Saturday, March 28, 2009

How to download YouTube and Google videos.

There are many ways to do download YouTube videos. You could install some software or use a website to download and convert videos, but the easiest way is to install the firefox plugin.If you don’t use firefox (here’s why you should), then there are many sites out there that let you download YouTube videos. I recommend these: 1. http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php 2. http://www.downloadyoutubevideos.com/...

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Stop Noise

When using 3rd party burning software (eg, Nero Burning Rom) to copy audio CD,some noise may be heard at the end of each track. To prevent this,try the following method: 1. Enter System Properties\device manager 2. Select IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers 3. Double click on thee CD writer IDE channel 4. Select advance setting 5. Change the transfer mode...

Automatically Killing Tasks on Shutdown

You know the drill. You start to shut down the computer, you wait a few moments, and then you see a dialog box asking if you want to kill an application or service that is running. Instead of prompting you, you can make Windows XP take care of the kill task automatically. Here's how: 1. Open the Registry Editor. 2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. 3....

Speeding Up the Dual-Boot Timeout

If you dual-boot your computer with Windows XP and another operating system, you see an operating system selection menu on startup. If you typically boot into Windows XP and not the other operating system, you can speed up the dual-boot timeout value so that you do not wait so long for the boot process to select your default operating system and continue with the boot process....

Disabling the Boot Logo .

You can remove the boot logo that appears when you start Windows XP. This little tweak probably shaves only a few seconds off your boot time but seconds count if you are serious about trying to get Windows XP up and running as quickly as possible. The only negative is that if you remove the boot logo, you will also not see any boot messages, such as check disk. To...

Stop Error Messages from Displaying on Startup .

If you constantly see an error message that you can't get rid offor example, from a piece of software that didn't uninstall properly and continues to give errors on startupyou can disable it from displaying on startup. Run the Registry Editor and go to HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows. (This key holds a variety of Windows system...

Friday, March 6, 2009

PC sales to decline 11.9% in 2009

The PC industry will experience its sharpest unit decline in history, with PC shipments totaling 257 mln units in 2009, an 11.9% decline from 2008, according to Gartner. Previously, PC units experienced their worst decline in 2001 when unit shipments contracted 3.2%. Up to this point, emerging markets collectively recorded their lowest growth in 2002, 11.1%. Mature markets recorded...

Firefox 3.0.7 fixes 47 bugs, 17 critical...

The latest update to Firefox pushed out to users last night via automatic update addresses 47 bugs and enhancements, according to Mozilla. 17 bugs were marked as “critical” or higher.Five potential security vulnerabilities were patched including these 3 that were marked as “critical”: * MFSA 2009-10 Upgrade PNG library to fix memory safety hazards * MFSA 2009-08 Mozilla...

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Windows Quick Shutdown keyboard Shortcut

Here is a quick short cut to shutdown windows easily.Just Press and leave the windows key and then press U two times(Windows key + u + u). But remember you shouldn't keep on pressing the windows key when you press the two Us. You should leave the windows key before hitting U two times... Hope you enjoy this little shortcut....

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Automatic Screen Refresh

When you make changes to your file system and use Explorer, the changes are not usually displayed until you press the F5 key To refresh automatically: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update3. Set the value name "UpdateMode" to 1...

Speed up Detailed view in Explorer

If you like to view your files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" viewhere is a tweak to speed up the listing of file attributes:Viewing files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" mode shows various attributesassociated with each file shown. Some of these must be retrieved from theindividual files when you click on the directory for viewing.For a directory with numerous...

Shutdown XP Faster

When a user shuts down Windows XP, first the system has to kill all servicescurrently running. Every once in a while the service does not shut downinstantly and windows gives it a change to shut down on its own before it kills it. This amount of time that windows waits is stored in the system registry.If you modify this setting, then windows will kill the service earlier. To...

To install sp1 on a pirated copy of XP

THE FOLLWING STEPS U HAV TO DO:- open regedit- browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\wpaevents- double-click OOBETimer- remove the 'ca' part from it by pressing HOME and then DEL (on keyboard)- click OK- close regedit- start -> run- type in: C:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a- choose the 2nd option (phone activation)- click Change product...

Speed up the Start Menu

The default speed of the Start Menu is pretty slow, but you can fix that by editing a Registry Key. Fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ MenuShowDelayBy default, the value is 400. Change this to a smaller value, such as 0, to speed it up.Speed up the Start Menu (Part two)==================================If...

Use your Windows Key

The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a little-used treasure. Don't' ignore it. It is the shortcut anchor for the following commands:Windows: Display the Start menuWindows + D: Minimize or restore all windowsWindows + E: Display Windows ExplorerWindows + F: Display Search for filesWindows + Ctrl + F: Display Search for computerWindows +...

Change Web Page Font Size on the Fly

If your mouse contains a wheel for scrolling, you can change font size on the fly when viewing a Web page. To do so:Press and hold Ctrl. Scroll down (or towards yourself) to enlarge the font size. Scroll up (or away from yourself) to reduce the font size.You might find it useful to reduce font size when printing a Web page, so that you can fit more content on the pa...

How do I get the "Administrator" name on Welcome Screen?

To get Admin account on the "Welcome Screen" as well as the other usernames, make sure that there are no accounts logged in.Press "ctrl-alt-del" twice and you should be able to login as administrator!finally worked for me after I found out that all accounts have to be logged out fir...

Monday, March 2, 2009

FaceBook connecting mobile software application ? ? ?

For facebook application type http://m.facebook.com/ on your mobi...

Facebook Applications: new threats?

If you use Facebook then maybe you installed the application "Photo of The Day," a small module allowing submissions each day a new photo of National Geographic. Well, if so, know that you are trapped!Indeed, a team of researchers at the University of Foreth-ICS and the Infocomm Research Institute have developed a small ploy to demonstrate the potential dangerousness of applications...

Facebook log in error ?

Hi,To fix this problem, you need to reset your password and get anew password. 1. Go to http://www.facebook.com/reset.php 2. Enter your email 3. Click Reset Password 4. Log in to your email, click the confirmation code 5. Now you can enter new passw...

Download Top Ten Facebook Applications

Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. Some of the best, useful and interesting Facebook applications, which I found are as below :-1] iLike - Add you favorite songs on this app and see who else likes it. Also, add up coming music concert you are planning to visit and you might have company! The best part of this application is the “Challenge”. Click...

How to Share Photos on Facebook?

Share Your PhotosHead to the "My Photos" page after logging in to Facebook. You will see all of your available albums.Click "View" under the album you want to share.Hit the "Share" button. You will be prompted to add a comment and recipients. You can share your album with friends outside Facebook by entering their email addresses. Select "Post This on Your Profile" if you want...

Firefox problem with Facebook

I have to open substantial problems of Facebook for some timeOnly after a few aborts and new shop over the address bar the side is developed (Refresh does not bring anything). Then the side is developed however faster and completely, and left and lower surfaces of Facebook construct themselves very fast.Facebook is the only side on which I observe, with the IE6 it has no prob...

How to open sites even if it is blocked

Here is a very useful instructions that would help you access Orkut, Hi5, Tagged or MySpace using Proxy settings.1. Open the Firefox 3 browser by double clicking on its icon.2. Click on Tools menu at the top of the browser window.3. In the tools menu, click the Options option.4. Go to Advanced settings and click on the Network tab.5. Click on the Connection's Settings option.6....

Google have introduced mobile version of orkut

orkut mobile allows you to quickly and easily access orkut from an Internet enabled phone or mobile device. To do so, simply visit http://m.orkut.com using your mobile device; you'll be able to see your profile and access many of the same features that are available on orkut when you sign-in to your orkut profile on the computer.Now you can access orkut on your mobile.In order...

Facts About Orkut

This is the mastermind behind Orkut community.Some facts about Orkut:1) Orkut Buyukkokten(the creator of Orkut) gets $12 when every person registers tothis website.2) He also gets $10 when you add somebody as a friend.3) He gets $8 when your friend's friend adds you as a friend & gets $6 if anybodyadds you as a friend in the resulting chain.4) He gets $5 when you scrap somebody...

Orkut Introduced A Safety Filter To Remove Adult Content

India's number one social networking site "Orkut" has introduced a "safety filter" that automatically filters out adult content such as sexually suggestive phrases or images.The filter has been introduced in India, and is turned on by default for all the users. Google plans to introduce it in other countries in the next few weeks.The new filter monitors and filters the content...

Custom Themes for Orkut

Hey guys here is a way you can make custom theme for orkut.Works only in mozilla firefox.Download grease monkey plugin and install it.Enable greasemonkey and restart firefox.Click Here and in the text box enter your image location on the internet, in the below box give a name to ur theme and click create theme! now right click on the link and click save link as and save it in...

How to enable Right Click Menu to Save Orkut Photos

Hi friends,Remember those good old days when we could just right-click and download photos from Orkut albums. Well Orkut has disabled right clicking on photos other than those images in your own albums. There are numerous Orkut profiles with fake picture copied from genuine users. So, this is indeed a very good move by Orkut to control privacy of its users.But don't worry friends...

Top Countries by Internet Audience in December 2008

Country Total UniqueVisitors (000) Share of TotalWorldwideInternet Audience (%) Worldwide 1,007,730 100.0% China 179,710 17.8% United States 163,300 16.2% Japan 59,993 6.0% Germany 36,992 3.7% United Kingdom 36,664 3.6% France 34,010 3.4% India 32,099 3.2% Russia 28,998 2.9% Brazil 27,688 2.7% South Korea 27,254 2.7% Canada 21,809 2.2% Italy 20,780 2.1%...

20% of teens have sent naked or semi-naked photos of themselves

About a third of young adults 20-26 and 20% of teens say they’ve sent or posted naked or semi-naked photos or videos of themselves, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. A third of teen boys and 40% of young men say they’ve seen nude or semi-nude images sent to someone else; about a quarter of teen girls and young adult women have. 39% of teens and 59% of...

Orkut Ranks as the Most Visited Social Networking Site in India, Followed by Facebook

Orkut Tops List of Social Networking Sites in India Orkut reigned as the most visited social networking site in December 2008 with more than 12.8 million visitors, an increase of 81 percent from the previous year. Orkut’s audience was three times the size of its nearest competitor in the category. Facebook.com captured the #2 position with 4 million visitors, up 150 percent...

Top global sites in December 2008

Property Audience, 000 % Reach Total Worldwide Internet Audience 1,007,730 100.0% Google Sites 775,980 77.0% Microsoft Sites 646,915 64.2% Yahoo! Sites 562,571 55.8% AOL LLC 273,020 27.1% Wikimedia Foundation Sites 272,998 27.1% eBay 240,947 23.9% Facebook.COM 221,791 22.0% Amazon Sites 187,354 18.6% CBS Corporation 178,844 17.7% Fox Interactive Media 172,841...

Top mobile sites and top PC sites

Mobile users accessing Facebook spend an average of 24 minutes per day on the site, similar to the 27.5 minutes spent by PC users. Mobile users on Facebook averaged 3.3 visits per day versus 2.3 visits per day by PC users. Mobile is used consistently throughout the whole day, but the early morning (7-10am) is the key day part for mobile, accounting for 22% of total mobile minutes...

Top Online Gaming Sites in December 2008

SITES Dec-2007 Dec-2008 % Change Total Audience 183,619 190,650 4 Online Gaming 67,457 85,977 27 Yahoo! Games 16,184 19,468 20 EA Online 12,673 15,369 21 Disney Games 11,933 13,458 13 WildTangent Network 7,650 13,306 74 Addictinggames.com 9,706 11,343 17 AOL Games 8,380 10,750 28 MSN Games 9,685 10,263 6 Miniclip.com 7,264 8,636 19 Nick.com Games 6,020...

Top job search sites in December 2008

Dec-2007 Dec-2008 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 183,619 190,650 4 Job Search 12,445 18,826 51 CareerBuilder.com Job Search 5,132 9,121 78 Yahoo! HotJobs Job Search 2,282 5,605 146 Indeed.com Job Search 2,712 5,106 88 Monster.com Job Search 4,131 3,776 -9 Simply Hired, Inc. 1,188 3,104 161 JOB.COM Job Search 731 1,237 69 MSN Careers by CareerBuilder.com...

Top Social Networking Sites in India in December 2008

SITE Dec-07 Dec-08 % Change Total Audience 26,240 32,099 22 Social Networking 12,795 19,369 51 Orkut 7,123 12,869 81 Facebook.com 1,619 4,044 150 Bharatstudent.com 1,736 3,269 88 hi5.com 714 2,012 182 ibibo.Com 1,970 990 -50 MySpace Sites 352 741 110 LinkedIn.com 293 513 75 PerfSpot.com 2,106 433 -79 BIGADDA.com 515 385 -25 Fropper.com 256 248...

Top Internet sites in December 2008

Web traffic Property Total UniqueVisitors (000) % Reach of TotalWorldwideInternetAudience Total Worldwide Internet Audience 1,007,730 100.0% Google Sites 775,980 77.0% Microsoft Sites 646,915 64.2% Yahoo! Sites 562,571 55.8% AOL LLC 273,020 27.1% Wikimedia Foundation Sites 272,998 27.1% eBay 240,947 23.9% Facebook.COM 221,791...