How to Remove all drives from Your Computer

If you got a hold of your friend’s computer and you want to scare him, this is a great tip for you. With a bit of Registry manipulation we can easily make drives (Floopy, harddisks, …) invisible;

1. Select Start , then Run, Start->Run

2.In Run option type regedit

3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft->Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Policies-> Explorer

4. In Explorer folder create Dword Value, right click – > new -> DWORD Value, set name for example NoDrive, then modify value in 3FFFFFF

Click OK, after this drives in My Computer will become invisible  If you want to make drives visible again, just delete DWORD Value.

*When working in the Registry Editor, be very careful, because any error can cause problems in the functioning of the operating system!!!

What Is Date Cracker 2000 And How To Use It

*This post is to be used for educational purposes only

Data Cracker 2000 is an application which can easily remove the date protection(i.e. trail protection) from many software. It is very useful for shareware or trial versions of software which expire after a specific date. When you crack the software with Date Cracker 2000, the software will always show something like “There are 90 days remaining in your trial period” and the software will actually last forever :). Some programs have good protection and it isn’t possible to remove their date protection . Date Cracker->

How to use Date Cracker? It is very simple.Just follow these instructions:

1. Download Date Cracker from this link and install it

2. When you open Date cracker you will see on the right side Add button , click it

3. NOw a window will appear where you must type the Program Description ( for example Folder Lock 6), as shown below

4. In Simulated Run Date type the expiration date, like 25. 11.  2009 ;

5. On the bottom of Date Cracker window , you will see … , click it , and choose executable files as shown below

6. Click Run , that is it !

Free Sound Editing Software

You can make use of sound editing software to cut, copy, paste and manipulate audio files such as MP3, AAC, WMA, etc. It can help in getting rid of unwanted sounds from audio files. You can also convert audio files into desired formats. Moreover, you can use it to enhance the sound quality of the audio files by adding various sound effects. If you perform a research on the web, you can come across various paid and free sound editing software. It becomes tad too difficult to find out which ones are reliable and good enough to provide you with the best sound editing capabilities.
Here are five free sound editing software that you can use without any restrictions:

1. Audacity
   Audacity is a very popular open source sound editing application. You can use it record live audio. You can use it to edit various audio formats and even cut, copy and mix them together. You can convert analog audio files into digital files. You can add various sound effects such as echo, phaser, reverse to the audio files. You can also enhance the audio quality through equalization, bass boost effect and normalize effects.| Download Audacity
   Platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux
2. Wavosaur
   Wavosaur is free audio editor software that can be used to edit audio files. You can use it to batch convert audio files to desired formats. You do not have to install the application to use it. It does not add any information to the Windows registry. It can amplify the effects of the audio files. If supports VST plugins, multichannel wav files. Download Wavosaur
   Platforms: Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7)
3. WavePad
   WavePad Sound Editor is very user-friendly sound editor software that is available for free and has got plenty of features. It supports a wide range of audio formats. You can use it modify and manipulate all kinds of audio files. You can plenty of effects to the audio files such as normalize, amplify, equalizer, reverb, etc. The batch processing feature allows you to add sound effects to numerous audio files at one time. Download Wavepad
   Platforms: Windows and Mac
4. DJ Audio Editor
   DJ Audio Editor is mp3 editing software with an intuitive interface. Even if you do not know much about sound editing, you can easily make use of it to manipulate audio files and add effects to it. It only supports mp3 files and has limited functions. It is a very light application and works very efficiently. It is a very good application if you are looking to make mp3 ringtones from the songs that present on your PC. Download DJ Audio Editor
   Platform: Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7)
5. Power Sound Editor Free
   Power sound editor free has got plenty of audio editing functionalities. You can edit large selection audio formats as well as add sound enhancing effects to it. You can also use it to remove disturbances through features like voice breath reduction. The free version lets you save the edited audio files in wav format. The deluxe version of this software brings to you plenty of unsurpassed audio editing features. Download Power Sound Editor Free
   Platform: Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7)

How To Tell If Someone Has Blocked You From Skype

In this post I will show you simple way to know if someone has blocked you from skype. Just follow steps below.

1) Go to http://www.amiblocked.com/ and simply filling out the top of the page.
2 ) Type the screenname, and simply click submit
3) The page will then tell you if your contact is Online or Offline, and you can figure out if they blocked you or not.

How To Block A Website

If you have children and you’ve caught them how use certain site content such as porn and gambling. You don´t have to turn off the internet . Just block certain website and prevent your children. I will show you a few of methods how to do it
1. Block website in all web browsers
Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc , find file hosts and open that file with notepad

In notepad file find 127.0.0.1 localhost and below add something like 127.0.0.1 blockedsitename.com and 127.0.0.1 http://www.blockedsitename.com . My blocked sites looks like this

Then select File and click Save or press Ctrl+S

After this will be blocked certain website in all web browsers.
2.Block a website using internet explorer
Open Internet Explorer and click Tools , then click Internet Options

When Internet options window appear select Privacy tab

Click on Sites, in Address of website field type website addresses that would you like to block and click Block

Click OK and restart internet explorer. After this will be blocked certain website only in Internet Explorer
3. KidZui – Web Browser for children
This browser have lot of funny effects and the browser is designed exactly for children.
KidZui can display only those pages that the community is approved.

How To Download Youtube Videos

Here is the easiest way to download youtube videos without any software or plugin, just add this at the begin (after www) of the link: kick. Somewhat like this;

This is normal youtube link, you must add kick after www

When kickyoutube site appear choose video format (supports FLV, MP4, AVI, WMV, 3GP, IPHONE, PSP, 3GP, MP3, OGG and GIF) and click GO button.

Become Secure Online

Privacy has become something very important to people using Internet these days. The more we do online, the more trails we leave behind. There are lots of private companies tracking every movement, keystrokes, websites you visit and the people you communicate with online. These companies often sell this information to law enforcement agencies or the government for legal affairs. Day by day more sophisticated tools and methods are being discovered to track your activities and the entire scenario has become very sophisticated. So it is very important for one to keep his privacy and stop third-parties from intruding into their activities. In this article, we will learn about various methods by which you can become secure online and mask your activities that you do not want the world to know.
The three types of methods we will use to make ourselves secure online are:

• TOR
• Proxies
• VPN

TOR

Tor, short form of The Onion Router is a system that offers you anonymity online. TOR clients  redirects all your internet traffic through a network of computers concealing your actual location and preventing any tracking. The TOR bundle comes with a firefox that’s integrated to the TOR network and a GUI named Vidalia is used to use the TOR network. Here is how Vidalia looks like:

So before we start, let’s see how the TOR network works. Here are some pictures from the official website which will help you get started.

So whenever you try to contact to Dave, instead of directly contacting him, TOR first sends your transaction through a number of networks so no single point can track back to your location. So packets from your network take a random route through the network and reach the destination.


So once a route has been established, all kinds of data can be sent and received over the TOR network. And after a fixed amount of time, TOR changes the route through which you connect randomly which makes it very hard to trace back to you.


Tor is good, but it can’t completely secure you and your activity. While it protects the transported data, experts can use statistical analysis and get your circuit route and find out your location.             Official Website: http://www.torproject.org
Download TOR Bundle: http://www.torproject.org.in/download/download-easy.html.en

PROXIES

A proxy or a proxy server is a computer system or application that acts as an intermediary between you and your client server or application. So you want to access a target, you connect to the proxy, the proxy connects to the target, then it gets back the relevant information to you.

So a proxy can be used to keep you anonymous, or to bypass IP restrictions, security/parental controls, or to get around regional restrictions. A proxy server appears as an IP address which you have to configure on your web browser to use it. When you do that, your original IP will be masked by the proxy and you will be anonymous.
190.96.64.234 – This is how a proxy looks like. All proxies are from a particular location or country so using a proxy near to your target server might help faster browsing too! If you’re on Firefox, you can set a proxy by going to Firefox Options > Advanced > Network > Connection Settings > Manual Proxy Settings.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

A VPN or Virtual Private Network is a remote server in an offsite location that tunnels all your data and information through their secured servers by encrypting them thereby making your connection secure. Most of the VPN’s use 128 bit SSL encryption or 256 bit SSL encryption. More the bit count, better the encryption. VPN helps you hide your real IP and spoofs your location to any programs or clients trying to track you. So suppose you’re from USA and needs to access a website that’s for Russia only, I could use a VPN located in Russia that masks my IP as a Russian one and thereby access the website.

Another matter of concern while using a VPN is logs. Almost all of the VPN providers keep logs as a security measure. This is done so that if they ever want to check up a user’s activity, they could refer to the logs. So federal agents or the government could contact the VPN providers and get your activity. Hence if you are really concerned about your security, you should purchase a VPN that do not keep logs. When you purchase a VPN, make sure you choose one which is closer to you since it will make your Internet experience smooth and won’t cause any lag or slowness.
There are lots of free VPN’s available but they’re not recommended since most of them come with lots of ads, adwares and slow connection. Most of them keep logs which mean you’re not really secure and the connection won’t be having a good encryption rate. So it is always recommended you get a paid VPN. But I’ll include some good free and paid VPN’s to help you out.

Free VPN

• HotSpotShield – http://www.hotspotshield.com
• VPNBook – http://www.vpnbook.com
• ProXPN – http://www.proxpn.com
• AnchorFree – http://www.anchorfree.com

Paid VPN

• nVPN – http://www.nvpn.net
• MicroVPN – http://www.microvpn.com
• InterVPN – http://www.intervpn.com
• VPNTraffic – http://www.vpntraffic.om

CONCLUSION

So that’s it. I’ve discussed some main methods by which you can be secure online. But always remember, you’re never 100% safe. If the federals or others want to track you, they can still do it no matter what measures you’re using to prevent it. These methods will work, but only up to a limit. The rest is up to you to use your intuition to keep yourself safe.

How To Back Up Bookmarks In Firefox

You probably sometimes lost important data on your computer and then when they are lost, you say Damn…. I wish back up my data. It¨s always good to have a back up of data especially the bookmarks in Firefox. .Backing up your bookmarks is very simple. Here is a quick tutorial to help you out.

1) Launch Mozilla Firefox

2)Go to Bookmarks tab and click on Organize Bookmarks…

3) When Libary appear click on Backup under Import and Backup tab.

4) Save you backup. The file will contain all your bookmarks and will be an . JSON file.

5)When you need to restore your backup navigate to Import and Backup-> Restore -> Choose File… Choose your backup file saved as .json and your bookmarks will be restored.