Sunday, April 13, 2008

Make Windows XP Shutdown Faster than ever


Make Windows XP Shutdown Faster than ever




You can make your shut down process a bit faster by the following tweak.


Steps: (download the registry file)

1. This step is very important.
Export (right click > Export) the following keys and save it to a safer place.

HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Desktop
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

2. Open Notepad, copy and paste the following to the Notepad.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"HungAppTimeout"="1000"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="2000"

3. Save the file and close Notepad.

4. Change extension of the file from .txt (text file) to .reg (registry file).

5. Double click open this file and click Yes and the OK .

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

» Find Your True Love on Orkut With This Awesome Hack



» About



If you remember, we posted an entry to find who has added you to his/her crush list?
. Well, this hack exploits that option to the fullest. This hack will
allow you to find out who has added you to his/her crush list. Uh! Old
and Lengthy procedure! If you think the same, then you are wrong...



» Instructions


For
this hack, we use two javascripts. One adds all the members of your
friend list to your crush list. Thus, any girl, if has added you to her
crush list, you are going to get the e-mail of your life from Orkut. In
10 minutes, you get to know who all have added you in their crush list.
The second javascript removes from the crush list, all the friends you
added earlier. Hence, avoiding your embarrassment getting caught adding
a male to your crush list :P


  • Navigate To This Page
  • Run the below given script



  • Allow all the pop-ups from Orkut.com
  • This will add all your friends in your crush list
  • You will receive mail from Orkut notifying who had added you to his/her crush list
  • Now, proceed to undo this thing because our aim has been accomplished.
  • Open the Same Page and use the script given below



  • This script will remove all the added friends from your crush list
  • That is all, Have Fun

» Find Members on Orkut Knowing Their Email Address


» About



This
is a very cool hack using which you can find a person on orkut (in case
he or she is on orkut) using his or her e-mail address.




» Instructions




  • Navigate to the orkut invite page - http://www.orkut.com/Invite.aspx
  • Enter the email address, fill captcha and click on submit.
  • If that person is on orkut, you will get link to his or her profile with an option to add as friend

Userscript - Unlock Locked Albums Permanently!

This userscript is an extension of our previous post to view locked albums. As it is very clear that running javascript everytime you want to view locked albums can be tiring . This userscript once installed will automatically unlock the locked album everytime you click on locked album of any profile.

Note - The script is updated to work with new orkut album feature.

Works With: Firefox | Most of the scripts work with Firefox. In case you don't have it installed, you can download Firefox from the left sidebar "Must Download" Section if you wish to.




How to Use This Script ?

» How To Skip Captcha While Sending Pics in Scrap All?



Since i am not a scrap all lover,
i came to know about this issue a little late. Some scrap all users are
facing problems while sending pictures in their scraps. They need to
enter captcha (word verification) on every scrap.

Entering
the captcha for every scrap can be frustrating so here is a cool
workaround which would allow the scrap all lovers to bypass the word
verification step while sending pictures in scraps.


» There are two ways to create captcha free images




» Uploading image to your orkut album



  • Upload the image you want to send in you orkut album
  • Open the image
  • Right click on the image and select properties to get the url of the image
  • Paste that url in your scrap and send.


» Uploading Images to Picasa Web Albums (Thanks Rahul)




  • Have a look at the scarp box in the screenshot.
  • Click the add photo option
  • Upload the image. And right click on image to get the url
  • Paste the url in the scraps and send.

» Hack Is Back - Add More Than 1000 Friends on Orkut



This hack will allow you to add more than 1000 friends on orkut. This bug has originated from orkut's new feature - manage friends. Thanks to the new feature, members having over 1000 friends can accept friend requests.





» Instructions




  • Follow this method to reach the 1000 friends limit
  • Now
    follow the method given below so that others can send you a friend
    request and you can add them to break the 1000 friend barrier.

How others can add me as their friend?


It
is evident that you cannot send an add request if you have reached the
1000 friends limit. You can always request others to add you though.
Here are the step by step instructions which they should follow:




  • Enter email addresses to add as friend
  • Enter the Captcha
  • Submit


How Do i Accept Friend requests - I Have Reached The Limit?



  • Choose the category and click yes to add as your friend.
  • That will do the trick.


» Release Notes




Don't
expect this bug to stay forever. This can be fixed anytime. On a
positive note, this bug may no longer be a bug in future. Orkut is planning remove the friend limit in near future.

» orkutFeeds.com - Check Your Scraps Without Logging into Orkut


orkutFeeds is a free service started by our friends over at Devils Workshop.
This service allows an orkut member to keep track of any scrapbook on
orkut without the need of logging in. If you are a regular reader of
Orkut Plus!, then you must have used a similar service by ngcoders,
which allowed tracking of any scrapbook with a similar procedure.
NgCoders had recently removed this feature and all the support. Head
over to the website and keep a track on your scraps without the need of
logging into orkut.