All About Computer Tips

You may be wondering which external hard drive is the right interface for you, USB, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, eSATA or Ethernet?

I am going to give you a real basic understanding of the different uses for each interface and we're sure you'll know which is right for you when we're done.

USB 2.0



FireWire 400



FireWire 800


eSATA



Ethernet

Ethernet or Cat5/Cat6 is a standard method of connecting to a network. All of us plug our computers into our router or model using an Ethernet cable. In a similar fashion an Ethernet enabled external storage device plugs into a router using an Ethernet cable. Gigabit Ethernet (maximum 1000 Mb/s) allows you to transfer data extremely fast if you have a Gigabit capable network. Otherwise you will be forced to use whatever standard your network is running on, be it 100 Mb/s or 10 Mb/s. Either way, this is an excellent way to add NAS (Network Attached Storage) to your home or business infrastructure. You will plug your Ethernet NAS external storage device into your router and access it like a mini storage server. Keep all your music and data in one place and play it from any connected computer system on the network.

so who win the race??
Gigabit ethernet is the fastest. Firewire 800 comes second. Firewire 400 and USB 2.0 is not much different...

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This tips works in Microsoft Windows XP


Sometimes you must feel bored hearing the same old tunes when you start your PC.
Actually we can change it to any tunes we like. But must using .wav format.



Now I'll tell you the simple steps

1. Start-ControlPanel-Sound, Speech, and audio devices -> sound and audio devices
2. Click Sound
3. In "Program Events" choose "Start Windows"
4. Click Browse, fine your music and click OK

Don't have a converter? You can use this SITE

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There are times when you have to cloak your true IP address. It might be that you want to remain anonymous when you visit a particular website. Or your access to various social networking and entertainment sites has been blocked. This will help you.

Proxy Switcher Benefits

* Hide your IP address from the web sites you visit.
* Penetrate bans and blocks on forums, classifields and download sites (rapidshare etc.).
* Automatic proxy server switching for improved anonymous surfing.
* Easy way to change proxy settings on the fly.
* For webmasters - check search engine results from different countries.
* Fully compatible with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and others.
* Advanced proxy list scanning and management.

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If you see my labels in the right sidebar.. That's what's called Blogumus tag Cloud. Originally it was made by amanda from bloggerbuster.com. And now I'll tell you how to install it and how to fix any problem.

You can copy paste the code as it is, or change the code before pasting into your blog HTML as per your requirements.
By default the flash widget will be in white background, with gray labels/text, and of dimensions 240x300. And all these can be changed so as to suit your blog's layout and colors.



To start with:
Go to the LAYOUT section, and click on EDIT HTML.
Now find this line/code:

<b:section class='sidebar' id='sidebar' preferred='yes'>

And immediately after this code line, paste these code lines(in new line):

<em><b:widget id='Label99' locked='false' title='Labels' type='Label'>
<b:includable id='main'>
<b:if cond='data:title'>
<h2><data:title/></h2>
</b:if>
<div class='widget-content'>
<script src='http://halotemplates.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-cumulus-example/swfobject.js' type='text/javascript'/>
<div id='flashcontent'>Blogumulus by <a href='http://www.roytanck.com/'>Roy Tanck</a> and <a href='http://www.bloggerbuster.com'>Amanda Fazani</a> via <a href='http://bloggerstop.net/2008/09/blogger-help.html'>BloggerStop.Net</a></div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var so = new SWFObject(&quot;http://halotemplates.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-cumulus-example/tagcloud.swf&quot;, &quot;tagcloud&quot;, &quot;240&quot;, &quot;300&quot;, &quot;7&quot;, &quot;#ffffff&quot;);
// uncomment next line to enable transparency
//so.addParam(&quot;wmode&quot;, &quot;transparent&quot;);
so.addVariable(&quot;tcolor&quot;, &quot;0x333333&quot;);
so.addVariable(&quot;mode&quot;, &quot;tags&quot;);
so.addVariable(&quot;distr&quot;, &quot;true&quot;);
so.addVariable(&quot;tspeed&quot;, &quot;100&quot;);
so.addVariable(&quot;tagcloud&quot;, &quot;<tags><b:loop values='data:labels' var='label'><a expr:href='data:label.url' style='12'><data:label.name/></a></b:loop></tags>&quot;);
so.addParam(&quot;allowScriptAccess&quot;, &quot;always&quot;);
so.write(&quot;flashcontent&quot;);
</script>
<b:include name='quickedit'/>
</div>
</b:includable>
</b:widget></em>

Then preview your template. If installed correctly, you should see the tag cloud appear in your sidebar. Then you are free to save your template, edit the colors and dimensions as required, or move it to a different location. That's all!

Customizing Blogumus
By default, Blogumus includes the following preset variables:

* Width is set to 240px
* Height is set to 300px;
* Background color is white
* Test color is Grey
* Font size is "12"

If you would prefer to make your widget wider, shorter, change the color scheme, etc, you will need to do this by editing various parts of the code. I'll go through these options in the order they appear in the widget code.

1. Editing width and height The variables for width and height are found in this line of the script:

var so = new SWFObject("http://halotemplates.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-cumulus-example/tagcloud.swf", "tagcloud", "240", "300", "7", "#ffffff");

The width (currently 240) is highlighted in red, while the height (300px default) is highlighted in blue. These numerical values specify the width and height in pixels, so you can alter these of you prefer.

2. Editing background color You can change the background color from white to any other color by altering the hex value in the same line:

var so = new SWFObject("http://halotemplates.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-cumulus-example/tagcloud.swf", "tagcloud", "240", "300", "7", "#ffffff");

For a list of HTML Color Number you can check it here

• w3schools
  

3. Alter the color of text By default, the text is set to display as dark grey ( hex value #333333). You can alter this variable in the following line:

so.addVariable("tcolor", "0x333333");

Be aware that "tcolor" is a Flash variable and doesn't include the usual hash symbol of hex color codes. Be sure to only replace the numbers!

4. Adjust the font size The maximum font size of tags is specified in this line:

so.addVariable("tagcloud", "<tags><b:loop values='data:labels' var='label'><a expr:href='data:label.url' style='12'><data:label.name/></a></b:loop></tags>");

Credits to bloggerbuster.com and bloggerstop.net


If you get this ERROR message

"The widget with id Label99 is not within a section (actual parent element is: div.)"

Solution :

First try to remove your labels widget(if you had one)
Second, if the first solution didn't work, try to paste the code outside </b:widget>
like this

click to enlarge


Copy all the code below </b:widget>
Hopefully that will work... It works 100% with me

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Must have for Notebook Users..

Some things in life should be free. Easy WiFi Radar helps you find and connect to open wireless access points with a single mouseclick. It's WiFi for Dummies. And we're giving it away.

If you have ever tried to use Windows XP's built-in connection manager, you know what a hassle it can be to quickly check your mail or browse the web on the go. You need to browse through a list of access points, find one that you can connect to, manually try to connect to it, confirm the connection and then wait. Even if it says that's it connected, often it doesn't open a webpage or you mail will stall. Easy WiFi Radar automates all of this. It's main goal is to let you get your mail or surf the web without having to go through all of the connection trouble, and without having to pull your creditcard. Just run it and it'll connect you for FREE to the internet. It doesn't get easier than this.

Get your mail and browse the web without being charged. The ideal WiFi-tool for frequent travellers and mobile professionals. Easy WiFi Radar will connect to open hotspots automatically and shows you exactly what it is doing in a cool animated radar screen. Access points are represented as green, yellow or red dots. It plays a sound and opens your webbrowser as soons as it succesfully finds a free connection.

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Easy to use... Swap whoever face you like..

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What makes ASCGEN different from other Image to ASCII converters is
that it gives you lot of control over the output text - you can change
the output dimensions, flip sides or adjust the brightness and contrast
levels of the output text image through sliders in real time.

Download here (RS)..

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Must HAVE software in your PC!!

* Intelligently detects your system’s potential for optimization
* Recognizes underutilized programs and reduces performance-draining tasks
* Makes optimizing your computer’s performance easier than ever

* Improve load times for your operating system, games and other programs
* Speed up overall Windows PC response time and performance
* Maintain an organized hard drive

* Reduces complex and resource-draining programs that launch during the start-up of your PC
* Identifies hidden programs in your start-up folder and removes them
* Identifies common programs and gives recommendation on enhancing their performance

* dentifies and repairs structural defects present in your registry
* Reduces fragments in your PC’s registry
* Frees unused memory being monopolized by your registry
* Increases overall system performance through intelligent, automatic

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802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide


Description

If you want to deploy your own wireless network--at home or at the office you must first understand the capabilities and risks associated with the 802.11 protocols. And 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition is the perfect place to start. This updated edition covers everything you need to know about integrating wireless technology into your current infrastructure.

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PC Gamer Magazine Jan 2009

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The PC Secret

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101 Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Applications


Description

Author(s): Sean Campbell, Scott Swigart, Bob Carver
Publisher: MS Press
Year: 2003
ISBN: 0735618917
Language: English
File type: CHM
Pages: 561
Size (for download): 9.2 MB

The 101 sample applications that make up this book contain code that answers many common questions a beginner-to-intermediate-level Microsoft Visual Basic .NET developer is faced with when building Microsoft .NET applications.

Each sample application was developed using a set of coding conventions (which you’ll find in this book), and each sample shares a common look and feel, as much as possible. Each sample also includes a readme.htm file that explains some basics of the application in case you’re reviewing a sample without having the book close at hand.


The samples in this book are ready to be run in either the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 or 2003 development environment. You can find the Visual Studio .NET 2003 files in Chapter folders within the \101VBApps folder; look inside the VS2002 folder within the \101VBApps folder for the Visual Studio .NET 2002 files.

Finally each application is designed to be “F5-able,” meaning that they should all run out of the box, without any special configuration. Any circumstances for which specific software or setup is needed is fully documented in the readme. The only general requirement is that you have Microsoft SQL Server installed either as a default instance or an instance installed with the name NETSDK. You can easily install a version of SQL Server by installing the version of MSDE that ships with the .NET Framework quickstarts.

Explore 101 of the most useful Visual Basic .NET applications in action—and jumpstart your own Microsoft .NET Framework-based development projects. This guide provides expert, behind-the-code commentary on 101 fully executable code samples—distilling more than 700 hours of programming time into best practices for Microsoft Windows Forms development. Each code sample demonstrates core features and functions of Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Framework, explains the underlying programming concepts, and provides a complete code walkthrough. From creating basic data entry forms to drilling deep into the .NET Framework, you’ll learn the techniques that Microsoft’s own developers use to write real-world applications with Visual Basic .NET.


TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Working with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Chapter 02 - Working with the Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Language
Chapter 03 - Data Access
Chapter 04 - Building Windows Forms User Interfaces
Chapter 05 - Building Web Applications
Chapter 06 - Working with Console Applications
Chapter 07 - Interacting with the Operating System
Chapter 08 - Working with the .NET Framework
Chapter 09 - Advanced .NET Framework
Chapter 10 - GDI+
Chapter 11 - Building Enterprise Services Applications
Chapter 12 - COM Interop/PInvoke
Chapter 13 - Visual Studio .NET
Chapter 14 - Securing Applications
Chapter 15 - Coding Conventions
Chapter 16 - Windows Server 2003 for .NET Developers

Size: 9442KB
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FileMaker Server v10.0.1 Advanced

FileMaker Pro is the #1-selling easy-to-use database software for Windows that helps you manage people, projects, assets and more the easy way!
How did FileMaker Pro get to be the world’s leading easy-to-use database application? For one simple reason – it helps anyone with any type of task get things done faster. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a Mac or Windows user – you can create and share information with each other through a network, over the web, or in popular formats such as PDF. Millions of people just like you rely on FileMaker Pro every day to effortlessly manage and share their information.


FileMaker Server 10 is the fast, reliable, easy-to-manage database server software for groups of FileMaker Pro users that lets you securely share your databases over a network or on the web.

Simply install FileMaker Server 10 on a dedicated computer and upload your FileMaker Pro solutions to the server. Installation and configuration takes just 20 minutes or less. You'll be able to securely manage your databases from anywhere, schedule live backups and get 24/7 availability.

FileMaker Server 10 Advanced includes all the features in FileMaker Server 10 plus Instant Web Publishing capabilities, ODBC/JDBC connectivity, and higher FileMaker Pro connection limits. Whether over a network or on the web, FileMaker Server 10 Advanced maximizes your database sharing and connectivity capabilities, easily and securely.

NEW! Get More Simultaneous User Connections

If you need to connect larger groups of FileMaker Pro users, only FileMaker Server 10 Advanced supports up to 999 FileMaker Pro users at the same time – 4x more users than FileMaker Server 10.
Share with More Users via Instant Web Publishing

Use Instant Web Publishing to easily publish databases over the web to share with large groups of people. You can start securely sharing any type of information in just a couple of clicks. Publish registration sites, customer feedback forms, service requests, surveys, and more. Instant Web Publishing requires no special hardware or software and supports popular web browsers.



Share FileMaker Pro Data via ODBC/JDBC

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) and JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) support makes it possible to read from and write to FileMaker Pro databases hosted by FileMaker Server 10 Advanced with a variety of external programs and development tools. Get up to 50 simultaneous ODBC/JDBC remote connections. These connections can be established by programs running on the local server or from programs running on remote clients.

Easily share your FileMaker data with any ODBC/JDBC compliant application:

* Pull FileMaker data into a web application built with industry-standard web development tools such as Ruby on Rails, javascript or Microsoft .NET Framework.
* Integrate your FileMaker data with custom applications built on leading platforms such as Oracle, SAP or Microsoft SQL.

Grab it HERE (RS)

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Winmount 3.1.1201[portable]
What's mount?
It refers to creating a virtual drive or folder for files. Mount is a new conception, it provides a revolutionary way to use compressed archives. Files can be directly used by mounting it to a virtual drive or a local folder.

Size : ±2.4Mb | Pass : jelounge
Download Here ( IIX only )

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Can a firewall software block file and printer sharing on an ad hoc network? How to configure firewall to allow file and printer sharing in a home network?

Firewall software is designed to control access to/from a computer from/to a network or the Internet. This is done technically by opening and closing certain computer ports only to certain programs or computers. A full blown firewall software will provide protection for both incoming (inbound) and outgoing (outbound) connections and allow its user to customize many of its parameters.

This website provides an extensive list of step-by-step guides to create a direct computer connection or ad hoc network using several connection types, i.e. Ethernet, serial, parallel, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, IrDA, and FireWire. Readers have reported access problems in such an ad hoc network that can be attributed to the-not-properly-configured firewall software on one or both computers. Many just leave their firewall with its default setting which frequently hinders network access, specifically for file and printer sharing. However, the explanation about firewall configuration in this article also applies to an infrastructure-based network which consists of more than two computers and has a hub, switch, access point, or router to interconnect them.

Below is a Windows error message that pops up when a firewall blocks a network access. You may have noticed once during your network setup.

If you rely only on your Windows Firewall to protect your computer and don't have a third party firewall installed in your PC, the solution is very straightforward. By ticking "File and Printer Sharing" on the "Exceptions" tab, you can access all shared resources on your network provided other computers - in which the shared resources are stored - have been configured to allow file and printer sharing. To make sure that your related computer ports are only open to other computers in your home network, select "File and Printer Sharing", click "Edit". There you can find a list of service names and ports alongside their scopes. The scope can be any computer (including those on the Internet), internal network (those with the same subnet), or custom-defined by each computer IP address.

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Steps to resolve USB Storage Device problem with Vista

1. In the run command (Start menu bar) type "regedit" to bring up the Registry Editor.

2. In Registry Editor, navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

3. In the details pane, double-click DevicePath.

4. Add a semi-colon to end of the existing text, and then add the path to %SystemRoot%\System32. The result should be similar to: %SystemRoot%\inf;%SystemRoot%\System32

Do not remove the %SystemRoot%\inf file path from the DevicePath registry entry.

5. Click OK to save the new value, and then close Registry Editor.

6. Delete “INFCACH.1” FROM C:\Windows and C:\Windows\Inf Directories (if it exists)

7. Ensure that there is a copy of the usbstor.inf file in C:\Windows\Inf
If there isn’t – follow the below steps:

a) From another Vista system (copy it out of another Vista system and copy it directly into the C:\Windows\inf directory

OR

b) From the problem machine, run Command Prompt ( as administrator). From C:\ do a dir usbstor.inf /s . Wherever the file is found, go to that directory and copy all the files located in that directory to C:\Windows\inf directory

8. Open device manager, uninstall all unknown devices (right click, uninstall) so they all disappear from the list

9. Reboot the computer

10. Plug the device in (the drivers will now install and the device will be usable!)

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You can easily repair your xp without Uninstalling it. But you need identify your problem is.
1. Repair the Installation
In this case your windows xp has corrupted, and you can logon to the XP.
Preparation:

• Make sure you have the valid XP key
• It'll take about 30 or 60 minutes
• If you're being asked an Administrator Password, you should choose the Second Repair Option, not the first one

Step :

• Boot from your XP installation CD
• When you're being asked, choose Repair and press R
• Press F8 (I Agree at the Licensing Agreement)
• Press R again. The windows system will check your system
• After that you will be asked for your key
• And after that just follow the instructions

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2. 'NTOSKRNL' is corrupted or missing

Step:

• Boot from the CD
• Press R to Repair it
• Press a number according to location of the Windows (usually #1)
• Move to CD-Rom drive in the command (ex: cd h:\)
• type : "cd i386" (without quote)
• type : "expand ntkrnlmp.ex_ C:\Windows\System32\ntoskrnl.exe" (without quote)
• Type exit and take out the CD

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3. Corrupted .DLL files

This is caused by corrupted BOOT.INI file

• Boot from the CD
• Press R to Repair it
• Press a number according to location of the Windows (usually #1)
• type : bootcfg /list
• type : bootcfg /rebuild
• Take out the CD, and type exit

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4. \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG is corrupted or missing
If you get this message :
"Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE"

Solution :

• Boot from the CD
• Press R to Repair it
• Press a number according to location of the Windows (usually #1)
• type : cd \windows\system32\config
• type : ren software software.bak OR ren system system.bak
• type : copy \windows\repair\system
• type : copy \windows\repair\software
• type exit and take out the CD

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5. NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM Not Found

First to FAT partition
Boot from your windows 98 boot diskette and copy the NTLDR file or NTDETECT.COM

Second to NTFS Partition

• Boot from the CD
• Press R to Repair it
• Press a number according to location of the Windows (usually #1)
• type : COPY X:\i386\NTLDR C\:
• type : COPY X:\i386\NTDETECT.COM C:\
• Assume X is your CD-ROM device
• take out the CD and type EXIT
  

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