Learning to pick locks is a fun exercise in learning about locking mechanisms, honing a useful skill, and getting a better understanding of how locks work and protect—or fail to protect—you and your stuff.

If you've never picked a lock before, you're missing out. It's fun, for the most part it's a strictly analog/mechanical pursuit (a therapeutic break from electronic gadgets), and unlike say, learning to juggle, when you end up locked out of your house you can actually put your skill to use.

Click here to "Learn to Pick Locks for Fun and an Increased Understanding of Security."

" Today we're going to run down, step-by-step, how to crack a Wi-Fi network with WEP security turned on. But first, a word: Knowledge is power, but power doesn't mean you should be a jerk, or do anything illegal. " 

Link - How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network’s WEP Password with BackTrack

This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install Jolicloud – a Linux based operating system made specifically for Netbooks – along with Windows.

Tags : Android, Google Android, Mobile Phone, SDK, How-to,

[Click Title To Read More] - Interested in test driving the latest version of Google's Android OS without buying a new mobile device?  Here's how to run Android on your PC for free with the Android SDK Emulator.

Android is the latest mobile OS to take the world by storm, but everyone doesn't have access to the latest mobile devices.  Thankfully, there's an easy way to run Android on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer.  Google provides an Android emulator with their SDK, which is designed to let developers test their apps on Android before running them on handsets.  We can use this to test drive Android on our computer, here's how to do it.

According to Sun the reason they leave the old versions of Java on your computer is to ensure that older Java applications will work even if they’re not compatible with the newest version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE.

Sun also provides instruction on how to remove the older Java versions, but i know that we, i mean us the human…like the easiest way to done anything. So  with that, you might want to use JavaRa to remove your old Java Version in your pc to free some space on your hard disk.

Download JavaRa

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Whether it's the nagging prompts or the irritating notifications, Windows Vista's default settings can grate on your nerves... which doesn't help you be the productive person you want to be. A few simple tweaks can cut down on the irritation—and drastically alter your views on Vista. Let's take a look at some of the best ways to tame the Vista beast and make it a less naggy operating system to work on.

It’s worth to check lifehacker if you find your vista are too much annoying.

I share with you something from Maximum PC Magazine March 2008.

Brand your PC with a custom logo. OEM vendors often dress up the System Properties screen with a custom logo and support information, giving prebuilt PCs an air of professionalism. Well guess
what? You can add the same personal touch to your own machine in just a few easy steps.

1. Open up any photo-editing program and create a 180x114-pixel image.
2. Save the image as a bitmap and name it oemlogo.bmp, then
   place it in C:\Windows\System32.
3. Next, create a Notepad file in the same folder and save it as
   oeminfo.ini. OEM resellers use this file to enter customer-support information, but you can write whatever you wish as long as you use the following format:
   [General]
   Manufacturer=Your Name/What ever
   Model=Your Name/What ever
   [Support Information]
   line1=Visit this blog everyday :
   line2=http://tips-4-you.blogspot.com/
4. If you need more space, just create a new line.

Heres mine :

Try this "HowTo Put Custom Logo in Your Windows System Properties" at your PC now!!

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Everyone like Mac icons..everybody loves Mac that, loves Mac this...but it is too expensive for some of us. So you have to use pirated windows..rite?? hehe...Download Mac Softwares??

So how do you change your pc Windows look to Mac look?? Its very easy. You just have to install some softwares. So you can have Mac's icons, Mac's Folders, Mac's windows...Mac's widgets and also Mac's Dock. Cool right?

: Here's the link : *just download and install it...and have fun!!!

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Nowadays, lot of virus will infect our local drive and most of them are from USB drive. So, if your computer infected, you cannot open your drive normally.

To fix the problem just go the link below. It shows how to fix the problem posted on Raymond.cc.

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• OneBag.com
• How to pack almost any bag
• How to Pack Your Backpack
• Bundle Wrapping [OneBag] / wrapping diagram

 

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Kitchen, 4 ½ minutes daily

•  Wipe down the sink after doing the dishes or loading the dishwasher (30 seconds).
•  Wipe down the stove top (one minute).
•  Wipe down the counters (one minute).
•  Sweep, Swiffer, or vacuum the floor (two minutes).

Bathroom, 2 minutes daily

• Wipe out the sink (30 seconds). Wipe the toilet seat and rim (15 seconds).
• Swoosh the toilet bowl with a brush (15 seconds).
• Wipe the mirror and faucet (15 seconds).
• Squeegee the shower door (30 seconds).
• Spray the entire shower and the curtain liner with shower mist after every use (15 seconds).

Bedroom, 6 ½ minutes daily

• Make the bed (two minutes).
• Fold or hang clothing and put away jewelry (four minutes).
• Straighten out the night-table surface (30 seconds).

Family room, living room, foyer, 6 minutes daily

• Pick up crumbs and dust bunnies with a handheld vacuum (one minute).
• Fluff the cushions and fold throws after use (two minutes).
• Wipe tabletops and spot-clean cabinets when you see fingerprints (one minute).
• Straighten coffee-table books and magazines, throw out newspapers, put away CDs and videos (two minutes.)

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1. Boot up in Windows xp.

2. Start>>control panel>>administrative tools>>computer management

3. Go to disk management under “storage”

4. Select your hard disk and then the linux partition.

5. Delete the linux partition this will delete linux and grub.

6. Now reboot your laptop with windows 98 start up disc or floppy and type the command “fixmbr” .

7. Above command will repair ur bootloader and rewrite ntldr which will replace corrupted grub.

8.Thats it done now boot your laptop or desktop normally it will be booted by default in windows xp.

Requirements:
You need a windows 98 startup disk or windows 98 bootable floppy .

 : Source :

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Just in case you need to connect your laptop/PC/Computer to your tv, i've found a site that have listed 5 ways to connect your PC to TV.

The methods listed are like below :

1. S-Video
2. VGA
3. DVI
4. HDMI
5. Scan Converter Box

For more explanation on the methods, just click here.

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Using chopsticks is not nearly as difficult as most westerners think. With a few pointers and a little practice anyone can learn to use them.

How to Use Chopsticks in Seven Easy Steps

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1. Start OpenOffice (it doesn't matter which application you load, Calc, Impress, or Writer will all work)
2. Click Tools>Options
3. Select Java menu and uncheck "Use a Java runtime environment"
4. Select the Memory Tab and change the following options:

• Number of steps: 30
• Use for Open Office: 128
• Memory per Object: 20
• Number of Objects: 20

Speed Up Open Office [via Downloadsquad.com]

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Flashing your BIOS to the latest release is crucial because it enhances your system's capabilities, helps it to detect newer devices and components (bigger hard drivers, newer processors, and so forth), and improves stability (very often in the latest BIOS flashes manufacturers apply a series of bug fixes).

 

Why and How to Flash Your BIOS 

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What is it

BitTorrent is not a program. [1] It's a method of downloading files using a distributed peer-to-peer file sharing system. The programs that you use to download files via the BitTorrent protocol are called BitTorrent clients.

BitTorrent is not like Limewire/Kazaa/Napster/other P2P programs you've used in the past. This is often the biggest source of confusion for people new to BitTorrent. It's not difficult to use, it's just different. As soon as you forget about your old file-sharing program (and you will once you start using BT), the easier it will be to start using BitTorrent.

 

Link : A Beginner's guide to BitTorrent

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 When it comes to cut fruits, i don't have any skills at all. Now have to learn some skills..hehe

Check how to do it here.

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Do you ever thought how humans can navigate by the stars?? How the sailor do the thing?? What are they're looking at?? Which one to look?? so many questions about it. But now you can learn how to do it

yourself. FYI, i just can see my Scorpio 'stars' up there...the rest, i don't know.

Learn it at quietbay.net [via Lifehacker]

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Make your hand into a fist and look through it, as if you were looking through an invisible telescope. But make the hole between your pinkie and palm as small as possible, so hardly any light shines through.

[Hackerzen]