Tips & Tricks
Inbuilt Screen Capture utility in Vista
While writing posts for this blog, we usually have to copy logos, application screenshots, etc. I used to press the Prnt Scrn button, paste the screenshot in Photoshop and then crop it to the required area. There is an easier way to take screenshots in Vista without the need for any additional software. This utility [...]
Vista increase half open ports for better torrent download speed
Microsoft has limited the number of half open connections to 10. This crack will increase the limit of the concurrent half-open TCP/IP connection in Vista to 255. If you are exceeding the maximum number of connections, Vista gives the EventId 4226 error. This crack will also fix this problem.
Before we begin, check the version of [...]
Use Yahoo, MSN Messenger & Gtalk without the software
Over the past month, I’ve had trouble going to internet parlours to check my mail and use the instant messenger. What was more annoying is the fact that most of them did not have the IM’s I used and if I installed any, it would be removed after reboot !
Thats when I remembered that about [...]
What is a RSS feed ?
One of the first things that visitors notice on visitng a blog would be the RSS icon or something that says “Subscribe to our RSS feed”. Bloggers and tech savvy visitors know about it but its amazing how many people ask me what RSS is. So this post is dedicated to them.
RSS (RDF Site Summary) [...]
Fastest Way to Drop EntreCards - EntreCard Opener
There have been quite a few posts out there about how to open EntreCard sites fast. This one definitely has got to be the fastest and most efficient.
I have written a small script that can open a new EntreCard site on pressing the Win+Z button.
[ Download the script ]
For all you coders out there, here [...]
How to find lost email password in Outlook Express
I have been using Outlook and Outlook Express to access my mails. Since I use the remember passwords option, I forgot my password for a very important email account. There was no option to reset the password, so this is the freeware I used to find it.
RockXP is a tool that allows you to retrieve [...]
4 Programs you didn’t know existed on your computer
Most of us are very familiar with Windows XP and have explored almost all the programs that come default with XP. Here are four programs you most probably didn’t know existed on your computer.
Private Character Editor
There is an accessory program called the Private Character Editor included with Windows XP that is quite obscure and little-known. [...]
List of 90 Blog Ping Services
Ping services let search engines and blog directories know that you have updated the content on your blog. This allows them to index the new content when the ping is received.
The more services you ping the more likely you are to get traffic from those sources. Here is the ping list I have been using [...]
Use Google Docs to convert a document to PDF format
PDF format is widely preffered while sharing documents because its securable, compact and able to compress large files and it ensures that there will be no compatibility issues.
There are a few programs that are capable of converting document to PDF format and most of them are paid software.
Well the easiest way is to use Google [...]
CommentsMailer - Show your commentors that you care
On this blog, I reply to every genuine comment but I am sure that most people will not come back to that post to read the reply. Even regular readers will come to read the new posts and forget about any questions asked via a comment on a previous post.
The solution to this has been [...]
