Google real time search

As you know, Google is constantly improving  pushing forward its search algorithm in order to give users fresh, up-to-date  results. In the last few years we have seen Google getting better and better and smarter and smarter in returning search results for the keyword people are looking for. So, I shouldn’t be surprised by this new “Google-thing” called Google Real Time Search. Nevertheless Google, with its cutting-edge search engine technology, always gives me some reason to stare at my computer screen and think: “How did it do it?” 

For those people who don’t have a clue about what I am talking about, you have to know that the new Google Real Time Search is the fastest search engine ever built. It manages to give you real time results of the keywords you are looking for. But what does this mean? It means that if you are looking for news about Barack Obama, Google not only will return you with the correct results, but it will also display, in real time, those webpages which are published in the very moment you are reading this article, for example.

Reading from the Official Google blog: “First, we’re introducing new features that bring your search results to life with a dynamic stream of real-time content from across the web. Now, immediately after conducting a search, you can see live updates from people on popular sites like Twitter and FriendFeed, as well as headlines from news and blog posts published just seconds before. When they are relevant, we’ll rank these latest results to show the freshest information right on the search results page.”

Google Real Time search has now its official home page. If you want to try it, go to:Google.com/RealTime and try to perform a search. You can also reach it by clicking the “Updates” link in the left-hand panel of your Google search results

9/11 and Microsoft

Microsoft has a link with the 9/11 incident. Wanna see it. Just follow these simple steps

Open Microsoft Office Word
Change the Font to Wibdings
Turn on your Caps-Lock
Now type Q33NY
Q33NY was the flight code of one of the planes which crashed into the twin towers
Increase the font size to see the following

Microsoft Bug

Type this in Office Word without Quotes "=rand(200,99)"
Now what you'll get is variable. In Older versions of word, you will get thousands of repetitions of this sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

The secret about this sentence is that it contains all the letters of English.

In newer versions of Office you'll get the documentation of office

Wanna make your system Core I7

Not only Core I7... You can change your computer to anything and that too for free.
just follow the simple steps and Bingo... You have the Super Computer

1. Open RUN and type REGEDIT
2. In the left panel navigate to the following
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE==>HARDWARE==>Description==>System==>Central Processor
4. Now Either it will show you only a 0 or only a 1. Or in case of a core 2 Duo processor,both.
5. Just open all of them one by one and change the PROCESSOR NAME STRING to anything you want
6. Now Goto your system properties and you'll find your super computer there

Show CUSTOM MESSAGE before Login

It is as simple as it sounds. Just follow the following steps.

1. Type "Regedit" without the quotes in RUN
2. Navigate to the following from the left panel
3. HKEY_Local_Machine==>Softwares==>Microsoft==> Windows NT==> Current Version ==> Winlogon
4. Now in the right panel navigate to Legal Notice Caption and change its value to your required message caption
5. Then navigate to LEGAL NOTICE TEXT and change iyt to the required message

Make FORBIDDEN Folders

Can you create a folder named “con”, “prn”, “nul” “com1″ “com2″ “lpt1″ etc. in windows ?

The answer is NO and YES!

NO because when create a new folder and try to rename it to any one of the above specified names, you know what happens! In Windows XP the folder name automatically changes back to “New Folder” no matter you try any number of times. Where as in Windows Vista/7 when you try to rename the file you get an error message “The specified device name is invalid”.

What is the reason for this? Simple, these names represent the internal devices and hence we cannot create folders with the above names.

 

YES because it is still possible to create these folders using the command prompt. Here’s the instructions to create it.

 

1. Go to command prompt

2. Type in prompt (FOR EG. TO CREATE CON FOLDER IN E: DRIVE)

C:\>md \\.\e:\con

NOTE: “con” can be replaced by any other names such as “prn”, “nul” “com1″ “com2″ “lpt1″ etc.

 

3. To delete the folder use the following command

C:\>rd \\.\e:\con

NOTE: The folder can only be deleted from the command prompt.You cannot remove it by right-click delete

Advance Hiding feature...

Windows comes with a very good feature which allows you to hide stuff... But the problem with this is that everybody with a "show hidden files and folders" checked, can view your files... Today i'll tell you another way of hiding your stuff.

1. goto the folder where the file is located.

2. Right click anywhere on the screen

3. select New==> New text document..

4. Type the following code

************

attrib +h +s "File name"

pause

************

5. save this file as anything .bat

6. To unhide the file just replace the Plus(+) with a minus(-)

*************

attrib -h -s "File name"

pause

***************

Picasa Review

Tired of the old worn out and the not-so-classy 'Windows picture and fax viewer'? I was, and after a bit of searching around i found Picasa. The name obviuosly a reference to one of the all time greatest artists.

The software, is in one word,BRILLIANT! Faster, sleeker, sexier then the default Microsoft picture viewer. It gives you a host of reasons why you should, after reading this blog =P, download and install it immediately!

The user interface is extremely friendly. You'll grow comfortable with it very soon. The sleek and stylish look impresses everyone.

The software is fairly light and doesn't take up any noticeable amount of your machines resources. This is even more amazing when you keep in mind the rest of the amazing features it has. Not only does it just act as a picture viewer, it's a whole library! Organizing your photos was never this easy. Again, the fact that its interface seems very comfy is very handy. You'll never be confused by it. Sorting, naming, arranging or editing your photos is now literally just a click away. It even has a face recognizing feature, which by the way is VERY addictive and fun.

It also offers you a host of very handy options to edit your pictures.The finish of the editing is brilliant. It also offers a pretty cool collage creating option. Amazing when you want to put together a few memorably pictures using it.

All in all, it is a must have for any PC. The first thing i do after buying a new PC, or updating my windows version is to download and install it.

If you don't have it yet, GET IT!


Here's a link to download it.
http://picasa.google.com/