How to display Quick Launch Toolbar

It's pretty much a guarantee that the Quick Launch Toolbar appears on your desktop for those running Windows 9.x or 2000. But Microsoft has gone out of its way to hide Internet Explorer from the standard Windows XP desktop, and as a result it has hidden Quick Launch. The toolbar, which also gives you access to the "Show Desktop" and "Windows Media Play" icons, isn't far away, though. You can access it and have it reinstated to your desktop:

• Right-click the taskbar and select Toolbars | Quick Launch.
• You can add items to the Quick launch bar by dragging any icon from the desktop, Start menu, or any Windows Explorer box to the Quick Launch area on the taskbar.

Viewing Documents with Windows XP

Like its predecessors, Windows XP gives you multiple ways to view the documents and files in folders.

• Set your file folder view to Details. Do so by selecting the View drop-down menu and then Details. The default view shows the Name, Size, Type, and Date Modified fields. You can add others.
• Right-click anywhere on the column/fields header (where it says Name, Size, and so on).
• A list will appear with all the field options for the folder view.
• You can add and remove columns by clicking on any of them (those that are set to appear will have a check next to them).
• You can change only one field at a time.
• For more control, click on More... at the bottom of the list.
• A Choose Details dialogue box will appear.
• Select and deselect the fields you want by clicking on the check boxes (or use the Show and Hide buttons on the right side of the box).
• You can even use this dialogue box to change the column viewing order.
• To do so, click on the name of the column and then click the Move Up or Move Down button.
• When you're all finished, click OK.

Indian engineers good only at theory: Microsoft

India does not produce enough computer engineers and those it does are good at theory but not very well equipped to handle the practical aspects, according to Microsoft Corporation's Chief Technical Officer Craig Mundie, who is on a visit to India.

"India produces a lot of engineers. But the production of computer science engineers is low, pro rata.

"Computer engineers are more into theory and less in managing businesses, building businesses or writing source codes, the key to software development," Mundie told Business Standard.

Microsoft has a large number of Indian software engineers on its rolls in India as well as abroad. Out of the 2,000 people working for Microsoft in India, a sizeable proportion comprises software engineers. India produced 401,791 engineers in 2003-04, of which 35 per cent were computer engineers. The number increased to 464,743 in 2004-05, of which 31 per cent were computer engineers.

According to Mundie, the problem with the engineers can be attributed to policy issues. Universities in India, he said, did not get proper funding for research and were not directed towards software development. "The lack of trained staff is addressed by firms through internal arrangements for proper training," he said.

Besides, he said, India did not have enough software companies nor were enough companies developing India-specific applications.

"There are so few Indian software companies developing local software. That is a negative reinforcement, because there is no local software and no new applications," he said.

SpyBuddy 3.6

Monitor activity on your PC right down to the keystroke. SpyBuddy records all instant-message activity, disk usage, printed documents, Clipboard contents, and just about everything else.







This application offers a good array of features for monitoring PC activity in your absence. Similar to most software of its kind, SpyBuddy records keystrokes, Web sites visited, and applications used. The program offers you an easy method for configuring settings during launch, and the well-organized and modern interface makes it easy to keep tabs on everything. SpyBuddy can record all disk activities, printed documents, and clipboard contents, and you can regularly get reports via e-mail or FTP. Although you can schedule surveillance sessions in advance, you can't change settings remotely. The utility also can lead users away from temptation by blocking Web sites or applications of your choosing. Finally, like any good surveillance program, SpyBuddy is tough for others to detect and uninstall. If you need to keep children away from adult content or just want peace of mind, SpyBuddy is an easy and virtually foolproof way to wiretap your system.

License:

Free to try; $49.99 to buy

Download links: http://msn-cnet.com.com/SpyBuddy/3640-2092_4-10422556.html?tag=sptlt_s

File size:

2.26MB

BitComet 0.57

A new revolution of Downloads on a share and utilise based Torrents.

BitComet is a powerful, clean, fast, and easy-to-use bittorrent client. It is P2P file-sharing freeware fully compatible with Bittorrent, which is one of the most popular P2P protocol designed for high-speed distribution of 100MB or GB sized files. BitComet supports simultaneous downloads, a download queue, selected downloads in torrent package, fast-resume, chatting, disk cache, speed limits, auto-port mapping, proxy, and IP-filter.

Version 0.59 supports DHT Network (Trackerless download).

You can download it from www.bitcomet.com , else from: Downloads.com and its file size is 1.87MB and with a Free License to use.

Google Video search is Ready

Google has launched its new Web-based video search service, which allows people to use keywords to search the company's indexed database of video from Unicef, Greenpeace, CNET Networks and others that have uploaded content since April.

http://video.google.com/
As previously reported, the search engine complements Google's existing site, which lets people search, but not yet play back, the closed-caption text of television shows from PBS, CNN and others that Google has hosted.

Now the video index includes the new content, which is marked by a triangle icon. Users need to download Google Video Viewer from the site. Once they have, they can watch an entire video piece or start viewing at the section that includes their search keywords.

The content ranges from lighthearted video of break dancing or monkeys doing karate to such historical video as the Saddam Hussein statue being yanked down by American soldiers in Iraq. Google representatives declined to provide a more complete list of content providers.

112 Worldwide Emergency Number

112 is called the International Standard Emergency Access Number:

If you are in a place of Emergency and in need of a Help. You can dial 112 from your mobile phone anywhere in the world (where GSM network coverage is available) and get connected to the local emergency number.
112 is the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) international standard emergency access number, which can only be dialled on digital mobile phones. It cannot be dialled from a fixed network (land lines) or from other technologies such as CDMA.
Calling to a local emergency number is a FREE call. And 112 can be dialled while the keypad is locked and you don't even need to have a SIM card in your mobile phone to access this service! and can be in any part of the country.

By dialling 112 you can contact the following emergency services:

Ambulance Services
Police Services
Fire Services.

112 GSM International Standard Emergency Access Number is automatically activated, free of charge, when you connect your mobile service.


112 is the International Standard Emergency Access Number, which means this is the number used by all GSM networks world wide. All digital GSM mobile phones are manufactured with this number programmed into them as a default so that when the number is dialled in a coverage area, it will connect the user to the local emergency service number, no matter what country it is in, or whether a SIM card is in the mobile phone.

.: Mobile Phones:. Tips & Tricks

.::NOKIA::. TIPS & TRICKS

These Nokia codes will work on most Nokia Mobile Phones.Code Description:

*3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced my approx. 5%

#3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)

*4720# Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time.

#4720# Deactivate Half Rate Codec.

*#0000# Displays your phones software version, 1st Line : Software Version, 2nd Line : Software Release Date, 3rd Line : Compression Type.

*#9999# Phones software version if *#0000# does not work.

*#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number).

#pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).

#pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).

#pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).

#pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).

*#147# (vodafone) this lets you know who called you last.

*#1471# Last call (Only vodofone).

*#21# Allows you to check the number that "All Calls" are diverted to.

*#2640# Displays security code in use.

*#30# Lets you see the private number.

*#43# Allows you to check the "Call Waiting" status of your phone.

*#61# Allows you to check the number that "On No Reply" calls are diverted to.

*#62# Allows you to check the number that "Divert If Unreachable (no service)" calls are diverted to.

*#67# Allows you to check the number that "On Busy Calls" are diverted to.

*#67705646# Removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330.

*#73# Reset phone timers and game scores.

*#746025625# Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature "SIM Clock Stop Allowed", it means you will get the best standby time possible.

*#7760# Manufactures code.

*#7780# Restore factory settings.

*#8110# Software version for the nokia 8110.

*#92702689# Displays - 1.Serial Number, 2.Date Made, 3.Purchase Date, 4.Date of last repair (0000 for no repairs), 5.Transfer User Data. To exit this mode you need to switch your phone off then on again.

*#94870345123456789# Deactivate the PWM-Mem.

**21*number# Turn on "All Calls" diverting to the phone number entered.

**61*number# Turn on "No Reply" diverting to the phone number entered.

**67*number# Turn on "On Busy" diverting to the phone number entered.

12345 This is the default security code.press and hold # Lets you switch between lines.

Note: The information written above is gathered from some popular mobile websites, inorder to help the Mobile Phone Users and i'm not reposible for any change in these codes or security reasons of Personal Mobile Phone users.

Important for Mobile phones

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digitson your phone:

* # 0 6 #


A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to yourhandset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. Should your phone getstolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code.They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changesthe Sim card your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't getyour phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sellit either. If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealingmobile phones.

Images

One of the things that I'm interested is in images. There are a lot of things to remember and the thing that seems to be forgotten the most, it is making sure that images have the right extension on them. I mean, you have a GIF (image.gif) file, but you in the HTML, you want try to bring up the same file, but with a JPG extension (image.jpg). This of course will cause the browser to give you a nice little idea about image formats.

All this would be solved if there weren't so many different graphic formats. Ofcourse, each format has a different format, so the solution is to pay closer attention, and also to learn what each format is, and why they are used in different situations.

I will briefly describe 4 basic graphic formats.

The first thing that we need to understand is that there are 2 types of image compression, lossy, and lossless. Different image formats use different compression formats.

Lossless compression compresses an image without removing any data. Lossy compression will discard some of the data so that it can be compressed more. Lossy images typically wouldn't have as many colours available.

1>> JPG, JPEG, or Joint Photographic Experts Group Format images have lossy compression. This is a common format used when saving photographs. Doesn't save line art very well.

2>> GIF, or Graphics Interchange Format uses lossless compression. The image quality might not be that high, but there are sharp edges. This is one of the reasons why it is used on web pages for small graphics. It can retain the sharp edges. Another reason is that GIF images can be used on PCs and Macs.

3>> TIF, TIFF, or Tagged Image File Format is also cross-platform between Macs and PCs. There isn't really any compression with this format and the file size can be quite large.

4>> BMP, or Bitmap Format uses a pixel map which contains line by line information. It is a very common format, as it got its start in Windows. This format can cause an image to be super large.

Just remember when you are working with images to pick the best format most appropriate for what you are doing and for the type of picture it is.