Task Manager has been Disabled

Task Manager is the vital one for every advanced PC users which is often used for fast termination of a processes or Applications. But intruders targets them too. Nowadays many of the computers get inducted by this dangerous virus "Task Manager Has Been Disabled".

But don't worry there a many solutions fot that.To enable it automatically via Software or get to rid from it. search this softwares on internet
taskmanager fix

or do it manually by yourself by our rescuing steps...

Rescuing Steps:

Step1: Change the Task Manager Option through the Run line

Step2: Goto -> Start -> Run type the following command exactly and press Enter

Step3: Or else Copy and paste this on Run command

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Result: Task Manager will be enabled

Computer slowdown ? MAKE IT FAST

 

Is your computer testing your patient by as-usual irritation of hanging and slowing while doing out the vital jobs. If so, don't kick your computer. Just kick your brain. Here is some tips what we use often and also advice others to do so to rescue their system. After following up of our steps make sure that your RAM vb script script file appears like this. If you think you had done it then go ahead save it on your desired location and just double click on that file whenever you feel that you need some rescue to your system.


Rescueing steps:


step1: open notepad and type.


step2: FREEMEM=SPACE(640-00000)


step3: save it as ram.vbs.


step4: now run the script.


Result: Your computer will be 100% faster and rescued. 

Easily know the full specifications of a PC

 

Know your system fissures, BIOS version, OS version and all A to Z about your system. Its very hard to keep remembering all your system host information. Here is the 5 step amazing command.


Step1: Go to RUN

Step2: type CMD

Step3: press Enter

Step4: type systeminfo

Step5: press Enter.

Result: All your system information will be displayed. Even the system usage time from the start up will be displayed

Changing Startup and Log-off screens : XP

 Changing Startup and Log-off screens : XP

Startup Screen

1. Create a 320x400 bitmap in the root directory and name it LOGO.SYS
2. You can use LOGOW.SYS file in the Windows directory as a starter

Logoff Screens

1. There are many system file that constitutes Lofoff screen.
2. They are actually bitmaps 320x400 that just have a different extension
3. The hidden file in the root directory LOGO.SYS is the startup logo.
4. There are two files in the Windows directory.
5. LOGOW.SYS is the Wait while Shutting down ... screen.
6. LOGOS.SYS is the You may now shut-off or Reboot screen.
7. Make two new image files of your chice in Paint and name it as LOGOW.SYS and LOGOS.SYS and replce the actual windows file by this two.
8. But make sure they should be of the same size

Windows tricks : Lock a Folder in Windows XP

To Lock a folder in windows XP without any software. Follow the steps Below.

1. Make a Folder in C drive rename it as "abc" without quotes.
2. Now open Command Prompt from Start Menu.
3. Type "attrib +s +h C:\abc" without quotes and press enter.
4. This command will Make your folder invisble and it can not be seen even in hidden files and folders
5. To make it visible again type "attrib -s -h C:\abc"
6. You can lock any other folder also by changing the location C:\abc to address of your folder.

Boost performance of your PC or to increase RAM virtually : XP

1. Right click on My Computer Icon on Desktop
   >> Go to Properties
   >> Go to Advanced
   >> Go to Performance - Settings
   >> Go to Advanced
   >> Go to Virtual Memory - Change
   Keep the initial size same as recommended and maximum size double of it then restart your system.
   It will improve speed of windows and you can play some games which require higher RAM.

Tandoori Chicken

 

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 tablespoons water
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Directions

1. Preheat grill for high heat.
2. In a medium bowl, mix curry powder, red pepper flakes, salt, ginger, paprika, cinnamon, and turmeric with water to form a smooth paste. Rub paste into chicken breasts, and place them on a plate. Cover, and allow to marinate for 20 minutes.
3. Brush grate with oil. Place chicken on the grill, and cook 6 to 8 minutes on each side, until juices run clear when pierced with a fork.

Italian Sausage Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound Italian sausage
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can great Northern beans, undrained
• 2 small zucchini, cubed
• 2 cups spinach - packed, rinsed and torn
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a stockpot or Dutch oven, brown sausage with garlic. Stir in broth, tomatoes and carrots, and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
2. Stir in beans with liquid and zucchini. Cover, and simmer another 15 minutes, or until zucchini is tender.
3. Remove from heat, and add spinach. Replace lid allowing the heat from the soup to cook the spinach leaves. Soup is ready to serve after 5 minutes.

Hot and Sour Chicken Soup

 

 Ingredients

    * 3 cups chicken broth
    * 1/2 cup water
    * 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
    * 1/2 cup sliced bamboo shoots, drained
    * 3 slices fresh ginger root
    * 2 cloves garlic, crushed
    * 2 teaspoons soy sauce
    * 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    * 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips
    * 1 tablespoon sesame oil
    * 2 green onions, chopped
    * 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
    * 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
    * 2 tablespoons cornstarch
    * 1 egg, beaten

Directions

1. In a saucepan, combine the chicken broth, water, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and hot pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer while you assemble the rest of the ingredients.
2. Place the chicken slices into a bowl and toss with the sesame oil to coat. In a separate bowl, stir together the cornstarch and vinegar, and set aside.

3. Increase the heat under the broth to medium-high, and return to a rolling boil. Add the chicken slices. Return to a boil, and then drizzle in the egg while stirring slowly to create long strands of egg. Stir in the vinegar and cornstarch. Simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and the broth has thickened slightly, about 3 minutes. Serve garnished with green onions and cilantro. 

ENJOY

How To Download and Play Flash Games Offline

Do you like to play flash games online? Have you ever wondered if there is a way to download those flash games to your computer and play them on your desktop without seeing distracting ads ?

Here we’ll show you how to do just that. First how to download flash games to your PC and then how to play them offline. So if you’re hooked on some addictive flash game this guide should help you get it offline and play it on your desktop.

1. Download Flash Games

Downloading flash games to your PC is a fairly easy process and there are lots of ways to do it. One way to get the game file is to look inside the page’s source code and find the direct link to the game file on the site. Another option is to wait for the game to load in your browser and later get it from the temporary files folder of your browser. Or you can just go to the site calledFile2HD and let it get the game file for you. We have already featured it earlier as a MP3 and video download tool for Myspace.

File2HD can help you download flash games from most of the online gaming sites. That being said, it doesn’t work with Kongregate, one of the best sites for Flash games. Althou I had no problems getting flash games from hugely popular sites like AddictiveGames.

So how does it work:

1. Go to the page with the flash game you want to download.

2. Copy the page URL and paste it into File2HD.

3. Set ‘Filter’ to ‘Objects’ option and click on ‘Get Files’ button.

4. Next, File2HD should retrieve the direct link to the game file.

5. Right click on the link an use ‘Save Link As’ option to save the game to your computer.

2. Play Flash Games Offline

Once you have the game files on your system you can use a simple freeware program calledFlashOffliner (Windows only) to take those raw .swf flash files, turn them into playable games, and neatly organize them under one menu.

Here are the steps you need to do:

1. Download and Install FlashOffliner.

The FlashOffliner setup comes with 2 games by default and 3 more that can be added later. If you want to install them as well then check step 4.

2. Once you have FlashOffliner up and running, you should see a new icon in the taskbar. Right click on the icon to see the list of available games and program options.

3. It takes two steps to add a downloaded flash game to your FlashOffliner games list. The first thing you need to do is click on the ‘Create New Flash Offliner Package’ and then point it to the downloaded file. Then you will be asked to name your new game and for a couple of more optional details. At the end it should create game_name.fop file for you.

4. Again right click on the FlashOffliner icon and this time select the ‘Install FlashOffliner Option’. Point the app to the newly created game_name.fop file to “install” the game.

5. This will install the game and add it to your FlashOffliner games. See screenshot below.

That’s about it, now you can simply click on the game of your choice and play it offline right on your desktop. By default the game window size is set to 800×600 but you can easily resize it to 400×300, 640×480, 1024×768 or Full Screen mode.

THANKS TO MAKEUSEOF FOR THIS GREAT ARTICLE

Keyboard Shortcuts

 

When speed counts, the keyboard is still king. Almost all the actions and commands you can perform with a mouse you can perform faster using combinations of keys on your keyboard. These simple keyboard shortcuts can get you where you want to go faster than several clicks of a mouse. You'll work faster on spreadsheets and similar documents, too, because you won't lose your place switching back and forth between mouse andkeys.

Here are some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts:

Copy. CTRL+C
Cut. CTRL+X
Paste. CTRL+V
Undo. CTRL+Z
Delete. DELETE

Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE
Copy selected item. CTRL while dragging an item
Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Rename selected item. F2
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW
Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select all. CTRL+A
Search for a file or folder. F3
View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER
Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4
Switch between open items. ALT+TAB
Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10
Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC
Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Carry out the corresponding command. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW
Refresh the active window. F5
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE
Cancel the current task. ESC
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

Use these keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes:

Move forward through tabs. CTRL+TAB
Move backward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move forward through options. TAB
Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys
Display Help. F1
Display the items in the active list. F4
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. BACKSPACE

If you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key and the Application key , you can use these keyboard shortcuts:

Display or hide the Start menu.
Display the System Properties dialog box. +BREAK
Show the desktop. +D
Minimize all windows. +M
Restores minimized windows. +Shift+M
Open My Computer. +E
Search for a file or folder. +F
Search for computers. CTRL+ +F
Display Windows Help. +F1
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain. + L
Open the Run dialog box. +R
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Open Utility Manager. +U

Helpful accessibility keyboard shortcuts:

Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds
Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds
Open Utility Manager. +U

Keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows Explorer:

Display the bottom of the active window. END
Display the top of the active window. HOME
Display all subfolders under the selected folder. NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
Display the contents of the selected folder. NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
Collapse the selected folder. NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. LEFT ARROW
Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. RIGHT ARROW

HOW TO INCREASE INTERNET SPEED BY 20%

If you use Windows XP Professional then it is possible to squeeze an extra 20% out of your internet connection. By default Windows XP Pro holds back 20% of your Internet speed for various services like windows update and spyware checks.


If you want to tap into this locked speed then make the following changes:

1. Go to Start-> Run-> and type gpedit.msc
2. Expand the Administrative Templates branch
3. Expand the Network tab
4. Highlight QoS Packet Scheduler
5. Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and check the enabled box
6. Then Change the Bandwidth limit % to 0 %

Once you have done this click apply and restart your PC. After rebooting you should see a noticeable improvement in your net speed.

7 MoreTips & Tricks Microsoft Probably Won’t Tell You About the Xbox 360

1. System updates by disc

Not got your console online yet, or having trouble downloading the latest dashboard update? Try downloading it from a web-connected PC or Mac instead and burning it to a CD. Grab the latest (well, latest-ish - hopefully Microsoft will update the page soon) update from the XBox 360 System Updates page, burn it to disc, then pop that disc into the 360 and turn it on. You'll be prompted automatically as to whether you want to run the update.
2. The towel trick

Bit of a controversial one this, at least as long as you count "possibly burning your house down" as controversial. What it is is a short-term fix for the infamous red rings of death, the mournful LEDs that announce your 360 is deaded. There are various theories about why it works, but the important thing is that, for some people, it does. The way to do it is to wrap the console in a towel or two - ensuring all sides of it are covered - then turn it on and leave it running for 10 minutes or so. Then turn it off, remove the towels, turn it on again and pray. If it's worked, it'll only stay alive for a few hours, but doing this a couple of times may be enough to get you through those long, lonely days while you wait for Microsoft to collect and replace your dead Xbox. Again though, it's dangerous - it could damage the console further, and could cause enough heat to set stuff on fire.

3. Clear the cache

Is your 360 dawdling along like a gin-addled pensioner? It's possible its hard drive is full up with junk files from old games and downloads - a spring clean could work wonders. There's a hidden function to clear out the cache, though be warned it'll delete any game patches too, so you'll probably have to redownload a few. Head to the System blade, select memory, HD, then press Y. Next, hit X, X, Left Bumper, Right Bumper, X and X. You should get a message about maintenance. Don't expect miracles, but if a game's been slowing down mysteriously lately, this could cure it, plus free up some extra space on your HD.

4. Makeshift web-browsing

Microsoft's continued refusal to add a web browser to the 360 is infuriating, but there are a few ways to stare at the internet with your console if you've also got a PC in the house and on the same network, and running either Windows XP Media Center or Vista Home Premium/Ultimate. There are several ways to do it, but perhaps the easiest is the MCE Browser plug-in. It's somewhat limited, but set it up on your Media Center PC then configure your 360 as a Media Extender and you can access your favourite web pages from it.

5. Stream Netflix movies

One for US 360 owners only, this. Again thanks to Windows Media Center and a free third-party plug-in called vmcNetflix you can save yourself from picking up an expensive set-top box to stream downloaded Netflix movies, as well as being able to manage your queue and set up new downloads from your PC. Install it, configure your 360 as a Media Center Extender and you're away.

6. Quieten the damn thing down

The 360's heat issues are well known, but they don't mean the box has to quite as noisy as it is. That's down to Microsoft using the cheapest fans it can get its hands on, which make an awful racket and are quite a distraction when you're watching a movie. If you're prepared to neuter your warranty, you can replace them with near-silent third-party jobs, such as the Talismoon WhisperFan. Go to real extremes with a complete replacement case, the Lian Li XB-01. Unfortunately, neither of these will silence the roar of the DVD drive, but once the upcoming dashboard update introduces installing games to the console's hard drive, that'll be less of a problem.

7. Insert special characters in your gamer profile

Oh, boring, boring text. Why can't we make our Gamercards a bit flashier? Fortunately, there is a way, but unfortunately it involves screwing around with Far Eastern languages. It's a bit of a complex process to explain in words alone, but this video made by a helpful soul will guide you through the entire process.

10 Tips & Tricks Microsoft Probably Won’t Tell You About the Xbox 360

• Connect your Xbox 360 to two screens at once.

If you’ve got one of the component or a composite dual video cables, the one that comes in the box with most 360s – you can have your console display its gamey goodness on two TVs simultaneously. The trick is to flick the cable’s switch to Standard Definition but hook up yellow cable to one screen and the component, then the red, green, blue cables to another. It won’t be high-def, but it could be handy if you’re staging a mini LAN party and want to set up a display for bored spectators to point their eyes at.

• Play your own music in original Xbox games.

That you can fire up your own MP3s during a 360 game is common knowledge, but it doesn’t work if you’re playing a title from the original Xbox. There’s a way around it. Start playing your album or play list before you load the game, and it’ll keep on playing once you do fire the title up. The game’s own music won’t be muted, however, so if you can’t do that in its settings you’ll go mad from the weird cacophony. It works best when you have a Zune. XD

• Your Xbox 360 can write its own blog!

Just hit up 360voice.com and sign up. Feel free to add me as well. My gamertag is KiqRoqz. This is a great free way in allowing your xbox 360 have a voice! It’s pretty fun too and hilarious to what your xbox says. You can also start your own groups and join challenges as well. So have fun.

• Play Xbox 360 games online for free without a Live account.

Don’t you hate that you have to pay to play online on your xbox 360? Well if you know what you’re doing and you do it right, you can easily get around that. You can easily do that by getting an app called Xling Kai. It’s free and you have to run it from a PC with the same connection as your xbox 360. It will trick the xbox to think its a LAN connection. BUT!!! If you have a ping higher than 3 oms you will gt booted out. So be care who you choose to play with. Try to play local, k?

• Interact with your Xbox 360 music.

Hit X while playing a music CD or file, it doesn’t matter if its from a hard drive, disc or MP3 player. All this do though is play with the visualizations, you van do this by pressing the thumb pad up or down or just press some buttons to shift the colors.

• Connect your Xbox 360 to a wireless network without an official adapter.

If you have spent 50 bucks on that overpriced Wi0Fi adapter then, I feel sorry for you bud. The only thing is you have to have a laptop. Yea yea, there is always a catch to these type of things but hey, you knew that from the start right? Anyway, go to Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connections and Wireless Network Connection at once then right click and hit bridge connections. Then you’ll have to disconnect then reconnect to your wireless network, then run a network cable from the laptops Ethernet port to the 360’s Ethernet port then after that you really should be okay from there.

• Play music from your iPod.

Microsoft let alone Bill Gates isn’t an Apple fan but if you go to the Marketplace you van find a download that is called “Optional iPod Support”. Download that and plug in your iPod. No iPhones are supported yet so that’s going to suck if that’s all you have. Go to your Media section under My Xbox and you’ll see your iPod there.

• Reset your Xbox 360 video settings.

Ever wanted to take your Xbox 360 over a friends house but his television had different display settings? Where there is a easy way you can reset them for them to work on your friends television. First and foremost, remove if there any dics from the console. Turn the console off, then turn it back on using your xbox 360 remote. When its rebooting press and hold down the Y button then press and hold the right trigger. The video settings will be resetted.

• Play any media file, plus online videos on your Xbox 360.

There are numerous ways in doing this. I for one know a few ways to play media and music from your xbox 360. Simply have your xbox hooked up with the same connection as your computer. Go to Windows Media Player then select the Arrow under Library, a menu should open up and there should be an option in there that says “Media Sharing”. Click that and if you have your Xbox 360 connected, it should be there in the box that appears. Select that, click allow, then click okay. Another way is there is this free application called Tversity, that gets past video and audio restrictions. You’ll be able to play any type of format with this app. Again, you’ll need a PC on the same network, but it’s a simple matter of installing the program and having it scan the folders you keep your media in. It’ll replace the standard network file-sharing system Windows uses, but behaves pretty much the same way at the 360’s end. As well as that, it’ll convert unsupported files on the fly – though you’ll need a pretty beefy PC to do this with large video files, otherwise you’ll be waiting ages. You can also add online video URLs on the PC’s end, including Youtube.

• Use any HDMI cable and still get digital surround sound.

Though the newer 360s have an HDMI output for optimal video quality, they’ve built the ports in such a way that you can’t have the standard component/composite video cable, with its crucial optical audio output, plugged in at the same time as HDMI. Instead, you’re supposed to drop a frightening amount of money on the official HDMI cable with audio adapter. See the big plastic box at the end of the standard video cable that connects to the console? Wedge a knife or screwdriver into the join and twist to pop it off. The result looks messy, but is small enough to plug in alongside a standard, cheapo HDMI cable.

Get your Voicemail in Text Format with Ribbit

Following the review of free service of YouMail, I would like to present one more voicemail related services, offered by Ribbit Mobile. The set of the offered features was so attractive, so I have decided to sign for Beta testing. Less than two weeks after signing for the waiting list, I got couple of days ago invitation, and got a chance to test the provided services.

The main reason for me to use Ribbit is ability to get text transcript of my voicemails, delivered at my convenience to my email account. Getting multiple unclear messages from my customers, frequently, I had to listen them multiple times before I could get all the necessary information on the character of the malfunction, system identification, caller identity and contact details. Not any more! Now, all the information instantly arrives, handy prepared in the text format. Definitely, this option is only one of the conveniently offered package, but for me it is the one sufficient to praise the service. Transcripts are accurate and complete, even for the cases, when quality of the call was noticeably low. Misspellings happen only in the last names, and all the Russian voicemails are not transcribed (not that I expected that).

Free Basic Account with Ribbit will provide the following features:

- Unlimited Automated Voicemail Transcription.

- Free Web call to Ribbit Mobile members.

- Email, SMS, IM, and web-based transcript delivery.

- Account is limited to a single phone number.

Note that Ribbit offers two levels of voicemail transcriptions. Free accounts come with automated transcriptions. Users with professional accounts - which are free during the beta period - can also choose to have 'business-class' level transcriptions, where a human checks the computer-transcribed text and edits it. Definitely, now, the transcription is highly professional, and if you decide to keep your account free, following the beta period, the feature will be converted to automated, which definitely is less accurate. But we will wait and see.

Web-based account interface gives you the most convenient approach to all your calls and voicemail transcripts history in details.

Another way to enjoy the Ribbit services is use it for your own voice memos. No need to carry your voice recorder. Need to share urgently your ideas with yourself – leave a memo, and it will be delivered back to you as transcribed text.

Want more – target to acquire professional account with phone number to combine all your phone needs, the same way as Google Voice.

Stydial: Voicemail as Free Alternative to Text Messaging

How the modern communication works? You call the number, and if the number is not available, you leave a voicemail. Sometimes, you feel even better, when the number is not available, since it is easier in certain occasions being able to deliver one-way message instead of being involved in the two-way conversation. Would not be great, if it will be in your power choosing to leave the voicemail directly without impatiently waiting if your counterpart is available? Yes, its like leaving voice SMS.

If there is a question, Internet provides solution. Stydial free services have answer for your needs. Here are the list of potential situation, offered by Stydial, when provided solution might significantly helping you save time, money, and mental discomfort:

• Give your fingers a break
  You need to get some pertinent, detailed information to someone quickly but you don't have time for the idle chit chat that would certainly follow if you called them. Typing it all out in a text message would just be agony! Instead just leave a quick voicemail and your fingers will thank you.
• Maximize your time
  You are working on a dozen different projects and have as many calls to return. Instead of being stuck on the phone with just one, leave each a voicemail with an update and you may just have enough time to enjoy Happy Hour.
• Create the illusion of communication
  You maxed out your emergency credit card the first week of school. Your parents are looking for some answers. A text message isn't going to cut it but a voicemail would mean that you tried calling them.
• Let them know you care
  From the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed, your days are hectic! Friends and family call you and leave messages and you never seem to have enough time to call them back. Now you can leave a sweet voicemail for each and the sound of your voice will surely brighten their day.
• Get your point across without interruption
  Upon your friend's recommendation, you decide to go to a resort in the Caribbean. What she neglects to mention is that it is under loud construction. Leave her a voicemail so she can hear the disdain in your voice and take an apologetic stance when she calls you back.
• Have your cake and eat it too
  You desperately need to call your girlfriend but she is a talker and you don't want to spend an hour on the phone with her because you would much rather watch the game with your buddies. Leave her a sweet voicemail and get a reprieve for the night.
• Play the field more effectively
  You are dating quite a few people at the same time. You don't want to leave them all text messages because there is nothing romantic about that. But a nice voicemail to each would score you points.
• Don't cause a ten car pile up
  You are in your car on your way home. Normally you would maneuver through traffic as you text message people creating a potential recipe for disaster. Instead just leave a few quick voicemails so you stay between the lines and out of the emergency room.
• Just call to confirm
  You have several meetings scheduled for the afternoon. You want to call to confirm but you don't want to disturb them or give them the opportunity to reschedule. Being able to just leave them a voicemail is not only polite but advantageous.
• Appease your family
  Your Aunt June sent you a sweater for your birthday. You need to call her to thank her but you don't want to listen to her go on and on about her recent hip replacement. Instead just leave her an appreciative voicemail that she can share with her bridge club.
• Just tell your side of the story
  You just partied hard last night and going to work is just not on your radar today. You dread having to call your boss and answering any awkward questions he may have. Instead just leave him a simple voicemail letting him know that you won't be coming into work today.
• Let them know that you didn't forget
  You just remembered that it is your friend's birthday. You want to call her but it is really late and you don't know if she is still up. Don't take the chance that you might awake her from her beauty sleep. Instead just leave her a sweet voicemail.
• Don't be a bother
  You just gave an awesome pitch to a potential client. You want to call him and thank him for the opportunity but you know he is in another meeting and don't want to bother him. Leave him a voicemail and this personal touch may just tip the scales in your favor.
• Buy yourself some time
  You go to a week long convention for work in Las Vegas and blow $5,000 the first night at the roulette table. You need to call your wife and tell her why she should hold off on making the monthly mortgage payment. Her voicemail will be much more understanding than she will.

Using the Service

- Dial 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425) from any landline or mobile phone.

- At the voice prompt, enter the U.S. mobile phone number of the person you want to slydial.

- You will be directly connected to their voicemail. Leave them a voicemail, sit back and relax.

To use the slydial services, there is no need to register on site, or sign in to start. However, with free basic service, you are exposed to the advertising in every dialed call. With paid MYslydial premium services, you can enjoy rapid connection to voicemail with NO advertising as well as all Advanced Features including our slydial Apps for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile smartphones. Note that you can still use the service directly from all mobile phones without special applications install, just dialing the general number 267-SLYDIAL.

Check the previous posts on other ways to enhance your mobile voicemail features:

Ribbit and YouMail.

Automatic Distribution of your Pictures to all your Social Networks

Pikchur is a simple service that updates your social networks and microblogging platforms with pictures. Upload photos, made with your mobile devices while on the go. And do not have to spend any more time to spread them to your multiple profiles at popular social networks. Save your pictures at once and be sure that your friends will instantly get them.

With respect to your privacy, you can choose making a Pik itself and or Geo location (place where it was taken) private. If you make a Pik private, it will not show up on our public timeline or your public profile. This does not mean that no one can view it; your friends will just need a direct link to do so. If you make your location private, the corresponding pik's geo location will be hidden from everyone but yourself.

No need to signup, just login with one of the many supported platforms and start sending your Piks.

The service is completely free, but if you are sending photos or video from your mobile device, please verify with your wireless carrier with respect to your MMS/email capabilities and related fees.

Currently supported services: Twitter, Tumblr, Jaiku, Facebook, FriendFeed, Identi.ca, Plurk, Brightkite, Totspo, Koornk, Flickr, OVI, and Posterous.

Updating your micro blogging and social networks "on the go" via your mobile device is easy and straightforward:
1) Login with one of the many supported platforms.
2) Create a pikchur posting email.
3) If you would like you can also sync all your other platforms under the "Accounts" tabs in your dashboard.
4) From your mobile device either by MMS or email send your photos and videos to your "posting email". If you are using MMS, the "posting email" goes where you would normally place the phone number of the person you wish to send the photo to. For quick access the next time be sure to add your posting email to your phone book!
5) Please remember to add a status message in the subject line of your MMS/email or leave the subject blank and enter your message in the body of your MMS/email.

Website: http://pikchur.com/

How you can share High Resolution pictures online

Nowadays, there are multiple websites on the web, where you can share your pictures and entire galleries for free with your friends. But giving you limited or unlimited abilities to load your pictures, the host usually limits the size and the memory amount per image you can submit. That causes certain loss of the picture quality and constrains the observation of the small details you might be fond of. Sending these images as email attachment causes even bigger headache, since email clients have strict restrictions on the attachment size.

So, when you share a photo in e-mail or online, you generally need to shrink the image down to a manageable size, throwing away most of those pixels in the process. A few thousand pixels of unexamined background from the raw image are shrunk to a dozen indistinct pixels. And if your friends are going print the photo, the detail locked into the original photo are completely lost.

Closr, a new free Web2 online service, addresses this problem by letting you upload the photos in their full-resolution size. The only limitation is that the file must be under 100MB, while a standard 12-megapixel photo is just up to 5 MB.

Closr is also a great place to show off huge panoramic photos made by stitching several high-megapixel images together. Closr can easily accept 20MB and 30MB panoramas with no complaints.

To use Closr, you must register with a screen name, e-mail, and password. Then upload a photo. It will appear in a widget on the Website, which you can use for panning and zooming to see the details that your camera captured. The magic happens when you go full screen.

Click the icon in the upper right corner of the widget, and the photo will go full screen, so you can zoom in and pan around more easily.

You can share uploaded photos by sending the URL via e-mail. If you have a Web site or blog, you can embed the widget: Click Share at the bottom of an image, and then simply copy the script at the bottom of the next page and embed in your site or blog.

The permanent link for the image, posted above, is http://www.closr.it/show/JV7hPfjaBE3. So, you can check the service capabilities there.

The posted image isn’t static. Rather, the widget is interactive, so you can click in the picture and drag it around or use the zoom buttons for a better view.

Main address: http://www.closr.it/

Calibrate Your Display

Windows 7 includes a display calibrator that adjusts basic colors settings, gamma, brightness, contrast, color balance etc according to your display device. You can type dccw in the Start Menu search box to launch the Display Color Calibrator.

Source: http://www.pallab.net/2009/04/08/top-7-windows-7-tips-and-tricks/

Tweak User Account Control

User Account Control (UAC) in Vista was one of the weak points and target for critics. Thankfully, Windows 7 allows you to tone it down. To change UAC settings navigate to Control Panel –> Action Center –> User Account Control Settings. The slider allows you to set the notification level (or even disable user account control). If you want more control fire up the Group Policy Editor by typing gpedit.msc in the start menu search box. Browse to Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options. At the bottom of the list you would find the following UAC settings :

§ User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account.

§ User Account Control: Allow UIAccess applications to prompt for elevation without using the secure desktop.

§ User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode.

§ User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompts for standard users.

§ User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation.

§ User Account Control: Only elevate executables that are signed and validated.

§ User Account Control: Only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations.

§ User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode (i.e. as standard users).

§ User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations.

To edit any setting select properties from the right click context menu.

Tweak the Taskbar

The first thing you notice in Windows 7 is the new taskbar. Button labels have been done away with and the buttons themselves have been made larger. If you are not comfortable with the new taskbar here are a few suggested modifications:

• Intelligent Grouping: By default Windows 7 always groups similar windows together. This is counterproductive as you need to hover over an entry to first select that group and then click on the desired instance. A better approach is to group windows only if you are running out of space. To achieve this right click on the taskbar, select properties and set taskbar buttons to Combine when full, instead of Always combine, Hide labels.
• Small Buttons: Many people also dislike the bigger buttons in Windows 7. To slim down your taskbar just enable Small Buttons from Taskbar Properties (Right click on taskbar and select properties).
• Quick Launch: The new taskbar makes the quick launch redundant, but if you preferred the old style you can still get it back. Right Click on the taskbar and select New Toolbar from the Toolbars section. Enter “%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch” as the selected folder. Once again bring up the right-click context menu by clicking on the taskbar and make sure that Lock Taskbar isn’t enabled. Now right click on the divider and disable Show Text and Show Title. Move the Quick Launch section to the desired position and Lock the taskbar.

Learn the Hot-Keys : Windows 7

Knowing some of the essential keyboard shortcuts can seriously improve your productivity and enhance your operating experience with the new Operating System. There are some of the useful shortcuts:

• Alt+P: Toggles the Explorer preview pane.
• Win+G: Displays gadgets in front of other windows.
• Win + +(plus key): Launches the magnifier and zooms in.
• Win +- (minus key): Zooms out
• Win +Up: Maximizes the active window.
• Win +Down: Minimizes the active window.
• Win +Home: Minimizes/ restores all background windows.
• Win +Left: Hotkey for Aero-Snap. Docks the window to the left edge of the screen and resizes it to half the screen size.
• Win +Right: Same as above, but snaps the window to the right edge of the screen.
• Win + T: Changes the focus to the taskbar. Once focused, you can use your arrow keys to select any taskbar item.

How to Open “Computer” with Windows Explorer

By default, Windows Explorer’s launch page is the Libraries directory. Clicking on the Explorer button on the taskbar also launches your Libraries directory. However, most of us would rather have My Computer as the launch directory. In order to do this type “explorer” into the Start Menu search field, locate the Windows Explorer shortcut and select properties from its right click context menu.
Change the target from “%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe” to “%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}”.
Save the changes and you are done!

If you want to change the properties of the taskbar entry only, right click on the explorer button on the taskbar, right click on Windows Explorer (near the bottom of the jumplist) and select properties. Then change the target to “%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}”

iPod Touch Wi-FI troubleshoot

If secured:

1. Go to Settings
2. Go to Wi-FI
3. Click on Your Wireless
4. Punch in your WEP key
5. Connect to it.

If NOT Secured
Follow all steps above except no.4

Creating a Strong Password

Creating a Strong Password

Before we begin, you must be clear on one big truth: there is no such thing as a perfect password. A committed hacker can crack any password, given enough time and the right "dictionary" or "brute force" tools. But just like breaking into a car, if the protection is strong enough, the hacker will become discouraged and give up before the protection fails.

How Hackers Crack Passwords

Hackers use one of two major techniques: password recovery (an administrator's technique), and "brute force" repetition. The password recovery tries to fool your computer system into trusting the hacker as a legitimate administrator. Brute force is simply repetitve attempts at your password, up to hundreds of attempts per minute, to crack it.

"Brute Force" Repetition

Hackers often use software tools called "brute force dictionaries"...software that quickly recombines English dictionary words with thousands of varying combinations of spellings. (Yes, much like a Hollywood safecracker movie scene, but slower and less glamorous.)
Brute force dictionaries always start with simple letters "a", "aa", "aaa", and then eventually moves to full words like "dog", "doggie", "doggy". Thesebrute force dictionaries can make up to 50 attempts per minute in some cases. Given several hours or days, these dictionary tools will overcome any password. The secret is to make it take days for your password!

The Password Challenge: "How Can I Make It Tough to Crack, But Easy to Remember?"

Indeed, how does one balance these two contrary objectives? A long password of cryptic characters will be strong, but so frustrating to remember. Yet a short-and-easy password will get cracked within minutes by a good hacker.

Gratefully, there are some helpful tips to create a strong-yet-memorizable password. The idea behind these next five password suggestions is to turn an easy-to-remember phrase into a cryptic word that will discouragehackers.

6 Tips to a Strong Password

1) Make your password long – 6 characters is OK, 10 characters is good, and 15 characters is excellent. 15 is really desirable for high-level security, because 15 is a special number in Microsoft Windows. At 14 characters and less, Windows passwords are scrambled as “hashes” (encrypted into unseen scrambled characters), and stored in hidden Windows system files. It is possible for a gifted hacker to access those stored hashes and unscramble yourpasswords. However, MS Windows no longer stores hashed passwords at 15 characters and longer. Yes, it is annoying to type 15 characters just to log into your account, but some situations may merit the effort. For example: you are the chief financial officer of a company, or you are the master sergeant for a military unit

2) Start designing the password with a memorable meaningful phrase..then make it complex by adding numbers and special characters. Here is how you do it:

1. Pick a word or multi-word phrase that is meaningful to you.
2. Mix one or two letters to be upper case.
3. Then change one or two letters to be numbers.
4. Then for the sneaky twist: insert one or two non-alphabetic characters. The beginning or end of the password is easiest for memorization purposes. Examples include: .(period), !,*, %, &, or #.
5. 3) Change your password every 4 weeks. Many employers serious about protecting their data will require their employees to change their password on a regular basis, once a month at minimum. It is a good practice to do the same on your home computer where you keep private financial information.

4) Do not store your password on paper or with storage software Please avoid password-keeper programs that claim to make your life easier. It is the opinion of this writer that password products do not offer enough protection for your login information should your computer get hacked. It is better to memorize a password whenever possible. Never keep yourpasswords on a piece of paper under the keyboard or in your wallet. Do not keep them in your PDA either; if you must store your passwords at all, keep the passwords’ hints instead. For example, as an alternative to storing “Dexter2Gouda” use “puppy’s name, age and favorite snack”.

5) Use different passwords for your different computer accounts. As annoying as it is to remember them all, please do create a different password for your email, for your online banking, for your eBay and your PayPal. Should one of yourpasswords ever be compromised, at least the hacker will not be taking over all of your accounts.
6. Advanced Tips for Designing Strong Passwords:


o If you frequently login to various websites and keep re-using the same password for all of them, check out Nic Wolff’s clever password generator utility here:http://angel.net/~nic/passwd.html
o The idea behind Nic Wolff's utility is to have one “master password” to secure all your other passwords, no matter how many of them you have!
o Although the mathematical encryption is complex, the Master Password itself is easy to use. The whole Wolff Master Password process is explained in a short movie tutorial created by InfoWorld’s Jon Udell here:
# http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/singleSignOn.html
# Another useful password generator is here: http://motdepasse.site.voila.fr/index.html
# Lastly, Johnston’s neatly updated version of the same password generator can be found here: http://www.hashapass.com/
These utilities are free and none of the passwords you generate with these scripts is transmitted or stored anywhere.
6) use spaces one of the working method found by me is to use spaces at the last of your password. you can set any number of password behind your password it depend upon u.this is going to protect your account from phishing etc
Good luck with keeping your private information private! We can never completely stop hackers or car thieves, but we can certainly make these scoundrels work for it if they want to hack our accounts.

source- DI and ehow