Windows 7 Trick: How to Open Command Prompt in Your Current Directory by a Single KeyStroke

January 12th, 2004 Creating link files are necessary for allowing users to easily execute Java programs on windows Sample VB code to create link files is in http://wss.hypermart.net/vb/shortcut.html Another option (simpler for the programmer) may be to just create a batch file (.bat) file which the users double-click to run the application (same as a lnk file). Creating it is much simpler.

August 7th, 2006 I will provide a simple utility for you to shutdown and power-off Microsoft windows. You can also configure it to shutdown on any keystroke combination.

January 14th, 2009 Interesting! Have you ever thought how to turn off LCD monitor in laptop. Often when you are on a go, hurrying with to get the job done and leave, turning off the laptop seems to get on your head.

April 22nd, 2009 For those who have always imputed Windows Vista for its anomalies, may also denounce it's security features. Well, it must have occurred to you that when you are tying to move or delete some files, Windows clogs you with an error.

January 7th, 2009 How about a simple trick that hides a file in an image? Yes I will give you a simple tip which will hide a file inside an image. So much so that the image file will be a JPEG, look and act like a JPEG too.

April 20th, 2008 1. Login to the Admin account (not the normal account) 2. Open up a command shell in the Terminal application by selecting - Macintosh HD -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal At the command prompt type this command: sudo passwd root You will then get the following prompts.

March 12th, 2009 iPhone is getting associated with most high-end technologies. This time iPhone has the SSH connectivity tools.

January 2nd, 2009 Do you frequently need a calculator for applications you do in your Windows? Do you find it annoying enough to hunt down the audio recorder every time from the Start Menu? -Well don't worry. You have used Windows+E to launch the explorer, now you will do it for all the appications too.

April 20th, 2008 There is an old trick from Dos days (still valid in all windows under cmd prompt or even command.com) when we wanted to create a quick file without loading up edit (edit.com) was to use copy con. The exact syntax is: copy con filename Subsequent lines you type are copied to the file.

April 3rd, 2009 I am sure you don't want to downlaod and install and run the mammoth Windows 7 yet in your PC. But being a curious techie, you can not leave it unattended either.

May 20th, 2009 If you right click on the Control Panel in Start Menu, you cannot find the Pin to Taskbar right click contextual menu item  that allows user to pin the Control Panel shortcut to Windows 7 Taskbar. Event if you drag and drop the Control Panel shortcut to Taskbar on Windows 7 to pin Control Panel folder on Taskbar it will not work.

September 19th, 2008 Windows XP, arguably the world's most popular operating system, still has lots of tricks up its sleeve. Today I will show you some hidden rooms, some unknown corners in this column that you never knew existed but wanted to.

August 30th, 2008 To perform a global search and replace in vi editor, use the search and replace command in command mode: :%s/search_string/replacement_string/g The % is a shortcut that tells vi to search all lines of the file for search_string and change it to replacement_string. The global ( g ) flag at the end of the command tells vi to continue searching for other occurrences of search_string.

February 20th, 2009 Hidding is innate with us and that needs no saying. Most of the time I locked the the MS Word files to save the classifieds.

July 1st, 2007 Rapidshare is a popular site for sharing files. With free access you can only download 1 file per hour.