tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19618180506753117932024-02-07T18:05:46.253-08:00Technology World"You're About To Learn Secrets That Most People Will Never know about Computers....". This blog is for sharing all latest tips and news related to technology. Queries are always welcome.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-4804112664059193032011-08-06T21:36:00.000-07:002011-08-06T21:36:54.078-07:00Windows 7 finally made its official appearance last couple months<br />
ago, it is proving itself as a worthy successor to the long serving <br />
Windows XP. <br />
My opinion is that Windows 7 is a solid, well-performing<br />
operating system, free of many of the glitches that bedeviled the<br />
launch of Windows Vista. Speed improvements, interface enhancements <br />
and easier ways to manage your documents makethis a new operating system <br />
in its own right and one that’s well worth the upgrade. <br />
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Quick, what is the most reviled feature of Windows Vista? As far <br />
as I can tell it’s User ccount ontrol (U ) Microsoft’s method for<br />
keeping your computer safe. Unfortunately, many users felt that <br />
UAC was so inconvenient that they turned it off entirely. In<br />
Windows 7, UAC finally gets out of your way and strikes the right<br />
balance between security and usability. Fewer pop up appear only<br />
for good reason. <br />
Still if you’re Vista user you’ll do well to upgrade to Windows 7<br />
it’s a superior operating system What if you use XP? irst check if<br />
your hardware can handle it. If it can, and if you’re not wedded to<br />
XP for the remainder of your time on <br />
upgrade. <br />
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1. Change the Theme<br />
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Right-click on the desktop, click on Customize. Then, select one of <br />
the default themes available to you. You can change the system<br />
sounds, and the way the menus and the bars look. The new feature in<br />
Windows 7 is that a theme can have a set of images that cycle<br />
automatically after a particular amount of time. The second ease of<br />
access theme is a throwback to good old Windows 95.<br />
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2. Use the search bar as a run bar <br />
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There is no run bar by default. However, when you click on start, <br />
the search field can be used for running programs. This process is 7,<br />
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type in the complete name of a file or program to open or run it. <br />
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3. Windows Media Player <br />
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The first time you use Windows Media Player, instead of the<br />
default settings, go to the custom settings. Here, disallow Windows<br />
Media Player from updating the information on a file from the<br />
internet. This is because an unpatched Windows Media <br />
Player provided with Windows 7 changes the file when it retrieves<br />
this information from the internet. For example, the audio<br />
information from the first few seconds of an mp3 file may be lost. <br />
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4.Cutting down the size of the taskbar <br />
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A significant difference is made by the size of the icons in the<br />
taskbar. By the standards of XP or Vista, they are huge. To change<br />
this, right-click on the taskbar, go to Properties > Taskbar and check<br />
use small icons. <br />
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5.Right-Click Mania <br />
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In Windows 7, right-clicking may just be your secret friend. There<br />
are many ways the right-click can simplify your computing<br />
experience. Here are just a few: <br />
a. Right-click any empty spot in your Desktop, and you have the<br />
control to change the screen resolution. <br />
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b. Right-<br />
program from the <br />
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c. Last but not least, right-click the Taskbar Explorer icon to access<br />
your most frequently used folders. <br />
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6.Grouping of active applications<br />
<br />
Vista already had this feature — multiple instances of applications<br />
were grouped into a single icon to save taskbar space. In Windows 7, <br />
the icons are more distinguishable. You no longer have to click; you<br />
can simply move your mouse over the icon and a real-time preview of <br />
each of the instances will appear. The window can be closed by<br />
middle-clicking on the preview. If you like to have the application <br />
name appear along with the icon, right-click on the taskbar and click<br />
on Properties. Choose the Never combine option from the menu. <br />
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7.Using window actions for managing windows<br />
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<br />
Click and drag the title-bar of any window to the top of the screen<br />
to maximize it. Click and drag the top bar away from the top edge to<br />
restore the window. Click and drag the titlebar of any window to<br />
either side of the screen to make that window fit half the screen on<br />
the side to which you drag it. You can also use the [Windows] and <br />
the arrow keys to arrange the window. [Windows ] + [Left] or<br />
[Windows ] + [Right] will place the window on either side,<br />
[Windows ]+Up will maximize and [Windows ] + Down will <br />
minimize the window. <br />
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8.Shake the rest away! <br />
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<br />
If you have many windows open and for some reason, you want<br />
them all minimised except for the one you are currently using, you<br />
can do this by clicking on the title bar of the application and moving it <br />
around quickly. All the other windows immediately minimise. <br />
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9.Change network settings <br />
<br />
The age old two computer icon for network connections has been<br />
replaced with a monitor and a cable icon. This will be one of the few<br />
icons on the system tray by default. Click on this icon, and then click<br />
on Open network and Sharing center. This view will seem a little<br />
complicated. To get direct access to your connections for changing IP <br />
settings and the like, click on Change Adapter settings. <br />
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10. Use Sticky Notes <br />
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<br />
A great new feature in Windows 7 is the Sticky Notes. Start > Sticky<br />
Notes, and a small square appears on the screen exactly like a post it. <br />
Click on the plus sign to add a note, and drag the bottom right corner<br />
to resize the note. Click on the cross to close and delete the note.<br />
Note that the text stored in the sticky notes cannot be saved, but the<br />
notes will survive restarts as long as you do not close them. <br />
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<br />
The Sticky notes feature helps the user keep track of tasks that he<br />
<br />
needs to do. The Sticky Notes application is hidden away under the<br />
Accessories sub-menu. Notes are left on your desktop. Notes are<br />
added by clicking the + icon on the top left of the stick note window<br />
and closed using the close icon. <br />
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<br />
11.Use libraries <br />
<br />
<br />
Libraries are a great way to navigate files on your computer. Say<br />
you have music stored across different hard drive partitions, and an<br />
external hard drive that is not always connected to the computer. <br />
Placing all the folders with music in them in the music library, will let<br />
you access the music files from essentially one folder. The files are <br />
not stored in the library, but the directory structure indexes the files<br />
and makes it accessible in this manner. You can also store the same <br />
files in different libraries using different library structures. <br />
Just right click on any folder, select Include in library and select<br />
category for it<br />
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12. Moving order of applications in the taskbar <br />
<br />
There are more changes done to the taskbar in Windows 7 than <br />
just the thickness. It lets you change the sequence of applications<br />
running in the taskbar. Changing the order is as simple as moving<br />
tabs in browsers such as Firefox and Opera. Simply left-click and drag<br />
the icon in the taskbar, and watch it slide into place. Another<br />
interesting feature is when you try moving the icon upwards, it opens<br />
the rightclick menu. <br />
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13. Shortcuts for window operations <br />
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<br />
Managing windows is also much simpler with Windows 7. You no<br />
longer have to use the window controls such as minimize or<br />
maximize on the top right. Windows can be minimized using the<br />
Windows key + Down arrow and maximized by pressing Windows<br />
key + Up arrow. Windows key + left/right arrow keys fit the<br />
expanded window to the left or right side of the screen. This is <br />
particularly useful for widescreen users. It lets you fit two windows<br />
side by side accurately without having to use the Tile horizontally<br />
features from the taskbar. If you try resizing a window using the<br />
corner right up to the bottom of the screen, Window 7 lets you scale<br />
it vertically by drawing a faint outline. Dragging the window by the<br />
titlebar and moving it towards either end of the screen will <br />
automatically resize to take up half the screen and leave the other <br />
half for another application. <br />
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14.Adding additional sources into Documents, Music, etc <br />
<br />
Initially, Windows only allowed a single My Documents folder, so<br />
users would have to move all of their music and pictures into the<br />
specified folders. The other way was to move the target destination <br />
of the specific folder to the location on your hard drive. Windows 7<br />
lets you add as many paths as you want for either of the predefined<br />
folders. Simply click on the Start button and right-click on one of the<br />
folders — Documents, Pictures, Music and then click on Properties. <br />
Click on the Include a folder button and add the paths you want and <br />
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15.Pinning applications to the taskbar <br />
<br />
The Windows 7 taskbar has become a very powerful part of the OS.<br />
You can now pin applications to the taskbar just like you could to the<br />
Start menu. Even after applications are closed, the icon still remains. <br />
as well as run multiple instances of it. Many pinned applications also act like a Quick Launch<br />
menu. Active applications are displayed in this same menu, but<br />
differently.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-11738997061206618982009-09-18T10:12:00.000-07:002009-09-18T10:19:52.895-07:00What is a PDF SPam ?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v9Thbln6-2gXL3LBwQMJCnwB8mB3khyphenhyphenubNXV8ZxxylYpa61TRtH86OY-UYam8G8WQu5tQd3oTtauFVocEdEN55nDrhJeEOSqPDiL-7YNmh4BWIBo6xbTueVOLLQk9518Tuej_JWpe7LG/s1600-h/pdfspam.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382858335043835458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 87px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v9Thbln6-2gXL3LBwQMJCnwB8mB3khyphenhyphenubNXV8ZxxylYpa61TRtH86OY-UYam8G8WQu5tQd3oTtauFVocEdEN55nDrhJeEOSqPDiL-7YNmh4BWIBo6xbTueVOLLQk9518Tuej_JWpe7LG/s200/pdfspam.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">What is PDF Spam?</span></strong><br />First there was email, then came spam - unsolicited commercial email - hawking pharmaceuticals, stock trades, sex, and more. Spam filtering became smarter with keyword and bayesian filtering, and the spam was minimized for awhile. Then image spam began, the emails with little more than a link to an image on a server. When the email is opened with an HTML email reader the spam appears a few seconds after viewing the email. Since there weren't keywords to analyze, most image spam slipped through spam filters with ease. However, now spam filtering tools have added OCR capabilities to "read" an image and search for keywords and phrases just like text emails. So what's next for the spammers to try...PDF Spam.<br />google_protectAndRun("render_ads.js::google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad);<br />Spammers have now resorted to attaching PDFs to emails to entice users to open the PDFs and read their ads. Very annoying, since almost all spam including a PDF is much larger in size than a normal email. At first, I wondered if a virus writer had been able to inject a PDF file with a virus and was infecting computers. I received literally hundreds of these types of emails a few weeks ago. Luckily it does not appear that way. Although many of the newest viruses are hijacking computers and sending these PDF spams from these drone machines.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Spammers have now resorted to attaching PDFs to emails to entice users to open the PDFs and read their ads. Very annoying, since almost all spam including a PDF is much larger in size than a normal email. At first, I wondered if a virus writer had been able to inject a PDF file with a virus and was infecting computers. I received literally hundreds of these types of emails a few weeks ago. Luckily it does not appear that way. Although many of the newest viruses are hijacking computers and sending these PDF spams from these drone machines.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">What Does a PDF Spam look like?<br /></span></strong>Most common PDF spam has very little in the body of the message, just a subject and the PDF file. You can see a copy of this type of spam below:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Can A PDF File Contain a Virus?</span></strong><br />Well, yes and no. Back in 2001, a virus named Peachy was created that distributed via PDF. Fortunately, it could not be activated by someone viewing it with Acrobat Reader, only users with the full version of Adobe Acrobat were susceptible to this virus. Peachy exploited the fact that PDF files could contain executable files, in this case a VBScript file, that <a class="kLink" oncontextmenu="return false;" id="KonaLink3" onmouseover="adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3);" style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick="adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3);" onmouseout="adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3);" href="http://www.pchell.com/support/pdfspam.shtml#" target="_top">users<br /></a>of Adobe Acrobat could actually open. Virus scanners were updated and the virus didnt have a huge effect on the internet<a class="kLink" oncontextmenu="return false;" id="KonaLink4" onmouseover="adlinkMouseOver(event,this,4);" style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick="adlinkMouseClick(event,this,4);" onmouseout="adlinkMouseOut(event,this,4);" href="http://www.pchell.com/support/pdfspam.shtml#" target="_top"><br /></a>.<br />Luckily, up to this point there has not been a way for a virus writer to infect a PDF file so that a person viewing it with Adobe Reader would be harmed. Although its still best to scan ANY file including a PDF file with an up-to-date virus scanner before attempting to open it.<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Can PDF Spam Be Stopped?<br /></span></strong>Although PDF Spam is a huge problem currently, spam filtering programs will catch up and start to filter this garbage email out. Unfortunately, the attachment spam will morph into other types of files, and I've already seen Excel files (.xls) being used for spam as well. Using a reliable spam filter from your ISP or business and being careful not to open ANY attachment you are not sure of will keep you the safest. Although PDF spam may not contain a virus, the best advice is to not open it and just delete it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">What About Greeting Card Spams?</span></strong><br />A new round of electronic greeting Card<a class="kLink" oncontextmenu="return false;" id="KonaLink5" onmouseover="adlinkMouseOver(event,this,5);" style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick="adlinkMouseClick(event,this,5);" onmouseout="adlinkMouseOut(event,this,5);" href="http://www.pchell.com/support/pdfspam.shtml#" target="_top"><br /></a>contains viruses are making the rounds as well. These ecards want you to download a file called msdataaccess.exe to view the card. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-52000263701612506192009-09-15T10:41:00.000-07:002009-09-15T10:42:16.685-07:00Remove the Shared Documents folders from My ComputerOne of the most annoying things about the new Windows XP user interface is that Microsoft saw fit to provide links to all of the Shared Documents folders on your system, right at the top of the My Computer window. I can't imagine why this would be the default, even in a shared PC environment at home, but what's even more annoying is that you cannot change this behavior through the sh*ll<br />: Those icons are stuck there and you have to live with it.<br />Until now, that is.<br /><br />Simply fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders<br /><br />You'll see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this, all of the Shared Documents folders (which are normally under the group called "Other Files Stored on This Computer" will be gone.<br /><br />You do not need to reboot your system to see the change.<br /><br /><br />Before: A cluttered mess with icons no one will ever use (especially that orphaned one). After: Simplicity itself, and the way it should be by default.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-69379955497256361142009-09-15T10:34:00.000-07:002009-09-15T10:35:05.071-07:00Add a Map Drive Button to the ToolbarAdd a Map Drive Button to the Toolbar<br />=====================================<br /><br />Do you want to quickly map a drive, but can?t find the toolbar button? If you map drives often, use one of these options to add a Map Drive button to the folder toolbar.<br /><br />Option One (Long Term Fix)<br /><br />Click Start, click My Computer, right-click the toolbar, then unlock the toolbars, if necessary.<br /><br />Right-click the toolbar again, and then click Customize.<br /><br />Under Available toolbar buttons, locate Map Drive, and drag it into the position you want on the right under Current toolbar buttons.<br /><br />Click Close, click OK, and then click OK again.<br /><br />You now have drive mapping buttons on your toolbar, so you can map drives from any folder window. To unmap drives, follow the above procedure, selecting Disconnect under Available toolbar buttons. To quickly map a drive, try this option.<br /><br />Option Two (Quick Fix)<br /><br />Click Start, and right-click My Computer.<br />Click Map Network Drive.<br /><br />If you place your My Computer icon directly on the desktop, you can make this move in only two clicks!Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-78512377440445709812009-09-11T23:28:00.001-07:002009-09-11T23:28:50.753-07:00Desktop Disappearing?Although Windows 2000 is more stable than previous versions of NT, in some situations, strange things can happen. If, for example, Explorer crashes, most of your desktop, including the "Start" button, disappears. To bring back Explorer without rebooting your machine, press CONTROL-ALT-DELETE. When the "Windows Security" dialog box appears, click the "Task Manager" button. If the "Windows Task Manager' dialog box appears as it should, select the "File" menu and then "New Task (Run)". When the "Create New Task" dialog box appears, just type in "Explorer" and press the "OK" button. Windows Explorer should then reappear, complete with the "Start" button.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-53218316179790684262009-09-11T23:26:00.000-07:002009-09-11T23:27:34.866-07:00Hoe to change Process Priority ?Is a particular program or process running too fast or too slow? Is a program or process taking too much of your CPU time or can you allow a process or program to take more of your computing power? To change these settings for a particular process, just right-click on an empty area of your taskbar and choose "Task Manager..." On the "Windows Task Manager" dialog box that follows, select a process and right-click it. On the popup menu that appears, select "Set Priority" and choose one of the following priorities: "Realtime", "High", "Above Normal", "Normal", "Below Normal", or "Low". The lower the priority is on the popup menu, the lower percentage of CPU time will be delegated to said priority.<br /><br /><br />Note that depending on the process and your administrative rights to your machine, you may not be able to change a particular process's priority.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-77073082391949846242009-09-11T23:24:00.000-07:002009-09-11T23:25:19.309-07:00How to put the Desktop in your Taskbar ?Do you frequently multitask? If so, all of the windows created by running applications can quickly cover your desktop. If you'd like, you can make the desktop icons immediately accessible from your taskbar. Just right-click an empty area of your taskbar, choose "Toolbars", and check "Desktop". Your desktop icons will then be immediately accessible without having to minimize your current windows. If you have a lot of desktop icons, click on the two greater-than arrows (">>") to the right of your desktop icons and a popup menu will appear allowing you to select from any of the available desktop icons not immediately visible on your taskbar.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-25611903256497238282009-09-09T10:57:00.000-07:002009-09-09T11:05:29.389-07:00CSU/DSU - Connectivity in Detail<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Point-to-Point Serial Links</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 18.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">In the network at your job, most likely the serial interfaces on your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Cisco routers are not connected to each other directly.<span style=""> </span>They connect<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">to a CSU/DSU, which supplies a clock rate to the router, allowing the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">line protocol to stay up.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">In the world of Cisco exams, and in your practice lab, there are<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">generally routers that have directly connected serial interfaces.<span style=""> </span>These<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">routers are connected to each other by a DCE/DTE cable; the DCE end<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">of the cable will connect to the router that is acting as the CSU.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 19.3pt;"><b><span style="color: black;">What’s The Line Protocol?</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 18.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">You’ll see a lot of discussion in CCNA and CCNP texts, but rarely does<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">anyone actually say what the line protocol </span><i><span style="color: black;">is.</span></i><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">The Cisco IOS Command<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Reference defines the line protocol as "indicating whether the software<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">processes that handle the line protocol consider the line usable (that<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">is, keepalives are successful) or whether it has been taken down by an<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">administrator."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Translation:<span style=""> </span>When the line protocol is down, there’s a problem with<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">the keepalives or the encapsulation type.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 21.3pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">To tell the DTE end from the DCE end before connecting it, look for a<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">small label wrapped around one or both of the cable ends.<span style=""> </span>That label<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">will indicate whether that is the DCE or DTE end.<span style=""> </span>If there is no label,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">the connector itself may have DTE or DCE imprinted on it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">After connecting the cable to the respective routers,<span style=""> </span>use </span><b><span style="color: black;">show</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><b><span style="color: black;">controller</span></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">to ensure the router sees the cable as a DCE or DTE.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 22pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">R1#<b>show controller serial 1</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">HD unit 1, idb = 0x107114, driver structure at 0x10C590<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">buffer size 1524<span style=""> </span>HD unit 1, <b>V.35 DTE cable</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">R3#<b>show controller serial 1</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 16.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">HD unit 1, idb = 0xC7D1C, driver structure at 0xCCAA0<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">buffer size 1524<span style=""> </span>HD unit 1, <b>V.35 DCE cable</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 21.3pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">The routers will not be able to communicate at this point, however.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Remember that when a serial interface connects to a CSU/DSU, the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">interface receives clocking from that device.<span style=""> </span>There is no CSU/DSU<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">involved when two serial interfaces are directly connected; therefore,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">one of the devices must supply a clock rate to the other.<span style=""> </span>The DCE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">interface must supply the clock rate to the DTE.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 19.3pt;"><span style="color: black;">R3(config)#int serial 1<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14pt;"><span style="color: black;">R3(config-if)#<b>clockrate 56000<span style=""> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14pt;"><i><span style="color: black;"><></span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 13.3pt;"><span style="color: black;">%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: <b>Line protocol on Interface Serial1, changed state to up</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14pt;"><span style="color: black;">R3#ping 172.12.13.1<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 13.3pt;"><span style="color: black;">Type escape sequence to abort.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.12.13.1, timeout is 2 seconds:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14pt;"><span style="color: black;" lang="FR">!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 22pt;"><b><span style="color: black;">In The REAL World…</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 10.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 18.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">For exam purposes, you need to memorize the fact that the DCE is the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">interface that needs to have the clock rate configured.<span style=""> </span>When you’re at<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black;">your practice rack, you’ll find out that you can’t put the clockrate on<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 56.65pt; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; 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Access is Denied<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CTHyQ078g1zW7Xs665ZAmQykqg3pAInXIs85ivRbmflj9k2vlb5fs75K_o1MWCThNMRCQ19byxyVAKCXHw3eiM3gxsa6mOBpWWzY0KD_KoM6HrUr4d5KujUbdNuN85vtMk7KNZb3dMLK/s1600-h/printeraccessdenied.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376968558697732994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 139px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CTHyQ078g1zW7Xs665ZAmQykqg3pAInXIs85ivRbmflj9k2vlb5fs75K_o1MWCThNMRCQ19byxyVAKCXHw3eiM3gxsa6mOBpWWzY0KD_KoM6HrUr4d5KujUbdNuN85vtMk7KNZb3dMLK/s320/printeraccessdenied.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />One of the more interesting errors in Windows Vista happens when you try to connect to a shared network printer. Most of the time you'll receive an "Access is Denied" error when trying to connect even though you can see the printer on the network and everything else is working properly. Everything else on the network appears to work properly, shared files, internet access, etc. However, you just cannot access the ahared printer and print.The solution is to add the printer as a local printer and then try printing. Follow the directions below to accomplish Print.</div><br /><div></div><div><br />1.Go into Control Panel<br />2.Underneath the Hardware and Sound category, click on Printer<br />3.Click on Add a printer from the top menu<br />4.Click on Add a Local Printer<br />5.Choose Create a New Port with type of port remaining Local Port, then click Next<br />6.In the Port Name box type the path to the printer you wish to connect to and Click Ok</div><br /><div>Ex. <a href="file://mycomputer/myprinter">file://mycomputer/myprinter</a></div><br /><div></div><div>If the computer you wish to connect to is named Bob and the printer is called HP then the path would be <a href="file://Bob/HP">file://Bob/HP</a></div><br /><div></div><div>7.In the Install Printer Driver screen, select your printer from the list or choose Have Disk and find the location of the printer drivers on the computer then click Next and then click Finish.<br />8.You should now see the printer installed in the Printers window.<br />9.Right-click on the printer and click Properties </div><div>10.On the General tab, click Print Test Page to test the printer.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>You should now be able to printer from Windows Vista to this networked printer with any problems.<br /></div><br /><div></div>Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-35367567838479299842009-08-31T11:30:00.000-07:002009-08-31T11:36:36.762-07:00How to Speed Up Windows Boot Time<strong><br />Major Windows Performance Tips</strong><br /><br /><strong>Reduce the Number of Fonts installed</strong><br /><br />Every font that is installed in Windows has to load when Windows starts. The more fonts you have installed, the slower Windows loads. Although you can safely have around 1000 fonts loaded in Windows, I like to keep my font list closer to 300-500 or fewer if possible. There are certain fonts that are definitely required by Windows, so be careful in removing any fonts from your computer unless you know they are not needed. Fonts such as Verdana,Arial,Trebuchet, Tahoma, Tahoma, Times New Roman, MS Sans Serif, and Courier New should be left on your system. Follow the directions below to remove extra fonts from Windows XP.<br /><br />1) Open My Computer <br />2) Double-click on Drive C<br />3) Click on File, New Folder and title it Fonts Backup<br />4) Double-click on the Windows folder to open it<br />5) Double-click on the Fonts folder <br />6) Highlight the fonts you wish to remove, click on Edit and choose COPY<br />7) Navigate back to the C:\Fonts Backup folder and PASTE these fonts into your backup folder<br />8) Return to the Fonts Folder and right-click on any fonts you previously copied to the backup folder, then choose Delete.<br /><br />If you accidentally removed a font, simply reverse the procedure by copying and pasting the font back into the Windows\Fonts folder. <br /><br /><br /><strong><br />Disk Cleanup, Scandisk, and Defrag</strong><br /><br />Performing regular hard drive maintenance on your computer every few months will not only catch problems before they cause serious damage but also make your hard drive run at its optimal level. Follow these instructions to clean up the drive and defrag it.<br /><br />1) Open My Computer<br />2) Right-click on the hard drive usually Drive C<br />3) Click on the Tools tab<br />4) Under Error Checking, click on Check Now. Optionally, you may want to check the boxes to "Automatically Fix File Errors" and "Scan For and Attempt Recovery for Bad Sectors"<br />5) Next, click on the General tab and click on Disk Cleanup. After the computer calculates the amount of files to remove, place a checkmark next to the type of files you wish to remove and click Ok. Read the descriptions for each type of file to determine if you should delete it.<br />6) Finally, click on the Tools tab again and under Defragmentation click Defragment Now<br />7) Click on the hard drive you wish to defrag, click on Analyze and then click on Defragment. This process may take some time to complete.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><br /><br />Virus/Spyware Scans</strong><br /><br />Finally, you'll want to complete a thorough virus and spyware scan of your system. I recommend running an online virus scan first, then a check for spyware. You can click on the following links to check your system for viruses.<br /><strong><br />Online Virus Scanners </strong><br />Trend Micro Housecall <br />BitDefender Scan Online <br />Ewido Online Scanner <br />Jotti's Online Malware Scan <br />Kaspersky Online Scanner <br />Panda Activescan <br />McAfee FreeScan<br />eTrust Antivirus Web Scanner <br />Symantec Security Check <br />Dr.Web Online Check <br /><br />Trojan Scanner<br />TrojanScan by WindowsSecurity.com<br /><strong><br />Spyware Scanners</strong><br /><br />Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE 1.06<br />Spybot Search and Destroy 1.4<br />Microsoft Windows Defender<br /><br /><strong>Using a Different Antivirus, Firewall, or AntiSpyware Program</strong><br /><br />If your computer is still running slow after changing and checking all of these options, it might be time to use a different program for antivirus, firewall, or antispyware security. A blog on the net called The PC Spy has a graph displaying the boot delay time from most of the popular products on the market including Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, ZoneAlarm, and more. <br /><br />Not surprisingly, Symantec's Internet Security products top the list with a 40+ % boot delay, followed by Panda Antivirus, and Zone Alarm. So, while these products may help prevent infections and attacks, they also are contributing greatly to the slowdown your computer is experiencing. Avast, AVG, NOD32, and others perform much better according to this chart.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-9934154926314614042009-08-29T18:45:00.000-07:002009-08-29T18:49:02.979-07:00Microsoft Outlook Program not working- How to fix it.One of the most common errors while using Outlook 2000/2002 is the problem of Outlook not opening when you click on the icon, or it takes a long time to open (30 seconds or more). Other issues with Outlook such as Out of Memory errors, Microsoft Error reports and other oddities can also be traced to this same issue. Luckily there is a simple fix that works most of the time. <br /><br />Generally the problem can be traced to a corrupted OUTCMD.DAT file in your Outlook program. Outcmd.dat stores any custom changes that you make to your toolbar buttons. If the problem is resolved after you rename this file, you must make the custom toolbar button changes again. This seems like a minor file since its supposed to only monitor changes to your toolbars, however with the amount of spyware and adware that add toolbars, change toolbars, etc. it's understandable that this file could become corrupted quite easily and cause your Outlook program not to boot.<br /> <br /> To remove the OUTCMD.DAT file, simply search your computer for the file and delete it. When Microsoft Outlook opens again, it will recreate the file.<br /><br />1.Make sure Microsoft Outlook is completely closed. <br />2.Click Start, click on Find or Search, and then click Files or Folders. <br />3.Make sure that "Look in" is set to (C:\). <br />4.In the "Named" or "Search for..." box, type the following filename and click dll filename and click Search or Find Now<br /><br />OUTCMD.DAT<br /><br />5.Delete any instances of OUTCMD.DAT and close the Search box. <br />6.Generally this file is found in the Application Data/Microsoft/Outlook folder <br />7.Reopen Microsoft Outlook and it should behave normallyNetwork Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-21317789586998995002009-08-28T19:23:00.000-07:002009-08-28T19:41:06.971-07:00Export MSN Favorites to Internet ExplorerHow to Export MSN Favorites to Internet Explorer<br /><br /><br /><br />MSN Explorer is a popular all-in-one browser and email setup for MSN.com email users. Customers that have MSN as their ISP usually install it when they are setting up their Internet access. However, its difficult to export the favorites from MSN Explorer to another browser if you decide to change ISPs or no longer use MSN Explorer.<br /><br />The steps in this article will show you how to use a third-party utilities to export the favorites to Internet Explorer.<br /><br /> <br /><strong><br />Show Hidden Files and Folders</strong><br /><br /><br />1.Open My Computer <br />2.Click on Tools, Folder Options <br />3.Click on the View tab <br />4.Under the Hidden Files and Folders section, select "Show Hidden Files and Folders" <br />5.Uncheck the box for "Hide Protected Operating System Files (recommended)"<br />6.Click Ok <br /><strong><br />Find the MSN Favorites File</strong><br /><br />1.Open My Computer <br />2.Double-click on Drive C <br />3.Double-click on Documents and Settings <br />4.Double-click on the Logged in User folder <br />5.Double-click on Application Data <br />6.Double-click on the MSN folder (usually called MSN6 or something similar) <br />6.Double-click on the UserData folder <br />7.Double-click on the Identity folder containing a long string of characters in a pattern like this {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxx} <br />8.Right-click on Favorites.XML file and choose Copy <br />9.Return back to your Windows Desktop <br />10.Right-click on a blank area of the desktop and click on New, then click on Folder <br />11.Name the folder something like MSN Favorites <br />12.Open the folder you just named by double-clicking it <br />13.Right-click in the folder and choose Paste to copy the favorites file to this folder <br />14.Download the MSN Favorites Export Toolkit<br /><br /><br /><strong><br />Click on the following link to go to the Mainsoft Download page</strong> <br /><br />http://www.mainsoft.fr/en/downloads.htm<br /><br />1.Download the MSN Favorites Export Toolkit zip file to the MSN Favorites folder you 2.created on the desktop. <br />3.Open the MSN Favorites folder on your desktop <br />4.If you have Windows XP or a zip program installed, double-click on the MsnFav.zip file and unzip the files to the MSN Favorites folder. There should be 4 files contained in the zip file. <br /><br /><strong><br />Run the MSN Favorite Export Program</strong><br /><br />1.Once you have both the Favorites.XML file and the MSN Favorites Export toolkit in the same folder, double-click on the Msnfav.vbs file to start the export process. <br />2.When the process is complete, there should be a new file called bookmark.htm in the folder <br /><strong><br />Import Bookmark.htm into Internet Explorer</strong><br /><br />1.Open Internet Explorer<br />2.Click on File<br />3.Click on Import and Export, then click Next<br />4.Click on Import Favorites and click Next<br />5.Select "Import from a file or address", then click Browse<br />6.Find the bookmarks.htm file in the MSN Favorites folder on your desktop and select it and click Save<br />7.Click Next after selecting the file and allow the import to begin<br />8.Check the list of favorites in Internet Explorer from the imported MSN favoritesNetwork Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-72514290055449268302009-08-28T04:56:00.000-07:002009-08-28T05:28:12.747-07:00How to Stop Most Computer CrashesComputer errors and crashes are incredibly annoying and frustrating, preventing you from being able to do even the most simple of things on your PC. Problems such as crashes and errors are extremely common... but there is a solution which can stop most of them immediately.<br /><br />If your computer is crashing all the time, there's likely one cause which can easily be fixed. Not many people know about this, but there's a part of your system called the 'registry' which stores all sorts of settings and information about the software and hardware of your computer. Everything from your latest emails to how much hard drive space you have left is all kept in this database, making it one of the most important and frequently used parts of Windows. Although this database is important and is a critical part of your system... it's still the biggest causes of computer errors and crashes.<br /><br />The problem is that Windows *needs* to use the registry for everything on your PC. Each time you use your computer, 100's of registry files are being opened and edited to help Windows to do various tasks on your PC. This is okay, but unfortunately, Windows is constantly getting confused, leading it to save many of the files in completely the wrong way. This makes them corrupt and extremely difficult for your computer to read, slowing it down a lot. However, these damaged files also cause another problem - errors.<br /><br />You see, your computer doesn't know which registry files are broken and which are okay, meaning that it will just try and read them until it can understand what they say. In most cases, this just slows your system down because it takes your PC longer to read the files, but in some cases, the registry files can be so corrupted that they will prevent your computer from being able to load them at all, causing errors or even crashes. When a computer crashes, it's simply hit a dead end which it can't recover from. This is what happens when you have registry files which your computer needs, but can't read. And because the registry database is hidden from us most of the time, hardly anyone knows about this problem.<br /><br />Luckily, it's very easy to fix. You see, computer crashes are caused by registry files which are so damaged they can't be read by your computer any more. Well, there's actually a software tool which goes through the registry and fixes all the problematic files that are in there. These tools are known as 'registry cleaners' and work by scanning every registry file and then fixing any of the ones that it finds are broken. Registry cleaners are very effective at stopping computer crashes because they allow your computer to read all the files it needs, when it needs them, making it run like new again!<br /><br />We've found the best registry cleaner to stop computer crashes, is a tool called Registry Fix.<br /><a href="http://2688cammqypnatfis2o93ldx4l.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_top">Click Here for free scan!</a><br /><br />by :James_Henry_JohnsonNetwork Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-35322085797346383592009-08-28T04:41:00.000-07:002009-08-28T04:42:48.882-07:00How to Remove Your Windows Vista Logon Password<strong>How to Remove Your Windows Vista Logon Password</strong><br /><br />When Windows Vista first installs, it asks you for a password for your account. Then each time you log onto the computer you have to type the password in before you can access Windows Vista.<br /><br />This security feature is nice to keep your information separate and private from the other users on the computer. However if you are the only user on your PC and the password prompt is annoying, you may want to consider removing the password and bypassing the logon process altogether. <br /><br />Listed below you'll find the simple and quick procedure for removing your Vista password. <br /><br />1) Click on Start, then Click on Control Panel<br /><br />2) Click on the User Accounts and Family Safety link<br /><br />NOTE: if you are in the Classic View of Control Panel, you won't see this link, continue on to step 3<br /><br />3) Click on the User Accounts option<br /><br />4) In the "Make changes to your user account" section, click the Remove your Password link for the user.<br /><br />5) On the next screen, enter your current password<br /><br />6) Click the Remove Password button to confirm that you would like to remove your account password.<br /><br />7) Close the User Accounts window<br /><br />8) Restart your computer and test the system.<br /><br />Now that your Windows Vista user password has been removed, you will no longer need to log inot Windows Vista. Instead when your computer starts, it will now continue loading through to your desktop automatically.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-26728346467833634652009-08-28T03:46:00.000-07:002009-08-28T04:22:10.102-07:00After Updating or Installing Wordpress 2.8<div><strong>What Error Do You Receive When Trying to Install Plugin?</strong>
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<br />I setup a new site this weekend, MyMinisiteMall.com, and decided to use Wordpress 2.8 as the front end for the site. The site consists of a bunch of minisites so I needed a way to connect them all together on the home page of the site. Wordpress seemed like the logical choice for this sort of thing.
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<br />So I used the Fantastico control panel to install the latest version of Wordpress 2.8. Everything went smooth and in a few minutes the blog was installed.
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<br />Then I proceed to customize the settings in Wordpress 2.8 and proceeded to install a plugin or two. One of the first plugins I always install is the All in One SEO Pack. I went into the plugins section, choose Add New, and found the plugin. When I clicked on Install the following error message appeared:
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<br />"Incompatible archive PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Invalid archive structure"
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<br />Thinking that this was a problem with this plugin, I found 3 more to install and was greeted by the same or a similar message each time I tried to install them. There appeared to be a problem with the installation of Wordpress 2.8. In fact, after some research I discovered the problem was with a file called http.php.
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<br />Steps to Correct Plugin Upload Problem in Wordpress 2.8
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<br />Follow the steps below to fix the problem with not being able to install plugins.
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<br />1) Download the following file to your desktop. Just right-click on the link below and choose Save As to save to your desktop
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<br />click on this link and download :-
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<br />http://core.trac.wordpress.org/export/11450/trunk/wp-includes/http.php
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<br />2) Once the file has been saved, open your FTP program and log into your site
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<br />NOTE: Not all Wordpress 2.8 installations are experiencing this problem, however for the ones that do have an issue, this fix worked and the ability to download and install plugins was restored
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<br />Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-75023052537969960962008-11-03T02:54:00.000-08:002008-11-03T03:02:01.737-08:00File Splitter - Latest oneThis software allows us to split any type of files into small fragments according to the size we mention. This method of splitting comes to handy when we require to updload larger size of file which may not be accepted by certain mail server and file sharing server.It is best to split and upload.It can be merged in the similar manner. 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Think of using<br />the [Ctrl]-arrow key shortcut as an alternative to pressing [Page Down] to find the<br />bottom row of a data set or pressing [Tab] to find the last column. Bonus tip: Hold<br />down the [Shift] key while you press any [Ctrl]-arrow key shortcut to select all the<br />cells between where you are and where you jump with the [Ctrl] key.<br /><strong><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Reason 2—</span></strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">You can make noncontiguous selections.<br /></span>That's a fancy way ofsaying you can select any cells you want, regardless of whether they'recontiguous—next to each other in a row or column. Hold down the [Ctrl] key while<br />you click on a cell or click and drag through a range of cells. As long as you hold<br />down the [Ctrl] key, you can click and select to your heart's content.<br />Combine this tip with tip #7, and you can use the<br />AutoCalculate tool to analyze any combination of individual<br />cells or blocks of cells. Figure O shows our screen when<br />we used AutoCalculate to sum the cells we selected while<br />holding down the [Ctrl] key.<br /><strong><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Reason 3</span></strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">—Fast data entry.<br /></span>Suppose you want to put the<br />same string, number, or formula into two or more cells.<br />Figure O: When you hold down<br />the [Ctrl] key, you can select<br />any cell or block of cells, and<br />AutoCalculate will calculate<br />results based on those<br />noncontiguous selections.<br /><br />Using the old-fashioned approach, you’d type the string,<br />number, or formula into the first cell and then copy and<br />paste that entry into the destination cells. But there’s a<br />little-known time-saving tip that makes short work of<br />placing the same entry in multiple cells. First, select all the<br />cells you want to populate. Type the entry, but don’t press<br />[Enter]. Instead, press [Ctrl][Enter]. When you do, Excel will<br />copy what you typed into all of the selected cells.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-21316674551588633922008-11-01T20:46:00.000-07:002008-11-01T20:55:36.022-07:00PDF to WORD converterIf you want to convert any PDF file to Doc file you can use this software. It is very user friendly and does the job efficiently. If you have any issues in handling the application then feel free to ask.<br /><br />Download PDF to WORD converter<br /><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/18877675/56bdb4b2/PDF_to_Word_converter.html?s=1/" target="_top">Click here !</a>Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-31867514300266786702008-11-01T10:34:00.000-07:002008-11-01T10:47:08.599-07:00CAUSES OF POOR PC PERFORMANCECAUSES OF POOR PC<br />PERFORMANCE<br /><br /><br />This chapter discusses the major causes of poor<br />PC performance, such as “junk files” and other<br />not so obvious contributors. In later chapters,<br />after learning this background information, you’ll<br />be shown exactly how to overcome these types of<br />problems.<br /><br /><br />Temporary Files<br />Computers naturally create many different temporary<br />files, which are typically stored for your advantage.<br />However, these temporary files on your computer (as<br />the following sections discuss) can stack up, which can<br />contribute to poor PC performance.<br /><br />Internet Cache<br />Web browsers (for example Internet Explorer) typi-<br />cally create temporary files, often referred to as<br />Internet Cache, during web browsing. These tempo-<br />rary files usually aren’t needed after you are finished<br />surfing the web, and can take up large amounts of<br />space on your hard drive. Therefore these files, if not<br />removed periodically, may contribute to poor PC<br />performance.<br /><br />If you are curious, you can view Internet Explorer’s<br />cache:<br /><br />1. Open Internet Explorer.<br />2. Open Internet Options from the Tools menu<br />3. Click Settings... under the Temporary Internet Files sec-<br />tion<br /> Accessing the temporary Internet files settings<br /><br />4. Click View Files..., as seen in Figure 1-3.<br />The Temporary Internet Files window will appear, as<br />Figure 1-3 shows.<br /> <br />Figure 1-3: Viewing temporary Internet files<br /><br />Recycle Bin<br />Remember, files are not actually removed from the hard drive when you delete them the first time. For instance, deleting files for the first<br />time actually sends them to the Recycle Bin. Then from there you<br />can either permanently remove them from your computer, or in case<br />you figured out that they should not have been deleted, you can<br />restore them.<br /><br />You can easily view the content of your Recycle Bin:<br /><br />1. Go to your desktop.<br />2.Double-click the Recycle Bin, as shown in Figure 1-4.<br /><br /><br />Figure 1-4: Opening the Recycle Bin<br /><br />3. The Recycle Bin will appear, as shown in Figure 1-5.<br /><br />Windows Temporary Files<br />The Windows operating system and other applications create tempo-<br />rary files for various reasons, such as during software installations.<br /><br />These temporary files, however, are typically not needed after the<br />application exits or when Windows is shut down. In many cases, the<br />applications do not always clean up after themselves and leave<br />behind a stack of files, which will use up some of your computer’s<br />valuable disk space.<br /> <br />Getting Out of Date<br />Microsoft releases periodic updates for Windows to ensure your PC<br />is protected from the latest known security holes and programming<br />bugs or errors. In addition, many of these updates will help increase<br />your PC’s performance.<br /><br />Therefore you shouldn’t let Windows get out of date; otherwise<br />you’ll compromise the security and performance of your PC.<br /><br /><br />Unused Files and Programs<br />Unused programs and files are one of the biggest contributors to<br />wasted disk space and can cause a reduction in your PC’s perform-<br />ance. As a general rule of thumb, the less disk space you use of your<br />hard drive, the better overall PC performance you’ll experience.<br /><br />Therefore, it’s best to remove software programs that aren’t used<br />and files that you don’t need anymore.<br /><br /><br />Unnecessary Startup Programs<br />Many software programs may add themselves (with or without your<br />knowledge) to your Startup folder, which may cause your PC to take<br />longer to start up.<br /> <br /><br />Chapter 1: Causes of Poor PC Performance<br /><br />Additionally, these programs running in the background will steal<br />computing power from other applications you are using and will<br />overall bog down your PC.<br /><br /><br />Invalid Registry Entries<br /> <br />ences during operation, such as profiles for each user, the applications<br />installed on the computer and the types of documents that each can<br />create, property sheet settings for folders and application icons, what<br />hardware exists on the system, and the ports that are being used.<br /><br />There are many specific registry keys that can slow a computer’s per-<br />formance. These are typically invalid keys containing information<br />about COM and ActiveX objects. These objects are parts of pro-<br />grams, and when you remove the programs, these keys sometimes<br />still exist. However, if these registry keys aren’t removed they can<br />contribute to slower PC performance.<br /><br />Here are some common areas of the registry that may contain invalid<br />keys:<br /><br />• Invalid Class IDs (CLSID)<br />• Invalid Program Identifiers (ProgID)<br />• Invalid Type Libraries (TypeLib)<br />• Invalid Interfaces<br /><br /><br />Hard Drive Errors<br />Data in hard drives can become corrupt and contain errors, such as<br />from the following situations:<br /><br />• Improper shutdown from power outage<br />• Power surges<br />• PC suddenly resets (bad power connection or supply)<br />• PC crashes or locks up, so that shutdown is impossible<br /><br />When there are errors in a hard drive, it can’t work at its optimum<br />performance. Typically, hard drive errors won’t be noticeable to the<br />PC user, which makes the situation even worse.<br /><br /> Part I • Understand the Issues and Solutions<br /> <br /><br />Fragmentation<br />Fragmentation is the condition in which files are divided into pieces<br />scattered around a hard drive and can have a significant impact on<br />PC performance. This is because it takes more time to access files on<br />a hard drive if they are fragmented.<br /><br />The following are causes of fragmentation:<br /><br />• Installing software<br />• Uninstalling software<br />• Moving files<br />• Deleting files<br /><br />Even though fragmentation is common and occurs naturally, there<br />are ways to help the problem, which are discussed in a later chapter.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-86512343213896791602008-11-01T00:16:00.000-07:002008-11-01T03:49:06.290-07:00How To Speed Up A Slow ComputerFollow these tips.<br />In the bottom right hand corner of your computer if you see lot of icons start up when you first start your computer, then this the major cause for the slowdown of your PC. Try to get rid of unwanted icons from there.<br /><br />Press your Start Button (bottom left) and go to "run"<br />now type in: msconfig<br />now you will get a box that pops up and will tell you bunch of stuff dont mess with anything else other than what I tell you now. <br />Now go to your "startup" tab on the top right of the screen where it usually place and click it.<br /><br />Now you will have a closed in box with bunch of filenames and addresses and more boxes with checks in them. Now if you do not like anything startin up when you start your computer up then you have disable those programs. But other than that uncheck every box and then hit apply and ok. Then window will close and ask you if you want to restart or wait till later to restart.<br /><br />Either way when you shut it off and then turn it back on the settins will kick in. Here you are.......your PC will be more faster now.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-33306550636317017932008-10-31T03:47:00.000-07:002008-10-31T03:48:46.771-07:00Nokia Universal Codes- Try thisNOKIA <br />Nokia Universal Codes <br />Code Description : <br />These Nokia codes will work on most Nokia Mobile Phones <br /><br />(1) *3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is <br /><br />reduced my approx. 5% <br /><br />(2) #3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) OR *3370# <br /><br />(3) *#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% <br /><br />more Talk Time. <br /><br />(4) *#4720# Deactivate Half Rate Codec. <br /><br />(5) *#0000# Displays your phones software version, 1st Line : Software Version, 2nd Line : Software Release <br /><br />Date, 3rd Line : Compression Type. <br /><br />(6) *#9999# Phones software version if *#0000# does not work. <br /><br />(7) *#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number). <br /><br />(Cool #pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" <br />and "+" symbols). <br /><br />(9) #pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" <br />and "+" symbols). <br /><br />(10) #pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" <br />and "+" symbols). <br /><br />(11) #pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" Go to Top <br />and "+" symbols). <br /><br />(12) *#147# (vodafone) this lets you know who called you last. <br /><br />(13) *#1471# Last call (Only vodofone). <br /><br />(14) *#21# Allows you to check the number that "All Calls" are diverted to <br /><br />(15) *#2640# Displays security code in use. <br /><br />(16) *#30# Lets you see the private number. <br /><br />(17) *#43# Allows you to check the "Call Waiting" status of your phone. <br /><br />(18) *#61# Allows you to check the number that "On No Reply" calls are diverted to. <br /><br />(19) *#62# Allows you to check the number that "Divert If Unreachable (no service)" calls <br />are diverted to. <br /><br />(20) *#67# Allows you to check the number that "On Busy Calls" are diverted to. <br /><br />(21) *#67705646# Removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330. <br /><br />(22) *#73# Reset phone timers and game scores. <br /><br />(23) *#746025625# Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature "SIM Clock Stop <br /><br />Allowed", it means you will get the best standby time possible. <br /><br />(24) *#7760# Manufactures code. <br /><br />(25) *#7780# Restore factory settings. <br /><br />(26) *#8110# Software version for the nokia 8110.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961818050675311793.post-79558292906252489362008-10-15T21:49:00.000-07:002008-10-15T21:50:55.526-07:00Hiding the Windows Version on the DesktopIf your version of WindowsXP is displaying on the desktop and<br />you would like to remove it:<br /><br />Start Regedit<br /><br />Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop<br /><br />Edit or Create the DWORD entry PaintDesktopVersion<br /><br />A value of 0 will hide the version from the desktop<br /><br />Logoff or reboot<br /><br />Download reg file<br /><br />To make this change for all future users, edit<br />HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop in the same manner.Network Savvyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13064623696251452972noreply@blogger.com0