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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

How to use Vista Upgrade DVD without having Windows XP for fresh install



Here's a very simple way in which you can use a Windows Vista UPGRADE DVD (which costs less) than the Fresh Installation DVD(which costs way too much). This method exploists one small loop hole in Windows Vista. Everyone can now use Vista Update DVDs to install Windows Vista without having the operating system at hand that has to be used to update.


You load the Vista DVD, choose not to enter a product key when it prompts for one and continue the installation by choosing the right Vista edition. This will install a 30 day trial version of Vista. Run the setup again, this time from the now fully working Vista.

Type in your product key and choose a custom (advanced) installation when asked. This simply means that Windows Vista will be installed again on your system, this time with the right product key. Delete the windows.old directory afterwards which contains the files from the first installation.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Free website templates


Today I was searching for some free website templates that implement table-less CSS and div's for creating a cool website.

I came across the follwoing websites that offer free website templates to download. I am planning to use a mix of designs from different templates that I have gathered to come out with a unique yet usable website design.

Whatever website design experiences I had gathered in creating one of my websites - www.sjason.8k.com and my past work at Bridgeline Software Inc will be very much put into excellent use now.

So here's the list of site's from where you can download some cool website templates. Most of these templates include the psd / css / images etc as part of the zip file.

Keyboard shortcuts for Apple iTunes 7


Touted as one of the best digital media players in the world, iTunes 7. A good summary of features can be found under itunes overview. A number of iTunes Hot Tips can be found on the Apple website. Following are some rather cool keyboard shortcuts (iTunes > Help > Keyboard Shortcuts):

  • Ctrl + M: Toggle the iTunes window between full and Mini Player views
  • Ctrl + Alt + F: Select the search field
  • Ctrl + U: Open a stream via a URL
  • Control-click the checkbox next to a song: Select or deselect all the songs in a list (add or remove all checkboxes)

Sunday, January 28, 2007

How to remove DRM legally from the iTunes collection you own?


Many of you might have found out that the music you legally purchase from iTunes works only on your iPod and iTunes Player. The same m4p files cannot be played on your regular mp3 players!!! Hence, I have a very simple and completely legal solution for you. Read on.....

The absence of a official linux version of iTunes giving all linux users no legal way of obtaining and playing back protected songs. QT Fair Use is a smart application that removes DRM from songs bought by iTunes leaving the tag of the user who bought it in the file. This makes it useless to try and spread the file on the internet afterwards because it would be to easy to find out which user purchased the songs and got the ball rolling in first place.

QT Fair Use can process all songs that are currently in the iTunes library at once making it an ideal tool for users that have a lot of songs that they bought from iTunes. A great feature is that the program works on Windows, Macintosh and most Linux distributions making it a highly flexible solution for most users.

Beauty of mathematics


1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321


1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111


9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888


Brilliant, isn't it?
And finally, take a look at this symmetry:


1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=123456789 87654321

ThinkFree Office :: The best free Office Suite Online



You might not have heard about ThinkFree Office. Most people haven’t - that's the reason why I thought of sharing the secret with you all.

BTW, I am in NO way associated with this company NOR am I paid a penny for this post :)

ThinkFree allows you to create word processor, spreadsheet, and presentations very easily. The interface is really impressive. ThinkFree allows you to have 1GB of storage, which can be upped in various ways. This allows you to store your docs from anywhere. You can create folders and organize your documents very easily and nicely.

The user interface is very impressive. It is java based and pretty much looks like what you would expect from a desktop application, except the crashing window. You can almost anything that you could do with your regular office documents. My best suggestion is for you to sign up and check it out.

One of the best parts about ThinkFree is the collaboration and sharing components.


  • You can invite others to view or edit your documents.

  • You can set up collaborative folders for a team to work on together.

  • And you can also look at revisions. This is a great versioning system.

  • You can see who edited the document, when they edited it, and what they actually edited. Very cool indeed.

  • And you can also comment on any version. This is going to be a very helpful tool for people.

  • You can also share documents with the world and incorporate different creative commons licenses.

Now check it out and let me know your thoughts on this.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Simple way to find the source of a SPAM mail using gmail


There's a simple way to find out which site leaked/traded your e-mail credentials to a Spammer. To find out who did it, all you need is a gmail account.

If your Gmail login name was myname@gmail.com and you went to www.testsite.com to fill out a registration form, instead of just entering myname@gmail.com as your email, enter it as myname+testsite.com@gmail.com[Let the '+' be in between] instead. When Gmail sees a “+” in an email address, it uses all the characters to the left of the plus sign to know who to send it to. In this example it would still send it to myname@gmail.com.

Now what will help you is if you search Gmail for myname+testsite.com, you will see all messages[read as Spam] that were sent to that email address.

To see who is responsible for sending a specific message click the Show Details link and you will see the complete address. Now you've zeroed in on who sold your e-mail credentials to a Spammer.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Indian Leave plan for 2007


As like last year, 2007's leave plan is here..........  So plan fast before your colleages do :)

 

Apply for Leave from 26-Dec-06 till 29-Dec-06 ( a total of : 4 days ) and you are going to get a total of 10 holidays.
Apply for Leave from 16-Jan-07 till 19-Jan-07 ( a total of : 4 days ) and you are going to get a total of 9 holidays.
Apply for Leave from 16-Jan-07 till 25-Jan-07 ( a total of : 8 days ) and you are going to get a total of 16 holidays.
Apply for Leave from 20-Mar-07 till 23-Mar-07 ( a total of : 4 days ) and you are going to get a total of 9 holidays.
Apply for Leave from 02-Apr-07 till 05-Apr-07 ( a total of : 4 days ) and you are going to get a total of 9 holidays.
Apply for Leave from 31-Apr-07 till 04-May-07 ( a total of : 4 days ) and you are going to get a total of 9 holidays.
Apply for Leave from 13-Aug-07 till 17-Aug-07 ( a total of : 4 days ) and you are going to get a total of 9 holidays.
Apply for Leave from 01-Oct-07 till 05-Oct-07 ( a total of : 4 days ) and you are going to get a total of 9 holidays.
Apply for Leave from 29-Oct-07 till 09-Nov-07 ( a total of : 
 8  
days ) and you are going to get a total of 16 holidays.
Apply for Leave from 24-Dec-07 till 04-Jan-08 ( a total of : 8 days ) and you are going to get a total of 17 holidays.

 

And How is that….

 

Apply for Leave from

Apply for Leave till

Total leave days

You will get holidays

How is that possible ?

26-Dec-06

29-Dec-06

4

10

Dec 23 2006 is Saturday, Dec 24 2006 is Sunday

Dec 25  2006 Monday  Christmas

Dec 30 2006 is Saturday, Dec 31 2006 is Sunday

Jan 1 2007 Monday New Year Day/ Bakrid

16-Jan-07

19-Jan-07

4

9

Jan 13 2007 is Saturday, Jan 14 2007 is Sunday

Jan 15  2007 Monday Makara sankrathi

Jan 20 2007 is Saturday, Jan 21 2007 is Sunday

16-Jan-07

25-Jan-07

8

16

Jan 13 2007 is Saturday, Jan 14 2007 is Sunday

Jan 15  2007 Monday Makara sankrathi

Jan 20 2007 is Saturday, Jan 21 2007 is Sunday

Jan 26  2007 Friday  Republic Day

Jan 27 2007 is Saturday, Jan 28 2007 is Sunday

20-Mar-07

23-Mar-07

4

9

Mar 17 2007 is Saturday, Mar 18 2007 is Sunday

Mar 19  2007 Monday  Chandramana Ugathi

Mar 24 2007 is Saturday, Mar 25 2007 is Sunday

2-Apr-07

5-Apr-07

4

9

Mar 31 2007 is Saturday, Apr 1 2007 is Sunday

Apr 6  2007 Friday  Good Friday

Apr 7 2007 is Saturday, Apr 8 2007 is Sunday

31 Apr 2007

4-May-07

4

9

Apr 29 2007 is Saturday, Apr 30 2007 is Sunday

May 1  2007 Tuesday  May Day

May 5 2007 is Saturday, May 6 2007 is Sunday

13-Aug-07

17-Aug-07

4

9

Aug 11 2007 is Saturday, Aug 12 2007 is Sunday

Aug 15  2007 Wednesday  Independence Day

Aug 18 2007 is Saturday, Aug 19 2007 is Sunday

1-Oct-07

5-Oct-07

4

9

Sep 30 2007 is Saturday, Oct 1 2007 is Sunday

Oct 2  2007 Tuesday  Gandhi Jayanthi

Oct 6 2007 is Saturday, Oct 7 2007 is Sunday

29-Oct-07

9-Nov-07

8

16

Oct 27 2007 is Saturday, Oct 28 2007 is Sunday

Nov 1  2007 Thursday  Rajyotsava Day

Nov 3 2007 is Saturday, Nov 4 2007 is Sunday

Nov 8  2007 Thursday  Naraka Chaturdasi

Nov 10 2007 is Saturday, Nov 11 2007 is Sunday

24-Dec-07

4-Jan-08

8

17

Dec 21  2007 Friday  Bakrid

Dec 22 2007 is Saturday, Dec 23 2007 is Sunday

Dec 25  2007 Tuesday  Christmas

Dec 29 2007 is Saturday, Dec 30 2007 is Sunday

Jan 1 2008 Tuesday New Year Day/ Bakrid

Jan 5 2008  is Saturday, Jan 6 2008  is Sunday

 

P.S: This is applicable only in India :) 

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

WHAT DOES YOUR SIGNATURE MEAN ABOUT YOU?


The various types of Signatures you come across & the attitude of a person
are listed below:
<Very interesting read>

# SINGLE UNDERLINE BELOW THE SIGN!!
These persons are very confident and are good personalities. They are a
little bit selfish but believe in "Happiness of human life"

# TWO DOTS BELOW THE SIGN!!
These persons are considered to be Romantic, can easily change their
fiancées as if they change their clothes. They prefer beauty in other
persons & they themselves try to look beautiful. They easily attract
others.

# SINGLE DOT BELOW THE SIGN!
These persons are more inclined towards classical arts, simple & are very
cool. If you loose faith with them, then these persons will never look back
at you. Hence its always better to be careful with these people.

# NO UNDERLINES OR DOTS BELOW THE SIGN!!
These persons enjoy their life in their own way, never pay attention to
others views. These are considered to be good natured but are selfish too.

# RANDOM SIGN, NO SIMILARITY BETWEEN NAME & SIGN!!
These persons try to be very smart, hide each & every matter, never say
anything in straight forward manner, never pay attention to the other
person of what he is talking of.

# RANDOM SIGN, SIMILARITY BETWEEN NAME & SIGN!!
These persons are considered to be intelligent but never think. These
people change their ideas & views as fast as the wind changes its direction
of flow. They never think whether that particular thing is right or wrong.
You can win them just by flattering them.

# SIGN IN PRINTED LETTERS!!
These persons are very kind to us, have a good heart, selfless, are ready
to sacrifice their life for the sake of their near & dear. But these seem
to think a lot and may get angry very soon.

# WRITING COMPLETE NAME AS THEIR SIGN!!
These persons are very kind hearted, can adjust themselves to any
environment & to the person they are talking.These persons are very firm on
their views & posses a lot of will power.


How to Nudge Objects Slightly in Powerpoint


Are you frustrated when you try to move an object on a slide just a little bit? Objects on a slide snap to a grid, but maybe you find it difficult to move them the small amount needed. Here are some techniques:

  1. Choose Draw > Nudge on the Drawing toolbar, then choose Up, Down, Left or Right to move the selected object one grid unit
  2. Press Ctrl with one of the arrow keys to move the selected object in increments of .02 inches
  3. Press Alt while you drag an object to disable the grid completely and allow total control

You can also make the grid visible and control its spacing. Choose Draw > Grid and Guides and then change the settings in the Grid and Guides dialog box. Click OK when you are finished.

Tips for Making Great Handouts in Powerpoint


You can make handouts in PowerPoint by formatting the Handout Master.

  1. Choose View > Master > Handout Master
  2. To print them, choose File > Print and choose Handouts in the Print What drop-down list
  3. Change the settings in the Handouts section of the Print dialog box and click OK

But, these handouts are basically just a copy of your presentation. You have more flexibility by sending the presentation to Microsoft Word.
  1. Choose File > Send To > Microsoft Word
  2. In the Send To Microsoft Word dialog box, choose one of the options and click OK. You even have the option to create a link (choose Paste Link) so that the Word document is updated if you change your presentation

How to create a Slide List in Microsoft Powerpoint


A printed list of slides(also known as Slide List in Microsoft Powerpoint jargon) is very helpful when you present. You can use the list to move quickly to a specific slide (in Slide Show view, just type the number of the slide and press Enter).

To create a slide list, follow these steps:

  1. Display the Outlining toolbar (choose View > Toolbars > Outlining)
  2. In Normal view, click the Collapse All button on the Outlining toolbar. All you should see in the Outline pane are the slide numbers and titles
  3. Choose File > Print to open the Print dialog box
  4. From the Print What drop-down list, choose Outline View. Click OK

How to easily change the default Windows File Icons?


The freeware IconX makes it possible to change any icon that you can get your hands on in Windows. It takes care of file type and specific files, folders and even drives. The installation is pretty simple. Download the IconX software and right-click IconX.inf and select install to install the shell extension. Please note that you need to write the author to receive a validation code because the software was shareware and is now freeware.

After all of this is done right-click a file, folder or drive and select Change Icon from the context menu. A window pops up showing the path to the file, folder or drive. You will have to choose a icon library, some of which can be loaded from the developers page, and all the icons of that library will be displayed.

Just click on the icon that you want to use and use the optional “Use icon for all files of that type” if you wish that as well. Changes will be visible immediately and you can repeat the process if you don’t like the icon anymore.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

How to Get Free Trial Copies of Windows Vista


Microsoft will hand out Windows Vista with trial licenses as well as free copies of the 2007 Microsoft Office Professional System and the 2007 Microsoft Office Groove for the Launch Events 2007 across the United States.

The Launch Events 2007 are part of the Ready for a New Day launch Tour 2007 that will launch Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office System and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 in 74 different locations in the US.

“Offer good only to registered attendees of the event on the date they attend, while supplies last. This offer is nontransferable. Limit one item each per attendee. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the recipient. The free software will be distributed as a downloadable file. To download the software, an access code will be required. The access code must be claimed onsite at event,” informed Microsoft.

Trial licenses of Windows Vista will be available in NYC, Phoenix, Tampa, Boston, LA, San Francisco, DC, Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Philadelphia, Dallas and Seattle. By contrast, free copies of Office Professional and Groove 2007 will be given away on all the locations of the events.

The free copies of Office Professional and Groove 2007 are not time bombed. Microsoft will offer complete versions of the products, but only to the participants of the Launch Events. In order to secure a place among the attendees, head over at the Ready for a New Day launch Event 2007 website and register.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Consolidated Customer Care Numbers


I find that lot of people search for customer care numbers of various Indian banks and services. So, here is a small list.

Hope this would be useful for all. Will try to keep this updated. If you find that any of these numbers don’t work, or have a alternate number, please leave a comment.

  • ICICI Bank Customer Care Number
    • Bangalore - 4113 1877 , 51131877
    • Karnataka - 98455 78000
    • For other cities, click here. Phone Banking workflow click here.
  • Citibank Customer Care Number
    • All Citibank customers - Bangalore - 2227 2484. For other cities, click here
    • Citibank Suvidha account holders - Bangalore - 2227 2265. For other cities, click here
    • CitiBusiness Customers - Bangalore - 2229 4653. For other cities, click here
    • Citibank Credit Card - Bangalore - 2227 2484. For other cities, click here
    • Priority service to CitiGold Customers, Diners Club Members & Citibank Gold Card members - Bangalore - 2229- 4653. For other cities, click here
  • HSBC Customer Care Number
    • Banking related - Bangalore - 2558 9595
    • Credit card related - Bangalore - 2558 9696
    • For other cities, click here
  • HDFC Customer Care Number
    • Debit card related - 9945863333
    • Banking related - Bangalore - 5500 3333. For other cities, click here
    • Credit card related - Bangalore - 6622 4332. For other cities, click here
  • ABN AMRO Customer Care number
    • Bangalore - 4124 5555
  • SBI Credit Card Customer Care Number
    • Karnataka - Bangalore - 98441 05454 (people are reporting that this number does not work. If you know a number that works, please let me know!)
    • Toll free number (Credit card) - 1800 180 1290 / 1800 11 2211 [New]
    • All India Toll Free - 1600 180 1290 (works only on BSNL and MTNL Line)
    • Try : 1800 180 1290 too. May work!!!
    • Other lines : 39 02 02 02
  • UTI Bank Customer Care Numbers
    • Bangalore (M G Road) - 2537 0615
    • Bangalore - 2531 7830
    • Mumbai - 022 5598 7700
    • For other cities, click here
  • IDBI Bank Customer Care Number (Phone Banking)
    • Karnataka - Bangalore - 080 22297000
    • Mumbai - 022 66937000
    • Delhi - 011 23627000
    • Chennai - 044 28295550
    • For other cities, click here
  • Manhattan Credit Card Customer Care Number
    • Bangalore - 3030 1969. (this number seems to work in Mumbai too! Give it a try in your local city!)
  • Standard Chartered Credit Card Customer Care Number
    • Bangalore - 2558 8888 (updated). For other cities, click here
  • Airtel Customer Care
    • Dial 121 from your airtel mobile
    • Karnataka - 98450 98450 - For prepaid if you are calling from landline
    • Karnataka - 98450 12345 - For postpaid if you are calling from landline
    • Mumbai - 9892012345
  • Hutch Customer Care
    • Karnataka - Dial 111 from your Hutch phone or dial 98860 98860
  • BSNL Mobile Customer Care (Cellone & Excel)
    • Karnataka - Dial 94480 24365
    • For other cities, click here.

    If you feel some service is missing and would be useful to list, drop a comment.

    Update from one of our readers.

  • IDBI HOME FINANCE
    Customer care no : 080-41203045/46

Thanks to Surumi for the below number of SBI M G Road Branch.

  • SBI branch number in M.G Road, Bangalore
    Customer care no : 080-222 13 821
Here are More Customer Care Numbers I have updated:
  • Yahoo India
    • Bangalore Customer care no : 080-39805078
    • Chennai Customer care no : 044-39119494
  • HDFC Bank
    • HDFC Debit Card customer care number - 080 - 66003333 / 66224332 (Bangalore)
    • HDFC Credit Card customer care number - 080 – 66224332 (Bangalore)
    • HDFC Banking related customer care number from 5500 3333 to 6600 3333

Ten Steps To Achieving Your Goals In 2007


1. Make the commitment to reach your goal. "One person with a commitment is worth a hundred who only have an interest." Mary Crowley.
 
2. Commit yourself to detailed accountability. Record your progress toward your goals every night, and list the six most important things you need to do the next day. Daily discipline is the key to reaching your goals.
 
3. Build your life on a sold foundation of honesty, character, integrity and trust. This foundation will give you an honest shot at reaching any goal you have set properly.
 
4. Break your intermediate and long-range goals into incremental goals and targets.
 
5. Be prepared to change. You can't control the weather, inflation, interest rates, the stock market etc. Change your decision to move toward a goal carefully--but be willing to change your direction to get there as conditions and circumstances demand.
 
6. Share your "give-up" goals (i.e., give up smoking, being rude, being late, procrastinating, eating too much, etc.) with many people. Chances are  really excellent they're going to encourage you.
 
7. Become a team player. Remember: You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.
 
8. See the reaching. In your imagination see yourself receiving that diploma, getting that job or promotion, making that speech, moving into the home of your dreams, achieving that weight-loss goal, etc.
 
9. Each time you reach a goal your confidence will grow so that you can do bigger and better things. After accomplishing any goal, record it in your own journal, Weekly Planner or Palm Pilot.
 
10. Remember, what you get by reaching your destination isn't nearly as important as what you become by reaching your goals--what you will become is the winner you were born to be!

Monday, January 08, 2007

How to find website address of a pop-up?


If a website opens a new browser window without your standard tool bars try pressing CTRL+N. This will open a new window with the same page, but all your tool bars. This is also quite handy if you want to see the page's URL.

How to Display F1-F12 functions in Microsoft Word


Simple method to Display F1-F12 functions in Microsoft Word

1. Open Word and go to Tools, Customize…
2. On the Toolbars tab strip, check "Function Key Display"

At the bottom of Word a new line with F-keys and descriptions will appear. ALT or SHIFT F-key functions are also displayed in the toolbar when you press ALT or SHIFT.

Easy keyboard shortcut to Flag E-mails


For those who prefer to keep their hands on the keyboard, you can also flag or unflag your e-mails in Microsoft Outlook by selecting a mail and pressing the Insert key.

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Simple way to crack the 2 days trial for Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta


This is a very simple way to crack the 2 days trial for Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta.

open new txt file, copy this code(in green) and paste in it:

Adobe Photoshop CS3

This Content has been removed as it doesnot comply with the Guidelines set by Google Adsense.
Sorry for the inconvenience.


Save the above file with an extension as *.bat(not .txt) and double click to run the file.

How to set Your Favorite Font in Microsoft Word


Here's how to set Your Favorite Font in Microsoft Word :
When you open a brand-new document and start typing, does the text appear in your favorite font? If it doesn't, you can make the font you use most often the default font:


  1. Choose Format g Font and then select the font in the dialog box.
  2. Click the Default button and Yes when asked whether this font really should be the default font.