How To Gmail Attachments Up to 10 GB

Google has announced that Gmail users will be able to insert up to 10 GB of files in an email, via Google Drive.

You should probably already have the feature active on your account. If you don’t you will soon enough. Here’s how to attach more than Gmail’s traditional 25 MB attachment limit.

Open the new Compose window  enter the recipient’s address, and drag the file(s) you want to send. If they’re bigger than 25 MB, you’ll get the message saying the files exceeds the attachment limit. Click the Send Using Google Drive button.

Now (annoyingly enough), you’ll have to re-drag the file or select it from your computer.

Adding multiple files is not a problem, either. You’ll see a list of your files. Click Upload.

Wait for the files to upload, then, when the Compose window is back, click Send.

You’ll get a dialog box asking you what rights the recipient has on Google Drive for the files.

After you’ve decided, click Share & send, or you can Send without sharing. If you give rights to recipients of the email, remember that they’ll need a Google account to use those rights.

It’s not technically emailing a large file to a person, but does allow them access to your Google Drive so they can download them from there. Still, it’s a handy improvement to the Gmail service that allows you send large files for free without using a separate service like YouSendIt for example

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Introduction to Linux - A Begineers Guide

        
               Many people still believe that learning Linux is difficult, or that only experts can understand how a Linux system works. Though there is a lot of free documentation available, the documentation is widely scattered on the Web, and often confusing, since it is usually oriented toward experienced UNIX or Linux users. Today, thanks to the advancements in development, Linux has grown in popularity both at home and at work. 
The goal of this guide is to show people of all ages that Linux can be simple and fun, and used for all kinds of purposes. This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter. For more advancedtrainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples and encouraged to try out things on your own.

NOTE : Password for the rar file is tricks4u

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How to boot XP faster

First of all, this tweak only apply to those who only have one HDD on their primary IDE channel (nothing else on device 0 or 1) and a CD-ROM and/or DVD-ROM on the secondary IDE channel. Each time you boot Windows XP, there's an updated file called NTOSBOOT-*.pf who appears in your prefetch directory (%SystemRoot%Prefetch) and there's no need to erease any other files as the new prefetch option in XP really improves loading time of installed programs. We only want WindowsXP to boot faster and not decrease its performance. Thanks to Rod Cahoon (for the prefetch automation process...with a minor change of mine) and Zeb for the IDE Channel tweak as those two tricks, coupled together with a little modification, result in an EXTREMELY fast bootup:

1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:windowsprefetch tosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".
9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device 0 or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer.

WindowsXP should now boot REALLY faster.

Windows Xp: Speed Up Your Net

I have a dial up connection and it improve my speeds about 25% in surfing the internet. give it a try. Im IT , only do it if you feel comfortable with changing registry.

Increasing network browsing speed

Does your computer slow down when you browse your local area network and connect to other computers that are sharing data? One of the most common causes of this slowdown is a feature of Windows Explorer that looks for scheduled tasks on remote computers. This effort can take some time on some computers and can really slow down your browsing. The window with which you are browsing the network may appear to freeze momentarily, as the system is waiting for a response from the remote computer.

Windows XP: Speeding Disk Access

Although this problem is a complex one, the solution is very simple. Instead of having to wait for the remote scheduled tasks, which is useless information to anyone who is not a system administrator remotely configuring scheduled tasks, you can disable this feature.

In order to do this, you will have to change the System Registry and delete a reference to a key so that this feature will not be loaded. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open up the Registry Editor by clicking the Start Menu and selecting Run. Then type regedit in the text box and click the OK button.

2. Once the Registry Editor has loaded, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key.

3. Next, expand Software and then Microsoft.

4. Locate Windows and expand that as well.

5. You will want to be editing the main system files, so expand CurrentVersion.

6. Because this feature is a feature of the Windows component known as Explorer, expand the Explorer key.

7. Next, you will want to modify the remote computer settings, so expand the RemoteComputer key and then expand the NameSpace key to show all of the features that are enabled when you browse to a remote computer.

8. In the NameSpace folder you will find two entries. One is "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}" which tells Explorer to show printers shared on the remote machine. The other, "{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}," tells Explorer to show remote scheduled tasks. This is the one that you should delete. This can be done by right-clicking the name of the key and selecting Delete.

Tip:
If you have no use for viewing remote shared printers and are really only interested in shared files, consider deleting the printers key, "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}", as well. This will also boost your browsing speed.

Once you have deleted the key, you just need to restart and the changes will be in effect. Now your network computer browsing will be without needless delays.

Driver Guides

Let's face it, finding the right device driver can be a tedious, time consuming, often impossible task! The Driver Guide was created to make finding driver updates a whole lot easier. With the help of thousands of our members, we have compiled a massive database archive of drivers and resources that is by far the largest and most comprehensive on the Web. Here is what The Driver Guide will do for you:

* Provides an easy step-by-step process for finding and installing drivers.
* Offers a huge searchable archive of over 100,000 driver files, manufacturer information, and links.
* Includes discussion boards that give members the opportunity to interact with others with their hardware type, and learn from their experiences (very useful!).
* Offers a drivers found area where members can upload new and hard to find drivers for others to download.
* Provides a driver request board where members can make requests for specific drivers.
* Includes resources for Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux, and other platforms.
* Provides links to helpful tutorials, valuable utilities, and other resources.
* Offers a great collection of old, out of date, and hard to find drivers.
* Membership is absolutely FREE! Members are given lifetime access to this site.
* Since opening in 1997, millions of people have joined The Driver Guide!



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username:drivers
password :all

How to make XP go faster

Services You Can Disable

There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically.
This would be to speed up your boot time and free resources.
They are only suggestions so I suggestion you read the description of each one when you run Services
and that you turn them off one at a time.

Some possibilities are:
Alerter
Application Management
Clipbook
Fast UserSwitching
Human Interface Devices
Indexing Service
Messenger
Net Logon
NetMeeting
QOS RSVP
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Registry
Routing & Remote Access
SSDP Discovery Service
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Web Client


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Cleaning the Prefetch Directory

WindowsXP has a new feature called Prefetch. This keeps a shortcut to recently used programs.
However it can fill up with old and obsolete programs.

To clean this periodically go to:

Star / Run / Prefetch
Press Ctrl-A to highlight all the shorcuts
Delete them

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Not Displaying Logon, Logoff, Startup and Shutdown Status Messages

To turn these off:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionpoliciessystem
If it is not already there, create a DWORD value named DisableStatusMessages
Give it a value of 1

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Clearing the Page File on Shutdown

Click on the Start button
Go to the Control Panel
Administrative Tools
Local Security Policy
Local Policies
Click on Security Options
Right hand menu - right click on "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"
Select "Enable"
Reboot

For regedit users.....
If you want to clear the page file on each shutdown:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementClearPageFileAtShutdown
Set the value to 1

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No GUI Boot

If you don't need to see the XP boot logo,

Run MSCONFIG
Click on the BOOT.INI tab
Check the box for /NOGUIBOOT

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Speeding the Startup of Some CD Burner Programs

If you use program other than the native WindowsXP CD Burner software,
you might be able to increase the speed that it loads.

Go to Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Services
Double-click on IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
For the Startup Type, select Disabled
Click on the OK button and then close the Services window
If you dont You should notice

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Getting Rid of Unread Email Messages

To remove the Unread Email message by user's login names:

Start Regedit
For a single user: Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUnreadMail
For all users: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUnreadMail
Create a DWORD key called MessageExpiryDays
Give it a value of 0

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Decreasing Boot Time

Microsoft has made available a program to analyze and decrease the time it takes to boot to WindowsXP
The program is called BootVis

Uncompress the file.
Run BOOTVIS.EXE
For a starting point, run Trace / Next Boot + Driver Delays
This will reboot your computer and provide a benchmark
After the reboot, BootVis will take a minute or two to show graphs of your system startup.
Note how much time it takes for your system to load (click on the red vertical line)
Then run Trace / Optimize System
Re-Run the Next Boot + Drive Delays
Note how much the time has decreased
Mine went from approximately 33 to 25 seconds.

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Increasing Graphics Performance

By default, WindowsXP turns on a lot of shadows, fades, slides etc to menu items.
Most simply slow down their display.

To turn these off selectively:

Right click on the My Computer icon
Select Properties
Click on the Advanced tab
Under Performance, click on the Settings button
To turn them all of, select Adjust for best performance
My preference is to leave them all off except for Show shadows under mouse pointer and Show window contents while dragging

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Save 15 Keystrokes – Use Ctrl+Enter to Complete URL

On modern browsers, such as IE7 and Firefox, hitting Ctrl + Enter will automatically 

fill in the www. and the .com part of the URL. Let’s see an example:

Just type in google  into the address bar in your browser:

Now hit Ctrl + Enter together:

You saved yourself 15 keystrokes!

More Keystroke combinations:

·         Ctrl + Enter – Auto-complete *.com address

·         Shift + Enter – Auto-complete *.net address

·         Ctrl + Shift + Enter – Auto-complete *.org address

If you add Alt to any of those key combinations, it will auto-complete and open the new address

in a new tab as well. Alt+Ctrl+Enter will auto-complete a *.com address in a new tab, for instanceOn modern browsers, such as IE7 and Firefox, hitting Ctrl + Enter will automatically 

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Learn to build your own computer ?

                      While watching videos on youtube i found some amazing and usefull videos on building your own computer. If  you want to learn or are afraid of opening your own compute then watch this videos. You willlearn how to choose motherboard, ram, harddisk etc and how to assemble them.

Congratulation !! You just learned how to build your own computer if you are interested in such more tutorials then comment below.

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What is spoolsv.exe and Why is it Running?

You’re probably reading this because you found spoolsv.exe running on your computer, and you’d like to know what it is. Good news, it’s not a virus; not usually anyway. It’s actually a process created by Microsoft that runs in nearly every version of Windows out there, even Windows 8. Spoolsv.exe handles print jobs, not much else. For more information, read on.

According to it’s description in Process Explorer “This service spools print jobs and handles interaction with the printer. If you turn off this service, you won’t be able to print or see your printers.” Spoolsv.exe is the Windows Print Spooler, its description in Task Manager will vary depending on what version of Windows you are using.

Under normal conditions, a print spooler acts as a queue for sending documents to the printer. Most printers can’t handle print queue’s of their own, so they rely on the software sending them print jobs to manage them. Without the Windows Print Spooler service you wouldn’t be able to print more than one document at a time, and any documents not immediately sent to the printer wouldn’t print. It’s a useful service, unless you don’t have a printer.

Some users, typically those without printers, have reported that Spoolsv.exe can use a staggering portion of CPU or Memory. And it does happen, but only under certain circumstances. If you have multiple documents queued to print, but no way to print them, the printer spooler will tax the system more than it should so that in an effort to retain all of the data queued to be printed. High CPU use can also occur if a virus with a copy-cat name has infected the computer masquerading itself as Spoolsv.exe

Spoolsv.exe doesn’t have a very high system footprint at only 1,100K and you should keep it running. But if you don’t have a physical or virtual printer setup on your computer, you don’t need it. Disabling the process is pretty easy, and here are the steps to do it.

In the Windows Start Menu perform a search for “services”. In Windows Vista and 7 this can be done from the Start Menu Orb. In Windows 8 just start typing the word and the search window will appear. You’ll also have to select the Settings category in the Windows 8 results list.

From the services menu scroll down to Print Spooler and then right-click or double-click it to open its Properties.

From the Print Spooler Properties window change the Startup type to disabled. You can also Stop the service now with the Stop button if you want to get rid of it now rather than waiting for your next reboot.

Conclusion

Spoolsv.exe is a useful Windows process created by Microsoft. It’s essential for printing, and usually shouldn’t cause any problems. If you don’t do any printing you can get rid of it, or just end the process from the Task Manager. Spoolsv doesn’t use up very many resources under normal conditions, and most users shouldn’t need to bother with it.

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Check Successful or Failed Windows Login Attempts

Have you ever checked your Windows system logs to see if anyone has tried to access your computer? Even if you have multiple users, keeping track of who’s accessing your computer is important. You might want to make sure your ex-girlfriend or someone else isn’t trying to log in to your computer. Here’s to check Audit Logs in Windows to see who’s tried to get in.

Open Event Viewer in Windows

In Windows 7, click the Start Menu and type: event viewer in the search field to open it.

For Windows 8, you can open Event Viewer from the Power User Menu from the Desktop.

Expand Windows Logs and click on Security.

Now, look for event ID 4624, these are successful login events for your computer.

Double clicking on the event will open a popup with detailed information about that activity. It will show you complete details about that specific login including the account name, date and time of login.

Enable Logon Auditing

If you don’t see these events in your Event Viewer, you might have to enable Logon Auditing. It may be enable for your computer to save successful logs but if its not, here’s how you can do it.

Note: Group Policy Editor is not available in Home versions on Windows 7 or the standard version of Windows 8.

In Windows 7 open the Start Menu and type: gpedit.msc

Or in Windows 8, use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + R and type: gpedit.msc in the Run line and hit Enter.

In Group Policy Editor, navigate to Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policy >> Audit Policy.

Then double click on Audit Logon Events.

From there, check the boxes to audit successful or failed audit attempts and click OK.

There you go! Now you’ll be able to see the complete logon activities (failed or successful) for your Windows computer.

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How to Add an Extra USB Port to Your Wired Computer Mouse

Ever try plugging in two flash drives into your MacBook Pro before? The USB ports on MacBooks are not only directly side by side, they're insanely close to each other, so it can be extremely difficult to plug in a large USB device with another smaller USB device.

Sometimes it can fit, but it's a strain on the USB port and the device itself. If one of the items in question is a USB mouse, then your worries are over...

How to Add a USB Port to a Computer Mouse

Instructables user Liquidhandwash dealt with his USB problem by attaching an extra port to his mouse!

He basically just stripped down the mouse and USB flash drive and combined them, though it made the edge of the mouse a little rough lookiing.

He then added Sugru around the port for aesthetic purposes.

Of course, it was a bit more complicated than just pushing everything in place, so make sure to check out Liquidhandwash's full tutorial if you plan on doing it yourself.

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How to Easily Split, Merge, Rotate, and Combine PDF Files with No Software or Registration

PDF files are awesome because they're easy to share and they prevent the format on your document from being messed up, no matter what system or program it's opened in. Their biggest downside, though, is how difficult they are to edit or change once they're made.

Sejda is a free online tool (currently in beta mode) that lets you manipulate PDF files right from your browser without registering or downloading any software.

You can encrypt or split a PDF, merge two together, or rotate pages within a file. Under the Configuration tab, you can even choose which version you want the new PDF file to be.

Since you don't have to sign up for an account and there's no clear statement on whether or not the site keeps a copy of the files, I wouldn't suggest using this for anything super sensitive. Otherwise, if you're not using it for anything you want to keep private, it has some great features and it's really convenient.

Check out Sejda's website to try it out and find out what new features they're working on.

If Sejda is not your style, there is also a new site called PDFzen, which is free and mobile-friendly.

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How to Automatically Delete Spam Messages in Gmail

Most of the spam messages are commercial advertisements, phishing websites and get rich quickly messages that asks users to provide personal details and other confidential information.Spam filters in Gmail prevent its users from these spam messages and restrict them to enter in user’s Gmail inbox.Generally, it acts like a firewall between spam messages and Gmail Inbox.Gmail filters detect the sender’s email address and accordingly send the received messages in Inbox or Spam folder.

If you are receiving too many spam messages and tired of deleting them then you can create your own Gmail filter which will automatically delete all your messages residing in the spam folders automatically.As all the messages in the spam folder are not actually spam, some genuine messages are also diverted in spam folder due to limitation of spam filter’s algorithm then usage of this trick is not optimal solution. But you can check all the deleted messages in Trash folder.

Open your Gmail Settings by clicking on the Gear button.Select Filters tab from it.
Now click on Create a New Filter.Now a window will pop-up, look for the Has the Words field in this window and type “in:spam” without quotes.
Leave all other fields empty and click Create Filter with this Search and select OK to proceed to next step.Check mark the box Delete it and Also Apply filter to next to Create Filter and click on Create Filter.
Now you will see a message Your Filter was Created.

That’s it! Now all your spam messages will be automatically delete and there will be no message in your Spam folder anymore.

Most of the spam messages are commercial advertisements, phishing websites and get rich quickly messages that asks users to provide personal details and other confidential information.Spam filters in Gmail prevent its users from these spam messages and restrict them to enter in user’s Gmail inbox.Generally, it acts like a firewall between spam messages and Gmail Inbox.Gmail filters detect the sender’s email address and accordingly send the received messages in Inbox or Spam folder.

If you are receiving too many spam messages and tired of deleting them then you can create your own Gmail filter which will automatically delete all your messages residing in the spam folders automatically.As all the messages in the spam folder are not actually spam, some genuine messages are also diverted in spam folder due to limitation of spam filter’s algorithm then usage of this trick is not optimal solution. But you can check all the deleted messages in Trash folder.

Open your Gmail Settings by clicking on the Gear button.Select Filters tab from it.
Now click on Create a New Filter.Now a window will pop-up, look for the Has the Words field in this window and type “in:spam” without quotes.
Leave all other fields empty and click Create Filter with this Search and select OK to proceed to next step.Check mark the box Delete it and Also Apply filter to next to Create Filter and click on Create Filter.
Now you will see a message Your Filter was Created.

That’s it! Now all your spam messages will be automatically delete and there will be no message in your Spam folder anymore.

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