Hunt Down all The softwares you would love to have: June 2008

Friday, June 27, 2008

BySoft FreeRAM 4.0

Description
FreeRAM is a program that frees up ram manually or automatically. It shows current memory status , memory load and CPU usage graphically. Best of all, it is completely free.

Features
It can be enabled/disabled directly from tray icon popup
Defaults button in options
Number of retries can be set up in options
Sound when freeing ram
Amount of free ram can be displayed in the system tray

Site Link
http://www.bysoft.com

Download Link
http://www.bysoft.com/dl1.php?file=FreeRAM32.exe

yahoo messenger 9 beta

Yahoo! Messenger 9 BETA - With a Cool New Look

Description

Connect with all your friends
Instant message with a world of friends who use Yahoo! (or Windows LiveTM Messenger).
Stay in control...24/7
Decide who sees you online with stealth settings.
Share away
Swap photos and files (huge ones) in real time. Plus enjoy voice calls and webcam video.
& many other features

Site Link
http://messenger.yahoo.com

Download Link
http://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/9a8bb13494806de81920dd217cf5543e/47e3d853/100004411/software/internet/im/ymsgr9us.exe

Opera web browser

Opera Web Browser - The Fastest Browser
Description
The award-winning Opera Web browser: The coolest, fastest, and most secure free Web browser available

Site Link
(http://www.opera.com)

Download Link
http://ftp.cgu.edu.tw/Mirror/Opera/win/926/en/Opera_9.26_Eng_Setup.exe

Windows Startup Booster

Copy following lines in NOTEPAD:-

DEL /S /q "Drive Letter:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Temp\"
DEL /S /q "Drive Letter:\WINDOWS\Temp\"
DEL /S /q "Drive Letter:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\"

1.Write the drive letter of windows drive eg. If windows is installed in c drive then,

DEL /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Temp\"

2.Write the current user name eg. IF you have give user name "Owner" {Dont include double quotes)then,

DEL /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp\"

3.Save the text file and give name "deltemp.bat"{Dont include double quotes} in my documents{If you desire you can change the location)

4.When you are going to shut down your PC or Laptop,run this file where you have saved by just double clicking on it...

You will see the startup of Windows is faster tha previous

When you have saved that deltemp.bat file...

and you dont want to run it again and again while shutting down Computer then you can make it automatic...It will run automatically when u shut down your Computer...

PROCEDURE
1.Open run command located in start menu.

2.Type "gpedit.msc"(without double quotes).

3.Go to Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Scripts>Shutdown

4.Double click on Shutdown...A dialog box will be opened...Click on ADD button...

5.Now browse and locate that file "deltemp.bat" and open it..then click on OK button

Now you dont need to run that file again & again...

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Yahoo Messenger Automater

Yahoo Messenger Automater description
This automation tool for Yahoo Messenger will enable you to schedule different status messages.

Useful to change Yahoo! Messenger's status message on your time. Just set the time and change your status! Go offline, sign in, go invisible via a timer. A great way to fool your friends. You simply need to configure a timer and you can do whatever you prefer with your IM status message on the scheduled time.

Requirements:

· .NET Framework 2
· Yahoo! Messenger 8.0

Download Yahoo Messenger Automater

Google Talk Freezes with show music status using Winamp 5.5

we know very well about the famous Google talk’s “show my current music status” and might be using it without any problem in Winamp although WMP needs an in activation. But after installing the latest version of Winamp 5.5, I had a few problems with the Google talk Integration.

Whenever you select the Show my current music track, Google talk either freezes or stops responding. This is actually a technical issue with Google talk or Winamp which is yet to be discovered but many users who have upgraded to Winamp 5.5 are facing this problem, so one of a guy has posted a simple resolution for fixing this bug.

The solution is:

Step 1: Go to the root directory of Winamp which is usually in C:\Program Files\Winamp\

Step 2: Select Tools->Folder Options->View (Tab) and uncheck the hide extensions for known file types and click Ok.

Step 3: Now create an empty file (Right click the mouse -> New -> Text document), so the default file would be like “New Text Document.txt”.

Step4: Rename the above file to “winamp.m3u” and save.

Step5: Close Winamp and Google Talk. Now open again and Your Show Current music track status should work like a charm

Monday, June 16, 2008

Can't delete a file in Windows? Here's what to do...

How to delete a file when

Windows says 'file access denied'.
'File in use' error.
Can't delete a file (insert cryptic reason).
Rebooting doesn't help delete the file.

Despite all its quirks, Windows does do some things for a good reason. Some files need to be locked down when they are in use, otherwise you risk damaging the file or harming the Operating System. Unfortunately Windows XP seems to be plagued by files that cannot be deleted. These are frequently simple files like videos (AVI), MP3s or other seemingly harmless files. You try to delete the file, Windows waits a few seconds before announcing that access is denied, the file is currently in use and cannot be deleted. However, you know it's not in use and you just want it deleted.

If you have encountered this problem, here is a step-by-step process for trying to purge the files you can't delete. It starts with the basics for Windows XP and moves on to more involved tricks. The process will work for all recent Windows releases, but Windows XP has been causing the most the problems, so we will focus on it. Please note: we are assuming that the file is not crucial to the operation of Windows - deleting important system files can cause havoc.

Is the file in use? It sounds obvious but it happens. If it is being used or open, close the file and the application that opened it. For example, if it is a Word document, close Microsoft Word.
If the file was opened in an application (and subsequently closed), but the program is still running, try quitting the program. Windows will lock a file because the application hasn't yet released it. This is not always Windows fault and can be the fault of the program.
If the file is an AVI, in particular a DivX AVI, try renaming it and then deleting it. DivX files don't get on very well with Windows XP and sometimes renaming the file can trick Windows into releasing it.
Reboot your PC and don't start any programs. Go directly to the file and delete it.
In Windows Explorer, switch to View-Details and then select View-Choose Details. Uncheck everything except the file name. This stops Windows XP trying to read the file - this problem affects many video, audio and graphics files.
Still no luck? OK, here is the best trick of all. Most sites give you cryptic Windows registry and DOS commands to remove a file, but the answer is so much simpler. Get a copy of MoveOnBoot. It's free and this simple tool allows you to Move, Copy or Delete files before Windows can lock or alter the files. The changes are made to your hard drive before Windows starts, hence it requires a restart of your system after you give MoveOnBoot its instructions. There are no messy boot or DOS commands, just a simple 3-step process.

Step 1: Locate the name of the file that is causing your problems.

Step 2: Decide if you want to copy, move or delete the file.

Step 3. Choose a destination for moving the file, or a new file name for the rename option (this option won't appear if you are deleting a file).

Click OK to confirm you want to process. The nice thing is that the program doesn't make you reboot straight away. It's a good idea to reboot ASAP, but if you are in the middle of something and want to wait, the program will simply run next time you start Windows.
If the file reappears again (check its creation date to ensure it is being recreated) and you can't make it budge, you may have trouble with spyware or a virus on your system (don't overlook the possibility it may also be an important system file). In this case you should get a good spyware removal program to scan your system.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Lovely Folders 3.0.

Download Lovely Folders 3.0.

Lovely Folders is a powerful utility to customize your Windows folders. Using this handy program you can replace the standard folder icon for individual folders with any eye-catching icon you wish, chosen from hundreds of built-in colorful icons or generated automatically by internal IconConverter depending on the content of a folder (music, video, images, etc.). Moreover, Lovely Folders can change folder background! Your individual folders now may have a background image - just like your desktop.

Lovely Folders allows you to:
Apply different icons to individual folders in a few mouse clicks
Put any picture as a wallpaper to a folder

Set an info tip for a folder

Replace the system-defined standard folder icon, which is used by Windows to display each folder on your computer
Extract icons from icon files (ICO), icon libraries (ICL) and icon resources (EXE, DLL, CPL, SCR, OCX etc.)

Search for icons on your computer
Copy icon to the current folder to make your folder icons independent from icon source files

Rebuild the system icon cache to repair incorrect icon images
Add your favorite icons to the user icon list to access them faster

Powerful features:

Supports ALL sizes (up to 128x128) and ALL color depths (mono, 16 colors, 256 colors, True-color and Windows XP 32-bit with alpha channel) of the icons
Supports the following icon resources formats: Icon files (ICO), Icon Libraries (ICL), Icon Resources (EXE, DLL, CPL, SCR, OCX etc.)
Supports JPEG, GIF images and bitmaps (BMP) as folder background
Lovely Folders automatically determines the content of a folder and recommends the most suitable icons for this folder
Built-in icon converter - simple and fast way to generate folder-look icons

Lovely Folders includes an icon pack with the highest quality icons
Easy updating procedure for the icon sets - simple download and install new icon packs with the highest quality icons

All icons are sorted by categories, and when you select a category, Lovely Folders automatically displays specified icons. Moreover, Lovely Folders can scan your system and add ALL icons associated with the selected category to the list of icons
Full integration with Windows Explorer (you can launch Lovely Folders using right-click popup menu)
Supports drag-and-drop (you can drag any file or a folder into the "Change icon" window)
Multilingual interface
Easy to use

Genie Backup Manager Pro 6.0

Download Genie Backup Manager Pro 6.0

Genie Backup Manager Pro is a very easy to use yet powerful and flexible software that can backup and restore files, documents, emails, settings, programs and more to virtually any local or remote device.

GBM is also the ONLY backup software on the market that gives away unlimited FREE PLUGINS, which the user can download or create to extend the capabilities of the software.

Backup, Protect, Restore, Every thing, Anytime, With a click of a button
Hot New Features In GBM Pro 6.0

Running Backup Tasks While Logged Off

Multi-Drive Spanning

Enhanced Backup Engine

New Backup Type (Differential Backup)

Free Plugins Search And Download

Easy And Normal Backup Wizard Layouts

CRC Data Verification

Enhanced Tape Backup Engine

Pre And Post Job Commands

Search For Files

Simulate CD/DVD Backup Before Burning

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Backup to virtually any storage device, including:

External and Internal hard disks

SAN, NAS, and LAN locations: Across network

Memory Sticks (Flash memory)

CD/DVD media (DVD±RW/DVD±R/DVD-RAM/CD-R/CD-RW):

Removable media devices (floppy disks, ZIP disks, JAZ etc ...): Multi- backups

Remote locations using FTP service: Upload auto-resuming supported

Tape devices

Self restorable backup sets (Swift restore):

Genie Backup Manager Pro offers users a feature that enables them to restore their backed up data to any machine regardless of whether GBM Pro is installed on it.

Backup with and without compression:

Users who deem disk space important and scarce can compress the backed up data to save precious storage space. GBM Pro uses non-propriety zip format compression, which makes it easy to retrieve data manually form the backup set for instance if GBM PRo was not installed.

GBM Pro can also backup without compression, in which file/folder structuring is preserved, and the user can access any file directly in the backup set

Standard Zip format compression : GBM Pro uses non-propriety Zip format compression for backing up data. Data can be manually accessed using any zip compatible compression utility

TuneUp Utilities 2004

Download TuneUp Utilities 2004.

TuneUp Utilities 2004 optimizes the performance of your computer, solves problems and helps you to customize your system to suit your needs.
Extend your operating system's capabilities:

TuneUp Utilities 2004 makes Windows faster, more secure and comfortable. All important aspects of system configuration, security, cleaning and maintenance are combined under a modern graphical user interface.

Make Windows look and run the way you want it to

TuneUp SystemControl allows you to easily customize the operating system to suit your needs. You can turn off annoying optical effects, secure your system or add useful functions to Internet Explorer.

With TuneUp WinStyler you can give Windows your personal touch by changing the look of your system icons or even the whole user interface under Windows XP.

Repair problems and remove unnecessary clutter

A lot of unrequired garbage collects on your hard disk during normal usage. TuneUp DiskCleaner scans your hard disk for these unnecessary files and removes them.

Another useful tool is TuneUp RegistryCleaner, which finds and solves problems caused by invalid entries, references and links in the Windows registry.
Programs that you don't use anymore can be comfortably removed with TuneUp Uninstall Manager.

Optimize the performance of your computer

With the new 1-Click Maintenance, frequent maintenance tasks such as cleaning the hard disk and the registry can be completed with a single mouse click or even automatically on a scheduled basis.

TuneUp System Optimizer optimizes your system and internet settings and provides you with valuable information on how to improve your computer's configuration.

TuneUp MemOptimizer monitors your system in the background and optimizes your memory when necessary.
Keep Windows under your control

TuneUp Process Manager and TuneUp Registry Editor offer improved functions when administering your system in comparison to Windows' built-in tools.

With TuneUp StartUp Manager you can choose which programs should be launched during boot-up and user logon.

TuneUp System Information provides extensive information about your computer's hardware and software.

Recover important files and protect your privacy
With TuneUp Undelete you can recover accidentally deleted files even if they cannot be found in the Windows recycle bin. This often allows you to recover your precious work.

TuneUp Shredder on the other hand uses an algorithm developed by the US Department of Defense to securely delete your files and to make them unrecoverable even by professional file recovery companies.

Your TuneUp Utilities advantages:

Personalizes your Windows desktop
Frees your system of unnecessary clutter

Improves the performance of your PC

Accelerates your internet connection

Frees up system memory
Gives tips about hardware and software
Displays detailed system information
Recovers accidentally deleted files
Destroys sensitive information

XoftSpy v4.15.108

Download XoftSpy v4.15.108

XoftSpy 4.15.108 is the Latest and Most Advanced Spyware Detection and Removal application on the Internet. It will prevent anyone from "spying" on your Internet activites.

Use this Free Scanner to find out if your PC is infected with:

Spyware

Spybot

Browser Hijackers

Adware

Malware

Keyloggers

What is Spyware?

Spyware is the most prevalent threat to online computer privacy and security

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It allows companies to track your Internet patterns and record your credit card and any other personal information without your permission

Spyware allows users to take control of their browser and alter your computer system files
These computer parasites slow down your Internet connection by inundating you with unwanted spyware pop-up ads
It cannot be detected by anti-virus and firewall software
9 out of 10 computers are infected by Spyware.

WinGet 2.1

Download WinGet 2.1

WinGet is a download manager that can increase download speeds by up to 300 percent. You may automatically resume broken downloads if your connection is lost or if your computer accidentally shuts down. WinGet is fully integrated into the browser, providing the best possible performance from any Internet connection. It has also support for proxy servers, authentication and cookies.
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Features

Multiple Protocol Support. WinGet supports file download from both file transfer (FTP) and web (HTTP) servers.

Browser Integration. WinGet works as the default download tool for Internet Explorer, Opera and Mozilla-based browsers. It can monitor clicks in the browser, also it integrates in the browser's right-click menu.

Accelerated Downloads. By splitting the files into several parts and downloading them at the same time you save time. In some cases the acceleration can be several hundreds percent.

Reliable Downloads. WinGet will make unlimited amount of attempts to download the file, until download is completed.

Superior Ease-of-Use. WinGet's interface is logical, integrated, informative and customizable. Queue your downloads with WinGet's logical queuing system.

Site Explorer. Built-in explorer allows to browse remote FTP sites in a user-friendly format, so you can choose what files you want to download.

Proxy Support: You can enable HTTP or SOCKS proxy support to access servers through the firewall.

FileRecoveryAngel 1.13

Download FileRecoveryAngel 1.13

Filerecoveryangel is an advance and convenient data recovery software that is very simple to use.

This software will help you to recover deleted files from disks which were formatted in FAT12,FAT16,FAT32,NTFS file system.The program runs under Windows ®WIN95/WIN98/WIN Me/WIN NT/WIN2000/WIN XP/ WIN 2003. ... Not only the hard disks ,Filerecoveryangel can work well on floppy disks, digital cameras, USB drives, ZIP disks, CompactFlash cards, SmartMedia, and Sony Memory Sticks.

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Reason of Recover Files

when you delete files,the windows just make a sign on these deleted files. The Windows do not really deleted the information and the data of files, and the information and the data of deleted files would not be losted here. So we have a good chance to recover these files immediately.

But if you do not recover these deleted files, soon or later the data of these files would be covered with other new files. Then you would not get a correct files with Filerecoveryangel.

Discrete Files

If the parent directory of the deleted files and directories has been covered In NTFS, then these deleted files and directories can't been putted into the Drive's dirctory tree.So we put these files and directories into "Discrete files"

Unrecoverable Files

Sometimes we will get a incorrect files with the Filerecoveryangel. Because the whole data or the part of data of the deleted files had been covered with other data. Otherwise,In FAT system that including FAT32,FAT16,FAT12,the data of the file maybe stored in fragment.When we recover these deleted files In FAT,we just recover the data in rapid sequence, so we can not get the correct files.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Be Safe from greasemonkey Hack

the latest hack in orkut is through greasemonkey script....

Read Here

so.....frm now on dont install blindly any script that comes urs way......

whenever you want to install any script.....see the script source by clicking on SHOW SCRIPT SOURCE......

search for code action="".............if ypu find these words in that script.....keep at a distance.......

Sunday, June 8, 2008

XML Viewer 3.0

MindFusion's XML Viewer is used to examine the contents of an XML file in an easy-to-use environment. In addition you can make modification to the XML such as insering and deleting items as well as adding and deleting properties to existing items.
MindFusion's XML Viewer offers you also drag-and-drop option to manipulate the files more easily....

Download Link 1

Download Link 2

XML Viewer can be used not only to view XML files but also to edit them. When you start the program and open a file, you can see the file's entire XML structure in a window. If you select one of the nodes, its attributes appear in a separate window and you can modify them. There are two more windows available in the program: one for editing the raw XML source file, and another one for viewing images embedded in the XML.

The program also supports adding text, an attribute, a child element, or a CDATA section to any of the XML nodes. Also, in the treeview that displays the nodes you can use drag and drop, or you can move up or down any of the nodes. The attributes of each node can be modified or deleted. New attributes can be added in the "Attributes" window.

AV Voice Changer Software 6.0.10

Change your voice over Internet and PC Phone; talk in male, female, teen, baby voice to have online fun in chat room; create many voices for movie; also change music; record chat, phone, internet radio, music; add audio and background effects; compare changed voice to another's voice for simulation purpose; compatible with YIM, MSN, AOL, ICQ, PalTalk, Odigo, Netmeeting, Roger Wilco, and media players, CD players, and Karaoke players...

Download Link 1

Download Link 2

In case you are still wondering, this program can modify your voice. However, this is not all that it does. In fact, it can modify any sound that you hear or record using your sound card. It can be used to modify your voice in online chatting or to add real-time effects to music. If you don't want someone to know your real voice, AV Voice Changer can come in handy.

The program is relatively easy to use. It intercepts any audio signal that passes through your sound card and modifies it. It can hook the WaveOut signal as well as DirectX audio streams. This means that it's compatible with virtually every media software. I tried recording my changed voice with Windows's Sound Recorder and had no problems. I also tried using the call feature of Yahoo Messenger, while AV Voice Changer was running. I didn't find any compatibility issues. Everything worked like a charm. Well, I had a minor problem, but it wasn't a software issue. The friend I called, hang up on me because he didn't recognize my voice.

You can choose whether you want to hear your modified voice in your speakers by clicking the "Duplex" button. AV Voice Changer features a sound recorder. It can be used to save the audio output of your sound card. The recorder supports naming the captured sound files automatically by using templates. You can modify these templates. For example, you could name the captured files depending on the application, which was capturing or playing, at the time-and-date when recording started.

The "Nickvoices" feature gives you access to a couple of voice changing presets. These presets will make you sound like a baby, like an opera singer, or even like the opposite sex. Of course, it's also possible to modify the pitch and the timbre of your voice. As owner of AV Voice Changer, you can download the newest voice effects from the publisher's website.

Windows Dreamscene

Latest: Now all Vista users can enjoy animated wallpapers (dreams).

Windows DreamScene (codename Motion Desktop, later changed to Borealis) is a animated wallpapers and video technology that enable Windows Vista Ultimate users to use and run high-resolution and high-definition video contents as their desktop background as part of the Windows Vista Aero Glass user interface. In short, instead of selecting static photo or picture image as your desktop background, you can now select video or or motion picture as your come-to-live desktop background with DreamScene.

Bring Your Desktop to Life!

Dreams are high-quality animated wallpapers that transform static desktops into a world of motion and activity. Dreams are subtle, looped motion videos or animations that bring new life to the desktop without slowing down your PC. If you are running Vista Ultimate, you can benefit from this great additional feature for free. As from May 6th, 2008, Dreams are now also available to ALL VISTA users

In DreamScene, some sample of the high-quality looping videos produced by Stardock Design. will be included, which can be used for free as your Vista background. According to WinCustomize, Stardock Design produced all of the non-photographic based DreamScene content, in addition to develop enhancements and tools such as 3D rendered contents including Aurora to extend the capabilities of Windows DreamScene. Beside, Ultimate owners can use a video from a company that produces content for DreamScene, or even use their own video as a background.

The main advantage of Windows DreamScene is that the feature will not be using significant amounts of CPU, due to its utilization of the hardware accelerated Desktop Windows Manager (DWM)

Download Link

Download Dreams From here

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Open I D

What is OpenID?

OpenID eliminates the need for multiple usernames across different websites, simplifying your online experience.

You get to choose the OpenID Provider that best meets your needs and most importantly that you trust. At the same time, your OpenID can stay with you, no matter which Provider you move to. And best of all, the OpenID technology is not proprietary and is completely free.

How do I get an OpenID?

Surprise! You may already have one. If you use any of the following services, you already have your own OpenID:

AOL: openid.aol.com/screenname
Blogger: blogname.blogspot.com
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/username
LiveDoor: profile.livedoor.com/username
LiveJournal: username.livejournal.com
Orange (France Telecom): http://openid.orange.fr/
SmugMug: username.smugmug.com
Technorati: technorati.com/people/technorati/username
Vox: member.vox.com
Yahoo: http://openid.yahoo.com
WordPress.com: username.wordpress.com

Well Known & Simple Providers

If you don’t have an OpenID yet, here are a few which are generally recommended by various members of the community. In the end you should choose a Provider from a company which you trust. We realize this list isn’t perfect and plan to evolve it into a more useful tool. If you’re curious about the technology behind various providers, you can look at a guide comparing provider feature sets.

ClaimID
claimID is the free, easy way to manage your online identity with OpenID.
myOpenID
Secure, free, hosted OpenID server by JanRain.
VeriSign’s Personal Identity Provider
Free OpenID Provider with support for multi-factor authentication.

Change your display name in Y messenger

Made your account in a hurry ??/........got an undesired name??....and now you want to change it but dont know how ????......Here is the trick to change your name in yahoo.....

First of all......go to Messenger >> Contact details.......Modify your contact details

Thats not the end of the road

Now go to Action >> Send My contact Details ...... select all your friends and send it

YOU ARE DONE

Security tips for safeguarding ur communities and account

There has been some cases where orkut communities and accounts have been hacked. The most scary part of the story is that these issues are increasing alarmingly day by day. Many have fallen prey to the suspicious scripts and links on orkut and have unwillingly gifted away, their accounts and communities.

This post sheds light on some basic things you should avoid or the precautions you should take to stay safe and take best care of your account and your communities

» Precautions

* Never Trust Any Unknown Person (Member) - Never try any scripts scrapped or messaged to you by any unknown person/member as they might have wicked intentions. Most of the users fall prey to this mistake.

* Never Run Scripts Without Knowledge - Avoid trying or running scripts unless you have complete knowledge of it working or unless it is from a trust worthy source.

* Check For Links (if any) - Before using any script, Check for links in it. Most of the stuff the script grabs from your profile goes to that link. Some scripts might contain short links which are not easy to catch. These are redirection links and usually have the rest of the script there. So it is advisable to check the nature of links in the scripts before going any further.

BE CAREFUL WHILE USING CTRL+C n CTRL+V

hi friends,

We all copy various data by using ctrl+c/Copy for pasting elsewhere.
This copied data is stored on clipboard and is accessible over the net by a combination of Javascripts and ASP.

Just try this:
1) Copy any text by ctrl+c
2) Click the Link: http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
3) You will see the text you copied on the Screen which was
accessed by this web page.

Moral:
Do not keep sensitive data (like passwords, creditcard numbers, PIN etc.) in the clipboard while surfing the web. It is extremely easy to extract the text stored in the clipboard to steal your sensitive information. If sufficient data is stored by mistake it would give away confidential and important information without you knowing about it.

To Avoid This
To avoid this, follow these steps:

1. Go to internet options->security

2. Press custom level

3. In the security settings, select disable under Allow paste operations via script.
Now the contents of your clipboard are safe.

Pass this information on to create an awareness of the same.

Safe Browsing,
Cheers.

Protect your password in cyber cafe and on public computers

Some time or the other, you must have used cyber dafe or public computers to access internet or mail. Public computers are most prone to password hacking. Anyone can simply install a keylogger software to hack your password. Keylogging is one of the most insidious threats to a user's personal information. Passwords, credit card numbers etc.

It is now very easy for the keylogger to harvest passwords. Each and every keystroke (whatever you type on the keyboard) gets recorded in the keylogger software and the person installing it can easily view what you have typd in.

For example, if you go to hotmail.com and check your mails. Say your ID is aaabbbccc @ hotmail . com and password is snoopy2. the keylogger software records your usename and password in its log file as

www.hotmail.comaaabbbccc @ hotmail . comsnoopy2

Risky isnt it???!!!

There's solution to this problem and you can easily fool the hacker.
The keylogger software sees and records everything, but it doesn't understand what it sees. It does not know what to do with keys that are typed anywhere other than the password or user name fields.

So, between successive keys of the password if you enter random keys, the keylogger software wont ever come to konw where you typed in what..

In the process of recording the keys, the string that the keylogger receives will contain the password, but embedded in so much random junk that discovering it is infeasible.

So...

1.Go to hotmail.com or yahoo.com or any of the site where you need to insert a password or PIN.
2.Type in your user ID.
3. Type in the first characterof the password.
4. Click on the address bar in the internet explorer or Firefox. Type in some 3/4 random charachters.
5. Again go to password field and type in the second character of the password.And probably third too.
6. Again go to the addressbar and type in a few mroe random character.
7. Back to the password field and the next characters of the password.

Keep on repeating the process till you type in the full password in the password field.

Instead of the password
snoopy2 the keylogger now gets:
hotmail.comspqmlainsdgsosdgfsodgfdpuouuyhdg2

Here a total of 26 random characters have been inserted among the 7 characters of the actual password!!!

No doubt it takes a little bit of more time than the usual process, but you're safe and secure that way!!!

Keyloggers

What are Keyloggers?

Keylogger is a software program or hardware device that is used to monitor and log each of the keys a user types into a computer keyboard. The user who installed the program or hardware device can then view all keys typed in by that user. Because these programs and hardware devices monitor the keys typed in a user can easily find user passwords and other information a user may not wish others to know about.
Keyloggers, as a surveillance tool, are often used by employers to ensure employees use work computers for business purposes only. Unfortunately, keyloggers can also be embedded in spyware allowing your information to be transmitted to an unknown third party.

To download the keyloggers and know about them read this article

Advanced Keylogger

Advanced KEYLOGGER is an absolutely invisible keystroke recorder for Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP. Advanced KEYLOGGER is a powerful surveillance tool, which now can offer total control over computer activity to any PC user in the world. Advanced KEYLOGGER records every keystroke, including passwords and logins, to encrypted easy-to-understand logs and can send reports secretly to your e-mail address or any number of other e-mails, specified by you. Advanced KEYLOGGER monitors the Internet activity precisely by logging all web-pages the user visits.

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BlazingTools Perfect Keylogger Lite

Do you want to know what your buddy or colleague is typing? May be you want to control your family members - what are they doing on your computer? Some applications of the keylogger: - Monitor children’s activity for parents - Monitor what programs opened and when - Recall what you wrote some time ago - Special purposes Features: - Invisible in Task Manager List - Logging texts typed in every application (including passwords and other hidden texts) - Log file is encrypted and can be protected with a password - Easy log viewing and management - Export log to HTML format - Possibility to specify target applications - Supports all Windows versions, including Windows XP - Very easy to use - Free version.

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Family Keylogger

Family Keylogger - this is the best choice, if you want to know what others are doing on your own computer while you are not at home (or office). Install Family Keylogger, set options "Start in hidden mode" and "Hide in task list", so that it makes itself invisible to anyone. After you return, you can just press keystroke to unhide. Family Keylogger - You have the right to Know!

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courtesy : canadiancontent.net

Friday, June 6, 2008

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.

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FileZilla 3.0.8

Size:2.98mb
License:Free
Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Limitations: No limitations

FileZilla is an FTP program for file uploading and downloading to and from your FTP site, server, or host. The program lets you transfer files and navigate among folders, Web sites, and your computer. This software enables you to perform multiple file transfers simultaneously.

Version 3.0.8 is a bug fixing release.

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VistaMizer 2.5.1.0

VistaMizer modifies your system files, so that when you reboot after installing VistaMizer, you won't even remember how your old desktop looked like. With VistaMizer you are now able to transform your Windows XP, MCE or Server 2003 by giving it the look of Windows Vista. Therefore over 380 files with new Icons, pictures as well as videos are modified. This means that VistaMizer does not provide own files and change your system files. That has the advantage that VistaMizer works with each language and no changes of the language specifics are made.

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Consolas Font pack 4 MS Visual Studios 2005 & 2008

The Microsoft Consolas Font Family is a set of highly legible fonts designed for ClearType. It is intended for use in programming environments and other circumstances where a monospaced font is specified.

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Windows XP SP3 (Official Release)

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Build 5512 Final Official

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316.4 MB

Batch Image Resizer

Batch resize, rotate, stamp, convert your images. It can work with the major image formats, including JPEG, BMP, GIF, PCX, PNG. You can batch resize, rotate, stamp text on your images and convert format to others. It allows you to view images and GIF animations before or after editing.The Windows Explorer-like pane on the left side of Batch Image Resizer interface makes the program familiar enough to use. Apart from resizing and conversion, you can rotate photographs and add comments. Conversion supports common formats such as JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, and PCX.

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Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v2.0.1

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a neat utility that can retrieve the product key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry.(Make Windows genuine)

It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 9x, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007. This version adds Windows Vista x64 support and an “Always on top” option.

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Trace an E-Mail

people who use Yahoo or Hotmail email, thinking that their true identity and location are hidden, might be very surprised to find out that the IP address of the computer used to send the spam email can be uncovered and traced with eMailTrackerPro, many times leading directly to a person.

two of the methods are :

1. E Mail Tracker
2. Examining Email Headers

1. Use eMailTrackerPro

The first step is to use an email analysis tool like eMailTrackerPro, which will automatically analyze an email and its headers and provide a report similar to the following:

Tracing an email address: If you do not have an actual email message, but only have an email address, you can trace the address its email server. However it should be noted that email addresses can be easily forged, the results from tracing an email address may not be related to the true sender.

In most cases, using an email tracking tool like eMailTrackerPro to trace an email message you have received is your best option. To trace an email message received by someone else, have them forward the message to you as an attachment (just forwarding the message itself will show them as the sender). You can then open the attached message and copy the email header, start eMailTrackerPro and paste the header for analysis.
But, if you want to understand how email tracer tools work, continue reading...

2. Email Internet Headers

Every received email has Internet Headers. Using Microsoft Outlook as an example (other mail programs are very similar), just follow these steps to view the headers:

Right-click on the mail message that is still in your Outlook Inbox
Select 'Options...' from the resulting popup menu
Examine the 'Internet Headers' in the resulting 'Message Options' dialog

TIP: Right-click in the 'Internet Headers' field and click on 'Select All' in the popup menu (or type ctrl-A). Then right-click again and click on 'Copy' in the popup menu (or type ctrl-C). Finally, paste all the Internet Headers into your favorite text editor for full examination (such as 'Notepad', included with Windows).

Example: What you see will be very similar to the following (with 'line numbers' added for clarity and discussion in following sections):

1: Received: from tes1a623.OneMail.com.sg ([203.127.89.129]) by visualroute.com (8.11.6) id f9CIVSk24480; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:31:29 -0600 (MDT)
2: Message-Id: <200110121831.f9civsk24480@s2.domain.com>
3: Received: from drb.com (IIM1608 [203.127.89.138]) by tes1a623.OneMail.com.sg with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2448.0)
4: id 4XNK9ATR; Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:19:10 +0800
5: From: paylesslongdistance@somedomain.com
6: To: <>
7: Subject: Long Distance - 4.9 cents per min - NO FEES!
8: Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:24:26 -0400
9: X-Sender: paylesslongdistance@yahoo.com
10: X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1
11: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
12: X-Priority: 3
13: X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
14: X-UIDL: 8`Y!!0GR!!"?H"!k:O!!
15: Status: U

Header Line Syntax: The Internet Header Fields are just a series of text lines, where each line looks like:

Header-Name: Header-Value

And if a line starts with a tab or spaces, like line 4 above, that line is a continuation of the previous Header-Value line. So, the Header-Name Received in line 3 has a Header-Value that spans lines 3 and 4.

Courtesy : Visualware

IP tools

Find a website's IP address

Know Your IP

Locate any IP address

Get IP address of anyone you have connection with

So using this cmd command you can view their ip.

Usually the port number is "4443" and i noticed sometimes it doesn't work so i am guessing it is because that the person has a firewall. So here is the script.

open notepad and enter the following:

@echo.
@color 09
@netstat -n
@echo.
@pause

then save as "GetIp.cmd" and when opened you will view all established connections. And here is the rest of it.

One night stand..Use and throw temporary Ids

We all have been through countless sign ups from simple username, email id and password to really complex ones which requires more that magic wand ! One thing that is common to all is the risk of exposing to your email id to plague of spam.

Now we could read the privacy policy each time, before sharing our mail id but whats the fun in that ?

A simple solution is have a temporary email id or a disposable mailbox that is active for sometime just to confirm that stupid mail !

Here are the places you can do just do that create a temp mail id!

Dontreg- This is as simple as it can get just add @dontreg.com the mail id you wish to give the potential spammer e.g temp.mail.id@dontreg.com then go to dontreg.com enter the id presto you get the mail !

Now because the id is not secure(ie doesn't require login) anyone can get your mails only by entering your id so choose the enter the temporary email user id wisely !

myTrashmail- If you want something a little more secure to access the temporary mail then myTrashmail is the place ! you can get the usual quick temporary mail id or the secure one ! Do remember the secure one require sign up and you need to enter a mail id !

Once signed up you can create a temp mailbox and access the mail by logging in !

More options include mailexpire , temporaryinbox and tempomail.fr

The problem with temp mail id's is that they may be blacklisted and the registration may not accept them hence you need to be on a look out for a new domain name! mailinator.com tries to address that problem by giving many domain names !

# mailinator2.com
# sogetthis.com
# mailin8r.com
# mailinator.net
# spamherelots.com
# thisisnotmyrealemail.com

Remove History from IE address bar

Remove history in internet explorer address bar in WINDOWS XP .

1-Close all Explorer windows, (Internet and Folder)

2-Right click on internet explorer icon on your desktop then click properties. (assuming you are viewing in classical mode, if not go in CONTROL PANEL and double click INTERNET OPTIONS)

3-Click on the CONTENT -TAB-.

4-Click the AUTOCOMPLETE -Button-.

5-FIRST!!! uncheck the -Box- for WEB ADDRESSES, then click once on the CLEAR FORMS -Button-, then click OK and you are done. And here is the rest of it.

clean your messy desktop

If your desktop looks something like this then you NEED TO READ THIS ARTICLE !

Well the awesome screen shot of the desktop was mine until I realised the reason we have a messy desktop is it so easy to access and we go on adding stuff untill we get the annoying windows clean my desktop wizard like an unwanted House keeping knock on a cheesy motel !

Not any more....also check out a way to launch your fav programs faster than searching in start menu !

Well here is how we do it, we are going to create an alternative to desktop !

1) Create a folder which will be your alternative to desktop.

I strongly recommend that you create this Folder other than C: as a matter of fact you should not be using C: to store any personal file since if you need to format your C: all the personal file will be lost !

I am going to call this folder Quickdesk

Make it hidden (By right click properties)

2) Add quickdesk to task bar

This is best way to access the quickdesk since it will contain folders (such as Music, Movies, Photos etc)

To add Rightclick on Taskbar > Toolbars > New Toolbars
Then browse to the location where you have quickdesk. This adds a toolbar by which you can directly go to the place where you want to go.

As you start using this you will realise how productive this way is !

(Just in case you are wondering what are those folders, there are not default. These are the folders created earlier)

3) Create a shortcut of Quickdesk
You can do this by the usual method by Right - click on the folder Create short cut and then rename the Shortcut to Quickdesk.

Now to add some style choose a icon for the Shortcut By Right click > Properties > Shortcut tab > Change Icon. You can even choose a fancy one by clicking browse.

4) Copy the shortcut to Desktop

We are adding a shortcut to desktop for one main reason is access the quickdesk while Uploading or dowloading you don't have to browse for Quickdesk instead just go to desktop and click on Quickdesk icon which will take you to the Quickdesk folder.

5) Add this short cut to your Quick launch

You can add to Quick lauch by dragging the Shortcut from desktop to the quick launch.

This will be the fastest way to access the Quickdesk !
If you don't have the Quick launch toolbar than you can add that by Right clicking the taskbar > Toolbars > Quick launch

6) Copy to windows folder

Copy Quickdesk short cut to windows folder ( By default c:\windows) so that we can launch by the run (windows + R ) or start > Run

Just by typing quickdesk and clicking run will launch the folder.
You can use this method for launching folders inside the quickdesk folder.

How to Start using ?

The idea is to use shortcuts to organise the most accessed data we have. We keep our data disorganised to different reasons such as space availability, convenience etc. So while your Music might be in some folder in d: your photos in several different place !

Create folders for each type of category. Photo, Movies, Videos, Music, downloads to name a few !

Here comes the Oh yeah moment !

So assume you have songs in a folder in d:\somefolder\morefolder\thefolder\songs (even somplace on your network !)

To make it accessible fast create a shortcut on Music folder by Rightclick > New >Create shortcut

I even changed the icon of the shortcut to a much more appropriate !

Now check out how easy this is to access in the screen shot below !

Now in winamp to play it just got to desktop > Quickdesk > Music > songs shortcut !

Talking about Winamp you can even launch application like this !

We all know what pain in the neck it is to Go to start and wait till the Ram deficient CPU displays the list of programs and then search the one you want ! Keeping the shorcuts on the desktop also adds to clutter to startwith !

To add Application to Quickdesk, copy the shortcut from the desktop or program files and paste it in the :Quickdesk\programs

Now check out how east and FAST it is to launch this way !

This has completely changed the way I access the data..... Did it yours ?

completely block a website on your computer

Go to this location..
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc"

There you'll find a file by the name "hosts". Open this file using notepad.
The last line of this file will look like this..

"127.0.0.1 localhost"

Now below this line add this..
"127.0.0.1 xxxxxxxx"
(Where xxxxxxxx is the website that you want to block on your computer.)

Now save the file.. If having difficulty in saving the file change the properties of the file. Its default might be set as "Read-Only"

P.S. do not write http://_______ before website name

Track Your PC

Who Used your computer, In my absense,what did he do?Here is a small trick which shows who operated your pc what did he do & watch he hs watching how much long he has been using ur pc...

First you should goto :

start-- > run-- > eventvwr.msc

Events are stored in three log files: Application, Security, and System. These logs can be reviewed and archived.
For our purposes we want the System log. Click on "System" in the left-hand column for a list of events.
Look for a date and time when you weren't home and your computer should have been off.

Double click on the eg: info and it will show u the detail.

You can also use this log to see how long someone was on the computer. Just look at the time the computer was turned on and off for that day.

Hope u all will like it.

Add Images as backgrounds in your folders

Customize your folders with an image as an background .

You can either do it manually or download a software for this purpose

Method :

1.open a text editor (notepad)

2.copy the following code into it

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
ICONAREA_IMAGE=C:\Documents and Settings\CYBERMAFIA\My Documents\kt_001.jpg

3.Replace the text in red with the location of your image (preferably of size 800 x 600)

4.Save the file as desktop.ini

5.Now paste this file in the folder you want to implement the background

ALTERNATIVE METHOD :

Download WindowPaper XP

Comment Box - Widget for blogger

A neat widget for blogger which show the comments and leave your comment form in the same page as blog

Before you install:-
This is a Beta Version only for blogger platform. We assume you have the template layout feature in your blogger and not classic version. If not you can upgrade to template by doing this.

Backup your Template before any change. You can restore if things don't workout.
To do this Go to Template > Edit Html

Then click on Download Full Template to backup.A xml file will be downloaded This is your template.
To restore upload the same xml by browsing for the file and then clicking Upload

Installation
Here are the steps to install Comment Box on your blogger web log !

1) Click on the bellow button to install the widget.

<script src="http://freakytrix.googlepages.com/darkhorizon.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

2) You will be taken to add widget page in this page leave the Title blank and then click Add Widget

Comment box add widget page

3) You will be taken to the Layout page now click Edit HTML as shown below

Click Edit HTML screenshot

4) In the Edit Html page click on Expand Widget Templates check box

5) Search for the portion by Ctrl + F in the HTML for this string

span class='post-comment-link'

Here is the screenshot

6) Once found the text select the whole block as shown below :-

7) Copy the code from the link below and Paste it such that it REPLACES the above code. To do that you can delete the above code and paste immediately without changing the position.

8) Press Save template.

You are Done now check it out !

Courtesy : technojuice

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Navigation Buttons in your blog

Many blogs and websites feature "navigation button" links like a menu at the top of the page or beneath the header. This can be really helpful for readers to navigate to areas of interest in your blog, such as the home page, about page and contact links.

To create these buttons for your blog, we don't need to use any external images!

There are two main steps to creating these buttons for your blog:

1. Add some styling code to your blog's template
2. Create a new HTML/Javascript widget, and create your links

You can use these links anywhere in your blog that you are able to place an HTML/Javascript widget, such as your sidebar, the header section, or above your blog posts.

Here are the steps in detail:

Add some code to the style section of your blog template

The "style" section of "layouts" blogs is contained between the b:skin> and /b:skin> tags in your template. The simplest way to add extra styling code is to place this just before the closing tag (key CTRL+F to easily find this in your template).

The styling code used for the buttons featured above is as follows:

a.navigation {background: #000000;color: #ffffff;margin:1px;padding: 5px 35px 5px 5px;border-width: 0;text-transform: uppercase;text-decoration: none;font-weight: bold;}a.navigation:hover {background:#5d5d54;text-decoration: none;}

If you prefer, you can change the color of the backgrounds to colors which better suit your blog.

Create your links in an HTML/Javascript widget

Once you have added this style code to your template, you should save your template and go to the layouts section of your blog (Template>Layout). Here you should create a new HTML/Javascript widget where you would like your buttons to appear.

In this new widget, you should add your links in the following format:

<a class="navigation" href="http://your-link-url.blogspot.com">Your link</a><a class="navigation" href="http://your-link-url.blogspot.com">Your second link</a><a class="navigation" href="http://your-link-url.blogspot.com">Your third link</a>

Be sure to replace "http://your-link-url.blogspot.com" with the URL of the post page (or link) you would like the button to link to, and replace the link text (eg: Your Link) with the text you would like to display.

Make Wordpress blog - free n easy

You like Wordpress.com blogs and want more customization? You have no Linux/Unix knowledge to download Wordpress from Wordpress.org and set it up? Or you don’t want to buy hosting service that has Wordpress services since they are expensive or you just wanna try it out? Believe me you can do it all for free and its simple…

1. Go to www.freehostia.com and signup for a free account(bannerless) - yeah its 100% ad free! Notable features are:

- 250MB Webspace
- 5GB Bandwidth per month
- and 2 domains can be hosted

2. On the Signup form you have the option to ‘register a new domain’ or ‘use my existing domain’. Use your domain if you have one already, buy one or if you don’t want to buy - get a free domain name from DynDNS.

3. Check your mail and login to the Control Panel with the given Username and Password. Press Hosted Domains icon on the control panel, and you will see your domain name listed there. Click your domain name and you’ll be presented with DNS and other configuration options for the domain. Now go back to the Domain Control Panel and point an ‘A’ record to the IP of the freehostia server. Or you can also point the name server of your domain to freehostia name servers which can be seen when you press the icon under the DNS tab. But be warned that this method takes time. Make sure you can see your freehostia website when you type in your domain name.

4. With DNS all set, you are ready to install Wordpress, just a few mouse-clicks !

5. But to install Wordpress, you’ll need to create a database. Choose Mysql Databases from Control Panel Home, and give a name to the DB like wordpress. Type in a password to use with the new database and click create. You have now created the MySQL DB needed to setup wordpress.

5. Go back to the home of your CP, and choose Elefante Free Scripts under the Web Tools directory. Choose Wordpress and you’ll be taken to the Wordpress installation page. Press Install Wordpress link from that page and you’ll be given a chance to do some customization and stuff. The fields of importance include admin login and password which will be used by you to update your blog and administer.
Pay attention to the path if you want your visitors to see your wordpress blog instantly when they type in your URL, type a single / in that field. and press continue, you are done !

Expandable Post Summaries

Expandable Post Summaries is the method by which each blog post consists of a short paragraph of introduction followed by a 'Read More' link. This enables the reader to get a small introduction to each post on the main page. He can then click the Read More link if he gets sufficiently interested........

Many bloggers have reported confusion when they tried to follow the instructions on the official blogger help page for this hence I have tried to put the help in more easy to follow terms here. There are basically three steps to follow if you want to implement expandable post summaries in the new layouts template.

The first step is to put the code for the conditional css. This changes how posts display on different pages. To do this login to Dashboard and click on Layout for your blog. Then click on Edit Html and first backup your template by using the Download Full Template link. Then scroll down till you come to tag and add the following code immediately above it :

<style><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType">span.fullpost {display:inline;}<b:else/>span.fullpost {display:none;}</b:if></style>

Save Template.

"READ MORE" LINKS

The second step is to add the Read More links which will appear after the paragraph summaries. To do this put a check in the Expand Widgets Template checkbox at the top of the Edit Template text box.

NOTE : If you do not put a check in Expand widgets template checkbox at the top of the TEMPLATE CODE BOX you will not see this code.

This is in the Edit Html subtab of Template tab. Then scroll down in the code till you come to the Blog Posts Widget code where locate this line of code :

<data:post.body/>

Add the code below immediately after the above code :

<b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><a href="'data:post.url'" target="'_blank'">Read more!</a></b:if>

Save Template. This link will only appear on the main page and archive pages, and it will redirect your reader to the post page containing the full text of your post.
IMPORTANT NOTE : Do not use any other code or it will give error.

You can also add your Post Title at the end of the Read More link so that it will read "Read More on "My Best Post"!"

POST MODIFICATIONS

The last step is to modify the post template so that each post when created will show you where to place your summary paragraph and where to place the rest of the post. To do this go to Settings------>Formatting and scroll down to the end of the page to the box for the Post Template. Copy and Paste the following lines there :

<br />Here is the beginning of my post. <span class="fullpost">And here is the rest of it.</span>

Save Settings. When you click on Create Post and then Edit Html tab of Post Editor you will see the following

Replace the line "Here is the beginning of my post." (Type your summary here) with your summary paragraph. Then replace the line "And here is the rest of it." (Type rest of the post here.) with the rest of your post. Then click Publish to publish post.

CREATING YOUR POSTS

Login to Blogger.com and click on +New Post link on Dashboard. Creat ur Post now....

Before publishing make sure that the two span (code) lines are present and the line is at the bottom and the span=readmore line in between your summary post and the second half of the post.

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