Here's a neat trick in blocking certain websites on you PC without investing in expensive software.
Step 1. Click the "Start" button select "Run". Now type the following text in the "Run" box.
notepad C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Step 2. It will open a notepad file labeled hosts with a bunch of jebber jabber. Just go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type the following samples.
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 yahoo.com
Save the file and that's it. The above sampled websites will no longer open on your computer.
How it works: basically your computer reroutes outgoing packets of data back to your computer instead of going to the website's domain name server.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Changing User Account Password using the Command Prompt
Tada!! ow sorry wrong post.
To be honest, I don't have any idea how to start this post which is why it started with a stupid word.
So let's just go with the "trick" shall we?
The scenario is that you(not me) are trying to login to a PC but the User Account is password protected. There is a way indeed to by pass that weak security by altering the password altogether and it will end up locking the owner of the user account haha evil!! or let's just say you forgot your NT login password - ok, let's just go with that. Technically, will be resetting your password (everybody say yeah!).
Bare in mind that you can only do this if the "Hidden" Administrator account of windows is enabled and "IS NOT" password protected which I think if memory serves right is the default settings. Of course we can enable the administrator account if its disabled or we can remove the password if its secured but that will be on a different post - another day.
Let's just say the hidden administrator account is enabled and is-not-password-protected.
The only info you need from the user account is the username and since it's your user account you're already familiar with it, yes? Oooooooook.
First step:
Login to the hidden administrator account. How do we do that? Simple. We need to boot the computer in Safe Mode. For those who don't know, here's how - Shut you computer down (assuming it's still On) as soon as you press the On button tap F8 or keep tapping it until the screen presents you the "Advance Boot Options" as the exhibit below shows.
Now now, don't get excited. You'll have to highlight Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking if you preffer(I do) using the arrow keys then hit Enter. The reason why I chose Safe Mode with Networking is because you can still use all the networking device installed on your computer which means you can still connect to the internet compared to just the plain Safe Mode where most of the software/hardware settings are disabled. Going back, give it a couple of minutes or lets says several and it should now bring you to the NT login screen where this time you'll grow aware of the existence of another user account flirting with yours - no worries that's just the Administrator account I've been reffering to earlier.
Chapter II.
Lovely.
Windows XP: Start » Run » CMD - no further explanation required.
Windows 7: Use the search tag "cmd" on the Start Menu Search box and it should come up with the CMD application.
bare in mind that when using windows seven, you need to run CMD as an Administrator. You can do that in two ways, either use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Enter while CMD is highlighted or just right click CMD and select Run as Administrator.
The following are the string of characters you need to print on the command prompt for this post to make sense :p
net use "Account Name" "Password"
The "Account Name" obviously is your User Account Name while the "Password" duh!? is your desired password.
Conclusion. (Feels like a Science experiment, how nostalgic)
The only thing we have to do now is to test the method. There's no way for me to show that from here so you'll have to come up with your own results. Goodluck! In case it won't work, no worries it will :)
That's it! I'm now off to breaking my fast.
To be honest, I don't have any idea how to start this post which is why it started with a stupid word.
So let's just go with the "trick" shall we?
The scenario is that you(not me) are trying to login to a PC but the User Account is password protected. There is a way indeed to by pass that weak security by altering the password altogether and it will end up locking the owner of the user account haha evil!! or let's just say you forgot your NT login password - ok, let's just go with that. Technically, will be resetting your password (everybody say yeah!).
Bare in mind that you can only do this if the "Hidden" Administrator account of windows is enabled and "IS NOT" password protected which I think if memory serves right is the default settings. Of course we can enable the administrator account if its disabled or we can remove the password if its secured but that will be on a different post - another day.
Let's just say the hidden administrator account is enabled and is-not-password-protected.
The only info you need from the user account is the username and since it's your user account you're already familiar with it, yes? Oooooooook.
First step:
Login to the hidden administrator account. How do we do that? Simple. We need to boot the computer in Safe Mode. For those who don't know, here's how - Shut you computer down (assuming it's still On) as soon as you press the On button tap F8 or keep tapping it until the screen presents you the "Advance Boot Options" as the exhibit below shows.
Now now, don't get excited. You'll have to highlight Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking if you preffer(I do) using the arrow keys then hit Enter. The reason why I chose Safe Mode with Networking is because you can still use all the networking device installed on your computer which means you can still connect to the internet compared to just the plain Safe Mode where most of the software/hardware settings are disabled. Going back, give it a couple of minutes or lets says several and it should now bring you to the NT login screen where this time you'll grow aware of the existence of another user account flirting with yours - no worries that's just the Administrator account I've been reffering to earlier.
Since, it's not password protected (as the scenario dictates) just click the icon to login into the account.
The Safe Mode is where most of the settings/configurations/options are restored to the default factory settings so don't be surprised if the Fonts&Icons are humungus and everything appears magnified. It only means you've succesfully infiltrated the Safe Mode environment and we can now proceed with the second step.Chapter II.
Lovely.
Windows XP: Start » Run » CMD - no further explanation required.
Windows 7: Use the search tag "cmd" on the Start Menu Search box and it should come up with the CMD application.
bare in mind that when using windows seven, you need to run CMD as an Administrator. You can do that in two ways, either use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Enter while CMD is highlighted or just right click CMD and select Run as Administrator.
The following are the string of characters you need to print on the command prompt for this post to make sense :p
net use "Account Name" "Password"
The "Account Name" obviously is your User Account Name while the "Password" duh!? is your desired password.
Conclusion. (Feels like a Science experiment, how nostalgic)
The only thing we have to do now is to test the method. There's no way for me to show that from here so you'll have to come up with your own results. Goodluck! In case it won't work, no worries it will :)
That's it! I'm now off to breaking my fast.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
CCCP: Ultimate Codec Pack for your Media Files
Tired of having trouble playing the media files you just finished downloading due to the audio/video codec requirements? Say no more the ultimate codec pack is here.
The CCCP which stands for Combined Community Codec Pack answers all your codec needs for most of the video/audio file types you can find out there on the wilderness(WWW). The download page can be found on the first search result when you use the search tag "CCCP" via Google just make sure you select the up to date version of the pack - for you lazy bestards out there here's the link: http://www.cccp-project.net/ - You'll have to install it of course but no worries the installation is pretty much ABC or like 123 - user friendly. Then after, of course you'll need to apply the settings for the changes on your system codec configuration you made to take effect. My old friend introduced this codec pack seven years ago and surprisingly it's still being updated on a regular basis so I always download this codec whenever I use a new system or after re-imaging my old PC since Music is food for the soul and Videos is the Main dish. For me it's one of the most trusted applications I download on the internet. It's just 8.4 MB in size and will just take a minute or two or even shorter depending on your internet connection speed to download.
But wait there's more; if you download now, you can avail our free - blah blah blah - just kidding!!
As always have fun! :)
The CCCP which stands for Combined Community Codec Pack answers all your codec needs for most of the video/audio file types you can find out there on the wilderness(WWW). The download page can be found on the first search result when you use the search tag "CCCP" via Google just make sure you select the up to date version of the pack - for you lazy bestards out there here's the link: http://www.cccp-project.net/ - You'll have to install it of course but no worries the installation is pretty much ABC or like 123 - user friendly. Then after, of course you'll need to apply the settings for the changes on your system codec configuration you made to take effect. My old friend introduced this codec pack seven years ago and surprisingly it's still being updated on a regular basis so I always download this codec whenever I use a new system or after re-imaging my old PC since Music is food for the soul and Videos is the Main dish. For me it's one of the most trusted applications I download on the internet. It's just 8.4 MB in size and will just take a minute or two or even shorter depending on your internet connection speed to download.
But wait there's more; if you download now, you can avail our free - blah blah blah - just kidding!!
As always have fun! :)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Ending a Non Responding Program/Application/Service/Process or Whatever-You-Want-To-Call-It
The hassle of your freezing computer system when one of your opened programs stops responding *grrrr..* yeah I know how you feel.
If your lucky enough to pull up the non responding window; you start by mashing your "Left Mouse Button" on the "Red X" icon on the said open window, then it doesn't work so you use the infamous shortcut "Alt + F4" or "Ctrl + W" which unfortunately doesn't respond as designed, an alternative keyboard shortcut for closing an open window "Alt + Space + C" also doesn't work, "right clicking" the application from the "Taskbar" and selecting "Close" also comes with no results so finally you decided to do "Ctrl + Alt + Delete" to open the "Task Manager" and "End the Task" from the "Applications" tab or "End the Process" under the "Processes" tab respectively. If all the said steps are getting you nowhere, before you restart your computer you can just try killing the task using the command "Tskill" by going to the "Start Menu" select "Run" and input "tskill iexplore" without the quotes of course then it should end your non-responding "Internet Explorer" for example. You need to know the "tech name" *that's what I think they call it* of the program you will be "killing". Such as "mspaint" for Paint, "msword" for Microsoft Word, "excel" for Microsoft Excel "outlook" for Microsoft Outlook (2003, 2007, Outlook Express, Windows Mail - *it doesn't matter what version as long as it's a Windows email client :p*) and "firefox" for Mozilla Firefox and for the sample "iexplore" for Internet Explorer then bla-bla-etc.. In the contrary, you can open programs using the said "tech names" when you type it on the "Run" box. My favorite procedure would be the killing of the task FTW!! * that's the sole reason why I highlighted it red :p*
PS. Last Resort - "Powercycle" the system.
If your lucky enough to pull up the non responding window; you start by mashing your "Left Mouse Button" on the "Red X" icon on the said open window, then it doesn't work so you use the infamous shortcut "Alt + F4" or "Ctrl + W" which unfortunately doesn't respond as designed, an alternative keyboard shortcut for closing an open window "Alt + Space + C" also doesn't work, "right clicking" the application from the "Taskbar" and selecting "Close" also comes with no results so finally you decided to do "Ctrl + Alt + Delete" to open the "Task Manager" and "End the Task" from the "Applications" tab or "End the Process" under the "Processes" tab respectively. If all the said steps are getting you nowhere, before you restart your computer you can just try killing the task using the command "Tskill" by going to the "Start Menu" select "Run" and input "tskill iexplore" without the quotes of course then it should end your non-responding "Internet Explorer" for example. You need to know the "tech name" *that's what I think they call it* of the program you will be "killing". Such as "mspaint" for Paint, "msword" for Microsoft Word, "excel" for Microsoft Excel "outlook" for Microsoft Outlook (2003, 2007, Outlook Express, Windows Mail - *it doesn't matter what version as long as it's a Windows email client :p*) and "firefox" for Mozilla Firefox and for the sample "iexplore" for Internet Explorer then bla-bla-etc.. In the contrary, you can open programs using the said "tech names" when you type it on the "Run" box. My favorite procedure would be the killing of the task FTW!! * that's the sole reason why I highlighted it red :p*
PS. Last Resort - "Powercycle" the system.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Online Notepad
Your personal notepad always available on any computer as long as you have an internet connection. *how cool is that!?* One thing I like about this site is that its secured as well. http://jumk.de/notepad one of the most sites I visit on a daily basis. It's where I store all the links and notes that I know I'll be needing in the future.
I'm thinking of using the online notepad as a post bulletin where you and your significant other can update the notepad, leave a message and wait for the other to reply *how sweet I'm drooling*. Unfortunately it's no longer applicable on my current state.
Best use to store favorite URLs, pending download links and stuff like that :p
I'm thinking of using the online notepad as a post bulletin where you and your significant other can update the notepad, leave a message and wait for the other to reply *how sweet I'm drooling*. Unfortunately it's no longer applicable on my current state.
Best use to store favorite URLs, pending download links and stuff like that :p
Making a Folder Invisible
A neat trick on how to hide your favorite folders without using the Hidden Function of the Folder Properties. As the title states, this post is a tweak - *scratch that! not really..* it's just some settings or mere properties reconfiguration to hide a folder from the naked eye :p there - *sounds better*. Anyways, first is to just label your folder with a space - how can you do that if "space" is considered a special character which Windows won't accept for a name, if you try using "space" as a name it will just label the folder "New Folder" - so how can you go on doing the name blank? simple, just use "Alt + 255" to print "space" as the name. First steps down, let's go on to the real deal, Right click the folder - select Properties - go to the Customize tab - then hit the Change Icon button on the bottom - look for the blank icon as shown in exhibit A.
A picture is indeed worth a thousand words
So that's it! now you see it, *kaching!* now you don't :D have fun!
So that's it! now you see it, *kaching!* now you don't :D have fun!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
How to Disable Deepfreeze
You can find a lot of tutorials like this one on the world wide web from the infamous search engines and the best tech websites out there. I'll just want to make this one as simple as possible for not all of us really talks tech. Here's a scenario, you found an amazing software/application and decided to test it on the PC you're using, the thing is that it requires the computer to reboot for the installation to be completed - so you went ahead and hit the restart button (after a few minutes) you were expecting a sequel of the initial installation window and then you noticed the icon of the application you just stored on the desktop is now missing - strange you wondered.. but then when you launch the browser and tried going back to the previous websites you visited before the reboot, the url's aren't popping up on the address bar finally you came into realization that there's a polar bear icon staring at you from the system tray located on the lower right corner of the screen. You hovered the cursor on those wild intimidating eyes, the balloon name popped up, your lips mobilized and whispered Deepfreeze - you had goosebumps! suddenly you're hacking your keys on the search box with the chilling evil string of characters - so the results came and that's how you found out what that application is for. The lost time and penny charged on the duration of your stay, the lucky clicks you went thru to get to that application's page and most importantly, the web based flash game you sacrificed to close for the sole reason of hastening your download - blame it to the bear!! and so here we are:
1. Download Deep Unfreezer.
2. Run the application.
3. Change the state of DF.
4. Reboot your PC for the changes to take effect.
5. Seriously!? I said I'd make it simple didn't I? That's all.
This is very helpful with users who rent PC usage on internet cafe's. Most of 'em use the same software to prevent users in making changes on their computers.
1. Download Deep Unfreezer.
2. Run the application.
3. Change the state of DF.
4. Reboot your PC for the changes to take effect.
5. Seriously!? I said I'd make it simple didn't I? That's all.
This is very helpful with users who rent PC usage on internet cafe's. Most of 'em use the same software to prevent users in making changes on their computers.
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