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Some of the lesser known things you can do with the new Windows Problem Steps Recorder As the local PC guru you're probably very used to friends and family asking for help with their computer problems, yet having no idea how to clearly describe what's going on. It's frustrating, but Microsoft feels your pain, and Windows 7 will include an excellent new solution in the Problem Steps Recorder. When any app starts misbehaving under Windows 7 then all your friends need do is click Start, type PSR and press Enter, then click Start Record. If they then work through whatever they're doing then the Problem Steps Recorder will record every click and keypress, take screen grabs, and package everything up into a single zipped MHTML file when they're finished, ready for emailing to you. It's quick, easy and effective, and will save you hours of troubleshooting time. Burn images Windows 7 finally introduces a feature that other operating systems have had for years - the

You can enable “God-Mode,” a term devised by the Microsoft development team, which provides a single place to access all Windows settings without needing to browse options and folders in the Control Panel. To use it: Create a New Folder Rename the folder to God-Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} Note that you can change the “God-Mode” text, but the following period and code number are essential. The folder icon will change — double click it to show the God-Mode window: The window shows nearly 50 sections with quick links to configuration options. Strictly speaking, it’s not a God Mode since all the options are available elsewhere. It’s more akin to an “all tasks” list — but you may find it easier than stumbling through Windows numerous screens and panels.   Warning The trick appears to work on both the 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 7. Vista 32-bit and Windows Server 2008 32-bit should also work. However, it is known to crash 64-bit versions of Vista — and yo

The Best Command Line Tricks : - Save A List of Files to a Text File by Extension dir *.ext /s /b > files.txt This command line will create a file called files.txt . When you open this file, there will be a complete list of all the files in that directory and all subdirectories with the .ext extension. You can then open up this text file in any text editor and work this the information.By changing the ext part, you can select different files. For example, if you wanted to list all of the PDF documents, you would type: dir *.pdf /s /b > files.txt Get Your IP Address Information ipconfig /all This will retrieve a pile of information about your network connection and IP information. From this command, you can get: Host Name Primary DNS Suffix Node Type IP Routing Enabled WINS Proxy Enabled DNS Suffix Search List Connection-specific DNS Suffix Network Adapter Description Physical (MAC) Address DHCP Enabled IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Servers G

There are many secrets to the world. Many more are there to the world of computers. I will share a really stunning secrets with you. Star Wars If you live on Earth you must have heard of Star Wars if not seen any of the series. It was the dawn of special effects, animation and computer generated simulations. But now you can watch it again on the Internet. The guys at Blinkenlights have gone a step further and made a full Star Wars movie using nothing but ASCII. Ridiculous? Crazy? May be, but it is great. Oh by the way if you were wondering what is the video player, it is the Command Prompt. Seriously. All right so here is how you can watch the film. First make sure you have TELNET installed. If it is installed you can go to Step 2 To install TELNET in Windows Vista and Windows 7 follow the steps: To install Telnet Client Click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off. If you are prompted for an administrator passwo

or so you thought Google Motion Beta A new way to communicate The mouse and keyboard were invented before the Internet even existed. Since then, countless technological advancements have allowed for much more efficient human computer interaction. Why then do we continue to use outdated technology? Introducing Gmail Motion -- now you can control Gmail with your body. Easy to learn Simple and intuitive gestures Improved productivity In and out of your email up to 12% faster Increased physical activity Get out of that chair and start moving today Try it here http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html

Tracing your IP and the hops made is easy. Remember this is different from finding your IP address. You can easily get your IP address by simply running the ‘ping’ command. This tutorial will show you the geographical locations travelled by the data between your system and some remote address. What is an IP address? An Internet Protocol address ( IP address ) is usually a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. How to trace your IP?   Windows Press Win + R', the Run Dialog box opens Type ‘cmd’ and press Enter Type tracert www.google.com (or any other site) You will find many entries with their respective IP addresses. These actually denote the path travelled by the packets of data between your machine and www.google.com (or any other site)         I have blurred some data to protect my privacy.   Unix/Linux First let me admit, this method is

If you browse the internet often you know what I am talking about. Ads are everywhere. And necessary for paying for hosting bills and like but sometimes they are just plain annoying and useless distraction. Besides heavy and bad ads even take up a lot of bandwidth. In the end you might just say, Enough, now I will call the shots. I will decide what I see and not. So here I will brief you about the Do’s and Don’t in blocking unnecessary advertisements. Chrome AdBlock Simplicity is the key. A must have. Get it here : http://chromeadblock.com/   Firefox   AdBlock Plus Very useful, works great and ultra light. You can find it here. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ IE 9   Simple AdBlock Go here : http://simple-adblock.com/ Download the Installer, install and you are done! One thing though, it is important to know that some ads are good and even useful, remember the nice ad that caught your attention (in a positive way).