Many times in schools, colleges & offices surfing some sites like orkut,etc are banned !To overcome this you can unblock these or block some other websites and play pranks !Do The Following :For eg you want to block www.xyz.com !* Open the folder C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc* There you will find a file named HOSTS* Click on the file and press SHIFT and now right click on it .* From the right
Surf The Blocked Websites !
Are you frustrated because you are not able to visit your favorite websites in your school or college ?Well, no problem the remedy comes here !Below are the list of various sites from which you can surf the blocked websites !http://kproxy.com (Best For Orkut !)http://backfox.comhttp://atunnel.comhttp://calculatepie.comhttp://www.stupidcensorship.com http://www.vmathpie.com http://
Hibernate Your XP !
Hey your Windows XP has a very good but hidden feature !Trick Advantage :You can leave your work in between and shutdown the PC and resume it next time as it is !Even I switched off my PC while writing this article and when I reopened it I resumed my article from where i left !When you want to stop your work and shutdown(Keeping your programs open)Do The Following :1. Click start>Turn Off
Use Notepad As A Diary !
Ever wanted to maintain a diary on your PC ?Now, you can do it without the use of a software !USE NOTEPAD !Do The Following :1. Open Notepad2. Type : .LOG3. Save it with any name say 'Diary'4. Open Diary.txt again.Wow you see today's date and time, so start writing your Diary !
Scare Your Friend With Auto Shutdown !
Just enjoy the video : -------------------OR-------------------Read the following : 1. Right click on desktop>select New>shortcut2. In the shortcut window type : shutdown -s -t 60 -c "the message you want to display"3. Select Next4. Name it anything.Now, double click it !Scared ???Nothing happened !Remedy : 1. Go to start>Run2. Type : shutdown -a3. Hit EnterOh! You are rescued !
Wow Notepad Knew About 9/11/2001 !
Amazing thing but true , Notepad knew about 9/11/2001 !The flight number which hit the WTC in New York was Q33N !See it yourself :1. Open Notepad2. Type : Q33N3. Now, go to Format menu4. Choose Font.5. Now, change the size to '72'6. Now, change the font to 'Wingdings'7. See what is displayed !Isn't it amazing !
Error In Notepad !
Do the following : 1. Open Notepad.2. Type : bush hid the facts3. Save it !4. Open it again !Wow !You got an error !Reason : The sentence you type is a 4-3-3-5 combination, which is not valid in UNICODE which is used to make notepad !
Lock Your Folders !
You can lock and unlock your folder with this simple trick !Thanks to http://pcremix.blogspot.com/Procedure :1. Make a folder on the desktop and name it as "folder"2. Now, open notepad and write ren folder folder.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} and now (Notepad Menu) File>save as.3. In the 'save as' name it as lock.bat and click save ! (Save it on Desktop)4. Now, again open notepad again
Scare your friends with this fake virus !
This is a simple program that will scare your friends easily !This will not harm your computer at all !Download the file and have fun !Download Here
Useful Symbols For MS Office !
These Symbols can be used in MS Word, Excel,etc.For � : Alt+0169For � : Alt+0174For � : Alt+0153For � : Alt+0155For � : Alt+0134For � : Alt+0248For � : Alt+0164For � : Alt+0171For � : Alt+0176For � : Alt+0177For � : Alt+0178For � : Alt+0179For � : Alt+0181For � : Alt+0182For � : Alt+0185For � : Alt+0187For � : Alt+0188For � : Alt+0189For � : Alt+0190For � : Alt+0197For � : Alt+0215For � : Alt+
Win Any Freecel Game !
You Need : Windows XPFor this while playing the game :Press Ctrl+Shift+F10This will pop a message box , from it choose Abort and then double click any card !You will Win The Game !
Google Search Tips !
You can make your search more efficient by learning some search basics !Try these tips :1. Use Of '+' sign : This ensures that the results returned to you will definatly consist of the word following the '+' sign. For Eg :Search: reviews of +iPhone and iPodThis will show results containing the word reviews or iPod but the results will definatly consist of iPhone !2. Use Of '-' sign :Using '-'
You Can't Do It !
You can not make any folder named any of the following :CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, LPT9And many more...Reason :This is because these are windows inbuilt 'Reserved Device Names' .Just avoid these words and name anything else !
Trick To Create Table In Word !
To create a table in Ms Word you can use this shortcut !>> Just type : +======+=====+====+===+==+=+>> And simply hit 'Enter' !>> You will see that the text changes to a table. Here, the number '=' represent the number of characters in each cell !>> Just it makes your work easy and fast !
Internet Explorer 7 Keyboard Shortcuts !
Internet Explorer 7 is full of many new features .On the internet it has its reputation as Firefox killer !Featuring : Tab Scrolling , Web Search Box , More Speed, etc.Keyboard Shortcuts : CTRL+click (Open links in a new tab in the background)CTRL+SHIFT+click (Open links in a new tab in the foreground)CTRL+T (Open a new tab in the foreground)ALT+ENTER (Open a new tab from the Address bar)CTRL+Q (
A Temprary Microphone !
Do you know ?There is an interesting fact about Headphones i.e. they can also be used as a microphone !Technically :There is not much difference between the circuits of a Microphone and a Headphone , just the headphone is designed to spread voice and an microphone to capture the voice !Working : So if you connect the headphone in the microphone slot of your computer, you could use it as a
Car Keys Inside The Car !!!
Have you ever locked your car keys inside the car ?This is a very frustating event in which you can't blame anyone !Well the solution come here : If you have remote control car lock system in your keychain (Very Common These Days), you are saved !** Just call some one at home at his/her cell phone and ask for the duplicate keys to someone at home. ** Now, as usual the key chain of duplicate key
Passenger Elevator Trick !
This is usefull for those who often use elevators !When we press the floor no. button on the panel lift start moving. But if someone on the next floor calls the lift the lift stop for them, this could be very irritating in rush hours !Now, if you Press the Floor No. Button and the Close Door Button both at same time then the elevator would not stop for any one in the way and will stop directly on
Doggy Sound In Acrobat Reader
You need: Acrobat Reader 4.0Do the following :1. Open up Acrobat Reader.2. Choose Help, About Plug-ins, Acrobat Forms.3. Hold down Control-Alt-Shift and click the Credits button.4. You should hear a dog bark, the button face will change to say "woof," and the Adobe logo will turn into a dog paw.
Espionage in Excel
You need: Excel 2000 and DirectXDo the following : 1. Open a new worksheet in Excel 2000.2. Select File, Save as Web Page.3. Select Publish and check the box marked Add interactivity with.4. Save the file as spy.html. Be sure to note the folder you saved the file in.5. Load Internet Explorer, and choose File, Open and locate spy.html. The spreadsheet should appear in the middle of the page.6.
Freecell Winner
You need: Windows 95 or Windows 98Do the following : 1. Choose Start, Programs, Accessories, Games and open FreeCell.2. Press F3 and enter either -1 or -2 into the dialog box.3. Click OK.4. Win at FreeCell in no time at all.
Name The Volcanoes
You need: Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second EditionDo the following : 1. Select Start, Settings, Control Panel and launch Display.2. Choose the Screen Saver tab.3. Select 3D Text in the Screen Saver drop-down list and click Settings.4. In the Display Text box, type volcano.5. Now, Preview the screensaver , you will see the names of various volcanos displayed !
AOL Surprise
You need: AOL version 5.0 or HigherDo the following : 1. Turn up your sound a bit.2. Within your AOL program, go to the AOL keyword search field.3. Type aol://1391:43-52114.4. Watch a little box pop up on your screen that shows you something very cute. It will wave to you.
Mysterious Text !
You need: Microsoft Word 97, 2000, or Word 2002Do the following : 1. Word, select Tools, AutoCorrect. In the dialog box that appears, is the Replace text as you type box checked? If it isn't, check that box. Now you're ready to go.2. Open a new document and type =rand().3. Press Enter.4. Watch the sequence of sentences appear, feel a chuckle coming on, and try to make sense of the repetitive text
MSword Animation
You need: Word 2000Do the following : 1. Open a new Word 2000 document.2. Type Bill Ggates3. Choose Help, Show the Office Assistant.4. You need to get Rocky(The Dog).If you don't have Rocky as your default, right-click on the assistant icon, highlight Choose Assistant, and click Next until Rocky shows up. (You may need to insert your Office 2000 CD at this point.)5. Run Word's spelling checker by
Windows 98 Credits With Music
You need: Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second EditionDo the following :1. Using your mouse, right-click an empty spot on your Windows desktop.2. Select New, Shortcut.3. Select Browse and find the C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Welcome folder.4. Select Weldata.exe by double-clicking the file. The file name will appear at the end of your shortcut's command line.5. Click Next.6. Click Finish to
Pop Up Banner On " Start Up "
This Trick pops up a Message Box on Start Up !** You Must Have Administrator Priviledges !Start>Runtype: regeditThis will open the ' Registry Editor ' !Now,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogonNow, on the right hand side :Right Click>New>String ValueName it : LegalNoticeCaptionNow, double click it and in value data feild write the text that you want in the title of
Single Click ' Shut Down ' !
Shutting Down Windows Working : Actually, shutting down means closing all the applications running on the computer, even the operating system. For this an shut down application is meant. When you traditionally shut down your pc (Start>Turn Off Computer>Turn Off) it actually runs this shut down application.So, creating a shortcut to this application will do the job !On the Desktop, Right Click>New
