When using Google to search most people do not know how to use Google effectively to search, especially students.

Students in a two-year ethnographic study referred to Google more than any search engine when confabulating their research habits. The series of studies, distinguished as the “Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries Project (ERIAL)” is a synergetic effort by five Illinois universities that aims to better understand various students research habits. The 60 students who participated in a ” “examination process interview” — with researchers following them around the library as they searched for information — frequently used the search engine poorly.

Well in this video guide I will help you out with more than a few ways to use Google effectively to search. In my examples where applicable I will use the search term “cord blood” which is something I recently learned about and found it an interesting topic! So of course I went to Google and began to search and learn more about cord blood. Don’t know what Cord blood is? Well lets start learning how to find out with Google!

Please leave feedback if this has helped you, thanks

INSTRUCTIONS

• How to find the definition of something: use the term “define: word” so using Google we will type in search engine: “define: cord blood”. Google shows a definition of cord blood and actually offers more websites that shows you the definition as well, so you can get more than one source of a definition at the click of a button, especially if you open each in a new tab in your browser.

Google’s definition states cord blood is “Blood from the human umbilical cord, a source of stem cells.”

• Phrase search: put the words in quotes, example “cord blood edu”or “cord blood .edu”. When I research things I like to read from educational institutions or scientific institutions. The websites that usually have this has the .edu extension on its domain.

So when I use Google effectively to search for cord blood from educational or scientific sources I type with quotes: “cord blood .edu” and see the many results that come from what usually are credible sources. I know most of you students out here get told by teacher to not use Wikipedia as a reference so here is a way to search Google for credible references. Rejoice! Whoo Hoo!

• Search within a specific website: so you found a site that talks about a subject and want to search the entire site for terms? No problem! I found a site that talks about cord blood and it is http://www.cancer.duke.edu/ccbb/. Ok that is all fine and dandy but what I want to know is if this site talks about any risks dealing with cord blood. So what do I use to search Google? With the format “search term site: website address”

So in Google I type without quotes “risk site:http://www.cancer.duke.edu/ccbb/” and what do you know! I found a section of site that talks about the risks of the cord blood procedure. The site says “They are usually hospitalized for 2 months and need to live near the transplant center after they are discharged for approximately two additional months. It is a big undertaking that carries a 10-20% risk of dying from the procedure.”

•Search either OR: so now we want to search and we want to find a phrase along with a few other words, we don’t really care which other word specifically as long as it is the few we specify.

So we use the OR command. Here is an example. In Google I search without quotes “cord blood surgery OR operation” or I can search “cord blood surgery OR operation OR procedure”. I put the phrase I want to search in the beginning then the “either or” search terms to go along with it. So I can find 3 terms in one search: 1. cord blood surgery 2. cord blood operation 3. cord blood procedure.

Got it? Good!

• Excluding terms: so we are searching and we don’t want certain terms to come up when we search with the phrase we are searching. In this example I don’t want certain websites to come up. To exclude things in a search we use the minus sign in front of the word.

Here is an example of me searching and wanting to exclude .com and .edu websites: I search without quotes “cord blood -.com -.org” and what do you know, no websites come up with that domain extension. Now I want to search for cord blood without the website having these terms, also keep in mind it helps to add a s to the end of words as well, so I don’t want the words: bank, registry, and banks in the search results I search without quotes “cord blood -bank -registry -banks“. It is that easy!

Conclusion:
Ok, so now we know how to use Google effectively to search! So lets combine what we learned into one MEGA Search Term! I want to search for “cord blood” from a credible website that has a “.edu” in it, I don’t want any PDF sources and I also want to search either terms along with a phrase! Anyone know how to do this raise your hands please! Ok, you in the right corner! Oh you just want to use the bathroom?, Ok go ahead! LOL!

Well this is how you would search it in Google minus the quotes: “cord blood surgery OR operation OR heal OR recovery site:.edu -bank -banks -registry -pdf”

Whew! Now that is what I call a MEGA Search Term! You all can now use Google effectively to search based on my guide.

Happy searching!

VIDEO TUTORIAL

More information:
What Is Cord Blood?

Umbilical cord blood is the blood that remains in the placenta after a baby is delivered and the umbilical cord is cut. Once considered medical waste, cord blood is often dispensed along with the placenta following the birth of a baby. Cord blood is rich in stem cells, the parent cells of blood and immune cells. These stem cells have the ability to become mature cells and can be used to treat children and adults with some types of cancer and other diseases affecting the blood and immune systems. An umbilical cord blood transplant can save the life of a person suffering from cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Cord blood can used for bone marrow transplants to treat infectious and non-infectious disorders. It represents the source for 40% of pediatric Bone Marrow Transplants and 10% of adult Bone Marrow Transplants. Cord blood progenitor cells may also be the ideal source for regenerative medicine studies. Many researchers are evaluating the potential of these cells to generate all sorts of tissues. Advantages that cord blood cells have over adult donor stem cell sources are: 1) they are more immunologically simple, thus allowing more flexibility in the degree of Human Leukocyte Antigen matching needed for transplant, 2) they are readily available and can be collected without invasive procedures (such as taking a donor to the operating room for a bone marrow harvest).

There is only a fifteen-minute window when cord blood can be collected so it is important for families to learn about cord blood banking early in their pregnancy so they can make an informed decision.

I booted up my Asha 303 gleefully to play my own music but when I refreshed the music player library the playlist showed up empty. To my dismay adding a music playlist on my Asha 303 the traditional way did not work!

I have used this same method on my Nokia E-63’s (Yes I have two of them, Red & Blue, almost bought the Black one to complete my trio in all colors but decided to get this newer Nokia Asha 303 with its great speakers!) and it worked perfectly on those phones.

After reading my Nokia Asha 303 manual for instructions on how to add a playlist it did me no justice. To make a playlist you would have to inside the phone add tracks separately to a playlist! This is counter productive in my opinion as many people will have a list of custom songs in a folder on their computer and just drag it on a memory card and expect to play their songs in a playlist like that easily!

So I did a search and I see no one talk about how to add a music playlist on the Nokia Asha 303. So it was time for me to problem solve! I thought about other options the Nokia Asha 303 listed music as which was Albums, Artists, & Genres. Artists was too broad and Genres was a broad term as well so Albums seemed to be much more unique to choose from so then I looked into MP3 tag editors and tinkered with some and Mp3Tag seemed the simplest and best choice after tinkering with a few!

So follow along the video and finally enjoy an easy way to have a music playlist on the Asha 303! Please leave feedback if this has helped you, thanks

Instructions

• Visit http://www.snapfiles.com/ and search for “Mp3Tag” and get the free version. Here is the direct link at this present time: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/mp3tagde.html

• Download and install Mp3Tag.

• Inside Mp3Tag, open the music folder of the music you want to play on your Nokia Asha 303 in a music playlist.

• Fill in the areas specified in the video so you can have your music playlist on your Asha 303.

• Follow along video to have your music playlist on your Asha 303!

After following the steps in my video and transferring the music to your memory card and loading it up on your Asha 303 you should now be able to enjoy your music playlist on your Asha 303!

VIDEO TUTORIAL

More Information:

What Is A M3U Playlist?

The M3U Playlist is a music playlist that the Nokia Asha 303 does not support. This file is a plain text file that lists locations of one or more music files. The music files are saved with the “M3U” or “m3u” filename extension.

Each entry carries one specification. The specification can be any one of the following:

• A URL.

• Absolute local path name; e.g., W:\Music\ImmortalTechnique.mp3

• A local path name relative to the M3U file location; e.g. ImmortalTechnique.mp3

An M3U file can also include comments, starting with the “#” character. You can start off creating an m3u file with Windows Notepad!

I’m excited to bring you my first ‘Closed Captioned’ (subtitled) video tutorial. I want my videos to be accessible by the hearing impaired as well as the hearing!

Almost everyday a new security threat passes through the web looking for a computer to infect. These threats can include virus, trojan horses , malware, and holes that hackers exploit to enter your computer’s operating system. What does this mean? Simply, that if you do not already have a Firewall and Antivirus software to protect your Windows computer, you should get those as soon as possible!

Windows does come with a firewall, but its very basic and doesn’t offer you much control if your using Windows XP. Windows 7 has a firewall that is a bit more advanced but doesn’t offer as high an advantage as a dedicated product in my opinion.

Since there will always be threats in the wild and vulnerabilities in operating systems. Updating your Windows via Microsoft Windows Update is not enough! You need something that will be on your system detecting potential and active threats at all times!

So in this video tutorial and video guide I will show you the Best Free Antivirus And Free Firewall For PC and how to set them up!

There are tons of Free Antivirus And Free Firewall’s For PC, but as in anything. Some are better than others. I did an extensive hands on test and did research and I came up with the Best Free Antivirus And Firewall For PC! The best free antivirus is by Avira called Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus! Yes it is not as popular as the free AVG Antivirus but who says popularity has anything to do with effectiveness! The best free firewall available is by Comodo, which is actually wildly popular in the firewall and security community!

Don’t just take my word for it, on this website under ‘On-Demand Comparative’ as of August 2010, Avira scored as one of the top tier antivirus programs out there! Just download the PDF and read for yourself!

You can even check reviews on Comodo Firewall and see that it has highly favorable reviews and in this video you will see it has a wealth of features!

Avira and Comodo are the Best Free Antivirus And Firewall For PC respectively not only because they offer the best protection, but because they are very helpful in giving you a wealth of information when you are configuring the software! You can be a total novice and if your patient to read, you can get a good grasp of what the programs functions do by reading the help file or reading the help tool tips that popup!

Before I wrap this up and continue to the video, I want to say that even though you will be using the Best Free Antivirus And Firewall For PC, you need to have your settings set optimally for the best protection. That means you will get A LOT of pop ups and notifications! Some people hate being constantly nagged by their antivirus and firewall and like to keep the settings low or on default. I say this is wrong! I say keep your Antivirus And Firewall to the highest settings possible for your PC depending on the tasks you do on it. This way your aware of everything that’s happening on your computer to potential attacks and so forth!

There is a *bonus section* for Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus in the video tutorial that will be very beneficial to you! Your going to have to watch the full video to see what it is, but it’s worth it and many people search the web looking how to do it!

Well lets get right to it and setup the Best Free Antivirus And Firewall For PC with the instructions below. Please leave feedback if this has helped you, thanks

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Get the best free antivirus program for the PC from Avira located at http://www.avira.com/en/index. Your going to download the ‘Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus’ edition.
2. Get the best free firewall program for the PC from Comodo located at http://www.comodo.com/. Your going to download ‘Comodo Firewall’.
3. When you have your programs downloaded, follow along the video to optimally install and configure them.
4. Look out for the *bonus section* for Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus in the video tutorial which will be very beneficial to you! Your going to have to watch the full video to see what it is, but it’s worth it and many people search the web looking how to do it!

When all is configured, enjoy the peace of mind knowing your PC is protected by…lets say it together folks “The Best Free Antivirus And Firewall For PC!”

VIDEO TUTORIAL

More information:
What Is A Antivirus Program?

An antivirus program is a program that detects, prevents, and performs action to disable or remove malicious software such as computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses. Such programs can also prevent and remove adware, spyware, and other types of malware.

What Is A Firewall Program?

A firewall program is made to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized access. It is configured to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and other criteria. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing networks connected to the Internet.

About Avira:

Avira, a company with around 100 million customers and 300 employees is a worldwide leading supplier of self-developed security solutions for professional and private use. With more than 20 years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field.

As a leading German security specialist, Avira has sound experience in the development and support of its solutions. In addition to programs specifically for use on single workstations, Avira primarily offers professional solutions for cross-system protection of networks on various levels. These include products for workstations, file, mail and web servers. Gateway computers can be managed as workstation computers via a central management console for all operating systems. In addition to the management products of the individual solutions, security programs for PDAs, smartphones and embedded devices are also offered. Our clients include renowned national and international corporations, educational institutions and public clients. Avira AntiVir Personal, used by millions of private users, represents a significant contribution to security.

In Tettnang, near the Lake Constance Avira is one of the biggest regional entrepreneurs. The company has several locations in Germany and partnerships in Europe, Asia and America. Worldwide approximately 300 persons are employed. Dozens of researchers in various virus labs attend to local and global threats on the virus front around the clock. This work is acknowledged, for example, by several test awards with the VB 100% of the Virus Bulletin or by repeated TÜV certification.

As a technological leader in the Unix market, Avira develops leading-edge standards. Other Avira innovations include virus protection solutions for Symbian and the world’s first SAP-certified virus protection.

In addition to intelligent technologies, Avira offers solution-oriented advice and individual support from our own experts under the motto “More than Security”. Protection of users with Avira AntiVir Personal represents a significant contribution to security and a further additional firewall for corporate networks.

Awards and certifications of the Avira products and partnerships with corporations such as IBM, Sun, Novell, AVM or Clearswift underline the efficiency and core competency of the company. Security solutions from Avira are in demand worldwide and immediately available locally via trained, authorized partners.

Distributed all over the world, many integration partners directly implement the Avira AntiVir scan engine “Savapi” in OEM products. Savapi and the underlying scanning technology are characterized by cross-platform and processor-independent programming. This includes use with Windows and Linux as well as on Intel and non-Intel processors. Thanks to the use of resource-saving programming technologies, Avira products have low RAM requirements.

In addition, Avira constantly adapts to the current security requirements of the users. AntiVir is therefore one of the worlds first ever products with dialer detection. This dialer detection was very quickly followed by the detection and removal of adware and spyware. Current developments in this field include the detection of already active root kits. The introduction of a firewall and behavior blockers is a matter of course. In-house development also allows the development of various new special scanning technologies, for example for PDAs, handhelds and embedded devices.

Avira’s national and international customers include renowned corporations listed on the stock exchange but also educational institutions and public authorities. In addition to protection of the virtual environment, Avira also provides for more protection and security in the real world by supporting the Auerbach Foundation. Established by the founder of the company, the Auerbach Foundation promotes charitable and social projects as well as the arts, culture and science.

About Comodo:

The Comodo companies are leading global providers of Identity and Trust Assurance services on the Internet. Comodo CA offers a comprehensive array of PKI Digital Certificates, eCommerce Acceleration and Infrastructure Security solutions including User Access Authentication (Two-Factor / Multi-Factor), Network Vulnerability Scanning and PCI compliance services. With over 10,000,000 installations of its threat prevention products, Comodo Security Solutions offers an extensive suite of endpoint security software and services for businesses and consumers.

Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI and a commitment to reversing the growth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as vital players in the Internet’s ongoing development. The Comodo companies secure and authenticate online transactions and communications for over 200,000 business customers, and have offices in the US, UK, China, India, Romania and the Ukraine.

Comodo provides businesses and consumers with the intelligent security, authentication and assurance services necessary to establish and ensure trust in online transactions.

What Is Closed Captioning?

Closed captioning is a term describing several systems developed to display text on a television or video screen to provide additional or interpretive information to viewers who wish to access it. In the cinema, ‘closed captions’ refers to the ability to display caption text to select members of the audience. Closed captions typically display a transcription of the audio portion of a program as it occurs (either verbatim or in edited form), sometimes including non-speech elements.

I will show you how to convert and watch video on your Nintendo DS easily with freeware!

Even though you will use a freeware program to convert video to watch on your Nintendo DS. You will need a special “Adapter” to watch video on your Nintendo DS.

1 component needed to watch video on your Nintendo DS is an adapter called the CycloDS Evolution. At the time I was researching which was the best, based on my research this one was it!

I purchased mine in 2007 from a company called “Realhotstuff” which had a really weird name that seemed like it sold “other” items that you find in say a bedroom, if you know what I mean, LMAO! But after reading how many people purchased theirs from Realhotstuff and checking their reviews on Resellerratings.com I gave it a go.

Here is my receipt:
Date Ordered: Wednesday 28 November, 2007
Products
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1 x CycloDS Evolution (cy_evo) = $88.00
color white
memory card Kingston 2 GB microSD (Japan)
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Discount Coupon rhs07 applied: -$4.40
Sub-Total: $83.60
DHL Express (1 x 1lbs) (Second Day Service (2nd business day by 5 PM)): $16.53
Total: $100.13

The good news is that 3 years later in 2010 you can get the same combo pack for $53.00 before any shipping or tax is added! Check it out here!

The reason for the “Kingston 2 GB microSD (Japan)” is that the Japanese version of the microSD reads and writes faster than it being made from another region. I haven’t done any extensive test on this LMAO! I know that it just works great! It also comes with a USB adapter to plug into your computer to transfer files to and from your DS such as videos!

The 2nd component needed to watch video on your Nintendo DS is a freeware program to convert the video from popular formats such as AVI, MOV, MPG, WMV and etc! The program that will convert the video to watch video on your Nintendo DS is called “SUPER ©” (Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer) and you can find it here. BUT WAIT! Before you go trying to download this thing its tricky so you will have to watch the video and see how to download it as hassle free as possible, LMAO!

If your CycloDS Evolution isn’t loaded with it, you will need to download a free program to load on it called Moonshell The page I linked to even has a handy video on how to install and run it on your Nintendo DS

The last component to watch video on your Nintendo DS is a video! LOL! I just downloaded some movie trailers for this example

Well lets get right to it with the instructions below. Please leave feedback if this has helped you, thanks

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Have a DS adapter like CycloDS Evolution which can be purchased here, then if its not already on the microSD card, you will need to load Moonshell on it, link shows video on how to install it
2. Download and install the freeware video converter SUPER. Watch the video on how to navigate the site to download the program and avoid frustration, LOL.
3. Once you have SUPER running. In the drop down menu under “Select The Output Container” choose “Nintendo - DS” .
4. Follow the video in its entirety to select the optimal settings to convert your video for clarity on your Nintendo DS.
5. Transfer the converted video to your microDS card.
6. Put microDS card into CycloDS Evolution adapter.
7. Start up your Nintendo DS ( In my video I show you how to navigate Moonshell and you see me playing a video on my Zelda Edition Nintendo DS ) and navigate in Moonshell to watch video on your Nintendo DS. All done

Now you can watch video on the go! Not only can you watch video, but you now have a "Portable Media Player" where you can watch video, view images, play games, read text and listen to music! How awesome is that?!

VIDEO TUTORIAL

More information:
What is CycloDS Evolution?

CycloDS Evolution is a multi-functional Micro SD adapter for NDS and NDS Lite (Slot 1) which allows you to play games, listen to MP3’s, view images, read e-books and enjoy the vast collection of homebrew applications for NDS.

CycloDS Evolutionn is the world’s most advanced Media Enhancer for NDS Lite and NDS. Boasting superior functionality, European design and quality components, CycloDS Evolution is unparalleled in its field.

The unique enhanced mode offers powerful, unique features during game play which are activated through an in-game menu. These features include in-game LCD brightness adjustment, SlowMotion mode and in-game reset. The cheat code engine is directly compatible with Action Replay codes and CycloDS Evolution comes bundled with cheat codes for over 300 games so you can get started right away without any fuss.

CycloDS Evolution’s inbuilt OS can run homebrew software without the need for any patching on the users part. ROM loading is fast and trouble free, simply browse to the game you want to play and tap to execute. You don’t even need to apply DLDI patches to your homebrew software; CycloDS Evolution takes care of this for you with its automatic DLDI patching feature.

Evolution loads media from MicroSD cards, which means you’re free to buy more memory at any time, never constrained by the boundaries of onboard flash memory. Transferring games and homebrew software is simple using the supplied MicroSD USB reader. Simply connect to your PC and drag & drop the desired files onto your MicroSD card.

Listen to MP3’s, watch videos or even read e-books via Moonshell. The Moonshell multimedia application will maximize the versatility of your handheld console.

The CycloDS Evolution GUI was designed with user friendliness in mind and can be operated exclusively with the stylus if desired. Skinning is supported which means you’ll always have a fresh view of our product at your fingertips. The user interface is multi-lingual, currently supporting the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Latin American Spanish and Portuguese.

What is a Portable Media Player?

A portable media player (PMP) is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media. The data is typically stored on a hard drive, microdrive, or flash memory (as used by the CycloDS Evolution that inserts into your Nintendo DS).

Portable Media Player’s are capable of playing digital audio, images, and video. Some players have the option of including the ability to record video. Some players include readers for memory cards, which are advertised to accessorize players with extra storage or transferring media. In some players, features of a personal organizer are emulated, or support for games like the Nintendo DS, or the PlayStation Portable, is included.

Audio playback
Nearly all players are compatible with the MP3 audio format, and many others support Windows Media Audio (WMA), Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) and WAV. Some players are compatible with open-source formats like Ogg Vorbis and the Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC). Nintendo DS plays back MP3 via Moonshell

Image viewing
The JPEG format is compatible on all players that are capable of displaying images. Nintendo DS allows you to view images via Moonshell.

Video playback
Most newer players support the MPEG-4 video format, and many other players are compatible with Windows Media Video (WMV) and AVI, now mostly used as a container format. Recently, more and more players are enabling compatibility to the DivX video format and its open-source parallel, Xvid. Software included with the players may be able to convert video files into a compatible format. Nintendo DS allows you to watch videos by converting video into the DPG format via SUPER © and watching it on the Nintendo DS via Moonshell.

At random times for whatever reason, the “safely remove hardware icon” disappears from my taskbar. Some of us know that its not a good thing to just unplug our USB items without safely removing it via the “safely remove hardware icon” for various reasons.

If it is a mass storage USB device like flash memory or a hard disk, especially in an external enclosure, just pulling the plug could render the device unusable and data loss can follow if there is still some data still in a cache waiting to be written to the device when you just plug it out. By using the “safely remove hardware icon” it ensures that all caches are flushed and the device is in a sleep state and any tasks assigned to it is completed.

Another reason why you should use the “safely remove hardware icon” is that in a USB port, there is a current running through it to your connected device when its in use! So if you just pull out the USB device without the “safely remove hardware icon” the power shock caused by unplugging your device with a current running through it can corrupt it’s data! Using the “safely remove hardware icon” tells Windows to turn off the power to the USB device and then tells you that it is safe to remove the device.

Well lets get right to it with the instructions below. Please leave feedback if this has helped you, thanks

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Click Start > Run > and type in without the quotes: “RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll” ; Then click on OK.
2. Now you should see the “Safely Remove Hardware” window pop up.
3. Now you can choose the USB device from the list and safely remove it by selecting it and pressing stop. When Windows pops up a balloon saying “Safe To Remove Hardware” then you can remove the device. You will also notice that the “safely remove hardware icon” is now restored back in your taskbar.

You can also create a shortcut to run so that you don’t have to go do it the Start > Run way as shown above:

1. Right click on your desktop and click on New > Shortcut. In the “Type The Location Of The Item” space, type in without the quotes: “RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll“
2. Then click Next, Now give it a name like “Start Safe Remove Hardware” and click on Finish.

Now when the “safely remove hardware icon” is missing again, simply run the shortcut and remove your USB device easily!

VIDEO TUTORIAL [Please View Fullscreen]

Every time you go to a website, is your browser constantly being redirected to a website with overclick.cn in it such as “http://overclick.cn/gk73….etc” I noticed this especially happens when using Google to search this happened often! Some people were thinking that Google was to blame but it wasn’t Google’s fault Does this sound like a problem you have? Well read on how to remove this pesky nuisance called overclick.cn virus!

1 of my workstations got infected by the blasphemous overclick.cn so I said hey, why not share my experience removing it with others LOL! In my quest to get rid of the overclick.cn virus I have used various tools to get rid of it, such as Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, and other assorted programs but the one that finally did it for me was Combofix. Combofix.exe is a freeware program that doesn’t need installing and runs as is.

Please be aware of fake sites stating you can download Combofix.exe from their website! Always get it from the link I provided to be safe and sure, or you may have a host of other problems besides the overclick.cn virus!

Now enough banter, LOL, Just follow along with my instructions below.

Please leave feedback if this has helped you, thanks

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Visit Combofix and find the link to download the Combofix.exe, there are two official website links to download it from: Link 1 and Link 2.
2. Download Combofix it and save it to your desktop.
3. You have two options, you can run it in regular windows but please shut down any anti-virus and anti-malware programs you have open. The second and best option is to restart computer and run it in safe mode.
4. Run the Combofix.exe and follow each of the steps. Click yes when it asks about installing the Windows recovery console. This recovery console will help get your computer back if windows fails so you will need to be connected to the internet. If it fails to download, close Combofix.exe and back up your important files if possible and then proceed to run Combofix.exe again and continue running it despite its warnings of not able to download Windows Recovery console and if it still states your antivirus and anti-malware programs are still running in background, I did and my computer still got fixed without error thank goodness! But still…BEWARE! LOL
5. Be aware while Combofix.exe is running your computer may keep restarting itself, it may also seem like your computer is frozen! It will also disable your internet connection. These are all normal. Just leave it be!
6. You will know when Combofix.exe is done running when you finally see a log file displayed on your screen detailing what Combofix.exe did. The log file is called log.txt and may open in notepad.
7. Test your browser and make sure overclick.cn is no longer affecting your computer. In my case the problem was resolved!

Now everything should be working fine and no more nasty overclick.cn virus! Well I hope you all enjoyed my video tutorial “Overclick.cn Virus, How To Remove Easily!”

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Any Steps I Should Take When Overclick.cn Is Removed?
Create a restore point on your computer using System restore in case you get infected again you can restore to a previous state. You do that by using this instructions below:

1. Click Start, point to “All Programs“, point to “Accessories“, point to “System Tools“, and then click “System Restore“.
   System Restore now loads up.
2. On the Welcome to System Restore page, click “Create a restore point“, and then click Next. Now under “Restore point description” give it a name, then click on the “Create” button.
3. To restore a “System Restore” please visit “How to restore Windows XP to a previous state.”

I would recommend when possible to use Mozilla Firefox with the NoScript extension installed so that sites that hijack your browser using ActiveX and Javascript attacks are thwarted.

When using Internet Explorer visit sites that you are aware are safe such as email web applications and such. For other unknown sites use Mozilla Firefox with the NoScript extension.

Use a good antivirus and firewall to manage the activity between your computer and the internet. I personally use ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite.

Top 5 Antivirus Programs

1. Zone Alarm Suite
2. Kaspersky Anti-Virus
3. ESET NOD32
4. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0
5. Norton AntiVirus 2008

Top 5 Firewall Programs

1. ZoneAlarm
2. Outpost Firewall
3. Norman Personal Firewall
4. eConceal Pro
5. Webroot Desktop Firewall

“Show Desktop Icons Menu” missing on your desktop right click menu? I’ll show a very easy way to fix this and its other missing menus!

When you right-click the Desktop and choose the menu item “Arrange Icons By”, if any of these options are missing: Show Desktop icons, Lock web items on the Desktop, and/or Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard then this video tutorial is for you! I will show you how to easily fix the Show Desktop Icons Menu Missing and its “cousins” LMAO!

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Click Start > Click on Run > Type GPEDIT.MSC > Click OK.
2. When the Group Policy window pops up, Navigate on the left side menu to> User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Desktop>Active Desktop.
3. Make sure Prohibit Changes is set to Not Configured. To change it double-click it and select that option. Then click Apply, then click OK.
4. Make sure Disable Active Desktop is set to Not Configured. To change it double-click it and select that option. Then click Apply, then click OK.
5. Make sure Enable Active Desktop is set to Enabled. To change it double-click it and select that option. Then click Apply, then click OK.”

Now test your right click menu on the desktop and see if your menu is back! Mission accomplished! Good job soldiers! ATTEN-CHUN! AT EASE! LOL! Well I hope you all enjoyed my video tutorial “Show Desktop Icons Menu Missing, Easy Fix!”

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Alternative Way To Fix Show Desktop Icons Missing Sub Menu Using The Windows Registry:

1. Click on Start button, then click on Run and type in REGEDIT
2. Click on File> Export> and save the registry file with a name you choose as a backup to your desktop.
3. Navigate the tree to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER> Software> Microsoft> Windows> CurrentVersion> Policies> Explorer>
4. Double-click NoActiveDesktopChanges and set it to 0
5. Double-click NoActiveDesktop and set it to 0 (if exists)
6. Close Registry Editor and restart Windows.

Other Resources On How To Fix Show Desktop Icons Menu Missing:

1. Show Desktop icons” and other options missing in the Desktop right-click menu? | Show Desktop Icons Menu Missing
2. Why Is The “Show Desktop Icon” Missing From My Desktop Right-Click Menu? | Show Desktop Icons Menu Missing

When formatting a new hard drive most people are left with just one large empty drive and think nothing of it. In reality most people would like it to be split up! Well no more shall your hard drive be one huge data dump!

Dividing your hard drive into multiple partitions makes computing a bit faster, especially when using a program that uses scratch disk space like Adobe PhotoShop.

Each partition uses a file system to store and name data. The word ‘partition’ is usually associated with one physical drive being split into more than one logical drive when in actuality, every hard drive needs a partition whether or not it’s the full size of the disc.

With this freeware tool EASEUS Partition Master, you will be able to not only create partitions, but you can resize and move partition sizes around! Ready to learn how to partition hard drive easily? Well lets get to it!

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Download EASEUS Partition Master, install it and launch it.
2. In EASEUS Partition Master you will see a list of your drives with information. Locate the drive you want to resize or partition.
3. Watch the video and see the rest of the steps on how to partition your hard drive easily with the freeware tool EASEUS Partition Master and become a master at resizing and moving your hard drive partitions!

Wasn’t that easy?! Now go show your friends and brag or be a kind soul and let them know you how you learned it here on PCLicious Video Tutorials! Well I hope you all enjoyed my video tutorial on How To Partition Hard Drive Easily.

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What Is EASEUS Partition Master?
EASEUS Partition Master is comprehensive freeware hard disk partition tool and system optimization software for Windows-based administration without data loss. Both basic and advanced partition operations can be done by this partition software. It is provided to optimize the performance of server or non-server machines by extending the system partition. To Create, Delete, Resize/Move, Copy, Merge , Split or Format partition is also easy to realize.

For more information visit http://www.snapfiles.com/get/easeuspartitionman.html

Other Resources On How To Partition Your Hard Drive Easily:

1. Step-By-Step: Partition Your Hard Drive | How To Partition Hard Drive Easily
2. Beginners Guides: Formatting and Partitioning a Hard Drive | How To Partition Hard Drive Easily
3. Partitioning Hard Drives in Windows XP | How To Partition Hard Drive Easily
4. Partition A New Hard Drive | How To Partition Hard Drive Easily

A lot of people expand their hard drive space with a new a hard drive typically in a USB or e-SATA enclosure. The problem is many people notice when they open up Microsoft Windows Explorer they don’t see their newly attached hard drive! Your like what gives? Don’t fret, your going to use a specialized tool in Microsoft Windows to get this working!

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Click on Start>Run> type in “compmgmt.msc” and click “OK“.
2. Then we are in “Computer Management“. Click on “Disk Management” under “Storage” on the left side of the window. A wizard pops up when it detects a new hard drive that’s not formatted.
3. Follow the wizard and when it is completed the drive to be formatted is initialized. What that means is that it is now ready so we can format hard drive!
4. The box for the hard drive to be formatted should now have a black bar displaying “Unallocated” under its size. Right click on it and select “New Partition” The New Partition Wizard comes up.
5. Follow the wizard for that where you can choose your drive letter, volume label (name of drive once we format hard drive), file system (which will be NTFS) and more.
6. Quick Tip: Don’t do a quick format when you format hard drive. It is best to do a full format for all new drives that are new additions.
7. You will know when the format of hard drive is done when under the size of the drive changes from “Formatting” to “Healthy“” and the name and drive letter you chose for the new drive is displayed.
8. Your formatted drive will now show up in your Microsoft Windows XP explorer and be recognized by Microsoft Windows XP

Mission accomplished! Well I hope you all enjoyed my post “Format Hard Drive, How To Easily” Video Tutorial!

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What Is A Hard Drive Enclosure?
A hard drive enclosure is essentially a specialized chassis designed to hold and power disk drives while providing a mechanism to allow them to communicate to one or more separate computers.

Other Resources On Format Hard Drive

1. How to Format a Hard Drive With Windows XP
2. How to format your hard drive and install Windows XP
3. Format Hard Drive : How to Format a Hard Drive , Reinstall Windows
4. How to Format a Hard Drive
5. How To Format A New Internal Hard Drive

So to combat this double edged sword of Windows Automatic Updates, I will show you how to disable it and if you dare to, enable it once again. I consider Windows Automatic Updates as a twisted form of Russian Roulette, LOL!

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Open up your control panel, Start Button>Control Panel and then open the icon that says Security Center.
2. On the very bottom of this window you will see it says Manage security settings for, under that you will click on Automatic updates.
3. Now you have the option to have it ENABLED by clicking the circle next to Automatic (recommended). Or you can DISABLE it by clicking the circle next to Turn off automatic updates.

Mission accomplished! Well I hope you all enjoyed how to Disable And Enable Windows Automatic Updates Video Tutorial!

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What is Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates?
With the installation of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), it contained a collection of new technologies designed to help keep your PC and your personal information more secure. One of those tools that makes it easier to monitor these settings is with the new Windows Security Center, available through the Control Panel.

Official Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates Information Website

How to Disable Windows Security Center Popup?
Disable Windows Security Center Popup once and for all!

Disable Windows Security Center Popup, How To