A Must Have Mozilla Firefox Addon : McAfee SiteAdvisor

Mozilla Firefox is the best internet browser I have ever used.Its add-ons facility makes it really a very secure browser.Its safe as well as very fast.

To make it more safer and secure here is a addon known as McAfee SiteAdvisor.This addon warns the user when he/she attempts to open any site that contains any virus or spyware.

Few features of this addon :

>>Rates email and IM links.
>>Actively shields PC from dangerous sites.
>>Quickly detects phishing and identity theft scams.

Downloading Instructions : Visit this website for the addon.

How To Speed Up Acrobat Reader : Just Like Notepad

People having less RAM faces problem when they open Acrobat Reader, it takes alot of time to open. So here is a tutorial to make your Acrobat Reader load faster like Notepad.

Lets start :


Go to the folder where Acrobat Reader is installed. By default it is located in C:\Program Files\Adobe

Now open Reader 8.0\Reader

Note: If you are using version 7 then you will have to open Reader7.0\Reader

In the Reader folder you will see alot of directories and the trick is just move all the files and folders from plug_ins directory to Optional directory.

Note : Do not copy , you have to cut all the files and folders. Keep in mind that while applying this trick your Acrobat Reader is not open, because if it is open you will get an error saying " The files your are trying to move is currently being used by another program".

Congrats you are done .. ) Now open Acrobat Reader and feel the difference in speed.

How to Change Screen Resolution and Display Colors Quality in Safe Mode of Windows

Whenever there is any system problem, especially the dread BSoD (Blue Screen of Death), most users first reaction is probably to go into Safe Mode to try to troubleshoot Windows. Safe Mode loads and starts just basis files and drivers necessary to run Windows.

Most drivers, including manufacturer’s driver to display adapter (graphic processing unit or accelerator GPU) is not been loaded. Thus, by default, Safe Mode normally has a screen resolution of just 800×600, causing a lot of components cannot be displayed and shown completely on screen, including the Start Menu and desktop icons, which has been realigned.

The worst part is that it seems like there is no way to change the any display settings such as desktop resolution and color quality at all. When user goes to Display Properties (in Windows XP) or Display Settings (in Windows Vista under Personalization), and try to change the screen resolution to higher resolution such as 1600×1200 or 1280×800 which is commonly used as native resolution in today’s modern LCD display panels, the Windows in Safe Mode simply does not respond to the OK or Apply button, and does not apply the change made.

Here’s a trick to change the screen resolution and color quality display settings in Safe Mode of Windows, with any registry hack or third party program.

Go to Display Properties (Windows XP) or Display Settings (Windows Vista) by right click on empty blank space on Desktop, then select Properties (Windows XP) or Personalize (Windows Vista).

Then change the resolution by sliding the Low to High slider bar. Do not press “OK” or “Apply” at this time. Instead, click on Advanced Settings, and then click OK. Windows in Safe Mode will change the screen resolution according to new settings, and prompt a “Monitor Settings” dialog box prompting that desktop has been reconfigured, with countdown timer. Click on Yes to keep the new settings.

Alternatively, simply click on Advanced, go to Adapter tab, then click on List All Mode. Select a mode with screen resolution size and color mode that you prefer, and click on OK. Windows will apply the new resolution size and color quality on Safe Mode too.

How To Watch Youtube Videos In High Quality

Today I am going to share a Youtube tip with you.Sometimes it is very annoying when you are watching any low quality video on Youtube.You are unable to read the text while watching any tutorial.So here is a very simple trick with which you can watch Youtube videos in high quality.

This will not boost up the quality but will surely increase it.So here is the simple trick.


When you are watching any just just add the following code to the end of the url

&fmt=18

or

&fmt=6

For example :

If the video url is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24qml1t3dZ0&feature=dir

Just add the code and your url will look like this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24qml1t3dZ0&feature=dir&fmt=18

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24qml1t3dZ0&feature=dir&fmt=6

Here is the proof :

Screenshot of original video :


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Screenshot of video after applying the code :


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The video will load slower but quality will definitely increase.Do not believe me ??Try it yourself and do comment here, is it working or not !!

Note : This trick will work on 90 percent of the Youtube videos.

How To Include A Zip File Inside A Jpg Picture

This is a very interesting post for you all.In this tutorial I am going to tell you that how you can put a ZIP file inside a JPG image. Isn't that sounds interesting ?

Note : This is not my method, it is just a copy paste tutorial. Thanks to "Antilag" for this trick.

So lets start :


1. Create a folder
2. Place your zip (for example a123.zip) file inside that folder and a jpg (for example test.jpg) picture you want to use.
3. Open command prompt and navigate to that folder
4. Type COPY /B test.jpg + a123.zip final.jpg

It will create a jpg file name final.jpg

And if you change its ending to .zip you can extract it and reveal the secret zip file.

That's it You are done !! Enjoy !

Antilag says : I just did some testing and I found out that if you upload this picture to a image host site and save it to your computer not through save picture as..
but download the picture with a download manager you can extract the zip file from the picture...

This means you can host zip files on image hosting sites.. :)

Here is an Example of this technique just download this with a download manager and open with WINRAR .

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5111/finalef0.jpg

I Can't Change My Desktop Wallpaper

Yesterday I got a mail asking that "I can't change my desktop wallpaper !!". What can be the exact problem and what is the solution to it ??

About the problem :

There might be two reasons for it :

>>Active Desktop Problem
>>Registry Problem


So lets take these 2 issues one by one.


Active Desktop Problem : Active desktop is an option in Windows that allows users to add new features to desktop like adding a webpage to desktop and many more. This can be a major issue with which you cannot change your desktop wallpaper.

Registry Problem : An error can occur in your PC with which you cannot change your desktop wallpaper.

Here is the solution :

Just turn off your Active Desktop.If you do not know how to turn off see the tutorial below...

Right click on your Desktop and select "Properties". Now go to Desktop tab and select Customize Desktop.
A new Window will open, now select Web tab from top horizontal bar and uncheck all options and click OK.

Now you can change your desktop wallpaper. Yet problem is not solved ??

If you still cannot change your desktop wallpaper I am sure that it is a registry error caused by any of spyware or virus.

To fix the registry error do the following steps :

Open Registry Editor by going to Start and RUN and type REGEDIT and hit Enter.

A new window will open.This is known as Registry Editor. Now navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER>>Software>>Microsoft>>Windows>>CurrentVersion>>Policies>>
System

Now in the right hand side panel look for Wallpaper select it and hit Delete from keyboard or right click on it and select Delete.

Close Registry Editor and reboot your PC now.

Congrats now can change your wallpaper.

How To Download Flash Files In Mozilla Firefox

Ever wanted to save flash movies in Mozilla Firefox without any extension. No ?? Then here is a trick for you all.

Whenever you visit a web page and wish to download any flash files you view its source code and then find the link to flash file and then download it. No need to follow such long procedure when you have a simple solution.


Just right click on a web page and select View Page Info.
A new window will pop up just click on Media tab above and select the swf file and click on Save As.

Just have look here :


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Isn't that simple and useful.

That is why I prefer Mozilla Firefox as it is secure and faster and gives many new features. You can download Mozilla Firefox from Right Sidebar.

Best Anti Virus, Anti Spyware, Firewall And Internet Browser

I am a regular visitor of Yahoo Answers and in the free time I help others in Computer & Internet section. I usually see people asking for which is the best anti virus ?? Which is the best firewall ?? Which is the best package I should use for Internet Security ?? and alot of questions regarding Internet Security.

In the month of March I wrote a post about Internet Secutiy Tips. In that post I told you about how you can remain secure from vunerable attacks of viruses,spywares etc.

But I get alot of mails asking me about best Internet Security package.
By Internet Security Package I mean combination of 4 secutity applications :


>>Anti Virus Program
>>Anti Spyware Program
>>Firewall Program
>>Internet Browser Program

I am writing this post from my own experience. Till now I have used almost all anti virus, firewalls, anti spyware, so in this post I am going to tell you the best 2 Internet security packages I have ever used. I have divided these 2 packages according to the users computer speed i.e amount of RAM user have.

So let start :

For users having RAM more than 512 mb :

Best Anti Virus : Kaspersky Anti Virus
Best Anti Spyware : Super Anti Spyware
Best Firewall : Comodo Firewall
Best Internet Browser : Mozilla Firefox ( You can download it from Right Sidebar )

For users having RAM less than 512 mb :

Best Anti Virus : Nod32 Anti Virus
Best Anti Virus : AVG Anti Virus or Super Anti Spyware
Best Firewall : Zone Alarm Firewall
Best Internet Browser : Mozilla Firefox ( You can download it from Right Sidebar )

I guarantee you that by installing these Internet security packages you will never face problem of viruses, spywares and all.