Update your Twtter status with a command line in "Run" dialog

Yep, you can actually update your twitter status by typing it to the "Run" dialog. However, you need a special tool to do so. It's called Twitter CLI. You can download it here. Alright, after you downloaded it, you need to install the tool. Here's how: 1. Extract the contents of the Twitter CLI.zip file into your Windows folder, which is located at:  C:\\Windows 2. Open the twitter.bat file in Notepad. (Right click -> Edit) and enter your Twitter username and password in the right fields. set username=YourTwitterUsername set password=YourTwitterPassword  for example: set...

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How to delete cookies automatically in Mozilla Firefox

Tired of running CCleaner, to delete cookies in Mozilla Firefox? Well, there is a special addon for Firefox users, to delete cookies automatically or manually. Better Privacy serves to protect against special longterm cookies, a new generation of 'Super-Cookie', which silently conquered the Internet. This new cookie generation offers unlimited user tracking to industry and market research. Concerning privacy Flash-cookies are most critical. This add-on was made to make users aware of those hidden, never expiring objects and to offer an easier way to view and to manage them - since browsers...

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How to clean cached DNS entries

Every time you visit a website, your computer requests IP address for the website from your default DNS server. Then it caches them locally on your computer for some time to speed up the web access. If the IP address is cached, your computer doesn't have to request the IP address for some website anymore. And that leaves a trace. Even in private browsing. You can check them if you type ipconfig /displaydns in the command line (CMD) Cleaning them is really easy. Just type ipconfig /flushads in the command line. You can make a batch file to clean them faster: Open Notepad, and type: @echo...

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How to make your folder invisible

Are you sharing your user with someone and do you wanna keep some files hidden from someone's eyes? Here's a little trick: 1) Create a new folder. 2) Right click on it and click Properties. 3) Select Customize tab and then on Change icon. 4) Find invisible icon and select on it. Click OK and then Apply. 5) Rename the folder and press Alt + 0160 and press Enter. 6) Move it to somewhere and you are done. ...

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How to enable desktop slideshow in Windows 7

If you have some really cool wallpapers, it's hard to decide, which one do  you want to cover your desktop.  So why not let Windows display all of them to you automatically? Here's how you can do it: 1) Right click on your desktop. Click on Personalize. 2) Click on Desktop Background. 3) Click on Browse and select the wallpapers you want to see on your desktop. 4) Choose the time of changing pictures 5) Enable tick on Shuffle 6) Click on save changes, and you are done!...

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Windows Live SkyDrive

Do you have a Hotmail account, what was made before 23st Apri, 2012? Well if you do, you can get 25 GB online storage space for FREE! But if it's made after the date, you can get still 7 GB for free. SkyDrive is an online sync and storage service created by Microsoft. It is part of the Windows Live range of online services and allows users to keep the files private, share them with contacts, or make the files public. Publicly shared files do not require a Windows Live ID to access.  It has even desktop application so you can upload and download your files without logging into your...

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Keyboard shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox

Are you using Mozilla Firefox? If so, these little tips are for you! Tired of bookmarking the sites you like with mouse? Tired of using a mouse to open a new windows? Well, here are solutions for them and even more: CTRL + A Select all text on a webpage CTRL + B Open the Bookmarks sidebar CTRL + C Copy the selected text to the Windows clipboard CTRL + D Bookmark the current webpage CTRL + F Find text within the current webpage CTRL + G Find more text within the same webpage ...

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Something you didn't know about the Ctrl key

Everybody knows that you can open your Start menu with Ctrl + Esc, or open task manager with Ctrl + Alt + Del. Here are some combinations you probably didn't know before: 1) Ctrl + Arrow key moves over entire words instead of letter by agonizing letter. 2) Ctrl + Backspace deletes the whole word. For example, you can delete "fpodsjafaposijfdaipjhfoidphtuiahuiashduiashdaiuguaguiocbaihaiuohe" by two clicks. 3) In PowePoint, Ctrl + Arrow key moves objects by a fraction. Now you can line up those two images that never ever wanted to play nice with each other. 4) Hold Ctrl when clicking on a link...

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How to look like a hacker in movies

I bet every one of us has seen movies where there are hackers who are writing greentexted commands somewhere and boom, something has hacked. Well, it's actually an old trick that I didn't understand in childhood. Most used command is called the Matrix command from the movie. You know it when you see it. It's an actually pretty cool trick to fool your friends. So here we go: 1. Open your Notepad. 2. Copy this code to Notepad: @echo offcolor 0a:topecho %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% goto top Note:...

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How to change login screen background in Windows 7

Tired of boring Windows 7 background when you log into your user? If you didn't know yet, you can actually change that background. If you do not want to download special software for doing this, here's an easier and more alternative way for that: 1. Click on Windows Start button on the taskbar and type regedit to the search bar. 2. The registry file you are looking for is im HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. So, right click on the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and select Find. 3. Type OEMBackground in the search field. It should be located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background....

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How to make your desktop look awesome

Ever wondered how some people have really good looking desktops? Are you bored from basic Windows styles? Well if so, this tutorial is for you! First of all, there are several software which helps you change your desktop: 1) Objectdock - ObjectDock is a program that adds a skinnable dock to your Windows desktop. It is one of the most popular desktop enhancement programs available.  Objectdock includes: a) Weather Docklet - When you mouse over the weather icon, it shows you your 5 day outlook. b) Imports Quick Launch - Automatically imports your quick launch and pinned taskbar items...

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