The idea is that millionaires can enjoy the illusion of being in a slower or faster world, by making their watch faster or slower. If they are sunbathing and want to pretend the world has stopped moving, they can even stop the time. When they need to return to the real world – or find out the correct time – they push a button and the watch returns to normal. Gadget experts are amused if a little bit confused by the watch, whose design has been inspired by the 1920s steam yacht SS Delphine. Kat Hannaford, the contributing editor of Gizmodo, said: "This is clearly aimed at yachtsmen. But there are few places where accurate time is more important than when you are at sea and you need to know the time of the tides and the setting of the sun. "And I am guessing anyone who has £400,000 to spend on watch is probably glued to their Blackberry all day anyway. The watch is going to appeal to owners of super yachts that never leave their moorings in the Monte Carlo harbour, rather than true sailors." The watch face is made of teak, titanium and the mechanism inside the watch includes 45 rubies. It is water resistant to 100 meters and shockproof. The strap is made of canvas and leather. The speeding up and slowing down mechanism is controlled by "a marine tourbillion function". The founder of Horus, Andre Grossmann, who designed the £410,000 luxury item, defended a watch that didn't tell the correct time. He said: "It took four years to create this breathtaking time-piece. We used avant-garde materials and revolutionary technologies to create a watch with a time-control system. I am really pleased to be able to offer people the possibility of controlling time. That, for me, is the very essence of true luxury. What could be more precious than time?" Anyone won over by the Ultramarinum Marine watch can buy it from one of Horus's three shops situated in Montreux Switzerland, Monaco and Abu Dhabi.
The Ultramarinum Marine watch, made by Swiss company Horus, promises to give its owners "the power of time". By pressing a button, the company promises, "the owner can play with the seconds, minutes and hours and make them follow the pace of his or her choice, then return to current time at any point."
Friday, December 18, 2009
£410,000 World's Most Pointless Timepiece Watch
Rustar Dhow - World's Largest Floating Cruise Restaurant
Rustar dhow is declared as the largest floating restaurant in the world. The procedure to include it in the Guinness World Records is going on. It is 51 meters long and can carry up to 400 passengers. This royal boat consists of three decks; lower, middle and upper.
Dubai boat tour is one of the classic things in Dubai. A halcyon ride in a Dubai dhow cruise is loved by everyone. A dhow ride caters to the people belonging to all age groups hence it is a perfect boat ride. There are many different types of dhows but ride in a Rustar dhow is more pleasurable.
conventional Arabic style. Along with all these, live entertainment, delicious cuisines and soft drinks are available.The scenic beauty and famous architectures of Dubai gives an enduring experience to the travelers. Visitors never miss any opportunity to travel in Dubai dinner cruises. This boat adds glory to Arabic culture. Soon it will be a part of Guinness World Record that will add one more feather in its cap.
Dhow Dinner Cruise Dubai by One World Travels is a very well known and reputed company. They have been arranging top class dhow cruises. Their service, hospitality, entertainment and cuisines are appreciated by all their customers. There are many tour packages which are made keeping in mind the needs of the passengers. Private and group booking is also provided. Online booking for dhow cruise Dubai is fast and easy. All the facilities are available at affordable prices.
Pinewood Studio - Worlds Largest Cinema Screen Guiness Record
The Omen and The Shining will be projected onto the world’s largest cinema screen this Halloween at Pinewood Studios’ Drive-In.
For its special winter series of Drive-In movies, Pinewood has temporarily transformed its unique outdoor water filming facility into the world’s largest cinema screen, sized 73.1M wide x 18.3M in height.
Shot at Pinewood’s sister studio Shepperton with a raw, Brit Gothic feel, a US ambassador (Gregory Peck) discovers his son Damian is the antichrist in The Omen. This chilling thriller is so sinister, it is said the production fell victim to a curse due to supernatural forces at work trying to halt filming. Prominent crew members endured flights struck by lightning, a hotel bombing and a severe car crash amongst other shocking incidents.
One of the few genuinely atmospheric horror films staged partly at Pinewood, Jack Nicholson plays the terrifying recovering alcoholic Jack Torrence who takes his family to an isolated, evil hotel for the winter in Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shining. Heeeeere’s Johnny, bigger and scarier than ever before...
From The Bourne Ultimatum to Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, Mamma Mia! to Superman, Pinewood and its sister studio Shepperton have helped create each film in the Drive-In series. Other titles being shown include Bridget Jones’ Diary, Slumdog Millionaire, Gladiator, Dr Strangelove and Batman Begins.
Crazy fights ....Amazing !!!
World's First Cloned Camel Born in Dubai
Scientists declared the first cloned camel, Called or Injaz in Arabic, who was born in the desert emirate of Dubai on April 8 after an uncomplicated gestation of 378 days.
They added that; the cloned camel is a six-day-old, one-humped female and was created by cells harvested from the ovary of an adult female camel
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Rename a Series of Files
When you download photos from your digital camera, they often have unrecognizable names. You can rename several similar files at once with the following procedure. This also works for renaming other types of files.
1.Open the My Pictures folder. (Click Start, and then click My Pictures.) Or open another folder containing files that you want to rename.
2.Select the files you want to rename. If the files you want are not adjacent in the file list, press and hold CTRL, and then click each item to select it.
3.On the File menu, click Rename.
4.Type the new name, and then press ENTER.
All of the files in the series will be named in sequence using the new name you type. For example, if you type Birthday, the first will be named Birthday and subsequent files in the series will be named Birthday (1), Birthday (2), and so on. To specify the starting number for the series, type the starting number in parentheses after the new file name. The files in the series will be numbered in sequence starting with the number you type. For example, if you type Birthday (10), the other files will be named Birthday (11), Birthday (12), and so on.
20 things you didn't know about Windows XP
You've read the reviews and digested the key feature enhancements and operational changes. Now it's time to delve a bit deeper and uncover some of Windows XP's secrets.
1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type 'systeminfo > info.txt'. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only).
2. You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first. Go to the Start menu, select Run... and type 'gpedit.msc'; then select User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around in gpedit will reveal a great many interface and system options, but take care -- some may stop your computer behaving as you wish. (Professional Edition only).
3. You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter 'rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That's it -- just double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if that's not easy enough, Windows key + L will do the same.
4. XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.
5. For those skilled in the art of DOS batch files, XP has a number of interesting new commands. These include 'eventcreate' and 'eventtriggers' for creating and watching system events, 'typeperf' for monitoring performance of various subsystems, and 'schtasks' for handling scheduled tasks. As usual, typing the command name followed by /? will give a list of options -- they're all far too baroque to go into here.
6. XP has IP version 6 support -- the next generation of IP. Unfortunately this is more than your ISP has, so you can only experiment with this on your LAN. Type 'ipv6 install' into Run... (it's OK, it won't ruin your existing network setup) and then 'ipv6 /?' at the command line to find out more. If you don't know what IPv6 is, don't worry and don't bother.
7. You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using 'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' and the process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system.
8. XP will treat Zip files like folders, which is nice if you've got a fast machine. On slower machines, you can make XP leave zip files well alone by typing 'regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll' at the command line. If you change your mind later, you can put things back as they were by typing 'regsvr32 zipfldr.dll'.
9. XP has ClearType -- Microsoft's anti-aliasing font display technology -- but doesn't have it enabled by default. It's well worth trying, especially if you were there for DOS and all those years of staring at a screen have given you the eyes of an astigmatic bat. To enable ClearType, right click on the desktop, select Properties, Appearance, Effects, select ClearType from the second drop-down menu and enable the selection. Expect best results on laptop displays. If you want to use ClearType on the Welcome login screen as well, set the registry entry HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Desktop/FontSmoothingType to 2.
10. You can use Remote Assistance to help a friend who's using network address translation (NAT) on a home network, but not automatically. Get your pal to email you a Remote Assistance invitation and edit the file. Under the RCTICKET attribute will be a NAT IP address, like 192.168.1.10. Replace this with your chum's real IP address -- they can find this out by going to www.whatismyip.com -- and get them to make sure that they've got port 3389 open on their firewall and forwarded to the errant computer.
11. You can run a program as a different user without logging out and back in again. Right click the icon, select Run As... and enter the user name and password you want to use. This only applies for that run. The trick is particularly useful if you need to have administrative permissions to install a program, which many require. Note that you can have some fun by running programs multiple times on the same system as different users, but this can have unforeseen effects.
12. Windows XP can be very insistent about you checking for auto updates, registering a Passport, using Windows Messenger and so on. After a while, the nagging goes away, but if you feel you might slip the bonds of sanity before that point, run Regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/Advanced and create a DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips with a value of 0.
13. You can start up without needing to enter a user name or password. Select Run... from the start menu and type 'control userpasswords2', which will open the user accounts application. On the Users tab, clear the box for Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer, and click on OK. An Automatically Log On dialog box will appear; enter the user name and password for the account you want to use.
14. Internet Explorer 6 will automatically delete temporary files, but only if you tell it to. Start the browser, select Tools / Internet Options... and Advanced, go down to the Security area and check the box to Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.
15. XP comes with a free Network Activity Light, just in case you can't see the LEDs twinkle on your network card. Right click on My Network Places on the desktop, then select Properties. Right click on the description for your LAN or dial-up connection, select Properties, then check the Show icon in notification area when connected box. You'll now see a tiny network icon on the right of your task bar that glimmers nicely during network traffic.
16. The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you can speed things along by changing the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop/MenuShowDelay from the default 400 to something a little snappier. Like 0.
17. You can rename loads of files at once in Windows Explorer. Highlight a set of files in a window, then right click on one and rename it. All the other files will be renamed to that name, with individual numbers in brackets to distinguish them. Also, in a folder you can arrange icons in alphabetised groups by View, Arrange Icon By... Show In Groups.
18. Windows Media Player will display the cover art for albums as it plays the tracks -- if it found the picture on the Internet when you copied the tracks from the CD. If it didn't, or if you have lots of pre-WMP music files, you can put your own copy of the cover art in the same directory as the tracks. Just call it folder.jpg and Windows Media Player will pick it up and display it.
19. Windows key + Break brings up the System Properties dialogue box; Windows key + D brings up the desktop; Windows key + Tab moves through the taskbar buttons.
20. The next release of Windows XP, codenamed Longhorn, is due out late next year or early 2003 and won't be much to write home about. The next big release is codenamed Blackcomb and will be out in 2003/2004.
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Rapidshare is one of the most frustrating websites to download large files off of, especially if they are broken into many pieces while Megaupload positively shines in comparison. So why do people keep using these two services when more generous file hosts like Mediafire exist?
I can only guess that it’s simply because so many other people are using them. In order to get free premiumRapidshare accounts, which let you download unlimited amounts of files, users upload their own files ontoRapidshare, hoping enough people download them in turn so that the uploaders can earn enough premium points to qualify for a free account.
But it doesn’t have to be that complicated. You can get unlimited Rapidshare downloads more simply.
What you are going to do is request a new IP address from your ISP. This is assuming that you do not subscribe to an Internet service with fixed IP addresses.
First, figure out what your current IP address is by going to IP Chicken. Write down the series of numbers that are displayed. This is your current IP address.
Then, follow the steps below to get a new IP:
1. Go to Start->Run and type in “cmd” without quotes to bring up the command prompt. Hit Enter.
2. Type in “ipconfig /flushdns” without quotes and hit Enter.
3. Type in “ipconfig /release” without quotes and hit Enter.
4. Type in “ipconfig /renew” without quotes and hit Enter. You should now have a new IP address. Check your IP address at IP Chicken again and compare it to the one you got earlier.
5. Now, erase your browser’s cache and cookies.
6. Try downloading the Rapidshare or Megaupload file again.
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Rapidshare to Megaupload:
1. Log into your Premium or Collectors account. Click on Remote-Uploads button.
2. Open the Megaupload / DepositFiles / etc. link in yourbrowser. Input the CAPTHCA and wait to generate your download link. Once it is generated.
For Megaupload:
a) Right-click the Download Link button and Copy Link Address.
For DepositFiles:
b) Start the download. Then stop it right away. Copy the url from where the download is coming from.
3. Quickly, paste the download url from the other file host into the Rapidshare form and click Start Remote Upload button.
4. Wait a little bit (it’s really fast!) and then you can check on the progress of your transfer by clicking Start Remote Upload button (make sure the form is empty of all links!).
5. Once it’s finished, go back to your main Premium Account screen and click on the new links you have transferred to download them.
Megauplaod to Rapidshare:
1. Log into your Megaupload Preimum account.
2. Open the Rapidshare/DepositFiles/etc. link in your browser. Input the CAPTHCA and wait to generate your download link. Once it is generated start the download. Then stop it right away. Copy the url from where the download is coming from.
3. Quickly, paste the download url from the other file host into the HTTP/FTP File Fetching field on Megaupload and click Send button.
4. Wait for your transfer to finish, then go to your file manager and click on the new links you have transferred to download them.
How To Remove Newfolder.exe Virus?
What is Newfolder.exe?
The real name of this virus is Iddono. This threat copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is Iddono. Then it creates new startup key with name Iddono and value newfolder.exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name newfolder.exe or Iddono.This virus is very difficult to eliminate manually, but you can find solution for removal below.
For Auto Scan Click This
Manual Solution:
Step1:
1. Search for autorun.inf file. It is a read only file so you will have to change it to normal by right clicking the file , selecting the properties and un-check the read only option
2. Open the file in notepad and delete everything and save the file.
3. Now change the file status back to read only mode so that the virus could not get access again.
4. Autorun
5. Click start->run and type msconfig and click ok
6. Go to startup tab look for regsvr and uncheck the option click OK.
7. Click on Exit without Restart, cause there are still few things we need to do before we can restart the PC.
8. Now go to control panel -> scheduled tasks, and delete the At1 task listed there.
Step2:
1. Click on start -> run and type gpedit.msc and click Ok.
2.
3. If you are Windows XP Home Edition user you might not have gpedit.msc in that case download and install it from Windows XP Home Edition: gpedit.msc and then follow these steps.
4. Go to users configuration->Administrative templates->system
5. Find “prevent access to registry editing tools” and change the option to disable.
6. Opening the gate of castle: Group Edit Policies
7. Once you do this you have registry access back.
Step3:
1. Click on start->run and type regedit and click ok
2. Go to edit->find and start the search for regsvr.exe,
3. Launch the attack in the heart of castle: registry search
4. Delete all the occurrence of regsvr.exe; remember to take a backup before deleting. KEEP IN MIND regsvr32.exe is not to be deleted. Delete regsvr.exe occurrences only.
5. At one ore two places you will find it after explorer.exe in theses cases only delete the regsvr.exe part and not the whole part. E.g. Shell = “Explorer.exe regsvr.exe” the just delete the regsvr.exe and leave the explorer.exe
Step4:
1. Click on start->search->for files and folders.
2. Their click all files and folders
3. Type “*.exe” as filename to search for
4. Click on ‘when was it modified ‘ option and select the specify date option
5. Type from date as 1/31/2008 and also type To date as 1/31/2008
6. Seek and destory enemy soldiers: the search option
7. Now hit search and wait for all the exe’s to show up.
8. Once search is over select all the exe files and shift+delete the files, caution must be taken so that you don’t delete the legitimate exe file that you have installed on 31st January.
9. Also selecting lot of files together might make your computer unresponsive so delete them in small bunches.
10. Also find and delete regsvr.exe, svchost .exe( notice an extra space between the svchost and .exe)
Step5:
1. Now do a cold reboot (ie press the reboot button instead) and you are done.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
12 Tips to Maintain a Virus Free Computer
Is your computer infected with virus? Do you often get mysterious error messages? Well this is a common problem faced by almost all the computer users across the globe. There are many viruses and worms out there that could infect your computer. Some are harmless, but, they do have the capacity to do any number of nasty things, up to and including, erasing all data from your computer. However there are ways to keep viruses away from your PC. Here are the 12 tips to maintain a virus free computer.
1. Email is one of the common ways by which your computer can catch a virus. So it is always recommended to stay away from SPAM. Open only those emails that has it’s origin from a trusted source such as those which comes from your contact list. If you are using your own private email host (other than gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc.) then it is highly recommended that you use a good anti-spam software. And finally NEVER click on any links in the emails that comes from untrusted sources.
2. USB thumb/pen drives is another common way by which viruses spread rapidly. So it is always a good habit to perform a virus scan before copying any data onto your computer. NEVER double-click the pen drive to open it. Instead right-click on it and select the option “open”. This is a safe way to open a pen drive.
3. Be careful about using MS Outlook. Outlook is more susceptible to worms than other e-mail programs, unless you have efficient Anti-Virus programs running. Use Pegasus or Thunderbird (by Mozilla), or a web-based program such as Hotmail or Yahoo (In Firefox).
4. As we all know, Internet is the main source of all the malicious programs including viruses, worms, trojans etc. In fact Internet contributes to virus infection by up to 80%. So here are the tips for safe surfing habits so that you can ward off virus infection up to the maximum extent.
- Don’t click on pop-up windows that announce a sudden disaster in your city or announce that you’ve won an hourly prize. They are the ways to mislead Internet users and you should never trust them.
- You can also use a pop-up blocker to automatically block those pop-ups.
5. Most of us use search engines like Google to find what we are looking for. It is quite obvious for a malicious website to get listed in the search results. So to avoid visiting those untrusted malicious websites, you can download and install the AVG LinkScanner which is a freeware. This tool can become very handy and will help you to stay away from malicious websites.
6. Install a good antivirus software and keep it updated. Also perform full system scan periodically. It is highly recommended that you turn on the automatic update feature. This is the most essential task to protect your PC from virues. If PC security is your first option then it is recommended that you go for a shareware antivirus software over the free ones. Most of the antivirus supports the Auto-Protect feature that provides realtime security for your PC. Make sure that this feature is turned on.
7. Install a good Antispyware program, that operates against Internet malware and spyware.
8. Never open any email attachments that come from untrusted sources. If it is a picture, text or sound file (these attachments end in the extensions .txt, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .tif, .mp3, .htm, .html, and .avi), you are probably safe, but still do a scan before opening.
9. Do not use disks that other people gave you, even from work. The disk could be infected with a virus. Of course, you can run a virus scan on it first to check it out.
10. Set up your Windows Update to automatically download patches and upgrades. This will allow your computer to automatically download any updates to both the operating system and Internet Explorer. These updates fix security holes in both pieces of software.
11. While you download files from untrusted websites/sources such as torrents, warez etc. make sure that you run a virus scan before executing them.
12. And finally it is recommended not to visit the websites that feature illegal/unwanted stuffs such as cracks, serials, warez etc. since they contribute much in spreading of viruses and other malicious programs.
Top 5 Ways to Speed Up Your PC
Are you fed up with your slow PC? Well you can Speed Up your PC by 3 times. In this post you’ll find some of the most significant ways to speed up your PC. For your convenience, I ’ll split this post into 2 parts. 1. Automatic Ways to Speed Up PC (Using PC Speed Up Softwares) 2. Manual Ways to Speed Up PC You can use a PC Optimizer Tool to automatically boost the Speed of your PC without the need to worry about the manual ways of doing it. These tools will automatically find and fix upto 99% of your PC errors by optimizing the Windows registry, cleaning up junk files, removing unwanted items from the start up etc. This can speed up your PC and Internet speed by upto 3 times. Here are some of the best PC Optimizer Programs that I recommend. Using a PC Optimizer is the easiest way to speed up your PC. This is because, most of the performance tweaks such as Registry Cleanup cannot be done manually. 1. Free Up Disk Space to increase the speed of your PC 2. Periodically Perform Hard Disk Defragment. This can Speed Up your PC significantly. 3. Clean Up your Registry (Highly Recommended) Cleaning Up your Windows Registry is very much necessary to speed up your PC. Unfortunately you cannot do this manually. You have to use a Registry Cleaner to do this. Here is the best registry cleaner on the web. A complete review of registry cleaners can be found at Registry Cleaner Reviews 4. Clean Up the browser cache to Speed Up your Internet. 5. Install a good Antispyware software Spywares can really hurt the performance of your PC. So, install a good anti-spyware to protect your PC from spywares and improve the speed of your PC. I recommend the following Antispywares to protect your PC. The best way to speed Up your PC is by using a PC Optimizer such as Perfect Optimizer or Registry Easy. This is because, manual ways can only perform 30-40% of the tweaks to improve the speed of your PC, but the most important aspect of the Speed Up process such as Registry clean Up and other advanced performance tweaks can only be done using a PC Optimizer software. So if you are serious about improving the speed of your PC, then you need to use a PC Optimizer.5 Ways to Speed Up PC
Automatic Ways to Speed Up PC
Manual Ways to Speed Up Your PC
Which is the Best Way to Speed Up my PC? (Auto or Manual)
Monday, October 19, 2009
How to Unlock MMC card
Insert card into your phone but don’t access it through phone.
Run FExplorer and Open the path C:\system.
You will find a file called mmcstore, rename the file mmcstore.txt
Copy that file(mmcstore.txt) to your pc and open that file in notepad.
You will find your password in that file.
Need a file explorer like FExplorer, you can download from here
Tips for better Handling of mobile or cellphone
Tips for better Handling of mobile or cellphone
Tip 1 :
The default security code for nokia smart phone is 12345 and for others its 1234.
Tip 2:
To open wap or internet in you nokia mobile, On the main screen press and hold 0 till its start connecting.
Tip3:
Set the screen saver to show date and time, So you don’t have to carry watch all the time.
Tip4:
To check wheather your message is delivered, keep the delivery report on.
Tip 5:
To save battery when its running low and you cant recharge:
1.Create a new profile “low battery” and keep the vibrating alert off for all calls and messages.Keep incoming call aert as Beep Once it will consume minimum battery.
2.Set the screen saver to a short time out period to prolong battery life.
3.Avoid restarting the phone, or repeatedly turning it on and off. This helps increase battery life.
4.Keep Bluetooth off.
Tip 6:
To use the edit button (abc or pencil button) for multiple selection.
To select multiple file hold the edit button and move joystick.
To delete multiple sms, simply hold the edit button, scroll down, and then, press c to delete the marked sms.
The edit button can also be used to copy and past text in sms, simply hold it and scroll across using joystick.
Tip 7:
If by mistake you have done something wrong in the settings and you are not able to switch back to original settings then you can reset the settings by typing *#7780#
It will ask for your permission then reset your factory settings.
There is an alternative way for 6600 users,
First switch off your mobile phone,
Press and hold (3)&(* )&( Calling or send) buttons, then switch on the mobile phone, keep holding on the 3 buttons, till u come to a format screen. this method ONLY works on 6600, and need not enter the sec code.
Tip 8 :
N-GAGE USERS can install .sis files simply using the cable given? Juz plug it in, place the .sis file anywhere on e: (the mmc), not in any folders, root of e:, disconnect, then look for it in manager.
Tip 9:
To switch between different running application, press and hold menu button.
Tip 10:
Always keep Bluetooth Off to avoid being "bluejacked” What is Bluejacking
Tip 11:
Save memory when installing apps, by installing over bluetooth. This can be done using the nokia phone suite and a bluetooth serial connection. Only works with .SIS files, so java still has to be sent to the phone, but will save space when using .SIS files.
Tip 12:
To use your own image instead of AIRTEL HUTCH or any other netwok Operator logos
Use a filemanager like FExplorer Explore to add the folders: "c:/system/Apps/phone/oplogo". Add a .bmp picture to folder "oplogo" and restart your phone! The .bmp picture size needs to be: 96 X 24 pixels.
You can resize any picture and save it to 96 X 24 pixels.
Tip 13:
While you are viewing a picture in your phone's gallery, press one of these shortcut keys.
1 - turn image anticlockwise
3 - turn image clockwise
* - toggle on/off of full screen
5 - zoom in
0 - zoom out
Tip 14:
If a program hangs and you can't shut it down, select the application in the
application switching window and press 'C' to close it. It's also a faster way to exit programs.
Tip 15:
Display an image when someone's calling:
Go to Menu > Contacts > "select a contact " > Options > Edit > Options > Add image > "choose an image".
If you want persons image is dispayed in full screen mode then you can use software like FScaller.
Tip 16:
Add a personal ringing tone to a contact:
Menu > Contacts > "select a contact" > Options > Open > Options > Ringing tone > "choose a Ringing tone".
Tip 17:
Always prefer JAVA games and application over SIS, because it consume less memory and do not create any kind of problem.
See also: Nokia Tricks for secret feature of your Nokia Mobile.
Important:
If you know any other tips & tricks & secrets about any mobile or cellphone which is not listed here then you can post in Guestbook and it will be updated to our site soon with your name.
Warning:
You can try these codes at your own responsibility !
We are not responsible for any malfunction and we don't accept any complaints.
Some of these codes may not work depending on software version and country.
How to protect your cellphone from viruses
Switch to Bluetooth hidden mode.
If your phone has Bluetooth capability, ensure that the Bluetooth capability is switched to “hidden” or “invisible” mode unless you specifically need it to be visible. This will help prevent other Bluetooth-enabled devices from finding your phone (unless you grant them the necessary permission) and will therefore help protect your phone from worms that spread using the Bluetooth wireless technology.
Exercise caution before opening attachments.
When accepting applications sent via Bluetooth, or opening MMS attachments, exercise caution, just as you would when opening an email attachment on your PC, because they may include harmful software. Ensure the application or attachment comes from a known source, and be wary of opening files that have unfamiliar text attached to them, even if they come from someone you know.
Only download content from a trusted source.
Trusted sources may include operator portals[2] and other well-known brands that offer adequate protection against viruses and other harmful software. Be aware though that, as with emails, malicious or fraudulent users may be able to fake the appearance of a trusted source.
Consider anti-virus software.
Some software is available to prevent phone viruses. You may wish to consider downloading this software.
Contact your phone manufacturer if concerned.
If you think you have a virus, call the phone manufacturer’s care line. They can assist you confirm if it is a virus, and help fix the problem.
How to free more RAM on your cellphone
Method 1
Flight mode
Put your phone in "Flight mode" with Psiloc System Tools. Install System Tools, open it and select "Flight mode". This way you can restart the phone without your SIM card so there will be no running phone tasks in the background. Now you can have up to 3,5 MB of free RAM!
Note: ironically enough, Flight mode doesn't work when Smart Launcher is installed, at least in my case.
But i've also heard several reports of people who have both apps running without any problems.
Method 2
Smart Launcher trick
Install Smart Launcher and open it. Go to Options, Settings and put Launcher ON.
Now plug in your charger and switch off your phone. Wait untill the battery meter appears and short press the Menu button (don't hold).
The menu should appear and now you can have 3,5 to 4,5 MB free RAM! (Hold Menu button to check RAM).
The trick is that with the charger plugged in, the phone must get a minimum software support for charging, even when
the phone is switched off. And somehow Smart Launcher has still got it's shortcut running and that's the Menu button. So when
you press the Menu button, you go directly to the Menu without any other phone tasks running in the background so
you trick the phone and you have more free RAM!
Note: when you unplug the charger, the phone will switch off.
Method 3
Use software : SMan and Stacker (for UIQ OS)
Install those softwares on your cellphone
Open SMan, marking the running aplications (except SMan), press "end task"
Open Stacker, press compact menu, then press memory
Method 4
Menu
Close your menu not by selecting the right selection key "exit", or pressing the menu key another time, they only hide the menu app but do not close it, to close it select the left selection key "option" and scroll down and select "exit"
So when you open an app needs more ram reopen menu and close it, it's useful when play low bit rate video in realplayer paradis.
Secret codes for Nokia mobile
To check Nokia mobile or cellphones IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)
On the main screen type *#06#
Information you get from the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)
XXXXXX XX XXXXXX X
TAC FAC SNR SP
TAC = Type approval code of your nokia Mobile
FAC = Final assembly code of your cellphone
SNR = Serial number of your nokia Phone
SP = Spare
Other secret tricks for Nokia mobile or cellphone
To check the phones Software revision for Nokia Mobile.
On the main screen type *#0000#
To enter in the secret menu in Nokia Phone.
On the main screen type *#92702689# [*#war0anty#]
It will take you to a secret menu where you may find some of the information below:
1. Displays Serial Number.
2. Displays the Month and Year of Manufacture
3. Displays (if there) the date where the phone was purchased (MMYY)
4. Displays the date of the last repair - if found (0000)
5. Shows life timer of phone (time passes since last start)
To restore Factory Settings for Nokia mobile
*#7780# reset to factory settings.
Taking picture without getting noticed.
Turn on/off the "click" sound made by the camera by selecting the 'Silent' profile or by turning warning tones on/off.
Hiding your Mobile/ Cellphone Number
Go to: Menu > Tools > Settings > Call > Send My Caller ID >
'Yes', 'No' or 'Set By Network' to follow the default settings of your home network.
It works only with very few network who provide you facility of “Private Number”
Speed Dialing From Simcard contact (not stored in mobile phonebook)
Type number followed by # then call.
Example: 1# or 2# or 21#
Clock Stopping. *#746025625#
*#bta0# Display the Bluetooth MAC address (models with build-in Bluetooth radio, activate first to show address)
*#mac0wlan# Display the WLAN MAC address (models with build-in Wi-fi radio)
*#opr0logo# Clear the operator logo (3310 and 3330 only)
*#pca0# Activate the GPRS PCCCH support (early GPRS models)
*#pcd0# Deactivate the GPRS PCCCH support (early GPRS models)
*#res0wallet# Reset the mobile wallet (models with mobile wallet)
*#res0# Soft-format the memory (Symbian models only)
*#rst0# Reset to factory defaults, confirmation required (DCT4 or newer)
*#sim0clock# Display the SIM clock status (DCT3 only)
*#ssn0# Display the manufacturing serial number (mid-range and premium, non-Symbian models, and those devired from them)
*#war0anty# Display the manufacturing and repair info (no exit on DCT3)
*efr0# Enable EFR encoding (pre-2003 models)
#efr0# Disable EFR encoding (pre-2003 models)
*hra0# Enable HR encoding (pre-2003 models)
#hra0# Disable HR encoding (pre-2003 models)
#pw+1234567890+n# Display the SIM lock status: (pre-2003 models)
n = 1: provider lock
n = 2: network lock
n = 3: country lock
n = 4: SIM lock
Advance secret codes for Nokia mobile
#3370# >> Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR).
*#9999# >> check nokia phone software version if *#0000# does not work.
*#2640# >> Displays the current phone security code.
*#30# >> Lets you see the private number.
*#06# >> For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity in short imei no.
press and hold # >> switch between lines 1 and 2.
*#7780# >> Restore factory settings
Secret codes for Sony Ericsson mobile
Getting your IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity):
Number: *#06#
Access Software version:
> * < < * < * Reach last dialed numbers: 0 then # The Sony Ericsson Secret Menu screen: -> * <- <- * <- * Change to Default Language (English): <>
Info about SIMLOCK:
< * * <>
Secret codes for Samsung mobile
*2767*JAVA# Java Reset.
*2767*MEDIA# delete All Sounds and Pics and other media on the phone.
*2767*WAP# erase or delete any wap settings
*2767*CUST# Reset EEPR0M memory chip
*2767*FULL# completely earse all the contents of EEPR0M.
*#9998*4357# open the Help Menu
*#9998*5282# Java menu for gprs and csd setings.
*#9999#0# enable Monitor Mode
*#9999# or *#9998*9999# Software Version of the phone
*#8888# or *#9998*8888# the Hardware Version of the phone like manufacture date etc.
Secret codes for Motorola mobile
Note:
[] : (pause) means the * key held in until box appears.
Code to lock keys : Press together *7
Select phone line - (use this to write things below the provider name):
[] [] [] 0 0 8 [] 1 []
Add phonebook to main menu:
[] [] [] 1 0 5 [] 1 []
Add messages to main menu:
[] [] [] 1 0 7 [] 1 []
Copy SIM memory (phonebook menu):
[] [] [] 1 0 8 [] 1 []
Eng Field options (main menu):
[] [] [] 1 1 3 [] 1 []
Slow (Frequency of search menu):
[] [] [] 1 0 1 [] 1 []
Medium (Frequency of search menu):
[] [] [] 1 0 2 [] 1 []
Fast (Frequency of search menu):
[] [] [] 1 0 3 [] 1 []
Enable EFR:
[] [] [] 1 1 9 [] 1 []
Function :
[] [] [] # # # [] 1 []
Change pin:
[] [] [] 0 0 4 [] 1 []
Unblocking using the "puk" number:
[] [] [] 0 0 5 [] 1 []
There are lots of similar codes exist. If you change the last number to 0 you can deactive that code. The 3 digit number at the middle are from 0 to 999. I put the most interesting codes. (EFR):Enhanced Full Rate Codec.
You can change GSM frequencies to 900/1800 by entering the enginnering model.
Following the below steps :
enter menu and press 048263* quickly, then you will enter the secret engineering menu
under "Opcode"
input 10*0*3 for GSM 900
10*0*4 for GSM 1800
10*0*5 for GSM 1900
10*0*6 for dual band GSM 900/1800
10*0*7 for dual band GSM 850/1900
To add extra message space 4 your Motorola C350 C450 C550 or C650, press menu button, press 048263* quickly, then on the popup menu enter 47 press ok.press 50 and ok.press 1 ok.press 64 ok.press 1 ok.press 186 and ok.You will receive an extra 50 msgs memory space.Switch phone off and back on.
Secret codes for LG mobile
To check LG mobile or cellphones IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)
On the main screen type *#06#
Information you get from the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)
XXXXXX XX XXXXXX X
TAC FAC SNR SP
TAC = Type approval code of your nokia Mobile
FAC = Final assembly code of your cellphone
SNR = Serial number of your nokia Phone
SP = Spare
2945#*# on the main screen.
2945*#01*# Secret menu for LG
*#07# IMEI and SW (LG 510)
*8375# Software version (LG B1200)
*6861# Recount cheksum (LG B1200)
#PWR 668 Factory test (B1200)
1945#*5101# Simlock menu (LG B1200)
2945#*5101# Simlock menu (LG 510W, 5200)
2945#*70001# Simlock menu (LG 7020, 7010)
2947#* Simlock menu (LG 500, 600)
LG-U81XX SPECIAL CODES, Code to read phone version :
Phone without SIM
277634#*# or 47328545454# Select 'SW Ver.info'
Code to reset phone, Phone without SIM
277634#*# or 47328545454# Select 'Factory Reset'
Code to enter UNLOCK MENU, Phone wit SIM inside
2945#*88110#
637664#*# Test Menu 8330
49857465454# Test Menu 8180 V10a
492662464663# Test Menu 8180 V11a
47328545454# Test Menu 8130-8138
277634#* Test Menu 8110-8120
Secret codes for iPhone mobile
*#06# To check your IMEI, No need to tap Call.
*3001#12345#* and tap Call Enter Field Mode. Field mode reveals many of the inner settings of your iPhone, specifically up-to-date network and cell information.
*777# and tap Call Account balance for prepaid iPhone.
*225# and tap Call Bill Balance. Postpaid only
*646# and tap Call. Check minutes. Postpaid only. These three are pretty self explanatory.
*#21# and tap Call. Setting interrogation for call forwards. Discover the settings for your call forwarding. You'll see whether you have voice, data, fax, sms, sync, async, packet access, and pad access call forwarding enabled or disabled.
*#30# and tap Call. Calling line presentation check. This displays whether you have enabled or disabled the presentation of the calling line, presumably the number of the party placing the call.
*#76# and tap Call. Check whether the connected line presentation is enabled or not.State whether the connected line presentation is enabled or disabled. Presumably similar to the calling line presentation.
*#43# and tap Call. Determine if call waiting is enabled. Displays call waiting status for voice, data, fax, sms, sync data, async data, packet access and pad access. Each item is either enabled or disabled.
*#61# and tap Call. Check the number for unanswered calls. Show the number for voice call forwarding when a call is unanswered. Also show the options for data, fax, sms, sync, async, packet access and pad access.
*#62# and tap Call. Check the number for call forwarding if no service is available. Just like the previous, except for no-service rather than no-answer situations.
*#67# and tap Call. Check the number for call forwarding when the iPhone is busy And again, but for when the iPhone is busy.
*#33# and tap Call. Check for call control bars. Check all the usual suspects (voice, data, fax, sms, etc) to see whether barring is enabled or disabled for outgoing.
Secret codes for Chinese mobile
Enter into Engineering Mode: *#110*01#
Enter into factory Mode: *#987#
Restore Factory Settings: *#987*99#
Check Software Version: *#900# OR *#800#
Default User Codes: 1122, 3344, 1234, 5678
Change LCD Contrast: *#369#
To Enable COM Port: *#110*01# -> Device -> Set UART -> PS Config -> UART1/115200
Codes to Change Screen Language:
*#0000# + Send : Set Default Language
*#0007# + Send : Set Language to Russian
*#0033# + Send : Set Language to French
*#0034# + Send : Set Language to Spanish
*#0039# + Send : Set Language to Italian
*#0044# + Send : Set Language to English
*#0049# + Send : Set Language to German
*#0066# + Send : Set Language to Thai
*#0084# + Send : Set Language to Vietnamese
*#0966# + Send : Set Language to Arabic
BlackBerry Bold 9000 Short Cut Keys
BlackBerry Basics
Move the cursor : Roll Trackball
Exit a screen or move back a page in the browser : Press Escape key
Move to a list item or menu item : Type first letter of the item
Select or clear a check box : Press Space key
View available values in a field : Press Alt key
Switch applications : Hold Alt key and press Escape key Continue to hold Alt key and select application Release Alt key
Return to Home screen : Press End key
Delete highlighted items : Press Backspace/Delete key
Phone
Answer a call : Press Send key
Insert (+) into a phone number : Hold O
Add an extension to a phone number : Press Alt key + X key and type the extension number
Assign a speed dial number to a key : On the Home screen or on the Phone screen, hold down key
Turn speakerphone on or off during a call : Press Speakerphone key
Type a letter in a phone number field : Press Alt key + the letter key
Check your voicemail : Hold 1
Move to the top of the Phone screen : Press Space key
View the last phone number you called : Press Space key + Enter key Press Send key to dial the number
View your contact list on the Phone screen : Hold Send key
Message
Within a message
Reply to a message : Press R
Reply to all : Press L
Forward a message : Press F
File a highlighted email message : Press I
View email address of a contact : In a message, highlight contact Press Q. To view display name again, press Q
In a message list
Open a highlighted message : Press Enter key
Compose a message from a message list : Press C
Mark a message as opened or unopened : Press Alt key + U
View received messages : Press Alt key + I
View sent messages : Press Alt key + O
View voicemail messages : Press Alt key + V
View SMS text messages : Press Alt key + S
View call logs : Press Alt key + P
View all your messages again : Press Escape key
Moving around a message list
Move up the screen : Press Shift key + Space key
Move down the screen : Press Space key
Move to the top of a message list : Press T
Move to the bottom of a message list : Press B
Move to the next date : Press N
Move to the previous date : Press P
Move to the next unopened item : Press U
Move to the next related message : Press J
Move to the previous related message : Press K
Attachment
General Tips
Search for text in an attachment : Press F
Move to the last cursor position after closing and reopening an attachment : Press G
In a spreadsheet attachment
Move to a specific cell : Press G
View the content of a cell : Press Space key
Switch worksheets : Press V
Highlight a worksheet : Press Enter key
View hidden columns or rows : Press H
Hide the columns or rows again : Press H
In a presentation attachment
Switch presentation views : Press M
Move to the next slide : Press N
Move to the previous slide : Press P
Move to the last cursor position after closing and reopening a presentation attachment : Verify that you’re viewing the presentation in text view or in text and slide view Press G
Camera and Video
Take a picture : Press the Right Convenience Key
Zoom in to a subject : Press the Volume Up key
Zoom out from a subject : Press the Volume Down key
Change the flash mode for a picture : Press the Space key
Change the size of the viewfinder for a picture : Press the Symbol key
Pan up in a picture : Press 2
Pan down in a picture : Press 8
Pan right in a picture : Press 6
Pan left in a picture : Press 4
Return to the center of a picture : Press 5
Zoom in to a picture : Press 3
Zoom out from a picture : Press 9
Zoom in as much as possible to a picture : Press 1
Zoom out from a picture as much as possible : Press 7
Media
Move to the controls at the bottom of the screen when you are viewing a list of songs : Press the Space key
Play the next song in a playlist : Press and hold the Volume Down key
Play the previous song in a playlist : Press and hold the Volume Up key
Pause or resume playing a video or song : Press Mute Key
Play the next song in a category : Press N
Play the previous song in a category : Press P
Rotate a picture : Press R
Zoom in on a picture : Press I
Zoom out from a picture : Press O
Return to the original picture size : Press W
Browser
General Tips
Insert a period (.) in the Go To dialog box : Press Space key
Insert a slash mark (/)in the Go To dialog box : Press Shift key + Space key
Open the browser options : In the browser, press O
Stop loading a web page : Press Escape key
Hide the browser : Press D
Close the browser : Hold Escape key
On a web page
Switch between Column view and Page view : Press Z
Zoom in to a web page : Press I
Zoom out from a web page : Press O
Turn on support for JavaScript : Press J
Move to a specific web page : Press G
Return to the home page : Press H
Open the bookmark list : Press K
Add a bookmark : Press A
View a list of web pages you’ve recently visited : Press Y
Refresh a web page : Press R
View the address for a link : Highlight a link Press L
View the address for a web page : Press P
Save a web page to a message list : Press S
Follow a highlighted link : Press Enter key
Hide the banner : Press U
View the banner again : Press U
View a thumbnail version of a web page : Press X To return to the normal view, press any key
Navigating within a web page
Move up a screen : Press Shift key + Space key
Move down a screen : Press Space Key
Move to the top of a web page : Press T
Move to the bottom of a web page : Press B
Calendar
NOTE: For these tips to work in Day view, in the calendar options, set Enable Quick Entry field to No
Schedule an appointment : Press C
Change to Agenda view : Press A
Change to Day view : Press D
Change to Week view : Press W
Change to Month view : Press M
Move to the next day, week or month : Press Space key
Move to the previous day, week or month : Press Shift key + Space key
Move to the current date : Press T
Move to a specific date : Press G
Typing
Insert a period : Press Space key twice – the next letter is capitalized.
Capitalize a letter : Hold letter key until capitalized letter appears
Type an alternate character on a key : Hold Alt key and press character key
Type an accented or special character : Hold letter key and roll trackball left or right (For example, to type ü, hold U and roll the trackball to the left until ü appears) Release letter key when accented or special character appears
Type a number in a number field : Press a number key
Type a number in a password field : Hold Alt key and press a number key
Turn on NUM lock : Press Alt key + Left Shift key
Turn on CAP lock : Press Alt key + Right Shift key
Turn off NUM lock or CAP lock : Press Shift key
Switch typing input languages : On the Language screen, set Use Input Language Shortcut field to Yes . Hold Alt key and press Enter key Highlight a language.Release Alt key
Insert a period or at sign (@) into an email address : Press Space key
Type a symbol : Press Symbol key and type the letter that appears below the symbol
Highlight a line of text : Press Shift key and roll Trackball
Highlight text character by character : Hold Shift key and roll Trackball left or right
Cancel a text selection : Press the Escape key
Cut highlighted text when typing : Press Shift key + Backspace/Delete key
Copy highlighted text when typing : Press Alt key and click Trackball
Paste highlighted text when typing : Press Shift key and click Trackball
Search
Search for a contact in a list of contacts : Type the contact name or initials separated by a space
Search for text in a message or memo : Press S
Search for text in an attachment or web page : Press F
Search for text in a presentation attachment : Verify that you’re viewing the presentation in text view or in text and slide view Press F
Maps
Zoom in on a map : Press I
Zoom out from a map : Press O
View or hide status information at top of map : Press U
View or hide tracking information at the bottom of map : Press the Space Key
Move to the next direction on a route : Press N
Move to the previous direction on a route : Press P
Secret codes for BenQ-Siemens mobile
Language Menu
*#0001# English menu
*#0049# Deutsch menu
*#0606# remove sim card before
*#0003*(secret code)# Unlock Sim
*12022243121 Bonus Screen
*#9999# to reset factory settings
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Now you can open them fast!!!
Some shortcuts for Windows XP users!!
Press
'Windows key' + R and type the following (without qoutes) :
"winword" to open Word.
"powerpnt" to open Powerpoint.
"excel" to open Excel "mspaint" to open Paint.
"notepad" to open Notepad.
"wmplayer" to open Windows Media Player.
"wordpad" to open Wordpad.
"sndrec32" to open Sound Recorder.
"iexplore" to open Internet Explorer.
"firefox" to open Firefox.
"msconfig" to control startup.
"services.msc" to manage the Services.
The Medicine when Folder option vanishes.....
Method 1: Here's how you can get Folder Options back.. 1: Open Start menu and from there select Run 2: type gpedit.msc and hit enter 3: now in the Group Policy window, from the left pane, select user configuration->Administrative Tempelates->windows components->Windows Explorer by highlighting it with the mouse cursor.. 4: now in the right side you will see an option which says "Removes the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu" 5: right click on this option and select properties 6: now in the properties under Setting tab, select Disabled and hit OK ........................................................................................................................................................................ Method 2 run >>gpedit.msc >>user configuration >>administrative templates >>system disable "prevent access to registry editing tools" ....................................................................................................................................................................... Method 3 regeditOpen your registry and find the key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value named "NoFolderOptions" and set it to equal "1" to hide the options or "0" to show the options. Log-off or restart Windows for the changes to take effect
