Linux

Linux file system explained for beginners

For those of you coming from windows backgrounds, the way the linux filesystem is laid out may seem confusing at first glance…. but that is where this article comes in !

The first thing you should know when working with linux, is that everything is treated as either a file or directory. Yeap thats right, even hardware is considered a file by linux, and, speaking of hardware… all your hardware devices are located in the /dev directory, but more on that later.

Linux

Creating iso images in linux

In windows XP, you would most probably use DVD/CD burning software such as Nero or DeepBurner to make iso images, and software like alcohol 120% or daemon tools to mount the images.

In linux, you can use the commandline to both make and mount iso images.

Linux

What exactly is Linux?

Most people look at Distros like Ubuntu and Fedora and Slackware and call them “Linux”. When these distros boot up and get into a GUI environment, people call the GUI linux as well.

But…..That is not true!

Tips

Hibernate your computer for a faster start up

Windows XP takes a lot of time to start, If you hate waiting like me then you must consider using hibernation option instead of turnoff for a faster startup.
To do this,
1.Hold down the “shift” key in the shutdown dialog to change the “Stand By” to “Hibernate“.
2. Or You can just press H to hibernate [...]

Vista

Hike your vista performance rating

The Windows Experience Rating is sort of like a system performance gauging system that you only find in Vista . While many complain that it’s flawed and unfair at times, there’s a way to fool Vista. Basically, we change the performance figures in the XML that holds the scores for each of the subsystems. To [...]

Windows

Some quick windows tips and hacks

Allowing Network Access with Blank Passwords (XP and Vista)
Although you can log in locally without a password, by default, WindowsXP Pro does not allow network users to access the computer without a password. Typically you will receive an Unknown error 31 if this is the case.
To change this setting:
Run gpedit.msc
Go to Computer Configuration / Windows [...]

Google

Using Google for Searching Cracks, Serials, Ebooks, etc via FTP

Using Google For Searching for Cracks, Serials, Ebooks, etc via FTP
Google has some fantastic potential for you to find whatever you are after on the internet.
To search for a book/program/file, perhaps try the following.
Go to Google’s search page and use the following criteria in the search dialog
intitle:index.of? file extension Name of item
e.g. intitle:index.of? chm syngress
This [...]

Tips

Make your Windows XP talk

Open notepad and paste the following code and save the file with .vbs extension, it will create a VBScript File.
It will prompt you for a text, input the text and press ok.”
;copy from here————–
Dim msg, sapi
msg=InputBox(“Enter your text”,”Talk it”)
Set sapi=CreateObject(“sapi.spvoice”)
sapi.Speak msg
;———-to here
Download the .vbs file

Softwares

Modify Windows start button to display System time

Download StartClock form the following url and run StartClock
http://startclock.osnn.net/files
This cool freeware will replace the word start with the system time. This tiny piece of code comes with startclock.ini file for making configuration changes such as 12 hour clock with seconds 24hour clock ,load program at start up, refresh rate (Be careful with this number smaller [...]

Tips

Security : Clear Data written in page file before shutdown

As an added security precaution it is possible to clear all data that has been written to the page file so it cannot be retrieved. The downside to this tweak is that it may substantially increase shutdown time depending on the amount of data in the page file.
[Start] –> [Run] –> Type Regedit –> Press [...]

Tips

Remove Security Alerts From windows System Tray

Remove Security Alerts From System Tray Go to Start > Control Panel > Security Center.In the left pane, click the Change the way Security Center alerts me link, located right at the end of the column. In the new window that popsup, uncheck everything.

Tips

Change windows startup and shutdown sounds

To change windows xp start up sound You have to convert the sound which you want to put as the start up & shutdown sound
Rename the files as Windows XP Startup.wav & Windows XP Shutdown.wav
Navigate to c:\windows\media & replace the orginal winxp startup & shutdown sound with the new Windows XP Startup & Shutdown files.

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