Cybergeek's Cyberzone !

Deleting Yahoo Account

2006-02-09T06:37:00.000-08:00

For anyone who wants to delete their Yahoo account, just do the following:

Go to the Yahoo account deletion page and login with your username and password. Then, to confirm once and for all that you want to delete everything associated with your login profile, enter your password again and click the button that says ‘Terminate this Account.’
Your account is now gone.

My Favorite WinXP Tweaks

2005-10-17T21:45:00.000-07:00

1. Clean your prefetch to improve performance.
2. Convert FAT32 To NTFS
3. Memory Performance Tweak
4. Shutdown XP Faster
5. Speed-up log-in tremendously!
6. Unload .dll's to Free Memory

Courtesy : TweakXP

List of DDL sites ...

2005-10-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

If this is of any help to you, please support me by clicking the ads in my blog, before downloading the software/song/whatever. Thanx.

Software DDL sites : (use Google to get links)

1. PhazeDDL
2. Novawarez
3. Uploter
4. UltraDDL
5. PowerDDL
6. Graphy-DDL
7. NextDDL
8. VpnDDL
9. DDL2
10. SatanWarez
11. BatzDDL
12. JustDDL
13. X-DDL
14. DDLspot
15. FullDDL
16. PerfectDDL
17. EuroWarez
18. OnlyDDL
19. Limneos
20. WarezDDLs
21. SuperDDL
22. DDLvista
23. SimpleDDL

Enjoy & Chill !!

Useful Firefox Extensions

2005-10-15T04:09:00.000-07:00

Here is a list of all the Firefox extensions that I use and recommend all FF users :

1. Flashgot
2. Noscript
3. Adblock
4. StumbleUpon
5. Dr.Web's anti-virus link checker
6. Groowe Search Toolbar
7. Session Saver
8. Image Zoom
9. DictionarySearch
10. Imageshack right-click
11. FasterFox
12. Tabbrowser Preferences
13. Adsense Notifier (for subscribers of Google Adsense)
14. Guru3d QuickNavigate (for Guru3d members)
15. FriendzforLife ForumNavigator (for FFL members)

Folder Lock

2005-10-13T11:28:00.000-07:00

Well guys,

I've downloaded a peace/piece of cool software called Folder Lock (ver 5.2.6). This's a very nice, handy and user-friendly software with a good GUI. It does the job of encrypting files/folder/drives. It promises the highest security. For example you cannot uninstall the program from control panel. You'll have to do it throught the program after giving a valid password. Moreover, the encryted files/folders are totally hidden and donteven appear in search files/folders.

The locked documents are so securely kept that even viruses/trojans can't affect it. Well, I recommend it to everyone and I rate it as an 'Aweware' (Awesome Software).

Time Travelling : System Restore

2005-10-10T01:35:00.000-07:00

O my Savior ! You have saved my life (cyberlife) from immersing into the flames of hell.

This is what I think after using System Restore (in-built in Windows XP) for the first time. Not giving a heed to what 'experts' say, I prefer to keep my System Restore enabled. Now I worship my decision.

I had changed/tried to tweak some core settings of the OS, but things got jumbled up when I restarted the computer. Most of the fonts had vanished, the shell components were damaged etcetera, etcetera.

I decided to do a time-travel and used System Restore. Lo & behold ! Here I am. computing safely. So my inference, never turn off the System Restore !

Most favorite softwares dated 8.10.05

2005-10-07T22:40:00.000-07:00

1. Diskeeper9 Pro
2. Spybot Search & Destroy
3. Spyware Blaster
4. ScreenPrint32
5. AntiVir Personal Edition
6. TuneUp Utilities 2006
7. WinASO Registry Optimizer
8. LimeWire Pro
9. FreshDownload
10. Yahoo Messenger 7

On Test :
1. Nod32 Antivirus
2. Ashampoo All-in-one Suite
3. Registry Mechanic
4. Error Doctor
5. Sony Sound Forge
6. WinBoost
7. TweakXP
8. ZoneAlarm Suite
9. WinISO
10. Advanced System Optimizer
11. Alcohol 120%
12. Avast Antivirus Home Edition ver 4.0.183
13. DVD Decrypter
14. Norton Partition Magic & Boot Magic
15. Winzip 10 beta

Sites for "Freewares" !

2005-10-06T11:37:00.000-07:00

1. PHAZEddl.com
2. DDL2.com
3. AppzPlanet.com
4. 9Down.com
5. KickMe
6. SOTMESC
7. SoftArchive

Others :
1. gamefaqs.us
2. keygen.us
3. SeriALL.com
4. serials.ws
5. crackserver.com

Yahoo Messenger 7

2005-10-05T22:41:00.000-07:00

Well friends,

This maybe a stale news for you all. But today I'm gonna write about the latest version of Yahoo Messenger.

I remember opening my first email account in Yahoo! Mail............way back in 1996. I am still using that account. Yahoo Messenger came a little later and brought many surprises with it. It had some very cool features like instant messaging, instantaneous email notification, etc.

Then in the later versions came IMenvironments (really cool ones) and expansion of animated emoticons, news, games, weather, stocks, etc etc.

The latest add on are the photo sharing and (I call) "psedo-phonecalls". That's soooo cool man, voice-chatting was outta there for a long time and now like PM there's PP (Personal Phoning). But, I think the software has some bugs..........the ringer most of the times dont ring at all ....... I cannot receive phone-calls, etc. The messenger also chews on way too much memory.

Yahoo ought to work on this. Otherwise its supercool !

Google Adsense : Earning through your blog !

2005-09-26T20:02:00.000-07:00

Well guys,

those of you visit here quite often, may have noticed that I had added some extras to both of my blogs. A Google sponsored ad banner here on top and a Google search box at the right sidebar.

You may wonder why I decided to add the scripts to my blog, which makes it look like ............well........kinda 'commercial' sort. However, if you already dont know, here's a surprise for you !

I came across this idea when an unknown person left a comment to one of my posts stating in brief the concept of Adsense. I became interested and here I am now.

Google Adsense gives you the oppotunity to earn through your blog with no extra work. All you have to do is to paste some scripts in your blog's template (there is even a tutorial included for HTML novices in the site), and whenever a visitor to your blog clicks on one of the ads in the ad-banner or clicks any Google ads in the Search Results page by searching from your blog's Google Search box, you get paid. That is, after pasting the scripts, all you have to do is to count money. Those using Firefox, can add on an extension which keeps an eye on your Adsense earnings when you are online.

Though the idea seems to be fantastic, you know, its not that easy to be rich. Well, to say the truth, I am richer by $0.72 after about a week. Moreover, you wont get the money before it gets to $100. If it takes a decade to get to $100 from $99.90, well, you have to wait !

Computer Jokes !

2005-09-20T13:05:00.000-07:00

Understanding Computer Technology

Drug dealers and software developers - a comparison

Drug Dealers

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Refer to their clients as "users".
"The first one's free!"
Have important Asian connections.
Strange jargon:
"Stick"
"Rock"
"Wrap"
"E"
"Stash"
"Drive-by"
"Hit (LSD)"
"Source"
"The Pigs"
Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.
Clients really like your stuff when it works.When it doesn't work they want to kill you.
Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent product.
Often seen in the company of pimps, hustlers and low-lifes
When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away, but may be expensive
A lot of people are getting rich while still teenagers.
Product causes unhealthy addictions.
Do your job well and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you.

Software Developers

-----------------------------------

Refer to their clients as "users".
"Download a free trial version..."
Have important Asian connections.
Strange jargon: "SCSI"
"RTFM"
"Packet"
"C"
"Cache"
"CTRL ALT DEL"
"Hit (WWW)"
"Source-code"
"Microsoft"
Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.
Clients really like your stuff when it works.When it doesn't work they want to kill you.
Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent products.
Often seen in the company of marketing people, venture capitalists and fund managers.
When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away, but may be expensive
A lot of people are getting rich while still teenagers.
DOOM, Quake, SimCity, Duke Nukem 3D...
Damn! DAMN!!!

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Who Is Better On The Computer?

Jesus and Satan were having an ongoing argument about who was better on the computer. They had been going at it for days, and God was tired of hearing all of the bickering. Finally God said, "Cool it! I am going to set up a test that will run two hours, and I will judge who does the better job."

So Satan and Jesus sat down at the keyboards and typed away. They moused. They did spreadsheets. They wrote reports. They sent faxes. They sent emails. They sent out emails with attachments. They downloaded. They did some genealogy reports. They made cards. They did every known job. But 10 minutes before their time was up, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder clapped, the rain poured, and, of course, the electricity went off.

Satan stared at his blank screen and screamed every curse word known in the underworld. Jesus just sighed. The electricity finally flickered back on, and each of them restarted their computers. Satan started searching frantically and screamed, "It's gone! It's all gone! I lost everything when the power went off!"

Meanwhile, Jesus quietly started printing out all of his files from the past two hours of diligent work. Satan observed this and became irate. "Wait! He cheated! How did he do it?"

God shrugged and said, "Jesus saves."

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How to get a Life !

It's never easy to overcome innate nerdity, a serious Internet addiction, or a hard-core computer gaming habit, but trying usually isn't as painful as kidney stones.

Difficulty Level: Hard
Time Required: Years

Here's How:

Let go of the mouse.

Turn off the computer.

Play a game of solitaire with a real deck of cards.

Eat something other than taco chips.

Fart without recording it and putting it up your Web page.

Get some sleep in bed rather than on your keyboard.

Next time you wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, don't tell everyone on your ICQ list about it.

Open a window without turning your computer back on (yes, it is possible).

Very gradually expose your eyes to increasingly bright light so as to avoid damage or permanent sun blindness.

When you feel prepared for a massive dose of non-CRT radiation, put on welding goggles and go outside.

If you see someone, say "Hi" to them instead of trying to make the modem connect sound.

Visit a friend that you haven't spoken to in years because they don't have an email address.

Have ".com" officially removed from behind your name.

Go on a date with someone you didn't meet in a chat room.

Diskeeper 9 Pro: The Fastest Defragger !

2005-09-16T12:08:00.000-07:00

I was getting too much bored by Windows XP's built-in defragger and tried out Diskeeper instead. This turned out to be too good and very effective. It is highly recommended to all.

Check the awesome features of the Professional Edition.

Window Blinds

2005-09-16T11:59:00.000-07:00

Some of you Windows XP users may have got bored of the old fashioned GUI. So here's a wonderful chance of giving a brand new look to your dessktop and overall shell configuration.

WindowBlinds is here for you !

Here are some images of my desktop......

A relief for WinXP ahem Edition users !

2005-09-10T22:54:00.000-07:00

After Microsoft had launched the Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation thing for its updates, life has been terrible for all *ahem* version users.

Until this happened .......

Microsoft Cracked !

After that life is as smooth as ever !

The Most Efficient System Optimizer !

2005-09-08T17:48:00.000-07:00

Wow ! I feel so thrilled to write about this 'aweware' (my self-given name for an awesome software) ! I had installed Ms Windows XP Pro a couple of days back. But as my ystem configuration is very outdated with a 20 GB Hard Disk and 128 MB RAM with no additional graphic card, this OS didn't live up to my expectations at first. I used WinASO Registry Optimizer (this is also an aweware, but for Win98SE Environment) but it also couldn't help much. It took so long to log in and log out. Even the folders opened so slowly. Everything seemed to be crippled. But now after installing and running the utilities of this aweware everything seems to really 'run'. No one would really know at the first glance whether I have a 256 MB RAM or higher !

This aweware : TuneUp Utilities 2004 is an all-in-one software that provides registry cleaner, system tweaking, system optimizer, RAM optimizer, file shredder and more ! This is like heaven and I never knew WinXP had so many internal effects and settings hidden before installing this aweware.

However, as a word of precaution I must tell you something. I had surfed through scores of software distribution sites and read user reviews. Virtually everyone of them rated this aweware 5 stars. But some of them faced problems when they tried to defrag the registry using this software. I tell you, use WinASO for this, its free and extremely reliable.

Anyway, all of you system-buffs, go ahead and JUMP FOR IT !! Right now I am using the Full Version of this software.

NTFS File System and System Security

2005-09-08T01:10:00.000-07:00

After I installed Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition in my computer, I had been busy exploring this wonderful Operating System. I had lent a book 'Missing Manuals' on XP from my local British Council Library and started studying it. This book turned out to be very handy to comprehend this OS.

I had always stressed on System Security, Disk Management & Optimization. But unfortunately, after formatting my C drive and installing the OS, I found out that I had chosen the FAT32 file system during formatting while the NTFS file system (browse the other webpages in the given link for detailed information) is far more advanced in terms of security and data revovery. So I was a bit depressed....But Google, my dearest friend solved the problem for me.......

Here is the link from Microsoft itself stating the mechanism how to switch over to the NTFS file system, without even reformating the drive. It solved all the problems for me. Now I really feel like an Administrator of my system !

You can also checkout these Microsoft pages :

1. Choosing between NTFS, FAT & FAT32.
2. NTFS Technical Reference.

Great Softwares !

2005-09-06T22:32:00.000-07:00

Today I downloaded some great softwares....

Among them the best were :
1.PowerToys for Windows XP from Microsoft's site (PowerToy Calculator : which generates graphs of functions, Tweak UI and Command Prompt Here).

2.But by far the best was Screen & Print Capture .
I've been searching for this piece of software for the last 2 years and it is a FREEWARE ! It captures active window/whole screen and automatically saves the images in GIF/JPG/BMP etc formats in ur selected folder !

Yesterday night I went to sleep at 4:30 am at night after my Windows 98SE crashed and I installed Windows XP Pro SP2 and all the 30 application softwares that I use ! I'll tell you more about my discoveries in XP later. Till then , ROCK ON !!

My latest downloads....

2005-09-04T09:41:00.000-07:00

I've downloaded two 5 star rated antivirus softwares today. Both of them are freewares.

1. Avast Antivirus : famed for its awesome skins and GUI and also for thorough impenetrable scans. But it gulps some memory while scanning and slows the system down.

2. AntiVir Antivirus : famed for its simplicity and large collection of virus definitions (about 80,000). It hasn't failed a single test yet.

I've also downloaded the Opera browser which claims to be faster than Firefox. But I'm more than satisfied with Firefox. Even I prefer Firefox 1.0.6 more than the Deer Park version.

Tweaking and knowing your Firefox settings....

2005-08-25T11:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some awesome links from where you can have a broad picture to customize/tweak your Firefox and know the details of the about:config settings....

1. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries

2. http://www.tweakguides.com/Firefox_10.html

Tune up your Firefox !

2005-08-23T22:50:00.000-07:00

Hello happy Firefox users !

More reasons for you to be happy ! Try out Firetune.
It has optimized my browsing speed to more than 500%.

Try it. Go on right now !

Sometimes it happens that as Firefox takes up a big share of your RAM, other simultaneous runnig programs jumble up with this on their share of RAM and end up crashing the system. This is called memory leaking.

This is how you fix this “memory leak” problem. It’s not actually a leak, it just doesn’t flush the cache it has:

type about:config into the location bar, press enter, right click any line, choose “new”>”integer”, paste this into the dialogue that appears:

browser.cache.memory.capacity

click okay, specify the amount in kb (about 20000 should do) in the next dialogue that appears, restart firefox.

Happy browsing ;)

System running at the highest speed !

2005-08-23T13:28:00.000-07:00

I downloaded some awesome softwares today. Now my system is running as fast as never before. I have installed almost 40 applications yet the system resources are 88% free.

1. WinASO : Registry Cleaner and registry Defragmenter
2. Folder Protect : Locks an entire folder with files and subfolders.

The security is so high for this appplication that after a locking a folder, even a media file within it cannot be played from a separate application like Windows Media Player !

Again, after a folder/file is locked,
1. It cannot be opened.
2. It cannot be modified.
3. It cannot be deleted.

I wonder what would happen if after locking an important folder the master password is lost ! I hope unistalling the entire application would solve the problem !

Firefox : A better substitute for Internet Explorer

2005-08-21T00:33:00.000-07:00

The Firefox browser -- released this week -- packs security protections and other welcome features that emphasize just how little Microsoft has innovated with its aging Internet Explorer browser in recent years. And how Firefox is a viable alternative right out of the gates.

By Anick Jesdanun,

AP Internet Writer InformationWeek

Web surfing has belonged almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer ever since it buried Netscape's pioneering browser.

That doesn't seem to have bothered the developers of the Mozilla Firefox, a feisty new kid on the block that's worth a serious look.

Officially released this week, Firefox packs security protections and other welcome features that emphasize just how little Microsoft has innovated its aging Microsoft browser in recent years.
True, Microsoft made significant security improvements to IE when it released Service Pack 2 for Windows XP computers in August. But the improvements aren't available for older Windows systems.

Nor does the updated IE offer a versatile search box feeds of frequently visited Web pages or the ability to open windows within windows. More on that later.

The biggest reason to consider Firefox is security.

To its credit, Microsoft is trying hard to address that. But as long as IE commands more than 90 percent of the world's computers, malicious hackers will continue to target it. The very IE features that Web developers love are also exploited by virus and spyware writers.

That's not to say you can't get spyware or other malicious code using Firefox, but risks are greatly reduced.

Firefox also offers protections against phishing -- those e-mail scams that pretend to be legitimate notices from banks and service providers. A few scams did slip through during my test, but I was warned about others.

Still not sold?

Then check out Firefox's non-security features, which in some cases are available on IE only by downloading third-party toolbars or plug-ins, some of which carry a fee:

Search. From a toolbar up top, you have instant access to several search engines and can easily switch among them. You can also customize the browser so that typing ``book'' followed by a title automatically performs a search at amazon.com.

Pop-up blocker. It does the job, while letting you open pop-ups you want.

News feeds. Firefox supports Really Simple Syndication, or RSS, a technology for pulling headlines from news sites and Web journals so you won't have to keep checking them.

Tabbed browsing. Instead of constantly opening new windows to browse, cluttering your Windows taskbar, Firefox lets you open new pages as tabs within a single window. Click on the appropriate tab to switch among the pages.

The latest version of Netscape, which shares much of Firefox's core technology, also has many of these features, and Norwegian browser Opera offers all four _ and more.

But both bundle e-mail and other tools that can get in the way. When viewing a Web page on Opera, for instance, clicking on an e-mail link calls up Opera's own e-mail software _ not Microsoft Outlook, which my company requires me to use.

And did I mention that Firefox is free? Opera costs $39 for an ad-free version.
Despite being a ``1.0'' release, Firefox is mature. And the breeding is good. It's the product of more than a thousand full-time engineers and volunteers and is based on the open-source Mozilla suite, which in turn has its roots in Netscape.

Plus, Firefox is available for Linux and Mac computers as well. I tried the Mac version and found all the major features available right away.

The browser was also available in more than a dozen languages on its first day -- a commendable feat.

Of course, no good product comes without a catch. I ran into trouble with a few Web sites designed specifically for IE, mainly those requiring ActiveX controls or the portion of JavaScript in which Microsoft departs from published standards.

So you can forget about watching movies on CinemaNow or Movielink. You also won't be able to update your Windows operating system relying on Firefox alone (Good thing Microsoft bundles IE with its operating systems).

Plug-ins designed for Netscape or Opera should work with Firefox, but you won't be able to use any of the IE toolbars, including Yahoo's spyware scanner and e-mail checker, or fully take advantage of Google's new desktop search software.

Nevertheless, some companies, including Amazon.com, are starting to adapt their tools for Firefox.

Some Web pages won't display correctly -- among the ones I encountered were spam stats from Postini Inc., stock indices for the Bombay Stock Exchange and one AP internal site.
And Firefox mysteriously froze the first time I checked America Online mail. Closing the browser and restarting it fixed it on two different computers.

As for the RSS feeds, though I was impressed with how easy it was to add feeds for sites that let machines automatically detect them, manually adding feeds was overly complicated. I also found the tools for reading feeds quite clunky and inflexible. Opera has much better RSS tools.

In fact, I see little reason to switch from Opera, unless you'd prefer to drop the e-mail integration. The features are comparable.

As an alternative to IE, Firefox is a strong contender. And for the few sites that don't work with Firefox, you can always launch IE.

Firewalls

2005-08-19T10:19:00.000-07:00

(fīr´wâl) (n.)

A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets. All messages entering or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall, which examines each message and blocks those that do not meet the specified security criteria.

There are several types of firewall techniques:

Packet filter: Looks at each packet entering or leaving the network and accepts or rejects it based on user-defined rules. Packet filtering is fairly effective and transparent to users, but it is difficult to configure. In addition, it is susceptible to IP spoofing.

Application gateway: Applies security mechanisms to specific applications, such as FTP and Telnet servers. This is very effective, but can impose a performance degradation.

Circuit-level gateway: Applies security mechanisms when a TCP or UDP connection is established. Once the connection has been made, packets can flow between the hosts without further checking.

Proxy server: Intercepts all messages entering and leaving the network. The proxy server effectively hides the true network addresses.

In practice, many firewalls use two or more of these techniques in concert.

A firewall is considered a first line of defense in protecting private information. For greater security, data can be encrypted.

-----------------from webopedia.com----------------------

I've found some legally free (for personal use only) Firewalls which promise security :

1. Jetico Personal Firewall

2. Sygate Personal Firewall Version 5.6

Upgrading to Windows XP from Windows 98 SE

2005-08-19T06:49:00.000-07:00

I have been downloading dozens of new softwares over the last month since we got the broadband connection. Some of these softwares after being downloaded, unfortunately said that they require a higher version of Operating System. Moreover, XP has that 'glam-factor' associated with it. So, I've been considering to upgrade to Windows XP the next time I format my hard disk.

Here is a brief comparison between Windows 98 and WIndows XP :

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/featurecomp.mspx

Weekly Tasks

2005-08-19T01:57:00.000-07:00

1. Full System Defragmentation
2. Full System Thorough Scan using Scandisk
3. Full System AVG Antivirus Scan
4. Full System SpyBot Scan
5. Full Registry Scan using WinASO
6. Full Registry Defragmentation using WinASO Defragmenter

SpyBot Rocks !

2005-08-19T01:25:00.000-07:00

Now that I've tried out all the above by installing them, I hereby conclude that SpyBot ROCKS !!

It has cleaned my computer and even accelerated the system to almost double and you wont believe that I downloaded files @ 25KBps at a constant rate, whereas it never happened to stay constant at greater than 8 ever before !!

So, dont hesitate and immediately install SpyBot ! It also has exciting skins !!

Viruses, Adwares and Spywares : Removal Softwares

2005-08-19T00:30:00.000-07:00

Till now, I've been very satisfied with Norton 2005 Antivirus. But due to some reasons I had to uninstall it. Norton used to take care of all spywares, adwares and viruses. But now that I have installed AVG Antivirus Free Edition 7, I had to download specialists for adwares and spywares.

After rummaging (Google-ing) through the internet, I came upon some softwares which claimed to be high rated for their functions :

1. Spyware Blaster : Freeware with no limitations
2. Spyware Doctor : Freeware minus the real time guard (ad+spy)
3. Lavasoft AdAware : Freeware minus the real time guard
4. SpyBot : Freeware with no limitations (ad+spy)

users have given high ratings to Spybot and Spyware Doctor.
Lavasoft weighs too much on the resources.
Spyware Blaster seems to be good.

For more details and rankings, consult Spyware Center.

p2p clients : Heaven for download freaks !

2005-08-17T09:37:00.000-07:00

p2p (short for peer-to-peer) networks are really heaven for download freaks like me.

you can download files ranging from ebooks, music,cinemas,softwares (legal and illegal) ,etc etc etc

some of the best p2p hosts are :

1. i-Mesh
2. Limewire
3. Morpheus etc

I personally prefer i-Mesh and then Limewire.

But you always have to be very careful about viruses. 5 out of 10 files contain viruses. So before running them you MUST scan them with a powerful antivirus. Most of these viruses are very fatal and can even incus physcal damages to your hard drive.

Some more to be careful about .....

2005-08-14T06:57:00.000-07:00

I had saved almost 100 hot site links from various aspects last time. But I forgot to save the Favourites folder and so I am at a complete loss now......I have to be more careful in the future.

I have to learn more about p2p servers, (eg. Limewire).

One of the good freeware download sites is Top Downloads.

Handling Registry Files

2005-08-09T08:19:00.000-07:00

There are a lot of registry cleaner freeware available on the net. I came across a program called Registryseeker, which detected 250 errors in my registry files and I decided to 'fis' them and some of the registry files got deleted. After that every other program started saying that this DLL file is missing and that DLL file is missing.

At the end, I decided to format the drive and re-install all the softwares. It took 6 hours to do so. Enough of time wasting.

So, in the future I'll have to be careful about deleting registry files.

Moreover, I decided to keep Norton Antivirus 2005 in my system's guard (though it takes up much of my system's resources and makes it almost miserably slow) as I've more faith on it than AVG Antivirus, which runs fast but seems to neglect adwares and worms. After all slow but steady wins the race !

Best software download websites

2005-08-08T11:13:00.000-07:00

Download.com

Tom Download

Free Downloads Centre

Software Vault

Freeware Files

Snap Files

High preference programs

2005-08-04T01:07:00.000-07:00

It has happened a number of times that I had to format the C drive to fix some fatal problems.
After installing the OS (Win98SE) from D drive I have to install some programs for almost daily use. Here is the complete list below :

1. Adobe Acrobat Reader
2. LAN driver
3. Motherboard driver
4. Nero Express
5. MsOffice XP
6. Feedreader
7. Freshdevices (3 separate programs)
8. AVG Antivirus / Norton 2005 Antivirus
9. Hello
10. MS Reader
11. MS Visual Basic (for my sister)
12. Picasa 2
13. Sify Broadband
14. Webshots
15. Windows Media Player 9
16. Winzip 8
17. Borland Turbo C++ compiler
18. InCD for CD-RW
19. Samsung DVD Player
20. Modem driver (though unnecessary now)

Acknowledgements !

2005-08-04T00:56:00.000-07:00

First things first.

All these wouldn't have been possible without the intiative taken by Tilak Ghosh, who had provided my life's first computer and its sevral accessories. Recently, he has my computer connected to the internet through cable, which makes everything wonderful and perfect.

Thank you so much.

Announcing the Grand Opening !

2005-08-04T00:42:00.000-07:00

I am glad to announce the opening of this blog : Cyber World.

However, the information in this blog shall be highly technical and mostly for my own use, research and learning. But public are also welcome to view this.

Vivek Panda