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Sunday, November 28, 2010

50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For

As we prepare to give thanks for our delicious Thanksgiving meals (and impending food comas), let's not forget to pay tribute to the wonderful developers who bring us our favorite free apps.

Earlier this week we asked you to share the free apps you're most thankful for, and you came through with thousands of votes for apps covering the desktop, mobile phone, and devices in between. With a little spreadsheet magic and a few choices of our own, we bring you the top 50 free apps we're all most thankful for. Whether you're celebrating the holiday or not, it's a great list of free software that ought to make for some gluttonous downloading. The popular apps are some of the more obvious, however, so be sure to look further down the list for new free software you may not yet know about. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

The 50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For

And that's the list! Items on this year's list garnered a minimum of ten votes (with a few exceptions), with popular apps pulling in far more. Dropbox took the lead with 137 votes, followed by VLC and 109, and Firefox 97. Happy downloading, and happy Thanksgiving!

Sunday, November 7, 2010

All windows XP commands

* CONTROL: opens the control panel window
* CONTROL ADMINTOOLS: opens the administrative tools
* CONTROL KEYBOARD: opens keyboard properties
* CONTROL COLOUR: opens display properties.Appearance tab
* CONTROL FOLDERS: opens folder options
* CONTROL FONTS: opens font policy management
* CONTROL INTERNATIONAL or INTL.CPL: opens Regional and Language option
* CONTROL MOUSE or MAIN.CPL: opens mouse properties
* CONTROL USERPASSWORDS: opens User Accounts editor
* CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 or NETPLWIZ: User account access restrictions
* CONTROL PRINTERS: opens faxes and printers available
* APPWIZ.CPL: opens Add or Remove programs utility tool
* OPTIONALFEATURES: opens Add or Remove Windows component utility
* DESK.CPL: opens display properties. Themes tab
* HDWWIZ.CPL: opens add hardware wizard
* IRPROPS.CPL: infrared utility tool
* JOY.CP: opens game controllers settings
* MMSYS.CPL: opens Sound and Audio device Properties. Volume tab
* SYSDM.CPL: opens System properties
* TELEPHON.CPL: Opens phone and Modem options
* TIMEDATE.CPL: Date and Time properties
* WSCUI.CPL: opens Windows Security Center
* ACCESS.CPL: opens Accessibility Options
* WUAUCPL.CPL: opens Automatic Updates
* POWERCFG.CPL: opens Power Options Properties
* AZMAN.MSC: opens authorisation management utility tool
* CERTMGR.MSC: opens certificate management tool
* COMPMGMT.MSC: opens the Computer management tool
* COMEXP.MSC or DCOMCNFG: opens the Computer Services management tool
* DEVMGMT.MSC: opens Device Manager
* EVENTVWR or EVENTVWR.MSC: opens Event Viewer
* FSMGMT.MSC: opens Shared Folders
* NAPCLCFG.MSC: NAP Client configuration utility tool
* SERVICES.MSC: opens Service manager
* TASKSCHD.MSC or CONTROL SCHEDTASKS: opens Schedule Tasks manager
* GPEDIT.MSC: opens Group Policy utility tool
* LUSRMGR.MSC: opens Local Users and Groups
* SECPOL.MSC: opens local security settings
* CIADV.MSC: opens indexing service
* NTMSMGR.MSC: removable storage manager
* NTMSOPRQ.MSC: removable storage operator requests
* WMIMGMT.MSC: opens (WMI) Window Management Instrumentation
* PERFMON or PERFMON.MSC: opens the Performance monitor
* MMC: opens empty Console
* MDSCHED: opens memory diagnostics tools
* DXDIAG: opens DirectX diagnostics tools
* ODBCAD32: opens ODBC Data source Administrator
* REGEDIT or REGEDT32: opens Registry Editor
* DRWTSN32: opens Dr. Watson
* VERIFIER: opens Driver Verifier Manager
* CLICONFG: opens SQL Server Client Network Utility
* UTILMAN: opens Utility Manager
* COLORCPL: opens color management
* CREDWIZ: back up and recovery tool for user passwords
* MOBSYNC: opens Synchronization center
* MSCONFIG: opens System Configuration Utility
* SYSEDIT: opens System Configuration Editor (careful while using this command)
* SYSKEY: Windows Account Database Security management (careful while using this command)

Windows utility and applications

* EPLORER: Opens windows Explorer
* IEXPLORER: Opens Internet explorer
* WAB: opens Contacts
* CHARMAP: opens Character Map
* WRITE: opens WordPad
* NOTEPAD: opens Notepad
* CALC: opens Calculator
* CLIPBRD: opens Clipboard Viewer-> Vista Has no ClipBoard..
* WINCHAT: opens Microsoft Chat Interface
* SOUNDRECORDER: opens sound recording tool
* DVDPLAY: run CD or DVD
* WMPLAYER: opens Windows Media Player
* MOVIEMK: Opens untitled Windows Movie Maker
* OSK: opens on-screen Keyboard
* MAGNIFY: opens Magnifier
* WINCAL: opens Calendar
* DIALER: opens phone Dialer
* EUDCEDIT: opens Private Character Editor
* NDVOL: opens the mixer volume
* RSTRUI : opens Tool System Restore (For Vista only)
* %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\RESTORE\rstrui.exe: opens Tool System Restore (for XP only).
* MSINFO32: Opens the System Information
* MRT : launches the utility removal of malware.
* Taskmgr : Opens the Windows Task Manager
* CMD: opens a command prompt
* MIGWIZ: Opens the tool for transferring files and settings from Windows (Vista only)
* Migwiz.exe: Opens the tool for transferring files and settings from Windows (for XP only)
* SIDEBAR: Open the Windows (Vista only)
* Sigverif : Opens the tool for verification of signatures of files
* Winver : Opens the window for your Windows version
* FSQUIRT: Bluetooth Transfer Wizard
* IExpress opens the wizard for creating self-extracting archives. Tutorial HERE
* MBLCTR: opens the mobility center (Windows Vista only)
* MSRA : Opens the Windows Remote Assistance
* Mstsc : opens the tool connection Remote Desktop
* MSDT: opens the diagnostic tools and support Microsoft
* WERCON: opens the reporting tool and solutions to problems (for Vista only)
* WINDOWSANYTIMEUPGRADE: Enables the upgrade of Windows Vista
* WINWORD : opens Word (if installed)
* PRINTBRMUI : Opens migration wizard printer (Vista only)

Disk management

* DISKMGMT.MSC: opens disk management utility
* CLEANMGR: opens disk drive clean up utility
* DFRG.MSC: opens disk defragmenter
* CHKDSK: complete analysis of disk partition
* DISKPART: disk partitioning tool

Connection management

* IPCONFIG: list the configuration of IP addresses on your PC (for more information type IPCONFIG/? in the CMD menu)
* INETCPL.CPL: opens internet properties
* FIREWALL.CPL: opens windows firewall
* NETSETUP.CPL: opens network setup wizard

Miscellaneous commands

* JAVAWS: View the cover of JAVA software (if installed)
* AC3FILTER.CPL: Opens the properties AC3 Filter (if installed)
* FIREFOX: Mozilla launches Firefox (if installed)
* NETPROJ: allow or not connecting to a network projector (For Vista only)
* LOGOFF: closes the current session
* SHUTDOWN: shut down Windows
* SHUTDOWN-A: to interrupt Windows shutdown
* %WINDIR% or %SYSTEMROOT%: opens the Windows installation
* %PROGRAMFILES%: Opens the folder where you installed other programs (Program Files)
* %USERPROFILE%: opens the profile of the user currently logged
* %HOMEDRIVE%: opens the browser on the partition or the operating system is installed
* %HOMEPATH%: opens the currently logged user C: \ Documents and Settings \ [username]
* %TEMP%: opens the temporary folder
* VSP1CLN: deletes the cache for installation of the service pack 1 for Vista

CMD Prompt!

* System File Checker (Requires Windows CD if the cache is not available):
o SFC / scannow: immediately scans all system files and repairs damaged files
o SFC / VERIFYONLY: scans only those files system
o SFC / Scanfil = "name and file path": scans the specified file, and repaired if damaged
o SFC / VERIFYFILE = "name and file path": Scans only the file specified
o SFC / scanonce: scans the system files on the next restart
o SFC / REVERT: return the initial configuration (For more information, type SFC /? In the command prompt CMD

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Top 10 Must have Windows Applications

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/A_2614-Top-10-Must-have-Windows-Applications.html

Introduction

There are numerous websites out there for any different type of program you can imagine. Of those, you'll need to decide which ones are legitimate and aren't trying to steal your money or infect your computer. From the remaining sites you then need to actually install the program and see if it does what it's supposed to do.

So to save you the time and effort I've put together the top 10 programs that I've found. With these programs I've always tried to install them wherever I'm employed because they are very useful.

Launchy:
http://launchy.net/
Launchy was one of the first utilities I found, and I instantly fell in love. It is an enhanced version of the "Windows->Run" box, allowing you to (at a keystroke) launch your favourite programs, or even with a command line attached.

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Launchy Application

Here I've searched for "beta" and it has picked up all the Office 2010 Beta programs ready for me to choose.

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Launchy Searching

What separates Launchy from the other "Launchers" is what happens when you make spelling mistakes. If you use Launchy frequently you'll start to find that it knows what you want (sometimes before you do). Here I've misspelt "one" (on purpose) and you'll see that it knows that it's a frequently used program and shows OneNote.

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Launchy Typo

The next feature of Launchy I'll point out is called "Runner" It lets you launch customized commands.

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Launchy Runner

I've constantly needed to kill a process for what ever reason. Instead of opening the Task Manager and then kill each process individually, I created a runner for TaskKill.exe

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Launchy Taskkill

Then all I need to type is my Keyword "Kill" press TAB then type the process name... and voilà, no more process.

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Launchy Taskkill 2

That can be modified to work with any program that uses command lines.

Xobni (Inbox reversed)
http://www.xobni.com/
Xobni is my next favourite, it provides advanced searching capabilities for your e-mails that Outlook cannot even comprehend (Sorry for the other users who aren't using Outlook, this is Outlook only)

The common question I got from PersonA, "Get me that file that PersonB sent PersonC and CC'd You"
so you received a file, goodness knows when, in a CC'd email and you're not sure where you foldered it.

Type the name in Xobni (PersonB or PersonC) and up pops all the attachments

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Xobni

The other great thing about Xobni is the network tracker. It shows all the people who have been referenced in an email that you received; i.e., PersonA sent an email to PersonB and C and PersonC sent that email to you. PersonA and B will show up in your network as well as PersonC's network.

Another fun feature the the history. Xobni can plot on a graph your average emails of Months/Days/Hours. It can show your response time compared to emails received (my Tuesday response time was about 30 minutes more than my average and my Friday was the best :) )

ASAP Utilities:
http://www.asap-utilities.com/
ASAP utilities is an Excel add-in that has dozen upon dozens of tools, from "Reset Last Cell" (a common problem with frequent Excel users") to "Freeze panes on multiple sheets at once."

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ASAP Add-in

It is free for 90 days within an commercial organization or completely free for Personal use. A complete list of all the utilities is available on their website
List of ASAP Tools

CCleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/

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CCleaner

CCleaner can clean the temporary files, your registry (be very careful with this one) and various other options from multiple browsers (Cookies,Password,History etc.)

CCleaner made my list because of its usefulness although it wont be used very often. It does have an Unistaller but I prefer to use another program for that (Revo Uninstaller)

Unlocker:
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
Everyone who has spent some time around computers has come up with the annoying warning "Cannot Delete Folder: It is being used by another person or program."

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Unlocker

When you get these errors Unlocker kicks in, opening up a windows showing just what is using that folder/file and from there you can close the program normally or Kill the Process from Unlocker.

Fences
http://www.stardock.com/products/Fences/
Fences is a Desktop utility that allows you to organise your desktop more efficiently. It allows you to "Fence" in your desktop icons to clean it up. For instance, all your "Games" together, all your "Documents" together.
http://www.stardock.com/products/Fences/information.asp

Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/chrome
I think Google chrome is the best browser available. It has been designed with speed in mind and as such there is no useless toolbars that you never use (I ended up having 5 toolbars on Internet Explorer).

The best change from the standard browsers in the OmniBar. It takes place instead of the standard address bar. It's within this that Chrome steps ahead of the competition. It can be used to search your website immediately compared to going to the site and then searching. To start it up you need to take the long way once, Chrome then picks up the details and skips the step for you.

The search for "Bromy2004" in Experts-Exchange.com has the address
http://www.experts-exchange.com/simpleSearch.jsp?q=bromy2004&sfFreshSearch=1&searchSubmit=1
associated with it. I just type "ex" in the omnibar show this

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Chrome

Press Tab then type your search query...

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Chrome Search

,,, and that takes you straight to the search results. I've tested this and it works on about 99% of all sites.

Revo Uninstaller
http://www.revouninstaller.com/
Next is the Revo Uninstaller I mentioned earlier. The benefits of Revo compared to standard windows uninstaller (WUI):

Faster Loading
Revo loads the program list faster the WUI (Every single time I've tested)

Advanced Remove
Revo allows an option to "Advanced Uninstall" the most useful thing on the entire Program. Apart from running the standard uninstall it also scans the Registry and the hard drive to find any left over files/registry keys.

Quite often you'll find a folder in C:\Program Files that you removed ages ago, in it is the INI file or some other settings. The same goes for C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\
That works even if the uninstaller is corrupted, effectively doing what the uninstaller was supposed to do.

Hunter Mode
Hunter Mode is a feature of Revo, where you can drag a "Bulls Eye" to a program shortcut to start the uninstall process.

WinDirStat:
http://windirstat.info/
Windirstat is the application I use to find what's taking up my Hard drive space.

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WinDirStat

Here I can see that "Program Files (x86)" takes up 37.1% of my C: drive. In the Map at the bottom you can also see what size the files are (Larger shape=Bigger size) and the white outline is the selected folder.

TweetDeck:
http://www.tweetdeck.com/
Last but not least, TweetDeck.
TweetDeck (TD) is an app that consolidates your Social Networking accounts into 1 simple display. This is my most recent acquisition and as such I'm still learning more about it every day.

The basis behind TD is the have a different column for each account. At the moment it is V 0.33.2 and can use Twitter, Myspace, Facebook and LinkedIn. You can have different columns for each of those accounts, or for separate filters for them. For example, you could set up Twitter next to Facebook next to Facebook (Pictures only) next to Facebook (Statuses only) as well as being able to view photos and such directly in TD you can also update your status on all of your accounts in 1 hit.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Mapping Tools

http://mapper.acme.com/

http://maps.ayna.com/

Bing Maps

http://www.blue-marble.de/

http://exploreourpla.net/

http://www.flashearth.com/

http://www.geonames.org/

http://www.digitalglobe.com/

Google Maps

http://maps.google.com/

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/

http://www.mapquest.com/

http://www.maps-for-free.com/

http://maps.msn.com/

http://www.openstreetmap.org/

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Online FM Radio Stations

Tamil FM Stations - http://www.tamilradios.com/

Hindi FM Stations - http://www.onlinehindiradio.com/

Live Radio Worldwide - http://www.live-radio.net/info.shtml

World Radio - http://www.wrn.org/listeners/

Other FM Stations (Mainly Hindi) - http://banginfo.blogspot.com/2009/10/online-fm-radio-stations.html

Saturday, February 6, 2010

MOVIE FOR FREE ON YOUTUBE

Watch Hindi Movies Legally On Youtube

Categorized View
http://www.youtube.com/movies?p=None&s=None

Bollywood Movies
http://www.youtube.com/movies?p=None&s=None&b=18

you can easily download videos from youtube many ways

Thanks for the info remember.
There are 2 other sites where you can watch movies legally.

http://www.bigflix.com/
and
http://www.rajshri.com/

Change the admin password using the user acount

Hi friends it is now easy to change the admin password using the user acount for this just open ur command prompt

type " net user "
it will give the all the users
then type " net user administrator * "
(Administrator is default admin for all the computer systems having the very strong password)

then it will give you
"type a new password for this user"
type in the password and press enter
(Note :- the password which youll be typing will be invisible plz type correctly as it not visible and then reenter and press enter)

yupee

then log off and loging using the admin username as
Administrator
and the given password
and youll be loging in with admin rights.