How to create an animated image using Adobe Photoshop CS5

Frns... here is a video tutorial about creating an animated image (.gif image) using Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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Barron's Writing for the TOEFL iBT

Description:

Updated to reflect the most recent TOEFL iBT exam, this manual prepares students to succeed on the Test of English as a Foreign LanguageÂ's Independent Task, the all-important essay question, and on the Integrated Task, which combines reading, listening, and writing skills. The author presents a simple three-step program to help students write like a native speaker of English. His coaching entails getting ideas, organizing details, and developing the topic into clear, grammatical written English. He also provides exercises in proof reading and editing to transform the writing for both Tasks into a finished piece. Over 160 model essays and model integrated tasks are included for students to read and analyze. Lectures typical of those presented on actual tests are contained on an audio CD enclosed with the book. Previous editions of this manual were titled How to Prepare for the TOEFL Essay.

How to lock a folder without using any software in Windows XP..!!

CODE:

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End

• Paste the above code in Notepad.
• Change "type your password here" with your password (Marked as bold in the above code).
• Now save the file with any name as batch file (use . bat instead of .txt)
• Double click it to create a folder locker.
• A new folder named Locker would be formed at the same location.
• Now cut & paste all the files you want to hide in the locker folder.
• Now double click the batch file to lock the folder named Locker.
• If you want to unlock your files,double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password.Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder.

How to increase Youtube and Metacafe buffering speed...?

Increase your youtube, metacafe buffering speed with this procedure....
Try it:

Goto: Start/Run/ type: system.ini

then you'll be shown a notepad contains the following code...
; for 16-bit app support
[drivers]
wave=mmdrv.dll
timer=timer.drv
[mci]
[driver32]
[386enh]
woafont=dosapp.FON
EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80WOA.FON
EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40WOA.FON
CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80WOA.FON
CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40WOA.FON



just below this copy
this-------------->
page buffer=1000000Tbps
load=1000000Tbps
download=1000000Tbps
save=1000000Tbps
back=1000000Tbps
search=1000000Tbps
sound=1000000Tbps
webcam=1000000Tbps
voice=1000000Tbps
faxmodemfast=1000000Tbps
update=1000000Tbps



so that, totally it will look like
; for 16-bit app support
[drivers]
wave=mmdrv.dll
timer=timer.drv
[mci]
[driver32]
[386enh]
woafont=dosapp.FON
EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80WOA.FON
EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40WOA.FON
CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80WOA.FON
CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40WOA.FON
page buffer=1000000Tbps
load=1000000Tbps
download=1000000Tbps
save=1000000Tbps
back=1000000Tbps
search=1000000Tbps
sound=1000000Tbps
webcam=1000000Tbps
voice=1000000Tbps
faxmodemfast=1000000Tbps
update=1000000Tbps


====================

Save the Notepad and Reboot the system to take place the changes you've made...

AVR an Introductory Course

Book Description:

This book includes 15 programming and constructional projects, and covers the range of AVR chips currently available,
including the recent Tiny AVR.
No prior experience with microcontrollers is assumed.
John Morton is author of the popular PIC: Your Personal Introductory Course, also published by Newnes.

==>The hands-on way of learning to use the Atmel AVR microcontroller
==>Project work designed to put the AVR through its paces
==>The only book designed to get you up-and-running with the AVR from square one

Book Info:
A hands-on guide to getting up and running with the Atmel AVR Microcontroller.
This guide will give you a kick-start in using and understanding this popular device. Softcover. 

 Paperback: 240 pages
 Publisher: Newnes (September 2002)
 Language: English
 ISBN-10: 0750656352
 ISBN-13: 978-0750656351 

 Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches

 Size : 15 MB | PDF

Screen Recorder

Free Screen Recorder is an easy-to-use screen recording program to capture screen activities and sounds to standard AVI video file. If you move the cursor, launch a program, type some text, click buttons, select some menus - anything you see on the screen - Free Screen Recorder will record all these, and sound from your system microphone.

You can choose the output AVI file's video codec, framerate, audio codec, frequency; You can choose the cursor's display, to be actual cursor or custom one as you like, and you can add highlight to it. Record any part of the screen or even the entire desktop, with just a few clicks, or custom hotkeys.

Free Screen Recorder is an ideal tool to make software demonstrations, develop videos for training and tutoring. Have fun with it!

Key Features

--> Records anything you see on your screen.
--> Records sound from your microphone.
--> Supports hotkey to start, pause, stop recording.
--> Capture any part of the screen, even the entire desktop.
--> Choose output video codec, framerate, audio codec, frequency.
--> Mouse cursor recording can be turned on or off, true shape of the cursor is recorded.
--> Show flashing rectangle when screen recording.
--> Easy to use and user-friendly interface.

How to prevent your PENDRIVE from VIRUSES without any ANTIVIRUS....!!

Friends... many of your PCs/laptops normally gets virus because of Pen Drives or USB devices (Even PCs who are not connected to network ). Some Virus like Ravmon Virus , Heap41a worm which are not detected by anti virus normally spreads mostly by the Pen Drives . In such a case what can you do to prevent your PC from getting infected with Virus that spreads through USB devices or Pen Drives ?
You can protect your PC by just following the simple steps below . It won't take much time.

Connect your Pen Drive or USB drive to your computer.
Now a dialogue window will popup asking you to choose among the options as shown in the figure.
Don't choose any of them , Just simply click Cancel.

1. Now go to Start--> Run and type cmd to open the Command Prompt window .
2. Now go to My Computer and Check the Drive letter of your USB drive or Pen Drive.
( E.g. If it is written Kingston (I), then I: will be the drive letter .)
3.In the Command Window ( cmd ) , type the drive letter: and Hit Enter .

4. Now type dir/w/o/a/p and Hit Enter

5. You will get a list of files . In the list , search if anyone of the following do exist
i. Autorun.inf

ii. New Folder.exe

iii. Bha.vbs

iv. Iexplore.vbs

v. Info.exe
 

vi. New_Folder.exe

vii. Ravmon.exe

viii. RVHost.exe or any other files with .exe Extension .

If you find any one of the files above , Run the command attrib -h -r -s -a *.* and Hit Enter.

Now Delete each File using the following Command del filename ( E.g del autorun.inf ) .

That's it .Now just scan your USB drive with any anti virus to ensure that your pendrive is virus free...!!