tweak'n with iHack. . .

Create self-extracting package!

2009-08-06T21:45:00.001+05:30

Create self-extracting/self-installing package with built-in Windows tool! Run iexpress & follow the wizard. : )

Mobile downloads!

2009-08-06T21:44:00.001+05:30

For exclusive mobile contents, visit

http://spicyfm.com

Download free ringtones, videos, songs, themes, softwares, games n more!

Mail forwarding!

2009-08-06T21:42:00.002+05:30

Set up mail forwarding to your mobile's message inbox for free! Visit

http://m3m.in
http://gooseberry.in

& follow the instructions! : )

Disposable e-mail ids!

2009-08-06T21:39:00.002+05:30

Create e-mail ids without even signing up! Let them eat the spam! Visit

http://mailinator.com

& get your e-mail id! Save your inbox from spamming! : )

DJ remix!

2009-08-06T21:38:00.001+05:30

Download DJ songs remix for free! Visit

http://djdownload.com
http://make4fun.com
http://djmaza.com
http://musicplug.in

Enjoy! : )

Disable autoplay temporarily!

2009-08-06T21:37:00.000+05:30

To disable autoplay temporarily, keep holding the Shift key while you insert the CD. Done! : )

Remote desktop sharing!

2009-08-06T21:34:00.003+05:30

Try remote desktop sharing with friends! Control your friend's desktop sitting back at your home! Visit

http://yuuguu.com

& download the free client. You require a broadband connection for effective sharing!

Change messenger skin!

2009-08-06T21:30:00.002+05:30

Change Windows Messenger's default skin to image of your choice! Go to

C:\Program Files\messenger

& replace lvback.gif with an image that you wish to appear. Open messenger & wowwwww..... : )

IP tracking!

2009-08-06T21:23:00.003+05:30

Know your IP address, ISP & other related details with one of the best IP locators! Visit
http://aruljohn.com

The site provides IP address tracking, US telephone tracking, web server tracking & many other interesting tools. Check it out guys! : )

Locking workstation!

2009-08-06T21:12:00.005+05:30

Leaving your PC in a hurry...? And you don't wanna log off...? Create shortcut to lock your PC! Right click on desktop & select New Shortcut. In the Create Shortcut Wizard location text box, type

rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Click Next, give a name(something like Lock Workstation) for the shortcut & click Finish. Choose a suitable icon by right clicking on it & navigating to its Properties. Padlock icon is my personal choice! : )

Change webpage font size on the fly!

2009-08-06T21:06:00.003+05:30

If your mouse has a thumbwheel to scroll, you can change the font size by pressing & holding Ctrl key & scrolling up/down! Easy huh...? : )

The same trick works with any page (like Windows explorer window or desktop) in Windows Vista! You get about 20 different font size!

Remove Shared Documents folder!

2009-08-06T21:00:00.003+05:30

Remove Shared Documents folder from My Computer! Run regedit & navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/MyComputer/NameSpace/DelegateFolders/

You can see a subkey in the name {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}

Right click on it & delete! It's gone now!! : )

Annoying calls...?

2009-08-06T20:58:00.002+05:30

Wanna get rid of annoying calls for a while...? Get to Call Settings, select Divert Call & now Divert All Calls to 9797979797. Now's that is a safe escape!! : )

Use NTFS!

2009-08-06T20:54:00.003+05:30

Use NTFS for your hard disk drives instead of FAT32 file system. NTFS is fast, self-healing & supports file-level security, compression & encryption! To convert to NTFS, you'll have to format the drive! Right click on the drive, select Format & choose NTFS as file system & do the formatting. Done! : )

Speed up Start menu!

2009-08-06T20:49:00.003+05:30

Speed up Start menu! Run regedit & navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop

On the right pane, double click MenuShowDelay. The default value is set to 400. Change it to 0. Reboot & its done!

*if it doesn't work, try disabling Show Shadows Under Menus in Display Properties!

Save HD space!

2009-08-06T20:46:00.002+05:30

Recycle Bin is set to consume 10% of HD size by default. Way too big! Save space guys! Right click on it & select Properties. Now change the value for each volume to something more reasonable, say 400-500MB which should be 2-3%. One can save much space this way! : )

Defrag your drives!

2009-08-06T20:38:00.004+05:30

Defrag your drives using Windows Disk Defragmenter to run programs faster & for fast access of data! You require 15% of free space on the volume to defrag! Disk Defragmenter is designed to increase access speed by rearranging files stored on a disk to occupy contiguous storage locations. The purpose is to optimize the time it takes to read and write files to/from the disk by minimizing head travel time and maximizing the transfer rate.

XP shutdown shortcut!

2009-08-06T20:36:00.001+05:30

Faster shutdown shortcut for Windows XP users! Press Windows key followed by 'U' twice. Done! : )

Note: Windows key & 'U' are not to be pressed simultaneously!

Command window option!

2009-08-06T20:33:00.002+05:30

Get Open Command Window Here option in the right click menu in Windows Vista! Hold Shift & right click on desktop or while inside a folder. You get to see that now!! : )

Create social network!

2009-08-06T20:29:00.002+05:30

Forget Orkut, Facebook & other social networking sites friends! Now create your own social network for your friends circle of your interest & passion! Visit
http://ning.com

& create one today! Enjoy networking socially!! : )

Free Ubuntu CD!

2009-08-06T20:27:00.001+05:30

Receive free Ubuntu CD at your home guys! All you gotta do is, visit
http://shipit.ubuntu.com

& register with your postal address. It'll reach your home in couple of weeks! : )

Recharge online!

2009-08-06T20:22:00.003+05:30

Recharge your prepaid mobile & DTH service online using debit/credit cards or via net banking! Visit http://rechargeitnow.com
Confirmation of recharge will be sent to you both by SMS as well as via email!

Create Recycle Bin!

2009-08-06T20:18:00.004+05:30

Create yourself a special Recycle Bin! Create a new folder & name it as:

URTEXT.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Right click on it to see how its special. You get too many options as in an ordinary file. You can even scan your Recycle Bin(if antivirus installed)!

*Give a name of your choice in place of URTEXT, for instance Trash!

Internet speed!

2009-08-06T20:00:00.002+05:30

Know the exact speed of your internet connection! Visit

http://2wire.com/bandwidth/initialmeter.php

Stand By Shortcut!

2009-08-06T19:54:00.007+05:30

Wanna resume your work after shuttin down your PC...? Create a Stand By shortcut all by yourself! Right click on desktop & select New Shortcut. In the Create Shortcut Wizard location text box, type

rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState

Click Next, give a name(something like Sleep) for the shortcut & click Finish. Choose a suitable icon by right clicking on it & navigating to its Properties. Done! : )

Boost HDD read/write speed!

2009-07-16T13:38:00.004+05:30

This may not give an effective boost. Still its worth a shot! Run sysedit.exe & expand SYSTEM.INI window. You get to see a line [386Enh]. Press Enter to create a new line below it. In the new line created, type

Irq14=4096

Now choose Save from file menu & reboot the system. Done!
Note: The line entered is case-sensitive!

Speed up browser!

2009-07-16T13:36:00.002+05:30

Speed up your browser by 20% using the reserved bandwidth! Run gpedit & navigate to
Local Computer Policy/Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/NetworkSelect QoS Packet Scheduler
On the right pane, click Limit Reservable Bandwidth. By default, it says Not Configured. Enable & set it to 0%. Done!

Bypass Windows logo!

2009-07-16T13:34:00.001+05:30

Bypass Windows logo & get to logon screen directly! Run msconfig & select Boot tab. Now check /No GUI boot. Click Apply & then OK. Done! : )

Schedule shutdown time!

2009-07-16T13:24:00.005+05:30

Need to download at late night...? Why stay up till you finish downloading then...? Schedule the shutdown time of your system using this simple Run command! Run
at HH:MM shutdown -s
Use 24hrs format. To shutdown at 7:43 PM, Run
at 19:43 shutdown -s

To abort shutdown, Run
shutdown -a

Internet search tips!

2009-07-16T13:19:00.004+05:30

The following tips will help you to get the exact stuff that you are looking for...
--Use plus sign(+) between search keywords
--For exact word matches, put the keywords in double quotes
--Avoid stopwords like 'and', 'or' etc because it doesn't help in refining your search
--To seek personal opinion or suggestions of people, search in a question format. This will fetch you results from various forums. For instance, to find a solution on how to uninstall Ubuntu, try it out this way,
"can somebody suggest me a way to uninstall Ubuntu?"or "how do i uninstall Ubuntu?"

PC diary!

2009-06-25T18:54:00.004+05:30

Are you in the habit of writing diary...? Create a simple PC diary! Create notepad & type in
.LOG
Save & exit. Now open it again. Diary ready! Type in whatever you want to! : )
*Do not neglect the 'dot' before LOG

Creating batch file!

2009-06-25T18:49:00.006+05:30

Creating a batch file is simple! Go to Folder Options & then View tab. In Advanced Settings, uncheck 'Hide extension for known file types'. Create notepad & replace .txt extension by .bat. You can see the icon change! Done! : )
*You can create files of other formats similarly by changing the extension to required ones!

Windows mystery!

2009-06-25T18:45:00.003+05:30

The flight number of one of the airplanes that hit World Trade Center on 9/11 was Q33 NY... Now fasten your seat belts before you try this! Create a notepad & type
Q33 NY
Select all by holdind Ctrl+A. Change font to Wingdings & font size to 72.
See it! Believe it! : )

Cric updates!

2009-06-25T18:28:00.002+05:30

Free ball by ball cricket updates for Airtel users! Know the scores on the go! Go to http://in.m.yahoo.com/p/cricket-india

Flushing out RAM!

2009-06-25T18:24:00.003+05:30

Speed up your PC by flushing out RAM! Create a notepad & edit it as:
MYSTRING=(80000000)
Save it as RAM.VBE
Now run this when PC becomes sluggish!

Online converter!

2009-06-25T18:22:00.002+05:30

Try this online converter that supports audio, video, image & document conversion to almost every format! Visit http://zamzar.com

Configure game controllers!

2009-06-25T18:19:00.004+05:30

Hey... Are you addicted to PC games...? Then why not configure it the way you want...?
Run joy.cpl & configure the controllers! Play hard! Play fair! :)

Online video converting!

2009-06-25T18:17:00.002+05:30

Don't have a video converter...? Why worry...? Convert online to mp4, avi, 3gp & more... Just visit http://txt60.com

Hide CD/DVD drive!

2009-06-25T18:12:00.003+05:30

Hide CD/DVD drive with this simple tweak! Right click on any drive & select Properties & then Hardware tab. Now select the drive you wish to hide. Select its Properties. At the lower part, you can see 'Do not use this device'. Select it. Done!
*Repeat the procedure to unhide!

Multiple login to Y! messenger!

2009-06-25T18:06:00.003+05:30

Enjoy multiple login to Yahoo messenger! Run regedit & follow this path...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/yahoo/pager/test

Now on the right pane, create a new Dword by right clicking. Rename this Dword as Plural & assign its decimal value as 1. Yes, it's done! : )

Slower startup?

2009-06-17T19:17:00.004+05:30

Does your system start slow...? Don't worry! Run msconfig & select Startup tab. Uncheck the items that you can do without. Apply & reboot the system. You are done! Virus programs often run during startup, though some remain hidden. Still its always good to check back here at times to see if any are running. Safe browsing! : )

Lock PC!

2009-06-17T19:13:00.005+05:30

Lock your PC in a different way! Run syskey & select Update. Now select Store Startup Key On Floppy Disk. Insert new floppy disk. Save the startup key to the floppy. Done! Now you require the floppy to start your system! Floppies are out-dated as we know, but a change would be fine naa...? ; )

Sync'n pulses!

2009-06-17T19:00:00.004+05:30

This is a trick that works in keypad locked landline phones & in some coin phones too! Turn on the keypad tone of your mobile to maximum. Now press hard the earpiece of your mobile to mouthpiece of your landline. Dial the number you wish to call from your mobile and the call gets connected! This is syncronizing the pulses from your mobile to landline! : )

Note: Keypad tone of mobile has to be intense enough(as like in Samsung) for this to work!

Learn scripting!

2009-06-17T18:57:00.004+05:30

Wished to learn html, css, java, asp or sql scripting...? For free online web tutorials & references, log onto http://w3schools.com Happy scripting! : )

Save more songs!

2009-06-17T18:50:00.004+05:30

For mobiles with less memory, save mp3 files after reducing the bitrate to 32bps using some good converter like Xilisoft! This will reduce the file size retaining clarity to a fine extend! : )

Removing undeletable folder!

2009-06-17T18:41:00.005+05:30

Go to command prompt. Choose the destination drive & location where the folder was created using 'cd' command. Now type
rd \lpt1\\
You are done! : )

Undeletable folder!

2009-06-17T18:34:00.003+05:30

Go to command prompt. Choose the destination drive & location where the folder is to be created using 'cd' command. Now type
md \lpt1\\
Try deleting it! : )

Happy surfing!

2009-06-17T18:26:00.006+05:30

To bypass the web restrictions by ISP/server, use the protocol https:// (take note of 's' after http). This is not blocked in most cases(via GPRS)! However, this seems to be a little slower since we are using Secure Socket Layer connection that ensures encryption. Happy surfing!

Invisible folder!

2009-06-17T18:22:00.004+05:30

Create a new folder & rename it by holding Alt+0160 . Now you get a blank name! Go to its properties by right clicking & change icon to white blank icon! You are done! : )

Fun without mouse!

2009-06-17T18:17:00.007+05:30

Isn't your mouse working...? Don't worry! Use this tweak & use number pad on keyboard as mouse.... Press & hold LShift+LAlt+NumLock! You are done! : )

All your friends in just one place!

2009-06-17T18:07:00.005+05:30

Ever thought of being able to manage all your Orkut, Facebook, MySpace, Hi5 accounts all from one place...? Its just a click away guyz! Log onto http://power.com : )