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How to disable or enable USB Ports

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How often you have witnessed blocked Pen drive or USB drive access in your work place or college or school? I believe many times; in fact every time you try to use the USB drive, you are not allowed, simply because the administrator has disabled USB drive detection on your PC. Again, how often has your data been stolen because someone connected an unauthorized USB to your computer and copied your files?  Well, you don’t need to worry because the solution to disable or enable USB Ports is pretty simple.

Restrict access to USB drives

There are three ways an administrator can prevent using of USB Drives.

They are:
  1. Altering registry values for USB Mass Storage Devices.
  2. Disabling USB Ports from Device Manager.
  3. By Un-installing the USB Mass Storage Drivers.
Lets us look at how we can fix these problems and enable USB on PC.

1. Disable or Enable USB Mass Storage Devices using Registry.

If the administrator is smart then he would definitely do this to ensure a tight blockade. He would alter the settings through regedit command on run console. Now how do you unlock it ? You have to go right into where the administrator has been. Here is how.
  1. Go to Start > Run , type “regedit” and press enter to open the registry editor
  2. Navigate to the following key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR
In the right pane, select Start and change the value to 3. (The value 4 will disable USB Storage). Click OK. This will re-enable USB Ports and allow you to use USB or Pen drives.


2. Disabling USB Ports from Device Manager.

If you still don’t find your USB drive working, you may have to look into the Device Manager. The Administrator could have possibly disabled the USB port here. Check out for any possibility in the Device Manager and enable the disabled port by right clicking on selected one and click Enable.


3. By un-installing the USB Mass Storage Drivers.

If the authorities are really worried about security in the school they would take the extreme step of un-installing the USB Mass Storage Drivers. To make things work, just install the device drivers. Here is how you do it.
As when you plug-in your USB drive, Windows will check for drivers, if not found Windows will prompt you to install the driver. This would definitely unlock the Pen drive at your School or office.

4. Use USB Drive Disabler /Enabler.

You can download and use a free tool USB Drive Disabler / Enabler which will allow you to easily enable or disable USB drives on your Windows computer.


Please let us know if you have any questions.

Optimize your Meta Description Tag

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The Meta Description Tag (placed between the head and /head tags) is used by some search engines to create the snippets of text that you see right below the results on search queries. It does not carry any weight in the search algorithm of Google, but it does carry a certain weight for Yahoo and other smaller search engines so you should not neglect it altogether.

One problem with the Meta Description Tag of most websites is that it is static. People usually include a general description about the site, which is suitable only to the home page. Should a visitor find an internal page (say a single post) through a search engine the tag will be the same, containing no information about the content of that internal page whatsoever. You can use the SEO tools listed here to check the quality of your meta description tags.

















In order to optimize your Meta Description Tag you should make it dynamic, making sure that it will include the first few lines of text of every single page on your site. A very simple way to do this under the WordPress platform is to make the Description tag equal to the post excerpt, like the code below illustrates.
<meta name="description" content="<?php the_excerpt() ?>" />
Alternatively you can download a plugin called Head META Description. Just upload the plugin, activate it and insert the following line on your header:
<?php head_meta_desc(); ?>
The plugin will generate the Meta Description automatically, either by extracting the first words of your posts or by displaying the post excerpt (you can configure it).

Add Facebook like Box in Blogger Blog

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 Dear friends,
Social networking sites like facebook, twitter, google plus etc are parts of blogging. And every site has a way to link with your blog site. However, the above sites provide custom follow or like boxes which help you in many extent. Like box help you to reach your blog to audience by providing them a way to keep in touch.It also helps to grow your traffic as traffic is one of the main objectives for a blogger.



When you start your Facebook page you ask your friends and family members to like it and after that it all depends upon the content you write. If people like your content they will voluntary like your Facebook page. But still you need to provide them with an easy method of doing this. Facebook like box allows your visitors to join you easily and they don't have to find you manually. Facebook developers have made this thing very easy to integrate a Facebook like box in to your Blog by adding a few lines of code in it. No let us take a look at the steps you need to follow.



Steps to add Facebook like Box


  • This process includes the editing of your Blog's template, so it is recommended to take a backup of your Blog. First click on the template from your Blogger Dashboard. Then click on Backup/Restore and download the template from the pop-up window.
  • Now that you have taken the backup, you are ready for the process. Visit the Facebook Developers.
  • You will see a window like the one shown below.


  • Customize the look and feel, height, width of your Like box from this window.
  • Uncheck the show stream if you don't want the latest posts with this widget.
  • Uncheck the header checkbox if you don't want to display "Find us on Facebook".
  • Once you are done with the customization, click on Get code. It would pop-up a window like the one shown below.



  • Click on Edit template from the Blogger dashboard. Copy the code 1 from the above window and paste it just after the <body> tag.
  • Now save the template and click the Layout button.
  • Click on add a gadget from your sidebar. Add HTML/JavaScript gadget and Paste the code 2 in it.
  • Now you are done. Save the arrangement and click on View Blog.

Printer and File Sharing

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File and Printer Sharing is a Windows feature wherein all the computers in your network would be able to send communications to a computer or send print jobs to a printer.  All your computers should be part of the main network and the same Workgroup for File and Printer Sharing to work properly.
NOTE:  To view the network group your computers currently belong to, check the Workgroup by opening My Computer (XP) or Computer (Vista & Win 7) on the Start menu and clicking on Properties.
What you can do with this feature:

  • File Sharing – You can access a shared folder on computers that are joined to a Workgroup.  This allows easy sharing of files and folders across a local network.
  • Printer Sharing – Setting this up will require you to ensure that your regular printer is connected directly to a computer that is connected on the network; or if you have a network printer, it should be connected to a networking device such as a hub, switch or router.
NOTE:  The information on this article is provided as reference.  For proper File and Printer Sharing configuration instructions, contact Microsoft or refer to the Microsoft support site.


Sharing a printer in Windows 7
Step 1:
Go to the Start menu and select Devices and Printers.
 
Step 2:
Locate and double-click on the icon of the printer you would like to share.
 
Step 3:
Double-click Customize your printer.
 
Step 4:
On the next window that appears, perform the following:
Step 1:
Go to the Sharing tab.
Step 2:
Check the box next to the Share this printer option.
Step 3:
Enter a Share name for your printer.
Step 4:
Click OK at the bottom to confirm your settings.
 
You should now be able to browse and add your printer on the other computers within your network.
Sharing a printer in Windows Vista
Step 1:
Go to the Start menu and select Control Panel.
 
Step 2:
In the Control Panel window, select Printer under the Hardware and Sound category.
 
Step 3:
Locate and right-click on the icon of the printer that you would like to share then select Open from the menu.
 
Step 4:
In the window that appears, click Printer and select Sharing...
 
Step 5:
On the next window, perform the following:
Step 1:
Go to the Sharing tab.
Step 2:
Check the box next to the Share this printer option.
Step 3:
Enter a Share name: for your printer.
Step 4:
Click OK at the bottom to confirm your settings.
 
You should now be able to browse and add your printer on the other computers within your network.

Sharing a printer in Windows XP
Step 1:
Go to the Start menu, and select Printers and Faxes.
 
Step 2:
In the Printer and Faxes window, locate and double-click the icon of the printer you would like to share.
 
Step 3:
A new window will then appear.  Click Printer and select Sharing…
 
Step 4:
On the next window, perform the following:
Step 1:
Go to the Sharing tab.
Step 2:
Select the Share this printer option.
Step 3:
Enter a Share name: for your printer.
Step 4:
Click OK to confirm your settings.
 
You should now be able to browse and add your printer on the other computers within your network.


Sharing files or folders in Windows 7
Step 1:
Right-click any folder you would like to share and select Properties from the menu.
 
Step 2:
On the next window, go to the Sharing tab and click on the Share… button.
 
Step 3:
On the Choose people to share with window, perform the following:
Step 1:
Click on the drop-down arrow and select a user or group that you would like to share your folder with.
Step 2:
Click on the Add button to add the user.
Step 3:
Click Share at the bottom.
 
Step 4:
Click Done.
 
Your folder and files should now be accessible to the users or groups you specified.
Sharing files or folders in Windows Vista
Step 1:
Right-click a folder you would like to share, and select Share… from the menu.
Step 2:
On the next screen, perform the following:
Step 1:
Click on the drop-down arrow and select a user or group that you would like to share your folder with.
Step 2:
Click on the Add button to add the user.
Step 3:
Click Share at the bottom.
 
Step 3:
Click Done to confirm your settings.
 
Your folder and files should now be accessible to the users or groups you specified.
Sharing files or folders in Windows XP
Step 1:
Right-click on a folder you would like to share, and select Sharing and Security… from the menu.
 
Step 2:
In the next window, perform the following:
Step 1:
Go to the Sharing tab.
Step 2:
Select Share this folder.
Step 3:
Enter a Share name: for your folder.
Step 4:
Click OK at the bottom to confirm your settings.
 
You should now be able browse and access your shared folder from other computers within your network.


Troubleshooting Tips:
  • Before you proceed with enabling File and Printer sharing, make sure that your printer is able to print when directly connected to a computer.  This is to ensure that the printer is working properly.
  • If you are having problems when the printer is directly connected to your router, there is a possibility that your printer has a Static IP address and may be in conflict.  It is recommended to set the printer to DHCP so the router may assign a dynamic IP address for your printer.  You may refer to your printer’s manual or contact your printer’s technical support for assistance.
All Windows OS have a firewall that is enabled by default.  For example, a Windows XP computer has the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) which may interfere when you are trying to configure File and Printer sharing.  For computers on the network that need to participate in file sharing, it is best to lower the level of firewall security or temporarily disable it.



HOW TO MAKE SINGLE OR ONE WORD NAME ON FACEBOOK

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Want to produce an amazing and also eye-catching profile with one word Facebook name, you can very easily do it with these awesome tips provided below:
  • First login to your Facebook account which you want to change.
  • Now go to your browser network setting. There are lots of browsers but I will recommend you to use Firefox for this purpose. In Mozila Firefox go to Tools> Options > Advanced > Network > Settings. You will find out this option bar from the top of your browser.
  • Now select manual proxy and put “119.235.16.41″ in the proxy address and “8080″ in the port address. And make sure to check the box said, “use this proxy server for all protocols”. You should be logged in to your account before changing proxy. Because sometime you may can’t login to your account.  Please note that, this is not a specified proxy. You can use any others as you wish but the proxy should be Indonesian. You can get many proxies from here Indonesia Proxies. This is the main process to have a Facebook without last name. For more check out the screenshot from below:

         
  • Now change the language of your Facebook account to “Bahasa Indonesia”. For that click Gear Icon > Account Settings > Languages. After changing save the setting.


  • Now click on the Name setting from the account settings page. Then just remove the last name and save name with your password. Make you sure that, in this way you can only use the first name as your full name. So, if you want a different name from your full name, first change the first and last name and keep your selected name in the first name section. Now in this method, delete the last name and make one word Facebook name. At the last save and enjoy this feature of Facebook without last name.


Schedule Facebook Updates

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Facebook, A major social networking site which has attracted almost all the Internet users and so much addictive that we always forget to have our snacks, finish our works etc.. So we always schedule ourselves to manage the time properly and hence finish our work completely !


The most important activity any Facebook user does is updating his/her Facebook status. In order to manage time you must also schedule yourself while using Facebook,  So placing a timer besides you and then staying on Facebook doesn’t work all the time. So I have found few online tools,applications and tricks to schedule your Facebook status update while you are busy working or sleeping icon wink 10 ways to schedule Facebook status updates .

LaterBro

With LaterBro you can schedule Facebook status updates, while simultaneously updating Twitter. The service is as bare bones as it gets, simply allowing you to schedule updates. The disadvantage to using LaterBro is that status updates are limited to 140 characters, even though Facebook status updates do allow you 420 characters per update. While you can’t add images to your updates, you can include links, and LaterBro has a native url shortener. Updates can be scheduled every fifteen minutes, and you can also schedule certain updates to be repeated on a daily, weekly, monthly or even yearly basis


All scheduled updates are visible in your account, and you can delete them before hand individually or in bulk.
 
The status updates on Facebook will feature a link to LaterBro.
 


Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a web based Twitter application, which is used to post tweets as well as Facebook status updates to your profile as well as the facebook fan pages. These updates can be scheduled easily and very quickly. Below is the screenshot of the Hootsuite application to make you understand its working.






Burn a CD/DVD without using any software

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CD/DVD burning capability has been added to Windows Operating System since the release of Windows XP. However, the steps to burn CD/DVD on Windows Vista and Windows 7 are a bit different (and somewhat simpler) comparing to Windows XP.You can use this built-in feature to create a data CD/DVD or an audio CD. The steps below will guide you through the procedures. Although the steps below are based on Windows 7, they are very much similar to Windows Vista.If you're using a Re-Writable CD (CD-RW) or DVD (DVD-RW, DVD+RW), make sure the disc is blank (or "formatted"). You might need to erase (or "format") it before using. For information how to erase a rewritable CD/DVD on Windows Vista or Windows 7 without using a third-party software.



 1.Insert a blank recordable/rewritable CD (CD-R) or DVD (DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW) disc into the CD burner drive.

 2. With a new blank disc, Windows might pop up a prompt asking you which format you want to use (as shown on the image below).As explained on the popup, the option "Like a USB Flash Drive" is more convenient if you want to use the disc as an external storage, which you can add or delete (rewritable disc) files on the fly; however, once the disc is formatted with this option, it can only be read on computers with Windows XP or later. On the other hand, the option "With a CD/DVD Player" is the traditional format of CD/DVD disc and is compatible with a wider range of Windows versions as well as other devices, but requires to burn the disc (or erase the entire disc) all at once.



 3.  To keep it simple, we will follow the steps to create traditional CD/DVD, so select "With a CD/DVD Player". Don't forget to change the "Disc title" to something descriptive for your disc, then click "Next".4.   Navigate to the folders or files which you want to burn to the disc, then select (highlight) the folders/files and click "Burn" (located above the file browsing panels)



 5.    A new window is now created similar to the following image, showing the selected files and folders added to the queue to burn to disc. Click "Burn to disc".

  
6.   On the next popup "Burn to Disc", verify the disc title and select the maximum burning speed, then click next.



  7.  If you have selected audio files (i.e. MP3), you will be asked to burn the disc as data or audio as shown in the following image. 


 8. The burning wizard will start writing data to the disc and will close and eject the CD/DVD when finish.

  

How To Access a Blocked Website with UltraSurf

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UltraReach, the company that created the UltraSurf software, is a group in Silicon Valley “dedicated to providing technologies and service for people to exchange information on Internet freely and safely.” UltraReach invented a platform used in conjunction with UltraSurf called the GIFT system, “which offers guaranteed connection and reconnection service to users inside these censor countries and capability of serving very large number of users with affordable resource.”


UltraSurf is a free software which enables users inside countries with internet censorship to visit public websites that may be blocked freely and safely. The software also protects your privacy by hiding your IP address and clearing your web browsing history after you close the program. You do not need to download any software to use UltraSurf.

 

Step 1. 

Point your browser to http://www.ultrareach.com/ and download the latest version of UltraSurf. Either download the software from the main landing page by clicking the large “Free Download” button, or click on the downloads tab to be directed to a new page with the file to download.
Save the file to your computer. The files saves as a compressed or zip file.

Step 2.

Close your browser. You will then need to unzip the file.

Step 3. 

You do not need to install any software. UltraSurf is an executable file. Unlike a data file, it is a type of file that causes a computer to run a program.
Double-click on the UltraSurf executable file to start the program, and click the “Run” button in the pop-up window.

Step 4. 

The user interface and a browser will pop up. On the user interface, you will see boxes under “Preferred.” You can check any of the boxes to connect to the server. If you have a problem, you can check one of the boxes to re-connect.

Step 5. 

You can configure your settings by clicking on the “Options” tab. For example, if you don’t want UltraSurf to start Internet Explorer automatically when you run the program, uncheck the box next to that option.

Step 6. 

Ready to surf? Use the browser that popped-up when you began running the program. This is the secure browser. You will see a gold lock icon in the corner of your screen to indicate that UltraSurf is running. Note: If you want to hide this lock icon so others can’t see that you are using UltraSurf, click on the Options tab on the user interface and check the box next to “Hide Golden Lock.”
Enter the URL for any blocked website into the regular field on the browser and you should be able to access it.

Step 7. 

Want to use UltraSurf on another computer? Just copy the file from your computer and save it to your USB drive. Now you can use it wherever you go!

How to fix “this copy of windows is not genuine” notification in windows 7

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Do you want to disable "this copy of windows is not genuine message" in windows seven? Try this method. It requires no additional software and hardly takes 4~8 minutes. People who are using windows seven whose license period has expired knows very well how disgusting that pop-up of windows is. I mean com'on do we really need to remind every five minutes about the windows that we are using is not genuine?? Additionally, we get banished from setting the desktop wallpaper. "Desktop Wallpaper" guys!! It is kind of stealing the beauty of laptop. And its a big deal!!
 

               You might be searching for the software that can hide “Windows Seven not genuine” notification. Well, did you get success? If your answer is no, here are some easy steps that will allow you to do so without using any software. A lot of promising software are available now a days to fix this but unfortunately none of them works correctly. I'm posting a method that you can do it by yourself and hardly takes 4-8 minutes. Here we go...

Procedure to fix "this copy of windows is not genuine" notification:

The whole process can be divided into two parts:
PART A - Uninstalling Windows Update: KB971033
PART B - Rearm Windows

                The so notification is because of Windows Update: KB971033. You need to uninstall it. It will not affect anything else in your system. Follow these simple steps to uninstall it-


PART - A: Uninstalling Windows Update: KB971033

  1. Go to Windows Update
  2. Hit Installed Updates (link at the bottom left corner). If that link isn’t there, hit “view update history” and hit the “installed updates” link at the top.
  3. Scroll down to the section titled “Microsoft Windows” and look for update KB971033.
  4. Right click it and hit “uninstall”. Hit okay.

  1. Reboot
PART - B: Rearm Windows:
  1. Click start and simply type COMMAND PR in the start menu’s search box. Right click COMMAND PROMPT and select RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR.
 


 2.   In the command prompt window type:

slmgr.vbs -rearm
           and press enter. (Note that there is a space between slmgr.vbs and -rearm.)
 3.  Now reboot and you're good to go.

Be sure to turn off windows update or else you will face the same problem again. Alternatively, you can hide Windows Update: KB971033 in your windows update history.

This method is tested by me and a lot of other people and it is working fine.
If you got stuck anywhere refer to comments.


 

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