BY Sanket 'freeman' Kambli
It is still expensive, if not to buy, then to run it safely.
The operating system is itself expensive, and add to it the cost of extra applications to keep the system running safely, you will
will burn a big hole in your wallet.
But don't fret as I am bringing you a list links to some killer applications that are not only free but fully loaded.
http://files.avast.com/files/eng/aswclnr.exe
avast! Virus Cleaner is available free for every user.
This tool will help you remove selected worm infections from your computer.
even this is good ->http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_downl.htm
http://www.spampal.org
SpamPal is a mail classification program that can help separate your spam from the mail you really want to read.
What you need to use SpamPal?
1. A machine running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, 2003 or XP.
2. A POP3 or IMAP4 mailbox.
3. A standard email program such as Outlook, Outlook Express or Eudora.
http://www.irfanview.com/
IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003. It is trying to be simple for beginners and powerful for professionals. I use this tool to visualize pictures, convert between formats and photocopy documents !
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareBlaster can help keep your system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the "good side" of the web.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer.
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html
Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) helps users control how their computers exchange data with other computers on the Internet or local network.
http://www.httrack.com
HtTrack 3.30
HtTrack is the best offline browser (it copies websites on your harddisk).
It allows you to download a World Wide Web site from the Internet to a local directory, building recursively all directories, getting HTML, images, and other files from the server to your computer.
http://www.quickzip.org/
QuickZip 3.06.1
QuickZip is the best free clone of Winzip !
http://www.cdex.n3.net
CdEx 1.51
CdEx, the best MP3 ripper !
http://www.jfitz.com/software/RAMpage/index.htm
RamPage 1.6
A tiny memory monitor, which display the amount of available RAM in realtime.
RAMpage is a Windows utility that displays the amount of available memory in the System Tray. It can also free memory; by double clicking the tray icon, by setting a threshold that activates the program automatically, or by having it run automatically when an application exits.
http://www.muskcodec.com/
Musk Codec Pack v 4.0.2
The best codec pack !
http://www.ticon.net/~dpoch/enigmatic
CacheSentry 1.59
CacheSentry cleans IE cache safely and fixes some IE cache bugs ! At its first run, it removed 400Mb of files on my computer !
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/
Firebird 0.7
Firebird, simply the best browser !Beaten Internet Explorer in popularity
http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
FileZilla FTP 2.2.3
Very good FTP client.
Next time some sharewares, till then, you have enough to byte on.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Goswami- The scam swami, his men and the story so far
By Sanket ‘Expose the scams’ Kambli
When I sat about writing a few lines about this scamster, I was confused as to which part of this issue should I work to highlight. So let’s not waste time, let’s begin somewhere. Well before that let us have an intro on what is going on.
We are dealing here with government officials and others accused of committing fraud, forgery and cheating by siphoning off government money meant for flood relief in Bihar last year. And as soon as we see the words fraud, forgery, government officials and things like 'money not being spent for their designated purpose' we all think 'yes these people in the administration are like this only' , but we do nothing, here we get a glimpse of a sloppy attitude towards some serious issues. Let us move further.
Here are some details of the initial report of the Comptroller and Auditor General:
Allotment of Rs 13.54 crore to Former Patna district magistrate (DM) Gautam Goswami was irregular.
DM Patna did not enter into any pre-contract for supply of relief materials.
The entire bidding process was flawed. Though contract was awarded to BSSIC, no agreement was executed with it and cheques were issued in favour of BSSI (the fake firm by the name of Baba Satya Sai Industries run by contractor and Sadhu Yadav associate Santosh Jha) although there was no agreement with the firm.
DM Patna diverted funds from other heads and made advance payments of Rs 17.80 crore.
DM Patna spent Rs 61.70 lakh without authorisation for purposes other than relief.
No stock register of items supposedly purchased was maintained by DM Patna. Only dispatch register was maintained, its entries not being authenticated by any official.
Goswami's lawyer Shankar also pointed out that the report has not clearly indicted Goswami. It has only said that there was a possibility of embezzlement which exists in every government work.
This report has provided us a somewhat clear picture of the magnitude of the scam. And if you think that just knowing who did it all is enough then you are wrong, because we are yet to get into all the legal swirls, press reports, bails and all those things.
So here we go, enjoy the roller coaster ride of some interesting statements.
Designated Vigilance Judge Jitendra Mohan Prasad, who earlier reserved his order on conclusion of arguments by Goswami's lawyer Tuhin Shankar and senior public prosecutor of Vigilance P P Singh, dismissed Goswami's anticipatory bail petition. Soon after rejection of Goswami's petition, Shankar said his client would either surrender or move the superior court against the lower court's order. Referring to the argument of the defence counsel Shankar that several other officials were involved in the relief work carried out with the help of army helicopters and boats, Singh showed a copy of the payment of Rs 2 lakh made by Goswami to a fake firm “Amibika Coffee House” for coffee from the funds allotted to him as Patna district magistrate-cum-nodal officer for carrying out relief for flood-hit victims in north Bihar. “The fund for relief was spent on purchasing coffee and that too from a firm which the Vigilance Bureau was yet to locate,” he remarked. Singh said over Rs 1 lakh was also spent on using swimming pools. “It implies that the officials were not carrying out relief but having pleasure swimming,” he said. He said cheques of several crores of rupees were also issued to a fake firm, Baba Satya Sai Industries instead of the Bihar Small Scale Industries Corporation, towards payment for managing relief. Singh said when Goswami was ready to cooperate with the Vigilance Bureau probing the scam, he should have surrendered by now and”we would have taken him on remand for interrogation”. He urged the court not to allow Goswami's plea for bail and claimed that he was deeply involved in the scam. Goswami has been dismissed as senior Vice President of Sahara India Company, company sources said. The company terminated his services with effect from June 6, senior Sahara group officials told PTI on phone from Lucknow. The same was confirmed by Goswami's lawyer Tuhin Shankar here. Goswami failed to submit some necessary papers as per the requirement of the organisation and it led to his termination, the sources said. Goswami, who quit Indian Administrative Services to join Sahara group, was in trouble after the Vigilance Investigation Bureau probing the scam tightened its noose around him. He has been alleged as prime accused in the case. Additional Director General of the Bureau Neelmani, meanwhile, said the department has sought legal advice to proceed against Sahara for allegedly not cooperating in the investigation process. Goswami's anticipatory bail plea was rejected on June 6 by designated Vigilance Judge J M Prasad. The Bureau has announced Rs one lakh as reward for anyone providing information leading to Goswami's arrest. In the face of the non-bail able warrant against him in the multi-crore flood-relief scam, Santosh Kumar Jha, the alleged kingpin of the swindle, accompanied by his lawyer and former law minister Shakeel Ahmed Khan surrendered before the Vigilance Judge J M Prasad in the case charging Jha, former Patna DM Gautam Goswami and others of committing fraud, forgery and cheating by siphoning off government money meant for flood relief in Bihar last year. Jha's lawyer Khan also filed a petition in the court for lodging his client in judicial custody in the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on health grounds. Khan told the court Jha was also surrendering in connection with another vigilance case relating to alleged irregularities committed by his black listed firm - Santosh Printing Press, in execution of the literacy project in Kathiar. Jha is also the owner of Baba Satya Sai Industries (BSSI) the firm charged of the swindle by entering into criminal conspiracy with Goswami and others. All domestic and international airports, besides immigration check-posts officials, had already been alerted by the state Vigilance Bureau probing the scam to prohibit Goswami and his assistant Amitav Arun from fleeing the country. So will the accused be punished? Will justice be served? The answers to these questions will be out soon. But answers to questions like, when will administrative officers start doing service to the nation honestly and responsibly, than doing service to themselves. When will funds reach its destination without being siphoned off on the way? As many of us know this is not the only scam going on in our country, when will people become vigilant and make the government become one, forcing them to take the necessary steps. Well these are questions, whose answers are not available in these printed words; we have to peer inside ourselves. Which I know must be too much to ask for. Right?
When I sat about writing a few lines about this scamster, I was confused as to which part of this issue should I work to highlight. So let’s not waste time, let’s begin somewhere. Well before that let us have an intro on what is going on.
We are dealing here with government officials and others accused of committing fraud, forgery and cheating by siphoning off government money meant for flood relief in Bihar last year. And as soon as we see the words fraud, forgery, government officials and things like 'money not being spent for their designated purpose' we all think 'yes these people in the administration are like this only' , but we do nothing, here we get a glimpse of a sloppy attitude towards some serious issues. Let us move further.
Here are some details of the initial report of the Comptroller and Auditor General:
Allotment of Rs 13.54 crore to Former Patna district magistrate (DM) Gautam Goswami was irregular.
DM Patna did not enter into any pre-contract for supply of relief materials.
The entire bidding process was flawed. Though contract was awarded to BSSIC, no agreement was executed with it and cheques were issued in favour of BSSI (the fake firm by the name of Baba Satya Sai Industries run by contractor and Sadhu Yadav associate Santosh Jha) although there was no agreement with the firm.
DM Patna diverted funds from other heads and made advance payments of Rs 17.80 crore.
DM Patna spent Rs 61.70 lakh without authorisation for purposes other than relief.
No stock register of items supposedly purchased was maintained by DM Patna. Only dispatch register was maintained, its entries not being authenticated by any official.
Goswami's lawyer Shankar also pointed out that the report has not clearly indicted Goswami. It has only said that there was a possibility of embezzlement which exists in every government work.
This report has provided us a somewhat clear picture of the magnitude of the scam. And if you think that just knowing who did it all is enough then you are wrong, because we are yet to get into all the legal swirls, press reports, bails and all those things.
So here we go, enjoy the roller coaster ride of some interesting statements.
Designated Vigilance Judge Jitendra Mohan Prasad, who earlier reserved his order on conclusion of arguments by Goswami's lawyer Tuhin Shankar and senior public prosecutor of Vigilance P P Singh, dismissed Goswami's anticipatory bail petition. Soon after rejection of Goswami's petition, Shankar said his client would either surrender or move the superior court against the lower court's order. Referring to the argument of the defence counsel Shankar that several other officials were involved in the relief work carried out with the help of army helicopters and boats, Singh showed a copy of the payment of Rs 2 lakh made by Goswami to a fake firm “Amibika Coffee House” for coffee from the funds allotted to him as Patna district magistrate-cum-nodal officer for carrying out relief for flood-hit victims in north Bihar. “The fund for relief was spent on purchasing coffee and that too from a firm which the Vigilance Bureau was yet to locate,” he remarked. Singh said over Rs 1 lakh was also spent on using swimming pools. “It implies that the officials were not carrying out relief but having pleasure swimming,” he said. He said cheques of several crores of rupees were also issued to a fake firm, Baba Satya Sai Industries instead of the Bihar Small Scale Industries Corporation, towards payment for managing relief. Singh said when Goswami was ready to cooperate with the Vigilance Bureau probing the scam, he should have surrendered by now and”we would have taken him on remand for interrogation”. He urged the court not to allow Goswami's plea for bail and claimed that he was deeply involved in the scam. Goswami has been dismissed as senior Vice President of Sahara India Company, company sources said. The company terminated his services with effect from June 6, senior Sahara group officials told PTI on phone from Lucknow. The same was confirmed by Goswami's lawyer Tuhin Shankar here. Goswami failed to submit some necessary papers as per the requirement of the organisation and it led to his termination, the sources said. Goswami, who quit Indian Administrative Services to join Sahara group, was in trouble after the Vigilance Investigation Bureau probing the scam tightened its noose around him. He has been alleged as prime accused in the case. Additional Director General of the Bureau Neelmani, meanwhile, said the department has sought legal advice to proceed against Sahara for allegedly not cooperating in the investigation process. Goswami's anticipatory bail plea was rejected on June 6 by designated Vigilance Judge J M Prasad. The Bureau has announced Rs one lakh as reward for anyone providing information leading to Goswami's arrest. In the face of the non-bail able warrant against him in the multi-crore flood-relief scam, Santosh Kumar Jha, the alleged kingpin of the swindle, accompanied by his lawyer and former law minister Shakeel Ahmed Khan surrendered before the Vigilance Judge J M Prasad in the case charging Jha, former Patna DM Gautam Goswami and others of committing fraud, forgery and cheating by siphoning off government money meant for flood relief in Bihar last year. Jha's lawyer Khan also filed a petition in the court for lodging his client in judicial custody in the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on health grounds. Khan told the court Jha was also surrendering in connection with another vigilance case relating to alleged irregularities committed by his black listed firm - Santosh Printing Press, in execution of the literacy project in Kathiar. Jha is also the owner of Baba Satya Sai Industries (BSSI) the firm charged of the swindle by entering into criminal conspiracy with Goswami and others. All domestic and international airports, besides immigration check-posts officials, had already been alerted by the state Vigilance Bureau probing the scam to prohibit Goswami and his assistant Amitav Arun from fleeing the country. So will the accused be punished? Will justice be served? The answers to these questions will be out soon. But answers to questions like, when will administrative officers start doing service to the nation honestly and responsibly, than doing service to themselves. When will funds reach its destination without being siphoned off on the way? As many of us know this is not the only scam going on in our country, when will people become vigilant and make the government become one, forcing them to take the necessary steps. Well these are questions, whose answers are not available in these printed words; we have to peer inside ourselves. Which I know must be too much to ask for. Right?
Sunday, June 12, 2005
The peeping tom's
The appartment I live in is flanked by another appartment in our housing complex, giving each room in our appartment, a view, of some of the rooms in the opposite one. There are some who don't want anyone to stare in, so they keep their windows closed or have them covered by curtains, some have no problem, they just ignore any peeping toms, well we move on to the peepers, they look like they are just smelling the fresh air, but one can clearly see, that they are standing besides the window just to peep into everyones homes. Which type do I belong? well I just glance here and there but I dont really stare and I keep the windows open hoping to catch some peepers.
But there is this guy(must be in 30's) who just beats them all, he sits on the window sill, in his shorts, exposing his hairy potbelly and he starts eating tobacco, and eats it in the typical indian style: here is how:= first he picks up a pinch full of tobacco on his plam adds a pinch of sweetlime(called chuna) , mixes the thing with his thumb,then claps one the palm, then places the fine mix in his lower lips. he sits there for hours peeping into everyone's homes.
But there is this guy(must be in 30's) who just beats them all, he sits on the window sill, in his shorts, exposing his hairy potbelly and he starts eating tobacco, and eats it in the typical indian style: here is how:= first he picks up a pinch full of tobacco on his plam adds a pinch of sweetlime(called chuna) , mixes the thing with his thumb,then claps one the palm, then places the fine mix in his lower lips. he sits there for hours peeping into everyone's homes.
The Week gone by
This week has been a week of junk food
I had a lot of chips, samosas, wada's, biscuits, cutlets and still not a sign of a paunch.
And the reason is simply a mix of yoga and exercising with a dash of long distance cycling.
On tuesday while I was going to varsity for some work, on the way, in the bus had the misfortune of siting behind these two girls.
And one of them was such a pain, I mean, whoa! man, I understand that girls are a chatty and giggling bunch, but this girl, was shouting at the top of her voice, and I believe thats the level when she is talking, think about the decibel she reaches when she really shouts, well to add to the misery, she was talking in this mutated english, TELL ME NAAA, ITS OK NAAA, , only one word Pain.
Got a game today Championship Manager, damn what a game, I became the manager of Real Madrid, sold off their best players, bought the worst player, picked up fight with the directors, and got sacked, cool. Got 2 new Tee's, my first red one, and the usual black. Had hard time picking th right one, its a tough job to choose 2 among hundreds of excellent Tee's; I dont dig the idea of buying clothes for myself interesting, usually let my sis buy stuff for me, but she was out of town.
I had a lot of chips, samosas, wada's, biscuits, cutlets and still not a sign of a paunch.
And the reason is simply a mix of yoga and exercising with a dash of long distance cycling.
On tuesday while I was going to varsity for some work, on the way, in the bus had the misfortune of siting behind these two girls.
And one of them was such a pain, I mean, whoa! man, I understand that girls are a chatty and giggling bunch, but this girl, was shouting at the top of her voice, and I believe thats the level when she is talking, think about the decibel she reaches when she really shouts, well to add to the misery, she was talking in this mutated english, TELL ME NAAA, ITS OK NAAA, , only one word Pain.
Got a game today Championship Manager, damn what a game, I became the manager of Real Madrid, sold off their best players, bought the worst player, picked up fight with the directors, and got sacked, cool. Got 2 new Tee's, my first red one, and the usual black. Had hard time picking th right one, its a tough job to choose 2 among hundreds of excellent Tee's; I dont dig the idea of buying clothes for myself interesting, usually let my sis buy stuff for me, but she was out of town.
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Damn! You know there are two addictions that are really hard for me to shake off;
Damn! You know there are two addictions that are really hard for me to shake off; one – watching television, second-drinking aerated drinks. These are two things which are difficult to stop when once started. So I try and keep myself away from these things, as far as possible. You know at niit, in my batch there is this guy, Mohit, damn this guy is so irritating, he has doubts in just about every line, spoken by the faculty or given in the book, see, I have no problem with this, I understand that doubts have to cleared as early as possible, but this guy asks some really illogical questions, you know even the faculty is stunned, his stupid questions really slows down the pace of my course. But what can I do, all that can be done is bear him, and you know I even told him this, but he says he can do nothing about it. Yeah sure! You know today I just managed to save myself from a bicycle accident; bringing back memories of the two big bicycle accidents I had experienced. When I was in 9th standard, I was coming home from school on my bicycle, then as I was riding up a hill, slowly, bang! Someone bumped me from behind, the hit was so strong, I went flying (hyperbole) but managed to land quite safely getting only a few bruises and a torn uniform, as I slowly got my senses online, I was looking at two girls on their scooty, they were the ones who had crashed into me, and you won’t believe it, all passerby’s gathered around the girls, trying to help them, not even a single person cared a inch about me, damn, I just left the scene with my disfigured bike. But this wasn’t that dangerous, the recent one was, this happened last year, I was riding my bike on this road jammed with vehicles, the road was not only in bad state but also was wet, on the part where it ran under a railway bridge, I tried to overtake, and I had almost made it, but then the road condition, made me, for the 1st time loose control of my bike, I slipped bang in the middle of the road, my spectacles had fallen off, and with my bare hands I was trying to stop the tire of a motorbike from crushing me, thank god that the bike guy for being there, not only did he try to stop the bike quickly, help me get up, but he got between me and a rickshaw and a ST bus, damn, if he wasn’t there, that would have been “The End” of life’s movie, I managed to find my spectacles, but only with one glass, well, in 9 years, this was the first time I miscalculated and I will try and make it my last. Had a bit of apprehension to ride on the same route again, but its gone now. I love riding my bike, I do so whenever I am feeling confused, stressed up, or just want to get away. Hey, you know tomorrow, I will be celebrating the birthday of one of my pet fishes, it will be 4 years (approx.) old tomorrow, ok I haven’t seen it from being an egg to a fish, but have seen it grow, for about 4 years, and its an amazing feeling, to see someone grow. You know two years ago I had a tiny pet turtle; it was a Singaporean import, nowadays they aren’t available. I used to call it Kimi; after a formula one driver. We had developed such a great bond that he (or maybe it was she I wasn’t sure) used to recognize me quickly and would have his food only from me, but when he passed away, I was so sad, I cried, well yeah, even guys cry, sometimes. Especially while watching sensitive movies. The last movie which made me cry was makdee. Damn! The powers gone, need to finish this quickly, UPS shouldn’t be kept on for long, OK bye
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FIRST GET PEN AND PAPER
FIRST GET PEN AND PAPER
WHEN YOU FINALLY CHOOSE NAMES, MAKE SURE IT`S PEOPLE YOU ACTUALLY KNOW, AND GO WITH YOUR FIRST INSTINCTS!!!!!
SCROLL DOWN ONE LINE AT THE TIME - DON`T READ AHEAD
OR YOU`LL RUIN THE FUN.
1. FIRST, WRITE NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 11 IN A COLUMN
2. THEN, BESIDE THE NUMBERS 1 AND 2, WRITE DOWN ANY 2 NUMBERS YOU WANT.
3. BESIDE THE #`S 3 AND 7, WRITE DOWN THE NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX.
DON`T LOOK AHEAD OR IT WON`T TURN OUT RIGHT
4. WRITE ANYONE`S NAME (LIKE FRIENDS OR FAMILY ...) IN THE 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH SPOT.
DON`T CHEAT OR YOU`LL BE UPSET THAT YOU DID
5. WRITE DOWN FOUR SONG TITLES IN 8, 9, 10, AND 11
6. FINALLY MAKE A WISH
AND THERE IS THE KEY OF THE GAME
1. YOU MUST TELL (THE NUMBER IN SPACE 2) PEOPLE ABOUT THIS GAME.
2. THE PERSON IN SPACE 3 IS THE ONE YOU LOVE
3. THE PERSON IN 7 IS ONE YOU LIKE BUT CAN`T WORK OUT
4. YOU CARE MOST ABOUT THE PERSON YOU PUT IN 4
5. THE PERSON YOU NAME IN NUMBER 5 IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL.
6. THE PERSON YOU NAMED IN 6 IS THE YOUR LUCKY STAR
7. THE SONG IN 8 IS THE SONG THAT MATCHES WITH THE PERSON IN NUMBER 3
8. THE TITLE IN 9 IS THE SONG FOR THE PERSON IN 7
9. THE 10TH SPACE IS THE SONG THAT TELLS YOU MOST ABOUT YOUR MIND
10. AND 11 IS THE SONG TELLING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT LIFE
BLOODY STRANGE BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK.
TIPS TO IMPROVE PC PERFORMANCE
TIPS TO IMPROVE PC PERFORMANCE
By Sanket Kambli
These tips are for PC’s with Windows XP but I am sure many of them are suitable for non-XP user’s too
Fine tune Internet connection speed : Tip on changing QoS parameter
Networking Quality of Service (QoS) refers to a variety of techniques that prioritize one type of program when these operate across a network connection rather than relying solely on "best effort" connectivity. By default, programs like windows media player etc. can reserve up to an aggregate bandwidth of 20% for their updates etc... To use full internet bandwidth for your purpose & thus to improve internet speed, go to
RUN > gpedit.msc > Computer Configuration > Network > QoS Packet... > Limit Reservable Bandwidth, Enable it & set Bandwidth Limit = 0.
Change the default search engine in Internet explorer?
Default search engine of Microsoft Internet explorer is MSN. But there are better search engines available. I like yahoo.com and you may have your own preference. Recently I came across article that indicated how to change the default search engine through registry. Open registry editor by going to START-RUN and entering regedit and navigate to following three keys separately and change it as shown below:
Is it taking long to resume or boot?
There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly. Most of the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to speed up the bootup sequence, consider removing some of the startup applications that you do not need. Easiest way to remove startup apps is through System Configuration Utility (Go to START-RUN and enter MSCONFIG) and going to Startup tab and deselecting application(s) that you do not want to startup at boot time. If this works, great! If not you can also look into SERVICES tab and possibly deselect WORKSTATION option and see if that helps.
You can do this to stop some applications that run automatically at start up like Yahoo Messenger!
Speedup boot sequence by defragmenting all key boot files
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction. In right hand panel look for Enable. Right click on it and set it 'Y' for enable.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Page"="http://www.google.com"
"Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie"
If you are unable to find any setting, make a new.
Just type keyword to go to a site, for eg. type google to go to www.google.com
If in Internet options, Display result and go to most likely site or just go to most likely site is enabled, you can type only the domain root in the Address box and Internet Explorer attempts to locate the correct Web site by searching different domain types. For example, if you type "Microsoft" in the Address box, Internet Explorer searches the domain types in the Autoscan list until a domain name match is found (in this case, www.microsoft.com).
By default, Internet Explorer searches the following domain types when the Autoscan Common Root Domains option is enabled:
.com, .org, .net, .edu
Do not allow messenger to start automatically at start up!
Windows Messenger is automatically loaded and running when a user logs on to a Windows XP computer. It eats some system resources & RAM.
You can use this Group Policy Editor to stop Windows Messenger from automatically being run at logon.
Start > RUN > gpedit.msc > Computer Configuration >Administrative...Windows Compo... > Windows Messenger.
If you enable this setting, Windows Messenger will not be loaded automatically when a user logs on. (XP Professional Only)
Alternatively:
Locate SYSOC.INF in the \Windows\INF folder (hidden file and folder), Open it in Notepad and locate the line: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll, OcEntry, msmsgs.inf, hide, 7
Remove the word "hide" from the line and save the file. You will now have an entry in add/remove programs. Now do what you want from Control Panel > Add & Remove Programs.
How to improve on shutdown time? Close apps automatically & quickly at shutdown
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my computer default value is 0. Change it to 1. That’s all. Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows to issue kill directive to all active/hung applications. In doing this only constraint that you should make sure exists is that HungAppTimeout is greater than WaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the values of WaitToKillAppTimeout to say 3500 (since default value for HungAppTimeout 5000 and for WaitToKillAppTimeout is 20000)
Disable error reporting
Open Control Panel
Click on Performance and Maintenance.
Click on System.
Then click on the Advanced tab
Click on the error-reporting button on the bottom of the windows.
Select Disable error reporting. Click OK
Enable write caching on disk and improve disk performance
WriteCache is nothing else but implementation of concept of delayed write. The I/O activities are generally slow and hence if they are synchronous can significantly reduce the system performance. Hence if system performance has to be improved we have to reduce I/O activities. . We can control the frequency of diskwrite by specifying regular intervals. All that needs to be written between the intervals would be writen in a write buffer which would be maintained in RAM. This write buffer would be written to the disk at regular intervals or whenever it gets full. This is a smart concept with one drawback. There is a chance that you may loose some data in case of critical power loss or system failure but this is not an issue for most of the users.
To enable write cache on your disk, go to DEVICE MANAGER. Then select hard disk in the disk drives and right click on it and select properties. Go to policies tab and select checkbox which say "Enable write caching on the disk".
Turn off System Restore
If you want your computer to become little more fast & free up some RAM, disable system Restore. You can also free up some hard disk space by limiting the space to be used. By default, it is 10% of harddisk. If you dont have very important data, disable System Restore.
Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons
Here's how you can remove those shortcut arrows from your desktop icons in Windows XP.
Start > RUN > regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT lnkfile
Delete the IsShortcut registry value.
You may need to restart Windows XP.
Turn off CD Auto Play
You can turn off CD Auto Play in XP
Open My Computer
Right click on your CD ROM and choose Properties
Click on the Auto Play tab
In the drop down box you can choose the Action for each choice shown in the drop down box
Or
Go to Start > Run > gpedit.msc
Computer Config > Administrative Template -> System
Double click Turn off Autoplay
Enable it.
Customize Internet Explorer Skin/Title bar
You can use a different colourful skin for your Internet Explorer using Group Policy Editor. Start > Run > gpedit.msc > User > Administartive... > Windows Compo... >Internet Explorer.Use a small file for skin so that it dont take long to load, Use around 750* 100. You can also change Title from there. (XP Professional Only)
(XP Home)
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet. Explorer\Main. In right hand panel look for string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text you want to see.
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By Sanket Kambli
These tips are for PC’s with Windows XP but I am sure many of them are suitable for non-XP user’s too
Fine tune Internet connection speed : Tip on changing QoS parameter
Networking Quality of Service (QoS) refers to a variety of techniques that prioritize one type of program when these operate across a network connection rather than relying solely on "best effort" connectivity. By default, programs like windows media player etc. can reserve up to an aggregate bandwidth of 20% for their updates etc... To use full internet bandwidth for your purpose & thus to improve internet speed, go to
RUN > gpedit.msc > Computer Configuration > Network > QoS Packet... > Limit Reservable Bandwidth, Enable it & set Bandwidth Limit = 0.
Change the default search engine in Internet explorer?
Default search engine of Microsoft Internet explorer is MSN. But there are better search engines available. I like yahoo.com and you may have your own preference. Recently I came across article that indicated how to change the default search engine through registry. Open registry editor by going to START-RUN and entering regedit and navigate to following three keys separately and change it as shown below:
Is it taking long to resume or boot?
There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly. Most of the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to speed up the bootup sequence, consider removing some of the startup applications that you do not need. Easiest way to remove startup apps is through System Configuration Utility (Go to START-RUN and enter MSCONFIG) and going to Startup tab and deselecting application(s) that you do not want to startup at boot time. If this works, great! If not you can also look into SERVICES tab and possibly deselect WORKSTATION option and see if that helps.
You can do this to stop some applications that run automatically at start up like Yahoo Messenger!
Speedup boot sequence by defragmenting all key boot files
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction. In right hand panel look for Enable. Right click on it and set it 'Y' for enable.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Page"="http://www.google.com"
"Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie"
If you are unable to find any setting, make a new.
Just type keyword to go to a site, for eg. type google to go to www.google.com
If in Internet options, Display result and go to most likely site or just go to most likely site is enabled, you can type only the domain root in the Address box and Internet Explorer attempts to locate the correct Web site by searching different domain types. For example, if you type "Microsoft" in the Address box, Internet Explorer searches the domain types in the Autoscan list until a domain name match is found (in this case, www.microsoft.com).
By default, Internet Explorer searches the following domain types when the Autoscan Common Root Domains option is enabled:
.com, .org, .net, .edu
Do not allow messenger to start automatically at start up!
Windows Messenger is automatically loaded and running when a user logs on to a Windows XP computer. It eats some system resources & RAM.
You can use this Group Policy Editor to stop Windows Messenger from automatically being run at logon.
Start > RUN > gpedit.msc > Computer Configuration >Administrative...Windows Compo... > Windows Messenger.
If you enable this setting, Windows Messenger will not be loaded automatically when a user logs on. (XP Professional Only)
Alternatively:
Locate SYSOC.INF in the \Windows\INF folder (hidden file and folder), Open it in Notepad and locate the line: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll, OcEntry, msmsgs.inf, hide, 7
Remove the word "hide" from the line and save the file. You will now have an entry in add/remove programs. Now do what you want from Control Panel > Add & Remove Programs.
How to improve on shutdown time? Close apps automatically & quickly at shutdown
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my computer default value is 0. Change it to 1. That’s all. Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows to issue kill directive to all active/hung applications. In doing this only constraint that you should make sure exists is that HungAppTimeout is greater than WaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the values of WaitToKillAppTimeout to say 3500 (since default value for HungAppTimeout 5000 and for WaitToKillAppTimeout is 20000)
Disable error reporting
Open Control Panel
Click on Performance and Maintenance.
Click on System.
Then click on the Advanced tab
Click on the error-reporting button on the bottom of the windows.
Select Disable error reporting. Click OK
Enable write caching on disk and improve disk performance
WriteCache is nothing else but implementation of concept of delayed write. The I/O activities are generally slow and hence if they are synchronous can significantly reduce the system performance. Hence if system performance has to be improved we have to reduce I/O activities. . We can control the frequency of diskwrite by specifying regular intervals. All that needs to be written between the intervals would be writen in a write buffer which would be maintained in RAM. This write buffer would be written to the disk at regular intervals or whenever it gets full. This is a smart concept with one drawback. There is a chance that you may loose some data in case of critical power loss or system failure but this is not an issue for most of the users.
To enable write cache on your disk, go to DEVICE MANAGER. Then select hard disk in the disk drives and right click on it and select properties. Go to policies tab and select checkbox which say "Enable write caching on the disk".
Turn off System Restore
If you want your computer to become little more fast & free up some RAM, disable system Restore. You can also free up some hard disk space by limiting the space to be used. By default, it is 10% of harddisk. If you dont have very important data, disable System Restore.
Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons
Here's how you can remove those shortcut arrows from your desktop icons in Windows XP.
Start > RUN > regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT lnkfile
Delete the IsShortcut registry value.
You may need to restart Windows XP.
Turn off CD Auto Play
You can turn off CD Auto Play in XP
Open My Computer
Right click on your CD ROM and choose Properties
Click on the Auto Play tab
In the drop down box you can choose the Action for each choice shown in the drop down box
Or
Go to Start > Run > gpedit.msc
Computer Config > Administrative Template -> System
Double click Turn off Autoplay
Enable it.
Customize Internet Explorer Skin/Title bar
You can use a different colourful skin for your Internet Explorer using Group Policy Editor. Start > Run > gpedit.msc > User > Administartive... > Windows Compo... >Internet Explorer.Use a small file for skin so that it dont take long to load, Use around 750* 100. You can also change Title from there. (XP Professional Only)
(XP Home)
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet. Explorer\Main. In right hand panel look for string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text you want to see.
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF COMPUTER ETHICS
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
OF
COMPUTER ETHICS
Ø Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people
Ø Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer work
Ø Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files
Ø Thou shalt not use a computer to steal
Ø Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness
Ø Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you haven’t paid
Ø Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorisation or proper compensation
Ø Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output
Ø Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing
Ø Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that insure consideration and respect for your fellow humans
OF
COMPUTER ETHICS
Ø Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people
Ø Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer work
Ø Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files
Ø Thou shalt not use a computer to steal
Ø Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness
Ø Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you haven’t paid
Ø Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorisation or proper compensation
Ø Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output
Ø Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing
Ø Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that insure consideration and respect for your fellow humans
Funny One Liners
Funny One Liners
By Voices Team
ü Life is wonderful. Without it we'd all be dead.
ü Daddy, why doesn't this magnet pick up this floppy disk?
ü Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
ü I.T. (Income Tax Dept.): We've got what it takes to take what you've got!
ü We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse.
ü Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
ü He who laughs last thinks slowest!
ü Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
ü "More hay, Trigger?" "No thanks,
ü A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.
ü Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
ü Error, no keyboard - press F1 to continue.
ü There's too much blood in my caffeine system.
ü Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity.
ü Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now.
ü "Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes."
ü Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone somewhere may be happy.
ü Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
ü Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.
ü I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.
ü Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
ü The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
ü When there's a will, I want to be in it.
ü Okay, who put a "stop payment" on my reality check?
ü We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART?
ü Programming is an art form that fights back.
ü "Daddy, what does FORMATTING DRIVE C mean?"
ü All wiyht.
ü My mail reader can beat up your mail reader.
ü Never forget: 2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.
ü Nobody has ever, ever, EVER learned all of WordPerfect.
ü To define recursion, we must first define recursion.
ü Good programming is 99% sweat and 1% coffee.
ü Home is where you hang your @
ü The E-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail.
ü A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.
ü You can't teach a new mouse old clicks.
ü Great groups from little icons grow.
ü Speak softly and carry a cellular phone.
ü C:\ is the root of all directories.
ü Don't put all your hypes in one home page.
ü Pentium wise; pen and paper foolish.
ü The modem is the message.
ü Too many clicks spoil the browse.
ü The geek shall inherit the earth.
ü A chat has nine lives.
ü Don't byte off more than you can view.
ü Fax is stranger than fiction.
ü What boots up must come down.
ü Windows will never cease. (ed. oh sure...)
ü In Gates we trust. (ed. Yeah right....)
ü Virtual reality is its own reward.
ü Modulation in all things.
ü A user and his leisure time are soon parted.
ü There's no place like http://www.home.com
ü Know what to expect before you connect.
ü Oh, what a tangled website we weave when first we practice.
ü Speed thrills.
ü Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.
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