Some useful Keyboard shortcuts

CTRL+X - Cut
CTRL+V - Paste
CTRL+Z - Undo
DELETE - Delete
SHIFT+DELETE - Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
CTRL while dragging an item - Copy the selected item
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item- Create a shortcut to the selected item
F2 key - Rename the selected item
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+LEFT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL+DOWN ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL+UP ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Highlight a block of text
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
CTRL+A - Select all
F3 key - Search for a file or a folder
ALT+ENTER - View the properties for the selected item
ALT+F4 - Close the active item, or quit the active program
ALT+SPACEBAR - Open the shortcut menu for the active window
CTRL+F4 - Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
ALT+TAB - Switch between the open items
ALT+ESC - Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
F6 key - Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F4 key - Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
SHIFT+F10 - Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name - Display the corresponding menu
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu - Perform the corresponding command
F10 key - Activate the menu bar in the active program
F5 key Update the active window
BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
ESC - Cancel the current task
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive - Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
CTRL+TAB - Move forward through the tabs
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB - Move backward through the tabs
TAB (press continuously) - Move forward through the options
SHIFT+TAB - Move backward through the options
SPACEBAR - Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box

Tips to keep your computer Spyware free

1. Update Windows immediately. In the Windows Security Center in the Control Panel turn on automatic download and installation for updates. Unless the computer came with a third party security suite or firewall, turn on the Windows XP firewall.

2. Update the pre-installed antivirus definitions and other security apps. Set them to auto update.

3. Download and install an alternative browser like Firefox or Opera.

4. Lockdown Internet Explorer. Yes, do it even if you use a different browser.

5. Install at least two anti-spyware apps. My top two recommended free apps are Spyware Doctor and Microsoft AntiSpyware. Update definitions for both and turn on active protection.

6. Install some free protective programs like SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard from Javacool Software.

7. Surf safe. don,t go into sites you don't trust or sites which just pops up

8. If your computer gets infected run scan on Spyware doctor. and remove the spyware

9. If you can't do it contact your local system mechanic or what ever you call him.

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.