Orkut Tips and tricks -Part III

Star trick:-
Try & # 9 7 3 3 in your scrap book ,without the spaces, editor box above your Scraps and Write Your Message

Voila!! a STAR comes up Before ur Message.

Invisible name :-
1) Click on edit profile and tape the place where your name is written
2) Type ALT + 0173 in your first name and last name. (i.e. Type 0173 while pressing the ALT key of your keyboard.)
3) Click on Update and see the magic

Hindi sraps:-
Right click on the link below n open it in a new window !

http://www.technoarea.org/hindi/hindi.html

In the site write the hindi message you want to send in english. you can also view the message as you type it. then copy it and past it in the scrap book of your friend. you can also put your profile name in hindi using this. alos there is a keymap to guide you.check it out.

Sending links:-
when you try to send links to your friends a word verification pops up.

You can bypass this word verification while sending links by this trick. The simple logic is you make the link 'dead'. All you have to do is to just change http to hTTp (two capital T's) and www to wWw. Now the link will be dead and bypass the word verification.

Orkut Tipsand tricks -Part II

Want to play a trick on your friend? just put in the following links in his/her profile.Simply copy and paste the links. if you click on th links and go on netdisaster.com you can change the setting in the links below. there are lot of options to chose from. for example in the worst profile link i have used tomato's. if you go to the change it to cowdung and many more. try it. its fun

Worst Profile On Orkut

http://www.netdisaster.com/go.php?mode=tomato&url=http://www.orkut.com

Best Profile

http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx???2pid=0031517960896443124

Best Album

http://www.orkut.com/AlbumView.aspx?2uid=003492118394569816

Best Scrapbook

http://www.orkut.com/Scrapbook.aspx?2uid=00684921926003

Want to play a few more tricks. Try mirror links.These links if clicked redirects the person who clicked to his/her profile..
You can use these in Your Profile like :MY best frnd" and any one who clicks on these links u define will see hes/her own profile. just copy these links in their scrap book and impress them with comments like "profile of my best friend","scrapbook of my besft friend" etc.


this will give out the profile:

http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx???2pid=11731517960896443124

this will give out the Album :

http://www.orkut.com/AlbumView.aspx?2uid=3492118394569816171

this will give out the Scrapbook :

http://www.orkut.com/Scrapbook.aspx?2uid=6849219260034274333

Google search tips- for better searching

We all live in Google. It's more than merely the one of the best search sites on the planet; it has become a constellation of sites and services, from desktop applications to Internet-based applications and destinations, and it's even branching out into offering free Wi-Fi service.
In short, Google is its own universe—and like the universe after the Big Bang, it's constantly expanding. But as it expands the content of information in it increases. So when you search for a particular item a large number of references pop up, some of which may be totally useless to you. So for utilizing Google to its maximum use the following tips: -

1) Include and Exclude search items: -
If you want to search for some thing and want to search for something just include the item in your search add the '+" sign before the item you want to put a connection to.
eg: -if you want to search for apple(fruit) in Google, you will get many references. But most will be dominated by apple computers and all. to refine it put it as
apple +fruit
you will get a better search result

excluding the item is the same way as above. just put the '-' sign in from of the item you want to exclude from the search result

2) Pipe operator:- Google also understands a logical OR, as long as it is in caps. This means you can search for a hotel in Leeds OR Bradford, for example. It is very useful when people, places or things have alternative or variable spellings: [outsourcing bombay OR mumbai]. The OR command can be shortened to a vertical bar (|), as in [outsourcing bombay | mumbai]. Thus if you search for [~food], Google also searches for cooking, cuisine, nutrition, recipes and restaurants.

3) Quotes:- if you want to search for good boy Google will give out all pages with good and boy even if the words are unconnected. but to refine the results use the ' " ' operator. for example "good boy" will give you results of good boy only.

4) Similar terms:- Use the "~" symbol to return similar terms. [~dumb little man -dumb] will get you pages that contain "funny little man" and "stupid little man" but not "dumb little man". Thus if you search for [~food], Google also searches for cooking, cuisine, nutrition, recipes and restaurants.

5) Wildcard operator :- The "*" symbol is a wildcard. This is useful if you're trying to find the lyrics to a song, but can't remember the exact lyrics. [i * that way] will return the Backstreet Boys song you're looking for. It's also useful for finding stuff only in certain domains like using it in "*.edu".

6) Definitions:- Use the "define:" operator to get a quick definition. [define:dumb] will give you a whole host of definitions from different sources, with links.

7) Calculator: - One of the handiest uses of Google, type in a quick calculation in the search box and get an answer. It's faster than calling up your computer's calculator in most cases. Use the +, -, *, / symbols and parentheses to do a simple equation.

8) Number range:- This little-known feature searches for a range of numbers. For example, ["eplchampions 2002..2007] will return lists of champions of epl each of the years from 2002 to 2007 (note the there are only two periods between the two numbers).

9) Site operator:-Use the "site:" operator to search only within a certain website. [site:espnstar.com football] will search for the term "football" only within this site.

10) Link operator: The "link:" operator will find pages that link to a specific URL. You can use this not only for a main URL but even to a specific page. Not all links to an URL are listed, however.

11) Music and Movies:- The "music:" operator returns content related to music only. similarly you can try for movies ans shows.

12) Unit converter:- Use Google for a quick conversion, from yards to meters for example, or different currency: [22 yards in meters]

13) File types:- If you just want to search for .PDF files, or Word documents, or Excel spreadsheets, for example, use the "filetype:" operator.

14) Location of term:- By default, Google searches for your term throughout a web page. But if you just want it to search certain locations, you can use operators such as "inurl:", "intitle:", "intext:", and "inanchor:". Those search for a term only within the URL, the title,
the body text, and the anchor text (the text used to describe a link).
for example : intitle:"index.of"(filetype|fyletype)Filename

15) Google specific searches:- Instead of searching for a term across all pages on the web, search within a specialized field. Google has a number of specific searches, allowing you to search within blogs, news, books, and much more:

o Blog Search
o Book Search
o Scholar
o Catalogs
o Code Search
o Directory
o Finance
o Images
o Local/Maps
o News
o Patent Search
o Product Search
o Video

16) Advanced search:- Last but not least. If you can't remember any of these operators, you can always use Google's advanced search. This can be helpful if you don't remember the operators.

Try these tips out and make the time you spend for hunting information in Google shorter. Happy hunting.

Orkut tips and tricks- Part 1

Press alt key and d following 4rm num pad ...
alt + 987 - █
alt + 1 - ☺
alt + 2 - ☻
alt + 3 - ♥
alt + 4 - ♦
alt + 5 - ♣
alt + 6 - ♠
alt + 7 - •
alt + 8 - ◘
alt + 9 - ○
alt + 0178 - ²
alt + 0489 - é
alt + 0756 - ô
alt + 0742 - æ
alt + 0719 - Ï
alt + 0739 - ã
alt + 0729 - Ù
The same way many combinations can be tried..
keep trying it and if you find any thing interesting do leave me a comment


Blank scrap

1) Open any scrapbook.
2) Write [i] in the scrapbook.
3) Do NOT write anything else in the scrapbook, and submit the scrap.
That's all.
NOTE:
You can also use [b] tag instead of [i] tag
You can also use this method to post a blank entry in any community forum.

Mass scrapping...scrapping all friends at once

if you want to scrap all friends at once and save time just get a Firefox Addon . You can get the addon at the link below.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748

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Mirror message

For writing mirror scrap, follow the steps:


1.Type the text in the scrapbook or any text box.

2.Type (& # 8 2 3 8) without spaces before the message in the text box.

3.Now ENTER.

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For making your name invisible follow the steps:

1) Click on edit profile
2) Type ALT + 0173 in your first name and last name. (i.e. Type 0173 while pressing the ALT key of your keyboard.)
3) Click on Update

Try these tricks..I'll be putting in more.So wait and watch

Password Protection

Want to protect your password and protect your id from getting hacked....Here are some tips to to protect your password.

• Never write down your password- Take note and never write down your password on a piece of paper or save it in a file onto your hard disk.We never realize how many pieces of paper dominate our computer desk space.If you do so anybody can read it and your id can be easily hacked.
• Don't give your password to anyone for accessing your account,even to your close friends for that matter. and also don't give your password to websites you think are questionable.
• Be choosy while keeping your password. Don't keep the same thing as your id as your password. and also don't keep a password that can be easily guessed by other people.
• Try to use different cases, numbers and also symbols in your password so that i can't be cracked using BRUTE FORCE cracking(the most successful method of password cracking)
• Never use the same password for more than one id. So that in case your one id is screwed you atleast have your second id.
• If you have problem remembering the passwords for different id's use Firefox. It savs your passwords and your id when you enter it in a site. So if you forget your password just open the Mozzila Firefox options and check it there.
• If possible change your passwords once in atleast 2 monts so that you can ensure the safety of your login id.

Implement these tips and reduce the chances of being hacked.

Yahoo Messenger Tips

Almost all of us use yahoo messenger very frequently or daily in our day to day life but most of us never go for productivity shortcuts being provided in order to increase our productivity. I am telling you that using shortcuts greatly reduces your time taken for doing a particular operation.

So i am going to list some of the coolest keyboard shortcuts which will make you more productive with yahoo messenger.

The keyboard shortcuts used to activate menus in Yahoo! Messenger -

• Activate “Messenger” menu = Alt + C
• Activate “View” menu = Alt + V
• Activate “Contacts” menu = Alt + C
• Activate “Help” menu = Alt + H

The menus contain lists of functions. The keyboard shortcuts to operate these functions are -

• Add a Contact = Ctrl + Shift + A
• Change My Display Image = Ctl + Shift + K
• Close = Ctrl + Q
• Find Contacts in Address Book = Ctrl + F
• Messenger Help = F1
• “Online Presence” = Ctrl + Shift + S (You can only use this when a name is selected within your Messenger list. It basically enables you to alter it so that a particular person sees you as being offline even when you’re online to everyone else.)
• Place a Call = Ctrl + L (This will launch BT communicator)
• Preferences = Ctrl + Shift + P
• Refresh = Ctrl + R
• Send an Instant Message = Ctrl + M (this opens the “message compose” window)
• Send a Text Message = Ctrl + T
• Send an Email = Ctrl + Y
• Sign Out = Ctrl + D
• Toggle between “Messenger List” and “Address Book” in the main screen = Ctrl + Tab
• Toggle between showing all contacts and only showing those contacts that are currently online = Ctrl + H

Enjoy yahoo working with these shortcuts on yahoo messenger and see how your usage time decreases greatly.Now no need to waste time chasing your mouse. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!

Control windows using your keyboard

If you like to keep many windows open while you work (or play) on your computer, you'll appreciate knowing these keyboard shortcuts. You can quickly switch between your Web browser, e-mail, instant message windows, and other programs without taking your hands off the keyboard.

Action	Shortcut
Minimize a window to your taskbar	ALT, SPACEBAR, N
Maximize a window so it takes up your whole desktop	ALT, SPACEBAR, X
Restore a window so it's visible but doesn't take up your whole desktop	ALT, SPACEBAR, R
Close a window	ALT+F4
Switch to the last window you had open	ALT+TAB
Switch to any window	Hold down the ALT key, and press TAB until the window you want is active

Programs often start up in a "restored" state, where the window takes up only part of the screen. To maximize the window so that it takes up the entire screen, press the ALT key, press the SPACEBAR, and then press X. This will feel natural after you do it a few times, and you will feel much more efficient while using your computer.

So try out this keyboard tips to make you work more efficient and fast. Using the keyboard saves lots of time and save the time consumed by you spend to find your mouse.