The Best Computer Tips and Tricks: Windows Vista

                         Kashmir Soft Care

Advanced Screen Captures with the Snipping Tool

Leave the Prt Scrn key in the 1980s where it belongs. In the Accessories folder on the Start menu, you'll find Vista's Snipping Tool, which lets you capture just the part of the screen you want. Start it up, click and drag the mouse to outline the area you want to preserve, and release the mouse button. After you've snipped, you can draw on the image with a pen tool, highlight or erase certain portions, or save it to a file.

Display Multiple Clocks

If you're a frequent traveler or have friends or family in another time zone, you can set up Vista to display multiple clocks at once. Click on the clock in the Start bar, then click "Change date and time settings"¦," and then the Additional Clocks tab. Check the box next to "Show this clock" for each additional clock you want to add, then specify the time zone and display name for each clock. After you apply your changes by clicking OK, clicking on the clock in the Start bar will show you the clocks for every time zone you've selected.

Improve Program Access with Quick Launch

The Quick Launch toolbar doesn't get a lot of respect, but it's a great way to launch your regular apps faster. If the toolbar isn't visible, right-click on the Start bar, select Toolbars, click on Quick Launch to add it, and then drag programs or shortcuts to it. You can start programs instantly just by clicking or, better yet, use the Windows key. Windows key+1 will open the leftmost program, Windows key+2 the next one, and so on, up to 10 (the 10th opens with Windows key+0).

Windows Mobility Center

Sorry, desktop users, this one's just for the notebook folks. The Windows Mobility Center, which you access by pressing Windows key+X, gives you the opportunity to tweak all sorts of settings on your laptop, all in one convenient place. You can change your display brightness, adjust the volume, check your battery status, turn off wireless connectivity, switch your screen orientation, set up an external display, and more.

Find things now with Instant Search

You don't have to open up a special window to find the files or programs you're looking for. Just hit the Windows key or click the Start button and start typing—Vista will present you organized lists of the top files and programs that match the text you've entered. (If you want to see Vista's full findings, click on the "See all results" link at the bottom of the Instant Search window.)

Change Preinstalled Vista Features

If you don't think you'll ever use preset features like Remote Differential Compression, the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 XPS Viewer, or Windows Meeting Space—or if you really need a simple telnet client—it's easy to remove or add them. Go to the Control Panel, click on "Uninstall a program," and select "Turn Windows features on our off." Then just click on the checkboxes to add elements you need—and lose those you don't.

Maximize Performance

Not sure if your computer is operating at maximum efficiency? Vista can let you know for sure. Just check out the Reliability and Performance Monitor, which you'll find at Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Performance Information and Tools > Advanced Tools > Generate a system health report. Windows will check your disk drives, drivers, services, software and hardware configuration, and more to give you a full accounting of what might be causing you trouble. If it finds a problem, it will explain it to you in detail and suggest how to resolve it.

Burn a CD on Windows XP without using software

Windows XP comes with a builtin CD-copy feature that not many people are aware of. Although almost everyone has his/her favorite CD-copy software to stick with, it is still good to know about this CDR feature from Windows XP. You will find it very useful when you come to another PC that doesn't have a CD-copy software, and you can't just install your favorite software to it. With this feature, you can write some data or MP3 files to a CD/DVD, or erase a re-writable CD/DVD.
If you're using a Re-Writable CD (CD-RW), make sure the disc is blank. You might need to erase (or "format") it before use. For information how to erase a CD-RW on Windows XP without using any other software, see this article.

Requirements: You need to enable the CD-R feature on Windows XP. If you haven't done so, see this article.

1. Insert a Formated-ReWritable CD or a Recordable (CD-R) disc into the CD drive.
2. From Desktop, double-click on "My Computer".
3. Navigate to the files/folders you want to copy to CD. Select them and press "Ctrl-c" to copy.
4. Browse back to the CD-ROM, and press "Ctrl-V" to paste. The files/folders will show up as temporary files/folders at this time.

     5.   On the left panel, select "Write these files to CD".

    6.   The window "CD Writing Wizard" appears with the default CD name. Change the CD name if you wish, then click "Next".

     7.   The "CD Writing Wizard" starts to write files/folders to the CD:

     8.   Once the writing process is complete, the wizard will disappear and the CD-Rom will be ejected.

Increase your RAM and so system speed

1). Start any application, say Word. Open some large documents.

2). Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Windows Task Manager and click Processes tab and sort the list in descending order on Mem Usage. You will notice that WINWORD.EXE will be somewhere at the top, using multiple MBs of memory.

 

3). Now switch to Word and simply minimize it. (Don't use the Minimize All Windows

option of the task bar).

 

4). Now go back to the Windows Task Manager and see where WINWORD.EXE is listed. Most probably you will not find it at the top. You will typically have to scroll to the bottom of the list to find Word. Now check out the amount of RAM it is using. Surprised? The memory utilization has reduced by a huge amount.

 

5). Minimize each application

that you are currently not working on by clicking on the Minimize button & you can increase the amount of available RAM by a substantial margin. Depending upon the number and type of applications you use together, the difference can be as much as 50 percent of extra RAM.

                In any multitasking system, minimizing an application means that it won't be utilized by the user right now. Therefore, the OS automatically makes the application use virtual memory & keeps bare minimum amounts of the code in physical RAM.

How to install Windows 7 in the right way

How to get Microsoft's new OS up and running on your rig

Got your hands on Windows 7? Excellent. It's time to install this bad boy. But you want to make sure you're installing it right. Our no-nonsense install guide shows you the right way to install Windows 7 and tells you exactly what you should do the moment your install completes. 

1. Back Up Your PC

Before beginning a new OS installation, it’s crucial that you back up your documents and media—after all, we recommend a clean install to minimize cruft and maximize performance. The safest, easiest way to do this is to buy a new hard disk and replace your old one. With speedy 1TB drives around $100, it’s never a bad time to upgrade your storage, and using a clean drive to install your OS means all your files are already backed up; just connect your old hard drive when you’re done and transfer over what you need.
If you’ve updated recently, or don’t want to spend the cash, you’ll want to make sure to back up the files you need to a different partition or physical drive. The most important place to look for files is in your user profile directory, which contains your Documents, Desktop, Pictures, and Application Data folders. We generally recommend backing up the entire C:/Users/<your user name> path. Remember to grab any needed program data or game saves from your Program Files folder, and also make sure to grab any other important directories you’ve created on the disk that are outside these standard paths, such as C:/Download.

2. Start the Installer

Note: If you want to install Windows 7 from a USB key,  read our instructions here. 
Microsoft has made installing Windows 7 simpler than with any previous version of Windows. You just drop the DVD in the tray, and restart your system. At some point during the boot, you’ll be given the option to “Press any key to boot from CD/DVD,” or something along those lines—do so. (If you don’t get this option, go into the BIOS and move the DVD drive ahead of the hard drive in the boot order). Windows will load files from the disk for a moment, then the installer will launch. Select your language preferences, then click Install Now.
Accept the Windows license agreement and choose to do a Custom install. Now, select the system partition you want to install to. (If you’re installing onto a new drive, you may need to create a partition by pressing the New button). If you’re installing over an old partition, it’s a good idea to format it to remove the remnants of the old OS before you install Win7. WARNING: Formatting removes all data from a drive, so make sure you’ve backed up everything. This is the point of no return. That’s all Windows 7 needs to know, so go make yourself a sandwich while your new OS is installed.

3. Finish the Install

Once the install is complete, you’ll be asked for a user name and computer name. We generally recommend using a more creative name than “PC” or “Laptop” for your computer name, to make networking easier. You’ll be given the option to create a password for your account, but you can skip this if you want to. You’ll then be asked for your activation key, although you can skip this step as well—Windows 7 will run for 30 days without a key or activation. Next, you’ll be prompted to choose Windows update settings; we recommend “Use recommended settings.” Set the clock and choose your time zone, and you’re ready to start using your new system.

Post-Install Guide

It's time to get your new OS in order

1. Install Drivers

Windows Update does a pretty good job of automatically downloading and installing the drivers your system needs, but that doesn’t mean you’ll never need to manually download a driver again. We recommend that you start (as always) by installing your motherboard’s chipset/NIC drivers. It’s also worth it to manually install the latest drivers for your videocard. Even though Windows update will most likely find drivers for your GPU, it probably won’t be the most up-to-date version available. Use Windows 7 drivers whenever they’re available, but if they aren’t, we’ve had good luck using Vista drivers on Windows 7.

2. Configure User Account Control Settings

In Vista, one of the first things you had to do with any install was disable UAC to prevent those incessant “Do you really want to install this?” prompts. Fortunately, Microsoft has tweaked the default UAC setting in Windows 7. Now, it strikes an excellent balance of keeping you safe with minimal annoyance, popping up alerts only when programs attempt to install software or alter your settings. If you want a higher level of security, you can open the UAC manager (in the control panel under Security) and raise the UAC to the maximum level, which is similar to Vista mode and will trigger an alert for pretty much anything. Alternately, you can disable notifications entirely by setting UAC to its lowest setting.

3. Restore Your Data

If you took our advice and started with a fresh hard drive, all you’ll have to do to restore your old data is connect your old HDD to a secondary SATA port and transfer over all your old files. Copy over all the important data we mentioned earlier, but be sure not to simply copy your old user profile directory over to your new one. Instead, fish out all the documents and media you need, remembering to collect important files from the hidden AppData folder, which usually includes your browser profiles and Outlook data.

How to Use Your Computer Without a Mouse

Sometimes you don't want to use your mouse, you find keyboard shortcuts faster, you lose your mouse, or it breaks, so here is how to fully use your computer using the keyboard. (other than regular typing)

Steps

Utilize these window management shortcuts.

• Window key opens start menu.
• Arrow keys to select start menu icon.
• Alt+F4 Exits the program.
• Shift and Space to 'select' and 'enter.'
• Alt key or Windows key + Tab switches between programs.
• Windows key + D switches between the desktop and a window.
• Control+Alt+Delete Runs Task Manager.

Utilize these application shortcuts. 

• Control+Z Undo the last action.
• Control+X Cuts.
• Control+C Copies.
• Control+V Paste.
• Control+S Saves current document.
• Control+W Closes open tab/window.
• Control+P Prints current frame.

Utilize these browser shortcuts.

• Control+I opens Favorites.
• Control+H opens History
• Control+N opens another of the same webpage.
• Control+O opens another document or webpage.
• Press Alt and letter underlined on desired menu to open menu i.e. Alt+E opens Edit, Alt+H opens Help.
• Control+E Go to search box.
• Alt+Tab opens search query in new tab.
• Control plus - or + zooms in or out.
• Control+Number switches to specific tab on Internet explorer.
• Control+Alt+F4 closes all other tabs.
• Alt+D selects the text in the address bars.
• Control+Enter adds www. and .com to the text in the address bar.
• F4 opens list of websites you've typed.
• Tab moves forward through items on a webpage.
• Shift+Tab moves backward through items on a webpage.
• Alt+Home goes to your homepage on Internet Explorer.
• Shift+F10 opens a shortcut menu for an Internet link.
• F6 or Control+Tab moves forward between frames.
• Control+Shift+Tab moves backward between frames.

Utilize these navigational shortcuts.

• ↑ and ↓ keys scroll.
• Page Up scrolls up in larger increments.
• Page Down scrolls down in larger increments.
• Control+F Find something on the page.
• Enter activates selected link.
• Tab switches between active and passive panel.
• Control+\ goes to your root/home directory.
• Control+U swaps active and passive panel.
• Control+PgUp goes to the parent directory.
• Control+PgDn goes to the child directory.

Utilize these functional shortcuts.

• F1 Opens help for many programs.
• F5 refreshes webpage.
• F11 toggles full screen and regular views on Internet Explorer.

Turn on mousekeys from control panel. Start button ---> Control Panel ---> then click on mouse and look for Mouse keys.

 

Manually Change Windows XP Product Key After Install

There are various <span>software applications</span> available on the internet to change or update the Windows XP product key automatically. Since many users cannot completely rely on such <span>software</span> for this work they prefer to do it manually.

Modifying or changing the product key of Windows is a very rare practice after the installation process when the product gets activated. This is one reason why Microsoft did not produce a built-in mechanism to change and update the product key.

The grounds where we might require changing the product key of the installed version of <span>Windows XP</span> is when the product is illegal and pirated. At such a situation we have to go about the process manually to enter a genuine product key. This also carried out in large firms and organizations VLK (Volume License Key) or any product key that has been leaked to for activating all the computers.

The manual process does require re-installing the <span>Windows XP</span>, but you can go about a hacking mechanism to delete the existing product key and forcing the <span>operating system</span> to prompt you to enter a new product key to activate it.
The simple steps of the hacking mechanism are as follows. Go to Start and select Run. An open text box appears where you need to type ‘regedit’ and then click OK. This runs the Registry Editor Program. Here on the left pane follow the below path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents

On the right pane locate OOBETimer. Right click on the OOBETimer and select Modify. In the Value Data change at least one digit in the value displayed which will deactivate <span>Windows</span>. Then click on start and click Run.

In the Open Box type the command ‘%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe/a’, and then click on OK. The Windows Product Activation window will appear where you need to select ‘Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows’. Click next to proceed. Then click on ‘Change the Product Key’ and type the new product key in the new key box. Click on Update button.
If you are taken to any previous window simply click on ‘Remind me later’ and restart you computer. Your Windows XP product key gets modified and activated. You should still make sure that the activation has been carried out correctly through Run.

The activation reminder for 30 days gets resolved after which you have to register and activate online.

PDF To Editable, Formatted Text Format, Notepad Converter

PDF or Portable Document Format is a file format that is extensively being used these days. There are many procedures to convert any file format into PDF file format. Some of the ways are by using office suite plug in, standalone applications, online services, web based tools, and many more.

The process of converting the file format is very simple, free and easy to follow. However, the main problem arises when we need to convert any file from the PDF file format to text format.
It is very difficult to get a suitable tool for this purpose. The solution that may strike you is rewriting the whole document again, but this is definitely a lengthy and useless process. A better way of doing this is by using the Easy PDF to Text Extractor <span>application</span>.

This is a free tool that can be easily downloaded and installed from the internet. This is ideal for those users who often need to convert documents from PDF to Text format. This is a very fast program and works by converting multiple PDF documents to the Text format at the same time. The output is, however, not completely accurate and the users have to spend some time doing manual corrections.

Another tool that can be used for the converting purpose is the PDF Undo tool. This can also be downloaded for free from the internet. It is very simple to use as the user just needs to upload the <span>PDF file</span> that they need to convert, convert it, and then download in a Word <span>document</span> the converted file. Here too the converted document is not completely correct and the corrections need to be done manually. This tool can also be used online, without having to <span>download</span> the desktop version.

Both these tools work well on all Windows <span>operating systems</span>.

How To Hide / Mask Text In Notepad With Hidden Stream

Whenever we type some data into our computer or create some new file, a default unnamed stream gets created to temporarily store the new data that is being written or the new file that is being created. This feature is available on all the <span>operating systems</span> of Windows 2000 and above. Alternate Data Streams allows the users to create additional stream for their text files.

All of the data stored in the additional stream created by the user will be hidden and not be visible to anyone opening or reading that particular file. This feature is highly helpful, especially when we want to hide some critical and sensitive information. This data is secure from all the other users.

Creating the hidden files for your data is pretty simple. Open the command prompt and select any directory where you would like to create your <span>text file</span>. Here type the text file naming it as MyFile.txt:StoreHiddenData and press enter. The ‘StoreHiddenData’ is the stream name and the MyFile.txt is the text file that you have created.
You will get a pop up message indicating that there is no such file available in that directory along with an option to create a new file by clicking OK. Click on OK to proceed. A notepad will come up spontaneously.  

This is your hidden <span>file</span>. You can type anything here that you wish to stay hidden from others. Save the file after you finish typing.

This file is now <span>secure</span> and hidden on the system and the best thing is that it does not affect the size of the directory that it is stored in i.e. the size of the directory remains the same even after we type data into the hidden file and save it. You can view a delete all the hidden files from the command prompt. You may need to <span>install</span> the Streams Application (download link) before proceeding with the deletion.

How To Tag People In Facebook Status (Message) Update

Tagging a person in a picture is very simple and known by most of the people that use facebook but tagging a person or a page in a facebook update is something that many people dont know.Tagging a person in the status update will automatically include a link to the person’s profile with his/her name.

Tagging a person in a facebook status update is very simple and it can be done as shown below in the screenshot.

Here is the complete step by step tutorial on How To Tag People In Facebook Status Update


Login into your facebook account

To mention someone in the facebook status update just type ” @ “and his/her name. When you will start typing the name of the person an autogenreasted list of your friends will appear. Select the person name you want to tag.

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How to Make USB Pen Drive Bootable?

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I still remembered few months back, a friend of mine asked me to repair her Windows. The problem was her CD-ROM was not functioning. Therefore, I couldn’t boot from the Windows XP bootable CD. I did think about copying the file from the XP cd to my pen drive and boot from my USB pen drive. But how can I booted from my USB pen drive when the pen drive itself was not bootable? That’s a few months old story.

If today my friend comes again to me with the same problem, I will be happy to help because now I know how to make USB pen drive bootable. MakeBootable is a freeware application that turns your USB pen drives into a bootable media with just a single click.  This nifty utility makes your pen drive to be bootable without erasing any data in the USB device.





MakeBootable consists of a single executable file and requires no installation. To use MakeBootable, run the MakeBootable executable file. On the main window, select the USB device you wish to make bootable. Click on the “Make Bootable” button to begin the process. The program will load several files required for boot up into your device.

Next, you need to change the boot-up setting in the system BIOS. With your USB device still plugged, restart your system. Enter the BIOS setup menu and change the boot device setting. Select USB Device as First Boot device in the boot device priority. If the boot-up files are created in the USB drive, select USB-HDD or USB-ZIP (preferred). If the boot-up files are created in the floppy drive of your device, select USB-FDD (for pen drive that supports security mode).
Once done, save and exit the BIOS setup. Now, you should be able to boot up with your USB device.
MakeBootable run perfectly on Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP.

Note : Before running MakeBootable, if your USB pen drive is under FAT32 and NTFS file system format, you need to convert the format to FAT. MakeBootable does not support FAT32 and NTFS file systems.

How To Password Protect Microsoft Word 2007 Files

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We all use Microsoft Word to create documents.But there are certain documents that you dont want other people to access specially when you are on a shared computer in your company and you may have your certain secret data stored in your word document that should not be accessed by your boss or other employee’s.To deal with such a situation Microsoft word 2007 integrated a security feature in Microsoft word so that you can password protect your files.The procedure is quite simple .
In this tutorial I will explain you the step by step procedure with screenshots Of How To Password Protect Microsoft Word 2007 Files

1.           Click on the Microsoft Office Button present on the top left corner of the window.
    
2.           Now Click on the Save As option

Now a new window will pop up.Click on Tools option at the bottom of the window.
 

1. Now you will have two options.You can select either one or both options
2. One is Password To Open it will ask for the password every time the document is opened.So to view the document you have to enter the password first.
3. Second is Password To Modify it will ask for the password every time somebody tries to modify the document.

4. And thats it.

General Computer (pc) Tips And Tricks

These are general computer tips and tricks that are mostly operating system independent.They are useful on almost all window platforms windows xp,windows vista and windows 7.

Below are some Pc tips and tricks.

1. Tips and Tricks To Increase Speed Of Computer (pc). Problem:Computers seems to run faster when they have newly installed operating sustems but they keep on slowing with the passage of time. Solution:
• Use Defragmentation softwares to increase the speed.
• Remove unneccessary programs from startup.
• Remove unwanted installed softwares from computer.
• Use a good antivirus program to protect your computer from viruses,worms and malwares.
• Clean the registry of the computer using a good software. (Note:Donot edit registry yourself if you are no expert.

2.How to Consume Less Laptop battery And Increase Performance.
• Close unwanted programs running in background becuase these applications usually drain out your battery.Browser tabs use to consume a lot of memory of computer. So always close unnecessary browser tabs. Stop the bluetooth or wifi of the system if they are not required.

3.How to Enhance Gaming Experience On your Computer.
• Gaming Experience on pc or laptop can be increased by switching the theme of the window to classic view. It frees up a lot of memory of the computer. The steps explained above will also help you to increase your gaming experience. A Software called 3d analyser can give a real help to people having very old pc.

How To Check All Email Accounts From Gmail

Gmail was officially announced by google on 1 april 2004 i.e on the april fool’s day. It is more popular then one of the oldest Email service provider AOL.

Gmail has been popular amongst users because it provides almost unlimited storage capacity for emails and also due to its good spam filter.Now a days everybody has more than one Email accounts.I personally have 10+  email accounts of yahoo,Gmail,Hotmail,Aol and it is difficult to manage all of them.So now I have configured all of them to my Gmail account and now I can check and send email’s of all email accounts from my single Gmail account and it had really made my life easy.

You can configure 5 email accounts from any email service provider like Gmail,yahoo,Aol,hotmail etc to your Gmail account.

Here is the step by step tutorial with screenshots on How To Check All Email Accounts From Gmail

1. Login into your Gmail account that you want to use as a master email account.
2. Click on Settings option present at the top (near signout)
3. Now click on Accounts or Accounts and Import (whichever is present)

• If Accounts option was available then you will see option Add another email account in front of Get mail from other accounts click on it .
• Now you will get a little popup window and you have to enter your email account and password of the other account and the rest of the options will be configured automatically.
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• If Accounts and Import option was available then you will see option Check mail using POP3 click on Add POP3 Email Account .
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• Now will get a little popup window and you have to enter your email account and password of the other account and the rest of the options will be configured automatically.

Now Gmail will automatically check the accounts at specific interval of time and forward all the emails from your other email accounts to your master Gmail accounts and that,s it.It is a Great way to manage all your email accounts easily.

Shortcut Keys of Windows 7 Its a really funny trick to impress everybody with your computer skills.

Windows 7 is the next version of Microsoft Windows, an operating system for both home and business. As with its previous counterparts (Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95, Vista), developers of Windows 7 have made available many shortcut keys to make our lives easier. These shortcut keys are very similar to those of Windows Vista. We'll take a look at some of these shortcut keys below.
New in Windows 7
The → symbol stands for the right arrow key, ← for the left arrow key, etc.
Win+↑ Maximize the current window
Win+↓ If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it
Win+← Dock the current window to the left half of the screen
*If it is already docked left, it is moved to the right half of the screen
*If it is already docked right, it is restored to its original size
Win+→ Dock the current window to the right half of the screen
*If it is already docked right, it is moved to the left half of the screen
*If it is already docked left, it is restored to its original size
Win+Shift+← Move current window to the left monitor (with dual monitors)
Win+Shift+→ Move current window to the right monitor (with dual monitors)
Win+Home Minimize all but the current window
Win+Space Peek at the desktop
Win+[Plus sign] Zoom in
Win+[Minus sign] Zoom out
Win+P Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors)
Alt+P In Explorer, show/hide the preview pane
Taskbar Modifiers (New in Windows 7)
Shift+Click Open a new instance of the program
Ctrl+Click Cycle between windows in a group
Middle Click Open a new instance of the program
Ctrl+Shift+Click Open a new instance of the program as Administrator
Shift+Right-Click Show window menu
Managing Windows
Alt+F4 Close the active window
Alt+Tab Switch to previous active window
Alt+Esc Cycle through all open windows
Win+Tab Flip 3D [more info]

Ctrl+Win+Tab Persistent Flip 3D
Win+T Cycle through applications on taskbar (showing its live preview)
Win+M Minimize all open windows
Win+Shift+M Undo all window minimization
Win+D Toggle showing the desktop
Win+↑ Maximize the current window
Win+↓ If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it
Win+← Dock the current window to the left half of the screen
*If it is already docked left, it is moved to the right half of the screen
*If it is already docked right, it is restored to its original size
Win+→ Dock the current window to the right half of the screen
*If it is already docked right, it is moved to the left half of the screen
*If it is already docked left, it is restored to its original size
Win+Shift+← Move current window to the left monitor (with dual monitors)
Win+Shift+→ Move current window to the right monitor (with dual monitors)
Win+Home Minimize all but the current window
Win+Space Peek at the desktop
Win+[Plus sign] Zoom in
Win+[Minus sign] Zoom out
Starting Programs
Win+1 Open the first program on your Quick Launch bar
Win+2 Open the second program on your Quick Launch bar
Win+n Open the nth program on your Quick Launch bar
Win+U Open the ease of access center
Win+F Open the search window
Win+X Open the Mobility Center
Win+E Open Explorer
Win+R Open the Run window [more info]

Win+B Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)
Win+P Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors)
Win+Pause Open the System Properties portion from the Control Panel
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Windows Task Manager
Logging In And Out
While the below shortcuts seem unwieldy because of their length, they're quite easy to remember once you try them out a few times.
Win, →, Enter Shutdown
Win, →, →, R Restart
Win, →, →, S Sleep
Win, →, →, W Switch Users
Win+L Locks computer
Viewing Folders With Explorer
Alt+← Go back
Alt+→ Go forward
Alt+↑ Go up a directory
Alt+D Move focus to address bar
Alt+D, Tab Move focus to search bar
Alt+Enter Open the Properties window of the current selection
Ctrl+Mousewheel Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.)
Alt+P Show/hide the preview pane

Trick To Make Computer Speak Whatever You Type

<span>Kashmir Soft Care</span>: This is an amazing trick to amaze your friends.By using this trick you can make your computer to speak whatever you type.This trick is working on all microsoft operating system and does not require any programming skills.You have to follow just simple steps and your own Text to Voice software will be ready.If you show this software to any of your friends he will be certainly impressed with you .

Ok, the trick is fairly simple and requires only 3 simple steps from your side.Let’s Begin the tutorial with screenshots to  

Make Your Computer Speak Whatever You Type

1.Open Notepad and copy and paste the following code into it Dim message, sapi message=InputBox("What do you want me to say?","Speak to Me") Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice") sapi.Speak message.

2.Now save the notepad file with the name speak.vbs at your desktop.

3.Now double click on speak.vbs type in the box whatever you want your computer to speak for you.

Its a really funny trick to impress everybody with your computer skills.

Tricks To Reset Memory card Password In Nokia... Forget Ur USB Unlocker tools... 100% working!!!

<span>Kashmir Soft Care</span>: If you have a symbian phone and you have forgotten your memory card then you can easily get your password by using this simple trick.This trick works only on nokia symbian phones not on the java phones.Before starting the tutorial on

“Tricks To Reset Memory card Password In Nokia” Here are the the requirements

• X-plore application (You can easily find its trial version for Free)
• Nokia symbian mobile phone.

The X-plore application is used to view the data files of the phone.

Here Is the step by step tutorial For resetting the momory card password.

1.       Install the X-plore application in your nokia phone.

2.       Now start your X-plore application and press 0(zero) button and select “ show the system files ”.This will make the X-plore application to show your system files.

3.       After completing the above step goto C:/Sys/Data/MmcStore

4.       Now press 3 button from your keypad and you will see options.Now click on the Hex-viewer option.This will make your phone to show files in hexadecimal.

5.       Look at the 3rd Column On the screen you will see a code like ! TMSD02G (c??”?x???6?2?6?2?6)  .Note down the numbers present between the ?.This is your memory card password.Like in this example the password is 62626.

6.       Now you can enter the password and view your memory card files or you can reset  your memory card password to a more memorable password.

Remember you can gain access to C:/Sys/Data/ if and only if you have set a password on your memory card.

All Facebook Smiley Codes.

We all use facebook but still alot of us are unware of how to use smileys in chat.Some of us just think how the other person have sent a smiley.Well it is very simple to send smileys in facebook chat.You have to just enter a code and it will automatically convert into a smiley.I am providing here a complete list of smiley codes that can be used on facebook.Even if you already use or know some of the codes even then you will find this list very useful becuase you will find a lot of new codes


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Trick to Show Your name after time in taskbar...

Try this  trick to add up ur name in place of AM and PM beside time ...
 

Its simple
 

Step-1:- Navigate to -> Start -> Control Pannel -> Regional and Language Option -> Click on Customize -> Go to TIME Tab -> Change AM symbol and PM symbol from AM and PM to ur name -> Apply -> Ok ...
 

Did It change? If not, follow step-2 below.

Step2:- Now go to time in taskbar and Double Click it to open "Date and time property" ...Look place where time changes in digital form i.e. 02:47:52 AM , click to arrow to change the AM or PM by selecting and press arrow. It will Show ur name or name that was entered by u, Apply -> OK and be HAPPY 8)

Customer Spotlight: Federal Lending Organizations Increasingly Employ Microsoft Dynamics CRM to Streamline Access to Financing

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced increased demand for its Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution in the federal lending community. Access to financing is essential to the nation’s economic recovery, and federal lending institutions are implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM to streamline the services they offer to small-business and farm owners across the United States.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has leveraged Microsoft Dynamics CRM to support the estimated 27.5 million small businesses in the United States. SBA helps small businesses gain access to vital funding and IT resources, and deployment of Microsoft Dynamics CRM was critical in helping the agency fulfill its responsibilities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The solution, implemented by Microsoft partner Engage Inc., consolidated previously siloed IT systems and helped SBA streamline all staff interactions with borrowers, lenders, partners and the public. SBA is now able to centrally track field-office activities, establish performance metrics and access business intelligence tools for more informed decision-making within the organization.

Much like the SBA, Greenstone Farm Credit Services (FCS) experienced incredible gains in efficiency, customer service quality and cost savings when it deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Greenstone FCS provides loans, insurance and financial services to thousands of agricultural customers in Michigan and Wisconsin, as part of the Farm Credit System created by Congress in 1916. As the organization matured over the past decade, Greenstone FCS experienced efficiency challenges caused by siloed IT applications, a reliance on paper-based processes and an expanding customer base. The Greenstone FCS Information Services team turned to Microsoft Dynamics CRM to centralize customer service across the entire organization. Sales teams were able to obtain a holistic view of every customer through automated case files, improving customer responsiveness and maintaining the intimate relationships that Greenstone FCS clients had come to expect.

Other farm lending organizations such as AgVantis have achieved similar efficiency and customer service improvements through deployment of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Customer service personnel at AgVantis are leveraging real-time access to essential customer data through one centralized solution, enabling staff to focus on solving customer challenges rather than searching for client information in multiple applications.

“AgVantis is implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM on behalf of our farm credit lending customers not only as a CRM tool, but as a basis upon which to develop a comprehensive front-office solution,” said Dennis Hunsberger, vice president of Application Systems at AgVantis. “We’ve been able to easily customize Microsoft Dynamics CRM based on the specific needs of the farm credit industry and our customers.”

“Government organizations of all sizes are seeking technology solutions that reduce cost, increase efficiency and improve citizen satisfaction,” said Radu Burducea, federal director of Microsoft Dynamics CRM at Microsoft. “This momentum illustrates how Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions are helping lending businesses of all sizes improve accountability to customers.”

More about the benefits of Microsoft Dynamics CRM can be found at http://crm.dynamics.com/en-us/industries/government.aspx.

What's Next to Microsoft?

 Microsoft is reportedly changing its tagline to “Be What’s Next”, the new motto was announced at the annual Microsoft Global Exchange July in Atlanta, a showcase event for the own employees and a few select people from outside of the company. The new motto had been rumoured before the time.

According to the application, which Microsoft filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Nov. 2, Microsoft has finally filed for trademark on the slogan “Be What’s Next” to become their new corporate tagline. It is a new symbol all about agility, anticipation, innovation, and the willingness to take risks in the hope of achieving something great, and the saying of “Your Potential, Our Passion” has lost sheen as Microsoft has slowly moved from it.

The new tag line firsted officially shown in the video which also emphasises how flexibility exists between the various brands from Microsoft. Some assumed that the ribbon icons within the video indicated that Microsoft was about to announce a brand new set of logos for its products.

Although the ribbon icons were not liked on the whole, just as well Microsoft is not planning to use them, the logos and rebranding in the have been widely liked.

What does “Be What’s Next” refer to?

Customer Focus

It seems like that Microsoft is changing the marketing strategy of paying more attention to customers.“Be What’s Next” is more attractive and up-to-date than that used by the company in the past and it appears to have been well received by the Microsoft community with some seeing it as a greater focus on consumers. To the contrary, the company’s old motto of “Your Potential, Our Passion” has more of a business sound to it than the consumer oriented.

Cutting-edge Focus

The tagline can to be an affirmation by the company that they will offer the next major products. Science and technology industry always derides Microsoft as a follower, claiming that it is not the company leading the world toward what’s “next” but rather the one to introduce or imitate technology that its competitors have already done. The tagline, on the other hand, tries to position Microsoft as bringing cutting-edge technology to the masses.

Actually, Microsoft has a bit of a history with less-than-stellar slogans, and the corporation have been at pains to product marketing strategy. However, some of the company’s past posters make “Be what’s next” look downright brilliant.

Tagline 1: Your protential, Our passion

Former tagline below the main corporate name had a good run in the past 3 years, but it is also the name of a soap opera starring Ricky Martin. Microsoft introduced it to the public in the summer of 2007 and built a number of TV ads around it.

Tagline 2: It just works

The tagline is for Windows Millennium Edition,the last member of Windows 9X family, and it has been bad enough on its on. Even worse, Microsoft once used an eerily similar slogan for Windows 98:“It just works better.”

Tagline 3: People-ready

Steve Ballmer once outlined that how people, armed with the right software, is the key to driving business success. The “People-Ready” vision for business is the backdrop for a series of innovative solutions in new and existing categories that Microsoft brought to market. Unfortunately, some people considered the sound more like the motto for some sort of mass transit system.

Tagline 4: What’s a microprocessor without it

This one came from Microsoft’s first-ever catchphrase, also, it is seriously part of a cartoon called “The Legend of Micro-Kid”. Obviously how Microsoft’s marketing journey began, it still remains to be seen if this new motto assists Microsoft in the various markets it competes in or gives the company a new direction and drive.

Posted by Eric