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How to Improve SEO for Your Blog - Customize Title Tags

2009-07-03T00:43:00.000-07:00

If you are the new to blog like me, you are frustrated that not many people visit your blog even after you submit your sitemap to Google.

Here are few tips you can increase SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for your blog.

Google looks at your title of the post.

1. Download the existing XML template and make a copy in your PC.

2. Open the copy of XML and search the below code.

3. Replace the above entire code to the below and upload the XML into your Blogger.

So what have been changed?

1. The old code only shows your blog title. Vs. The new code shows the additional description.

[OLD]

[NEW]

2. Even if Google does not look at meta tags such as description and keywords, some other search engines may look at those.

The old code does not have meta tags. Vs. The new code does.

[OLD]

[NEW]

3. The old code shows the blog title and the post title. Vs. The new code shows the post title first.

[OLD]

[NEW]

Submit Your Blogger/FeedBurner Sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools

2009-07-03T00:39:00.000-07:00

Submitting a Sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools provides Google about your site and posts. However I recently found the article "How do I create a Sitemap file?" from Google Webmaster Help Center that You don't need to submit your Sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools if you use a Blogger.

Even though the article says so, I decided to submit my Sitemap to Google becasue I am not 100% sure how it works and it does not cost or hurt me even if I submit it.

Here's how!

1. If you do not have Google Webmaster Tools account, you can register by visiting Google Webmaster Tools.

2. If you do not use a redirected custom feed such as FeedBurner, type "atom.xml" and click "Add General Web Sitemap" button.

3. If you do use a redirected custome feed such as FeedBurner, type "atom.xml?redirect=false".

Otherwise you will see "URL not allowed" error because the sitemap you have submitted to Google Webmaster Tools is actually redirecting to the FeedBurner feed URL not your site URL. And your Sitemap contains a URL that is not allowed based on the Sitemap's location.

Sitemap with errors and Sitemap without errors

Updated on 7/14/2008

How to submit more than 100 posts to Google Sitemap

ArpitNext has commented out - Thanks ArpitNext - that Google Sitemap refers the latest 25 posts from Blogger which I am not sure the exact number.

However there is a still way to submit your all of your posts.

If you have more than 100 posts and want to post all to Google Sitemap, add the below:

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=100

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=101&max-results=100

If you have more than 200 posts and want to post all to Google Sitemap, add the below:

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=100

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=101&max-results=100

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=201&max-results=100

If you have more than 300 posts and want to post all to Google Sitemap, add the below:

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=100

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=101&max-results=100

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=201&max-results=100

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=301&max-results=100

As you can see the above, start-index is the post number to start returning results from and max-results is the how many posts you want returned from whatever the number you state on start-index. The maximum max-results is 500 (from many blogger) but to be safe, it is recommended to put 100.

Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 1

2009-07-03T00:28:00.001-07:00

Microsoft has released a service pack for the 2007 Microsoft Office suites.

Download the 2007 Office Service Pack 1

Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC

2009-07-03T00:22:00.004-07:00

Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC

This update also includes a small number of new functionalities.

Download Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

2009-07-03T00:22:00.003-07:00

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

New Features:
* Activities
* WebSlices
* Favorites Bar
* Automatic Crash Recovery
* Improved Phishing Filter

Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

Windows Vista Service Pack 1

2009-07-03T00:22:00.001-07:00

Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Service Pack 1 will start downloading to PCs automatically beginning in mid-April.

If you want to get the benefit of a year's worth of improvements right now, click the Start Menu, All Programs, and select Windows Update.

Below are reasons why you might not see Service Pack 1 on Windows Update:
Cause 1
You are already running Windows Vista SP1.

Cause 2
Windows Vista SP1 has not been released for the language of the language pack that you have installed.

Cause 3
Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool is used to block the delivery of Windows Vista SP1 from Automatic Updates or from Windows Update.

Cause 4
You tried to install Windows Vista SP1, and the installation failed with a known inconsistency in the file or registry structure.

Cause 5
A hardware device driver or device software was problematic when you updated to Windows Vista SP1.

The Windows Update service can detect the small set of device drivers and software that falls into this category. The Windows Update service will not offer Windows Vista SP1 until an update for the hardware device driver or the device software has been installed.

Cause 6
You have installed a prerelease version of Windows Vista SP1, and you must uninstall the prerelease version, or start with a new installation of Windows Vista.

Cause 7
You used the third-party program vLite to configure the system, and you may have removed required system components that have to be available for Windows Vista SP1 to be installed.

Cause 8
You see one or more updates for Windows Vista when you run Windows Update. However, you do not see Windows Vista SP1 listed.

Download Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (435 MB)

Download Windows 7 Beta Free

2009-07-03T00:21:00.001-07:00

Download Windows 7 Beta Free

Windows 7 is the next release of the Windows client operating system, built on the secure foundation of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

Hardware Recommendations:
Processor: 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
Memory: 1 GB of system memory
Hard drive: 16 GB of available disk space
Video card: Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128MB memory (in order to enable Aero theme)
Drive: DVD-R/W drive
Internet connection (to download the Beta and get updates)

* Windows 7 Beta Frequently Asked Questions

* Download Windows 7 Beta

Download Internet Explorer 8

2009-07-03T00:20:00.000-07:00

Download Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 is the latest version of the familiar web browser you are most comfortable using, helping you get everything you want from the web faster, easier, more privately and securely than ever before.

Faster:
Internet Explorer 8 is more responsive with new pages and tabs, opening up fast and reliably. You can now get to the information you care about most, in fewer steps; one click access to your webmail, favorite news sites or other online services.
Easier:
Reduce the steps to accomplish many common tasks, and automate your access to real time information updates. You can keep track of your favorite sports team, news, weather with a single click.
More Private:
Helps protect your privacy and confidential information where ever you go on the web.
More Secure:
Helps protect and stop malicious software from reaching your PC, and makes it easier to detect when a website is an imposter.

* Download Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP

* Download Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista

Microsoft: All Windows 7 Editions to Run on Netbooks

2009-07-02T12:37:00.001-07:00

Microsoft Tuesday unveiled a plan to release six editions of Windows 7 and said all of them will run on a range of hardware, including netbooks.

However, the company is emphasizing two main SKUs (stock-keeping units) of the forthcoming OS -- Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional -- saying these are the ones most customers will buy, according to information posted on Microsoft's Web site.

With Windows 7, Microsoft hopes it will be easier for customers to decide which edition of the OS is right for them. By doing so, the company once again seems to be trying to learn from mistakes it made with the release of Windows Vista, premium versions of which had special hardware requirements that hindered customers' transition from XP and confused users as to which edition they should purchase.

When Microsoft released Vista, premium versions such as Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Vista Home Premium did not run on many PCs that already were running Windows XP. Microsoft tried to give hardware partners and customers fair warning of this and through a controversial program had OEMs put stickers on new PCs to let customers know which version of Vista those machines could run.

Still, many customers did not feel Vista hardware requirements were communicated effectively and Microsoft is still embroiled in a class-action suit over that sticker program, called "Windows Vista Capable."

In addition to Home Premium and Professional, Windows 7 will come in the following editions that mirror Vista's SKUs: Windows 7 Starter; Windows 7 Home Basic; Windows 7 Enterprise; and Windows 7 Ultimate.

Microsoft is recommending either Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional for most of its customers, it said.

Windows 7 Home Premium is for the average user and Windows 7 Professional -- replacing Windows Vista Business -- is for small businesses and people who work at home but have to operate in an IT-managed or business environment with security and productivity concerns, the company said.

Windows 7 Starter is a limited-functionality version of the OS that will be available worldwide but only as a pre-install by OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). This expansion of its availability -- Vista Starter was only available in emerging markets -- led one blogger to surmise that Windows 7 Starter is the version Microsoft will push for the netbook market.

"This version will only be sold through PC makers to users," wrote Paul Thurrott on the popular SuperSite for Windows blog, which has a list of SKUs and the differences in functionality. "This suggests that netbook makers will choose this version, even in the US."

Windows 7 Enterprise is Microsoft's SKU for its enterprise customers, while PC enthusiasts that "want it all," according to Microsoft, should purchase Windows 7 Ultimate.

Like Vista, Windows 7 also will have Home Basic edition that will only be sold in emerging PC markets "for customers looking for an entry-point Windows experience on a full-size value PC," according to Microsoft.

Making all editions of Windows 7 available on small form-factor PCs, widely known as netbooks, is an especially strategic move for Microsoft, as the same was not true for Vista.

Netbooks, also called mini-notebooks because they are smaller than typical PCs, have become an important segment of the PC market, the overall growth of which has been stunted by the current global economic crisis. In fact, Microsoft blamed sales of netbooks partially for missing its financial guidance for its fiscal second-quarter earnings last month, saying the sale of these devices cut into the PC market.

Because of its hardware footprint, it is difficult to run Vista on netbooks, which mainly run XP or Linux. Having Windows 7 running on these devices will give users an upgrade path from XP and should put Microsoft on surer footing in that market.

Vista also had six SKUs, and features, functionality and hardware requirements differed among them.

This is also true of Windows 7 editions, with the premium versions having more features and functionality than the basic versions. However, Microsoft said it plans to remove some disparities between the different SKUs of Windows 7 by making them all a "superset of one another," so if people decide they want to upgrade from, for example, Home Premium to Professional, they won't lose any functionality from their previous version in that transition, it said.

"With Windows 7 there is a more natural progression from one edition to the next," Microsoft said.

Microsoft has targeted late this year or early next year for the release of Windows 7. The OS is currently in its first public beta, but Microsoft said last week there would be no beta 2, as there typically is with its software products. Instead, the next release of Windows 7 will be a nearly completed release candidate.

IPods Carry Worm to Windows Computers

2009-07-02T12:35:00.000-07:00

IPods Carry Worm to Windows Computers
Apple Says Devices Were Infected During Tests; Anti-Virus Programs Can Fix Problem

For more than a month, some iPod music players have spread a computer worm to Windows computers and external drives connected to those computers, leaving them vulnerable to attacks from hackers.

The worm, which has been traced to a Windows computer used to test iPod software during manufacturing, affected less than 1 percent of the devices available for purchase after Sept. 12, said Greg Joswiak, Apple Computer Inc's vice president of iPod product marketing. It affected only computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system.

The problem has been fixed, Joswiak said. He would not say how many devices were affected. Apple has received fewer than 25 reports of the problem, he said.

Edward W. Felten, director of the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University, said many Windows users may not know that their computers are compromised because the worm installs itself when infected iPods are connected to computers.

"This type of thing is a risk that follows from the fact that these are storage devices, but also that Windows is designed to accept programs from storage devices very easily," Felten said. "Twenty-five complaints translates into who knows how many people infected."

The worm goes by two names -- RavMonE.exe and W32/Rjump.worm -- and spreads to all storage devices connected to infected computers. It also opens a "backdoor" that can be used to gain access to the machines.

Apple did not recall infected iPods. The company said Windows users should be able to clean up the problem with up-to-date anti-virus software. Users should also scan removable storage devices that may have been connected to infected computers.

Apple opens itself to Windows

2009-07-02T12:34:00.000-07:00

Hell froze over Wednesday. Pigs flew. And Apple Computer (APPL) for the first time unveiled software allowing Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows operating system to run on Apple's PCs.

That's a huge change for the iconoclastic PC maker, which has long shunned Windows even though it runs on more than 90% of PCs. Now Apple is moving toward the mainstream and easing its decades-long rivalry with Microsoft.

COMMENT: Does XP on Macs rock your world?

Apple has been on a three-year roll with the smash success of its iPod digital music player. But it remains a minor player in PCs, with just 4% of the U.S. market. Microsoft allies such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard dominate.

So it introduced free software that lets users of some new Apple Mac PCs run a version of Windows called XP. But it won't be easy, or cheap. Most customers will have to fork over about $200 to buy a copy of Windows. And Apple won't help with installation.

Still, says analyst Tim Bajarin at researcher Creative Strategies, the move is "very significant" for a company that has long marched to its own beat. Investors seemed to agree. Apple shares soared nearly 10%, closing at $67.21.

The new software, Boot Camp, makes Macs "even more appealing to Windows users considering making the switch," says Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller. But he emphasized that "Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows."

Microsoft said in a statement, "Windows is a great operating system. We're pleased that Apple customers are excited about running it and that Apple is responding to meet the demand."

Apple has been telling consumers for years that anything they wanted to do on a Windows machine could be done with a Mac. It pointed to popular programs such as Microsoft's Office and Intuit's Quicken, available in both Windows and Mac formats.

But some other programs, such as some video games, are Windows-only. And many websites offer video with copy protection from Microsoft, preventing them from being viewed on Macs. They include MTV.com, ComedyCentral.com and Yahoo's music video offerings.

Aim is more customers

Apple is aiming for more customers like Jeff Prus, 35, a Windows user in New York City. Prus has long wanted a Mac. But he has stuck with Windows because his employer, American Express, uses it.

"I will definitely consider buying a Mac now that I can have the best of both worlds," says Prus. "I'm thrilled."

Some users already were making the switch Wednesday. Oliver Breidenbach, a software developer in Munich, Germany, installed Windows on an iMac. He said it took him about an hour and 20 minutes to complete the installation.

Getting Windows onto the new Macs was something he said he expected to see from a third-party developer — not Apple. "I just never thought Apple would do this," he said.

Wednesday's release doesn't end the 25-year rivalry between Apple and Microsoft.

Apple is not selling PCs with Windows already installed, as Microsoft partners Dell and Hewlett-Packard do. Instead, users must buy a Mac, then download Boot Camp from Apple's website. Then they must buy a copy of Windows XP and install it themselves. When they do so, they'll have two operating systems, Windows and Apple's Tiger.

But users can't simply switch back and forth between the two. Instead, they need to reboot the computer to use one or the other.

And while Windows programs will work on the Mac, the same can't be said for Mac programs in XP. Apple software such as photo-management program iPhoto and movie-editing tool iMovie will continue to be Apple-only.

Apple says it won't sell XP in its retail stores. And the tech support specialists in those stores called "Mac Geniuses" won't offer help.

For those reasons, "Millions of people aren't going to run out and buy Macs," says PC analyst Samir Bhavnani at researcher Current Analysis. Still, he says, "It could be an important first step toward making Apple more than just a niche player in the PC market."

Boot Camp is the latest move by Apple to become more mainstream in hopes of boosting revenue. Apple in January began selling computers with processors from chipmaker Intel. The processors, or computer "brains," are the same as those used in many Windows PCs. Apple had previously used specialty chips.

Apple is now converting its entire product line to Intel. For now, just the iMac and Mac Mini desktops and the MacBook Pro laptop are Intel-based. Apple says its remaining computer lines will switch over by the end of the year.

IPod paved the way

Apple's move to make Macs Windows compatible tracks the history of the iPod. The iPod worked only with Macs at first. But then Apple released a Windows-compatible version. Had Apple not done so, "The iPod would have been an afterthought," says equity analyst Charles Wolf at Needham and Co. The company would have sold a tenth of the iPods that it did, he says.

Apple went on to dominate digital music with such force that it now has a 70% market share of digital music devices, and iTunes is the No. 3 application — after Windows Media Player and RealPlayer — for music playback, says research firm Nielsen/NetRatings. ITunes' growth has been phenomeonal: up 349% in February from a year ago, with 18.5 million users, says Nielsen. For some of the Mac faithful, the whole move to Intel chips has been a bit of a body blow.

"It's really emotional for us," says Paul Carlin, a San Francisco software developer. "We've always felt that Macs were different, but now they're not. Some of the specialness of the Mac has disappeared."

Sam Aaron, a British doctoral candidate and blogger, says Mac fans will oppose Boot Camp. "But it's just fanatics performing their usual Windows hatred mania. In the past, they ranted about the release of iTunes for the PC, too."

Apple, founded in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, once was a major PC maker before Microsoft changed the equation by selling its Windows software to all makers. Apple kept its software to itself.

The question of viruses

Now, virtually all businesses run Windows software. Apple is a minor player, focusing on education, home use and creative professionals such as graphic artists, photographers and architects.

Wolf says the Boot Camp move won't spur a widespread switch among corporate PC buyers. "(Tech) departments aren't going to change," he says.

But Rich Trouton, a Mac fan who blogs about Apple at the unaffiliated theappleblog.com, says they should. Apple Macs are known to be virtually virus free. If users could run Microsoft programs, he says, "but be able to skip the viruses and the spyware, that'd be a huge support burden that would be substantially lessened."

That could change with Mac users putting Windows on their computers, say security experts. Macs have been generally safe because there are so few that hackers haven't focused on them.

"When you're running Windows on a Mac, you're as vulnerable as any Windows user," says Larry Seltzer, security center editor at news site eWeek.com. "An interesting question is, would a malicious Windows program affect Mac files on the same computer? It's theoretically possible but extremely difficult to pull off and would reach a very small audience in the Mac market."

Still, Wolf predicts that by offering a way to get XP onto Macs, Apple's share of the home computer market will double, "if not triple, over time. This is an important, significant day for Apple. Apple has changed its religion."

Microsoft: Vista buyers to get free Windows 7

2009-07-02T12:32:00.000-07:00

SEATTLE -- Prices for Microsoft's Windows 7 computer operating system will be largely in line with those for Vista.

In announcing prices Thursday, Microsoft Corp. says people who buy computers before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades.

To drum up demand among people who aren't in the market for a new PC, Microsoft is taking limited pre-orders, selling some for as little as $50.

People who buy Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate computers starting Friday can contact their manufacturer for a free upgrade when Windows 7 becomes available.

Microsoft is hoping Windows 7's debut will be much smoother than Vista's. Vista was plagued by delays, and many people complained it was sluggish and didn't work with existing devices and programs.

Microsoft’s Ballmer: Windows 7 is nearly final

2009-07-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

LAS VEGAS —

Microsoft Corp.’s next version of the Windows operating system is almost ready for prime time.

That’s one message Chief Executive Steve Ballmer was delivering on the eve of the official opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show.

The world’s largest software maker was also announcing deals to make its Live Search programs the default search engines on more personal computers and mobile phones. And it showed off a new version of its Ford Sync in-car technology that folds in the voice-operated directory service TellMe, which Microsoft bought in 2007.

For years, the opening keynote at CES belonged to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, whose status as industry pioneer justified the sweeping visions of the future he’d build into his speech. Gates passed the mantle on when he stepped down from day-to-day operations at Microsoft last summer, and Wednesday marked Ballmer’s first time making the high-profile address.

Ballmer was due to announce that a nearly final “beta” test version of Windows 7 is ready for regular PC users to download and tinker with.

The new operating system — which could be available for purchase on PCs within a year — uses much of the same underlying technology as its predecessor, the much-maligned Vista. But Windows 7 aims to resolve many problems PC users had with Vista. For instance, Microsoft pledges to make it easier to install peripheral devices and to have the software pump out fewer annoying warnings and notifications.

Ballmer is hoping to boost the number of people using Microsoft’s Live Search engine, which ranks well behind Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. in popularity, through a deal with PC maker Dell Inc. Dell will put a special Live Search browser toolbar and Windows Live programs, including Microsoft’s instant-messaging application, on PCs that it sells. That deal replaces a relationship between Dell and Google.

Microsoft also has formed a partnership with Verizon Wireless that calls for the Live Search tools to be added to all Verizon cell phones in the U.S. that can access the Internet.

Windows 7 Family Pack

2009-07-02T12:19:00.000-07:00

Kristian Kenney spotted an interesting clause in the Microsoft Software License Terms of Windows 7 Home Premium hinting at family licensing packs for that edition of Windows 7. Here is the new clause in the Windows 7 Home Premium terms:

2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.
a. One Copy per Computer. Except as allowed in Section 2 (b) below, you may install one copy of the software on one computer
. That computer is the “licensed computer.”

b. Family Pack. If you are a “Qualified Family Pack User”, you may install one copy of the software marked as “Family Pack” on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there. Those computers are the “licensed computers” and are subject to these license terms. If you do not know whether you are a Qualified Family Pack User, visit go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=141399 or contact the Microsoft affiliate serving your country.

It basically states that Microsoft will be offering a Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack which can be installed on up to three computer systems in the household. There is no word on the pricing yet. Ed Bott speculates that Microsoft will match or even surpass Apple’s Family Pack which sells for $199 and allows users to install the operating system five times. The Family Pack is only offered for the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and not Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate. It is also likely that businesses are not allowed to use this version.

The interesting question is definitely about the price of the Family Pack edition. Offering it for $199 or $189 as Ed Bott suggest would mean that it would be offered at roughly the same price as the normal Windows 7 Home Premium edition (according to Amazon.com who sell the edition for $199). It is therefor likely that the price will be higher than $199 unless a requirement would be a Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system license.

New in Firefox 3.5

2009-07-02T12:14:00.000-07:00

Mozilla Firefox version 3.5 will be a major new release (it’s due out at the end of June) with a stack of new features. I’ve just started beta testing the latest release candidate (3.5b4) and already noticing improved performance compared with version 3.1, although it’s still not as fast as Google Chrome according to independent reports. The trade-off there is that Chrome doesn’t yet support the various tools and addons I use, such as NoScript and various Greasemonkey scripts.

Firefox 3.5 does seem to perform better than previous versions and didn’t take long to start up from a cold start. When I saved the draft of this page it seemed to refresh within a split second, whereas on 3.1, I’d normally wait several seconds before I could carry on writing or editing in Wordpress. That’s a much appreciated boost for me.

Mozilla says improvements are partly due to its new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine. They are also due to improvements in the Gecko layout engine, which include speculative parsing for faster content rendering. Firefox has also improved security and privacy features, including the now obligatory “Private Browsing Mode,” (equivalent to Chrome’s Incognito tab).

“Geo” is the current buzz word of the day and Firefox now has the ability to provide location aware browsing using web standards for geolocation. Additionally, it supports new web technologies such as HTML5 video and audio elements, downloadable fonts and other new CSS properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 offline data storage for applications, and SVG transforms, for those interested in the technical aspects.

If your web browser is mission critical, don’t download it just yet, this is a beta, well officially it’s a release candidate, which is like the final, final beta. Either way, before you install, make sure you’ve backed up your favorites, bookmarks, settings etc.

Hack Facebook / Facebook Hacks

2009-07-02T12:13:00.000-07:00

By saying hack facebook i dont mean that you will control the profile owner’s page as if it is yours,but you will be able to see private pictures of people and other cool hacks,just keep reading …

Facebook hack #1 : How to see people’s big display picture (avatar) ; You’re looking for somebody you know,you find somebody who looks like the one you are looking for but you’re not sure if he’s the one you’re looking for since you cannot see his face very well and his profile can only be seen by his friends.To see his bigger picture(The profile we’re testing on is my profile):

Right click his picture and click properties.
You will see a URL referring his picture like > http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile5/597/103/s749469284_362.jpg

Now you wonder i made “S” bold in the URL,because “S” is initial of SMALL ,which means Facebook shows his small(avatar) picture.

Now we change URL to this http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile5/597/103/n749469284_362.jpg

“N” means normal picture ,When you change “S” to “N” you will see a bigger picture.

Now change “S” to “Q” to see smaller picture.
http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile5/597/103/q749469284_362.jpg

Facebook hack #2 :How to see people’s old display pictures ; This facebook hack may take a few minutes to see ,first you need to have Flashget on your pc,open flashget and click File tab and then click “Add batch Download” and ;

Enter your friend’s display picture url to URL section like below http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile5/597/103/s749469284_(*).jpg
Change numbers according to your friend’s picture number http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile5/597/103/s749469284_362.jpg if it has 3 digits like my avatar url then let it search from 0 to 999 , if it has 4 digits then enter from 1000 to 9999 etc. then wait for downloads.

Facebook hack #3 How to see people’s limited profile without adding as a friend ; You cannot see people’s profile if its limited to public.But :

Send a message like “Hello” to the one you want to see his/her facebook profile and wait for his/her reply.
When he/she replies to you you can see his/her facebook profile.

Facebook hack #4 Facebook fools you hackers not to get flooded : Lol.Yeah.Check the example below ,both url shows same thing ;

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/n749469284_362561_3566.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/webmaster/v183/217/67/749469284/n749469284_362561_3566.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/webmaster/labs/blogspot/dot/com/n749469284_362561_3566.jpg

As you see Facebook creates fake folders to fool hackers.

I’m sure theres lots of hacks which are waiting for to be explored,is’not it shocking that a website that worths billion dollars is wack at security and cryptology.

What is rundll32.exe

2009-07-02T11:54:00.000-07:00

If you use a Windows machine, no doubt you’re familiar with the three-finger shuffle – control-alt-delete, invented funnily enough by another David Bradley. This no longer reboots your PC, but brings up Windows Task Manager (you can also use Ctrl-Shift-Esc to do the same). You’ve probably seen all kinds of entries in the processes list in Task Manager such as “svchost.exe”, “jusched.exe”, and “ctfmon.exe” and a few more familiar entries pertaining to the software you’re running and I’ve explained them elsewhere on this blog. But, what on earth is rundll32.exe?

rundll32.exe is an internal program used by Windows to run yet other internal programs known as DLLs (dynamic link libraries) which are needed by the operating system and your programs (Word, Outlook, Internet Explorer, OpenOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox, or whatever to function). It loads up the DLL into memory and then triggers specific functions from the DLL module.

To see what else is running on your machine and what programs are using them you might like to try Sysinternal’s Process Explorer, which was recently acquired by Micro$oft and is available for free download here.

How to Download YouTube Videos

2009-07-02T11:52:00.000-07:00

1st Trick is Download with IDM
The Internet Download Manager had now considerably improved its downloading capabilities with the passage of time. The fastest download manager has now the option for integration with your web browser and any link that you copy automatically gets added in the download URLs.
Surprisingly it’s plug-in is available for most of the web browsers like the Mozilla Firefox which lets you automatically download an FLV as soon as it appears on the screen.
Just one click does the trick. With IDM installed on your system you can use all the other facilities of IDM along with it such as the site grabber which lets you download all the downloadable links on a site which may be software, PDF or video in any format.

The installation of this plug-in is very simple. All that you have to do is have Firefox and IMD installed on your PC and the “IMD CC” which is the integration module for both the programs connects them and the plug-in gets activated by itself when you select the integration option in the IDM and set Firefox as your default browser. This gives you total freedom from searching if a video is downloadable or not, the download link will automatically let you download it.

This is one of the easiest and the quickest ways to download your favorite FLVs from any site, while other software in this category which are available are restricted to access to a very limited ones only.
Even if you don’t want to download a FLV right away but would prefer to do it later, you can save it in your IDM “Unfinished” folder for downloading it later. No other video downloader offers such services and speed as IDM does and that is why IDM has been one of the top most favorite download accelerator and manager.
There's no question that the popular video content Web site YouTube has caught our attention. Since its launch in 2005, the site has grown to attract more than several hundred million views per day, which is an astronomical number in terms of Web traffic. Whether it's your favorite artist's new music video, instructional videos, video blogs, kittens, funny bloopers or stunts reminiscent of "America's Funniest Home Videos," people seem to like short bursts of entertainment, especially when it's just once click away.

Access free airtel gprs from your mobile phone | airtel gprs hacks for free grps

2009-07-02T11:51:00.002-07:00

Here is another way around to get free airtel gprs on your mobile phone and this time around the trick may turn out to be very simple unlike the free airtel gprs trick with teashark mobile browser. To get this trick working you need to configure your phone with the following proxy settings.

For airtelmms.com

IP Address: 100.1.201.172 and Port No. 8799

For airtelfun.com

IP Address: 100.1.200.99 and Port no. 8080

The next thing you need to do is write your cell phone number in the user name field in case it is blank. Then change the access point to airtelmms.com or airtelfun.com depending upon the free proxy settings you have keyed in. once you are done with all these, you are closer to accessing free airtel gprs on your mobile phone.

Ok, that will be all for the settings required for accessing free airtel gprs settings but it’s my duty to inform you all that the proxy settings may not work everyone as the proxy settings are area dependent which means these proxy settings work in my area but the same may not work in your area. So for your convenience I will write some more free proxy settings so that you can access free airtel gprs mobile

Access point: airtelmms.com

IP Address: 10.2.45.155 and port 8080

This proxy setting is also working for many people but the problem you may encounter is that with this proxy setting you can access free airtel gprs on your mobile but getting it to work on your pc via mobile is not possible now. Some other free proxy settings,

IP Address: 10.89.15.15 and port 8080

IP Address: 10.4.1.55 and port 8080

IP Address: 10.6.6.6 and port 8080

IP Address: 10.49.16.10 and port 8080

Some of the above proxy settings may work well for you, as I already said free proxy settings are area specific so you need to keep trying if you want to use free airtel gprs.

IP Address: 100.1.200.467 and port 8080

IP Address: 100.1.200.211 and port 8080

IP Address: 202.056.231.117 and port 8080

IP Address: 128.6.192.158 and port 8080

IP Address: 133.1.16.172 and port 3127

IP Address: 10.2.45.155 and port 8080 with homepage: http://wap.google.com

IP Address: 10.2.45.155 and port 8080 with Homepage: wap.google.com

For more proxy settings you can go to http://tinyurl.com/6ymxfx or you can try googling free proxy settings for your area.

Most people want to access free airtel gprs on their pc and I guess the solution provided next will work for many.

1. Download proxifier from http://www.proxifier.com. Install it in your pc and run it.

2. Click on options then click on proxy settings and then click on add.

3. Then you need to write 10.2.45.155 in the server ip field and write port number as 8080.

4. Then choose the protocol as https and use the authentication method and click ok.

5. The last step is to click on no on the box that appears after step 4.

Once you are done with all these settings you are ready to enjoy free airtel gprs on your pc.

Here I will tell you about a free trick to download things for free from airtel live page

1. Open airtel live homepage

2. Click on whatever you want to download and when the download window appears you will see the cost of that download.

3. Then you should add that page as bookmark.

4. Now edit that bookmark and change the id to some other number, any number you wish to but take care that the new number should also be of equal length. Save the bookmark.

5. And now when you open the bookmark the download cost will be written as Rs.0

Enjoy another trick to download for free from airtel live.

How to activate airtel live , airtel online or airtel mobile office just by sending a sms for free.

2009-07-02T11:51:00.001-07:00

By default all the airtel phones are blessed with automatic already activated of airtel live but with this kind of gprs plan activated ,you can’t reach any other sites on web as there is a firewall that blocks any request to any other sites other than airtel live.But there are other types of airtel gprs plans other than this which allows much better connectivity to all the websites on web.

So today i am going to tell you how to activate any type of grps plan on your phone simply by sending a sms or through web directly.

Airtel Live - (pre installed on all pre-paid & post paid) - In this plan a user is able to do GPRS but the only site that is browsable is Airtel WAP site.

Charges for airtel live- No browsing charges for airtel live but downloads are charged.

Airtel Online - (This gprs plan can be activated by sending two sms one by one. For activation send SMS

Charges for airtel online- Rs 15o p.m (per month) are charged.

Airtel Mobile or Mobile Office - (For activation send SMS MO to 6123) - In this type of plan user can access to any web site on web with a unlimited bandwidth.

Charges for airtel mobile- Rs 600 p.m (per month) are charged.

Hack or trick to use free airtel gprs from your mobile or pc for free.

2009-07-02T11:50:00.000-07:00

Requirements:

You require a PC or a Laptop and Serial/USB cable OR Infrared Device OR Bluetooth dongle in order to first connect your phone with your computer.

Step By Step Procedure:

1)First Activate Airtel Live!( It is FREE).

2) Create TWO Airtel gprs data accounts in your mobile and set the
FIRST one as the active profile.

3)Connect your phone with your connectivity cable using blutooth dongle or usb/serial cable.

4) Go to control panel and create a new dial up connection.

Connection Device : Your mobile’s modem
ISP Name : Anything you want to enter.

Phone Number : Your mobile number.

Username: blank

Password: blank

5) Now setup your browser at your pc to use the proxy
100.1.200.99 and port 8080.

6) Connect to the dial-up account.

7) Try on your mobile and access any site. You will get “Access
Denied…”. Keep the mobile down.

8 ) On the PC ( or Laptop) open your browser, enter any address ,
press ENTER and WAIT for some minutes.

9) That’s it done ! now you can open any page on your pc for free.

I hope these settings may work please let me know if you have any problem by leaving a comment here

How to run yahoo messenger on your mobile for free with airtel live gprs hack.

2009-07-02T11:49:00.000-07:00

As you all know airtel live is by default free to activate and use on all the airtel connections and when it comes to yahoo services airtel live contains a yahoo zone with which you can use various yahoo services like yahoo chat with rs. 30/- per month.

But why pay , if you can access yahoo mobile web messenger for free.

So,to access it for free Go to the address option in your mobile browser and type the following url: http://in.mm.yahoo.com

Page will open login screen of yahoo to enjoy uninterrupted and absolutely free Y! messenger services.

Free idea gprs-internet settings | free idea gprs hack

2009-07-02T11:48:00.000-07:00

There are number of free airtel gprs tricks available but very few are available for idea or Vodafone. So here I m presenting another idea trick for free gprs and internet on your mobile phone. But as I always say these tricks don’t work for a long time as the service providers are now using better tracking systems and hence they block the proxies as soon as they come across them. So try this out and enjoy free idea gprs if it works for you.

One more thing that I will like to tell you all is that even the proxies are also area specific, so if you can’t run free gprs, you should try searching for new proxies. Before you get this trick working you must ensure the following criteria:

1. You balance must be between Rs.15 to Rs.20.
2. Send the activation message only once.
3. Always use proxy servers for opening any site.
4. For using internet from pc or laptop take care that you use smart browser to surf internet.

To get this trick working you must follow the steps given below:
1. If you have any gprs plan activated already, then you should deactivate it.
2. The next thing you need to do is to reactivate zero rental internet.
3. After 1 day of activation, send another message GP15 to 4444.
4. After 1 day of sending the second message you will have access to free idea gprs.

CISCO-Partial list of software products

2009-06-07T11:56:00.000-07:00

Internet Operating System (IOS), IOS-XR

PIX 2 ASA Migration Tool (PAMT)

CMatch

Compliance Assessment Tool

Cisco Active Network Abstraction (ANA)

Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client

Cisco Network Assistant (CNA)

Cisco Configuration Assistant (CCA)

Cisco Configuration Professional (CCP)

Cisco CallManager / Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)

Cisco Emergency Responder (CER)

Cisco Eos, hosted software

Cisco IP Transfer Point (ITP)

Cisco Multimedia Conference Manager (MCM)

Cisco Fabric Manager

CiscoView

CiscoWorks Network Management software

IP SLAs

Cisco Intelligent Contact Management

Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS)

Cisco Access Registrar (AR)

Cisco Security MARS (Monitoring, Analysis and Response System)

Cisco Clean Access Agent, Cisco Clean Access Manager, Cisco NAC Appliance

Content Loadbalancers (acquired from Arrowpoint)

Content Engine

Wireless LAN Solution Engine

Cisco VFrame Data Centre

Cisco VPN Client

Packet Tracer, a didactic network simulator

Cisco IP/TV

Cisco IP/VC

Cisco NX-OS

Cisco Unified Contact Center

Cisco MeetingPlace

Cisco Network Magic

Cisco Secure Services Client (formerly AEGIS Client, an 802.1X supplicant)

Cisco Unity

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Cisco Unified Personal Communicator

Cisco Unified Presence Server

Cisco Unified Application Environment

Cisco IP Communicator

Cisco Unified Video Advantage

Cisco Secure Desktop

Cisco Unified Phone Proxy

Cisco Unified Operations Manager

Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager

Cisco Unified Service Monitor

Cisco Unified Service Statistics Manager

Cisco Voice Portal

Cisco Security Manager

WebEx Collaboration Tools

Cisco Transport Manager

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager

Cisco Enhanced Device Interface

Wireless Control System

Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)

BTS 10200 [PacketCable specifications based SoftSwitch with Class 4/5 and IMS functionalities]

PGW 2200

HSI

Cisco Monitor Director [CMD]

Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST)

CISCO-Partial list of hardware products

2009-06-07T11:48:00.000-07:00

A Cisco ASM/2-32EM router deployed at CERN in 1987.Application Network Services

Broadband Cable products: uBR7100 series, uBR7200 series, uBR10012 CMTSes. A line of Cable modems, the uBR900 series and CVA122 series, were also made in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but have since been discontinued.

Clean Access Server

Content Networking

DSL & Long Reach Ethernet

Interoperability Systems

Cisco LocalDirector load-balancing appliance

Optical Networking series: 15xxx Series: 15302, 15305, 15310, 15327, 15454, 15600, 1580x, 15900(wavelength router, but end for sale)

Micro Webservers: 100, 200

Routers: AGS, AGS+, MGS, IGS, CGS, SB107, 700, 800, 837, 1000 Series, 1600 Series, 1700, 1800, 2500 Series, 2600 Series, 2800, 3600, 3700, 3800, 4000 Series, 4500, 7000 Series, 7100/7200/7300/7400 Mid Range Customer Edge/Service Provider Edge family, 7500, 7600, 10000, 12000, and CRS-1

Cisco Security Manager

Security & VPN products: Anomaly Detection and Mitigation Appliances,Cisco AVS 3110 Application Velocity System, Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances, Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrators, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/7600 Series WebVPN Services Module, IPSec VPN Services Module (VPNSM) for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers

Server Networking & Virtualization

SPA Phone Adapters

Storage networking

Switches

Catalyst series: 500 and 520 Express, 1900 Series, 2900, 2950, 2960, 3560 and 3560E, 3750 and 3750E, 4500, 6500 Nexus 7000 switch and Nexus 5000/2000 switch (from the Nuova Systems Inc. acquisition] etc..

Metro Ethernet ME 3400 Series Access Switches

MGX 8800 Series Multiservice Switches: MGX 8830, MGX 8850

MDS 9000 Series Multilayer SAN Switches

Nexus 1000V distributed virtual software switch[10]

Universal Gateways & Access Servers

Video

Cisco Telepresence

Voice & IP Communications: 7900 Series IP Phones: 7936, 7906G, 7912G, 7912G,7911G, 7920, 7921G, 7925G, 7911G, 7921G, 7931G, 7940G, 7941G, 7941G-GE, 7960G, 7961G, 7961G-GE, 7970G, 7971G-GE, 7975G and 7985G

Wireless: Wireless Integrated Switches and Routers,Wireless IP Telephony, Wireless LAN Access, Aironet Wireless Bridges and Workgroup Bridges, Cisco Wireless LAN Client Adapters (PCI and PCMCIA), Wireless LAN Controllers, Wireless Network Management, Wireless LAN Management, Wireless Security Servers, Wireless IP Phone 7920

Cisco UCS

how to add the NetBEUI protocol.

2009-05-07T10:09:00.000-07:00

If for some reason you need to install NetBEUI then follow these instructions.

**Note - You will need the WinXP CD in order to to this!

Support for the NetBIOS Extended User Interface protocols (also called NetBEUI or NBF) in Windows XP has been discontinued. If your configuration requires temporary use of NetBEUI for Windows XP, follow these steps:

To install the NETBEUI protocol:

- Locate the Valueadd/msft/net/netbeui directory on your Windows XP CD.Copy nbf.sys into the %SYSTEMROOT%SYSTEM32DRIVERS directory.

- Copy netnbf.inf into the %SYSTEMROOT%INF directory.

- In Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections and then click Network Connections.

- Right-click the connection you want to configure, and then click Properties.

- On the General tab, click the INSTALL button to add the NetBEUI protocol.

Set up and Use Internet Connection Sharing

2009-05-04T07:32:00.000-07:00

With Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) in Windows XP, you can connect one computer to the Internet, then share the Internet service with several computers on your home or small office network. The Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP Professional will automatically provide all of the network settings you need to share one Internet connection with all the computers in your network. Each computer can use programs such as Internet Explorer and Outlook Express as if they were directly connected to the Internet.
You should not use this feature in an existing network with Windows 2000 Server domain controllers, DNS servers, gateways, DHCP servers, or systems configured for static IP addresses.

Enabling ICS

The ICS host computer needs two network connections. The local area network connection, automatically created by installing a network adapter, connects to the computers on your home or small office network. The other connection, using a 56k modem, ISDN, DSL, or cable modem, connects the home or small office network to the Internet. You need to ensure that ICS is enabled on the connection that has the Internet connection. By doing this, the shared connection can connect your home or small office network to the Internet, and users outside your network are not at risk of receiving inappropriate addresses from your network.
When you enable ICS, the local area network connection to the home or small office network is given a new static IP address and configuration. Consequently, TCP/IP connections established between any home or small office computer and the ICS host computer at the time of enabling ICS are lost and need to be reestablished. For example, if Internet Explorer is connecting to a Web site when Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, refresh the browser to reestablish the connection. You must configure client machines on your home or small office network so TCP/IP on the local area connection obtains an IP address automatically. Home or small office network users must also configure Internet options for Internet Connection Sharing. To enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Discovery and Control on Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition computers, run the Network Setup Wizard from the CD or floppy disk on these computers. For ICS Discovery and Control to work on Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition computers, Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later must be installed.

To enable Internet Connection Sharing on a network connection

You must be logged on to your computer with an owner account in order to complete this procedure.
Open Network Connections. (Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double–click Network Connections.)

Click the dial–up, local area network, PPPoE, or VPN connection you want to share, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.

On the Advanced tab, select the Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection check box.
If you want this connection to dial automatically when another computer on your home or small office network attempts to access external resources, select the Establish a dial–up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet check box.

If you want other network users to enable or disable the shared Internet connection, select the Allow other network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection check box.

Under Internet Connection Sharing, in Home networking connection, select any adapter that connects the computer sharing its Internet connection to the other computers on your network. The Home networking connection is only present when two or more network adapters are installed on the computer.

To configure Internet options on your client computers for Internet Connection Sharing

Open Internet Explorer. Click Start, point to All Programs, and then click Internet Explorer.)

On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

On the Connections tab, click Never dial a connection, and then click LAN Settings.

In Automatic configuration, clear the Automatically detect settings and Use automatic configuration script check boxes.

In Proxy Server, clear the Use a proxy server check box.

le08aa6f76d04935e7

2009-05-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

What is Raid?
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a technology for managing how data is stored on the physical or hard disks that reside in your system or are attached to it. A key aspect of RAID is the ability to span hard disks so that the combined capacity of multiple disks can be treated as a single, extended chunk of disk space. Another key aspect of RAID is the ability to maintain redundant data which can be used to restore data in the event of a disk failure. RAID uses different techniques, such as striping, mirroring, and parity, to store and reconstruct data. There are different RAID levels that use different methods for storing and reconstructing data. The RAID levels have different characteristics in terms of read/write performance, data protection, and storage capacity. Not all RAID levels maintain redundant data, which means for some RAID levels lost data cannot be restored. Which RAID level you choose depends on whether your priority is performance, protection, or storage capacity.

NOTE:
The RAID Advisory Board (RAB) defines the specifications used to implement RAID. Although the RAID Advisory Board (RAB) defines the RAID levels, commercial implementation of RAID levels by different vendors may vary from the actual RAID specifications. An implementation used by a particular vendor may affect the read and write performance and the degree of data redundancy.

Hardware and Software RAID
RAID can be implemented with either hardware or software. A system using hardware RAID has a RAID controller that implements the RAID levels and processes data reads and writes to the array disks. When using software RAID, the operating system must implement the RAID levels. For this reason, using software RAID by itself can slow system performance. You can, however, use software RAID on top of hardware RAID volumes to provide greater performance and variety in the configuration of RAID volumes. For example, you can mirror a pair of hardware RAID 5 volumes across two RAID controllers to provide RAID controller redundancy.

NOTE:
This release of Storage Management only supports hardware RAID.

RAID Concepts
RAID uses particular techniques for writing data to disks. These techniques enable RAID to provide data redundancy or better performance. These techniques include:

Mirroring – Duplicating data from one disk to another disk. Mirroring provides data redundancy by maintaining two copies of the same data on different disks. If one of the disks in the mirror fails, the system can continue to operate using the unaffected disk. Both sides of the mirror contain the same data at all times. Either drive can act as the operational drive. A mirrored RAID group is comparable in performance to a RAID 5 group in read operations but faster in write operations.
Striping – Disk striping writes data across all physical disks in a virtual disk. Each stripe consists of consecutive virtual disk data addresses that are mapped in fixed-size units to each physical disk in the virtual disk using a sequential pattern. For example, if the virtual disk includes five physical disks, the stripe writes data to physical disks one through five without repeating any of the physical disks. The amount of space consumed by a stripe is the same on each physical disk. The portion of a stripe that resides on a physical disk is a stripe element. Striping by itself does not provide data redundancy. Striping in combination with parity does provide data redundancy.
Stripe size – The total disk space consumed by a stripe not including a parity disk. For example, consider a stripe that contains 64 KB of disk space and has 16 KB of data residing on each disk in the stripe. In this case, the stripe size is 64 KB and the stripe element size is 16 KB.
Stripe element – A stripe element is the portion of a stripe that resides on a single physical disk.
Stripe element size – The amount of disk space consumed by a stripe element. For example, consider a stripe that contains 64 KB of disk space and has 16 KB of data residing on each disk in the stripe. In this case, the stripe element size is 16 KB and the stripe size is 64 KB.
Parity – Parity refers to redundant data that is maintained using an algorithm in combination with striping. When one of the striped disks fails, the data can be reconstructed from the parity information using the algorithm.
Span – A span is a RAID technique used to combine storage space from groups of physical disks into a RAID 10 or 50 virtual disk.
Disk Space and Storage Terminology
Most operating systems (OS) do not read and write data directly from the disks, but instead send read and write instructions to a controller. The controller (or adapter) is the hardware in your system that interacts directly with the hard disks to write and retrieve data. A system can have more than one controller, with each controller attached to its own set of hard disks. A controller can span the boundaries of the hard disks so as to create an extended amount of storage space using the capacity of more than one hard disk. The operating system views these spanned disks as if they are a single, large disk or drive. For example, when mapping a drive letter in MicrosoftWindows®, the storage space being mapped is usually spanned drives or a volume.

Because different hardware and software components interact with stored data, the terminology used to describe hard disks and spanned disk space varies quite a bit. For example, the terminology used by the operating system, a software application, and the controller BIOS can be completely different. The following describes commonly used terms that you will find in Storage Management and other storage products and documentation.

Hard Disk – Refers to the physical disk attached to a controller that can be manually added to or removed from the computer.
Drive – Refers to readable or writable storage space. A drive can be a hard disk, a storage device such as tape or CDROM, or spanned storage such as a volume mapped to a drive letter in Windows.
Volume – Refers to spanned disk space which the operating system sees as a single drive. This may include RAID volumes, primary and extended partitions, and logical drives associated with extended partitions. In Windows, drive letters are mapped to volumes. The term volume generally refers to the OS's view of spanned storage.
Virtual Disk (LUN, or Container) – Refers to spanned storage created by a RAID controller from one or more array disks. Although a virtual disk may be created from several array disks, it is seen by the operating system as a single disk. In order to implement RAID functions, RAID controllers must create a virtual disk. The terms LUN (Logical Unit Number) and container refer to the same concept and are more commonly used by the controller BIOS. The term virtual disk is a RAID term used by Storage Management. This term may also be found in the controller BIOS and other applications.
Array – Refers to a set of hard disks connected to a RAID controller from which virtual disks may be created. In some contexts, the term an array or array group may refer to a virtual disk that has a RAID level applied to it.
Array Disk – Refers to a disk attached to a RAID controller. Referring to a disk as an array disk indicates that the disk has the potential to be included in a virtual disk.
Layout or RAID layout – These terms refer to the RAID level.
Organizing Data Storage for Availability and Performance
RAID provides different methods or RAID levels for organizing the disk storage. Some RAID levels maintain redundant data so that you can restore data after a disk failure. Different RAID levels may also entail an increase or decrease in the system's I/O (read and write) performance.

When choosing concatenation or a RAID level, the following performance and cost considerations apply:

Availability or fault-tolerance – Availability or fault-tolerance refers to a system's ability to maintain operations and provide access to data even when one of its components has failed. In RAID volumes, availability or fault–tolerance is achieved by maintaining redundant data. Redundant data includes mirrors (duplicate data) and parity information (reconstructing data using an algorithm).
Performance – Read and write performance can be increased or decreased depending on the RAID level you choose. Some RAID levels may be more appropriate for particular applications.
Cost efficiency – Maintaining the redundant data or parity information associated with RAID volumes requires additional disk space. In situations where the data is temporary, easily reproduced, or non-essential, the increased cost of data redundancy may not be justified.
Mean Time Between Failure (MBTF) – Using additional disks to maintain data redundancy also increases the chance of disk failure at any given moment. Although this cannot be avoided in situations where redundant data is a requirement, it does have implications for the workload of your organization's system support staff.

how to make your xp's icon transperant

2009-04-30T08:29:00.000-07:00

Go to ontrol Panel > System, > Advanced > Performance area > Settings button Visual Effects tab "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows XP machines

2009-04-30T08:28:00.000-07:00

Its actually a fix to a bug installed as default in Windows 2000 that scans shared files for Scheduled Tasks. And it turns out that you can experience a delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network because Windows 2000 is using the extra time to search the remote computer for any Scheduled Tasks. Note that though the fix is originally intended for only those affected, Windows 2000 users will experience that the actual browsing speed of both the Internet & Windows Explorers improve significantly after applying it since it doesn't search for Scheduled Tasks anymore. Here's how :

Open up the Registry and go to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace

Under that branch, select the key :

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

and delete it.

This is key that instructs Windows to search for Scheduled Tasks. If you like you may want to export the exact branch so that you can restore the key if necessary.

This fix is so effective that it doesn't require a reboot and you can almost immediately determine yourself how much it speeds up your browsing processes.

Set the Search Screen to the Classic Look

2009-04-29T00:01:00.001-07:00

When I first saw the default search pane in Windows XP, my instinct was to return it to its classic look; that puppy had to go. Of course, I later discovered that a doggie door is built into the applet. Click "Change preferences" then "Without an animated screen character." If you'd rather give it a bare-bones "Windows 2000" look and feel, fire up your Registry editor and navigate to:HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ CabinetState. You may need to create a new string value labeled "Use Search Asst" and set it to "no".

How to Upgrade Windows 98 or Windows ME Profiles to Windows XP Domain User Profiles

2009-04-28T13:11:00.001-07:00

This guide describes how to upgrade a Microsoft Microsoft Windows 98-based, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition-based client that has user profiles to a Microsoft Windows XP-based client.
The following steps enable the Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) profiles to be retained throughout the process.
Your best method to retain the profiles is to join the domain during the upgrade installation process. Otherwise, you must use a workaround method to transfer the profile information over to the Windows XP profile.
During the upgrade installation process, at the networking section, the administrator is offered the choice to join a domain or a workgroup. If you join the domain at this juncture, you ensure that all the existing profiles are migrated successfully to the Windows XP-based installation.
If you did not join the computer to the domain during the upgrade process, you must use the following workaround method:Join the upgraded computer to the target domain.
All applicable users must log on and log off (which generates a profile).
Copy the appropriate Application Data folder from the Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me profiles to the newly created user profiles.

Keyboard Shortcuts

2009-04-28T13:09:00.001-07:00

When speed counts, the keyboard is still king. Almost all the actions and commands you can perform with a mouse you can perform faster using combinations of keys on your keyboard. These simple keyboard shortcuts can get you where you want to go faster than several clicks of a mouse. You'll work faster on spreadsheets and similar documents, too, because you won't lose your place switching back and forth between mouse and keys.Here are some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts:Copy. CTRL+C Cut. CTRL+X Paste. CTRL+V Undo. CTRL+Z Delete. DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE Copy selected item. CTRL while dragging an item Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item Rename selected item. F2 Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Select all. CTRL+A Search for a file or folder. F3 View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4 Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4 Switch between open items. ALT+TAB Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10 Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name Carry out the corresponding command. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10 Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW Refresh the active window. F5 View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE Cancel the current task. ESC SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
Use these keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes:Move forward through tabs. CTRL+TAB Move backward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Move forward through options. TAB Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys Display Help. F1 Display the items in the active list. F4 Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. BACKSPACE If you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key and the Application key , you can use these keyboard shortcuts:Display or hide the Start menu. Display the System Properties dialog box. +BREAK Show the desktop. +D Minimize all windows. +M Restores minimized windows. +Shift+M Open My Computer. +E Search for a file or folder. +F Search for computers. CTRL+ +F Display Windows Help. +F1 Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain. + L Open the Run dialog box. +R Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Open Utility Manager. +U
Helpful accessibility keyboard shortcuts:Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds Open Utility Manager. +U Keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows Explorer:Display the bottom of the active window. END Display the top of the active window. HOME Display all subfolders under the selected folder. NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) Display the contents of the selected folder. NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) Collapse the selected folder. NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. LEFT ARROW Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. RIGHT ARROW

Download Latest Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) 1.9.9.0 Fix

2009-02-18T21:41:00.000-08:00

Download the latest version for WGA Validation

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation (WGA) v1.9.9.0
On January 8th, 2009 Microsoft has released an updated version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool that contains v1.9.9.0 of the file: LegitCheckControl.dll.
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Improve Your Google Rankings in One Easy Step

2009-02-01T22:37:00.000-08:00

Having a top rank in Google is the holy grail for anyone who has a website. Organic Google traffic is free advertising and how most bloggers (especially those just starting out) achieve visitors and traffic to their site. It all comes down to a simple numbers game. Essentially, more traffic = more money-making opportunities from your blog. The question is, how do you get ranked higher for my blog posts using Blogger?

Before I tell you how, let me give you a quick lesson is search engine optimization (aka SEO). There are two main components: “off-page” and “on-page” optimization. “Off-page” SEO refers to tactics such as link building. The more websites that point their links to your blog/website, the better. It’s a democratic way of showing Google that your site must be important if lots of people are pointing to it. Even more important with “off-page” inbound links is the actual link text (anchor text) that is used to point to your site.

Here’s my proof. If you search Google for the term “click here” you’ll see that Adobe Reader and Apple’s Quicktime software are in the top 3 results. Why? Because so many other sites are linking to these two sites with “click here” as the anchor text to download their software. That’s the power of “off-page” SEO which you as a blogger can’t do much about besides writing such great unique content that generates lots of links.

So with “on-page” SEO you have complete control over how well you’re optimized for Google. This includes keywords in your post titles, title tags, using header tags (h1, h2) and other tactics. Now the one we’re going to focus on in this article is the blog title tag.

Title tags are one of the most (if not the most) important “on-page” elements to ranking high in Google. Search engines such as Google weigh the importance of each word in the title from left to right. So ideally you want your blog post title all the way to the left and your actual blog name to the right. Below is a perfect example of how this should look.

Blogger templates by default don’t come with search engine optimized (SEO) title tags meaning you aren’t maximizing your blog to rank better in Google. If you take a look at your existing Blogger title you’ll see that blogger displays the blog name first then followed by your post title. They have it backwards so let’s get your blog setup properly.

We’re going to have to make a quick edit to your Blogger template which might intimidate some of you but it’s very small and painless. All I ask you to do first is to backup your template just in case you make a boo boo. That makes it easy to revert back without much headache.

Step #1

In your Blogger dashboard, go to “Layout” => “Edit HTML”.

Step #2

In the template code, do a search for this: . It’s usually in the first 5-10 lines of code in your template near the top.

Step #3

Replace that bit of code with the following code:

Step #4

Save your template and go back to your blog. Click into any individual post and look at the page title.

All your blogger posts are now much better optimized to rank higher in Google. I’m not going to promise you a night and day difference but you’ve taken a step in the right direction. Now just go post unique high quality content so people searching Google will find your blog first!

How to remove a Trojan, Virus, Worm, or other Malware

2009-02-01T22:03:00.000-08:00

Dialers, Trojans, Viruses, and Worms Oh My!

If you use a computer, read the newspaper, or watch the news, you will know about computer viruses or other malware. These are those malicious programs that once they infect your machine will start causing havoc on your computer. What many people do not know is that there are many different types of infections that are categorized in the general category of Malware.

Malware - Malware is programming or files that are developed for the purpose of doing harm. Thus, malware includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, hijackers, and certain type of adware.

This article will focus on those malware that are considered viruses, trojans, worms, and viruses, though this information can be used to remove the other types of malware as well. We will not go into specific details about any one particular infection, but rather provide a broad overview of how these infections can be removed. For the most part these instructions should allow you to remove a good deal of infections, but there are some that need special steps to be removed and these won't be covered under this tutorial.

Before we continue it is important to understand the generic malware terms that you will be reading about.

Adware - A program that generates popups on your computer or displays advertisements. It is important to note that not all adware programs are necessarily considered malware. There are many legitimate programs that are given for free that display ads in their programs in order to generate revenue. As long as this information is provided up front then they are generally not considered malware.

Backdoor - A program that allows a remote user to execute commands and tasks on your computer without your permission. These types of programs are typically used to launch attacks on other computers, distribute copyrighted software or media, or hack other computers.

Dialler - A program that typically dials a premium rate number that has per minute charges over and above the typical call charge. These calls are with the intent of gaining access to pornographic material.

Hijackers - A program that attempts to hijack certain Internet functions like redirecting your start page to the hijacker's own start page, redirecting search queries to a undesired search engine, or replace search results from popular search engines with their own information.

Spyware - A program that monitors your activity or information on your computer and sends that information to a remote computer without your knowledge.

Trojan - A program that has been designed to appear innocent but has been intentionally designed to cause some malicious activity or to provide a backdoor to your system.

Virus - A program that when run, has the ability to self-replicate by infecting other programs and files on your computer. These programs can have many effects ranging from wiping your hard drive, displaying a joke in a small box, or doing nothing at all except to replicate itself. These types of infections tend to be localized to your computer and not have the ability to spread to another computer on their own. The word virus has incorrectly become a general term that encompasses trojans, worms, and viruses.

Worm - A program that when run, has the ability to spread to other computers on its own using either mass-mailing techniques to email addresses found on your computer or by using the Internet to infect a remote computer using known security holes.

How these infections start

Just like any program, in order for the program to work, it must be started. Malware programs are no different in this respect and must be started in some fashion in order to do what they were designed to do. For the most part these infections run by creating a configuration entry in the Windows Registry in order to make these programs start when your computer starts.

Unfortunately, though, in the Windows operating system are many different ways to make a program start which can make it difficult for the average computer user to find manually. Luckily for us, though, there are programs that allow us to cut through this confusion and see the various programs that are automatically starting when windows boots. The program we recommend for this, because its free and detailed, is Auto runs from Sysinternals.

When you run this program it will list all the various programs that start when your computer is booted into Windows. For the most part, the majority of these programs are safe and should be left alone unless you know what you are doing or know you do not need them to run at start up.

At this point, you should download autoruns and try it out. Just run the Autoruns.exe and look at all the programs that start automatically. Don't uncheck or delete anything at this point. Just examine the information to see an overview of the amount of programs that are starting automatically. When you feel comfortable with what you are seeing, move on to the next section.

How to remove these infections

We have finally arrived at the section you came here for. You are most likely reading this tutorial because you are infected with some sort of malware and want to remove it. With this knowledge that you are infected, it is also assumed that you examined the programs running on your computer and found one that does not look right. You did further research by checking that program against our Startup Database or by searching in Google and have learned that it is an infection and you now want to remove it.

If you have identified the particular program that is part of the malware, and you want to remove it, please follow these steps.

Download and extract the Autoruns program by Sysinternals to C:\Autoruns
Reboot into safe mode so that the malware is not started when you are doing these steps. Many malware monitor the keys that allow them to start and if they notice they have been removed, will automatically replace that startup key. For this reason booting into safe mode allows us to get past that defense in most cases.
Navigate to the C:\Autoruns folder you created in Step 1 and double-click on autoruns.exe.
When the program starts, click on the Options menu and enable the following options by clicking on them. This will place a checkmark next to each of these options.
1. Include empty locations
2. Verify Code Signatures
3. Hide Signed Microsoft Entries
Then press the F5 key on your keyboard to refresh the startups list using these new settings.
The program shows information about your startup entries in 8 different tabs. For the most part, the filename you are looking for will be found under the Logon or the Services tabs, but you should check all the other tabs to make sure they are not loading elsewhere as well. Click on each tab and look through the list for the filename that you want to remove. The filename will be found under the Image Path column. There may be more than one entry associated with the same file as it is common for malware to create multiple startup entries. It is important to note that many malware programs disguise themselves by using the same filenames as valid Microsoft files. it is therefore important to know exactly which file, and the folder they are in, that you want to remove.
Once you find the entry that is associated with the malware, you want to delete that entry so it will not start again on the next reboot. To do that right click on the entry and select delete. This startup entry will now be removed from the Registry.
Now that we made it so it will not start on boot up, you should delete the file using My Computer or Windows Explorer. If you can not see the file, it may be hidden. To allow you to see hidden files you can follow the steps for your operating system found in this tutorial:
When you are finished removing the malware entries from the Registry and deleting the files, reboot into normal mode as you will now be clean from the infection.

How to show hidden files in Windows

2009-02-01T22:01:00.000-08:00

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