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

Sunday, October 25, 2015

How To Create and Remember Strong Password



Number of Internet users is increasing rapidly around the whole world. Users need to give password on their computer, email, social media and others online account. And now many people know that giving a solid and strong password increases online security or the computer.

But it is very difficult to remember strong and secured passwords all time. That's why many people use simple passwords. Later on, these easy passwords allow hackers to disrupt online security. However, researchers have found a solution for that.

According to researchers, using a few words instead of difficult and strange characters can solve this problem. In addition, researchers have explained the simplest way to make passwords difficult.

Password remembering tips:
  • A known and common word can be chosen for a password.
  • Then he should change some letters of the word at will.
  • For example using "!" instead of "1" or "@" instead of "a". If your password is ‘maruti12’ then you can replace it by ‘m@ruti!2’.
  • Another way is to enter spaces or other characters inside the desired words.


Creating passwords by changing familiar words is easy to remember for anyone and it is not easy to break password by crackers or hackers.

These are some simple tips but effective for remembering strong password. You can try it!


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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Tips to Buy a Better Flash Drive or Pendrive


Flash drive or Pendrive is one of the most essential small hardware or stuff of the present technology day. Pendrive is used for exchanging various data, songs, videos. Many people keep their important data on pendrive, not on the computer. So it is desirable that this small but important device need to be of good quality.

But what we do when to buy computer, we never do it for a pen drive. Usually we buy it without any thinking. Most of the time, when buying a pen drive, users go to the market and buy it because of its capacity, color, size, exterior beauty and so on. That's not fair at all. The issues that need to be considered before buying a pen drive are very important.

It's best not to buy cheap Flash Drive:
There are many Flash drives available in the market which is relatively low price even after having the same specification as other expensive pendrive. But why? Because Pendrive is of the same quality specification, their components are different. You can buy a pendrive of huge storage for a low price, but in the long run, this device will not provide you good support.

All that Glittering is not gold:
Many pen drives looks beautiful, many are thin and small in size. If you think that thin devices are good and smart, then it is wrong. In many cases this is not true. Also after using the thin pendrive for a few days, the USB port on the computer becomes a bit loose. And because its components are very light, they quickly disappear. And as a small device, it's easy to get lost.

The lifespan of Flash drive is limited:
A Flash drive has an average of about 3 to 5 thousand writing cycles, and then there may be problems with this device at any time. However, there are many pendrive that are waste after writing less than 3,000 times and some pendrive exceeds 0.1 million of writing cycles. Even if you write on a pen drive twice a day in a normal life span as an accountant, it will work for more than four years. A good life span does not depend on brand. However, if you buy a good pendrive at a higher cost, then the life span is more likely.

Buy a tough and secure Flash Drive:
There are many Pen Drive technologies available in the markets that are quite robust. It is not a problem if they are lightly pressed or fall into the water. There are also pendrive that offers protection against data theft. However, if you are very worried about your data, the data should be encrypted before exchanging.

Buy pen drive that match with computer ports:
Suppose you brought a pendrive from the market of USB 3.0. But your computer's ports are all of USB 2.0. In that case you will not get the transfer rate of USB 3.0, you will get the speed of USB 2.0. And the USB 3.0 technology is capable of transferring data up to 100 mbps whereas an USB 2.0 can only transfer 15 mbps.

Keep in mind the above tips before buying any Flash drive or Pen drive. Hope you will get the benefits.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Set up Monitor Screen Resolution


The Computer Monitor or Laptop Screen can be set to different screen resolutions and different numbers of colors. For optimum viewing of web pages, the recommend monitor setting is at least 800 X 600 pixels with thousands of colors.

Screen Resolution
Many people think that, the means of Resolution is in terms of Photography or Television. In those media, resolution indicates picture sharpness.

But in the computer world, Screen Resolution means to the dimensions of the pixels displayed on the screen. The computer probably preset to a resolution of 800 X 600 pixels. That means that the monitor will display a screen that is 800 pixels wide and 600 pixels high. The Screen Resolution does not determine by the size of Monitor. But for bigger Monitor, larger Screen Resolution can be use.

For 14” or 15” Monitor à switch the resolution from 800 X 600 to 1024 X 768, depend upon the Graphics Card/ VGA Support. Everything will get smaller as the resolution increases because the monitor is displaying a larger number of pixels in the same screen space.

For viewing web pages generally high resolution is require for more web pages fit on the Screen. A larger resolution allows seeing more of the page without scrolling.
Here are few steps to fit Monitor Resolution (for Windows Users only):
  • Click Start > Control Panel


  • From Here double-click on the Display icon. Display Properties will appear.


  • Click on Settings Tab to see the current resolution. Here you can change the resolution depending on the Monitor size.
For 14” or 15” Monitor > 800 X 600 is recommended.
For 17” Monitor > 1024 X 768 is recommended.
For more than 17” > 1280 X 1024 or higher is recommended.

Screen Colors Quality:
The Number of Colors is also important. For designing professional graphics or a digital photography aficionado and have a computer loaded with memory, The recommended setting is -- 32 bit. Otherwise the Medium setting --16 bit or 64,000 colors is recommended. This is a practical resolution to use on the Web.


Shortcut Keys for Microsoft Windows | Tips for Windows – 2000, NT, XP, Vista:


Here is list of some common Shortcut Keys for Windows: 2000, NT, XP and Vista

Use at your own risk



Alt + Tab à Switch between open applications.

Alt + Shift + Tab à Switch backwards between open applications.

Alt + double-click à Display the properties of the object that double-click on.

 Ctrl + Tab à With an application that has multiple sub tabs/document windows, this switch between tabs.

Ctrl + Shift + Tab à Same as above but backwards.

Alt + Print Screen à Create a screen shot (image in clipboard) only for the active Program/Screen.

Print Screen à Create a screen shot (image in clipboard) for your entire desktop.

Ctrl + Alt + Del à Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager.

Ctrl + Esc à Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this brings up the Task Manager.

Alt + Esc à Switch between open applications on taskbar.

F1 à Activates help for current open application.

F2 à Renames selected Icon.

F3 à Starts find from desktop.

F4 à Opens the drive selection when browsing or pull the list of drive selections.

Alt + F4 à Closes Current open program.

Ctrl + F4 à Closes Window in Program.

F5 à Refresh.

F6 à Move cursor to different Windows Explorer panel.

F10 à Activates menu bar.

Shift + F10 à Simulates right-click on selected item.

Ctrl + Space bar à Drops down the window control menu.

Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) à Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer.

Alt + Enter à Opens properties window of selected icon or program.

Shift + Del à Permanent Delete - Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin.

Holding Shift at Startup à Boot safe mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting.

Holding Shift à When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.

Enter à Activates the highlighted program.

Alt + Down arrow à Display all available options on drop down menu.

* (on the keypad) à Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer.

+ (on the keypad) à Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.

- (on the keypad) à Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer


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Use Screensavers to prevent Unnecessary Phosphors Glow:


The main purpose of using Screensavers in Computer Monitor was to protect burning of Phosphors.

Early monitors had problems with the same image being displayed over and over for long periods of time.

The phosphors, used to make the pixels in the monitor display, it glows at a constant rate, for such a long period of time that they could cause harm of discolor the glass surface of the monitor.



This Discoloration of the Monitor could be visible as a faint image overlaying whatever else was shown on the screen. Today due to the Advances in Display technology, the creation of energy-saver monitors have virtually eliminated the need of screensavers.

Entertainment is the most common reason for use Screensavers, they just look good. However, Some Screensavers can also use for security; these can be set up with a password so that when anyone walk away from the computer and know it is safe.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

How to Change Windows XP login password


This tip shows how to change Login Prompt in Windows XP with “Local Account”. It can only apply for local user accounts.

Just follow the simple steps bellow:

  • From Desktop, Click on "Start" -> "Run".
  • Then type in "control userpasswords2" and press Enter.



  • The "User Accounts" dialogue box will appear. Press "Alt + Ctrl + Del".
  • Click "Change Password".
  • A "change password" Dialogue box will appear. Type your "Old Password" once and type your "New Password" twice.
  • Click "Ok".


* Use this trick at your own risks


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Disable Windows XP Login Prompt for Password

How to Disable Windows XP login prompt for password


This tip shows how to disable the Login Prompt in Windows XP with “Local Account”. It can only apply for local user accounts.

It allows User to bypass the login prompt on Windows XP startup and go straight to the desktop without login.

Just follow the simple steps bellow:
  • From Desktop, Click on "Start" > "Run".
  • Then type in "control userpasswords2" and press Enter.


  • Uncheck the box for "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer."

  • Click "Apply" and "Ok".
Use this trick at your own risks

Enjoy!


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Disable or Turn Off AutoRun in Windows
Hiding Icons on the System Tray
Changing Windows XP Login Password

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Hiding Icons on the System Tray


In the System Tray there are usually several icons.

If you want to hide those icons from your System Tray,

Just follow these steps to hide them:

  1. Click Start -> Run.
  2. Type "regedit" and press Enter.
  3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Current Version -> Policies -> Explorer.
  4. On the right window of registry editor, right-click on the empty space.
  5. Choose New -> DWORD Value.
  6. Type the value name "NoTrayItemsDisplay" and press Enter.
  7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
  8. On the Value Data type the number "1" to hide the icons.
  9. Press OK.
  10. Restart Computer.

Enjoy!



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Monday, April 13, 2009

Download YouTube Video | EASY Way



Adding pwn:
  • View a video on YouTube.
  • In the URL location box, type pwn in front of youtube, and press enter.
  • Look at the Figure bellow:
Before type pwn:


After type pwn:

  • Get links to download the video.
  • Click on Download Standard Quality Video (FLV). Or Click on Download High Quality Vide (MP4).


• Adding pwn:
  • View a video on YouTube.
  • In the URL location box, type kiss in front of youtube, and press enter.
  • Look at the Figure bellow:
Before type kiss:

After type kiss:
  • Get links to download the video. Enter youtube URL and click Go.
  • Look at the Figure bellow:

You can download FLV Player (FLV Files) or QuickTime Player (MP4 Files) form the following Links:


FLV Player Download Link: https://www.applian.com/flvplayer/

QuickTime Player Download Link: www.apple.com/



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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Sign up for a FaceBook Account


  • On the right hand side of the page there's a green button with “Sign Up” on it, go ahead and click it.
  • On the next page it will ask for name, email and various pieces of information simply fill it out and click the “Sign up Now” button.
  • After doing step 3, Facebook will send a confirmation email to email account you used to register.
  • In order to access your Facebook account you will simply need to click the activation link in this email and then you are ready to sign into your new FaceBook account.



Enjoy !