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Clean your RAM:
2008-04-29 15:25:00
Clean your RAM:You may recognize that your system gets slower and slower when playing and working a lot with your PC. That's cause your RAM is full of remaining progress pieces you do not need any more. So create a new text file on your desktop  and name it something like "RAMCleaner" TypeFreeMem=Space(64000000)in this file and save it as RAMcleaner.vbs [ You may choose the "All Files" option when u save it]Run the file and ur RAM may be cleaned :>Of course u can edit the code in the file for a greater "cleaning-progress". FreeMem=Space(1280000000) 
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Download QuickMonth Calendar and Cleanup Assistant:
2008-04-17 13:22:00
QuickMonth Calendar : I'm using QuickMonth Calendar because it's unobtrusive and doesn't have any bells, whistles, or frills. Just roll your cursor over on the clock in your System Tray and up pops a calendar. --Steve Bass Download   Cleanup Assistant :This simple freebie helps speed up your system by unclogging your hard disk by finding duplicate files, cached files, and others, then deleting them for you. It will even shred files so that they can't be restored, if you've got personal files you no longer want, and don't want anyone to see them. It's free, and easy to use, so even though it may not be the most sophisticated of programs, it's is worth a shot. --Preston Gralla Download Downloads from PC World

More Google Tricks:
2008-04-11 14:31:00
More Google Tricks : Enter just the word http for your search to find the top 1000 PageRanked sites.Enter only www in your search to see how Google ranks the top 1,000 sites. Manually type the following prefixes and note their utility:# link:url Shows other pages with links to that url.# related:url same as "what's related" on serps.# site:domain restricts search results to the given domain. # allinurl: shows only pages with all terms in the url.# inurl: like allinurl, but only for the next query word.# allintitle: shows only results with terms in title.# intitle: similar to allintitle, but only for the next word. "intitle:seoforgoogle google" finds only pages with seoforgoogle in the title, and google anywhere on the page. # cache:url will show the Google version of the passed url.# info:url will show a page containing links to related searches, backlinks, and pages containing the url. This is the same as typing the url into the search box. # spell: will spel...

Enabling Remote Desktop in Windows XP:
2008-04-03 13:04:00
To enable Remote Desktop Connections in Windows XP just follow the below steps..  1. Click on Start button in your desktop.  2. Right-click on "My Computer" and select Properties.   3. Click on the "Remote" tab.  4. Under "Remote Desktop" (the bottom section), check the box labeled "Allow  users to connect remotely to this computer".If you are running Windows XP Service Pack 2, you will need to make sure Remote Desktop isn't being blocked by Windows Firewall:   1. Go to the Start button and then type control in run command box.  2. Open the "Windows Firewall" control panel. If you don't see Windows Firewall listed, make sure that you're looking at the control panels in "Classic View".   3. On the "Exceptions" tab, make sure "Remote Desktop" is checked.  4. On the "Advanced" tab, select &qu...
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Download Winrar software:
2008-03-29 06:36:00
Download winrar software free from here Enjoy zipping and unzipping and save disk space...  
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Recording MS Excel Macro:
2008-03-19 11:51:00
    Introduction: An Excel macro is a set of instructions that can be triggered by a keyboard shortcut, toolbar button or through an icon in a spreadsheet. Macro s are used to eliminate the need to repeat the steps of common tasks over and over. Tasks such as adding or removing rows and columns, protecting or unprotecting worksheets, selecting a range of cells, or adding the current date to a spreadsheet.   We have the option of recording a Macro and use them by referencing through a shortcut key.   Steps for Recording a Macro: Let us create a Macro named Test and record the steps for creating it, we can assign a shortcut key for the recorded macro for further usage.   Step 1:                                   ;      &nbs p;      &nb sp;      &n bsp;  &n...

Shortcut to Safely Remove Hardware:
2008-03-15 08:30:00
To create a new shortcut   1.Right click on your desktop and select New->Shortcut 2.In the location of the item paste    RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll. and click next and then    give a Name to your shortcut and click finish.You are done with a new shortcut in your desktop now :)  
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Have your PC on track:
2008-03-14 13:40:00
Do these regularly to make pc fastfollow these things step by step and restart your system after each step1. Use Add/Remove Programs and uninstall useles softwares loaded in your system2. In the current Windows drive make 15% minimum free space.3. Use Disk Cleanup to remove temporary and useles files and use ScanDisk to manage your allocation table4.i.Defragment your system when neededClick 'start' and go to 'run' and type 'msconfig' (without quotes), inthere click on the startup tab and check out any programs which youthink u dont need them to start at ur windows startup, for e.g. MSN,Yahoo Messenger, ICQ.... but be careful dont uncheck those importantfiles and the files which you dont understand otherwise ur windowswont work properly.ii.Secondly turn off your hibernation...to do this go to:Control Panel>Power Options>Hibernate Tab>uncheck Enable HibernationThis thing will save alot of your hard disk space.take the above mentioned steps whenever nec...
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Junk Mail filter for MS Outlook:
2008-03-14 13:26:00
Stop receiveing SPAM mails in you inbox.Follow the below simple steps to stope filter Junk and SPAM Mail s.In Outlook 2007 Go To Tools -> Options -> Preferences -> Junk Email ->Blocked Senders -> Import from File@xxxyy.info @ agencyhow.info @agencyservice.info @ bestoffer.info@collegecente.info @ collegefoundations.info @ecobcill.com @giftworld.net@mail.lttnet.net @ mail.vresp.com @ozzyjazzzz.com @rootlives.info @ schoolplaces.info @ schoolstoday.info@supportcompanies.info @ vsdl.com asian2007@gmail.comusacademy2007@gmail.co mYou are Done..
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Unremembering names in Outlook:
2008-03-14 13:19:00
Unremembering e-mail addresses in Outlook : Outlook usually remembers the e-mail addresses of people to whom a mail has been sent. The next time one enters a part of that name, a drop-down filled with the particular name comes up, allowing an option of Auto-fill. To remove a name from the auto-fill drop-down, just enter the first few letters of the name for the drop-down to appear and then scroll down to the particular name and press "Delete". If its a very large list and you'd like to remove all the names at one go, navigate to the folder in the below location: C:Documents and SettingsYour_NameApplication DataMicrosoftOutlookOutlook.NK2 and rename the file's extension. There is also a third-party tool that allows users to delete/modify the addresses easily. It is available at: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/outlook_nk2_ autocomplete.html Source: RobertKBrown.com
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hello frns..
2008-03-04 15:14:00
posting after long time:)blog will be updated soon with useful info...Thx

Download MySpace Tools:
2008-02-17 12:33:00
Get Complete myspace Layouts,codes,tutorials and all stuff HERE More myspace ideas will be updated here. Enjoy MySpacing...  
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OpenID from Yahoo!:
2008-02-16 05:07:00
OpenID just scored bigtime when Yahoo ! opened openid.yahoo.com this morning. If you don't know what OpenID is, check the OpenID homepage at Openid.net, but for the non-technical people, Openid is a decentralized authentication system that allows you to share login credentials across multiple sites (in theory, this could be any website, in the future). Actually, Yahoo! has a great explanation: Are you tired of creating a new account on every web site you use? Do you avoid new web sites because they come with yet another username and password? Do you paste stickies with password hints all over your computer monitor? OpenID is an open technology standard that solves all of these problems. The OpenID technology will allow you to use your Yahoo! account to sign in to hundreds of web sites! And this list is growing every day... So Yahoo! officially joins the ever-growing list of Openid providers - honestly, I can't see how players like Google won't follow this move as well. Op...

Protect Data from hardware crash usign this Free Software from PCWorld:
2008-02-16 04:55:00
HDDlife Version: 3.1.155 File Size: 6167k License Type: Free Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 If you want to protect yourself against losing data because of sudden hard disk crashes, give HDDlife a try. It constantly monitors the health of your hard disk, and warns you when it uncovers problems--something as simple as your hard disk running a bit hot. With that warning, you'll know that you should back up your hard disk, and take some kind of action to protect your hard disk.--Preston Gralla  Go to the download page now  
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Disable Error reporting in your Computer:
2008-02-16 04:53:00
Many times we get message like "Do you want to send this error report to Microsoft?" and we usually give NO. To disable this follow the steps given below..1.Right click My Computer and select Properties . 2.Select the advance tab from Properties.3.Click on Error reporting Button at the last and select Disable option there.   You will not get the message "Do you want to send this error report to Microsoft?"  anytime..

MS Outlook Tip: Customize your inbox in Outlook 2003 or 2007
2008-02-11 17:39:00
One way to reduce the overflowing inbox in Outlook (2003 or 2007) is to create a custom View of your inbox to change the appearance of certain messages. This article will show you how to change the appearance of inbox messages where you are listed on the TO line, as opposed to CC or BCC. This will visually draw your attention to messages that are addressed directly to you, and more likely in need of action or a reply, as opposed to messages where you are copied, and it may just be FYI or worse - totally irrelevant. 1. Open Outlook and then open your Inbox .2. Click View on the Menu Bar, expand Current View, click Customize Current View.3. In the Customize View: Message dialog box, click Automatic Formatting.4. In the Automatic Formatting dialog box, click Add. Type "To Me" in the Name text box. Click Font... and then select Purple from the Color: drop down list. Click OK. 5. Click Condition: In the Filter dialog box, click to select Where I am:, and then select "on the...

Nice E-mail Etiquette:
2008-02-10 08:38:00
To be a good network citizen and to protect yourself and others, follow these guidelines from Cornell University (www.cornell.edu) when writing and sending electronic mails.   What to Do ..*  Write carefully. Once you send an e-mail message, you cannot take it back or make it disappear. The reality is that your messages may be saved for a very long time. They may also be read inadvertently by others, or forwarded to others without your knowledge.    * Use upper and lowercase text. Using all uppercase letters means SHOUTING and can be offensive.   * Sign your messages with at least your name. It's nice to add your e-mail address, too, since some e-mail programs make it difficult to see who the sender of the message was.    * Address your messages carefully. Some addresses may belong to a group, even though the address appears to belong to just one person.   * Respect copyrights. E-mail messages and news posts are included in...
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Forward Emails politely:
2008-02-10 08:36:00
How to forward emails politely and also in a way that it will not SPAM your friends' mail boxes.. follow the steps given below.. 1.In the mail to be forwarded, remove all unnecessary text,email address etc.. 2.Add your mail id in the TO: list and add all other mail ids to whom you are forwarding in the Bcc: list and Forward now. 3.You will receive a copy of the email and your friends will also receive a copy silently and now you can delete the email from you inbox.   Now you have forwarded an email politely and silently to your friends... This is a good method that tells your friends that you are not disturbing and SPAMing them..
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Download Desktop Sidebar:
2008-02-08 18:26:00
Desktop Sidebar from PCWorld.com Version: 1.05 build 116 File Size: 10700k License Type: Free Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Here's something else that Windows XP users may be jealous about when it comes to Vista: the nifty sidebar that displays a variety of applets that can grab information from the Internet, or show other information, such as a clock, or pictures from your PC. Well, XP users need not suffer sidebar envy any longer -- they have this program. It looks and works much like Windows Vista's sidebar, and comes with many pre-installed applets, including a weather watcher, clock, performance monitor, news grabber, media player, quick launch pad, and plenty more. --Preston Gralla PCWorld.com Get the Download HERE  
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Covertitlive-Blogging tool:
2008-02-08 18:24:00
I just read about this blogging tool in some website which i dint remember.. http://www.coveritlive.com/ This tool lets you embed your live blogging right into your own blog page, and the result is there to be watched live or replayed later. Embed polls, videos, images, links on the fly. This is COOL for a couple of reasons. For those of you who are lucky enough to allow your students to have a blog, think what this would do for your literary circle lessons. Think of how this tool can turn your students into "on-their-toes" thinkers. Imagine a mob of bloggers at a conference (like PETE&C??) informing the world of the great sessions they're seeing. VERY COOL Isn't it..P.S. My bet is that this will become a VERY popular tool. Live blogging has been a popular pastime of MANY bloggers. It's now become easier. This is taking us one step closer to documenting everything..
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Two Useful Downloads for Today from PCWorld.com:
2008-02-01 12:27:00
Vista4Experts:Version: 1.0.0.1File Size: 286kLicense Type: FreeOperating Systems: Windows Vista This simple freebie makes it easy to customize many Vista features,via a simple interface. You'll be able to change the behavior ofWindows Updates, User Account Control, the power button, InternetExplorer, and other Vista features. There's nothing big or dramatic here, but the program is free, and lets you easily customize Vistawithout having to dig through menus and dialog boxes, so it's worth a try.Go to the download page now:http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file /fid,69480-order,1-page,1/description.htm l?tk=nl_ddxdwn BOINC:Version: 5.10.30File Size: 70600kLicense Type: FreeOperating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 98 Here's a chance to dress up your PC, and do some good for science aswell. This screensaver takes idle cycles on your PC and uses them to perform processing for a variety of scientific projects. You'll beable to choose and switch among numerous projects, i...
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Is it okay to pronounce URL as a single syllable?
2008-01-31 10:58:00
I have to discuss the URLs generated by the system. (Based on the user's selections, our homegrown PL/SQL app generates the proper URL format for the report servlet and then issues the HTTP GET to retrieve that URL for the user.) I almost always pronounce URL as one syllable rather than enunciate each letter, so it ends up sounding like a homophone for "Earl". In almost every meeting, someone asks me what an "Earl" is. As soon as I spell out U-R-L, they know what I'm talking about. It's not that they don't know what a URL is ? they've just never heard anybody say it as a word before. They're used to people spelling out the three individual letters. I know I did not come up with this pronunciation by myself ? I must have picked it up at a previous job. There has to be at least a few other folks out there saying it this way besides me. But all of these people who look at me funny when I talk about "Earls" in a meeting have me worrie...
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Top 10 Downloads from PC World:
2008-01-28 11:16:00
Check out what your fellow enthusiasts were downloading from PCWorld .com last week. 1. Ad-Aware 2007 Freehttp://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file /fid,7423-order,1-page,1/description.html ?tk=nl_Top10 2. Spybot Search & Destroy http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid ,22262-order,1-page,1/description.html?tk =nl_Top10 3. Process Explorer http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid ,23780-order,1-page,1/description.html?tk =nl_Top10 4. ZoneAlarm Free http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid ,7228-order,1-page,1/description.html?tk= nl_Top10 5. CCleaner http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid ,24149-order,1-page,1/description.html?tk =nl_Top10 6. Windows Movie Maker http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid ,22893-order,1-page,1/description.html?tk =nl_Top10 7. Windows XP Service Pack 2 http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid ,64993-order,1-page,1/description.html?tk =nl_Top10 8. WinPatrol 2007 http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid ,22728-order,1-page,1/description.html?tk ...
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Is Google GOD?
2008-01-26 12:13:00
This post has interesting facts enough to consider Google as GOD.But the decision is yours!!!http://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/ Scripture/Proof_Google_Is_God.html

Ten Commandments of Googlism:
2008-01-25 13:22:00
Thou shalt have no other Search Engine before me, neither Yahoo nor Lycos, AltaVista nor Metacrawler. Thou shalt worship only me, and come to Google only for answers.Thou shalt not build thy own commercial-free Search Engine, for I am a jealous Engine, bringing law suits and plagues against the fathers of the children unto the third and fourth generations.Thou shalt not use Google as a verb to mean the use of any lesser Search Engine.Thou shalt remember each passing day and use thy time as an opportunity to gain knowledge of the unknown.Thou shalt honor thy fellow humans, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or race, for each has invaluable experience and knowledge to contribute toward humankind.Thou shalt not misspell whilst praying to me.Thou shalt not hotlink.Thou shalt not plagiarise or take undue credit for other's work.Thou shalt not use reciprocal links nor link farms, for I am a vengeful but fair engi...
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Outlook Tips: One of the coolest and most useful Outlook tip
2008-01-20 10:15:00
Did Forget to mention subject while writing an official email? Sometimes YES, and that too when we send some important mails. It happens accidentally. Don't worry... Just follow the below steps & see the result.1. Open your outlook and press Alt+F11 (this opens the Visual Basic editor)2. On the Left Pane you'll see "Microsoft Outlook Objects", expand this. Now one can see the "ThisOutLookSession".3. Click on "ThisOutLookSession" then copy and Paste the code below in the right pane. (Code Pane)************************************ ***************************************** ************************************Priva te Sub Application_ItemSend(ByVal Item As Object, Cancel As Boolean) If Len(Item.Subject) = 0 Then Prompt$ = "Subject is Empty. Are you sure you want to send the Mail?" If MsgBox(Prompt$, vbYesNo + vbQuestion + vbMsgBoxSetForeground, "Check for Subject") = vbNo Then Cancel = True End If End If End Sub*************************...
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Outlook Tips: Remove all items from Calendar
2008-01-20 10:06:00
Follow the steps given below to remove all items from calendar..Note: This method removes all items without asking for a confirmation. So use with caution.1. Go to Calendar view using Shortcut Ctrl+2.2. Go to View -> Arrange By -> Current View -> By Category.3. Click on any one of the small calendar icons on the left-most row.4. Select all items using Shortcut Ctrl+A.5. Press 'Delete' or right-click and select delete in it. You may go back to the usual Calendar 'View' mode by going to View -> Arrange By -> Current View -> Day/Week/Month. You may go back to 'Mail' mode by clicking on the 'Mail' and then 'Folder List' buttons or using Shortcuts Ctrl+1 and then Ctrl+6.
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Outlook Tips: Recovering Shift+Deleted mails
2008-01-20 09:55:00
Follow the steps given below to Retrieve the mails deleted using Shift +Delete option..MS Outlook 2000 and 2003 soft deletes the mails. That is all copies of deleted mails including Shift+deleted are stored in PST file and can be recovered manually using the Recover Deleted Items option from the Tools menu To Enable these Options:By default this option is disabled in MS Outlook. Use the following steps to enable this option..1.Close Outlook2.Open Windows registry editor (Run -> regedit)3.Browse to My ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicroso ftExchangeClientOptions registry key4.On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.Type the name DumpsterAlwaysOn (Note: Case sensitive Do not type any spaces in the name).5.Set the DWORD value to 1 to turn the Recover Deleted Items menu choice on for all folders or enter 0 to turn it off.6.Restart Outlook. Note:This procedure can recover mails which were deleted by pressing shift+del in the past 4 days only.All the Windows reg...
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Outlook Tips: Recalling Mails Sent
2008-01-20 07:57:00
Follow the given steps below to Recall the sent mails..1.Go to the Sent Items folder.2.Open the message to be recalled.3.Actions -> 'Recall This Message'.4.To recall the message -> 'Delete unread copies of this message'5.To replace the message -> 'Delete unread copies and replace with a new message'6.To be notified about the success of the recall or replacement, select 'Tell me if recall succeeds or fails for each recipient' check box. If there are multiple recipients, you can request notification of whether the recall succeeded or failed for each one (so that you can take necessary steps). Note: Even after successfull recalling of the message, the recipient still knows that you sent a message and then recalled it. Further more this will work only for mails sent within the a company or a Domain, others will get a plain text mail stating that you attempted to recall.
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SMS or Short Messaging Service:
2008-01-16 13:43:00
SMS, or Short Mess age Service , is the technology behind what we often refer to as ?text messages? or ?SMSes?, as well as what allows for news alerts on cellular phones. In recent years SMS has ballooned to over a 50 billion dollar industry and is quickly taking the communications world by storm.Short Message Service actually refers to a framework that uniquely allows computers, or in this case phones, to communicate with each other without the need of a central hub. With SMS, phones can find each other, send short packets of information back and forth, and do it all without any central computer to guide them. But because the system does not rely upon fixed lines like a land based telephone system does, the amount of information that can be sent at one time is limited in size. This depends on the language spoken, but for English letters this typically means around 150 characters (Chinese,Japanese letters are limited to 70).Quite recently, however, new developments in the technology h...