Disable Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows 2003

Shutdown Event Tracker provides a way for IT professionals to consistently track why users restart or shut down their computers. It does not document why users choose other options, such as Log off and Hibernate. It gathers the reasons users give for restarts and shutdowns to help create a comprehensive picture of an organization's system environment. 
You can later view the Shutdown Event

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Make Windows XP Boot Faster

You can make Windows XP boot faster by 5 - 15 seconds (on some machines).So you do the following: Press windows + R keys
Type regedit and press enter
Locate the following key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager \MemoryManagement\PrefetchParametersMake sure you backup the keys by exporting them to a .reg file.
On the EnablePrefetcher value, change the setting from 3

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How to create a shortcut for locking the Computer Screen in Windows 7?

There are many ways in which you can lock the computer screen. The most popular as well as the fastest way to lock it is to use a keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut used to lock the computer screen is Win+L. A few of us choose to utilize the mouse to lock it. And of course many people like to use both the options. 

There is another method in

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Free AntiVirus Software - Scan Your Computer

Antivirus software is a computer program that detects, prevents, and takes action to disarm or remove malicious software programs, such as viruses and worms. You can help protect your computer against viruses by using antivirus software, such as Microsoft Security Essentials. 
Computer viruses are software programs that are deliberately designed to interfere with computer operation; record,

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Cleanest way to Export Google Contacts to Excel

Google/Gmail Contacts come with an inbuilt option to export contacts and groups but the problem is that it adds a lot of fields or labels like Address 1, Address 2,  Organization 1 and so on for all of them. Now if you only need email address or at max phone number of such contacts rest of the things are going to waste your time cleaning them up.

So how do you export only Email address or

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Control Data Usage on Android for each App or All with ICS

One thing that is coming good in Android which will not only save lot of battery life but also control on your Data Usage. Starting with Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android you can now set mobile data usage limit on your phone
Data Usage basically warns you of the carrier’s data usage limit which many have on their phone. So with this option you can set the limit according to your plan and

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Microsoft download from The Garage: Mouse without Borders

Mouse Without Borders is a project I’ve been familiar with for the last 6 months or so and it’s a wonderfully useful tool. In a nutshell, it allows you to reach across your PC's as if they were part of one single desktop. I have two PCs on my desk at work connected to 3 LCD screens and using Mouse Without Borders I can move my mouse between the 3 screens, even though one of them is attached to a

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App to Switch between Multiple Computers using Same Keyboard and Mouse

Working on multiple computers is pretty common scenario specially if you are power user or a developer with multiple desktop and screens all around your table. However the problem comes when you need to use multiple Keyboard and Mouse for each of them.
Now since you aren’t working on remote conditions most of the time,  Mouse with Borders is an excellent solution when you are looking for

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Protect your Android Smartphone. Choise Is Yours.

Protect your precious handheld from viruses and malware! Protect your mobile device from viruses and spam with a popular anti-virus.

Paid: But 3o Days Trail Vertion is Available. Click on the image to download.
 Free: Absolutely free. Click on the image to download.



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Fruit Ninja Theme; Free for Windows 7

The curiously addictive fruit-slicing game: You've got it on your phone, you've got it for your Xbox Kinect, now get Fruit Ninja on your desktop with this free theme for Windows 7. And watch out for those bombs. Download Theme.

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Optical illusions Themes

Optical illusions, planets of grass floating in impossible summer skies, and homages to M.C. Escher fill this free Windows 7 theme of weird and wonderful digital art by Josh Sommers. Download Theme.
Note: Windows 7 themes can only be used in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions.

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Official Hotmail Application For Android.

Microsoft has done it again, Now we have an official Hotmail app for Android which is a great news for Windows Live Users who have always missed this like Windows Phone user miss for an Official App for Gmail on Windows Phone. I guess it might also come soon.Features of Hotmail App : Supports Multiple Accounts with Individual Inbox and Universal Inbox.
Search Email using the Android Search 

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Surreal Territory theme

The work of artist Chuck Anderson explores places only the imagination can go. Put six of his surreal dreams-capes on your desktop with this free theme for Windows 7. Download Theme.

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How to check china mobile IMEI number valid and original?

Last Year i.e.; 2010 November I came across a news article regarding China Mobiles and the importance of IMEI numbers. So here I provide a method by which you can check whether your phone has a valid and original IMEI number.
Mobile number without or wrong IMEI number are banned across India now. Mostly China mobile phone brands like Alkatel, Sigmatel,

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Windows Phone 7 "NoDo" Review

Microsoft updates Windows Phone 7 with simple and intuitive copy paste features. IT PRO India digs deeper to reveal more about the enhanced business mobile platform.
Microsoft has finally updated its Windows Phone 7 platform, the only smartphone operating system with Office and SharePoint support. The new update claims to enhance productivity by ensuring significant speed and performance.

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Offline Gmail to browse gmail from computer by downloading the whole gmail

Gmail as we all know a short form for Google Mail is one of the products of Google INC. In the race of email clients Gmail is coming up with more and more abilities which has attracted millions of users from other mail accounts like yahoo, MSN. They have introduced much extra features through lab features which are presently in testing stage but users can still use it .You can view and

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Crackle - Free movies on your iPhone and Android.

Crackle launches free movies on the go. No more Netflix app troubles!

The selection on Crackle includes:  Bad boys,
Gridiron Gang,
Ghost busters,
Joe dirt,
The Patriot,
Seinfeld,
Rec,
So I married an axe murderer,
The mothman prophecies,
Eight millimeter,
Spiderman,
Samurai X,
Married with children …. 
 And a few hundred movies, A thousand TV episodes. Here you go with Crackle.

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Top Ten Tips To Improve System Speed

The below top ten tips are recommended for any system. It doesn’t matter if you have 256mb RAM or 2 GB RAM. Check the below tips to remove the memory junk and speedup windows OS.
1. Let your PC boot up completely before opening any applications.

2. Refresh the desktop after closing any application. This will remove any unused files from the RAM.
3. Do not set very large file size images as

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Fresh Fruit theme

Glistening grapes, blueberries shimmering with delicate droplets of water, lemons as bright as the sun, pomegranates gleaming with vitamins and antioxidants. You want fruit. You want this fruit. Get it free for your Windows 7 desktop.
DOWNLOAD THEME

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Only 100 text a day from 27-09-2011 onwards.

With more than 700 million mobile subscribers, India has received a new amendment of 100 text in a day. From now(27-09-2011) onwards mobile users cannot send more than 100 text from there phone in a day, as from today the TRAI regulation is effective in India. 
To limit the mobile short messages Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) earlier had brought an amendment that mobile users

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Complete list of Run Commands In Windows XP

You can access all these programs by going through START-->RUN or Simply Click Windows Key+R

SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
System Configuration Editor - sysedit
System Configuration Utility - msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)- sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)- sfc /scanonce
System File

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Speedup "Acrobat Reader" - Almost like notepad.

Adobe Acrobat reader always consumes more memory when it starts. The reason behind is, it loads all the plugins, even the plugins that you do not use. This trick is to remove all the plugins from the plugins directory to elsewhere. Hence, whenever you open Acrobat reader it directly opens the files without loading any plugins and the speed is just like

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Make your Menus load faster than ever.

This is one of my favorite tweaks as it makes a huge difference to how fast your machine will 'feel'. What this tweak does is remove the slight delay between clicking on a menu and XP displaying the menu.  
Go to Start then Run (Win Key+R)
Type 'Regedit' then click 'OK'
Find "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\"
Select "MenuShowDelay"
Right click and

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Hack your Windows "SEND TO" Menu.

How often do you copy songs from a CD? Or some photos from a CD?
 What do you do? You select the required files and do a CTRL –C. Open the destination folder and do a CTRL-V. Here is something you can benefit time from. Customize your SEND TO MENU. This sounds simple and you can do it in less than sixty seconds. You can create your own BASKET. 

First you’ll need access to

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Improve Windows XP Shutdown Speed

This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown. But you must be thorough with using XP's registry editor for successfully handling the tweak. Else, you can email me for details of using XP's registry editor.Go to Start then select Run
Type 'Regedit' and click 'OK'
Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\

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Icrease the speed of you Internet connection, Without changing the modem or plan.

As more and more people get quick connections to the internet, such as cable or ADSL, it becomes apparent to the user of a simple dial-up modem that the World Wide Web can quickly turn into the World Wide Wait. Here a trick that can help speed up your current modem without shelling out the big bucks.
There is a setting located in your windows registry called the

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