Techno Arena

Do you have a web site you visit often? Wouldn't it be cool to have a shortcut on your desktop for it? Here's a quick way to do it:

First, head to the web page with either Explorer or Netscape.

With Internet Explorer:

You'll see next to the site's URL (address) a small icon with a blue "e" on it.( or may be another image). Drag that to your desktop. Instant shortcut!

When you click on the shortcut, it will open your default browser and take you to the web site. :-)

If one monitor is good, two is better, right?

Let me tell you, it's great having all that desktop real estate to play with. Your mouse moves from screen to screen and you can move open windows from one screen to the other just as if you were using a single large monitor.


So how do you set it up?
Basically, all you need to have is two video adapters (cards). Your computer already has one, but you'll need to either install another one yourself or take your computer to someone who can.

Keep in mind that depending on your configuration, you may not have any space (or interrupts) left for adding another video card. Due to the millions of possible configurations, I don't really have any guidelines to give you in regard to this. If you're not sure, take your machine into a computer shop and have them look at it.

If you're using a laptop, you may already have multiple video adapters. One for your LCD display and one for a standard monitor. Just plug your regular monitor in and go. It's that easy. Of course, you'll want to confirm this before you go out and buy a new monitor, buy most newer laptops will support this configuration.

Once you get the hardware taken care of, the rest is easy. Right-click your desktop and select "Properties" from the resulting menu. Hit the "Settings" tab.

You'll see both monitors displayed. You can set resolution and color depth for each individually as well as drag the monitor icons themselves into their real world positions (makes transitions from one monitor to the next smoother).

The error reporting feature in Windows XP is turned on by default but you may want to disable error reporting for privacy concerns, if you're not connected to the Internet all the time, or to simply stop being alerted by it.

Error reporting works by prompting you after a critical error in the operating system or in other programs and asking permission to notify Microsoft about it. This way, Microsoft can gather technical information about serious errors from millions of users, helping them develop fixes and services pack.

If you'd like to disable error reporting, follow the easy steps outlined below.

1. Click on Start and then Control Panel.

2. Click on the Performance and Maintenance link.

   Note: If you're viewing the Classic View of Control Panel, double-click on the System icon and skip to Step 4.

3. Under the or pick a Control Panel icon section, click on the System link.

4. In the System Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.

5. Near the bottom of the window, click on the Error Reporting button.

6. In the Error Reporting window that appears, choose the Disable error reporting radio button and click the OK button.

   Note: I would recommend leaving the But notify me when critical errors occur checkbox checked. You probably still want Windows XP to notify you about the error, just not Microsoft.

7. Click the OK button on the System Properties window

8. You can now close the Control Panel or Performance and Maintenance window.

1. Apply the outline border to the selected cells. [ Ctrl-Shift-& ]
2. Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year.[ Ctrl-Shift-# ]
3. Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and AM or PM. [ Ctrl-Shift-@ ]
4. Enter the current time. [ Ctrl-Shift-: ]
5. Enter the current date. [ Ctrl-; ]
6. Hide the selected rows. [ Ctrl-9 ]
7. Hide the selected columns. [ Ctrl-0 ]
8. Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying formulas in the worksheet. [ Ctrl-` ]
9. Display the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Replace tab selected. [ Ctrl-H ]
10. Display the Insert Hyperlink dialog box for new hyperlink. [ Ctrl-K ]
11. Display the Print Preview window. [ Ctrl-F2 ]
12. Switch to the next workbook window. [ Ctrl-F6 ]
13. Display the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a macro. [ Alt-F8 ]

Disclaimer: Use this article for eductational purpose ONLY.

Follow these steps:

• Open command prompt (Start->Run->cmd),
• Enter the command, compmgmt.msc then press ENTER. This will open the computer management console.
• Go to local users & groups->users.
  
• Right click on any user and select "set password"
  
• 
  If you prompted "access denied" do the following:
• start>run>cmd
• then use following commands
• net user test /add (this command will make test named user)
• net localgroup administrators test /add (this command will make test user as administrators rights)
  

and use net user command to reset your admin. password.

Alternative

What if u don't know the password of your admin and still want to hack and change .. yeah u can do it ..in a very easy manner.. check this. just follow the steps.. this doesn't require u to know the admin password but still you can change it..

• Start >> Run >> [type]cmd // this will open your command prompt
• [type] net(space)user(press enter)
• [type] net(space)user(space)[windowsloginid](sp ace)*(press enter)

// e.g. : net user HOME *(press enter)

• [type] new password (press enter) and retype it (press enter).. it will show u confirmation... // caution: it won't show u the password u type.. but it still types.. the blinking pointer will b there at the same place.. but it still works..// password changed successfully.

Many a times we require a FOLDER too often, like to store our Multimedia files and all !!!
No no need to access the folder and carry out the traditional COPY & PASTE !!!

Just add it too "SEND TO" !!!

Do as follows :

• Open any FOLDER.
• Then, Go to TOOLS >> Folder Options
• Click view tab.
• In LIST of Advance Settings, click Show hidden files and folders !
• Now, go to C:\Documents and Settings
• Here, double click and open your (username) folder !
• Now, open SendTo folder.
• Here copy and paste the shortcut of your favorite folder.
  

That's Done !!!
Now, tranfer files to your favorite folder :

• Right Click the file
• Then, Send To
• Click the folder name !
  

Enjoy !!! --------- Please Comment !!!

You can make your search more efficient by learning some search basics !

Try these tips :
1. Use Of '+' sign :
This ensures that the results returned to you will definitely consist of the word following the '+' sign. E.g. :
Search: reviews of +iPhone and iPod
This will show results containing the word reviews or iPod but the results will definetely consist of iPhone !

2. Use Of '-' sign :
Using '-' sign before any word will ensure that the particular word will not be included in the results !

3. Use Of '~' sign :
Using '~' before any word will return the results also containing the synonyms of the word !

4. Search a particular site :
To search a particular information on a specific website you can use the following syntax in the google search :
Search: site:www.xyz.com abc
E. g. :
Search: site:http://ranjanalok.blogspot.com/ Google Search made easy

5. Define a word :
To get the definition of a word just use :
Search: define:abc
E. g. : Search: define:Computer
This will return you results which define 'Computer'.

6. Find Pages similar to a page :
To find a page similar i.e. consisting of same type of content, use the following syntax :
Search: related:http://www.xyz.com/

7. Search for exact phrase :
To search a set of words exactly together i.e.
E. g. :
Search: "contact us"
This will return the results containing both contact and us together !

8. Using the wild card '*' :
The * sign can be used in places where the whole word is not known.
E.g. :
Search: friend*
This will return the results containing friend , friends , friendship.

9. Using the '?' sign :
This is used when the full spelling of the word is not known.
E.g. :
Search: fri??d
This will result that in the results in which any alphabet can take the place of '?' sign.

10. Use of boolean operators :
The boolean operators like AND,OR,NOT can be used in search box to connect the words !
The search engine understands them as what they mean but the must be in capital letters !
E.g. :
Search: swim OR float
This will return the results containing either swim or float !