LOCK FOLDER WITHOUT ANY SOFTWARE

To do this just follow the steps given below

1. Suppose you want to lock the folder "games" in d: which has the path D:\Games.

2. In the same drive create a text file and type 

ren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

3. Now save this text file as loc.bat

4. create another text file and type in it

ren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} games

5. Now save this text file as key.bat

6. Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key.

7. Now press loc file and the folder games will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents. Press key file and you will get back your original folder.

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Best social networking sites

Today my post will be on Top "Best social networking sites"Social networking sites are doing more than one another to get on the top


Here is the list of some Popular and well know social networking sites and information on them:


Facebook 
With Facebook officially turning five years old recently, combined with the site surging past MySpace in Monthly Unique Visitors, it seems like a good time to take a little deeper look at the social networking giants.

It’s hard to believe that last year around this time we discussing the effects of bad PR for Facebook and if the site had ‘jumped the shark,’ but those arguments now seem to more appropriately apply to other properties.Facebook has now became the largest social networking site in 2009.Ranked at number 4th spot according to AlexaOrkut:
A social networking site sponsored by Google and named after Google developer Orkut Buyukkokten. Launched in early 2004, Orkut was originally an invitation-only site, but was later opened to the general public. Membership exceeded 40 million users within two years.For some reason the graph of orkut has gone down in 2009Myspace:
MySpace ( myspace.com) is an online social networking service, allowing users to share messages, interests and photos with a growing body of friends. Users can send emails, post videos, listen to music, and write blogs; the site also includes classified ads and posting of events. Currently one of the top ten Internet sites, MySpace was founded in July 2003 by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe.Its Alexa ranking is 11Twitter:
A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages up to 140 characters in length from their cellphones to a group of people. Launched in 2006, Twitter www.twitter.com) was designed to keep friends and colleagues informed about one's daily activities.Its alexa rank is"40"Flixster:
Flixster is a social networking site for movie fans. Users can create their own profiles, invite friends, rate movies and actors, and post movie reviews as well.Linkedin:
With more than 30 million users representing 150 industries around the world, LinkedIn is a fast-growing professional networking site that allows members to create business contacts, search for jobs, and find potential clients.Hi5:
hi5, was launched in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest social networks — ranked by Alexa® as a top 34 website globally and the #1 social network in more than 25 countries across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. hi5 is also the #1 social network for the world’s Spanish-language population.

A year ago, we ranked the top 25 social networking sites by monthly visits, and I was curious to see how the positions would change if we re-ranked those same sites with the most recent figures

Some key metrics in the health of a social network revolve around the activity of the user base – visits per unique visitor and time on site. While Facebook has excelled in both areas, MySpace has remained flat or fallen off, with new hot property Twitter climbing the ranks.
Some key metrics in the health of a social network revolve around the activity of the user base – visits per unique visitor and time on site. While Facebook has excelled in both areas, MySpace has remained flat or fallen off, with new hot property Twitter climbing the ranks.


Some key metrics in the health of a social network revolve around the activity of the user base – visits per unique visitor and time on site. While Facebook has excelled in both areas, MySpace has remained flat or fallen off, with new hot property Twitter climbing the ranks. 

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Nokia cell phone hacking codes

These 3 codes work on 90% of Nokia phones;




*#06#=Display the IMEI (Standard GSM command, works on all phones)
*#0000#=Display the firmware version and date


*#92702689#=Here you can view the S/N and the IMEI as well as the life timer (newer models). The date the phone left the factory and the date it was purchased. If your phone has been repaired the date of the repair is also visible. You will need to turn the phone off to exit this menu. Newer phones simply require you to press ok.

The following codes are specific to older series 40 phones; (Entering the following codes will restart the phone)*4720#=Activates Half Rate, Half Rate is 5.6kbit/s and uses half the bandwidth at the cost of call quality. Network operators often activate half rate on overloaded towers during peak times to save costs.#4720#=Deactivates Half Rate*3370#=Activates Enhanced Full Rate, EFT attempts to match wire quality. The calls are 12.2kbit/s and are not supported by all operators. It is compatibale with the hightest AMR mode.#3370#=Deactivates Enhanced Full Rate*#746085685#=Display the SIM clock status

The following codes are phone specific or phase related;*#7220#=Activate the GPRS PCCCH support (Packet Common Control Channel)*#7230#=Deactivate the GPRS PCCCH support*#7760#=Display the manufacturing serial number

This only works on the 3310 and 3330;*#67705646#=Clear the operator logo, the logo will be reset to the default network operator logo.

The following codes work on newer series 40 & series 60/80 phones;*#2820#=Display the Bluetooth MAC address (Phone must have a built in bluetooth adapter)*#7370925538#=Reset the mobile wallet (Phone must have the mobile wallet feature)*#7370#=Soft-format the memory (Symbian)*#7780#=Reset to factory defaults, confirmation required (also known has a Hard-format), all phone contents will be wiped clean 

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Sony bringing official PlayStation app to iPhone and Android

Over in Europe, PlayStation fans are getting a treat in the form of mobile apps for iPhone and Android. No, the app won't turn your phone into a PSP, but it does sync up with your PlayStation Network account, which allows you to check trophies and see which of your friends are online. It also loads up announcements about new PlayStation titles. Predictably, there's also social networking, so you can do some volunteer Facebook and Twitter advertising for games you like.

The catch: this app doesn't have a US release date yet. In fact, only the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands will get it at launch. On the plus side, the app is free, and an upcoming version will let you comment on the PlayStation blog. 

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Facebook introduces new privacy controls for mobile users

Facebook continues to tweak privacy controls for users, and now they've added mobile access to your privacy settings. The new mobile privacy settings include a list of every application you use, sorted by the last time each app accessed your information. From this list, you can fine-tune the access level of each app individually.

Within each app's settings, you can decide whether or not to grant it access to your profile info, friends' info, Places check-ins and photos. This is a long-awaited addition to the existing privacy controls that rolled out over the summer, and allowed you to control everything but apps.

This update works on the Facebook mobile website, m.facebook.com, but the Facebook iPhone app still loads up the full website in a mini-browser when you want to adjust your settings.

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Access the desktop version of Google Docs on your iPad

A couple of weeks ago, Google enabled Docs editing on iOS and Android devices through a lightweight, mobile-optimized version. Yesterday the iPad, with its larger screen real estate, got access to the full-blown desktop version of Docs -- there for when the mobile version simply won't cut it. You'll have access to all the formatting features available on the desktop when you need it, as well as formulae in spreadsheets. But Google recommends using it in one-off scenarios rather than as a full-time solution, with the mobile-optimized version staying as the default for now.

If you've ever needed more power than the mobile-optimized Docs will allow, now you have the option, just hit Desktop version, or go to spreadsheet view.

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Ben the Bodyguard iPhone app is gorgeous, but security functionality may disappoint

Over at PreCentral, Dieter Bohn has been lucky enough to score some quality preview time with Incredible -- a Swiss-knife social networking app for webOS. The app is another creation from developer Geoff Gauchet, who built the popular Foursquare app our own Nik Fletcher showed you earlier this year.

Incredible supports all the services you'd expect, like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Foursquare, and Gowalla. It's still a work in progress, but Incredible already looks like an amazing app. Apart from the features you've come to expect from social apps like inline maps and media previews, Incredible offers some serious filtering, rule, and interface options. Display your pals' updates in one color and updates from others you follow in another. You can also filter by service, content type, or account.

Want to post a single update to multiple networks? Just create a group (set up as many as you like) and cross-posting is a snap.Incredible can even build a list of trending topics from all the networks you connect -- rather than a single source like Twitter.

Have a look through the gallery at PreCentral for a better look. For social media mavens with a webOS device, Incredible looks like it could be a must-have app.

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Rumors of windows 8 launch in 2012..

People who are eagerly waiting for some news about Microsoft's upcoming OS "Windows 8", should get excited about today news.

Our friend site "winrumors" along with "windows8italia" is reporting that Windows 8 will sport a new GUI codenamed "Wind".

    Microsoft's next-generation Windows operating system will be 32-bit and 64-bit with two separate interfaces. The main interface will be codenamed "Wind" and will initially only be supported by high-end notebook and desktop PCs with dedicated video cards
    . The interface will require around 170MB of video memory.

    "Wind" will only activate on 64-bit copies of Windows 8 and will be fully 3D.

    "Wind" will be "fully dynamic" and able to adapt to user habits. Icons and shortcuts will adapt to different usage scenarios to speed up daily tasks. Windows 8 is also rumored to include a new fast hibernation system. The system will hibernate in around three to six seconds and save all open documents and running tasks.

A recent release of NVIDIA’s Quadro 265 driver specifically references a new kernel with the number 6.2 (Windows 7 is 6.1) and includes references to Windows 8:

    NVIDIA Windows Vista / 7 / 8 (64 bit) Display INF file
    DiskID1 = "NVIDIA Windows Vista / 7 / 8 (64 bit) Driver Library Installation Disk 1"
    NVIDIA_WIN8 = "NVIDIA"

So following are some interesting things about the claimed Windows 8 GUI codenamed "Wind":

    * It'll have 2 separate interfaces for 32-bit and 64-bit editions which is quite interesting and new thing.
    * New new GUI "Wind" will only activate in 64-bit edition. May be we find some way to activate in 32-bit editions as well. Who knows? ;)
    * "Wind" will be fully dynamic. Not sure but it might adopt Windows Phone 7 interface.
    * "Wind" will be able to adopt user habits. That sounds really impressive. :)

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New skype.

Skype, the ever popular (but struggling) VoIP and video calling platform, officially releasing version 5.0 for Windows. The first thing regular users will likely notice is an overhauled interface that feels significantly more modern and clean than past versions. But the big news is that Skype will be integrating with Facebook using the social network's Connect feature. The interface will have a dedicated Facebook tab that displays your news feed, and will also place a call and/or SMS button next to your friends who have either a Skype name or cell phone number on file. You can also browse your Facebook phonebook, though apparently this only displays phone numbers, not Skype handles.

Otherwise, this is largely the Skype you've come to know and love. It still offers top notch voice and video calling, and supports 10-way group video calls. It's not clear when, or if, Facebook integration wil be coming to other platforms (like Linux, OS X or mobile apps), but it's a good bet the company is working to add the functionality across its offerings. You can download Skype 5.0 for Windows here.

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AVG Update Keeping Some PCs From Booting

Users running both the 64-bit edition of Windows 7 and the free AVG 2011 antivirus suite may have had a little trouble booting their PCs after a recent update. The update, which AVG released yesterday, was causing a STOP error, thus preventing PCs from booting into Windows. It's since been pulled, but, if you've been stung by the bug, be prepared to break out that recovery disk. You can find detailed instructions here.

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Google Calendar: Get Your Weather Forecast and Custom Date Views

For all the good that Google has done in helping us keep our e-mails and events organized, it's notoriously bad for hiding useful tools and features out of sight. We've got two simple tips today for opening up Google Calendar's potential. Google Calendar's '4 days' view has always seemed out of place, but makes much more sense when you realize it's customizable. You'll need to head to Settings to make changes. Buried in the General Settings tab is a field for Custom view, which is set at '4 days' by default. You can limit the view down to '2 days' or open it up to as much as '4 weeks.' Any change here will be reflected in the tab between the Month and Agenda views.

Similarly, Settings also hides the option for daily weather forecasts. In the Location field, enter your zip code or city, select your favored temperature scale, and tap 'Save' at the bottom. Now, Google Calendar will display the weather for the next few days; clicking on the weather icon will reveal a more detailed forecast with highs, lows, humidity and more.

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How to Move Your iTunes Library to a New Computer

Here at Switched, we've been through countless hard drives over the years. That trusty ol' 400-gigabyte drive is going to fail sooner or later, swallowing your precious, carefully crafted music library as it goes -- unless you've prepared yourself. Fortunately, transferring your fully intact iTunes library to a new drive or computer is a cinch. You can, of course, grab the music files themselves and throw them on your new computer, but you'll probably lose all of your metadata like playlists, playcounts and ratings. Instead, the following technique will preserve all of your hard work, and save you the effort of manually rebuilding your library. (Who does anything manually anymore, anyway?)

Setup

Before starting, make sure that you've been diligently backing up your files and that you've set iTunes to automatically organize your media. We can't stress this enough: all of your media must be organized in a single folder for this to work. It's possible to pull it off without a consolidated iTunes library, but it's an extremely involved process. It's far easier to move thousands of files when they're contained in a single place to begin with. Also, if you happen to have an additional external drive, we recommend backing up all of your media a second time. The following process is straightforward, but you never know when a drive will fail, and it's always good to have a backup of the backup.

You can use iTunes' built-in Backup to Disc option, but that will probably take far too many CDs or DVDs. We recommend the external drive approach; storage is cheap these days. Plus, if you're moving your library to an internal drive, you'll be able to use the extra external for dedicated backup. Windows users, navigate within the file system to the iTunes folder (Your account\music), and copy the entire iTunes folder over to the new drive. Mac users, you'll want to go to your User Folder/Music/iTunes. Depending on your drive speed and library size, this could take a while.

Once backup is complete, disconnect the drive and plug it into your new computer. Now, you've got two options. First, you can keep your library on an external drive. Some externals take a moment to spin up, which can cause a lag while playing tracks in iTunes -- and, of course, you'll have to lug the drive with you if you want mobile access to your tunes. Second, you can import all your music onto your new computer's internal drive. This may not be the best use of space if you've got a giant media library, but, fortunately, most new computers come with hundreds of gigabytes of storage.

External

If you opt for the external drive, quit iTunes and hook the drive up to your new computer. Mac users should hold down the 'option' key and click on iTunes, forcing the app to prompt you about your library location. Windows users, hold down the 'shift' key during iTunes startup. Click Choose Library, navigate to the iTunes Music Library folder on your new drive, select, and wait. After a few moments, iTunes should load with your library intact, complete with ratings, metadata, artwork and play counts.

Internal

The internal drive process is similar. Make sure iTunes isn't running, and hook up your backup drive to your new computer. Make sure the iTunes folder that currently exists on your internal drive is empty of any music or video files you need, because you'll be writing over it. Drag the iTunes folder on your backup drive into your Music folder (under users), and wait for it to copy. Now, open iTunes according to the directions above and repeat. You'll want to navigate to the iTunes folder that now cozily resides on your computer's internal hard drive. While you are at it, take this time to prune and streamline your tunes. Smash Mouth? No one wants to listen to that. Trust us.

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