Guide On Adding Background On Your Flash Drive's Folder

USB drive are widely use nowaday. It is portable so we can carry it anywhere for saving our important files like documents, projects, assignments, musics, videos, pictures, etc. in it. When buying USB drive, Im sure some do not consider the storing capacity when buying. Instead, they look for the one with the nice and cool design. Isn't?

Well, to completely make your USB drive look good. I will teach you how to customize USB drive folder's plain white background. So it will have a nice picture of yours or cool background. Just Follow the Steps:

Procedure for Windows Vista and 7

First of all put the image file ( eg. test.jpg) in the folder of the Flash drive. Then create a text file there and rename it to desktop.ini to the folder of the Flash drive.. Make sure it's not a .txt file.

Then open the desktop.ini file in notepad and enter following content.

Code:
[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
IconArea_Image=test.jpg

Procedure for Windows XP

Step 1: Copy the code below in a notepad then save it as "desktop.ini". Save it in your flash drive along with your picture.

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
IconIndex=127
ConfirmFileOp=0

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image="your_picture.jpg"
IconArea_Text="0xFFFFFF"
VeBRA sources - don't delete the tag above, it's there for XXXXX purposes -
[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}

[{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}]
PersistMoniker=Folder.htt
PersistMonikerPreview=%WebDir%\folder.bmp

And just REFRESH or close it then open it once again and you will see your image on USB drive's background. Hope you like it.

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Guide On How To Block A Website Without Using Software

We all know that browsing the internet make your computer vulnerable from any malicious kind of attack. Well, I will teach you how to block sites on computer. In case you know a malicious sites that you want to block or if there's other user on your computer, To prevent them from accessing the malicious site. In my case, I block sites to prevent other to use my computer to protect all my files. There are many softwares that are available on internet that do site blocking but, in this tutorial, you are gonna learn how to block sites on computer without using any software.

It is very easy to block sites on computer without any software. This trick will work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. I have tried this trick on all windows and it really works. Follow the steps below to learn how to block sites on computer.

First, Click the "Start" then search this "C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts" without the qoutation mark and a Host file will appear then Hit enter

Open Hosts with notepad

A box will appear saying "Open With", choose Notepad. Then a Notepad with text will appear, find the "127.0.0.1" "localhost" below it press tab and type 127.0.0.1, then press tab again and type the web address you want to block (Ex : www.youtube.com).Take note you may block as many as you like, like the example picture below. Then Save it,close or close it then click save and youre done!

Hosts notepad site blocking

Try to access the web address you've add to block list, and see that you cannot access it.

If you want to remove the site from block list, access the "C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts" without the qoutation mark and remove the web address you've entered together with the 127.0.0.1.

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Computer Trick That Make Your PC Speak

Try this cool computer trick that I found, making your computer speak what ever you want him to speak. Isn't cool? It's like making a simple text to speech program. I found it cool making my friends impress. Take note that this program speak in english only. To make this just open a notepad and copy-paste the code below and save it as ".vbs" without qoutation mark for example "Speak.vbs".

Code:
Dim message, sapi
message=InputBox("What do you want me to say?","Speak to Me")
Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
sapi.Speak message

Paste the code in your Notepad

After saving it, Locate where you save it and then double click it, and a Box will appear and ask you this "What do you want me to say?"

Save it with .vbs at the end

Just type a message that you want your computer to say, and click "Speak to me" Ok button.

Type any message you want to computer say

That's it, Wait a sec and hear your computer speak.

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Boost Up Your Internet Browsing Speed By Up To 200%

As you browse the internet maybe you've notice how your fast and steady browsing speed sometimes turn slow. Maybe due to internet connection problem but the main reason is when you type a website's address like www.intechtalk.blogspot.com into your internet browser, that url address needs to be translated into the actual IP address for the computer that hosting the site.
The job of the DNS server is to take the domain name you type in, look it up in the database of IP addresses and then return the correct address to your browser so that the site can be access.You will need to modify registry for this.

Start notepad & enter the following text into it:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ServicesDnscache\Parameters]
"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001 "CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180"MaxCacheEntryTtILimit"=dword:0000fa00 "MaxSOACacheEntryTtILimit"=dword:0000012d

Increase Internet speed by up to 200% : copy the code and paste to notepad

Save this file, naming it dnscache.reg .
Double click on the file in windows explorer & merge it into your registry.

Increase Internet speed by up to 200% : Double click the created file and click yes

And another way to determine the speed while browsing the internet depends on how fast and reliable your DNS server is. In most cases, the DNS server that your ISP (Internet Service Provider) provide is slow. Well, I recommend that change that DNS server and use OpenDNS server.

Increase Internet speed by up to 200% : Using OPENDNS server

What is OpenDNS?
OpenDNS provides free alternative DNS server that anyone can use with any internet provider and take note, OpenDNS is fast and reliable.

Here's how you can change your DNS server and use OpenDNS.

First, Click on the "Start" Button and in the search box, type in "ncpa.cpl" and hit Enter.

Increase Internet speed by up to 200% : Open ncpa.cpl first

Next, Right click on your active network connection that you use to connect to the Internet and select Properties. Then on the Networking / General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and hit Properties.

Increase Internet speed by up to 200% : Local Internet Properties

Next, On the properties screen, select Use the following DNS server addresses and then type in 208.67.222.222 in the preferred and 208.67.220.220 in the alternate boxes.

Put OpenDNS server to your DNS server

And that's it. Start browsing the internet and see a better speed result.

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Guide On Making Quick Shutdown, Restart, Lock Shortcut On Your Desktop

Today I'm gonna teach you a trick on making an easy but useful shortcuts. I'm sure that this will be useful for those who dont know this trick yet and for those who have docks and fences installed on their computer to add this to their shortcut collections.

Ok let's start on creating a shortcut and putting the code.

First, Using your computer mouse, press right-click on your desktop, then point mouse cursor to "New" and then click "Shortcut".

Creating a Shortcuts

Then a box will appear. Next, on the "location" copy and paste the command below.

Shutdown Shortcut Code : "C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00" copy without the qoutes

Shortcuts dialog box Screenshot

Then after you paste the command, click "next" button below and put a name for your shortcut depending on what command you paste in. For the first one, name it as "Shutdown" then click "finish" button.

Do the same procedure above as you proceed making Restart and Lock Computer shortcut. It will only differ on the copy and paste command and naming.

Restart Shortcut Code : "C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 00" copy without the qoutes

Lock Computer Shortcut Code : “rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation” copy without the qoutes.

Clicking this Icon will Shutdown your Windows Instantly. If you don’t like the Icon Image, you can customize it too. Do the following

First, right-click on the shutdown shortcut and select Properties a window will open,then  click "Change Icon button" and choose an Icon from those available,

Changing the Shortcut's Icon

Choose a Icon for your Shortcut

You can also download an icon of your choice and save it to your local drive. To use an icon of your choice simply click the browse button and specify the path where you have saved the icon.
   
Lastly Your new Shutdown, Restart, Lock Computer Icon will look like this,

Shortcut look like when finished

I hope this may help you in saving time in Turning Off and Restarting your Windows

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Guide On How To Add Theme / Background On Facebook

Are you a facebook user? If you have your own computer and want to add some spice in your facebook site's look. Well, I will teach you how to spice up your facebook theme and take note, this is for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Just follow these easy steps:

First, Run your Internet Browser. If you dont have it you can download it below. Choose what you like and click the link to download.



               Download Mozilla Firefox Here         Download Google Chrome Here

Stylish Addons Logo

Installing Stylish Addon / Extension
After you download and install youre chosen Internet Browser. Run it and go to the sites below and install "Stylish" add-ons. Choose the site corresponding to what Internet Browser youre using.



For Mozilla Firefox :
Download Stylish Addons Here

For Google Chrome :
Download Stylish Extension Here

Next after you've finish installing the Stylish add-ons, Go to http://userstyles.org/styles/browse/facebook and choose any facebook theme you like and click on it

Facebook Themes List Screenshot

Then on the green box, Click the drop down menu and choose the Internet browser your using. For mozilla firefox chose "Firefox/Mozilla app" and for Google Chrome chose "Chrome" and then click "Install with Stylish".

Green drop-down menu screenshot

Now, go to facebook.com and wait for a few seconds for stylish to load up or refresh it. And Thats it!

If you wish to disable the theme you can just click on the Stylish logo on the right corner of url bar and click disable. To enable it again, go to setting then go to tools and click on extensions.

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How To Revert New Facebook Chat To Previous One

After facebook layout changes, some facebook users complain about the new interface of facebook chat sidebar. Maybe they hate it because they find it hard to use and irritating because it occupy the whole sidebar making the main page to resize.

For me, I hate the new sidebar because it shows a lots of your friends whether they're online or offline, unlike the older chat sidebar it shows only who's online.

Imagine if you have a lot of friends, lets say a 1,000 friends and 200 of them are online. Even if they are arrange in alphabetically base on there name, it takes time to scroll down and up just to look for 1 person.

New facebook chat sidebar screenshot

Well, here's a way to disable the new facebook chat sidebar to the recover the older version of chat sidebar.

Facebook Chat Sidebar Disabler
This add-on performs the exact same operation but with a different style. This one works for smart phones like IPhone or android because it has an Opera version. After installing the add-on in order to toggle between old-style chat and new-style chat, use the Options menu in the buddy list.

Facebook chat sidebar disabler logo

For Mozilla Firefox:
Download FB Chat Sidebar Disabler Here

For Opera:
Download FB Chat Sidebar Disabler Here

For Google Chrome:
Download FB Chat Sidebar Disabler Here

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