactures do, dynamic adjustment. When in a lower power battery setting the GPU could adjust to a lower clock speed and or voltage, etc.That is...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- Apple rewrote MobileMe; Should 'just work better'
- Apple updated a knowledge base article and noted that it basically rewrote MobileMe's underpinnings in a late September update. The article, which carries an Oct. 29 date, outlines the following: Apple is always working to improve MobileMe. Since MobileMe is primarily a server-side, or "cloud"-based, service,...
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- Apple mega-patch covers 34 Mac OS X security issues
- Apple has shipped another mega-update to address security vulnerabilities affecting Mac OS X users, warning that the most serious issues could lead to arbitrary code execution attacks. The update, available for Tiger and Leopard, addresses a total of 34 documented vulnerabilities, some in third-party components like ClamAV,...
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- Report: Mozilla enterprise browser share hits 18 percent
- Report: Mozilla enterprise browser share hits 18 percentUmm>>>I use IE 7 more than I do Firefox 2.0 — primarily because the many Microsoft sites I visit daily as part of my job, not too surprisingly, look and work better in IE than they do in Firefox.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- Apple AFP Client Update (dmg)
- The AFP Client Update improves the reliability of data accessed from an AFP server when using AppleWorks. This update also prevents files from being corrupted on logout if the file is open in AppleWorks. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-02-27
- ePolicy (exe)
- The ePolicy application displays policies to users and allows them to accept or decline these policies. The user's choice is recorded in a database along with their details. You can then perform subsequent actions based upon their decision. The ePolicy Application consists of two programs:* ePolicy Browser (ePolicy.exe) which presents...
- Software downloads 2008-02-22
- Mozilla delivers patches for Firefox; Plugs flat file vulnerability
- Mozilla delivers patches for Firefox; Plugs flat file vulnerabilitythanks; that is good informationIt was just a leetle hard to decode from their notices that the flat-packaged add-ons bug was fixed.Would be helpful if Mozilla people spoke English once in a while....RegardsWow, sure was easy.Saw the notice on ZDNet, could have...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-08
- Even SSL Gmail can get sidejacked
- Even SSL Gmail can get sidejackedZDNet requires cookies to work...when using talkback. This is ridiculous. According to this blog, this is a security risk. Even though security is not a real issue when using talkback, requiring cookies, by this blogs own admission is not the most secure way to conduct...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- Salesforce adds $5 per login pricing option and new developer tools
- Salesforce adds $5 per login pricing option and new developer toolsUmmmmWhat's to stop someone logging in once in a month and just leaving that connection open?re: UmmmmmI think the expectation is that humans are logging in...Humans are not likely to sit in front of a web browser 24/7 for days...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- Screen Anytime (exe)
- The Screen Anytime application was designed to record onscreen activities during user session for future replay. It starts when a user login the server, and ends until he logout. During the session, all screen changes and mouse movements will be recorded in a highly compressed file. With Screen Anytime, it...
- Software downloads 2007-12-27
- Limit Logins (exe)
- Limit Logins effectively restricts the amount of concurrent logins for any given user. Centrally manage all users in your corporation from one Administrative Console. Limit concurrent logins for specified users or groups on the network. Ability to see where all users are currently logged into. Ability to set the user...
- Software downloads 2007-11-12
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- Blog posts 2007-08-09
- How to protect your online privacy
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- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- Hamster plus Hotspot equals Web 2.0 meltdown!
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- Discussion threads 2007-08-02
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- Software downloads 2007-06-13
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- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- BizForm Bar (exe)
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- Software downloads 2007-04-27
- Another swollen MacBook Pro battery
- Another swollen MacBook Pro batteryThe grammer isn't the problem.In my original post I was having some fun with Mac users who seem to never find fault with Apple. Jason on the other hand was reffering to the original recall of the Sony manufactured batteries for posing a fire risk....
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
- Second Life Anti Idle (zip)
- This software will help you camp while you are away from the computer, all you need to do is login to your second life account, find a camp chair, camp, and run our software. And now you can live the computer and do other stuff while your account gets paid...
- Software downloads 2007-03-06
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- Blog posts 2007-02-23
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