How to Personalize Your Flash Drive Window?

Flashdrives can also have a background. You can also change the font colors of your folders name. It will look like a desktop.


Procedure:
1. Open Notepad and copy-paste the following codes:

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
IconIndex=127
ConfirmFileOp=0

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image="wallpaper.jpg"
IconArea_Text="55500"
VeBRA sources - don't delete the tag above, it's there for XXXXX purposes -
[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}

[{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}]
PersistMoniker=Folder.htt
PersistMonikerPreview=%WebDir%\folder.bmp

2. Click File>Save As..>Choose the path of your USB drive>Name the file as Desktop.ini and hit save.
3. Having the Background: Choose a picture from your computer files (must be a JPEG format). Copy-Paste it to the root of your Flashdrive (look at the red mark at the bottom right-side). Rename the pic as "wallpaper".
4. To change the font colors, Open the Desktop.ini you created before and edit the number in this line in the above code (any number as long as it is 5-10 digits):

IconArea_Text="55500"

5. Press Ctrl-S and exit notepad. Refresh your Flashdrive window and you will see the change.
If you do not want to have a background, then skip the background picture part.

Note: You can also do this in any windows (i.e. My Documents, My Pictures, My Music). Just follow the instructions above.

Credits to my friend.

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How to Uninstall Linux (Dual Boot with XP)?

I had tried Ubuntu and Kubuntu on my ACER laptop with 256 MB RAM (dual boot with Windows). The cover says that the minimum requirement is 256 MB RAM but as I had observed, the speed is not optimized. People are suggesting that I should better install an Xubuntu, the lighter version of Ubuntu which can ran in a 128 MB RAM. So, how was I able to uninstall these distros under the Windows environment? The steps will only take about a minute or two.

What you need:
1.Your Windows XP Bootable CD.

Procedure:
Deleting the partition.
1. Run your computer in Windows mode.
2. Right-Click My Computer, Press G. You will be taken to the Computer Management.
3. Click Disk Management (found at the left-side list). Choose the partition you alloted for your Linux OS. Right-Click and choose Format.
4. Put your Windows CD on the optical drive and Restart Windows. Boot through the CD.

Deleting the GRUB Boot Loader.
1. When the Windows installation appear, choose Repair. A command prompt will appear then press 1 when it asks for the installation number, Enter.
2. If you do not have a password just press Enter; if you have, enter your Adminstrative password.
3. Enter "fixmbr" (without the quotations) and you're done. Exit and Restart (remember to remove the CD). The GRUB Loader will no longer appear during startup.

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Opera Unite: Your Needs with Just a Browser

Opera Unite was released last week but I only find the time to share this today.
Opera Team had recreated the usual browser into a web server and a file-sharing desktop browser.

Functions:
1. A simple and safe way to share files directly from your computer. So, it's like a P2P application. If you need to access your hard drive while you are travelling, then this will help you as this serve as a file sharing tool.
2. Allows you access your complete computer multimedia library wherever you are. It doesn't matter what browser you use, even with a mobile browser.
3. A reservoir for people to leave notes on your computer. It's a chat-like way.
4. Share photos, music and videos with friends around the world! No need to use Flicker or tinypic, and other third-party web applications.
5. Play games with your friends.
6. Lets you create your own widgets. It's a developer tool.
7. And the amazing part is, you can host your web sites running from your own computer.

Take the internet into your hands by downloading this cool and functional web browser, correction it's not a web browser anymore, it's the internet!

Opera Unite for
Windows
MAC OS
Linux/Unix

For more info on installation and usage, read Introduction to Opera Unite

It is still in alpha build but the functions are already in there.
You will need to have a username and password to use this application, create one in My Opera

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How to Get the Red Mobile Menu (Smart Retailers)

If you are not aware, Red Mobile users can reload through Smart Retailers.
In case you haven't updated you SmartlLoad Menu and the red mobile is not in the list, then you can update it by texting:
GETRED to 9992.

This update is free.
For SmartLoad Retailers only.

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Kris Allen Performs the Finale Song

After gaining 100 million votes, the highest season ever, American Idol closes with Kris Allen as its ultimate Idol. Kris sang the show's finale song "No Boundries" composed by Cara and is included in the Idol singles. This is the song to which the judges commented 'too great for him' (you can see all the veins on his neck as he reached the high notes).

I really thought Adam Lambert will have it. Yes, I will agree to a comment that "If American Idol is looking for a rock star, then Adam is the man!". But not much people today are into rock music and even emo music. I think Kris looks also made the fans vote for him.

All the top 13 Idols had their numbers during the show together with guest stars Jason Mraz, Queen Latifah, Keith Urban, Lionel Richie, KISS Steve Martin, Rod Stewart and with surprise appearance of Cara Diogardi.

The show also gave awards to some Idol-wannabe for their shocking attitude, overconfidence, and funny behaviors.

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