How to ensure your computer information is kept private and to prevent other devices from accessing it

Recently I was on a public network and it seemed to me that my volume kept on increasing while I was trying to watch a video. I contemplated that it might be my key stuck, but it seemed fine every other time I used it (and is fine now at home). That led me to the conclusion that someone was probably remotely accessing my macbook's volume setting for some malicious prank.
How would you be able to tell if a device is remotely connected to yours, without authorisation?
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I also looked up the possibility that people were using 'ssh' to harrass me. I'm not quite sure how it works, but I would like to make it so that people would not be able to find my computer's information to connect to it in the future.

TM backups retain the same exact permissions as the originals. so if other users did not have access to them on the main drive, they won't have access to them on the backup drive either.
and be VERY careful playing with permissions on the TM drive. it's easy to ruin TM backups that way.

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Ok, so I just worked out that itunes communicates through your browser so it's a cookie in the browser not PC direct that fixes this. Bit of a convoluted route but for me it was IE>Internet setting>privacy>sites, then allow all activity from apple.com/itunes.

TS1368 The error is saying - make sure your computer date is set correctly and that it accepts cookies from the itunes stores

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Hello Melzy21,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
Can't connect to the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1368
Best of luck,
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Didnt send me the instructions on how to reset your security information in my mail

Yesterday i bought a $15 itunes card and i redeemed it. When i try to buy gems in clash of clan iphone game they asked me to answer 2 security questions but i forgot the anwers so i click on 'Forgot your answers? Send reset security info email to s•••••@hotmail.com' then it saids ' Email sent. Check your inbox for an email with instructions on how to reset your security information.' But i havent receive it in my mail, i checked spam, trash everywhere but counldnt find it. What am i suppose to do ? Should i call apple ?

Call Apple and ask for the Account Security team.
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HT5576 Email sent Check your inbox for an email with instructions on how to reset your security information but i haven't got anytthng in my email

Email sent
Check your inbox for an email with instructions on how to reset your security information
but i haven't get anything in my email

I never got mine either. I ended up scheduling for them to call me to reset my security questions.

How to reset your security information

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how to reset your security information?
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What do you mean by 'apple dont send me email' ?
If you have a rescue email address (which is not the same thing as an alternate email address) set up on your account then the steps half-way down this page give you a reset link on your account : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312
If you don't have a rescue email address (you won't be able to add one until you can answer your questions), or you have one but aren't receiving the reset email to it, then you will need to contact iTunes Support / Apple in your country to get the questions reset.
Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
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Hello! I was on my Mac and then I clicked on iTunes. Then I clicked on iTunes, and accidentally removed my device from my Mac, how can I get it back? Also when I plug my iPod into the computer, it downloads everything, how can I stop this. please help!thx

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Is the iPod still singed into the account isn Settings>iTunes and App Stores and SettingsZ>iCloudl? If it is then I would not be concerned.
Also see:
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
since you may have started the 90 day window.
For the other "problem", go to iTunes>Preferences>Devices and check the box that says Prevent iPod....automatically syncing.

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Hi,
I would suggest you to uninstall Adobe Reader using the cleaner tool and then re-install the latest version.
Adobe Cleaner Tool:- Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs.
Latest version of Adobe Reader:- http://get.adobe.com/reader/
If you still experience the same issue, please share the following information:-
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- Screenshot of control panel- Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers
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Time Machine does not provide archival storage.
If you delete a file from your disk it will eventually be deleted from your TM backup without any notice to you.
You need a second external disk to use for archival storage.
You also need a third disk for backups of the second disk.

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Create a new user account on the computer that he can log in to.

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Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs (Win XP) or Programs and Features (later)
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iTunes
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Apple Mobile Device Support (if this won't uninstall move on to the next item)
Bonjour
Apple Application Support
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HT1925: Removing and Reinstalling iTunes for Windows XP
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How do I combine all my calendars into one and delete the others?

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I use Outlook calendar for all my appointments and only need one calendar.
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A cleaner solution is to do this:
Create a temporary new admin user account with a completely different username.
Log into this new account.
Delete the new account you created before migrating.
Delete the old account you migrated that has the changed name.
Re-migrate your old account from the Mini.
Log into the newly migrated account and delete the temporary account.
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HT5570 My six-year old grandson appears to be able to make purchases on the TV without having to enter the password and yet every other device i use (e.g. iPad, iPhone, iPod) is password protected. How is that possible?

My six-year old grandson appears to be able to make purchases on the TV without having to enter the password and yet every other device i use (e.g. iPad, iPhone, iPod) is password protected. How is that possible when I have to use my password to access such services on all other devices?

DominicDeBurca wrote:
My six-year old grandson appears to be able to make purchases on the TV without having to enter the password and yet every other device i use (e.g. iPad, iPhone, iPod) is password protected. How is that possible when I have to use my password to access such services on all other devices?
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