Technical Hacks and Tricks

How to execute chm files in linux

2008-12-08T12:59:00.000-08:00

Download the following rpms on ur pc:-

http://dag.wieers.com/packages/chmlib/chmlib-0.35-1.1.fc3.rf.i386.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/dag/fedora/3/en/i386/dag/RPMS/wxGTK-2.4.2-5.1.fc3.rf.i386.rpm
http://acmserver.cs.ucr.edu/%7Ensoracco/rpms/xchm-0.9.8-1.i386.rpm

and also install them in the same sequence. using the command:-

rpm -ivh

Note:- i am giving the path of packages for fedora cpre 3. if want for any other os take a look at the following sites.

chmlib:- http://dag.wieers.com/packages/chmlib/
wxGTK:- ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/dag/
xchm: - platform independent for all redhat's.............

Free Web Proxy Servers

2008-10-16T12:52:00.000-07:00

Hello folks....

want to surf anonymous by hiding your original ip address...visit this website http://proxy.org/cgi_proxies.shtml.. This website having collectiong of more than 1000s of proxy servers..

enjoy!!

OpenSolaris 2008.05 CD

2008-10-14T17:13:00.000-07:00

OpenSolaris 2008.05 for x86 is available to use free of charge and Sun Microsystems shipping the CD at no extra cost.

The OpenSolaris 2008.05 Live CD makes it simple to boot to a fully functional desktop environment, including Firefox and Thunderbird, without the need to install onto your system. After familiarizing yourself with the OpenSolaris environment, you can then choose to install it onto your disk. Once installed, you can connect to the OpenSolaris Package Repository to install additional software at OpenSolaris.org.

You can order your free Cds Here

https://www2.sun.de/dct/forms/reg_us_2307_228_0.jsp

How to Turn a Windows Pc Into a Mac

2008-10-11T16:04:00.000-07:00

If you are a Windows XP user and wanted to have Windows look exactly like a Mac then here is the best way to transforma it . Mac includes some pretty cool features, such as the dock and unique login screen and wallpapers. With this simple tutorial, you can learn how to make your Windows PC look just like one too..

Steps :-

1. Download ObjectDock , a program created by Stardock .This program will install a dock just like the one available on a Mac. To add icons to it, simply drag and drop. Follow the on screen instructions to edit any settings you may wish to modify.

2. Download Windows Blinds , also from Stardock. This allows you to modify the theme of your computer. Once you have downloaded and installed Windows Blinds, download a skin that will make your PC look like a Mac. You can modify any details of Windows Blinds by following the on screen instructions.

3.Download CursorXP ,This will allow you to modify your cursor in many different ways. To make it look like the Mac OS cursors, download the following set: Cursor Sets

4.Download LogonStudio, This program makes it possible to configure how the login screen looks for your computer. To use the Mac OS login download the following theme: MACLog in. Tweaks may be needed to be applied to the theme for different computers, but they can be easily managed by selecting the theme, once downloaded, and selecting the edit option.

5.After you have successfully downloaded and installed all of the software listed above, there are only a few tweaks left. Move the menu bar to the top of the screen like a Mac. Also, you may want to change the background to a more Mac appropriate picture.These steps should have transformed your boring PC into a powerful Mac.

.6.Your end result should look something like this:

Convert your Windows XP to Mac OS X Leopard

2008-10-11T16:00:00.000-07:00

If you are a Windows XP user and wanted to have the look of Mac OS X Leopard, then here is the best transformation pack. The Mac OS X Leopard Transformation Pack is created by kampongboy92 will give your Windows XP the Mac OS look.

Notes:

Please make backup before replace your system files.
These files can only work in Windows XP SP2 (English version ONLY).
Only do in SAFE MODE

Convert your Windows Firefox into MacOSX Firefox

2008-10-11T15:32:00.000-07:00

Hi folks!!! wana change your ugly and slow windows firefox with a nice theme of mac firefox?
Convert your window firefox into MacOSX theme ....

Just visit this link and add the add-on to firefox!

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7172
.
It is based on original Firefox 3 Mac OS theme, and works on Firefox 3.0 b5+ finely.

Convert your Windows XP to Mac OSX Flykalite

2008-09-10T18:17:00.000-07:00

Anothe Transformation pack for Windows XP to have the look of Mac OS X , is MacOXS Flykalite.

This is also an awesome pack but use at your own risk...
Dont forget to checkmark the system restore option at the installation time..

The latest version of FlyakiteOSX is currently Version 3. Version 3 has been released. Go to the Download page to download FlyakiteOSX version 3 today. Please Note: http://osx.portraitofakite.com is the official site for FlyakiteOSX.

Create Bootable Windows XP ISO image

2008-08-05T19:16:00.000-07:00

This will show you how to create a bootable Windows XP Home Edition or Professional installation/setup CD-Rom. Optionally you can integrate (slipstream) service pack 1, and add other stuff you want to your CD. The boot catalog and the NT bootstrap loader are hidden, just like the original bootable Windows XP CD-Rom.

The steps to create are:

BCD installation instructions:

Download BCD full package v1.1.1 (523KB).

Or update from previous version: BCD update package (v1.1.0-v1.1.1) (5KB).
When updating from previous versions, just extract the package over the previous version, overwrite any existing files. The bcd.cfg file will not get overwritten!

Unpack the BCD package to some folder for example d:\bcd. If you want to be able to run it from a server you should unpack it to a share from where your workstations can run it. You will need to map a drive letter to that share and run bcd using that drive letter.
Make sure you also unpack the subdirectories!

Download wnaspi32.dll and copy it into BCD's d:\bcd\bin directory.

I have asked Ahead Software AG if I could distribute their aspi manager with my BCD package but they said: "...due to our licence agreement you could only let your users download it freely from our web site...".
Download Windows XP package v1.0 (wxp10.zip) (5KB).
Unpack it into the BCD directory, d:\bcd.
Make sure you also unpack the subdirectories!

The Windows XP package contains the Windows XP bootstrap loader (same as Windows 2000) and some other files used to build the CD.
You must copy the i386 folder from your Windows XP installation/setup CD-Rom.
For Windows XP Home Edition copy it to the d:\bcd\cds\wxphome\files\ folder.
For Windows XP Professional copy it to the d:\bcd\cds\wxppro\files\ folder.
Make sure you copy all files and all subdirectories!

If you're Windows XP files are already "slipstreamed" with a service pack you must also copy the win51ic.SPx or win51ip.SPx file.
This will prevent the CD asking "put the SPx CD into drive A:" during install.

The location of the i386 folder may differ, for example when you have a dual boot MSDN cd-rom it will be in \%lang%\winxp\%edition%, where %lang% is your language, like "ENGLISH", "GERMAN" and %edition% is "Home" or "Pro". Other CD's may have it just in the root or in some other location.
Optionally you can also copy the following files (not needed for bootable CD installation):
autorun.inf
readme.htm
setup.exe
If you have a Windows XP CD from MSDN...
Edit the file i386\txtsetup.sif
section [SetupData], and change the setup source path, it should read: SetupSourcePath = "\"
You can apply Service Pack 1 to this installation (integrated installation). So that you have an installation CD-ROM with the service pack built in.
Apply service pack 1 to your files using the "-s" option (you must supply full path).

For Windows XP Home edition: xpsp1_en_x86.exe -s:d:\bcd\cds\wxphome\files\

For Windows XP Professional: xpsp1_en_x86.exe -s:d:\bcd\cds\wxppro\files\

Notes:
- The Service Pack file can have another name, like xpsp1_nl_x86.exe for Dutch language.
- The xpsp1_en_x86.exe can only be run on a Windows 2000 or XP PC!
- You should now have a win51ic.sp1 or win51ip.sp1 file in the files directory. Check this, to prevent the CD asking "put the SP1 CD into drive A:" during install.
All other files and folders you want on the CD-Rom must also be added to the files directory, these files will not be integrated in the Windows XP installation, they're just parked there. Things you could add are: latest patches, internet explorer, directx.

Add your files to:
For Windows XP Home edition: d:\bcd\cds\wxphome\files\.
For Windows XP Professional: d:\bcd\cds\wxppro\files\.
Open a command prompt, go to the d:\bcd folder and run:
For Windows XP Home edition: bcd wxphome.
For Windows XP Professional: bcd wxppro.
This will build the (bootable) ISO image and burn it to your recorder.

Done!

Source:Bart

Using PC Internet on Nokia N73

2008-06-28T07:53:00.000-07:00

Requirements:

1) Nokia N73
2) Gnubox (u need to sign it first)
3) m-Router v3.1
4) Windows XP operating system
5) Widcomm Bluetooth drivers v5.0.1.802

Note: To avoid unnecessary conflicts please uninstall/remove Nokia PC Suite!

Guide to set up PC:

1) Download and install Widcomm Bluetooth drivers v5.0.1.802

2) Pair ur device with PC so tat it shud never ask the pass again!

3) Download and install m-Router 3.1

4) After installation of m-Router it will pop up a window displaying this message

"m-Router has detected that the COM4 Bluetooth Serial Port Local Service is currently set to start automatically. This must be set to manual before m-Router is able to accept incoming Bluetooth connections using your Widcomm software

Do you want m-Router to do this now?

Click 'Yes' "

4) Another pop-up window will ask u to restart ur pc.... Restart it to apply the settings!

5) As soon as ur computer starts up it will display the window of m-Router click Search/Next

6)When search ends it show the devices in range Select ur phone and click 'Next' and in the next dialog box 'check'

"Automatically connect to this device when in range" and

"This is my preferred bluetooth connection"

7) Now close/minimize m-Router... it shud be in ur system tray!

This ends the pc side of things!

Guide to set up ur phone:

1) Install Gnubox

2) Launch GnuBox. Some configuration text will be displayed:

(Loading CommDb settings)
ISP ‘Bt’ Not found

3) Goto Settings->Connection->Access points. Select Options->New Access point->Use default settings. Apply the following settings

a. Connection Name: Bt (older versions of GnuBox may need „GnuBox“)
b. Data bearer: Data call (on some devices gsm)
c. Dial up number: 0000 (basically any number is valid as long the phone accepts it)
d. User name: sharaq (or any other. But you'll have to remember it later on)
e. Prompt password: no
f. Password: bt (or any other. But you'll have to remember it later on)
g. Authentication: Normal
h. Homepage: none
i. Data call type: analogue
j. Maximum data speed: automatic

4) Now go to Options->Advanced settings and apply the following settings:
a. Phone IP address: Automatic
b. Primary name server: 0.0.0.0

(For ADSL dialup connections, set DNS to the DNS of your ADSL connections. You can view this by typing “ipconfig/all” under command prompt.)

c. Second. name server: 0.0.0.0
d. Proxy server address: none
e. Proxy port number: 0
f. Use callback: No
g. Callback type: Use server no.
h. Callback number: None
i. Use PPP compression: Yes
j. Use login script: Yes
k. Login script:
CHARMAP [windows-1252]
LOOP 10
{
SEND "CLIENT"+<0x0d>
WAIT 3
{
"SERVER" OK
}}
EXIT KerrNoAnswer$
OK:
EXIT
(You may leave this blank as you can set this automatically under GnuBox later.)
l. Modem initialisation: None

5) Now leave the Access Points settings (your changes will be automatically saved). Navigate in the menu to the previously installed GnuBox software.
Once launched use the following steps:

a. Options->set RAS login script (if you leave the login script blank at the Access Points settings. This will set the login script above for you.)
b. Options->auto set modem ID
c. Options->create records
d. Options->Debug->use mRouter
(Now the settings of the AP you just created will be manipulated for our needs.)

d. Options->2 Box Bluetooth->Serial port.
Select your PC Bluetooth connection.
When ask for "Do you want to require encryption", select OK.
Close GnuBox.

6) At Widcomm make sure that you have enabled secure connections.
To do so,

Bluetooth Configuration -> Local Services -> Bluetooth Serial Port. Click on properties, may sure that "Secure Connections" is checked.

7) Next is to test your connections, under GnuBox, Debug->Test comm channel.
http://img9.imagepile.net/img9/7547image022.jpg

During this time, WIDCOMM on your PC will prompt you about serial port connections. Make sure that you allow the connections.
http://img9.imagepile.net/img9/60458image024.jpg

After the test, close GnuBox. Use FileManager, go to c:\nokia\ctest.txt and view this text file
Make sure that you got the following

123456Error = 0
78 Error = -3

This confirms that your phone setup is correct. If you got other error message, you may need to repeat the phone setup process again. Perhaps you may have miss out some steps. Ensure that your Bluetooth connection on your phone is always on during the phone setup

8) Once this is ok. Open Opera or NetFront and try to open up a web page. Now a dialog is presented to you where you'll have to choose a AP. Take “Bt“ (or “GnuBox“). Now you should notice the Bluetooth icon in the system tray turn green (Widcomm only). Some seconds later an icon signaling a new network connection should also show up in the system tray.

Widcomm.Bluetooth.Software.Drivers.v5.0.1.1400

http://rapidshare.com/files/32104115/WidCommBluetooth5.1.0.1100.zip

M-Router v3.1

http://www.plunder.com/-download-82713.htm

Use your camera phone as a webcam

2008-06-14T07:26:00.000-07:00

WWIGO (pronounced 'vigo') stands for Webcam Wherever I Go. With wwigo, a camera phone can be used as a webcam with PC or Laptop using bluetooth as the transmission medium. It is free.

It consists of two software components.

mobile component that resides on phone and streams video to PC.
PC component that recieves video.

Features

Use Camera Phone as Wirless Webcam
Record videos with wwigo PC application.
Use along with skype yahoo messenger windows live messenger to do video chat.
Live Upload with YouTube grouper to share video.
Video Quality better or comparable to off shelf webcam
Works with popular Bluetooth Stacks on PC
Supported devices Nokia Series 60 v2.0 and Series 60 v3.0 phones

System Requirements.

Desktop/Laptop with Windows 2000 or Windows XP SP2
Bluetooth enabled with any one of these bluetooth Stack, Microsoft Bluetooth Stack, Widcomm Bluetooth Stack, Toshiba Bluetooth Stack
Mobile Phone : Nokia Series 60 v2.0 or v3.0 phone.

Download wwigo (for download you need registration)
Supported devices Nokia: 6600, 6630, 3230, N70, N70music, 6260, 6620, 6670, 6680, 6681, 7610, N73, N80, N71, N93, E70, E61, N95

TYPING DIACRITICS AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS

2008-06-11T19:45:00.000-07:00

Do you Want to use special characters in your documents or anywhere you want?

Here is the tutorial where you can get variety of characters and the procedures of using them...

just visit http://www.forlang.wsu.edu/help/keyboards.asp

For Windows XP Home edition:	`xpsp1_en_x86.exe -s:d:\bcd\cds\wxphome\files\`
For Windows XP Professional:	`xpsp1_en_x86.exe -s:d:\bcd\cds\wxppro\files\`