Showing posts with label Tips and Tricks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tips and Tricks. Show all posts

28 September 2010

Creating a Private Folder in Windows Without Using a Software

Sometimes, folder needs to be unseen by other. But how can we create a private folder without a password tool software ? Here are steps for creating a private folder and you can lock the folder with your password (without using a software).

1. Open the Notepad in Windows, copy and paste the code below :


cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder PrivateFolder
if EXIST “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST PrivateFolder goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Do You want to lock Your PrivateFolder ? (Y/N)
set/p “cho=>”
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Select Y or N.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren PrivateFolder “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
attrib +h +s “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
echo PrivateFolder Locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter Password
set/p “pass=>”
if NOT %pass%== enterpassword goto FAIL
attrib -h -s “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
ren “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” PrivateFolder
echo PrivateFolder Opened
goto End
:FAIL
echo Wrong Password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md PrivateFolder
echo PrivateFolder successfully created
goto End
:End

2. Change the text of “enterpassword” with the password you want.

3. Save As the file with the name of locking.bat on your desktop

4. Click the locking.bat ( it will generate a folder with he name of “PrivateFolder” )

5. Click the file and select “Y” to lock the folder.

6. To Open the Folder click the file again and enter the password.

Good Luck.

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Finding Names in Social Networking Sites with Google

If you want to find someone’s name on social networking sites like Facebook, Friendster, Hi5, Myspace and Twitter without being entered first in each of those sites, then you can use google search engine.

By using some specific keywords, you can very easily search by using google to find your friends at social network sites (Social Networking).

Here are some keywords to find your friends on social networking sites by using google :



1. Looking for someone’s name on Facebook
intitle: “name you wish to search ” site: facebook.com

2. Looking for someone’s name on Friendster
intitle: “name you wish to search” site: profiles.friendster.com

3. Looking for someone’s name on Hi5
intitle: “name you wish to search” site: hi5.com

4. Looking for someone’s name on Myspace
intitle: “the name you’re searching for” “on MySpace” site: myspace.com

5. Looking for someone’s name on Twitter
intitle: “the name you’re searching for” “on Twitter” site: twitter.com


Good Luck.

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27 September 2010

Various Tips of Cleaning or Repairing a Scratched Cd and Dvd Disc

The old CD or DVD Disc sometimes was damaged on its surface such as a scratched. So it is hard to be read again. Before performing to repair CD or DVD Disc, check the condition of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM/RW first. Is it still good or not? Because the old CD-ROM or DVD-ROM/ RW reading ability will be reduced, especially if it was very often used, it might be difficult to read the disc. To ensure this condition try at some other computer.

Here are various ways to make a CD or DVD Disc that are damaged can be read again by using: toothpaste, Vaseline, or with Banana and its skin.


Cleaning a scratched CD / DVD with Toothpaste :
Almost everyone has a toothpaste, perhaps this way was needed to try first.

1. Prepare a scratched CD or DVD Disc.
2. Prepare the cloth, cotton or soft tissue.
3. Take a toothpaste, dab on a cloth and rubbed on the surface of CD or DVD Disc.
4. Rub gently and repeatedly until the scratched diminished or disappeared.
5. When finished, clean with water and then ready to test.

Cleaning with Vaseline
The trick is similar to toothpaste. Use a soft cloth and dab Vaseline on the cloth then wipe the surface of a scratched CD or DVD Disc, repeat until the scratched missing or looks clean.

Cleaning with Banana
1. Take a banana, peel and rub it on the surface of CD or DVD Disc s in a circle.
2. Wipe with a banana skin. Part of wax in the banana skin will help restore and clean the surface of CD or DVD Disc.
3. Take a clean and soft cloth then wipe the Disc in circular motion and light pressure for 3 to 4 minutes.
4. When finished, clean with the glass cleaner if any. And it is ready to test.

Good Luck.
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19 August 2010

Tips to Take Care Your Laptop

Currently laptop is important tool for working. Perhaps we always carry the laptop everywhere. Therefore, we must take care and keep it to always clean and comfortable to use.

Here are some Tips to take care the Laptop :

1. Do not bring a beverage or liquid near the laptop. If They spilled into the laptop it caused of broken components inside.

2. Do not put the laptop close to the source of magnetic field, such as TV, Speaker Active, Radio Tape, or phone. Magnetic field will affect the laptop components, especially the hard drive.



3. If you bring the laptop, put it into a special bag. Laptop bag is special, it was designed in order to protect the laptop from scratched with any objects around and can reduce a small shocks. You should better clean the laptop case with a special cloth that can be purchased at computer stores.

4. Do not move the laptop while still alive. The active Laptops means that the hard drive is working also. If you move the laptop the hard drive can scratch the cylinder head so that could be fatal to the hard drive.

5. Use the stabilizer. When you use the electricity directly, be sure to use stabilizer or UPS to anticipate the up and down of the electric voltage.

6. Put the laptop into a horizontal position not to side or diagonal position. If you put the laptop in wrong position it is not ergonomic and causes the hard drive in bad position also.

7. Shutdown the laptop properly. If possible, do not ever turn off the laptop by removing power / battery. Electrical power can cause the fatal of hard disk problems.

8. Store the laptop in a place with temperatures not too extreme. Never leave a laptop in the parked car or while the engine car is alive.

9. Do not put the laptop on a soft surface that the laptop seems to be sink, this situation makes the laptop more heat quickly. Avoid not to place the laptop notebook in a dusty or a dirty, because the laptop cooling fan sucks the Air to freeze the laptop.

10. Clean its LCD screen with a soft cloth and dry. Wipe the LCD softly, do not press too hard and one direction only. Do not touch it with wet fingers or pressing too hard.

11. Clean the keyboard with a vacuum cleaner or with the air spray which not too hard between sidelines of a button. Do not knock or shake the keyboard too hard.

12. Be careful when opening or closing the laptop screen. Between LCD with the CPU there is a hinge function for the LCD can move freely according to the slope and distance of view we want. And when opening or closing the LCD, do not be in hurry, it causes to the broken hinges.

13. Treat the battery correctly. Especially for the first time battery you should fully filled and emptied in three time and it applies also to the old battery is stored or not used for weeks. If using a battery Ni-MH type, you need to clear every week or every month. If you plan to keep the laptop in the long term you should remove the battery from the laptop.Do not let the battery attached when using the notebook for too long while in charging. Get used to charge the battery while the laptop off.


Good Luck.

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Tips for Handling If The Ram Not Working

RAM (Random Access Memory) is one of the main components to run the computer system. When RAM broken then the computer system will not work. Consider the following tips to repair of defective RAM.

Here are steps to repair the defective RAM :

1. Clean the RAM by rubbing on the memory pins with the cleaning cloth. You may also give a little thinners to clean the dust, and the cloth friction will also be fishing the ions on the memory pins to be stimulated and the conductor will be more active also.


2. Pointing The Avometer to the Ohm scale (to measure barriers), you may choose in the free position of 1K, 10K, 100K.

3. Take the negative needle or negative pin (-) Avometer (Usually in black cable) and then stick to one of pin or memory leg. For The positive needle (usually in red cable) friction it to the set of IC legs or memory chipset. When the memory has 8 pieces of ICs then friction the positive needle (+) to the all legs of the 8 ICs.

4. Done. Install the RAM back to slot on the Mainboard.

Good Luck.


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