Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Some handy keyboard shortcuts

 Here are few handy keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1


- Windows Key + S Open Search Charm to search Windows and Web
- Windows Key + Q Search within the opened app
- Windows Key + F Search files
- Windows Key + Z Get Commands and Context Menus within an app
- Windows Key + . + Right Arrow Snap app to the right
- Windows Key + . + Left Arrow Snap app to the left
- Ctrl + Plus (+) Zoom in on Start Screen
- Ctrl + Minus (-) Zoom out on Start Screen
- Windows Key + Down Arrow Close an app
- Windows Key + Start Typing Search your PC
- Windows Key + O Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
- Windows Key + Ctrl + Spacebar Change to a previously selected input language
- Windows Key + P Choose a presentation display mode
- Windows Key + X Open Start Button options
- Windows Key + Home Minimize all but the active desktop window


Posted in Behalf of +Zachary O'Reilly 

A goto fails the iPhone

Apple released iOS version 7.0.6 last week. The update was to patch a security issue in its implementation of SSL (Secure Socket Layer) Encryption, the method by which the internet protects itself against eaves dropping. Companies usually provide details of security flaws, the nature of the vulnerability and how attackers exploit it, along with the patch that eliminates the vulnerability. Apple did none of these things, which led Security Experts to wonder about the exact problem. And when it came out, it stunned them. Some software bugs are infinitely subtle and complicated. Others are comprehensible almost at a glance to anyone who dabbled in BASIC as a kid. The iOS 7 bug is in the latter group.


The problem: a goto statement – a programming mistake that even newbie programmers avoid.

A phone that self-destructs if tampered with


Boeing’s Secure Mobile is meant for People Working in Defence and Homeland Security


Boeing Co unveiled a smartphone that appears to come straight from James Bond spy Movie. In addition to encrypting calls, any attempt to open the casing of the Boeing Black smartphone deletes all data and renders the phone inoperable.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Wi-Fi virus that spreads like common cold


Researchers have shown for the first time that Wi-Fi networks can be infected with an ‘air-borne’ virus that can move as efficiently as the common cold.
Researchers at the University of Liverpool in UK designed and simulated an attack by a virus, called “Chameleon” on Belfast and London in a lab setting. The found that not only could it spread quickly between Homes and businesses, but it was able to avoid detection.

Experts found that “Chameleon” behaved like an ‘airborne’ virus, travelling across the Wi-Fi network via access points (APs) that connects households and businesses to Wi-Fi network. When “Chameleon” attacked an AP it was able to collect and report the credentials of all other Wi-Fi users who connect to it. The virus then sought out other Wi-Fi APs that it could connect to and infect. 

Why Hyper Links are Blue?

Ever wondered why hyperlinks are blue? Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of World Wide Web, chose the color because it was the darkest color available that would not blend in with black text.

How to control Mouse Pointer (Cursor) from keyboard in Windows

You can control your mouse with a keyboard in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
This is a tutorial on How to control Mouse Pointer (Cursor) from keyboard in Windows in 15 Easy steps. 

To do so you follow these easy steps:-

·         Boot your PC with Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1
·         Press Windows Button + D or Click on Desktop App to switch to Desktop from Start (Omit this step if you are using Windows 7)
·         The Desktop will appear, now go to Run by pressing  Windows Button + R
·         Run Dialog Box will appear, Type ‘control’ and then press Enter (Or directly go to Control Panel via Start in Windows 7)
·         The Control Panel will appear,
·         Click on ‘Ease of Access’/ ‘Ease of Access Center’
·         Then Click on Ease of Access Center (Omit this step if done in the previous step need if done before)
·         Click on ‘Make the keyboard easier to use’
·         Check ‘Turn on Mouse Keys’
·         A new icon will appear on the Notification area of your screen which will look like a Mouse which means that Mouse Keys are active
·         To change settings click on ‘Set up Mouse Keys’
·         Change the settings according to your wish
·         Click on Apply
·         Click on OK
·         Close Control Panel and use your keyboard to access the Cursor.

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Monday, March 3, 2014

Where are the words added to Dictionary Stored?

Have you even wondered where the words are stored after being added to dictionary? Well I know exactly where those words (Those added to dictionary) are stored in Windows® 7, Windows® 8 and Windows 8.1.

The things you have to do are:-
·         Boot your Computer with an Administrator account
·         Go To Computer/ This PC (In Windows 8.1)
·         Click on View/ Organize
·         Click on Options/ Folder and search options
·         Folder Options will come, Click on View Tab
·         Check ‘Show hidden files, folders and drives’
·         Click on Apply
·         Click on OK
·         Press  + R, Run will appear.
·         Type ‘Appdata
·         Double Click ‘Roaming
·         Double Click ‘Microsoft
·         Double Click ‘UProof’. This folder contains the notepad which stores the Added words
·         Double Click ‘CUSTOM’. This the notepad file which contains all the added words

A notepad file will open which contains all the words which are added to dictionary!!!

Note:-
·         Do not delete or move (Cut) any file or folder from that Directory.
·         You must have any Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010 or Microsoft Office 2013.
·         ‘UProof’ folder will not be present if you have not yet added any work(s) to the Dictionary.

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