Create Shortcut to Shutdown/Restart PC

Normally it takes a hell lot of time just Shutting down Windows, you have to move your mouse to the Start Button, click on it, move it again over Shut Down, click, then move it over the necessary option and click, then move the cursor over the OK button and once again (you guessed it) click.This whole process can be shortened by creating shortcuts on the Desktop which will shut down Windows at the click of a button.

How to Rename Recycle Bin ?

Have you ever tried renaming Recycle Bin ? You will notice that you there is no option to rename it. But nothing is impossible.You can easily rename the recycle bin just following a few simple steps.

Work with Gmail using Keyboard Shortcut

Before using Gmail keyboard shortcuts you have to enable the keyboard shortcut in Gmail. By default the use of Keyboard shortcut is disabled.So here is list of Gmail Keyboard shortcuts, that will help in quicker browsing, composing, replying of emails. Here we posted some Gmail keyboard shortcuts.

How to enable Keyboard Shortcuts in Gmail

With the help of keyboard shortcuts you can work thought your emails more effectively and more quickly as you don't have to take your hands off keyboard. By default these shortcuts are disabled in Gmail. Inorder to use the keyboard shortcuts you have to enable the keyboard shortcuts from the setting.

How to disable auto add contacts in Gmails

When ever you send an email to a person for the first time, Gmail automatically stores that address into your contacts. All these contacts are stored under the label Other Contacts. There are a lot of useless contacts that are stores into your contact list. You can disable this feature, and choose to save the contact you self, the contact that is important and the one you required.

Use the Keyboard to insert cool symbols in FB

Every one is using Facebook and what to update his/her status by using some attractive symbols so as to receive some attention. They search the internet to get some symbol from where they can copy it into their Facebook Status. you don't have to search the internet for this. You can use you keyboard in inserting some interesting and cool symbols into your status and just using the ALT key and the number pad.

How to Change Facebook Username and URL

Facebook is the most used social networking website in the world. Every user using Facebook has its unique URL that is directed to its home page. There are people who want to change the username regularly, well in this case its the URL, but you can change it only ONCE. You can easily edit that username and the URL in Facebook, it hardly takes 2 minutes to edit it.

How to Save Images From Web in iPhone 4

There are times when you find a picture while browsing on the internet on your Apple iPhone and you find no way to download the picture. Well in the latest version of the iOS i.e. the iOS4 this issue has been resolved. This iOS4 is being used in the iPhone 4 and iPad Now you can easily download a file while you are browsing the internet.

Remove Cookies of Site Manually in Google Chrome

A cookie is a piece of is a piece of text  information that a web browser stores on your PC. A cookie can be used for authentication, storing site preferences etc. When you open a particular website you username is entered automatically. You can easily remove the cookies of all the website. But what if i want to remove the cookies of some selected site. Google Chrome has the option to delete the cookies of selected sites.

Watch online live The Royal Wedding

 The Royal Wedding of Britain's Price William and Miss Catherine Middleton will take place on Friday,29th April 2011. Every one around the world is exited and want to be at the Royal Wedding , the invite list for the wedding is small and the Royal family cannot fit in everyone for the wedding. But still you can enjoy the Wedding as Youtube is going to live stream the video of the wedding.

How to Install IIS on Windows 7

IIS is Internet Information Services. If you are a developer using ASP technologies, then IIS is one thing that you need. Windows 7 has this IIS but by default this is disabled. Ensure that you have installed one of the editions of  Windows 7 on which IIS 7 is supported. Not all IIS features are supported on all editions of  Windows 7, Home Basic and Starter editions include only limited basic features of IIS.

What is IIS?

 IIS is Internet Information Services, is a set of internet server including Web, HTTP and FTP server with additional capabilities for Microsoft 2000 server OS.With IIS installe on your PC, that can make you PC a web server. With IIS Microsoft enters into the servers market and compete with the likes of Apache, SunMicrosystems, etc.

Remove Items/folders from Favorites in Windows 7

In Windows 7, the favorite in the navigation panel is a very useful resource. We can add our more visited folder in the Favorite Section in the navigation panel. We can also remove a entry from the navigation panel in a very simple way, without any software or batch or without editing the registry.

Add any Folder to Favorite in Windows 7

When you open explorer in Windows 7 the first thing you will notice is the Favorite on the left hand side of the explorer window. There are some items already added by Microsoft by default like Desktop, Downloads & Recent Places. You can add items , you favorite folders in the Favorite section .

View the number of click on Goo.gl Short URL

Google is trying to do some thing new every week and provide the best services to its follower. Google has introduced a service to shorten your long URL, Goo.gl. Now if you are a blogger you need to keep a check on the click on the links. but most of the time these are very big links and make us difficult to  remember the links. the Short URL it become easy for us to work with it.
 

Well now with Google short URL you can also see the clicks on your links that your submitted to Google.You can see all the links that you submitted to Google and there corresponding short URL. Now even this Google has also provides the stats of the links, like when you submitted, number of click on the links and many more. You can also see the stats for the clicks on the link in the past past, week or months time.
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More competition for other URL shorting service providers like bit.ly or any other as now they have direct competition with Google.


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How to Clear Cache in Firefox 4, Google Chrome, and IE9

 The Cache is a temporary internet files that stores images, scripts, and other parts of websites while you are browsing. It helps in  faster display of webpages the next time you visit those websites. If we dont clear the cache of our browser, the files may accumulate and may slow down your PC and some time the information stored in browser cache is sometimes incomplete or corrupt.

How to Hide Status Updates from Some Friends in Facebook

 Every one in the world is having a Facebook account. When you update your status it is available to every one in your Friend list. There are times when you don't want to share your status with some of your friends, you can actually hide your status.

Hiding Facebook Status
1. Log on to your Facebook account and write the status in the text field.
2. Click on the security lock icon just bellow your status field and a drop down menu will appear

Upload and Share Files on Twitter : TwileShare

 Twitter is being used by many, and many faces a problem of sharing any file on Twitter. You can tweet, share links and your thoughts but not file. TwileShare another application that can make the use of Twitter better. You can share your pics, docs or pdf files on Twitter via Twilrshare

Ask questions to Google Talk Guru

Google has recently introduced a service that allows you ask question to Google and in return Google will tell you the answer to your question. This is an experimental service launched by Google, where you can chat with the Google Guru and ask you questions.

Google Talk Guru setup
1. Log on to your Google account and sign in to Google chat.
2. Click on the link Google Talk Guru and click on Invite myself to chat with Guru or send a chat invitation to guru@googlelabs.com

Add your Personal Image in Gmail Background

Google initially introduced Themes in Gmail to give a new feel to the interface. Now they have gone one step ahead by giving the option to create your own theme. You can give a personal touch to the Gmail by changing the background of the Gmail by a personal picture.

Adding Image to Gmail Background
1. Open Gmail and log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click on Setting.
3. Under the Theme tab, click on Create your Own Theme & and a new window will open showing you the options for the creation of theme.