Make your Firefox startup faster

Firefox is the most popular web browser nowadays. It's because of it's safe. Also lots of plugins and extensions are easy get for Firefox. But the most common problem regarding Firefox user is that its start up is very slow. Its because of its default settings of update and it take more memory to load. So we can make Firefox to react much faster by disabling the updates and compressing the DLL and executable.

First trick:Disabling the Firefox update

Before complete start up Firefox checks for updates of itself, plugins and search engines. To disable this, open Firefox, then for Toos menu select options. Go to Advanced tab and uncheck all the check box and click ok. Restart Firefox.

Disable Firefox updates

Second Trick:Compressing the DLL and executable

The basic is that UPX is a zipper software that can zip various types of files lie exe files dll files. But unlike other zip software the zipped files needed not to unzip for reading. They can execute in this zipped condition with out help of any third party software. Hence UPX reduced this file size more then 50%. So this files need much more less memory to start thus increase the speed. Moreover this is a free software.

This process is a little bit tricky. Follow the steps
* Go to the address http://upx.sourceforge.net/#download and download the UPX.
* By default Firefox installation directory in windows xp is C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox, if you don't change it.
* Unzip the the zip file of UPX and on the same folder create a bat file with following code and save it with a name

pushd "%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox" for %%v in (*.exe *.dll components\*.dll plugins\*.dll) do upx "%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox\%%v"

popd

If you don't know how to create a bat file don't worry.  Open a text document past this code and save it as "name.bat", don't forget the inverted commas.

Now double click on this bat file and you see the decompressing started. To measure how much volume decompressed first see the initial size and then see the finished size.

Send Unlimited Free International SMS TEXT

Nowadays there are lots of site providing free sms text service. Its a kind of their promotional service for them. They put their web address on the end of every free sms sent. One of such site is http://www.freesmscraze.com  

Free SMS text site

But its main advantage is that you don't need to register to send free sms text. Just go to site home page, put your number and the destination number and send it. Also the another interesting feature is that you number won't be sent. So it got the privacy aspect. So I think it's very helpful. 

Send your free sms text worldwide

You can also register for getting some extra feature along with this free SMS text service such as receiving 2 way message, to save your sent message etc.

Sublight:Download Subtitle Easily

Sublight is freeware that makes your subtitle download very easy that you can't imagine. You just don't need to go here and there in search of subtitle, one click and all related subtitle will be on one window. You can also test the subtitle online whether it is suitable for your file.

First Download the Sublight software from this link. Install the software and during installation select all the sources and also select your desired subtitle languages. Otherwise you will also get subtitle of other languages. Now launch Sublight and Select your video file location. Under video file location you will see writing boxes for title, year, session, episode for specific. After choosing the location it will automatically take the title. Title is taken from your video file name. So if your video file name does not match with the original name then you won't got the right thing so before search make your title as original name.

Sublight Subtitle Search Window

After giving the title you can also give the year to be specific if you confirm about it, it is optional. you can click on the suggest button to select you subtitle. Then Click on the Search button. Sublight will search all the subtitle available for the title form the sources and gather all of them under the single window.

Subtitle Search

Choose one subtitle form the searched subtitles. Now you can test it by Selecting one subtitle and then clicking on the play button from top. If you satisfied you can download subtitle with download button provided on the top. Or right click on the subtitle and select the download option.

But you may need to wait for a few second if you are not registered with the site. You can register free on the following link. https://uid.si/signup/

Facing Problems on Deleting or Renaming a File?

Sometime it happens some files can't be deleted or renamed. In such case restarting the computer helps up sometimes but not all the time. Files can't be deleted or renamed if it is being used in some running process. So in order to make any change on this file first we have make the file free from every running process. There is an easy way for doing such kind of job.It is the Unlocker. Unlocker is a very small free software. You can download it from http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/. Download and install it on your computer.

Now right click on the targeted folder or file that you want to delete or make any change, you will the unlocker option on the right click options. Click on it and you will see the following page if it is used by any process.

Unlocker

Select your action from the drop down menu.

Create Animation in your PDF File

Powerpoint presentations are so popular because you can add different types of animation and transition effects in a powerpoint presentation. But on the other hand pdf format is also a very popular tool for storing documents as it is un-editable but not for presentation. It is possible to use pdf formatted files for presentation purpose too. You add effects in pdf file.
All you need to do is to download the PDFrizator software. It is free and also the a very small software (3 to 4 MB). First download the software and install it on your PC. Then launch the application after installation.

Now to create your animated pdf formatted file add pages through File-->add files. You can add files from local hard drive or from the net.

Document Tab

After adding files select page by page for editing. From document tab you can define Presentation mode. Whether you want a presentation for the page or not. From this you can also define some other metadata like Title, Subject, Author name , Keywords etc.

From Page Tab you can define animation types like Transition effect, duration, size, Rotation etc. Add animation page by page as you want. Or select All pages for similar animation.


Now save the pdf document from File-->convert to PDF option and take a look.

Scheduled Email Using Gmail

Suppose you want to send a email to your family or friend in a particular time of a particular day. But you are afraid as you may forget about the occasion because of some reason (may be it happened with you several time). And don't want to depend on your memory. Then if you use Gmail then it is possible to reschedule your email in a timely manner.

Boomerang Ads-on

Gmail has a plug in for Firefox and Google chrome browser named Boomerang for this kind of scheduled mail service.Go to http://www.boomeranggmail.com/ and download the plug in, it will be then installed in your browser. Restart your browser.

After installing Boomerang in your browser log in your Gmail account and you will see a new Boomerang tab at the right corner of your account window. Now click on Boomerang --> Manage tab and you see the following window.

Allow Boomerang

Click on the allow button.

The new Send Latter Button

Now to send mail in compose mail option you will see along with the all other previous buttons there is a new Send Latter button. If you want to schedule your email click on the button and select your desired time.


After scheduling your email if you want to change or removed it before its sending time then go to the Boomerang-->Manage a Schedule Message option and here you see your message and click on reschedule to change it.

Secure your facebook account using two way security

If are worried about your Facebook account and think it can be hacked then this article can help you. Cause Facebook gives a double way security for logging in your account.We normally log in our Facebook account using our user name and password but in this way you will also need a extra code after providing your user name and pass word. This code will be messaged by Facebook in your mobile that you set up in your account. It is not a default option of Facebook so you need to active it.

Account Security

For active this security first log in your Facebook account and then go to Account --> Account Settings. Then On Settings tab see Account security option and click on change.

Check the check box

Check the Require me to enter a security code sent to my phone named check box.

And you will see a new window seeking confirmation about if you are actually going to do it. Click on Set up Now.

Confirmation Code Window

After that you see a message  with a text box seeking a code. With in minutes you will receive a message on the phone number that you gave in your profile. If you want change the number then click on Change my phone. Put the message code on the Text box and hit the submit button. You task finished.

Form now now on you will always receive a code when you will try to log in you account and your account will be secured.

How to transfer files to remote server from windows 7

With command prompt it is also possible to transfer files to remote server from windows 7. See How to transfer files to remote server using command promp.

But There is also another easy way in windows 7. Graphically you can transfer files. You just need to configure it only for one one time. So it is also time saving. Here is the step for configuring windows 7.

Open My Computer and in open space right click and select Add  a network location.

add a network location

Welcome message will be shown. Click on Next.

Welcome Message

Choose a custom network location

Then you will be prompt to provide your server address. Provide your correct server address followed by ftp.

add your server address

Now provide a user name and unchecked the Log on anonymously check box

username

Provide a name of the future shortcut icon

Name of the shortcut

The connection is set now and you can easily transfer files form now on. just drag and drop the file and it will be transferred.

You will also see a shortcut created on the My Computer page. Whenever you want to transfer file just double click it. But before it ensure your net connection. And you will connected to your desired server.

How to transfer files to remote server using command prompt in windows XP

Now a days there are a lots of application software for doing this task. One can easily buy one of this software or download free versions form net. But sometimes in case of emergency you can transfer files to your remote server using your command prompt without help of any software. And it’s very easy. Its always better to know different options.

For transferring files to a remote server using command prompt just follow the following steps.

Before this you have to have your internet connection active.

First of all open your command prompt window. You can open it form start menu-->All programs--> Accessories --> Command prompt or from run type cmd to open command prompt.

Then in command prompt command window type ftp then you see the command directory changed to ftp>

Now type open then on the next line you see To

Type your server address. For an example I want to upload a file to graphicriver ( a design site) root menu. Graphic river server address is ftp.marketplace.envato.com I type it on the command window. Press enter. Then you see whether you connected to your site or not. If you connected then from command window you see your status.

After you connected to your server then you will be prompt to provide username and password. Type your username and password correctly.

If you successfully logged in then you will be ready to transfer files. You can transfer files in two ways one in Ascii mode or in Binary mode. By default Ascii mode is selected. If you want to change mode in binary just type bin.

Now for transferring files from your pc to remote server type put command. put command is used to transfer one file at a time.Press enter and you will be prompt to locate your local file. type the local file address with its extension. Press enter and again you will be prompt to locate you remote file where you want to  transfer local file. Type the remote directory. To transfer files in your root directory don't type anything just press enter.

Your file will be transfered and you will see a message as transfer complete.

The whole process is described in the following picture.

Process of transferring files to remote server using command prompt.

How to guard folder without password and software

In this way one can protect folder from many users but it is not an rigid one. As everybody can change if he knows the procedure.

First select a folder

Rename the folder with following code “.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”

 You will see the appearance of the folder changed and it will take control panel appearance.

Now if you click on the folder you will be redirected to the control panel.

But still now you can access this folder from control panel.

For general access you just have to rename it in command prompt window. Just remove the dot(.) from folder name.

How to download High definition youtube videos without downloader

Open youtube site.

Select yourdesired video. Click on the video. 

As the videowindow open on address bar with existing address add “&fmt=18” for mp4 high definition video or “&fmt=6”for flv format high definition video.

Copy thisaddress.

 Now go to theaddress www.keepvid.com and on url tabpaste the address and click on download. 

Here youfound some options of video for download select one. 

The download will bestarted. Or you can simply copy the link location and download the video with anydownload manager.

There youmay face a problem if you don’t have the java plug in installed. Then you willprompt to install java plug in. just follow the link and install the java plugin and restart the browser.

Enjoy downloading.

How to search Torrent file easily

Normally we search torrent files from various torrent site with their own browser. If that particular site does not have the file u have to search it from another site.

You can search your desired torrent file from every torrent site with a single search engine.
Just go to Torrent search engine http://torrentz.eu/. Give your search.

It will search your file in every torrent site.
 Enjoy Downloading Torrent files.

How to Install Joomla on Local PC

Download the latest version of joomla from http://www.joomla.org/and unzip it.

In order to try joomla on local PC First of the all, PC mustbe converted to a server. For this First of all make sure haveApache and MySQL installed and in run mode.

You can install Apache and MySQL separately oryou can use some integrated environment like xampp etc.

Here I use xampp. You can simply download itform internet and install it in your computer. It’s easy. [see how to install xampp] 

Open it after install. Click on xampp-control.exe and youget the following window. Just click on the start button of apache andMySQL application

 

Now your computer is converted into a web server.

For testing this just type http://127.0.0.1or http://localhost on address bar and press enter.

There you should see pre-made start page with certain examples and test screens.

Test screen

Now copy the unzipped version of joomla and paste it wherexampp is installed there in a folder named htdocs. I install xampp in C drive.For this the path will be c:\xampp\htdocs.

Now you can rename this folder in any short nameif you want I rename it as "myjoomla". After finishing the installation http://localhost/myjoomla will be the siteaddress.

Rename the joomla

The next part is creating a database for joomla. Joomla useMySQL database.

Go on your localhost window and click on phpMyAdmin too.There you find the following window. In create new databasetab put a name and press create button. I give the database name as "forjoomla".

Defining the Database

The database will be created. Here we will just create thedatabase but won’t create any table or modify anything.We can only modify the privileges tab means which user canuse it.

Now we are ready to install joomla.In your browser address bar type http://localhost/myjoomla and press enter.Here in the address “myjoomla” is the name which I modifiedwhen copied the downloaded unzipped joomla folder in xampp’s htdocs folder.If you rename it in other name then replace it with thatname.

The installation will be started .

 Step 1:

Select your language and click next.

Step 2:

Pre-installation check. It checks whether the system supportsall the application it needs to run.

Click next.

Step 3:

GNU General Public License. Though it is a free software,you can read it if you want. Click the next button.

Step 4:

The next step is Selecting database. Here we use “MySQL”database our username was “root” password was blank means no password and thedatabase name was “forjoomla”. Put the information on database window and clicknext.

Database Configuration

FTP Configuration

Step 5:

FTP configuration: Give a user name password and path. Inpath tab if you want to set the root folder then only type “/” and to accessother sub-folders define that sub-folder. It is not required in windowsoperating system.

Step 6:

Configuration: Give a site name. Also give your email address and adminpassword. Confirm it. Install sample data. Otherwise you will just havea structure but you won’t be able to see how it will look like. You will see amessage sample data installed successfully after sample data been installed.Then click on next.

Step 7:

Finish.

Installation finished and you will be shown a window like asbelow. Here you will see a message in red font showing to delete theinstallation directory from htdocs. Delete it form “c:\xampp\htdocs\myjoomla”

 Now just click on site or enter the address http://localhost/myjoomla  to see the joomla site with sample data.

How to Install xampp in windows

Download the zip file of xampp from internet. Unzip the file to a directory of your choice. Always put it on the highest level like C:\ or D:\. It will build C:\xampp or D:\xampp or something like this.

For starting the installation double click on "setup_xampp.bat" file and after the installation completed you will a command window like as follow.

After successful installation , start the Apache 2 with "apache_start".bat", MySQL with "mysql_start".bat". Stop the MySQL Server with "mysql_stop.bat". For shutdown the Apache HTTPD, only close the Apache Command (CMD). Or use the fine XAMPP Control Panel with double-click on "xampp-control.exe"!

For testing purpose just start the browser and type “http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost” in the location bar. There you should see pre-made start page with certain examples and test screens.

 

For uninstalling xampp just remove the "xampp" Directory.But before please shutdown the apache and mysql.