You can easily stop programs from running at startup on your Mac computer using your System Preferences.

Some programs even run background processes when you load your computer, even though you are not using them.

Limiting the number of programs starting up with your computer can help too: It means fewer apps running in the background, freeing up more memory and other system resources.

Is it possible to run a program on someone else's computer on the same network by just running some sort of shortcut? I'm not talking about something unauthorized, but with the other computer ...

Windows 7 comes with the ability to automatically run programs every time you boot your computer. Although some programs auto-run by default, you can make any program load automatically when you ...