How to Hide A File inside an Image

How about a simple trick that hides a file in an image? Yes I will give you a simple tip which will hide a file inside an image. So much so that the image file will be a JPEG, look and act like a JPEG too. You can fool your friends or anyone with this trick.

Trick

1. Gather the file you wish to bind, and the image file. Place them in the same folder.

Please note:

* I will be using C:/ New Folder for an e.g.
* Lets say the image file name is image.jpg
* The text file is named as text.txt

2. Add the file/files you will be injecting into the image into a WinRar .rar or .zip. Let's say the RAR file is trick.rar

3. Open command prompt by going to Start > Run > cmd

4. In Command Prompt, navigate to the folder where your two files are by typing
cd location [ex: cd C:\New Folder]

5. Type copy /b image.jpg + trick.rar image.jpg

Congrats, as far as anyone viewing is concerned, this file looks like a JPEG, acts like a JPEG, and is a JPEG, yet it now contains your file.
How to View/ Extract the File Again

* Change the file extension from image.jpg to image.rar, then open and your file is there
* Leave the file extension as it is
* Right click, open with WinRar and your file is there.

Cool?

How to: Two Ways to Protect Your Pen Drive from Viruses

You must have had some annoying moments with USB pen drives viruses at some point of your life. Its so frequent that its considered to be normal by some. So how can we protect ourselves from this chronic irritation? I know nothing is fool proof but, with better tactics and preventions, you can save a lot of time and important data inside your pen drive once and for all. So here are two ways.

1. Make Use of Software Restriction Policy

Use software restriction policy in group policy. This one can only be used in WINXP Pro and Vista Permium and the higher. You can restrict the access of all the programs or executable files in USB pendrive through this policy.

When you want to access the executable files you are sure of no harm, you can turn off the restriction. This is a wonderful way to protect your pen drive from viruses.

2. Force Folder

Use the "Force Folder" feature in Sandboxie. This feature will make all the program / executable files in the folder you have chosen to run in Sandbox. For example, the drive of your USB pendrive in your computer is F:. Then you can set F: as force folder, and all the programs in F drive will be run in Sandbox. To know more about Sandboxie, please pay them a visit.

[Source: greatskills.blogspot.com]

How to Recover MySQL Root Password

Do you want to recover the MySQL root password. its by no means, easy. But its quite simple if you follow the procedure. You will have to follow this step-by-step processes.

1. Step 1: Stop the MySQL server process.
2. Step 2: Start the MySQL (mysqld) server/daemon process with the –skip-grant-tables option so that it will not prompt for a password.
3. Step 3: Connect to the MySQL server as the root user.
4. Step 4: Set a new root password.
5. Step 5: Exit and restart the MySQL server.

Here are the commands you need to type for each step (log in as the root user):

Step 1 : Stop the MySQL service:

# /etc/init.d/mysql stop

Output:

Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.

Step 2: Start the MySQL server w/o password:

# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

Output:

[1] 5988
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
mysqld_safe[6025]: started

Step 3: Connect to the MySQL server using the MySQL client:

# mysql -u root

Output:

Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1 to server version: 4.1.15-Debian_1-log

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql>

Step 4: Set a new MySQL root user password:

mysql> use mysql;
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where User='root';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quit

Step 5: Stop the MySQL server:

# /etc/init.d/mysql stop

Output:

Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld
STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
mysqld_safe[6186]: ended

[1]+ Done mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables

Now Start the MySQL server and test it:

# /etc/init.d/mysql start
# mysql -u root -p

[MySQL command sources: howtoforge.com, Million thanks to them]

How to Install Windows 7 using USB Memory Stick

Windows 7 is doing really good with the netbooks. With me using HP Mini 2140 running on VIsta, Windows 7 beta was a welcome chance. What mattered was, how I replaced the pre-installed Vista to install the Windows 7 Beta. The real concern was that my machine lacked a built in media drive or even I didn't have an external USB DVD drive. But I got it done with a simple hack. Take this.The trick was simple.

Step 1

To begin with I had my 4GB USB 2.0 reformatted to FAT 32.

Step 2

The next step was to copy the contents of the Windows 7 Beta ISO image to the memory stick using

xcopy :\*.* :\ /e /f

(e:was my DVD drive and f: the removable drive )

The installation was not just easy but as quick that I could have clocked the time. It was much faster than those DVD installations on Desktops.

I must add, with Windows 7 it was a better netbook experience than previous operating systems.

How To Prevent Spam Mails from Orkut

I am sure that you usually get at least one spam mail a day from Orkut. Even GMail which perhaps has the best filtering capability of spam mails, stands helplessly in front of such backdoor attacks. People target your friends and friends' friends through orkut message box automatically to send spam mails which are redirected to your (usually Gmail id) mail inbox. That surely doubles your annoyance. How do we prevent spam mails? Here is a simple solution.

1. Changing Primary Email

• Go To Edit Profle Page of your profile,
• then click on Contact tab and change your Primary Email address to some other id, which you don't use much.
• Your login id will remain same but your friends will see your other email id and mails will be sent there.

2. Using Fake EMail id

It is the most effective way of hiding email id, but it requires a new account, If you have some larger communities and want safety, then follow this method:

• Create a new Orkut account, On the Sign Up page enter any id which does not exist like yourname@yourname.com, me@orkutaccount.com etc.
• Then after entering other details, you will be redirected to your home and with a message Verify Your Email, Just igonore it and do as stated below
• Now Go to google.com, you will see your fake id on the top-right corner yourname@yourname.com, You can see My Account Option there.
• Go To My Account Page and create a gmail id from there. (You can see it under Try Some More)
• Done! You have your new login id but your friends will still see your fake id.

So enjoy a clean and spam free orkut account. tell us if it worked for you and if you have any other suggestion.

[Source: itecharena.blogspot.com]

How to Disable Autoplay of USB Drives and CDs in Windows

Sometimes its really annoying to have the autoplay feature of audio CDs and USB drives. Suppose you wanted to play a track with your favorite music player, the autoplay option doesn't give you that option and starts playing it with the inherent audio player. To stop it you need to know just more than ALT+F4. Again same with USB drives. You don't really need a plug and play facility always caring too much about you. So how do you get yourself away from this unwanted care? Here is your answer.

• Type gpedit.msc in the Start Search box (or Start -> Run if you are using Windows XP), and then press ENTER to open the Group Policy Editor.
• Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components > click Autoplay Policies.
• In the RHS Details pane, double-click Turn off Autoplay to open the Properties box.
• Click Enabled, and then select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay on box to disable Autorun on all drives.
• Restart.

How To Play A Song Inside MS Word Document

I know Microsoft Word is the most reliable document creator for most of us. Be it office work or personal attachments, using MS word is inevitable. However, all work and no play makes anyone dull. So why don't we try this cool trick to insert sound clips to a MS word document. may be you can impress your boss with a light hearted presentation or your friends with this cool trick.

• Select where you want to insert your sound.
• Go to Insert -> click object option
• Object -> create from file
• Browse and select your sound file
• Press OK
• To hear your sound ,double click your sound icon

Its just so simple.

How To Recover Folder Options Missing From Windows - Solution

Windows explorer with its inexplicable bugs have annoyed and irrirated millions of us. One of the most common source of irritation is to find that the Folder Options under Tools of Menu Bar has gone missing. You don't know why and you need it right now. So what is the solution? Let me tell you the simplest one.

1. Go to Run, Type regedit, press enter.
2. Navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer].
3. At right panel, look for an entry called NoFolderOptions. Right click on it and Delete.
4. Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer].
5. Repeat step 3 to delete NoFolderOptions entry.

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Microsoft to Launch MyPhone for FREE!

Technology is real fun sometimes. You can't but laugh at unexpected turn of events. I mean, who could ever think that Microsoft is going to make an application web service for FREE (yes, I am not dazed) quite similar to another that Apple sells for $0.99! Microsoft is developing an Application for Mobiles called My phone which synchronizes with your address books, calendars and to-do lists at absolutely no cost. You may ask, what is the high point? You can easily do that with your desktop and any free mobile synchronization app. Here is the catch. It will also give you 200 MB space to back up your data, a system restore privilege and many more but for Windows Mobile currently.

Microsoft Takes On Google and Apple

Apple has an incredibly useful app for its iPhone i.e. MobileMe which keeps the former in sync with your desktop as your email, contacts, and calendar stay the same wherever you check them, no matter what device you use. But the pain is it costs you $ 0.99.

Google has a GoogleSync running for iPhone but the problem is, quite uncharacteristically Googlesync has some bugs inside it. So we don't recommend it as yet fully. If you insist, make sure to take a backup before you use it.

How Microsoft MyPhone is Going to Work

Microsoft® My Phone syncs information between your mobile phone and the web, enabling you to:

• Back up and restore your phone's information to a password-protected web site
• Access and update your contacts and appointments through your web account
• Share photos on your phone with family and friends

What Microsoft MyPhone Can not Do!!!

• If you have an active connection with Microsoft Exchange server (which is frequently used for corporate e-mail), My Phone will not synchronize your contacts, calendar appointments, or tasks.
• If you have an external memory card and selected My Phone's recommended settings, information on the external memory card will not be synchronized.
• If you store contacts on the SIM card provided by your mobile operator, My Phone will not synchronize these contacts.
• If you have any documents stored outside the My Documents folder on your phone, My Phone will not synchronize these documents.

My question: Then what is it worth?

Conclusion

This may just be the beginining of Microsoft's realization of moving towards more freebies and approach an Open Source Desktop Strategy. Considering its Microsoft, we can not expect much and most certainly with so many features not included in the list, MyPhone is supposedly not going to create any storm yet. But we will see how Microsoft takes this FREE product service and as far as Open Source is concerned, I don't think Microsoft will ever think that they are ready. Anyway, free will do for now.