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Configure Virtual Host in Wamp 2.2E for lan network

2013-02-13T23:59:00.001+05:30

Assuming that wamp is fully functional with all services running intact we can continue with the IP based virtual host creation with wamp-apache for internal LAN network.

This setup has been done for machine with multiple IP address each need to be assign for different virtual sites.

Firstly, we need to enable and configure virtual host in wamp-apache which can be done by enabling it in httpd.conf located in “C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.2.22\conf” folder. You just need to delete the hash (#) infront of the line shown below.

Also, for external network to access your virtual web root directory you need to give access permission which can be done as shown below in the httpd.conf file.

Now go to “C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.2.22\conf\extra” folder and edit the httpd-vhosts.conf file as shown below.

The above virtual host has been configured on port 80 assuming Apache in wamp is configured on the same port.

Finally modify the firewall rules to allow access to port 80 for the networks.

Multiple RDP Sessions in Windows

2013-02-09T14:23:00.001+05:30

For the operation of multiple desktops on Windows you need to change the file termserv.dll:

Unzip the file "MultiUserRDP.zip"

Run the file "Multiterm-x86.exe" for Windows 32bit and "Multiterm-64bit.exe" for Windows 64 bit. (NOTE: must run the application as administrator)

Run the application by clicking the "Patch" and thus made the change.

Restart the device.

After restart, enable the port 3389 Remote Desktop in firewall.

All above mentioned files can be downloaded from the here.

After these procedures Windows Vista and 7 are allowing access from multiple remote users.

NOTE: These procedures only work in versions

Windows Vista: Business and Ultimate.

Windows 7: Ultimate and Professional.

Windows XP: Professional.

Freeware task management tool - TaskFreak

2013-02-09T13:42:00.000+05:30

This is a small task management tool which can we well used for internal task or project management services. It works on PHP alongwith MySQL where database resides.
Make sure that you web server is working fine with PHP and MySQL before continuing this tool for installation. Once extracted the taskfreak-multi-mysql-0.6.tgz (currently the latest) file you need to move this into the web server root directory and modify the config.php file located in include folder with the ones given below (i.e user, pass, database pointing created in MySQL). For example given below.

define('TZN_DB_HOST','localhost');
define('TZN_DB_USER','root'); // edit here
define('TZN_DB_PASS','root'); // edit here
define('TZN_DB_BASE','taskfreak'); // edit here

Multiple free file's dowloads from Rapidshare

2010-01-27T03:10:00.002+05:30

Rapidshare allows to download only a single file at a time with free account. If you want to download multiple files at the same time, you need to buy a premium account but now you can download multiple files from Rapidshare free account without paying anything with RapidShare Download Accelerator.
With RapidShare Download Accelerator, you can add all the files you'd like to download, and it will do all the annoying work for you. Now you can just sit back and watch your files download without paying.

Arrange folders according to their size in Windows

2010-01-27T03:00:00.002+05:30

When you select “Details” view in Windows Explorer(inside My Computer) it will show you everything about the folders and files the only thing it will not show you is the size of your folders. It also does not allow you to arrange your folders according to their size. I often have to find which folder is taking most of my disk space and I have to go to properties of each and every folder to find out the culprit.
Today I finally found out the solution to this problem. Folder size for Windows Explorer is an open source project which will help you to see the folder size inside Windows Explorer. See this screen shot.

How to use it??

First, make sure you’re running Windows 2000 or XP. Sorry, it doesn’t work in Vista.
Download the installer x32-bit or x64-bit
Run the downloaded file to start the install wizard. It has boring template text, so just keep clicking Next. Typical and Complete installs do the same thing, Custom lets you change where it gets installed.
Now the Folder Size column is available to Explorer, but Explorer isn’t displaying it yet. Open an Explorer window in Details view.
Right click on the column headers to see a list of columns you can add. Choose Folder Size.
Now we can replace the existing Size column with the new Folder Size column. Right click on the column headers and uncheck the Size column. Drag the Folder Size column header to where Size used to be.
Make this the default view for all folders. Go to Folder Options from the Tools menu. In the View tab, click Apply to All Folders.

If you are running an old system you may feel like you computer has become little slower then usual. At any point of time you can uninstall it from Add/Remove programs.

Speed up Acrobat reader (almost like notepad)

2010-01-27T02:21:00.000+05:30

1. Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader (C:\program files\adobe\acrobat\reader\.. whatever)

2. Move all the files and folders from the "plugins" directory to the "Optional" directory.

(I repeat.. cut and paste the files NOT copy & paste)

Also make sure that acrobat reader is not open else it will lock the files and not allow you to move the files).

Now your acrobat reader will load very fast and almost as good as notepad..

Speed up your Internet connection upto 20%

2010-01-27T02:13:00.001+05:30

Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates and interrogating your PC. You can get it back,
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%. It works on Win 2000 as well.

How to track invisible user's in Yahoo messenger

2010-01-27T01:30:00.021+05:30

Sometimes some of your friends who appear offline in yahoo messenger may not be actually offline, they may in the 'Invisible' mode. This maybe if they are trying to ignore you or are too busy to talk to anyone. There is this small trick that you can use to find out what the truth is.Firstly open your yahoo messenger main window and double click on the name of the person whom you want to check. The chat window will open obviously. Click IMVironment button, select See all IMVironments, select Yahoo! Tools or Interactive Fun, and click on Doodle. After loading the Doodle imvironment there can be two possibilities:
1. If the user is offline Doodle are will show this "waiting for your friend to load Doodle" continuously. See in the picture below,

2. If the user is online (but in invisible mode), after few seconds (it can take up to one minute, depending on your connection speed), you should get a blank page like in the picture below which indicates that the user is online.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM)

2010-01-16T01:39:00.008+05:30

Hey Guy's, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a surprisingly effective freeware antimalware tool. Whether you know it or not your computer is at risk of becoming infected with viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, dialers, spyware, and malware that are constantly evolving and becoming harder to detect and remove. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware can detect and remove malware that even the most well known anti-virus and anti-malware applications fail to detect. Well you can download it from here. It's a freeware tool but for real time protection you need to buy the license for this utility tool.

Teracopy

2010-01-16T01:06:00.010+05:30

TeraCopy Portable is a portable freeware file-copying utility that tries to copy a file several times and if it fails, it skips the file and continues. TeraCopy also copies files faster than the built in Windows copy system by “dynamically adjusting buffers to reduce seek time”. Thus, making your backup process faster and more reliable. TeraCopy Portable enables you to copy and/or move files within Windows in a much faster way – an improvement you'll be especially grateful for when dealing with several gigabytes of data. TeraCopy has some other great features such as the ability to pause and resume transfers, shell intergration and a interactive file list that shows the failed file transfers so you can fix them later.

FireFound Firefox add-On

2010-01-09T23:07:00.011+05:30

The FireFound add-on for the Firefox browser adds tracking and remote wipe features that can help with lost or stolen computers.

The free utility works in conjunction with a FireFound username and password, which you choose the first time you start Firefox with the add-on installed. It uses the Firefox Location-Aware Browsing feature, which in turn relies on the Google Location Services, to guess your computer's physical location. When the location changes, FireFound sends its new location to your account.
From then on, you can log in to your FireFound account from any computer and check the FireFound-enabled browser's location history. If your computer is lost or stolen, you can also activate an "emergency data protection" feature that will prompt anyone who next starts the FireFound-enabled browser for the username and password.
A failed FireFound login will clear out your private Firefox data, such as passwords, browing history and cookies. You have to first choose what will be deleted when you enable the emergency feature. Since the option will delete your data, you should of course be careful to only enable it if your computer is actually lost or stolen. Successfully entering the username and password will turn off the feature, but you (or whoever has your laptop) will only get one chance. Type carefully.
Also, although you can install FireFound on multiple browsers, it doesn't separate which location data comes from which browser. If you turn on the emergency data protection, the first browser that fires up (and only that browser) will get the password challenge.
Despite its limitations, FireFound is a nice tool that can be of serious benefit if you want to keep your private browsing information out of the hands of a laptop thief. The add-on won a grand prize in Mozilla's Extend Firefox 3.5 contest.

Changing scratch disk setting in Photoshop

2010-01-09T22:35:00.003+05:30

A scratch disk is an area on your hard drive that Adobe Photoshop uses to store data. Photoshop uses a scratch disk because it performs memory intensive functions which sometimes exceed the amount of random access memory (RAM) on a computer. You can change the location of the scratch disk and add additional scratch disks in the Photoshop "Preferences" menu.
When your system does not have enough RAM to perform an operation, Photoshop uses a proprietary virtual memory technology, also called scratch disks. A scratch disk is any drive or drive partition with free memory. By default, Photoshop uses the hard drive on which the operating system is installed as the primary scratch disk.

Instructions

Change the first scratch disk assignment by going to "Edit," then "Preferences", then "Plug Ins & Scratch Disks."
Choose the first disk from the menu of available disks. You can choose up to four disks of any size that your system will support. In Photoshop, you can create up to 200 GB of space using scratch disks.
Remember that scratch disks should be on a different drive than any large files you are editing, so you may need to additional external or internal hard drives, depending on your system. Additionally, do not choose a network drive, only a local drive.
Click "OK," and then restart the program for your changes to be effective

Tips & Warnings

Remember to use the disk defragmenter on your scratch disk drives regularly.
Scratch disks should be on a local drive. That is, they should not be accessed over a network.

Samba installation & configuration

2010-01-09T00:32:00.012+05:30

Installation:

Command to run in the terminal window (using yum on CentOS and Fedora) "yum install samba"
Installing Samba (using rpm)
- Obtain Samba rpm from rhn.redhat.com
- rpm -ivh samba*.rpm

Configuring Samba:
cd /etc/samba
mv smb.conf smb.conf.backup
vi smb.conf

Paste content below into your vi file:

[global] workgroup = wrkgrp netbios name = smbserver security = SHARE load printers = No default service = global path = /home available = No encrypt passwords = yes [share] writeable = yes admin users = smbuser path = /home/share force user = root valid users = smbuser public = yes available = yes

save and exit
Add unix account by typing in terminal window "adduser smbuser"
Set the password for the same "passwd smbuser"
Now create same user account on samba by typing
"smbpasswd -a smbuse"
Restart the samba service by typing
"/etc/init.d/smb restart"
Now let us setup drive letter on our Windows so we can easily access these files.
Start -> run -> cmd
At the prompt type:
net use z: \\ip_of_your_samba_server\share /user: smbuser password_you_assigned
At this point you have successfully set up Samba under Linux and are now successfully connected to your share from your Windows machine.

How to change a WinXP password from CMD

2010-01-08T04:00:00.003+05:30

If you've forgotten the password to your Windows user account, changing it through the Control Panel won't do you any good--it requires that you confirm the old password before it will let you change it. However, if you have access to the administrator account on your computer, you can change the password very easily through the command prompt.

Log into an account with administrative privileges on your computer.
Click on the "Start" button.
Click "Run" and type "cmd" into the box. Press "Enter" to open the command prompt.
Type the following into the command prompt "Net User" & hit "Enter" to continue.
Look for the Windows account from the list whose password you want to be ressetted.
Continue by typing the command in the command prompt
"Net User Username *"
Replace "Username" with your Windows account name. Press "Enter."
Type your new password and press "Enter." Retype the password and press "Enter" again to complete the password change.

Enabling multiple remote desktop sessions in XP

2010-01-08T03:25:00.003+05:30

Print these directions so that you have them to work from.
Restart your computer in Safe Mode - Follow this link to learn how to restart Windows XP in Safe Mode
Turn off/disable Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) and Terminal Services

Right click My Computer
Select Properties
Click on the Remote tab at the top of the window
UNCHECK the box next to, “Allow users to connect remotely to this computer“
Click OK
Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services
Find Terminal Services in the list
Right click on Terminal Services and click Properties
In the Startup Type box, select Disabled
Click OK to close the window

· Next you will replace the current version of the Terminal Services DLL (termsrv.dll) with an unrestricted version from a previous release of Terminal Services.

Here is a copy of the Terminal Services DLL - Save it to your Desktop or other suitable location
Using a file manager like Windows Explorer open C:\Windows\system32\dllcache
Rename the file termsrv.dll to termsrv_dll.bak or whatever you would like.
Copy the downloaded termsrv.dll file (the one you just downloaded from the web) to C:\Windows\system32\dllcache
Open the C:\Windows\system32 folder
Delete the file termsrv.dll in C:\Windows\system32

· Now we can edit the Windows Registry to enable more than one RDP connection. Go to Start -> Run and type regedit - Hopefully you knew that already

· Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Licensing Core

· Add a DWORD Key named EnableConcurrentSessions and give it a value of 1

· Close the Registry Editor window

· Go to Start -> Run and type gpedit.msc to run the Group Policy Editor

· Browse to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services and double click Limit number of connections

· Select the Enabled button and enter the number of connections you would like to enable….at least 2.

· Restart Windows

· Right click My Computer and select Properties.

· Click on the Remote tab at the top of the window

· CHECK the box next to, “Allow users to connect remotely to this computer“

· Click OK

· Go to Start -> Control Panel ->Administrative Tools -> Services.

Select Terminal Services from the list and double click it or right-click -> Properties.

Set the Startup Type to Manual.

· Restart Windows/Computer

Firefox and integrated windows authentication

2010-01-08T03:19:00.004+05:30

Do you have an Intranet or a similar web site that requires the use of Integrated Windows Authentication? If so the default Firefox browser settings will always prompt you for a username and password first before accessing a site using Integrated Window Authentication.
Fortunately Firefox has the slick ability to easily modify it’s configuration to use Integrated Windows Authentication.

How to configure Firefox

Open Firefox
In the address bar type: about:config
Firefox3.x and later requires you to agree that you will proceed with caution.
After the config page loads, in the filter box type: network.automatic
Modify network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris by double clicking the row and enter http://www.replacewithyoursite.com
Multiple sites can be added by comma delimiting them like
http://www.replacewithyoursite.com,
http://www.replacewithyourintranetsite.com

Installing Drupal 5.1, PHP 5.2 and MySQL 5.0.2 on IIS environment

2010-01-08T02:52:00.006+05:30

1.    Install IIS (I am using Windows XP)
•    Go to "Control Panel" and then "Add or Remove Programs"
•    Click the "Add/Remove Windows Components" button
•    Click "Internet Information Services"
•    Click the "Next" button to install (you might need your Windows CD)
2.    Once IIS is installed, download Drupal 5.1, PHP 5.2 and MySQL 5.0.2
3.    Go to "c:\Inetpub\wwwroot" and make a folder called "Drupal"
4.    Extract the contents of the Drupal-5.1.tar.gz to the folder you just created.
5.    In c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Drupal", create another folder called "files".
6.    Now install PHP, create a folder in the "c:\" root called "PHP5". Extract the contents of "php-5.2.0-Win32.zip" to "c:\PHP5"
7.    Put PHP into to the path by:
•    Clicking "Start" and then right-click "My Computer" and select "Properties"
•    Select the "Advanced" tab
•    Click the "Environment Variables" button at the lower left.
•    When the "Environment Variables" window opens, go to the second text box and scroll down until you see "Path". Select "Path" and click the "Edit" button.
•    In the "Variable Value" text box, go to the end and type ";C:\PHP5"
***Note: do not forget the semicolon at the beginning
8.    Install MySQL. I will not go into detail for this just do a "Typical" install.
9.    Use the file "INSTALL.mysql.txt" located in the Drupal directory to configure MySQL.
10.    Open Windows Explorer and navigate to "c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\drupal\sites\default" and edit the "settings.php".
•    On line 93, change the mysql statement to your database settings you just created.
•    When you have saved the file, right-click the "settings.php", select "Properties" and change it to "Read-Only".
11.    In order to get PHP working with MySQL, do the following:
•    Copy from "c:\PHP5" – "libmysql.dll", "php5ts.dll" and "php.ini-recommended" to "c:\windows"
•    Go to "c:\windows" and rename "php.ini-recommended" to "php.ini"
•    Edit "php.ini" located in "c:\windows"
•    Go to line 520 and change it to read
extension_dir = "c:\php5\ext"
•    Change line 709 and 713 to fit your SMTP server and user (remove the semicolon in front to uncomment).
•    Uncomment lines 631, 639 and 651 (remove the semicolon in front to uncomment). The extensions should be for "php_mbstring.dll", "php_gd2.dll" and "php_mysql.dll".
•    Save and exit the file.
12.    In order to get PHP working with IIS, do the following:
13.    Go to "Start" and right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage".
14.    This will bring up the "Computer Management" window. Double-click "Services and Applications" and double-click "Internet Information Service".
15.    Right-click "Web Sites" and click "Properties"
16.    The "Web Sites Properties" windows will open. Select the "ISAPI Filters" tab and then click the "Add" button
•    "Filter Properties" window will open. Type "PHP" for the filter name and browse "C:\PHP5\" for the executable. Should read "C:\PHP5\php5isapi.dll"
•    After clicking the "OK" button, select the "Home Directory" tab. Toward the bottom change the "Execution Permissions" to read "Scripts and Executables"
•    Click the "Configuration..." button and a window called "Application Configuration" will open. Click the "Add" button. In the "Executable" field, browse to find "php5isapi.dll" again ("C:\PHP5\php5isapi.dll"). In the "Extension" type ".php" (do not forget the period "."). If the "OK" button is grayed out, just click in the "Executable" box and back to the "Extension" box until it shows up. This is a Windows problem. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317948
•    Click "OK" to each of the windows until you are back to the "Computer Management" window.
17.    Open Windows Explorer and navigate to "C:\Inetpub\wwwroot". Create a text file called "test.php".
18.    Edit the "test.php" and enter the test phpinfo script code which can be found over here.
19.    In the "Computer Management" window, right-Click "Internet Information Services" select "All Tasks" and then select "Restart IIS..."
20.    Open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type this in
•    http://localhost/test.php
•    This should bring up your php information. If you scroll down, you should see a MySQL, GD and MBString section that we added.
21.    Go back to the "Computer Management" window and right-click the "Default Web Site" and click "Properties". (not "Web Sites"). Click the "Home Directory" tab and change the local path to "C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\drupal".
22.    Restart IIS.
23.    Open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type in:
•    http://localhost/install.php
This should be it. Have fun.

Trick to hide files

2010-01-07T01:25:00.000+05:30

1. First archive your files which you want to hide into a jpg file.
2. Select a particular jpg file in which you want to hide files.
3. Open command prompt and follow the steps mentioned below:---

C:\>cd X --- (where 'X' may be any directory)
C:\X>COPY /B abc.jpg + xyz.7z pqr.jpg --- (where '.7z' is a '7zip' extension, also can be '.zip', '.rar', '.tar' etc depends on your compressing tool)

Now to view xyz.7z file open pqr.jpg with WinZip, Winrar, 7zip etc

Antivirus test

2010-01-07T01:14:00.001+05:30

Have you ever wondered if your anti-virus software is really working? Would you like to see what happens when it detects a virus? Here's a safe way to test your computer's virus protection that doesn't require you to have a real virus.

First, open Notepad. Then copy and paste into it the text on the line below. (It should all be on one line.)

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

Then select File, Save and select all Files for the file type, then save the file as eicar.com

Your anti-virus software may prevent you from saving the file as eicar.com, which is a sign that it is working effectively. If it doesn't raise an alert, try scanning the folder where you saved eicar.com. To see what happens if you try to run a file containing a virus, double-click eicar.com to open it.

Explanation

The file eicar.com you have created is completely safe. It is not a virus. It is a standard test file developed by the European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research (EICAR). All anti-virus products are programmed to detect this file as if it was a real virus. Therefore you can safely use it to test whether your anti-virus software works, without fear of infecting your computer.

If your anti-virus product should fail to prevent you from running the file, it will simply display the text "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE" in a DOS box. No harm will have been done, but you should probably consider using a better anti-virus product, because if it had been a real virus, your computer would by now be infected!

Freeware multimedia utilities

2010-01-07T00:54:00.006+05:30

Software licensing

2010-01-07T00:46:00.002+05:30

Trial
All software products classified as trial share the time-limit characteristic. Basically, they can be used for a limited amount of time mostly referred to as evaluation period or trial period. It is specified in days or, more rarely, in program usage sessions. When the trial period ends, the user is asked to purchase a license in order to continue to use the software. The typical evaluation period is between 15 and 90 days, with exceptions for complex software packages such as operating systems or server software, which may go up to 180 or more days.

Most vendors offer the option of buying a license online via self-operated or outsourced order pages. Notable order processors are Regnow, Plimus and Element5. Payments can be made via credit card, Paypal accounts or, in some cases, checks.

Although most trial software products are only limited in terms of usage time, some of them may exhibit feature limitations. However, when these limitations affect critical functionality, the program is classified as demo.

Programs licensed under this model qualify only for the Softpedia "100% Clean" award.

Demo
Demos are similar to programs classified as trial, but their main characteristic is represented by the functionality limitations. A typical example is a video conversion program which in demo mode only converts a small part of the input file. In some cases, complete features are disabled until a license is purchased.

Sometimes demos are not time-limited like trial software but due to the feature limitations, this is not a great advantage.

Programs licensed under this model qualify only for the Softpedia "100% Clean" award.

Commercialware
This licensing model is very different from the traditional freeware or trial; commercialware programs are relatively rare nowadays. Simply put, such software cannot be obtained without being purchased first.

It is often delivered upon purchase in a boxed or disc (CD/DVD) format, along with the registration information. However, some vendors choose to provide a temporary download link for the full product via email instead. The program cannot be obtained in a trial or demo form via downloads or similar methods.

Extend trial period of Vista or later versions of Windows

2010-01-07T00:33:00.001+05:30

To extend the trial period of Microsoft Windows Vista from 30 days to 120 days, all it takes is
entering a simple command (slmgr -rearm) at a command prompt with administrative privileges.
This means that one can Install Vista, use it for 30 days without activating, then extend that 3
times so as to use it a total of 120 days........

Tribons concept

2010-01-07T00:28:00.003+05:30

Tribons concept is a vision of future technology to be influence and shape ideas of community and tribalism, self-awareness and education, trust and global citizenship. The idea of Tribons concept is based on a lightweight and powerful computer system that connects kids with their friends and family, thus providing emotional support to those who are living anonymously in different cities because of the recent mobility.

Nokia E97 envelope phone

2010-01-07T00:23:00.001+05:30

Nokia E97 is a concept design by Fabien Nauroy, shows an incredible thought and a stylish phone. This concept phone has a complete keyboard in an AZERTY layout and there is a small LCD display above the keyboard. This envelop like design aims to set a limit between professional and personal life. The included leather case contains a second pocket to hold an additional screen. The parcel post like packaging of this phone has made it even more attractive and the best part of thisconcept phone is the futuristic pull-out LED display that can be used as a storage device and can create and share files or pictures.

Happy New Year

2010-01-06T03:03:00.000+05:30

For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.

Happy New Year 2010