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Hide and encrypt multiple files & directories in a single password protected executable file using Protect Me!

Vineet Sharma — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:01:02 +0000

Protect Me! is a nice little app that lets you store a number of files in a single container that is password protected. This standalone exe container can be executed on any Windows based computer. Here’s is how you can use it to protect your file: 1. Download and extract the content of the zip file. Protect [...]

Unlimited Browsing and Downloading on your Reliance Mobile with Free GPRS

Vineet Sharma — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:39:00 +0000

Just a while ago, while browsing I got hold of this latest hack that lets you browse and download stuff on your Reliance Mobile for free. This free GPRS trick works very well with mobiles and PC’s. Here are the settings for enabling this on your Reliance mobile. Connection Name: Any APN: rcomwap IP: 10.239.221.22 Port: 8080 Home Page: cms.wdsap.ricinfo.com.php.more4free1.info Just try [...]

How to Add Facebook Chat in the Firefox Sidebar

Vineet Sharma — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:30:00 +0000

As we all know, Facebook has some great features and one of them is Facebook Chat, that lets you be in touch with your friends. To access Facebook chat you have to open Facebook, but here is a simple trick that opens Facebook chat in the Firefox sidebar. You can browse the web and chat [...]

How to Track Google Adsense Payments in India

Vineet Sharma — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:56:00 +0000

Last year Google has tied up with Bluedart to ship Adsense payments to its publishers in India without any extra cost. Whenever Google issues a cheque it adds some basic Payment Details. To track our shipment we have to lookout for the Payment Number under these Payment Details. The payment number will be something like this [...]

How to check a Processor for Hardware-Assisted Virtualization

Vineet Sharma — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:34:00 +0000

Recently my cousin got stuck while he was installing Virtual XP on his Windows 7 system. Virtual XP makes use of Microsoft’s Virtualization software Virtual PC. But when he was installing it, it showed up an error, it was something like Hardware Virtualization is not enabled on your system. Although Virtual XP was installed perfectly [...]

How to Recover Username and Password from Opera’s Wand File

Vineet Sharma — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:34:00 +0000

If Opera is your Web Browser of choice than you must have used its inbuilt Password Manager that stores username and password entered in a web site. Whenever you visit that website again you only have to press Ctrl + Enter and the username and password is automatically entered. These combinations of usernames and passwords are [...]

Show Off your latest Buzz from Google on your Blog

Vineet Sharma — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:40:00 +0000

Google is already making Buzz with its new social networking feature in Gmail. Google has recently launched this service in response to Twitter and Facebook. The interface closely resembles Twitter. I recently tried Buzz and I got to know a simple trick which I am sharing with you. This trick allows you to show your latest [...]

How to make a Profile Backup in Firefox 3.6 using about:support

Vineet Sharma — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:47:00 +0000

Firefox 3.6 comes with a new feature called about:support which list all the technical information related to Firefox. It lists Firefox version, extension, plugins installed and the preferences that are modified. Here’s how you can use it to make a backup of your Profile folder. 1. Goto address bar and type about:support or click Help > Troubleshooting [...]

How to fix Windows File Associations with a Single Click!

Vineet Sharma — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:56:00 +0000

Many times installing and uninstalling applications on a system may lead to the removal of a file association from the Windows Registry. The file will not open once this happens, although you can right click on the file and use the Open With option. But here is a much better option. File Association Fixer, as the [...]

How to Send Free SMS to any Mobile Phone using Yahoo! Mail

Vineet Sharma — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:18:00 +0000

Now you can send free SMS messages to any mobile phone right from the new Yahoo! Mail interface. The only prerequisite is a Yahoo Mail account, which is free, you can register for a new account anytime. This trick makes use of the new Yahoo Mail interface. So the first step is to switch from Yahoo! [...]