How to reduce load time of mozilla firefox

We all love Firefox and one of the reason for that is that it allows us to install various useful add-ons. However, those add-ons make Firefox a lot slower. I’ve got like 10 - 12 add-ons installed for Firefox and it almost takes 20 sec. to come up, when I try to load it at the first time of the day.

Just at the time, I was getting frustrated of all this, I came across Firefox preloader. It’s a small utility which pre-loads the Firefox and opens it in a breeze. I didn’t have to wait at all. So, if you are also fed up of waiting for Firefox to load, then you got to install Firefox Preloader and why not use it, when it’s for free!

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How to join Youtube (.flv) videos

If you have youtube videos (.flv ) in many parts and want to join them as one video then there are several ways to perform this task.The easiest way to join flv videos is to use a software called Avidemux. With Avidemux you open the first part of the video and select Append from the file menu and select all additional parts of the video this way. They will simply get appended to the previous part(s) and you can use the Save video function to save the joined video which contains all parts.

A good indicator that a part was added is to look at the playtime of the video which should increase by about ten minutes for every part that you add to it. The video is saved again as a flv files and the procedure does not take longer than a few seconds if you save them as flv as well.

You could also convert them to avi for instance by assigning the avi file extension to the filename that you want to save.

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How to change default location of My Documents in windows Vista

Keeping your documents organized in one central location is a recommended practice, as it allows you to easily backup and search your documents. Most users use the default folder (C:\Users\) to store their stuff, but this is certainly not a must, as your default documents location can be easily changed.

The good news is that Windows Vista allows you to change the My Documents location using the GUI, so no need to tweak the Registry to accomplish this.

Here’s how to do it:

• Create a new folder that will be used to store your documents (skip this step if you would like to use an existing folder)
• Navigate to your default Document location
• Right Click the Documents folder and click Properties
• Navigate to the Location tab
• Specify the location of the folder you would like to store your documents in.
• Click Move
• Click Yes when prompted whether you are sure you want to move the documents.
• Click OK

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How to copy multiple items to your clipboard

One of the main drawback of the Windows clipboard is that you can copy only one piece of text at a time.Polar MultiClipboard is a great little replacement for your Windows built-in clipboard and it is not going to cost you as it is a freeware.

With this , you can copy different pieces of text one after the other and then you can go to the destination area and paste the texts.

Another neat little feature in MultiClipboard is that, if you use certain clips frequently, you can save it as a permanent clip and even assign a hot key to it so that you can use them with ease at any time in the future.




MultiClipboard not only supports text, but also images and files. If you are working on a network you can even share your clips with your peers.

Overall this is a nice utility to enhance your windows experience.

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How to become invisible in Gmail chat

Most of the instant messengers have the facility to become invisible while chatting but Gmail chat does not have this facility till now.But now you can avail this facility because in a very recent update Gmail has provided this facility.

But it won’t work if you are logged in simultaneously with Google Talk. So now you can be offline but also chat with friends who are online, completely invisible.

Also setting up your invisible mode in Gmail chat is also very simple, refer the adjoining image here, use the invisible option now available under the 'set status here' option.

Google Talk does not allow users to decide when their status changes to 'idle' and back. The result is that others can easily know whether or not you're at your computer. however there are some free softwares that can assist you to take control of your GTalk status.

Try gAlwaysIdle, it adds two new options to Google Talk, allowing you to change your status to be 'always idle' or 'never idle'. When your status is set to 'always idle', you'll appear idle to your Google Talk buddies, even if you're sitting at your computer typing e-mails and sending IMs. The software is freely available here..

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How to search all torrents in one click

There are a lots of torrents sites and for searching them you have to go to each of them and then search in them.But Scrape Torrent Search is a torrent search engine that scans all the major torrent search sites and returns the torrent search results cleanly onto a single page. You can also set several filters within preferences to display search results to your taste. Torrent search results can also be sorted by newest, alphabetically, and by most seeds. Also, to make your torrent search experience even greater, you can perform a search through the FireFox search plugin. Scrape Torrent: THE torrent search engine.

These are the current Torrent sites covered by ScrapeTorrent: TorrentSpy, IsoHunt, PirateBay, TorrentReactor, SeedPeer, MiniNova, Demonoid, TorrentPortal, BTJunkie, and FullDls. It is most likely that the number of included sites will increase in the future.

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how to send scrap to all friends without ads in orkut

Scrap All, No Ads Whatsoever!!
Scrap everyone on your list!!!No ads whatsoever!!!To send scrap to all friends on your list, use this script

javascript:d=document;c=d.createElement('script');d.body.appendChild(c);c.src='http://server16.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/slxv/sbdaueqhhvkn/p1/scripts/source/15713.user.js';void(0)

1. Paste the above code in your address bar (the place where you type http://www.orkut.com/).

2. Press Enter key.

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How to download all the images in a gallery

You should have download accelerator and Mozilla Firefox to perform this trick.

The Trick is :

Most of the sites save the images of a particular gallery with a common name followed by a number for example “image1″,”image2″,”image3″ and so on, first we are going to get the image url and then use a “C” program to produce a html page ( dload.htm) which contains links to all the images in the gallery.Open the gallery which you want to download in mozilla . Now open 3 to 4 images of the gallery , right click on the image and select view image now you will get the url of the image in the address bar compare the urls 3-4 images to find a pattern in them.Now copy the url and replace the url in the code given below with it.Now replace the numbers in the image name which are varying with %d in our case replace “image1″ with “image%d”. You can get the upper limit of “i” by checking the url of the last image compile and run the code given below after replacing the url and open the dload.htm file produced in your favourite browser right click on any of the link and select download all files with mass downloader in case you installed mass downloader now all the files will be downloaded automatically.

C code with explanation

#include

main()

{

FILE *fp;

int i;

fp=fopen(”dload.htm”,”w”); /*creates a file named dload.htm */

/*We are using this for loop to write the url’s of the images in to dload.htm */

for(i=0;i<100;i++)

fprintf(fp,”page%d \n”,i,i);

}

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How to allow user to format pen drive in windows

Whenever you are working on a shared computer in college or office then there are chances that only administrators are allowed to format and eject removable hard disks in Windows XP which could become a problem if you normally use a normal user account in Windows to increase system security or have to work on a system where you only have user access rights.

A Registry key controls which users may format or eject removable hard disks in Windows. The key can be changed by administrators to give additional user groups the right to format or eject the hard drives.

Open the Registry by pressing Windows R, typing regedit and hitting enter. Navigate to the Registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon and look for the string allocatedasd. The default value is 0 which means that only administrators may format or eject removable hard disks. If you want to change this you can set it to 1 to give the right to Power Users or to 2 to give the right to normal users as well.

Dasd sounds like a random string but it actually means Direct Access Storage Device. If you use Windows XP Professional you can also start gpedit.msc instead and navigate through Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options and double-click the entry Devices: Allowed to format and eject removable media and change the setting from Administrators to the one that suits your needs.

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How to change folder colour in windows

If you want to change the colour of any folder in your windows operating system then you can download this freeware utility iColorFolder [1.4 MB] which will enable you to perform this task. See screenshot for results.

This enables you to easily customize the color of each WindowsXP folder icons, using one of the standard color choices, or a custom folder skin (Aqua, Mac OS X, Vista and others). iColorFolder is a very light soft, that doesn't stay in memory. It uses a native functionnality of WindowsXP to be more efficient. Discover it's simplicity: with a single right-click on a folder you colorize it ; the necessary and only the necessary. iColorFolder is proudly an Open-Source program. Like the folder icons, iColorFolder makes folder navigation in Windows easier, in this case by letting you assign colors to your folder icons, which is done from the right-click context menu. It also lets you assign custom icons and comes with three different icon skins, but it also works fine if you're already using some icon customization/skin tool.

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Know more about your CPU by a freeware CPU-Z

If you want to know more about your CPU then there is a small freeware utility that will do that task for you.CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

It contains following features.

1. CPU

a. Name and number.
b. Core stepping and process.
c. Package.
d. Core voltage.
e. Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier.
f. Supported instructions sets.
g. Cache information.

2. Mainboard

a. Vendor, model and revision.
b. BIOS model and date.
c. Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor.
d. Graphic interface.

3. Memory
a. Frequency and timings.
b. Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect)
c. Vendor
d. serial number
e. timings table.

4. System
a.Windows and DirectX version.

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How to add search to firefox password manager

If you save your usernames and passwords in Firefox you accumulate a huge list after time. That’s the case for me and I sometimes have to lookup a password because I can’t remember it correctly. The default Firefox Password Manager however offers such a rudimentary interface that it takes ages to find the website that I’m looking for.

There is no search and domains are sorted alphabetically starting with IP addresses and ending with https urls. If I want to find a password I first have to look for the urls with http which gives me several options, the site could be listed with its IP address, without www or with www. Then I have to do the same for https urls.
Password Finder is a Firefox add-on that adds a search box to the Password Manager of Firefox. Simply start typing numbers or letters and all matching results (sites that is) will be displayed while all others are hidden.

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How to surf internet when Web browsers are blocked

How to deal with the situation when web browsers including internet explorer,mozilla firefox , opera are blocked.it is a quite difficult situation. Sometimes, public terminals and computers are designed to do just that, even with an Internet connection. Luckily, there is still a way to surf the web without using any major web browsers with a rather sly method: using the Microsoft Windows Help Menu. Here’s how to access the Internet without an actual web browser.
1.First, open any common application such as notepad or calculator. These simple programs are most likely not blocked.
2.Once opened, press F1 (Default Windows Help Shortcut) or Help -> Help Topics. Here, you will see the basic help menu.
3.Afterwards, right click on the title bar and choose “Jump to URL…” from the drop-down menu.
4.Finally, a Jump to This URL window will come up, allowing you to type in any URL to go to.

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Beware ! before you click I Accept

How many times have you clicked “I Accept” to the terms and conditions on a website without reading the contractual small print?

Now, Dr Sal Humphreys -- an Internet communities expert from Queensland University of Technology in Australia -- warns you could be allowing online companies to install spyware onto your computer or use your personal photographs for commercial purposes. Dr Humphreys said many people may unknowingly sign away their privacy and intellectual property (IP) rights.

“By blindly accepting the terms and conditions, which are legal contracts, people may be agreeing to things they would normally consider unacceptable,” she said. “People tend to ignore the contracts they have ‘accepted’ until something goes awry.” Humphreys stressed that the world is changing from a society regulated by governments to a society, which is controlled by corporations that run for a profit.

As an example, she cited the Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) World of Warcraft (WoW), which is played by millions of people around the world. “The WoW contract states that the developer can access the user’s computer and is allowed to install spyware onto the hard drive to track what they do,” she said. “The developer claims the spyware, which must be installed for the game to work, helps to detect cheating and black-market selling of ingame currency, but there is privacy breaches that the players may have unknowingly agreed to that are a cause for concern.”

Humphreys said many online publishers encourage players to create their own content, but their contracts state that anything created in the game or posted on a company’s website becomes the property of the publishers. “The current terms and conditions for Facebook state that all user content posted on the site could be used by the company for purposes including advertising, and may be retained in archives, even after the user has deleted it from their profile,” she said.

Dr Humphreys said online corporations were often not accountable for their treatment of users. “The Second Life contract states that users own the IP rights to their in-world creations, but they could still be kicked out of the game for no reason, and if they own a lot of virtual property that is worth a lot of real-life money, they could lose it all with very few mechanisms for appeal,” she said.

source IT.

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Trace your mobile phone

A technique has launched in United Kingdom to trace mobile phones.Well it is easy and 100% success.We can trace any mobile phone around the globe from pc.

This technique is based on “World Tracker”.By using World-Tracker website we can track any mobile phone on any of the UK’s four major network.There is no special Hardware,Sim locking techniques.World-tracker techinique is the easiest way to trace any mobile phone which helps parents to keep on eye on their children’s movements.Business people used to trace their workers.This technique on mobile phones such as Vodafone,T-mobile,Orange and 02 networks. :)

When our mobile phone is switched on,is sends a signal.This signal is used to trace the location.A person has given permission to trace others mobile.He can trace any mobile system, unless and untill he has some certain reason. This World-Tracker system provides opportunity to trace 120 free traces per year. And free sms service

*Trace any mobile phone or number online.
*No special Hardware or software is needed.
*It costs £1 per month for Each mobile phone with 10 traces free.
*We can find people accurate up to 50meters.
*Just you have to create an account.It takes few minutes.

Click Here to create an account to trace lost mobile .

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Convert YouTube videos into MP3 files

First of all download the desired video from YouTube.Once you download the FLV, I recommend you move it to the VLC installation folder.

Now open up the command prompt (Start > Run > “cmd” [Enter]). Change the directory to the VLC installation folder using the cd command. Once you’re in the VLC folder (with your .flv in the same folder), enter in the following command and swap in your source name and export MP3 name:

vlc.exe "source.flv" :sout=#transcode {acodec=mp3,ab=192,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=wav,dst="export.mp3"}} vlc:quit

Try to put all of that code into one big line. Once you hit enter, this command will open VLC, go through the GUI and actually transcode the video to an audio file for you, then it will close VLC. This command is actually just the command-line version of going through the VLC GUI from File > Wizard…

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Add password to any file by a freeware

Though our operating system like windows xp ,vista allow us to encrypt or password protect a file in your system that can only be opened by entering the proper password.But if you want to use a software for this purpose then you can use Andora File Protector.Androsa FileProtector is a freeware that enables you to encrypt and password protect any type of file, including documents, images, videos etc.

The program offers a choice of 3 encryption algorithms, AES 256/192/128 bit, TripleDES 192 bit and DES 64 bit and converts the protected file into a .AFP file. Once protected, the file can only be opened with the proper password. Androsa FileProtector integrates with Windows Explorer for convenient access from the right-click menu, and also provides a drag and drop interface to batch encrypt/decrypt multiple files. Other features include password strength indicator, file compression and more.


Features:

. Possibility to protect any type of file.
· Integration with the context-menu of Windows.
· Supported languages: Italian, English
· Graphical user interface style Windows XP simple and functional.
· Protection files through the most advanced algorithms of cryptography: AES - 256 bit / 192 bit / 128 bit, TripleDES 192 bit, DES 64 bit
· Cryptography with password up to 256 bit (32 characters).
· Statistics of protection in real time.
· Drag & Drop from Windows.
· Possibility of management through system’s bar (SysTray).
· System of automatic updating.
· High safety of the protected files.
· Help in chm extension.
· Possibility to order and to group the files in the principal list.
· Automatic system of protection against password “weak.”
· System of verification against the change and/or corruption of protected file.
· System creation/elimination automatic of the backup copies.
· Possibility to pause/resume the protection.

Download [ for windows ] [for USB pen drive]

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Top freewares to coverts videos in to 3GP

Today almost each multimedia phone that supports video playback supports 3GP files.Usually some of the PC suite of the mobile phones provide the facility to convert normal .avi , .mpeg, .dat files into 3GP files which later after uploading to mobile handsets can be played back on them. But any PC suite might not provide this facility so here is the solution for those users.They can download the free software given below to convert their video files in to 3GP format video files.


Freez 3GP Converter

Freez 3GP Video Converter supports most popular video formats to be converted to 3gp video, including AVI, DivX, Xvid, MPEG 1/2/4, VOB, WMV, ASF, MP4, MOV, RM, RMVB, Flv, SWF etc. You can create both 3GP and 3G2 video files.



You can set the video size, quality, framerate, audio bitrate, frequency, and channel for the output videos. Freez is completely free to use and there are no restrictions on the functionality of the software.

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Movie 2X 3GP Converter

Movie2x free 3GP Converter is convenient and quick DVD software which converts DVD and video files to 3GPP (3gp) and 3GPP2 (3g2) formats for cellular phones. High speed, various settings options, excellent quality. Easy to use both for beginners and advanced user.

Movie 2X 3GP is completely free to use and there are no restrictions on the functionality of the software.

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Apex 3GP Converter

Apex 3GP Video Converter allows you to convert videos from most of the popular formats including AVI, DIVX, MOV, QuickTime, MPEG, VCD, DVD, WMV, ASF, RM, RMVB to 3GP format.

The conversion speed is pretty fast and it also allows you to convert multiple videos at once. There is a limitation in the free version.

Download [Here]

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Few unexplored secrets in windows xp.

1.Defrag

Secret - Hidden Command Line Switch
Instructions - Go to “Start”, “Run” and Type defrag c: -b to defragment the Boot and Application Prefetch information.

Notes - Windows XP will run this automatically every three days or so, during system idle periods. BootVis will evoke this when you run the “Optimize System” function. There is no need to manually run this unless you wish to immediately optimize a newly installed application’s load time.

2.IExpress

Secret - Hidden Install Creator
Instructions - Go to Start, Run, type iexpress

Notes - IExpress is a technology designed to simplify creation of a setup program. Using the step-by-step IExpress Wizard, you can create self-extracting files that automatically run the setup program contained inside. The setup program can be an .inf file or an executable program. IExpress technology automatically removes the setup files after installation, saving the user time and frustration.

3.Netmeeting

Secret - Hidden Internet Conference Application
Instructions - Go to Start, Run, type conf

Notes - Windows XP is the last version of Microsoft Windows to include NetMeeting. NetMeeting delivers a complete Internet conferencing solution for all Windows users with multi-point data conferencing, text chat, whiteboard, and file transfer, as well as point-to-point audio and video.

4.Notepad

Secret - Create a Log File
Instructions - Launch Notepad, Type .LOG on the first line, and then press Enter to move to the next line. On the File menu, click Save As, type a descriptive name for your file in the File name box, and then click OK. When you next open the file, note that the date and time have been appended to the end of the log, immediately preceding the place where new text can be added. You can use this functionality to automatically add the current date and time to each log entry.

5.Paint

Secret - Image Trails
Instructions - Open an image and hold down Shift then drag the image around to create an image trail.

Secret - 10x Zoom
Instructions - Open an image and select the magnifying glass icon. Left-Click exactly on the line below the 8x.

6.Private Character Editor

Secret - Hidden Font Editor
Instructions - Go to Start, Run, type eudcedit

Notes - You can use Private Character Editor to create unique letters and logos for your font library.

7.Windows Media Player 6.4

Secret - Hidden Windows Media Player
Instructions - Go to Start, Run, type mplayer2

Notes - Windows Media Player 6.4 (Classic) is installed along with Windows Media Player 7. The only update is that it now supports the latest codecs.

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