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FOR WINDOWS 7 USERS

2009-11-08T10:46:00.000-08:00

Windows 7 is now officially released in the market along with some interesting changes.
& Many of us are already using the RC version of Widows 7 which expires in March 2010.

To celebrate the release of this new OS Microsoft has decided to make available themes to its users. MS have added 14 new themes for Windows 7.

tutorial to create your themes

DOWNLOAD HERE

OPEN YOUR CD DRIVE EASILY

2009-11-08T10:37:00.000-08:00

hi friends this freeware will be very useful to all of you

If your tray button is not working then you use a pin to open the drive but it is not very convenient to use the pin every time.
So you can use OCTray to open your drive easily.

OCTray is a Freeware using which you can easily open/close your CD/DVD drive.

Double click on the exe file . Doing this will open a window after which you can open your drive by pressing O and close it using C on the keyboard. so easy to use!!!!

OCTray1

Or you can simply double click on the icon in the taskbar and select Open or Close from the context menu.
Download OCTray
note:
If there is a problem with your hardware then you can’t eject your tray even by using this utility.

INCREASE RAM virtually

2009-10-23T10:29:00.000-07:00

do you face the problem of low virtual memory
here is one solution for it

To speed up your windows or to increase RAM virtually,
Right click on My Computer
>Properties
> Advanced
> Performance - Settings
> Advanced
> Virtual Memory - Change
Keep the initial size same as recommended and maximum size double of it then finally restart your PC
It will improve speed of windows and you can play some games which require higher RAM.

FUNNY MOUCE TRICK

2009-10-12T09:51:00.001-07:00

WHILE USING INTERNET
YOU CAN SCROLL PAGES FASTER USING THIS TRICK

Just, Hold ctrl and scroll your Mouse Wheel !!!!!

Scroll UP : To Go Forward
Scroll Down : To Go Backward

RECOVER ACCIDENTALLY DELETED FILES

2009-10-12T09:43:00.000-07:00

generally hard disk in your computer stops functioning properly after some years.
or Some part of it become unreadable.
Or you may delete some important data from your hard disk accidentally.

In all cases you can use this useful tool for retrieving your lost data.

> Recuva is a freeware it can recover objects/files on your computer which are deleted accidentally or by some malware.
>It can also recover data from your partially corrupted hard disk.
features
> very easy to use.
> fully automatic , simply select the directory from which you want to retrieve the data
> Rest of the work will be done by Recuva. It will show you all the data which is recoverable and then you can select the data which you want to retrieve.

download here

CONVERT TEXT TO SPEECH IN YOUR MOBILE

2009-10-05T10:26:00.000-07:00

YOU CAN CONVERT TEXT TO SPEECH IN YOUR MOBILE

Text-to-speech Software read the text on the screen aloud in a
natural voice, provides you a convenient accessibility to your mobile phone menus and functions, short messages, e-mail messages etc.

Note: Text-to-speech is available for Series 60 and Series 80 phones with a Symbian operating system.

Compatible WITH SOME PHONES LIKE :

* Nokia 3230
* Nokia 3250
* Nokia 3650 / 3600
* Nokia 3660 / 3620
* Nokia 5500
* Nokia 5700
* Nokia 6110 Navigator
* Nokia 6260
* Nokia 6290
* Nokia 6600
* Nokia 6620
* Nokia 6630
* Nokia 6670
* Nokia 6680
* Nokia 6681
* Nokia 6682
* Nokia 7610
* Nokia 7650
* Nokia E50
* Nokia E60
* Nokia E61
* Nokia E61i
* Nokia E62
* Nokia E65
* Nokia E70
* Nokia N70
* Nokia N71
* Nokia N72
* Nokia N73
* Nokia N75
* Nokia N80
* Nokia N90
* Nokia N91
* Nokia N95

Download Text To Speech From

LINK1

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CREATE YOUR OWN RINGTONE FOR FREE

2009-10-05T10:19:00.000-07:00

Have you ever thought of making your own ringtones for your mobiles?
yes or no

anyways

now there is an option for you to easily make your own ringtones
this facility is provided by a website.
The site has it all, you just need to click on the upload button to select the song you want to make ringtone from or any other audio file.
You can switch between 3 modes of operation depending upon the experience or the purpose. http://www.makeownringtone.com/ also supports most of the very well known audio formats and the best part is that this online facility is free.(all will like it)

steps to use ringtone maker:
> Just press the upload button on the very part in the middle of the screen and select the audio file you want to make ringtone from.
> There are 7 file formats supported by ringtone maker which include mp3, aac, m4r, mp4, mpc, ogg, qcp.
> You can also select the duration and the portion of the audio file according to your wish and this can also be done easily from the GUI.
> You can also select the bitrate and the sound quality and listen to the changes done by you at the same time.
> There are filters available which you can use to ease out your work of making ringtones. You can either normalize or add fade effect to the audio files.
> Then you need to select the download option, which includes downloading the converted ringtone to your pc or your cell phone or via email.
> The last and the final step is to click on the make a ringtone button and you are done.

Download ringtone maker

CLICK HERE

GET A CALL FROM YOUR OWN CELL NUMBER

2009-09-30T09:29:00.000-07:00

TRY THIS OUT
100% WORKING

Here is a trick to get a call to your cell phone
from your own PHONE number.
Just try the SIMPLE steps and you’ll get a call to your cell phone from your own number
steps are:
>Just give a missed call to number +414458046502 You’ll not be charged!
>Wait for a few seconds and you’ll get a call to your cell phone from your own number

CONVERT SCANNED IMAGES INTO TEXT

2009-09-30T09:24:00.001-07:00

OCR (optical character recognition) is the recognition of printed or written TEXT CHARACTERS s by a computer. IT involves
photoscanning of text character-by-character
analysis of the scanned-in image
and then translation of the character image into character codes
such as ASCII, commonly used in data processing.

In OCR processing, the scanned-in image or BITMAP is analyzed for light and dark areas in order to identify each alphabetic letter or numeric digit. When a character is recognized, it is converted into an ASCII code.

SO IF YOU HAVE SCANNED A PAGE CONTAINING TEXT IT WILL BE IN IMAGE & IF YOU WANT TEXT FROM THIS IMAGES YOU CAN TRY THIS SOFTWARE

CONVERT YOUR SCANNED TEXT DOC TO TEXT FILES

DOWNLOAD HERE

FREE WARE DEVICE DOCTOR

2009-09-30T09:13:00.000-07:00

hi friends
Windows is not so good at finding drivers for your devices.
If you are using any Windows OS then you may not face any problem because it comes with some generic drivers installed in it.
So most of the devices will work properly. But if you want to access special features of your devices then you must install a device specific driver on your PC

how to solve this problem?
so here is a free ware DEVICE DOCTOR

DOWNLOAD DEVICE DOCTOR

Device Doctor is a freeware
>It scans your Hardware and checks if any driver updates are available for your hardware.
>It can also find drivers for unidentified devices in your system.

it is very easy to use.
Download the setup file from the linkgiven above.
Install it
Then run the app and select “Begin Scan”.
It will scan your PC and will provide you with all the necessary updates.
Download and install the drivers you want.

search via sms

2009-09-16T11:03:00.000-07:00

Follow the step by step procedure to search for anything via a sms without any web application.

1. Open the messaging in your phone.

2. Go for new text message and type your search query.

3. Send to 466453 (Google sms server).

4. Thats it. Done! as you will receive the result as sms again.
For sports scores
* Type the name of the sports team
* Examples: “india”.

For weather conditions
* Type the word “weather” followed by the zip or city and state
For more info send help to 466453.

SOLVE BATTERY LOW PROBLEM

2009-09-16T10:35:00.000-07:00

How to solve battery low problem of mobile phone

MANY TIMES YOU FACE PROBLEM OF BATTERY LOW
Your Mobile Battery is Very Low
& you are expecting an important call
BUT you don't have a charger"
what to do?

Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery.
To activate the battery, the key-in *3370# your cell will restart with this reserve and your instrument will show a 50% increase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.

RECOVER DATA FROM YOUR OLD & SCRATCHED CD

2009-09-16T10:28:00.000-07:00

hi frnds when you look at ur collection of old cd's you fint that almost all of them have some scratches all over it and most of them have become unreadable.
you might want to copy some data out of it but my pc is unable to read from the CD.

so here is a tool for you
CD Recovery Toolbox supports almost all kind of disks like CD, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray disks etc. This tool actually works when it comes to recovering data from physically damaged CDs. So if you have any damaged CD or DVD and want to recover some data from it give this a try and I am sure you will like it............leave your comments

download it ....
CLICK HERE
It’s a freeware and small in size. This tool allows you to copy the part which is not damaged. So if you are copying some song which is not readable this software can copy the song but the unreadable part will be missing.
This can be useful because in Windows even if some small part is unreadable it will not allow you to copy the whole file.

LOCK UR PRIVATE FILES & FOLDERS

2009-09-08T09:49:00.000-07:00

Folder Lock
is a fast data encryption and password protection software for Windows. It can simultaneously encrypt, lock and password protect your files, folders, drives, USB drives and even CD/DVD-RW.

Folder Lock creates encrypted storages called 'Lockers'. You can keep as many of your private files & folders in your Locker and password protect it with a single click. You can transfer, secure and backup these Lockers. Lockers are portable, you can keep them in USB Flash Drives, CD/DVD (R-RW), & notebooks or transfer them via email or upload. Lockers are even undeletable on the computer where Folder Lock is installed.
You can treat Lockers just as you would treat them in physical world. Each user can have their own Lockers. However, a single user can create multiple Lockers with different passwords as well. With Folder Lock, you can choose either
to encrypt using 256-bit AES on-the-fly encryption or lock files, folders and drives anywhere on your computer. Each Locker can contain your encrypted files as well as your personal list of locked items.

Furthermore, Folder Lock's options like hack attempt monitoring, stealth mode, data shredding, history cleaning & auto protection can enhance data security beyond anything ever achieved. In addition, a locker's delete, move and rename are password protected to prevent data loss.

Folder Lock is Windows Vista / 2003 / XP / 2000 compatible and is the most downloaded File Security program in the market today.

Never give folder lock access to the internet because the program will check serial key with the server.

DOWNLOAD IT CLICK HERE
http://www.easy-share.com/1907104794/Folder_Lock_6.2.5_precracked_.rar

HOW TO OPEN BLOCKED WEBSITES

2009-09-08T09:47:00.000-07:00

IF you are not able to visit your favorite websites in your school or college or any place where some sites are blocked?
HERE IS A TRICKS FOR THAT

Below are the list of various sites from which you can surf the blocked websites !

http://kproxy.com
http://backfox.com
http://atunnel.com
http://calculatepie.com
http://www.stupidcensorship.com
http://www.vmathpie.com
http://www.xroxee.com
http://mathtunnel.com
http://www.pagemod.com

Restore Previously Open Folders After Shutdown

2009-09-08T09:44:00.000-07:00

If you need to access lot of folders on your home PC or on
network regularly, then you can set them re-open automatically
so when you will login, shutdown or restart your computer next time.
There is no need to open regularly used folders manually(it will save ur time)
, for this just have to configure the simple sitting,
your computer will automatically reload all the previously opened windows.

note:By default windows XP disables this option to reload automatically all the previously opened windows, when you login on, shutdown or restart your computer.

steps to configure your computer to reload previously opened folders automatically after shutdown.

> To edit this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
> First click on Start button then go to Control Panel.
> Open the “Appearance and Themes” option in control panel then click on Folder Options.
> A small windows dialog box will appear with the title “Folder options”, click on View tab.
> Under the Advanced setting section, scroll down to bottom and click the “Restore previous folder windows at logon” option and then click Ok button to save sitting.
> Now when you log off, restart or shutdown, your computer will automatically open the previously opened folders from the same location as before.

YOU CAN STOP VIRUS ENTERING UR USB DRIVE

2009-09-08T09:40:00.000-07:00

FRNDS If you have windows XP with SP2,
then you can disable the writing option to USB drives.

WHAT IT WILL DO?
This trick is very useful if you have virus in your computer and want to copy files from a USB Drive but don’t want to transfer virus to the USB.

STEPS to disable the USB writing option:

To edit the computer registry, first you should log onto your computer with administrative rights.

First click on Start button and type “Regedit” in Run option.

Here locate the location to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

Here in right side panel, click right to create a key with the name “StorageDevicePolicies”.

Now in left side panel, select “StorageDevicePolicies” key, again right click to create new DWORD value then label it “WriteProtect”. Set its value to “1″. But again to enable writing, set its values to “0″.
THATS IT

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

FLOOD UR SCRAPBOOK

2009-09-08T09:36:00.000-07:00

javascript:i=0;sar=document.getElementsByTagName('TEXTAREA').item(0).value;document.body.innerHTML+='';document.forms[1].target='TextFlooding';setInterval("document.getElementsByTagName('TEXTAREA').item(0).value=sar +' '+ i;a=submitForm(document.forms[1], 'submit', '');i++",2000);void(0)

How to Use:
1)Write a Message in the scrap box(For Ex: Hello this will flood)...Do not Submit yet

2)Paste the above script into the address bar and hit GO or Enter
3) and Keep watching

Usually it floods 600 scraps but once i made it to flood around 1100 scraps without any error
try your luck

CREATE YOUR OWN MOBILE THEMES

2009-08-31T09:23:00.000-07:00

hi friends generaly people love to download themes on mobile
i know ther are many sites that provide free themes
but for those users who want to create their own themes
you dont need any programming knowledge for it
for this you can use online service called ownskin.com

Go to OwnSkin.com and register there.
Registration is completely free. Login to your account and start creating your themes.

The procedure is very simple. After logging in to your account
click on “create new” button.
Then select “Make a Theme”.
Then use your imagination to create your unique themes

thats it.........

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOU UBUNTU

2009-08-31T09:09:00.000-07:00

General keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + A = Select all
Ctrl + C = Copy the highlighted content to clipboard
Ctrl + V = Paste the clipboard content
Ctrl + N = New (Create a new document, not in terminal)
Ctrl + O = Open a document
Ctrl + S = Save the current document
Ctrl + P = Print the current document
Ctrl + W = Close the close document
Ctrl + Q = Quit the current application

Keyboard shortcuts for GNOME desktop

Ctrl + Alt + F1 = Switch to the first virtual terminal
Ctrl + Alt + F2(F3)(F4)(F5)(F6) = Select the different virtual terminals
Ctrl + Alt + F7 = Restore back to the current terminal session with X
Ctrl + Alt + Backspace = Restart GNOME
Alt + Tab = Switch between open programs
Ctrl + Alt + L = Lock the screen.
Alt + F1 = opens the Applications menu
Alt + F2 = opens the Run Application dialog box.
Alt + F3 = opens the Deskbar Applet
Alt + F4 = closes the current window.
Alt + F5 = unmaximizes the current window
Alt + F7 = move the current window
Alt + F8 = resizes the current window.
Alt + F9 = minimizes the current window.
Alt + F10 = maximizes the current window
Alt + Space = opens the window menu.
Ctrl + Alt + + = Switch to next X resolution
Ctrl + Alt + - = Switch to previous X resolution
Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right = move to the next/previous workspace

Keyboard shortcuts for Terminal

Ctrl + A = Move cursor to beginning of line
Ctrl + E = Move cursor to end of line
Ctrl + C = kills the current process.
Ctrl + Z = sends the current process to the background.
Ctrl + D = logs you out.
Ctrl + R = finds the last command matching the entered letters.
Enter a letter, followed by Tab + Tab = lists the available commands beginning with those letters.
Ctrl + U = deletes the current line.
Ctrl + K = deletes the command from the cursor right.
Ctrl + W = deletes the word before the cursor.
Ctrl + L = clears the terminal output
Shift + Ctrl + C = copy the highlighted command to the clipboard.
Shift + Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) = pastes the contents of the clipboard.
Alt + F = moves forward one word.
Alt + B = moves backward one word
Arrow Up/Down = browse command history
Shift + PageUp / PageDown = Scroll terminal output

Keyboard shortcuts for Compiz

Alt + Tab = switch between open windows
Win + Tab = switch between open windows with Shift Switcher or Ring Switcher effect
Win + E = Expo, show all workspace
Ctrl + Alt + Down = Film Effect
Ctrl + Alt + Left mouse button = Rotate Desktop Cube
Alt + Shift + Up = Scale Windows
Ctrl + Alt + D = Show Desktop
Win + Left mouse button = take screenshot on selected area
Win + Mousewheel = Zoom In/Out
Alt + Mousewheel = Transparent Window
Alt + F8 = Resize Window
Alt + F7 = Move Window
Win + P = Add Helper
F9 = show widget layer
Shift + F9 = show water effects
Win + Shift + Left mouse button = Fire Effects
Win + Shift + C = Clear Fire Effects
Win + Left mouse button = Annotate: Draw
Win + 1 = Start annotation
Win + 3 = End annotation
Win + S = selects windows for grouping
Win + T = Group Windows together
Win + U = Ungroup Windows
Win + Left/Right = Flip Windows

Keyboard shortcut for Nautilus

Shift + Ctrl + N = Create New Folder
Ctrl + T = Delete selected file(s) to trash
Alt + ENTER = Show File/Folder Properties
Ctrl + 1 = Toggle View As Icons
Ctrl + 2 = Toggle View As List
Shift + Right = Open Directory (Only in List View)
Shift + Left = Close Directory (Only in List View)
Ctrl + S = Select Pattern
F2 = Rename File
Ctrl + A = Select all files and folders
Ctrl + W = Close Window
Ctrl + Shift + W = Close All Nautilus Windows
Ctrl + R = Reload Nautilus Window
Alt + Up = Open parent directory
Alt + Left = Back
Alt + Right = Forward
Alt + Home = go to Home folder
Ctrl + L = go to location bar
F9 = Show sidepane
Ctrl + H = Show Hidden Files
Ctrl + + = Zoom In
Ctrl + - = Zoom Out
Ctrl + 0 = Normal Size

(For those users who want to configure your own keyboard shortcuts, you can do it at System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts.)

FIND YOUR LOST MOBILE WITHOUT GOING TO POLICE STATION

2009-08-25T07:13:00.000-07:00

IMEI NUMBER WILL HEPL YOU TO FIND YOUR LOST MOBILE

WHAT IS IMEI ?
An IMEI numberis The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number
it is an international identity number used to uniquely identify a mobile phone.

The 15-digit IMEI number is an electronic fingerprint transmitted every time a phone is used,
which reveals the identity of the mobile handset.

How you can find IMEI number of your mobile?
IMEI numbers are independent of the phone number and are usually written
underneath the battery or on the back of the handset.
generally you remove your battery of your cell & you can see it on your mobile
Mobile phone users can also check their 15 digit IMEI number by dialing *#06# on their mobile handset.
all Mobile phone owners should make a note of their IMEI number and keep the details in a safe place.

If u have lost your mobile,
send an e-mail to cop@vsnl.net with the following info.
Your name:
Address:
Phone model:
Make:
Last used No.:
E-mail for communication:
Missed date:
IMEI No.:

"No need to go to police station"

HOW TO OPEN YOUR BACK UP FILES with extension .nbu

2009-08-17T02:11:00.000-07:00

WHAT ARE .nbu files

.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.
the problem is we cannot open the .nbu files without any nokia device.
(so if u want to open it on ur pc )
we have one software called NOKI.

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).
DOWNLOAD HERE
Features:

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

A GREAT GIFT FOR PENDRIVE USERS

2009-08-17T01:53:00.000-07:00

Having portable apps in Pen Drive is must for computer AND PENDREVE LOVERS

you do not need to install this softwares in your PC.

Just double click on them and they are ready to use.

1>Notepad++ Portable

a useful tool for programmers and developers. It’s main syntax highlighting feature makes it look different from other common text editors.
Download Notepad++ Portable

2>Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition

its a web browser

Carry the “safest browser in the world” with you,

also have your extensions, bookmarks and addons ready to use any time.

Download firefox portable

3>VLC Media Player Portable

Best media player that

supports almost all popular media file formats.

Download VLC player portable

4>ClamWin Antivirus Portable

free professional antivirus to keep your PC safe anytime, anywhere.

Download ClamWin AntiVirus

5>CCleaner Portable

Free, easy to use and very useful application. Cleans crap files from your system in few minutes. & also Makes you PC run faster.

Download CCleaner portable

6>Foxit Reader

Foxit Reader is a small and fast PDF viewer that is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7. It also includes

Javascript support

interactive form filler

annotation tools and built-in text converter

Download Foxit Reader

7>Utorrent

Download torrent files from anywhere you go.Tiny bittorrent client.

Download Utorrent

8>Restoration

Recover accidentally deleted files

even after they were deleted from the recycle bin.

(very useful software)

Download Restoration

9>Pidgin Portable

(useful for people who love to chat)
All-in-one instant messaging
supports AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo, Gtalk, etc
Download Pidgin Portable

10>7-Zip Portable

Now uncompress all types of compressed files with this cool free app.

Download 7-zip Portable

SEARCH MEANING OF A WORD IN GOOGLE

2009-08-17T01:44:00.000-07:00

how to search defination or meaning of a word in google

its a simple tricks but very useful

just open google.com
type
define:word
eg:
if u want meaning of ode type
define:ode

& press enter

SHORT CUT TO REMOVE PENDRIVE

2009-07-23T09:09:00.000-07:00

Rather than clicking on the task bar and then safely removing the pendrive you can eaily do so creating a shortcut:

THE STEPS ARE

1)Create shortcut on your desktop by right click and selecting new shortcut from the menu.
2)Type "RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll" click next and then finish.
shortcut is created and now you can assign a shortcut key to it.
just right click on it and select properties-> click on shortcut tab -> assign a shortcut key to it(it will take clrt + alt by default)eg: if you press 1 shortcut will be ctrl+alt+1