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Hey Guys,
Ever wonder if you can fix those scratches on your laptop screens?
Laptop Scratches
The notebook screen shown above has one deep scratch and several smaller ones.
Remedy is to gently rub toothpaste in a circular motion over the scratches for a few seconds, then wipe the screen clean with a soft cloth. After this treatment, the smaller scratches are gone, and while the larger one remains, it’s less noticeable than before.
source: pcworld.com
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There is a way to redirect a page using just the HTML Meta tag. The Meta tag is located in the Head tag of your HTML Page.
Meta refresh is a method of instructing a web browser to automatically refresh the current web page after a given time interval, using an HTML meta element with the http-equiv parameter set to “refresh” and a content parameter giving the time interval in seconds.
Use of meta refresh is discouraged by the W3C, since unexpected refresh can disorient users. Meta refresh also impairs the web …
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Guys,
My Kaspersky Internet Suite caught this. And I’ll go straight to the point:
It uses port 445
Common approach is to disable the firewall port 445 to prevent such attacks, and can check the event log for the hybrid threats
It is a Critical vulnerability in Microsoft S Server Service has only been patched by Microsoft (MS08-067), and a worm called Gimmiv.A has found to be exploiting it.
Once executed, the worm will drop 3 files: winbase.dll, basesvc.dll and syicon.dll into the directory %System%Wbembasesvc.dll.
It will then install and start up a new service called …
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How to associate a file type to a desired program in your Windows System. In my part, this is for Windows XP.
Go to your: Control Panel -> Folder Options Menu.
Under the File Types tab, you will see all the Registered file types and their corresponding programs. Select the file type that you want to change or assign a program with, and click change.
It will display a “Open With” window, choose the desired program and hit OK. If the program is not on the list, then you will have to add …
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This is Kaspersky Internet Security 7. This version has a license until 2011, if Kaspersky doesn’t catch it by then. I tested this out, the patch doesn’t contain any virus. Download it here. Read the Kaspersky.txt for the procedure on how to activate your Kaspersky Internet Security.
If you already have a Kapsersky installed in your system. You will have to uninstall it first. If add/remove program files won’t work. I have a kaspersky remover here.
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Are you a young IT professional, in your 20s, 30s or even early 40s working up to 10-hours daily in front of your computer? You try to eat something at least halfway healthy when you make it to the company canteen. By 5 p.m., you’re sprawled out all over your desk, (hell with ergonomics!), still typing furiously on your workstation wondering if you’ll ever get out the door.
You know in the back of your mind that the long days, heavy workload, poor eating, lack of exercise and awkward posture add …
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If you are Running an Microsoft XP Window and have come across these programs in your msconfig startup tab:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINNTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /IMENAME
C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINNTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC
C:\WINDOWS\ime\imkr6_1\IMEKRMIG.EXE
These are files part of Microsoft’s Input Message Editor (IME) for translating Asian text (i.e. Japanese or Chinese to English). Used to simplify the input of foreign language characters in the Microsoft Office suite. With multiple languages and keyboards/Input Method Editors (IMEs) installed on your computer, you can compose documents that contain more than one language. You can add quite a number of languages.
To enable this international language support in …
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Are you tired of the old copy paste routine when copying files in Windows XP? Opening two windows and dragging files and folder would give quite a work when dealing with a many files.
The right-click context menu already has one useful option, Send To, which lets you send files to a drive, program or folder. It’s easy to add new locations to it — that is, if you know where to look.
First, you’ll need to change the way that Windows Explorer displays folders and files so that you can see …
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Linux operating systems are growing rapidly as more and more people are looking away from Microsoft Windows and setting their eyes on open source operating systems. In these past years, a few distributions have made innovations in performance and usability, winning the affection of millions of desktop users around the world. Among these open source operating systems, there are 2 main contenders stands out: Ubuntu and Fedora. The recent releases of Ubuntu 8.04 and Fedora 9, mark another step in the evolution of the Linux desktop. Let have a close …
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Have you been annoyed when opening a CMD window (DOS Window) it comes up just over half the screen width and you can’t expand it any wider. If ever you click the full screen icon the window fills the screen from top to bottom, but not side to side. i know what you feel, I’ve been there too. I usually use the command prompt for running my PHP scripts.
I know some you guys already got some solutions in mind. What I have here are some very easy options in resizing …













