How to log on to your Windows XP-based computer if you forget your password or if your password expires

Method 1: Use a password reset disk
Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional
1. Restart the computer.
2. On the Windows XP logon screen, click the user name that you want to use, and then press ENTER.

Note You receive the following error message:
Did you forget your password? You can click the “?” button to see your password hint. Or you can use your password reset disk. Please type your password again. Be sure to use the correct uppercase and lowercase letters.
3. Click Use your password reset disk.
4. In the Password Reset Wizard dialog box, click Next.
5. Insert the password reset disc into the CD drive, and then click Next.
6. Type a new password in the Type a new password box, and then type the password again in the Type the password again to confirm box.
7. In the Type a new password hint box, type a hint for the password, and then click Next.
8. Click Finish, and then try to log on to Windows XP again.
Windows XP Professional in a domain
1. Restart the computer.
2. In the Welcome to Windows dialog box, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE.
3. In the Log On to Windows dialog box, click OK.
4. In the Logon Failed dialog box, click Reset, and then click Next.
5. Insert the password reset disc into the CD drive, and then click Next.
6. Type a new password in the Type a new password box, and then type the password again in the Type the password again to confirm box.
7. In the Type a new password hint box, type a hint for the password, and then click Next.
8. Click Finish, and then try to log on to Windows XP again.


Method 2: Log on as an administrator to reset the password
Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional
1. Log on as an administrator.
a. Restart the computer.
b. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE two times, and then type the name of the administrator user account.
c. In the Password box, type the administrator password, and then click OK.

Note If the administrator password is set to a blank password, do not type a password before you click OK.
2. Reset the password.
a. Click Start, click Run, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK.
b. Click the name of the user account that you want to reset the password for, and then click Reset Password.
c. Type a new password in the New password box, and then type the password again in the Confirm new password box, and then click OK.
d. Restart the computer, and then try to log on to Windows XP again.
Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional in a workgroup
1. Log on as an administrator.
a. Restart the computer, and then after the Power On Self Test (POST), press the F8 key.
b. On the Windows Advanced Options menu, use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode, and then press ENTER.
c. Select Microsoft Windows XP edition, and then press ENTER.

Note In this step, edition represents the correct Windows edition.
d. On the To begin, click your user name screen, click Administrator, and then type the administrator password.
e. Press ENTER, and then click Yes.
2. Reset the password.
a. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
b. Click User Accounts, and then click the name of the user account that you want to reset the password for.
c. Click Change the Password, and then type a new password.
Note If you do not want to use a password, click Remove password, and then continue to step "e."
d. Click Change Password.
e. Restart the computer, and then try to log on to Windows XP again.
Windows XP Professional in a domain
1. Log on as an administrator.
a. In the Welcome to Windows dialog box, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then type the name of the administrator user account.
b. In the Password box, type the administrator password, and then click OK.

Note If the administrator password is set to a blank password, do not type a password before you click OK.
2. Reset the password.
a. Click Start, click Run, type compmgmt.msc, and then click OK.
b. In the Computer Management (Local) dialog box, expand Local Users and Groups.
c. Click the Users folder, and then right-click the user account that you want to reset the password for.
d. Click Set Password, and then click Proceed.
e. Type a new password in the New password box, type the password again in the Confirm password box, and then click OK two times.
f. Restart the computer, and then try to log into Windows XP again.

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How to Remove Linux Boot Loader From Startup After Deleting Linux Partition on a Dual-Boot System?

If you have a dual-boot system with Linux and Windows, then you probably know that when you start your system first Linux boot loader appears showing Linux as well as Windows boot entries and if you select Windows from the list, it starts Windows.

Suppose a situation when you want to remove Linux from your system and want to use only Windows, then how will you do it?

Many times people delete the partitions having Linux installed from “Disk Manager” but it doesnt remove Linux completely. The Linux boot loader still appears at startup but since you deleted Linux partitions, the boot loader gets corrupted and your system becomes unusable.

So if you are also facing this problem or you faced this problem in past and could not get a working solution, then read this tutorial and you can follow it if you find yourself in a similar situation.

This tutorial will help you in completely removing Linux from a dual-boot system:

1. First you’ll need to boot using Windows setup CD. You can use Windows 98 Setup CD or Windows 2000, XP, 2003 CD or Windows Vista, Server 2008 DVD.

A. Using Windows 98 CD:

Boot into Command Prompt and provide following command:

fdisk /MBR

Now exit from command prompt by typing Exit and press Enter.

B. Using Windows 2000, XP, 2003 CD:

Enter into “Recovery Console” by pressing “R“, select your Windows installation and enter administrator password. Now provide following command:

fixmbr

Press “Y” to confirm and type Exit to exit from recovery console.

C. Using Windows Vista, Server 2008 DVD:

Boot using setup DVD and click on “Repair Computer” link, then click on “Command Prompt”. Now navigate to your DVD drive using CD command and at last provide following command:

bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr

Exit from Command prompt and restart your system.

Thanks to Ramesh Kumar (Fellow MVP) to provide this trick.

2. The above commands will remove the Linux boot loader from startup and you’ll be able to directly boot into Windows.

3. If you have not deleted Linux partitions, then you can delete them using “Disk Manager” tool in Windows.

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Download Windows Home Server Home Computer Restore CD

Microsoft has released the official “Windows Home Server Restore CD” which might come very useful while troubleshooting your Home Server PC.You can download the file from link

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Email for Everyone !

Yahoo! in association with Zimbra has launched a new e-mail desktop client “Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop“. Zimbra Desktop is an Open source e-mail client which uses Web 2.0 Ajax technology. It can also work offline so you can write e-mail anywhere.

You can access Zimbra Mail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, Outlook or any other work or personal email account using POP or IMAP in Zimbra Desktop.

Its advanced web technoloy adds Conversation Views and Message Tags to automatically highlight important emails in all your email accounts. The visual Search Builder makes it easy to quickly find important pictures, documents or messages from people you care about.

Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop also manages your Contacts and has a Calendar, Document editor, Task list and Briefcase for storing all your attachments.

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Adobe Photoshop Express: Free Online Version of Adobe Photoshop

The maker of the popular photo-editing software Photoshop today launched a basic version available for free online.

While Photoshop is designed for trained professionals, Adobe says Photoshop Express, which it launched in a ”beta” test version, is easier to learn. User comments will be taken into account for future upgrades.

Photoshop Express will be completely Web-based so consumers can use it with any type of computer, operating system and browser. And, once they register, users can get to their accounts from different computers.

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Hacking System Properties Dialog Box in Windows XP

In this tutorial, I’ll describe how to change the first tab “General” in System Properties dialog box. Following is a screenshot of the dialog box which will you get after following this hack:

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Keyboard shortcuts for Windows

Windows system key combinations
• F1: Help
• CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
• ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
• ALT+F4: Quit program
• SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently


Windows program key combinations
• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+V: Paste
• CTRL+Z: Undo
• CTRL+B: Bold
• CTRL+U: Underline
• CTRL+I: Italic


Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects
• SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
• SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
• ALT+double click: Displays properties
• SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin


General keyboard-only commands
• F1: Starts Windows Help
• F10: Activates menu bar options
• SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
• CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
• CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
• ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
• ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
• SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
• ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
• ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
• CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
• ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
• ALT+F4: Closes the current window
• CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
• ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)


Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
For a selected object:
• F2: Rename object
• F3: Find all files
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+V: Paste
• SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
• ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To copy a file
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To create a shortcut
Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.


General folder/shortcut control
• F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
• F5: Refreshes the current window.
• F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
• CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
• CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
• CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
• BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
• SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders


Windows Explorer tree control
• Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
• Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
• Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
• RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
• LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent


Properties control
• CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs

Back to the top
Accessibility shortcuts
• Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
• Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
• Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
• Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
• Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off


Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys
• Windows Logo: Start menu
• Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
• Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
• SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
• Windows Logo+F1: Help
• Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
• Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
• Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
• CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
• Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
• Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
• Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item


Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed
• Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows
• Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager
• Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel
• Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard
• Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
• Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
• Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
• Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
• Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off


Dialog box keyboard commands
• TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
• SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
• SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
• ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
• ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
• ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

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Windows System Properties - Add Custom Manufacturer Properties

This tip lets you include company and support information on the System Properties page in Control Panel. This is especially useful if you run a computer store and want your customers to be reminded where they bought their PC and where to get technical support.

To add the manufacturer and support information you need to create two new files in the Windows system directly, normally "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" for Windows 95, 98 and Me and "C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32" for Windows NT and 2000.

The first file is a text file called "OEMINFO.INI". To create the file open notepad and copy the template below, make any changes and save the file in the System directory.

OEMINFO.INI Template

[General]
Manufacturer=Your Company, Inc.
Model=Your Computer Model
SupportURL=http://your.support.site/
LocalFile=c:\your\local\support\file.htm

[Support Information]
Line1=first line
Line2=second line
Line3=third line
Line4=fourth line
...
LineN=nth line
; Create as many lines as you need by incrementing the Line number

The other file you need to create is a logo file. This is a standard Windows bitmap file (172 x 172 pixels), saved as "OEMLOGO.BMP" in the Windows System directory.

Once you have created both these files open System Properties from Control Panel and your company information and logo will be displayed. The details you entered in the [Support Information] section will show up when you click on the Support Information button.

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The South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 4

The South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) project is the fourth project in the SEA-ME-WE series. On 27th March 2004, a consortium of 16 international telecommunications companies signed construction and maintenance agreements for the new optical fibre submarine cable system linking South East Asia to Europe via the Indian Sub-Continent and Middle East with Terminal Stations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Tunisia, Algeria and France. The contract is being awarded jointly to Alcatel Submarine Networks, France and Fujitsu Ltd., Japan and the estimated project cost is of the order of US$ 500 million.

The total length of the SEA-ME-WE 4 submarine cable system will span approximately 20,000 km which consists of the main backbone across the Eastern and Western worlds plus the extension links in various countries. The system is amongst the most economical cable systems in the region and will be built with state-of-the-art Terabit DWDM technology to achieve ultra fast terabit per second connectivity. The project will support telephone, internet, multimedia and various broadband data applications.

Currently, the SEA-ME-WE 3 cable system is fully functional and will continue to be operational during its expected lifespan. This cable will also support SEA-ME-WE 4 for restoration and vice versa. The target commissioning date for the SEA-ME-WE 4 project is set in the 3rd quarter 2005 and once the cable is fully operation, phased activations of capacity to meet growing bandwidth demand have been anticipated. A SEA-ME-WE 4 Management Committee has been set up to make decisions on issues concerning the project, such as whether it will be possible for new countries to be linked to the project in the future. The organization structure of the Management Committee is shown below.

The SEA-ME-WE 4 submarine cable will benefit hundreds of millions of people communicating along the route between Singapore, France and beyond. The construction of this cable system is testimony to the growing demand for high capacity broadband links that are essential in today’s world of high speed international connectivity and online business. Many developing markets are expected to see strong growth in the short term as efforts are made to improve and expand the broadband technology infrastructure.

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Disable and Stop Restart or Reboot After Installing Windows Update

Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates is a component for Windows XP and Vista that can schedule and automatically download and install important security updates from Microsoft in background without using the browser. The updates are marked by Microsoft as high-priority updates, and most of the updates fix security holes identified with Microsoft software.

This feature can be very useful for any Windows users but it can be terrifying as well. Here’s an example. Let’s say you are working on a document on your computer and you have to leave the office for a few hours to meet a client. You think that since you will be coming back to office to continue working on the document, you just leave it open. But when you get back, you find that your computer has been rebooted and all your work is gone! It is not because of bad RAM or power sag that cause the automatic restart but it’s Automatic Updates! Here’s why…

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Toilet Signs Across the World

Male and females are represented differently all across the world. One of the proofs for this statement is the diverse representations of toilet signs in different corners of the globe. While some tried to make the signs as obvious as they can get, others went out of their way to be creative. Here are some of the wackiest, funniest or oddest men and women toilet signs.

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New Redesign of iGoogle

I noticed earlier today that iGoogle has gone through another slight redesign. Maybe you could consider it a little bit more than a slight redesign though since some of the basic navigation has been switched around.

As you can see from the image above, the navigation and links are now listed in a sidebar on the left-hand side of the page, with each component on the page listed below each page name. Quite a bit different from how the original tabs were displayed at the top of the page as shown .
I like the new layout though. Not really sure why, maybe it’s just because happy with the almost expected sidebar navigation with most sites.

What do you think? Like the new changes or not?

Uncover yourself a new homepage at:
www.igoogle.com

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Drowning in Email? Find People, Email & Attachments Instantly:

Xobni is the Outlook plug-in that helps you organize your flooded inbox.

I’ve written about Xobni, the 3rd party Outlook search plug-in, a few different times on the this here website (here, here, and here). They’ve now released version 1.4 and have addressed some speed issues that a number of people mentioned in comments on my post.

The other nice thing they’ve added is the ability to immediately show LinkedIn profile information for anyone you receive an e-mail from. VERY NICE! I’ve already used it to connect with a few more people on the LinkedIn site that I didn’t realize were users.

One more feature worth mentioning is that you can now specifically tell Xobni what folders and files to keep under review for searching purposes later.

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Ubuntu:Edgy/TipsAndTricks

Contents

* 1 How to enable lame for FFMPEG (needed to encode FLV with sound)
* 2 How to enable smooth fonts
* 3 How to restart GNOME without rebooting computer
* 4 How to turn on Num Lock on GNOME startup
* 5 How to remap the Caps Lock key as another Control key
o 5.1 In the Console
o 5.2 In X Windows
* 6 How to run programs on startup when login into GNOME
* 7 How to speed-up your Ubuntu box
* 8 How to switch to Console mode in GNOME
* 9 How to disable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace from restarting X in GNOME and KDE 3.5.x
* 10 How to enable Ctrl+Alt+Del to open System Monitor in GNOME
* 11 How to refresh GNOME desktop
* 12 How to refresh GNOME panel
* 13 How to enable autosave in Gedit and disable creation of some_file~ files
* 14 How to show all hidden files/folders in Nautilus
* 15 How to browse files/folders as root user in Nautilus
* 16 How to install a "View in Terminal" Menu for Nautilus
* 17 How to change default file type "Open with" program
* 18 How to change preferred email client to Mozilla Thunderbird
* 19 How to open files as root user via right click
* 20 How to disable beep sound in Terminal mode
* 21 How to handle mms protocol in Mozilla Firefox
* 22 How to handle rtsp (realmedia) protocol in Mozilla Firefox
* 23 How to load Web site faster in Mozilla Firefox
* 24 How to disable beep sound for link find function in Mozilla Firefox
* 25 How to apt-get the easy way (Synaptic)
* 26 What packages do the extra repositories provide
* 27 How to install/uninstall .deb files
* 28 How to find out which version of a package I have installed
* 29 How to convert .rpm files to .deb files
* 30 How to compile .deb files from source
* 31 How to rename all files in directory at once
* 32 How to manipulate all image files in directory at once
* 33 How to set System-wide Environment Variables
* 34 How to save "man" outputs into files
* 35 How to hide GRUB menu on boot-up
* 36 How to change the timeout seconds for GRUB menu on boot-up
* 37 How to change default Operating System boot-up for GRUB menu
* 38 How to display Splash Image for GRUB menu on boot-up
* 39 How to convert Wallpaper to Splash Image for GRUB menu
* 40 How to display only one kernel on GRUB menu
* 41 How to force GDM to system beep when login screen ready
* 42 How to temporary skip boot-up services
* 43 Clean up Ubuntu GNU/Linux System
* 44 How to permanently disable/enable boot-up services
* 45 How to clean /tmp/ folder contents on shutdown
* 46 How to scroll up and down to view previous outputs in Console mode
* 47 How to find out which version of Ubuntu I am using
* 48 How to set up (automatic) background/wallpaper-changer application for GNOME
* 49 How to set up automatic background change (KDE)
* 50 How to add keyboard layouts for other languages
* 51 How to add keyboard layouts toggle for other languages (Xfce)
* 52 How to add the Keyboard (Layout) Indicator applet
* 53 How to type extended characters
* 54 How to set the Compose key to type special characters
* 55 How to install ubuntu-title font used in Ubuntu logo
* 56 How to associate Adobe Reader with files in Nautilus
* 57 How to print from Adobe Reader
* 58 How to pull apart and combine pdf files
* 59 How to remove jedit when Synaptic package manager fails after install
* 60 How to compile a kernel the Ubuntu Way
* 61 System requests (What to do if your system is unresponsive)
* 62 How to add locales to Ubuntu the command line way
* 63 How to set default Terminal App window size
* 64 Using VI editor
* 65 How to play DVD's
* 66 How to install Gmail Notifier alternative (CheckGmail)
* 67 How to emulate Mac OS X Spotlight (Deskbar)
* 68 How to make Ubuntu look like Mac OS X
* 69 How to remove temporary files on shutdown
* 70 How to tile windows in gnome
* 71 Backup Ubuntu System
o 71.1 Sbackup
o 71.2 Dar and Kdar

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Gmail is now FREE to sign up without invitation

Actually I heard about this news like weeks ago but when I tried to sign up, it still ask me for my mobile number. But I checked today again and found out that invitation is no longer needed. So everyone can sign up for Gmail without asking for invitation! Hooray!

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AP Microsoft backs Icahn's bid to oust Yahoo board

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to dump Yahoo Inc.'s board, saying Monday that a successful shareholder rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its bid to buy Yahoo's Internet search engine or possibly the entire company.

The unexpected endorsement gives Icahn a carrot to dangle before Yahoo shareholders as he wages an acrimonious campaign to replace Yahoo's nine directors at the company's annual meeting Aug. 1.

It marks the first time that Microsoft has publicly sided with Icahn since the billionaire investor launched his attempted coup nearly eight weeks ago.

The two sides decided they could work together after Icahn held "frequent" discussions with Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer and some of his top lieutenants during the past week, according to a letter that Icahn sent Monday to Yahoo shareholders.

Industry analysts said Icahn now has more credibility with Yahoo shareholders because he has been arguing that a purge of Yahoo's board is the only way to salvage a deal with Microsoft.

"This breathes new life into Icahn's proposal," said Stanford Group analyst Clayton Moran. "It really pushes the power to Icahn and his board (nominees)."

The prospect that a changing of the guard at Yahoo might pave the way to a friendly deal with Microsoft lifted Yahoo shares $2.56, or 12 percent, to finish Monday at $23.91.

Echoing previous remarks in its battle with Icahn, Yahoo questioned Microsoft's interest in buying the entire company.

"If Microsoft and Mr. Ballmer really want to purchase Yahoo, we again invite them to make a proposal immediately," Yahoo said.

But Icahn said Microsoft doesn't want to risk making a bid under Yahoo's current regime, because the software maker fears Yahoo's management would make more poor decisions during an antitrust review that would take at least nine months.

"If the current board and management team of Yahoo mismanage the company (and their recent track record is far from reassuring), Microsoft would be putting its money at risk and a great deal could be lost," Icahn wrote in his letter to shareholders.

Microsoft's willingness to work with Icahn undermines one of Yahoo's chief arguments for re-electing its board.

Yahoo has maintained that it would be foolhardy to back Icahn's slate of alternate nominees because Icahn had no concrete ideas besides selling the company to Microsoft — something that Yahoo has been depicting as a pipe dream since Microsoft withdrew a $47.5 billion offer in early May.

Microsoft reinforced that perception by refusing to revive its bid last month even after Yahoo's board signaled its willingness to accept the earlier offer.

With Microsoft in Icahn's corner, "the dynamic has changed," Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Jeffrey Lindsay said. "There is now a rationale for voting for Icahn's board because there now seems to be a real possibility for a deal again."

Monday's turn of events amplifies the pressure on Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang, whose handling of the earlier negotiations with Microsoft infuriated many shareholders.

Yahoo's stock price had plunged by more than 30 percent to fall below $20 during Yang's first six months as CEO. Then, in January, Microsoft raised hopes for a quick windfall with its unsolicited takeover bid, only to be repeatedly rebuffed.

If he seizes control of the board, Icahn has promised to fire the 39-year-old Yang as CEO and replace him with a more seasoned leader.

Yang has been meeting with Yahoo's major stockholders during the past week, hoping to persuade them to give him a chance to prove the Sunnyvale-based company is worth more than the $33 per share that Microsoft previously offered.

Ballmer withdrew that bid after Yang sought $37 per share — a height the stock hasn't reached in 2 1/2 years.

In its Monday statement, Microsoft didn't mention how much it thinks Yahoo is worth now.

Industry analysts estimated Microsoft would likely pay anywhere from $28 to $33 per share if it takes another stab at swallowing Yahoo whole.

"Microsoft is still asking Yahoo shareholders to make a big decision with incomplete information," said Standard & Poor's Internet analyst Scott Kessler. "I could still see a scenario where the Yahoo board is replaced and Microsoft comes in with a bid that is lower than people want. Then what do you do?"

Microsoft more recently has been trying to pry away Yahoo's search engine for $1 billion, plus an additional $8 billion investment for a 16 percent stake in Yahoo's remaining operations.

Yahoo instead opted for an online advertising partnership with rival Google Inc. that is supposed to boost its annual revenue by $800 million. That alliance faces an antitrust review by the U.S. Justice Department because Google and Yahoo combined control more than 80 percent of the U.S. search advertising market.

In its Monday statement, Yahoo asserted Microsoft is trying to use Icahn to engineer a purchase of Yahoo's search engine in a deal that would hurt the company in the long run, by hindering its ability to compete in the Internet's rapidly growing ad market.

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What’s the Point of Water-Proof Gadgets?

Ok, I understand some people need to take cameras underwater, and I’m pretty sure waterproof flashlights would be really useful. But then again, why would you need a waterproof flash drive (it can be securely wrapped in plastic for a trip), waterproof speakers, and a waterproof monitor?

I really don’t see any practical use for some of the gadgets recently featured by PC Magazine as “Water-Friendly.” Sure, it’s probably pretty novel to look at pictures while under the water, but would it really be useful? Would any of us be able to maximize using gadgets in wet or submerged environments?

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Bypass That Pesky YouTube Blocking

it’s understandable that corporate sys ads want to keep the company bandwidth free, but we all must enjoy our videos! Work done for the day but have nothing better to do? Here are two ways to bypass that pesky YouTube blocking:

Use a Proxy. A proxy fools the office’s filters by disguising YouTube or any other verboten site. Some proxies are better than others, providing practically the same online experience that you’d enjoy if you didn’t have to hide from that damn admin. A good proxy is weprox.com. Just visit the site, enter the address you want to visit, and click on Begin Browsing!

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July 7th, 2008 Panasonic SDR-SW20 is a Genuinely Useful Waterproof Gadget

Panasonic’s SDR-SW20 compact SD camcorder allows you to shoot in places never before possible (without spending a fortune). Rain, snow, pool or ocean (up to 5 feet deep), the Panasonic Waterproof Flash Memory Camcorder will get you the shots you want without worry of destroying the gadget. It’s also shockproof (up to 4 feet) and sand proof. Take it to the beach or sports field without worrying about sand. The SW20 SD camcorder is also quick on the draw. In Quick Start mode, recording begins in just 0.6 seconds from the time the LCD is opened.

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An AdSense Tip You Cannot Afford To Ignore

Facts About AdSense

According to the Google AdSense Terms & Conditions, you are allowed to place up to three ad units and three link units on a single page. If you have added the AdSense code to your theme template, you don't even have to worry about this. The code will automatically display ad units up to three times. For example, on my main page I show my last 10 posts. In my theme template, I have added my AdSense code at the end of my "post" template. Theoretically, the ad units should therefore display at the end of all 10 posts. But this is not the case. The code is smart enough to display ad units the correct number of times.

I recently learned that Google displays the ads on your page in order of value. This means that the highest paying ad of the three will be displayed first. Google considers the "first" ad to be the first block of AdSense code it sees in the final markup of your page's HTML.

Capitalizing on These Facts

When I learned this interesting fact about highest paying ads displaying first, it caused me to take another look at where I was displaying my Google Ads. Originally, I only had three ad units displayed at the bottom of the first three posts. I realized this was a huge waste of a valuable ad spot! Most people don't rFacts About AdSenseead an entire post from start to finish. They'll skim the first paragraph or two and decide if its worth finishing. Often they will get the information they need before the end of the article. Or in my case...before they get to the ad! Since the first ad is the most valuable, I wanted to change my design to highlight this ad unit and put it in a spot that catches the reader's attention.

To further capitalize on this valuable first ad, I decided to make it an image ad to really spark the reader's interest. It will take up more real estate, but by selecting "Image Only" ads when creating my AdSense code, you can increase your chances of getting more clicks. In my opinion, the entire world has become desensitized to Google Text Ads. Without even trying, their eyes just skip right over them. An image ad, on the other hand, can still be attractive and effective at grabbing the reader's attention.

I decided to put the first ad at the top of my Buzz Sponsors section which can be seen in my sidebar to the right.

Houston, We Have a Problem!

Remember earlier that I said the Google AdSense code is smart enough to display the correct number of ad units? In my case, it was displaying all three units in the first three posts. My blog platform generates these posts before it generates the side bar. How then can I make the FIRST ad unit appear at the top of my side bar? Thanks to the magic of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the answer to this question is not as hard as you might think.

Updating Your Template

Most blog templates that have a sidebar use an amazing (but often misunderstood) CSS property called float. This property tells a browser to display an HTML element to the left or the right side of its parent element. The beauty of the float property is that when it is applied, the content being floated can occur BEFORE or after the rest of the content. It will look the same either way.



This works because the side bar has been give the property of float: right, which can be found if you look in your theme's style sheet file. This means that the sidebar content will be pushed to the right side of its container element and the rest of the content will flow around it. It doesn't matter if the float content is generated before or after the rest of the content. Check out this article if you want to learn more about the CSS Float property.

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Windows Vista Activation Permanently Cracked + Proof

Someone by the nickname of Dr. Chang has managed to permanently activate Windows without buying it! I’m not sure about this because I have not tried Windows Vista and the crack yet. However, Dr. Chang has included screenshots to proof that it’s true that he managed to crack Windows Vista activation. Dr. Chang tried pushing the date to Year 2016 (ten years ahead) and restarting several times, then moved the date back to 2006, the only thing that expired is his Antivirus. No more 180 days expiration problem and able to successfully receive Windows Updates for Windows Vista.

Continue reading to see the screenshots and also to download Dr. Chang’s Windows Vista permanent activation crack.

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Easily Bypass YouTube Ban on Thailand

YouTube Proxy is a proxy server that sits between a client application, such as a web browser, and a real server. It intercepts all requests (of the client) to the real server and forwards it to the real server, returning back the requested data to the client. There are software that is able to hide your IP address by using proxy but why need to install a software when you can simply use your browser? YouTube Proxy si a kind of proxy server that’s work directly from your web browser, without the need of installing software or change your browser configuration.

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Test System Stability By Putting Heavy Load on System Resources

If you’re a computer tech person who assembles new computers everyday or even a consumer who just purchased a new computer, it is important to test the system stability by putting heavy load on system resources. Anyone who has used computers for any period of time will understand the importance of having a stable system. The cost of a hardware failure can be enormous. If you are lucky your data will only become inaccessible while faulty components are replaced. If you’re unlucky you can lose your files completely or have them permanently corrupted. Even if you have good backups, you can still lose days of work returning the PC to its pre-failure state.
Burnintest computer
When I ordered a dedicated server from Softlayer, they too ran a stress test using Passmark BurnInTest to make sure that the server’s hardware are stable before handing the server to me. Passmark BurnInTest is a very good PC reliability and load testing software but it is not free. Here is a free tool called HeavyLoad which you can easily use to test your system stability.

HeavyLoad is intended to stress all resources of a PC (like CPU, RAM, harddisk, network, operating system, etc.) in order to test, if it will run reliable under heavy load. This is useful for testing important file or database servers before using them productively, or just to check if your new PC might get too hot when used intensively.

Download HeavyLoad

To stress your PC or server, HeavyLoad writes a large test-file to the temp folder, it allocates physical and virtual memory and it draws patterns in its window. When you’ve used HeavyLoad, memory will be fragmented and the swap file could become quite large. So you should restart Windows after using HeavyLoad. If HeavyLoad has not been terminated normally because of an unstable PC or operating system, a large test file may be left in one of your temp directories on your PC. You can manually delete the temp file from temporary directory or just run Disk Cleanup.

You should run it as long as you want to test your PC or server, at least several hours. HeavyLoad can run on all Windows platform. Newest version includes features to use multicore processors to full capacity, full support for Windows Server 2008 and some minor changes and improvements.

HeavyLoad is not as powerful as Passmark BurnInTest but it is capable to test the main components on a computer and it’s FREE. It is also portable and you can carry around with you in your USB flash drive. Very handy tool for any computer users.

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Skype on Ubuntu 8.04 64 bit Issue Solved !

I didn’t at first believe that it could be as simple as this Ubuntu Forums How-To promises. Basically it says you need just three commands (and to give away the conclusion - it’s true!):

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2
wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i --force-all skype-install.deb

Thx for he people who supported to me

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Ubuntu 7.10 USB installation tutorial:

# Grab the Ubuntu 7.10 ISO and burn it to a CD
# Insert the CD and your USB flash drive
# Reboot your computer into Ubuntu from the Live CD
# Open a terminal window and type sudo su
# Type fdisk -l to list available drives/partitions. Note which device is your flash drive (example: /dev/sda) Throughout this tutorial, replace x with your flash drive letter. For example, if your flash drive is sdb, replace x with b.
# Type umount /dev/sdx1
# Type fdisk /dev/sdx

* type p to show the existing partition and d to delete it
* type p again to show any remaining partitions (if partitions exist, repeat the previous step)
* type n to make a new partition
* type p for primary partition
* type 1 to make this the first partition
* hit enter to use the default 1st cylinder
* type +750M to set the partition size
* type a to make this partition active
* type 1 to select partition 1
* type t to change the partition filesystem
* type 6 to select the fat16 file system
* type n to make another new partition
* type p for primary partition
* type 2 to make this the second partition
* hit enter to use the default cylinder
* hit enter again to use the default last cylinder
* type w to write the new partition table

# Type umount /dev/sdx1 to ensure the 1st partition is unmounted
# Type mkfs.vfat -F 16 -n ubuntu710 /dev/sdx1 to format the first partition
# Type umount /dev/sdx2 just to ensure the 2nd partition is unmounted
# Type mkfs.ext2 -b 4096 -L casper-rw /dev/sdx2 to format the second partition
# Remove and Re-insert your flash drive
# Back at the terminal, type apt-get update
# Type apt-get install syslinux mtools
# Type syslinux -sf /dev/sdx1
# Type cd /cdrom
# Type cp -rf casper disctree dists install pics pool preseed .disk isolinux/* md5sum.txt README.diskdefines ubuntu.ico casper/vmlinuz casper/initrd.gz /media/ubuntu710/

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