Category: Computer

  • Fix Unable to ReInstall Program after Uninstallation

    When a software has a problem and unable to run, the most common way of trying to solve the problem is by uninstalling the software and then reinstalling again. Sometimes it works and sometimes don’t. Imagine this. Your customer has a very small problem with Adobe Photoshop that is unable to use some effects. You then uninstall Adobe Photoshop and thought that reinstalling it will solve the problem. When you put in the Adobe Photoshop installation CD and ran setup, there is a message of the old adobe which was another version asking for the setup files and you’re unable to reinstall Adobe Photoshop.

    Your customer knew that before you came, he was able to run Photoshop. The only problem was with the effects but now, Photoshop can’t even run. So how do you explain to your customer? If you’re unable to get photoshop running, is spending more time reformating the hard drive, reinstall windows and photoshop your only option? Before you do that, you can try cleaning up the installer entries.


    With the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility, you can remove a program’s Windows Installer configuration information. You may want to remove the Windows Installer configuration information for your program if you experience installation (Setup) problems. For example, you may have to remove a program’s Windows Installer configuration information if you have installation problems when you try to add (or remove) a component of your program that was not included when you first installed your program.

    Download Windows Installer Clean Up Utility

    It’s easy to use. Just download, install and run Windows Install Clean Up from Start Menu. Look for the program name that you’re having problem reinstalling, select it and click the Remove button. Click OK at the next warning Window and the program name will be removed from your system.

    Remember, this utility will only change registry values and files associated with the Windows Installer portion on the program. It will not remove many files from the computer and is only to be used as a last ditch attempt when dealing with a buggy program. Only use this program if Windows thinks that a program is installed but it is not. If you have a program that you cannot install, use this tool.

    [ Download Windows Installer Clean Up ]

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  • Control The Hardware Components Of Your Notebook

    Laptop, or some people called it Notebook, is a very useful and small portable computer. Laptops contain components that are similar to their desktop counterparts and perform the same functions, but are miniaturized and optimized for mobile use and efficient power consumption, although typically less powerful for the same price.

    Access Notebook hardware settingsWhen you purchase any branded laptop such as Acer, you’ll notice that it comes with Acer ePower Management pre-installed. As for Toshiba, you get Management Console and Power4Gear for Asus and etc. Those tools are automated smart power management which helps you save power on your battery. It is smart, but maybe not as smart as this free tool which I am about to show you that can control the hardware components of your notebook. If your laptop doesn’t comes with a power management software that can help you save battery power, you can try using this…


    Notebook Hardware Control helps you to:

    – control the hardware and system power management
    – customize the notebook (open source ACPI Control System)
    – prolong the battery lifetime
    – cool down the system and reduce power consumption
    – monitor the hardware to avoid system failure
    – make your notebook quiet

    Control Notebook Hardware

    There are just too many features to be mentioned here. You should check out the main features and also the advanced information before making any changes in CPU speed, voltage, and etc. If you set it wrongly, your Windows at laptop will be very unstable and will randomly shutdown without warning.

    Notebook Hardware Control is most suitable to install and use it on notebooks. I have no problem installing Notebook Hardware Control on my desktop but a lot of features were unavailable. You must have Microsoft’s .NET Framework Version 2.0 or newer installed. Notebook Hardware Control runs on Windows 2000, XP or Windows Vista 32Bit.

    [ Download Notebook Hardware Control ]

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  • How To Copy Text from Windows Error Message and Command Prompt

    I understand that many computer users find it a trouble to manually type error messages and paste it in forums to get help. For short error message, It’s not too bad. But there are some really long error messages with random error code numbers, location, file names UGH! I’d go mad if I had to type the error messages below.

    Copy dos error message

    Why don’t Windows error messages has a button for you to copy all the error messages? Why can’t I simply use my mouse to highlight the error messages in command prompt? Actually there are ways to let you copy the text in windows error message and also in command prompt.


    Actually there is! You can easily copy Windows error messages by using the copy shortcut key CTRL+C. Don’t believe? Go to Start > Run, simply type anything at the run box and hit enter. You’ll get an error message that says “Windows cannot find ‘xxxxxxxx’. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.” Now press CTRL+C simultaneously. Then open up a notepad or any text editor and hit CTRL+V. You should see this being pasted at your text editor.

    —————————
    xxxxxxx
    —————————
    Windows cannot find ‘xxxxxxx’. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.
    —————————
    OK
    —————————

    Unfortunately this method doesn’t copy ALL error messages. Only windows error messages.

    As for how to copy and paste in command prompt or DOS window, there are 2 ways to do it.
    1. Right click at anywhere at the command prompt, and select Mark.
    Copy and paste in command prompt
    You can now use your mouse left click to mark the area that you want to copy. Once you have selected the text you want to copy, then use the right mouse button or the Enter key to copy the selected text to the clipboard. To paste, right click and select Paste.

    2. Right click at command prompt titlebar and select Properties.

    Command prompt properties

    At options tab, check or enable QuickEdit Mode.

    Enable dos quickedit mode

    Click OK. You can now easily mark the text that you want in command prompt and then to copy the text, right click your mouse OR hit the enter key. To paste, right click your mouse.

    Now you know how to copy error messages from windows and command prompt. Please make sure you include the exact error messages that you get from your computer in forum when posting a problem. It enables us to understand better what is the problem with your computer.

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  • 12 Hours of Downtime Today But NO MORE in Future

    OK, this site was down for nearly 12 hours due to “extremely massive server resource abuse” by one of my WordPress scripts. The useful but problematic script that is always abusing the server resource is “Translator“. The plugin provides automatic machine translation of my blog in different languages. This has happened a few times and frankly I am sick of it! I’ve transferred my domain to a more powerful server but it’s still not strong enough to handle all requests.

    I have no choice but to upgrade my server to a Dedicated Server. The migration will be carried out within these few days. It is not the most powerful dedicated server but it should be able to support my website for quite a while.

    One thing I am really worried about huge down time is, will it mess up any rankings(keywords, PR) for my site? After a little searching, I found out from Berghausen, a Google Webmaster Central representative that we should consider returning a ’503 Service Unavailable’ with a ‘Retry-After’ header indicating when we expect our site to be back up. This is a more by-the-books way of explaining that your site is down for maintenance, and you can still send along a page explaining the error. Under most situations, Googlebot will not index your error page, and will come back looking for updates some time after the date specified in the ‘Return-After’ header.


    Please refer to BlogStorm on how to return a 503 service unavailable with a retry-after header. I was too busy trying to get the website up and totally forgotten to do this. I will remember to do this IF there is a downtime in future.

    By the way, this downtime happened around 1AM +0800 when I was asleep. If I was awake, I would stay awake to try to get the website up as soon as possible. To prevent this from happening in future, I’ve signed up for Pingdom, a service that monitors website EVERY MINUTE.
    Monitor Website Uptime
    If there’s a downtime, Pingdom will automatically send me a SMS alert and also email me.

    I really hope that there will be no more such long downtime in future after migrating this blog to a dedicated server and having Pingdom to monitor every minute. Do leave a comment if you have any suggestion on what can be done to avoid site from going offonline.

    I do have some great articles coming up. So stay tune and sorry for the downtime!

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  • Finally, the PERFECT Way to UNLIMITED RapidShare Downloading

    Previously I’ve shared with you a free service I found called RapidGrab which lets you generate direct links to download from RapidShare. Problem with RapidGrab nowadays is there are too many people using it and they’re short of premium accounts to generate links. There is a countdown time telling you how long you have to wait until their accounts renew for them to start generating RapidShare download links again. For those that never get to use RapidGrab, I have found another solution for you.

    These past few days I’ve been playing around with a new software I found that is able to automatically and continually download files from RapidShare without a RapidShare Premium account. The normal free way to download from RapidShare is:
    1. Visit the rapidshare link
    2. Click the FREE button
    3. Wait for download ticket
    4. Enter CAPTCHA code
    Automatic Rapidshare CAPTCHA recognition
    5. Start downloading file

    To download the next file:
    1. Visit the next rapidshare link
    2. Click the FREE button
    3. Get the error message “You have reached the download-limit for free-users. Want to download more? Get your own Premium-account now! Instant download-access! (Or wait XX minute)”. Wait for XX minutes, and go back to step number 1. If you’ve previously downloaded 100MB file, you’re required to wait for nearly 3 hours before you can download the next file!

    Many people bypass the download-limit for free users by disconnecting the internet and reconnect to get a new IP address. If you have 30-40 parts of 100MB to download from RapidShare, it is going to be a very painful experience.

    Finally, there is a perfect solution to allow automated downloading from RapidShare.


    We all know that getting a new IP address from ISP allows us to download the next file from RapidShare. I bet many of us know this concept long ago but there wasn’t any program that can do this.

    Now, here is a program called Cryptload that is able to download the first file automatically without you entering the CAPTCHA code, and when it finished downloading, it will try to download the second file. Once it detects “You have reached the download-limit for free-users” message from RapidShare, it’ll disconnect and reconnect your Internet to get a new IP address. Then it’ll continue downloading the second file. All this is done automatically and you only need to add the RapidShare links to Cryptload. How easy is that?
    Unlimited rapidshare downloading

    But before you get to automate RapidShare downloading, I’ll show you what you need to do because I was stuck for a few days on Cryptload with some problems.

    Cryptload options buttonMost important setting that you must get it right is the Router section. Other than that, there is nothing else you need to configure in Cryptload. You can access Cryptload options by clicking the top right button that looks like this.

    Click on the Router button to configure your router settings. If you are using a modem to connect to the internet, select the Modem button. How do you know if you’re using a modem or router? If you need to dial up to the Internet like the below image, then you’re using a modem.
    How to determine a modem

    If your Internet connects automatically when you turn on the power for the small box, then it’s a router. So if you are using a router, click on the dropbox and search for your router model in the list.
    how to configure Cryptload router settings
    Here are the settings you must configure correctly.
    IP Address: The IP Address of your router. To know your router’s IP address, run command prompt, type ipconfig and the Default Gateway is your router’s IP address.
    Username and Password: The username and password used to login to your router. Please check your router’s manual if you don’t know the default login data.
    Waittime after reconnect in sec: This is the time that it’ll wait to download the next RapidShare file after Cryptload tries to reconnect to the Internet. It depends on your ISP. Some might take longer to reconnect. Try 15 seconds first and if your Internet doesn’t gets connected before 15 seconds, increase it to 30 seconds and so on…

    Now you can use Cryptload to automate RapidShare downloading. Here is how I do it.
    1. Collect all RapidShare links that I want to download and paste them into a text file.
    Unlimited rapidshare downloading
    2. Run Cryptload
    3. On the text file, press CTRL+A to select all, and then press CTRL+C. Link collector will appear and it will automatically decrypt the links.
    Cryptload Link Collector Decrypt RapidShare Links
    4. Press Add button and press OK at Package settings. You can change the downloaded files location if you want.

    What if your router’s model is not in the list? Not to worry at all because the people who created Cryptload are very nice people and they are very willing to help you to create CLR file to support your router. Here’s what you need to do.

    1. Install Live HTTP Headers extension for your Firefox browser.
    2. Run Firefox, go to Tools -> Live HTTP Headers. Make sure capture checkbox is checked.
    3. Go to Firefox window, login to your router, manually disconnect and then reconnect to the internet.
    4. Go back to the Live HTTP headers, click Save all button and save it as router.txt
    5. Click close to close Live HTTP headers.
    6. Go to www.nopaste.com, enter your name in Nick, Description as your router brand with model and firmware version if possible. Make sure Plain is selected for language. Click on the Browse button and look for the router.txt file. Finally click Paste.
    7. Wait for a few seconds, and you’ll be forwarded to a new page with the URL something like http://nopaste.com/p/xXXxxXxxX.
    8. Go to www.cryptload.info website, at Live-Support, enter your username (your name), E-mail and click Los button. If cryptload staff is available, you can give them the nopaste URL to create your router’s CLR file. If not, you can fill up the form to send an email to them. I am sure they’ll get back to you with your CLR file.

    Another way is to join Cryptload IRC channel and try getting help there. The person that patiently helped me from the beginning till the end was Apokalypser.
    IRC Server: irc.german-elite.net
    Channel: #cryptload

    Once you got the CLR file from Cryptload staff, copy it to Cryptload’s router folder and it’ll be included in the router list when you run Cryptload the next time.

    Cryptload is a perfect way to unlimited rapidshare downloading. Well, only perfect for those with dynamic IP address. It is developed by shira, bocka and apokalypser. For those with static IP address, RapidGrab may be the best way for you.

    NOTE: Cryptload requires at least Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0 and above.

    [ Download Cryptload | Cryptload Website ]

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  • Latest Stable CCleaner 2.0 Final is HERE!

    After months of beta testing version 2.0, the stable version of CCleaner 2.0 has finally completed and is ready to use! If you didn’t know what CCleaner is, CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!
    Remove temporary files for free

    In short, it’s the BEST and FREE system cleaner tool out there!


    Features of CCleaner 2.0:

  • Complete rebuild in C++
  • – With the requirements for a portable version, 64-bit compatibility and Windows Vista increasing against the limitations of the old architecture. We decided to rebuild the entire CCleaner application in highly optimized C++.

  • Faster analyzing and cleaning
  • – Each scanning process was rewritten from scratch and fully optimized. The result being a noticeable speed increase in all areas.

  • Portable
  • – CCleaner can now run from a USB thumbdrive and be installed/run on a computer without a complicated setup process.

  • Compact
  • – The rewrite removed all external file dependencies, so the main EXE is now half the size of the original program and support files.

  • Redesigned User Interface
  • – The original CCleaner user interface was looking a little dated, so the GUI was redesigned with a modern look, but without sacrificing speed or usability. New icons were created for the interface and the main program icon was updated with a more modern style.

  • Exclusions
  • – It is now possible to specify files, folders and registry keys to ignore from the cleaning process.

  • Loads of little tweaks
  • – Too numerous to mention them all separately, Piriform have tried to improve CCleaner in all areas.

    When installing CCleaner 2.0, I noticed the words “Yahoo Toolbar” at the part where you have to agree with the License Agreement. After clicking next a few times, you’ll get to select additional options. Take note of the last option that says “Add CCleaner Yahoo! Toolbar and use CCleaner from your browser“. If you don’t want Yahoo! Toolbar to install on your computer, just uncheck it.
    Remove Yahoo! Toolbar
    I am not against Yahoo! Toolbar but I’ve seen computers that has Google, Yahoo! and MSN Toolbars installed together. When I ask whether he uses any of the toolbar features, he said that he didn’t even know how did it get there!

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  • Run multiple versions of Internet Explorer on the same PC

    Run IE6 and IE7 simultaneouslyI have a laptop and a desktop. I am using Internet Exporer 7 on my laptop and Internet Explorer 6 on my desktop. I didn’t want to update my desktop’s IE6 to IE7 because when I install IE7, it is going to replace IE6 with it. So I can only have one version of Internet Explorer installed in Windows.

    Sometimes I have to test websites in various versions of Internet Explorer. I noticed that IE7 render webpages a bit differently than IE6 and older versions. If I need to test a website using IE7, I will use my laptop and if I need to test a website using IE6, that will be done on my desktop.

    Definitely troublesome! I did a little bit of research to ease this problem and found many different type of methods and hacks to run IE6 and IE7 together. Finally, I found the ultimate solution for me to run multiple versions of IE from IE 3.0 to IE 6.0 on my computer without deleting, modifying or hacking any files.


    Actually enabling multiple IE to run on one system is quite complicated. Someone suggested that an installer would be great to automate the whole process. Hence, Yousif from TredoSoft created an installer called Multi IE that enables you to install IE 3, IE 4.01, IE 5, IE,5.5, and IE6 on your computer without modifying your default IE7 browser files.
    Run IE6 and IE7 on the same machine

    You can run any version of IE from version 3 to 6 from your Start Menu, Desktop or Quick Launch bar.
    Internet Explorer 7 running side by side with IE6

    See how easy it is to have so many versions of Internet Explorer in one machine?

    Sometimes IE5, IE5.5 and IE6 crash unexpectedly. I don’t think it matters much because we only use it for testing purposes and not for daily web browsing. As for Windows Vista, unfortunately Multiple IE installer won’t work on it. Mike says that the only way to currently run it under Vista is to use Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Go here for how to do it.

    [ Download Multiple IE ]

  • How To Find Out The Name Of A Color

    I am color blind and I suck badly in arts. I never liked designing, drawing or anything that has to do with colors. That’s because my brain is unable to identify a lot of colors. I see them but I just can’t tell what is the name of the color. Whenever I need to tweak any web design template’s Cascading Style Sheets(CSS), I’d have to waste a lot of time going through many trial and error just to get the colors right.

    Now, I am able to tell you the name of any color you give me. Even if you give me the HEX code of the color, I can too tell you what is the name of the color. Interested to know how? Continue reading to find out how a person with color blind is able to tell the name of any colors.


    Less than a month ago(16 August 2007), a person name Chirag Mehta created and released a little application called Name That Color where you can create a color on the screen (or copy-paste CSS hex# color) and find out the name of the closest matching color.
    How to identify color

    Even if you’re given a name of the color, you can find out what’s the color looks like by selecting from the dropdown list of 1500+ colors! The color names in this list were found via Wikipedia, Crayola, and Color-Name Dictionaries like Resene. Duplicates were removed and manually edited by the author for consistency. The author of Name That Color allows anyone to incorporate the same facility into own website or project by using the simple javascript library that he created.

    Let’s say you saw a very nice color on a website and you want to know what is the name of that color. You don’t even know anything about HTML or CSS. To find out the name of that color, use a free color picker software to get the HEX code of that color. Then enter the HEX format code into Name That Color and it’ll tell you the closest matching color.
    Pick color and identify color

    No more color identifying problems anymore even for the color blinds!

    [ Visit Name That Color ]

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  • How To Cheat AdBux.org and Bux.to by Auto Clicking and Viewing

    I don’t use AdBux.org or Bux.to but I found a tool that is able to cheat and automate money earnings from there. So I thought of sharing it to those that trying to earn a few dollars from AdBux.org and Bux.to.

    At AdBux.org, advertisers will pay YOU between $0.01 – $0.015 (1 to 1.5 cents per click) for every click you make! Not only that but you can also earn upt $0.015 (1.5 cents per click) for every click your referrals make!
    Cheat AdBux clicking

    At Bux.to, you get paid to click on ads and visit websites. You simply click a link and view a website for 30 seconds to earn money. You can earn even more by referring friends. You’ll get paid $0.01 for each website you personally view and $0.01 for each website your referrals view.
    Cheat Bux.to clicking

    I have no idea how this Adbux and Bux.to auto clicker works but by the looks of it, I assume this auto clicker tool will automate clicking and viewing of advertisements.


    Adbux Bux.to Auto clicker FREE DOWNLOAD

    The instructions of using this adbux and bux auto clicker:
    1. Login to Adbux and Bux.to
    2. Set Options
    3. Click Start

    Both of this auto clicker is supposedly shareware. Someone actually paid $20 for this application! In my opinion, this kind of tool shouldn’t be paid to use because using this tool is already cheating. Moreover, using auto clicker will risk your AdBux and Bux.to account being suspended.

    So here it is, enjoy the totally free adbux and bux.to auto clickers and don’t worry about Virus or Trojan. I’ve scanned both of the auto clickers with 32 antivirus from VirusTotal and none reported it as suspicious file.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Files reported to be virus. If you’re afraid, DO NOT download it and complain on the comments section.
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  • Fix Taskbar, Quick Launch and Notification Area Problems

    In Windows, the default location for the taskbar is at the bottom of the screen, and from left to right it contains by default the Start menu, Quick Launch bar, taskbar buttons and notification area/system tray.
    Repair Windows XP Taskbar
    There are tons of problems can happen on your taskbar. Some of it are taskbar gone missing, programs minimized are missing or not displaying on taskbar and etc… I found a free tool called Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! that allows you to repair and customize the Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area in Windows XP.


    Repair Taskbar Icon
    As you can see the program interface, it’s a no brainer. Just run the tool, select the problems and a big Repair button will appear. Clicking on the Repair button will fix the problem mentioned. There is also a description of the problem so you know what you’re repairing.

    Taskbar
    Taskbar is Missing
    Lock Taskbar Greyed Out
    Minimized Programs Missing
    Stuck in Classic View *
    Reduce Size of Buttons
    Restore to XP Default *
    Toolbars Greyed Out or Missing
    Remove Specific Toolbars or Remove All *
    Remove System Icons from Desktop Toolbar *
    Disable Taskbar Context Menus
    Remove Taskbar and Start Menu from the Control Panel
    Disable Right Click/Properties
    Lock Size and Position of the Taskbar
    Remove Open, Explore and Find from Start Button Right Click *
    Remove Open All, Explore All Users from the Start Button Right Click *
    Hide or Show the Taskbar
    Repair Taskbar Icon Views
    Hide or Show the Start Button
    Restore Taskbar to Default Position *
    Enable or Disable Taskbar Grouping (Removes the options from Properties)
    Repair, Disable or Enable the Task Manager

    Notification Area
    Hide or Show All Listed Icons
    Hide or Show All Inactive Icons
    Remove Past Items
    Show Missing Icons
    Restore/Remove the Clock
    Disable Balloon Tips
    Remove the Notification Area
    Remove Selective Icons (also from Msconfig/Registry) *
    Disable Low Disk Space Warning Message and Icon

    Quick Launch
    Can’t Create Toolbar Error Message (Create)
    Can’t Create Toolbar Error Message (Repair) This one corrects the current issue that spyware cleaners break.
    Restore Show Desktop Icon
    Remove the Quick Launch Area *
    Save Quick Launch Sort Order
    Auto Add Specific Links to Quick Launch *
    Set Quick Launch as Default for any new user added *

    Those with asterisk(*) can only be used if you license the tool for $5 but shockingly there are crack that will enable the limited functions. I find it hard to believe that cracker actually took the time to crack this $5 program. If you need to use Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! to fix your taskbar problems, the author definitely deserves it.

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  • Check .NET Version Installed On Computer

    Do you sometimes get the error message “The application failed to initialize properly. Click on OK to terminate the application” when trying to run a program?
    0xc0000135 error
    It is most likely the program requires Microsoft .NET installed in order to run. If you’re not sure which version of .NET is installed on your computer, here’s a quick way to find out which versions and service packs of the .NET runtime are installed on a machine.


    DotNet VersionCheck is a free utility that is able to detect all versions of .NET installed on your computer. From version 1 beta up to version 3. VersionCheck allows you to print or email the version summary information direct from inside the program. It will also tell you whether you have the required Windows components to run .NET applications, and will prompt you with download locations if not.
    Check DOT NET version installed

    To use VersionCheck, download from the link below, extract the archive and run VersionCheck.exe.

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  • WebTop – Your Personalized Desktop at Anywhere

    You’ve heard of Laptop and Desktop but have you heard of “WebTop“? I don’t think it’s something very new but it’s certainly new to me! A webtop or web desktop is a virtual desktop on the web, running in a web browser as software. Web desktops often are characterized by an environment similar to that of Windows, Mac, or Linux, but are now considered to have much more functionality being dependent on the internet. Typical benefits include the ability to save work and settings over the internet rather than to the local desktop.

    Here’s a scenario. You are going overseas for a month. You don’t have a laptop and you only have a desktop. Of course you can use remote access to access your home desktop from another computer but to leave your desktop turned on 24 hours a day for the whole month is rather risky. What if there’s a power failure and it shuts off your computer? Moreover, leaving your desktop turned on 24 hours for the whole month gives hacker plenty of time to hack in.

    Here’s how WebTop can be useful. You can upload your important files to a free WebTop service, and you can easily access your web desktop from any computer. You can also edit your documents from your webtop!


    I got to know about WebTop when I heard about AjaxWindows.
    AjaxWindows - Web Desktop
    Then, while searching for more information on web desktop, I found 30 more web desktop. Some are free and some are commercial web desktop which requires you to pay. You can check the list at Wikipedia.

    There are Pros and Cons in using WebTop.
    Pros:
    – Don’t require installation of software. Can run directly from web browser.
    – You can access your own personalized desktop from anywhere
    – Works on any operating system as long as there is internet connection and web browser
    – Ability to share application among users located at different locations

    Cons:
    – A high speed internet is a must. I think it’d be impossible to use if you’re using a 56kbps connection.
    – If someone manage to obtain your username and password, he is able to access your web desktop.
    – If the webtop doesn’t use secure connection (https), it is possible for a hacker to sniff your data while you’re transferring documents from your desktop to your webtop.

    WebTop is certainly a very good concept if you don’t want to use remote access. Other than using WebTop to retrieve your own files, you can also use to write quick notes in case you might forget when you get home. For example, sometimes when I am on a servicing job, I learn a new tip or got to know a new website. Instead of logging in to my webmail, and sending it to my own email address, I can log in to my WebTop and write a sticky note. When I get home, I can note down the website or tip.

    See how useful can a web desktop (webtop) be? I love computer so much because there’s always something new to learn EVERYDAY.

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  • Fix Ad-Aware 2007 Fatal Error During Installation

    I can understand how frustrated you are when you tried installing the latest Ad-Aware 2007 and faced the error message “Fatal Error: Installation ended prematurely because of an error.” during installation.
    Ad-Aware Fatal Error Installation ended prematurely because of an error

    I wasn’t able to fix this problem the first time I downloaded Ad-Aware 2007 until I have more time to do some research on it. Now I found the solution and here’s how you can fix this error message and install Ad-Aware 2007 without problems.


    It seems that there’s a bug in Ad-Aware 2007 installer. Apparently the installer was not tweaked correctly and this workaround which I am going to show you resolves the problem.

    There are two options to resolve this issue – I used the latter ‘passive’ option. One method involves registering the Visual Basic Script runtime which will permit the installer to work correctly. The other method involves installing in “passive” mode which will bypass the portions of the installer that are causing the error.

    First method:
    To register the Visual Basic Script runtime:
    Go to Start -> Run, type the following command and hit Enter.

    You should a prompt that says “DllRegisterServer in C:\WINDOWS\system32\vbscript.dll succeeded.
    Repair Ad-Aware Fatal Error Installation
    Now you can try running the aaw2007.exe installer again and you shouldn’t get the Fatal Error message again.

    I tried unregistering the vbscript.dll by adding a /u at the command and ran the installer again. The Fatal Error message appears. This proves that by registering the vbscript.dll fixes the installation problem.

    Second method:
    To install in “passive mode”:
    Either run the command “aaw2007.exe /passive” on Start -> Run, or from command prompt. Make sure you change the directory to where the aaw2007.exe resides.

    Passive installation mode will bypass all questions during installation, hence, bypassing the part of the installer that are causing the error. Please take note that if you’re using the passive mode to install Ad-Aware 2007, make sure you’ve closed all your running programs and also save any documents that you’re typing. This is because IF the installer requires a restart, it will automatically restart without asking for your permission.

    Enjoy using the new Ad-Aware 2007 😉

    P/S: This solution works not only on Ad-Aware 2007. Any software that uses this installation and has this same error can be fixed by the 2 solutions above.

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  • Renaming The [Start] Button Under Windows XP

    Few days ago, I got a friend telling me that it’d be nice to modify the default “Start” button to his name or any text that’s cool.
    Hack Windows XP Start Button
    I know it’s possible to change the default Start button text because many years back, there was a utility to do that on Windows 98. After a quick search, I manage to find a small and free utility that’s able to easily change the default Start button text.


    StartBtn Renamer” is a simple utility for renaming the [Start] button under Windows XP. With this freeware tool, you can change default label of the [Start] button with your own text. StartBtn Renamer also is Open Source. This means that the source code of the program is presented with it, so that you could change it according to your own taste and wish, therefore you can add more possibilities on it.
    Rename Start Button Under Windows XP

    Simply run the standalone program “StartBtn.exe” and then type your desirable label in the “New Label” field. By pressing the key, or clicking on the “Rename It” button, the [Start] button will rename with the new Label.

    You can also rename the [Start] button by running the file “StartBtn.exe” from the MS-DOS command prompt. To do this, you must go the directory which you have been installed the application, use this syntax to run the program. To change the default [Start] to Raymond, you just need to run the commmand “StartBtn.exe Raymond”.
    Raymond Start Button

    StartBtn Rename, a neat and simple tool that works ONLY on Windows XP.

    [ Download StartBtn Renamer | RapidShare Download Mirror ]

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  • How Terrorist Hide Messages in Images

    Nearly a year ago I posted an article on how to hide MP3 audio inside GIF picture. It’s a very cool trick but I believe that terrorist must have used this method to convey messages across the world. I just found out that it is possible to hide TEXT messages in any images file. It can be encrypted and the text can’t be viewed easily. Hiding text in images is called Steganography is NOT something new. There are freewares that is capable of doing this and the release date is year 2005. Looks like I am a little outdated to know this technique! Continue reading if you’re interested to know how to hide text messages in images.

    If you search in Google on “Hide Messages in Images”, you’ll find a lot of program that can do this. Some are shareware and some are freeware. I’ve tested a few freewares and only 1 of it works fine in hiding messages inside images.


    ImageHide is the one that gives me no problem in hiding text messages inside any image file.
    Hide Message in GIF
    Surprisingly ImageHide last update was on 04-July-2005 and it still works! You’re able to load .cut, .pcd, .pic, .cel, .pbm, pgm, .ppm, .pdd, .psd, .bw, .rgb, .rgba, .sgi, .rla, .rpf, .scr, .pcc, .pcx, .eps, .fax, .tif, .tiff, .ivb, .tga, .vda, .vst, .win, .dib, .rle, .jpeg, .jpe, .jpg, .jfif, .emf, .wmf, .ico, .bmp, .png. I bet you don’t even know half of the extension! Although you can load many types of image files, but you can only save it in .BMP or .PNG after you’ve entered the text.

    It’s very easy to hide text messages in images by using ImageHide. First, load any image you want. At the bottom of ImageHide, you can type your secret text. Once you’ve done that, click on “Write Data button” to insert the text message into your image. Finally, click on Save Image button to save your image in either BMP or PNG format.

    To read the hidden text message, click the Load Image button. If there is text embedded into that image, it’ll show the ImageHide version you’ve used to embed the text message, whether it’s encrypted or not and also the data size.
    Hide text message in JPG

    If you want extra security, you can use the Encryption. Just click on the Encrypt button before you Write Data. It’ll prompt you to enter a password to encrypt it. After you type in a password, you’ll see that the text that you want to hide becomes random letters and numbers. So if someone knows that you use ImageHide, they still can’t simply read the hidden text message without the password.
    Encrypt text message

    The image file size is much smaller if you hide text message instead of hide mp3. If a normal image with small scale has big file size, it can be suspicious. I tried inserting a text “This is a Hidden Message – Raymond.CC” into a PNG image file, surprisingly the file size is 2kb smaller than the original image file.

    Hiding text messages in images is NOT only for terrorist use. If you’re a graphic designer and someone used your images without your permission, you can sue them by having this very good proof. The person who ripped your images will have nothing to say if the image he has on his computer or website has hidden text that you placed.

    [ Download ImageHide v2.0 ]

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