Chat with your Facebook friends without logging

Chat with your Facebook friends without visiting Facebook

            Wondering what it is? Connecting you to your Facebook friends without even having to open your Facebook account. When you chat with your Facebook friends, you don’t need to install any IM software but you need to be logged into your Facebook account. What if the latter condition is not necessary? You are free to access the Facebook chat from anywhere without opening the site in your browser (especially in the Access Denied zones).

Chat using the browser

            Whichever browser you use, may be Chrome or you might have prism for Firefox, just open this address in the address bar of your browser and then create a shortcut for Facebook chat application on your desktop.

            If the Firefox users wish to use this Facebook chat application from the sidebar, then they can bookmark the above given link and the “Load this bookmark in sidebar” property of the bookmark to true.

If you use IE and you pretty much hate to use the Facebook chat from the sidebar, then you can try Gabtastik- it is a minimal desktop client for Facebook looks same as the web version of Facebook chat. Although, it sends you notifications through the system tray.

Another very interesting web based service for instant messaging is Meebo, it also supports Facebook chat now. You can use the Facebook connect service to connect your Facebook account with Meebo and start chatting instantly with your online buddies. Well, this is the one I most like because you can use this to chat with your Facebook friends even if the main site is blocked in your organization. Also, you can simultaneously connect to your friends on other networks.

Chat from desktop

ChitChat

Don’t you wish you could have something like Yahoo messenger or gtalk for your Facebook? If yes, then ChitChat is for you.ChitChat provides you with a tabbed window from which you can talk to many friends at once. It notifies you when your friends become online or offline. But it is only a Windows app, moreover in its RC stage, so you got to empty your pocket.

Digsby

It is an all-in-one package. You don‘t have only your Facebook here, but also twitter, gmail, Linkedin and other such accounts.

It has an interesting feature like if you have multiple Facebook accounts, suppose you and your partner, then this allows to associate your multiple accounts and lets you chat with a combined buddy list. Also Facebook does not let you make any audio/video calls but Digsby makes it possible via Tokbox.

Adium

I did not talk about Mac till now, so for buddies using Mac, you have Adium. Like Digsby, Adium also allows you to connect to multiple I'm networks like Twitter, Windows Live Messenger, Skype, AIM, AOL, ICQ, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, Skype and Jabber (XMPP).

Pidgin

Although the Facebook chat is not officially allowed in pidgin but it uses a free plugin that helps you connect to your Facebook chat about it. As inDigsby, pidgin also allows you to operate your multiple Facebook accounts and chat with buddies simultaneously.

So, Pidgin or Digsby?

Well, Pidgin is just for instant messaging whereas Digsby also notifies you when a friend writes something on your wall or you get a message from Facebook email. Also, Pidgin shows all your contacts together in a big single list while Digsby group your contacts in heads as you have in the original Facebook site.

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Add Background Wallpaper on Pendrive

Add a Background Image on your USB Pendrive

Are you bored looking at the same old white screen when you open you Pendrive. Now is the time to change the look of any drive by setting a wallpaper in its directory. Just follow the simple copy paste steps and you would have a Background Image on your Pendrive.

Just follow the simple steps to set a Background Image on your Pendrive: 

1. Select an image on your computer which you want to appear as background image.

2. Rename that image to wall.

3. Now copy and paste the image to your Pendrive.

4. Now create a new notepad file and paste the following code in it.

[ExtShellFolderViews]    

{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}    

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]    

IconArea_Image=wall.jpg

5. Save the file as desktop.ini in your pendrive and change the save as type to all files

 

6. Now Enter your Pendrive and press F5 to refresh. 

You would see something like this:-

Note: This trick works best on Windows Xp and Vista . Wallpaper could also be set in any other directory like C:, D:, E: etc. Just copy and paste the files in the directory where you want the wallpaper to appear.

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Secure your PC in your Absence

Receive an email alert along with the picture when someone tries to access your computer in your absence

A website, being designed in Turkey, called http://MouseLock.co/ ,

Is the website where you need to register. An email alert will be sent to the registered person as soon as someone tries to access our machine.

Yes, exactly, an image of the intruder will also be sent along with the mail. Guess how awesome it is!!

Here is how this website works:

Visit the website, and they will ask for your gmail id, on which you want the email to be sent.

Now they will ask you for a unique pin/place on the screen.

Select the place. And now you will be asked to place the cursor of your mouse to that dedicated area on the screen, just place the mouse over there and click once and you are done with it.

Now you are free to leave your machine locked or unlocked. As we have already saved the cursor position, any movement of cursor from that position will be notified to the user through email to the registered email id. Also if your device supports webcams, then don’t forget to allow the webcam usage of the website, for if you allow using a webcam, then automatically a picture of the intruder will be clicked as soon as the mouse will be found to be moved.

Now, if the webcam was enabled, then an email including the picture clicked will be sent at the very instant on the email id, and the user can easily identify the intruder.

This was how MoseLock.co works. Yes it cannot prevent the unauthorized accessing but at least it notifies the user at the very instant someone tries to access. The website is devoted to this purpose and is comfortable to use as it guides its  user properly at each step.

Also, it is a web application hence is easy to use, it does not require any complex installation steps.

So, hang out, have a break, chill out and Mouse Lock.Co will take care of your computer.  

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100 Useful cmd Commands

 100 cmd Commands

List of some useful commands for windows command prompt. Few commands may work only on windows XP not on Windows 7/Vista.

 

•  Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
•  Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
•  Administrative Tools - control admintools
•  Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
•  Calculator - calc
•  Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
•  Character Map - charmap
•  Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
•  Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
•  Command Prompt - cmd
•  Component Services - dcomcnfg
•  Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
•  Control Panel - control
•  Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
•  DDE Shares - ddeshare
•  Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
• Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag
•  Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
•  Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
•  Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
•  Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
•  Display Properties - control desktop
•  Display Properties - desk.cpl
•  Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32
•  Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
•  Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
•  Files and Settings Transfer Tool - migwiz
•  File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
•  Findfast - findfast.cpl
•  Firefox - firefox
•  Folders Properties - control folders
•  Fonts - control fonts
•  Fonts Folder - fonts
•  Free Cell Card Game - freecell
•  Game Controllers - joy.cpl
•  Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) - gpedit.msc
•  Hearts Card Game - mshearts
•  Help and Support - helpctr
•  HyperTerminal - hypertrm
•  Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
•  Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
•  Internet Connection Wizard - icwconn1
•  Internet Explorer - iexplore
•  Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
•  Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
•  Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
•  Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
•  Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
•  Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt
•  Microsoft Chat - winchat
•  Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk
•  Microsoft Paint - mspaint
•  Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
•  Minesweeper Game - winmine
•  Mouse Properties - control mouse
•  Mouse Properties - main.cpl
•  Netmeeting - conf
•  Network Connections - control netconnections
•  Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
•  Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
•  Notepad - notepad
•  Object Packager - packager
•  ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
•  On Screen Keyboard - osk
•  Outlook Express - msimn
•  Paint - pbrush
•  Password Properties - password.cpl
•  Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
•  Performance Monitor - perfmon
•  Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
•  Phone Dialer - dialer
•  Pinball Game - pinball
•  Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
•  Printers and Faxes - control printers
•  Printers Folder - printers
•  Regional Settings - intl.cpl
•  Registry Editor - regedit
•  Registry Editor - regedit32
•  Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone
•  Remote Desktop - mstsc
•  Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
•  Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
•  Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) - rsop.msc
•  Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
•  Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
•  Security Center - wscui.cpl
•  Services - services.msc
•  Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
•  Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
•  Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
•  Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
•  SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
•  System Configuration Editor - sysedit
•  System Configuration Utility - msconfig
•  System Information - msinfo32
•  System Properties - sysdm.cpl
•  Task Manager - taskmgr
•  TCP Tester - tcptest
•  Telnet Client - telnet
•  User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl
•  Utility Manager - utilman
•  Windows Address Book - wab
•  Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig
•  Windows Explorer - explorer

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Prevent users from writing to usb

Prevent users from writing to usb

The following registry setting will prevent writing to usb in windows xp.

Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l Add a new key and name it "StorageDevicePolicies".

In the window on the right then create a new DWORD value and label it WriteProtect, give it a value of "1" and users can no longer write to USB drives.

Giving a value of "0" will allow to write again

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Windows 8 picture password feature

Windows 8 supports picture password 

Windows 8 Tips.

Use a picture password to log into your computer. Windows 8 includes a new feature called Picture password, which allows you to authenticate with the
computer using a series of gestures that include circles, straight lines, and taps. Enable this feature if you want a new way to access your computer orhave a hard time with passwords. Open the Windows Charms. Click Settings and then More PC settings In the PC settings  window click Users and then select Create a picture password.

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Rename Your Recycle Bin

Rename Recycle Bin without any software

Just follow thse simple steps and change the name of your Recycle Bin(where temporarely deleted files are stored)

1)Goto 'start' menu and Choose 'Run' command.

2)Type 'regedit' (without inverted commas). U will see Registery Editor Window on Ur Screen. 3)Now, On the Left Hand Side of the Window you'll see a Tree of folders Just DoubleClick on the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder>Now in the new folder Tree DoubleClick on the 'Software' folder > then DoubleClick on 'Microsoft' folder>'Windows' folder>'Current Version' folder>'Explorer' folder>'CLSID' folder.

4)Now, You will see a Tree of 3 or 4 folder(don't worry about the no. of folders). Just Click on the folder : '{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}'.

5)Finally, after Clicking on '{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}' folder Goto the Right Hand Side of the Same window and
Double Click On the Default Option and Write in the name You want for Your Recycle Bin e.g. :- Trash #. CLick O.K. button. 
Goto Your Desktop and Refresh the Desktop and See the magic. 
Your Recycle Bin has been Renamed.

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Remove Drive letters

Remove the drive letters from my computer

For windows 7
-Open My Computer. 
-Click on Organize below the address bar and click on "Folder and search options".
                         Or
Press "Alt" key. Menu bar appears. Click on tools on Menu bar Then click on "Folder options"

-In Folder options Click on View.

-Look for "Show Drive letters" in Advanced settings.
-Uncheck the box.
-Click Apply then click Ok.

For windows XP
-Click on Tools in the menu bar.-Then Click on Folder options.
-Click on View.
-Look for the "Show Drive letters"
-Uncheck the box.
-Click Apply then click Ok.

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Check operating system installation date

Check your operating system installation date using CMD

If you want to check your operating system installation date then you come to the right place.

In some cases we have to fill our installation date of our operating system.

But we forget on which date we install our operating system.

So you are interested in it.

 so here we go..........

Here is a step by step tutorial on how to check your operating system installation date.

Step 1 :

so first thing that you have to do is run cmd

Go to : (Start <-  run <-  type cmd <- hit enter)

Step 2 :

you have to do nothing.

just type:"systeminfo" (without quotes)

Step 3 :

hit enter.

you will see many things come

look at "Original install date:"  after some space your original operating system installation date written.

 see image below:

I am sure you got your operating system intallation date.

if not. try this alternative method.

Alternative method:

you use this method only when you can't find your operating system installation date from the above method.

follow step1: from the above article.

And after that in cmd type systeminfo|find/i"install date"

After that hit enter.

Your original installation date appears.

See image below:

Thanks for visiting.

Hope this article is help full to you.

If you have any problem or any question never forget to leave comment.

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HOT REBOOT

Restart Windows without Restarting your PC

When you click on the SHUTDOWN button,
make sure to simultaneous press SHIFT Button.
If you hold the Shift key down while clicking on SHUTDOWN button,
you computer would restart without restarting the Computer.
This is equivalent to term "HOT REBOOT".

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