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 username=MrTowel
set password=123456

Save the file and close Notepad.

Now you are able to Tweet with Windows Command Line:

1. Press Windows key + R for the "Run" dialog. (or press start and search for "Run")

2. Type in following:

twitter ""

Note: Enter your status between the quotes. For example: twitter "today I learned how to update my twitter status in windows run dialog"
  
Also, the quotation marks won't be needed UNLESS you're including an URL in your message.

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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 are unable to do that for you.

Flash-cookies (Local Shared Objects, LSO) are pieces of information placed on your computer by a Flash plug-in. Those Super-Cookies are placed in central system folders. They are frequently used like standard browser cookies. Although their thread potential is much higher as of conventional cookies, only few users began to take notice of them.

BetterPrivacy allows to list and manage Flash-cookies, e.g. to remove those objects automatically on browser start, browser exit or by a configurable timer function while certain desired Flash cookies can be excluded from automatic deletion. So this extension becomes sort of "install and forget add-on". Usually automatic deletion is safe (no negative impact on your browsing), especially if the deletion timer is activated. The timer can delay automatic deletion for new or modified Flash-cookies which might be in use. It also allows to delete those objects immediately if desired. Users who wish to to manage all Flash-cookies manually can disable the automatic functions or exclude certain Flash-cookies from automatic deletion.



 Add this to your Firefox here.

Source: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/

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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 off
ipconfig /flushdns

Save the file as .bat and run it. 

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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 Hotmail account.

And with a little price, you can increase the storage space. Get your SkyDrive now!

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyDrive

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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
CTRL + H	Opens the webpage History sidebar
CTRL + I	Open the Bookmarks sidebar
CTRL + J	Opens the Download Dialogue Box
CTRL + K	Places the cursor in the Web Search box ready to type your search
CTRL + L	Places the cursor into the URL box ready to type a website address
CTRL + M	Opens your mail program (if you have one) to create a new email message
CTRL + N	Opens a new Firefox window
CTRL + O	Open a local file
CTRL + P	Print the current webpage
CTRL + R	Reloads the current webpage
CTRL + S	Save the current webpage on your PC
CTRL + T	Opens a new Firefox Tab
CTRL + U	View the page source of the current webpage
CTRL + V	Paste the contents of the Windows clipboard
CTRL + W	Closes the current Firefox Tab or Window (if more than one tab is open)
CTRL + X	Cut the selected text
CTRL + Z	Undo the last action

F1	Opens Firefox help
F3	Find more text within the same webpage
F5	Reload the current webpage
F6	Toggles the cursor between the address/URL input box and the current webpage
F7	Toggles Caret Browsing on and off. Used to be able to select text on a webpage with the keyboard
F11	Switch to Full Screen mode

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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 and it will open in a new tab.

5) Ctrl + Tab switches between tabs in your browser. It saves your time.

Source: twistedswifter

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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 off
color 0a
:top
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%
goto top

Note: You have to make sure that %random% is in one line.

3. Save the file as randomname.bat

4. Run the file. It should look like this:

Note: press Alt+Enter for full screen.

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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. If it's not there, add a new DWORD value with "OEMBackground".

4. Double click on OEMBackground, and change the value from 0 to 1.

5. Click on Windows Start button, and type Run in the search bar. In the field, type %windir%\system32\oobe

6. Create a folder named info.

7. Go to info, and create there a folder named backgrounds.

8. Get a desired wallpaper, and rename it to backgroundDefault.jpg (make sure the wallpaper has .jpg format too. If not, open the wallapaper in Paint, and save it as .jpg). Copy the wallapaper into backgrounds folder you created before.

9. Log off, and you should see it. If not, find a video related and YouTube and do it all again step by step.

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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 for easy access.
c) Special Effects - Mouse over effects like magnify, swing, glow and bubble.
d) New screens & menus -  Objectdock’s configuration screens are simple and straight forward as possible, especially when configuring multiple docks.

This is in free version of Objectdock. But if you want more, you can always buy the Plus version.

More information here.

2) Rainmeter - Rainmeter displays customizable skins, like memory and battery power, RSS feeds and weather forecasts, right on your desktop. Many skins are even functional: they can record your notes and to-do lists, launch your favorite applications, and control your media player - all in a clean, unobtrusive interface that you can rearrange and customize to your liking. Rainmeter is at once an application and a toolkit. You are only limited by your imagination and creativity.

More information here.

3) Fences - Fences is a program that helps you organize your desktop and can hide your icons when they are not in use. It also helps you clean & organize your desktop by creating shaded areas which become movable and sizable containers for your icons. Double click blank spaces on your desktop and all your fences will fade out, and back.

It has a free version and Pro version, which includes more features.

More information here.

3) Next, you should visit a website where you can find lots of skins for the program you just downloaded. The website is here.

4) Find a suitable wallpaper for you
5) Hide your taskbar by right click -> properties on your taskbar
6) Delete icons from your taskbar if using Objectdock.
7) Add configurations in Rainmeter to your liking.

And you are done. Here's my desktop:

Source: websites linked below.

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