Tips & Tricks

How to do calculations on Command Prompt ?

The command processor CMD.EXE comes with a mini-calculator that can perform simple arithmetic on 32-bit signed integers:
C:\>set /a 2+2
4
C:\>set /a 2*(9/2)
8
C:\>set /a (2*9)/2
9
C:\>set /a “31>>2″
7
Note that we had to quote the shift operator since it would otherwise be misinterpreted as a “redirect stdout and append” operator.
For more information, type set /? at the command prompt.

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How to hide text behind images

This technique is called as Stegonography in technical terms.

Step 1 Copy an image file to c: of your computer.
Step 2 Copy the text(which you want to hide) to clipboard, by writing it in notepad and selecting it, right clicking it, then copy.
Step 3 Open cmd, by going to Start —> All Programs —> Accessories —> Command Prompt.
Step 4 In cmd type :
cd \
echo “your text to hide” >> “image.jpg”.
Step 5 Now right click on image.jpg —> Open with —> Notepad. 

You can see your hidden text at the end of your image file contents.

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Convert Website into PDF format

You can convert a website into PDF format then download the PDF document (Website), read it or post it on internet or any where.

To convert a website into PDF format follow the steps:

1. Connect to internet.

2. Open your browser and type http://pdfmyurl.com, the browser opens pdfmyurl.com website.

3. Type your website name in the place given for, then press ENTER key.

4. After few seconds your website in PDF format is ready. Now download the PDF document to your computer.

Now website is available in PDF format, now you can read it, or post it on internet for your friends.


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Know your IP Address and Place

This is very simple to know your IP Address and place on internet.

Just follow the steps:
Open your browser and type www.whatismyipaddress.com and press ENTER key.
The browser opens the website, in that website it displays the following details:
1 Displays your IP Address
2 ISP name
3 Your internet connection type whether it is dialup or broadband
4 Services
5 Your City
6 Your Region
7 Your Country

Even it displays your desktop operating system version and browser type and its version.



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Double click on Internet explorer to restart your computer

Follow the steps:

1) Goto Desktop
2) Right click > Select “New” > Select “Shortcut”
3) In “Type the Location of the item” > write: “C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00″ without quotes.
4) Click next and in “Type a name for this shortcut” write ” Internet Explorer” and click Finish.
5) Now Right Click on the shortcut of Internet Explorer and goto “Change Icon” and select the icon of Internet Explorer.

6) Now your icon is Ready, when you will double click on Internet Explorer Shortcut Computer will Restart.

7) Use this as a Prank… don’t Misuse it.. That’s JUST an Advise.



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Create Files or Folders without name

We can create Files and Folders without name, to do this follow the steps below

Select any file or folder. 

Right click with mouse on the file or folder then select rename or press F2 key and select rename.
Keep pressing Alt key and hold it, then type 0160 from numeric pad.

Note: Numeric Pad numbers on the right side of he keyboard are only keys to use. Don’t use numbers on the function keys.

After typing the number from numeric pad then press Enter key. Now your File or Folder is created without any name.

Tip: 0160 number is ASCII code for space.

Note: if you want to create more than one folder or files then repeat the 1 to 3 steps again. And press Enter key after finishing your job.

Problem: These nameless folders or files some times can not be deleted then restart your computer in “SAFE” mode and then delete those files or folders.


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How To Protect your folder with password

Well here is a way to do that. In this section I will show you how to make a password protected folder in Windows XP, Vista without using any additional software. Following is the step by step procedure to create a password protected folder.

1: Create a new folder (Right-click -> New -> Folder) and give it any name of your choice. For instance you name it as HME.
2: Now place all the important files, documents or any other folder in this folder that you want to password protect.

3: Now Right-click on this folder (HME) and select the option Send To -> Compressed (zipped) Folder.
4: Now a new compressed zipped folder gets created next to folder (HME) with the same name.
5: Double-click on this compressed zipped folder and you should see your original folder (HME) there.
6: Now go to the File menu and select the option Add a password. ie: File -> Add a password

You will get small pop up window here. You can set your desired password. Once the password is set, It will ask for the password every time it is opened. Thus you have now created the password protected folder.

Note: if you are using WinRAR software do the same but it creates .rar folder

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World Trade Center Attack Trick with Note Pad

The flight number of the plane that had hit World Trade Center on (9/11) was Q33NY. Now we call this trick or a coincidence or something else but whatever it is you will be definitely amazed by the this trick.

1. Open Notepad and Type “Q33N” (without quotes) in capital letters.

2. Increase the font size to 72.

3. Change the Font to Wingdings.


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Making Personal Diary Using Notepad 

Here you will learn to use notepad as Digital diary or a log book to keep record of your daily work instead of using pen and paper.

1. Open Notepad and Type .LOG (in capital Letters and press enter

2. Save the program with any name and close it.

3. Open the file again. Now you can see current date and time, This will happen every time you reopen notepad

Just type the event that you attended and save it and close. Every time you open the notepad log file it opens with Time and date!


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