Tool and Tricks

There is a hidden feature in Windows and not many users know anything about it. You can setup a banner with a message in it. Each time your Windows boots up the same banner will pop up. The message can be anything from a welcome message to some important information . You can use it in the way you want. Follow the simple steps given below to setup a banner for your Windows system : First of all, go to “start” –> “run”. Type “regedit” and hit Enter. A new window will open named “registry editor”. In the left panal of the “registry editor”, go to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionpolicies system Now right click on the right panel, choose “new”,Select “string value”. A new “string value” will be created. Right click on it and choose “rename”. Type “LegalNoticeCaption” . Right click on that “string value” and choose “modify”. On the “value data:” area, type the text or value that you want to see in the title bar of the banner. Now c...

Have you ever felt bugged-up with the Start-up and Shutdown jingle of your Windows XP or Vista ? If yes, here is the solution, now you use any of your favorite voice or music or dialogue as your PC’s shutdown and start up. It’s a simple 4 step process. Step 1. Choose the track which you want to play at start-up and shutdown jingles, Limitations are * It should be in .WAV format. * The size of file should not be large, prefer keeping them within in 1 Mb, otherwise your startup will take a bit longer. If the file you want to make your start-up or shutdown is not in .WAV format, you can easily convert them using Jet Audio 7, or any other converter. Step 2. Now rename these files as “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV” respectively. Step 3. Now Go to “C:WINDOWSMEDIA”, here you will find files “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV”, move them to some other locations, this step is required for, in case you need to revert back these sounds, els...

If you’re using Windows Explorer to work with your files and folders, you’ve probably already discovered the new Views menu. You just click the arrow next to the Views icon on the toolbar to bring up the Views menu, as shown in Figure , and then drag the slider up or down to change the size and appearance of the file and folder icons.                                                               Figure The slider on the Views menu has seven settings that range from Extra Large Icons to Tiles. While clicking the icon and dragging the slider is simple enough there is an easier way. Simply hold down the [Ctrl] key and scroll your mouse wheel up and down to resize the icons from Tiles to ...

In the article, Customizing Vista's Taskbar and Start Menu, I showed you how to put the main area of the Start Menu to much better use by configuring it as a launching area for all the programs you use most often. However, Windows Vista provides you with an even better way to quickly access your favorite applications--you can assign them to special [Windows] key combinations. To take advantage of this hidden trick, all you have to do is add the shortcuts to your favorite applications to the Quick Launch toolbar, which you can do with a simple drag and drop operation. You can have up to 10 shortcuts on the Quick Launch toolbar to use with the [Windows] key. By default, the Show Desktop and the Switch Between Windows/Flip 3D shortcuts are already on the Quick Launch toolbar, so with the idea that you’d leave them there, you can add up to 8 additional shortcuts. Moving left to right, the first shortcut on the Quick Launch toolbar is automatically assigned to [Windows]+1, the seco...

Dr. Watson can be disabled using the registry editor:   1. Start the registry editor (Start >> Run >> type "regedit.exe" >> Hit enter )   2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion\AeDebug   3. Click on AeDebug and click Del Alternativly just set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ AeDebug \ AUTO to 0 To re-enable Dr. Watson type "drwtsn32 -i" in run window.

A lot of people prefer multitasking. The best tool for that purpose is virtual desktops. Virtual desktops provide the opportunity to run many desktops at the same time from a desktop computer or laptop. It is very easy to switch among the desktops by just using a button. Every virtual desktop can possess its unique applications as well as a different background. The feature of virtual desktops is not included in Windows XP by default. However, you can easily get virtual desktops on Windows XP. The means to get virtual desktops on Windows XP is very safe for the computer. All you have to do to get virtual desktops on Windows XP is to use software. This software provides four desktops to use.  In order to get virtual desktops on Windows XP, you have to use the Microsoft PowerToys download page. Follow these simple steps to get the virtual desktops:  Go to the “Microsoft PowerToys download page”.   Choose DeskMan.exe from the list on the right hand side of the window. ...

Orkut Album Hack Download Picture in orkut Many time we like to download pictures from our friends album but orkut has disable right click on their album so we cannot download their pictures from albums.Here is simple by which you can download pictures from your friends album.  Method 1 1. Open Orkut using Firefox 2.Then go to tools ,Next open page info 3.Click on the  media option 4.You can see a list of pictures found in that page and there will be a preview option in it using it select the picture, Click on save.You image will be save. For next picture, repeat from the first step Method 2 This is very simple open your friend album and picture that you want to save on your hard disk.Click on that image and drag it to you desktop.You image will be save their.

While designing web sites it is important to keep in the mind the platform, popularly used web browsers and of course the users. One more important element of website design is search engines compatibility, since eventually the search engines will index the site to present it to the users in a search. How much the search engines give importance to your website depends a lot on the how the website is designed. These tips will help web designers to justify what is stated above. 1) Use colors carefully such that they are brand appropriate or do justice to whatever the site is providing.   This applies to the text, text fonts, background and the content provided. 2) Use tag lines, which highlight the essential features of the site and catch the attention of the readers, since visitors do not read the text fully. Set your content in proper paragraphs and columns for increased readability and appearance. 3) Avoid Flash and client side scripts on main pages. Do not use FRAMES ...

If any of you out there like to use the thumbnail view, especially for browsing through photos and images, it can become a bit of a drain on your system. It is possible to lower the thumbnail size and quality by editing the following registry keys. Open the registry and navigate to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer Create a new DWORD value called ThumbnailSize, and set the value between 32 and 256. And/or create another DWORD value called ThumbnailQuality, and set the value between 50 and 100. Key Details : USER Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer] Value Name: ThumbnailSize Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Data Value: 32 - 256 USER Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer] Value Name: ThumbnailQuality Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Data Value: 50 - 100

You can make your shut down process a bit faster by the following tweak.    1. This step is very important. Export (right click > Export) the following keys and save it to a safer place. HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Desktop HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control     2. Open Notepad, copy and paste the following to the Notepad. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" "HungAppTimeout"="1000" "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="2000"     3. Save the file and close Notepad.     4. Change extension of the file from .txt (text file) to .reg (registry file).     5. Double click open this file and click Yes and the OK . Or download the following executable file from here alternate address here

You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly: 1. Open My Computer 2. Click on Tools menu 3. Click on Folder Options 4. Click on the View tab. 5. Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box 6. Click Apply 7. Click Ok 8. Reboot your computer

Different interfaces are used for routing between network nodes in GPRS. *Um interface provides communication between MS and BSS. *Gb interface provides connection between BSS and SGSN. *Gn interface provides connection between SGSN and GGSN within the same GPRS network. *Gp interface provides connection between SGSN and GGSN when they are in different GPRS network. *Gi interface provides connection between GGSN and external networks. *Gs interface provides communication between MSC and SGSN. GPRS functional Groups The functions which are defined in GPRS are following. *Network access function: Point to point data transfer, registration of MS with packet data protocols, radio resources for MS communication and charging information about packet transmission, is provided by this function. *Packet routing and transfer function: Routing of data between an MS and destination, conversion of GPRS address to external address and forwarding of packets between an MS and GGSN, ...

GPRS protocol is a packet-switch protocol; define for web applications in GSM network. In other words Internet on GSM network is standardized as GPRS network. GPRS has digital structure and this structure based on Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) technique. One TDMA frame has 8 time slots (TSs). These TSs can be allocated to users, and single TS can be shared by several active users for uplink and downlink purposes. Different coding schemes are used to enhance data rate from 9Kbps to 150 Kbps per user, and it takes 0.5 to 1 second. Security features in GPRS is provided by GSM network. GPRS Architecture Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) circuit-switch architecture does not support the GPRS packet-switch architecture. Thus, GPRS requires its own network architecture. Several networks and databases e.g. Mobile Station (MS), Base Station Subsystem (BSS), Home Location Register (HLR), Visitor Location Register (VLR) in existing GSM network are modified in GPRS network. ...

These Nokia codes will work on most Nokia Mobile Phones (1) *3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced by approx. 5% (2) #3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) OR *3370# ( Favourite ) (3) *#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time. (4) *#4720# Deactivate Half Rate Codec. 5) *#0000# Displays your phones software version, 1st Line : Software Version, 2nd Line : Software Release Date, 3rd Line : Compression Type. ( Favourite ) (6) *#9999# Phones software version if *#0000# does not work. (7) *#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number). ( Favourite ) (8) #pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols). (9) #pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+...

First, turn off the PC and modem, then remove the Ethernet cable from the PC and plug it into the router's WAN port. Install a second Ethernet cable between the PC's Ethernet port and one of the router's Ethernet ports. Power the modem, router and then PC, waiting for the system to boot and initialize before attempting an Internet connection. Most routers are programmed with the manufacturer's default settings, including the network's name or service set identifier (SSID), channel and sign-on password. These default settings generally may be changed using included software or an online setup utility provided by the router's manufacturer. Configure the router by entering the router configuration IP address at the URL provided, followed by the configuration utility ID and the default password. To find your router's default IP address and the default login info, refer to the owner's manual. If you own a Linksys router, a popular brand, the IP address is u...

A wireless router affords laptop or portable computer users greater mobility in their homes and businesses. In most home networks, wireless routers are connected to a cable or DSL modem, and the router sends the signals and information that make up an Internet protocol (IP) thread to the user's computer via radio signals rather than wires. To communicate with the wireless router, individual computers house transceivers such as an internal expansion card, a peripheral docked by USB or, in the case of laptops, a PC card or hard-wired internal device. For those accessing the Internet through a high-speed connection, a wireless router can also serve as a hardware firewall (as opposed to a software program), enabling protection from undesirable outside computers without exhausting as many system resources as traditional firewall programs.

First, turn off the PC and modem, then remove the Ethernet cable from the PC and plug it into the router's WAN port. Install a second Ethernet cable between the PC's Ethernet port and one of the router's Ethernet ports. Power the modem, router and then PC, waiting for the system to boot and initialize before attempting an Internet connection. Most routers are programmed with the manufacturer's default settings, including the network's name or service set identifier (SSID), channel and sign-on password. These default settings generally may be changed using included software or an online setup utility provided by the router's manufacturer. Configure the router by entering the router configuration IP address at the URL provided, followed by the configuration utility ID and the default password. To find your router's default IP address and the default login info, refer to the owner's manual. If you own a Linksys router, a popular brand, the IP address is u...

Bridging two wireless routers involves configuring both networks manually. Visit each network location - which should be recognized by your computer automatically - and configure the appropriate Service Set Identifier (SSID) , Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) or WiFi Protected Access (WPA) key and authentication information. Make sure you know the SSID and WEP or WPA key ahead of time.

Samsung sph-n240, n400, a460, a500, etc Nam Programming: Nam Set: ##Spc Test Mode: 47*869#1235 Debug Menu: ##33284,ok Service Menu: Menu+8+0 (#889) Reset (Life time, Clear Memory, etc): ##786,ok A-key: ##2539,ok Label Selection: ##3882,ok Label(Home, Work, etc) : **523,ok NGG Setting (Gateway, etc.): ##2769737,ok Vocoder: ##8626337,ok CAI Change: ##7738,ok Enable TTY: ##889,ok Samsung sch-411, 611, n105, a100, a300, a2000, etc Nam Programming: Nam Set: 47*869#08#9 Nam Set: Menu+60 Test Mode: *759#813580 Test Mode: 5809540*45680 A-key: Menu+0, 25## External Audio: Menu+0, #### Debug Menu: Menu+8, 0415 or Spc Debug Menu: Menu+9, 0415 or Spc Brief NAM Programing: Menu+40,626 (not all version) LCD Contrast: Menu+45 (not all version) SIO Mode: Menu+49 SIO Mode: Menu+69 Samsung a300, a530, a610, a620, a660, a670, etc Nam Programming: Nam Set: Menu, 6, * Service Menu: Menu, 9, * Test Mode: 47*68#13580 Samsung X, E, V, S-series (kore...

May you have noticed your nokia mobile phone become slow with passing of time .there are many causes of this problem .there is trick for you to make nokia mobile phone faster .it is so easy to apply you cand do it yourself .If  you follow these tips you will notice that the speed of your mobile phone is increased Follow all these steps and it’ll make your Nokia 6630 run faster than before! 1. Always use the default nokia theme. To do this go to Tools > Themes ; then select Nokia and press the options button and select apply. 2. The log takes too much of ram. To reduce the amount of ram used by log, open the menu and select Log. Press the options button and select settings. Change the log duration from 30 days to 1 day (or No log if you don’t need the call and sms logs). Then goto the recent calls list and one by one open the Missed calls list and clear it by going to options > clear list. Then the Received calls list and clear it and finally the dialled nos list and cl...