Access Blocked Websites; Gtalk, Yahoo Messenger, MSN - NEW UPDATED

September 1st, 2008 admin Posted in How to, Internet, Tips and Tricks 1 Comment »

Access Blocked Websites Most work places, universities, schools block users from accessing social networking web sites, email, instant messenger services etc. If your organization is using advanced firewalls or websense blocking, most of the methods like using proxy web sites, alternative backdoor web sites also don’t work. Proxy websites allows us to bypass your current ISP’s IP and connect to targeted website with a different IP; thus hiding our actual origin from detectable. Get the websites here.

I’ll show you some ways how to access blocked content like instant messengers ( Google talk , Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, AOL Messenger, Facebook, Orkut, MySpace Gmail, Yahoo mail, etc ) using different routes. The methods listed below are ordered simple to advanced.

Access Blocked Gtalk, Yahoo Messenger, Live Messenger, AOL Messenger

The work around to access blocked Instant Messenger is to use Web Messengers. Web Messenger are very easy to use as there is no need to download and install any software/plugins. Most of the alternate web messengers listed below would have already been blocked for some, but try once to make sure

Method 1. Most Common alternate Web Messengers.

The below links will most likely not blocked by even websense. http://uziz.net/ is very new and uses javascript to login to im services.

Method 2. Here is the list of currently available Gtalk service servers:
http://izuz.net/gtalk/ (Main server, *recommended* )
http://uziz.net/ (Secondary server, new and works mostly)
http://demo.java2script.org/gtalk/ (Demo server)
https://izuz.net/gtalk/ (With SSL-enabled)

Method 3. Multiple Instant Message Services Available

Beside web Google Talk, they have already added three other web IM services:
(1) Windows Live Messenger/MSN ( http://izuz.net/msnlive/ )
(2) Yahoo! Messenger/Y! Messenger  ( http://izuz.net/ymessenger/ )
(3) AOL Instant Messenger/AIM  ( http://izuz.net/aim/ )
All these web IM services can co-exist inside one window: http://uziz.net/

Access Blocked Gmail IM

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Uninstall Norton applications with Norton Removal Tool

August 27th, 2008 admin Posted in Software, Tips and Tricks No Comments »

Uninstall Norton Products All the Norton applications including Norton Antivirus , Internet Security , 360 and others integrate closely with the operating system and often leave huge foot print on the system when uninstalled from Add/Remove programs. Sometimes, it make it harder to install newer Antivirus products also. To fix all these issues, use Norton Removal tool.

Use the Norton Removal Tool to remove a failed installation or a damaged Norton product. The Norton Removal Tool uninstall’s Norton 2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 products and Norton 360 from your computer. It can get rid of Norton without creating any problems with my OS or other apps. Use the tool since it cuts down on the manual removal time, but also check for leftovers after a reboot. Will NOT uninstall only one product, ALL programs will be removed.

> First, use Add/Remove programs and uninstall Norton product.
> Then run the Norton Removal Tool to remove almost all traces from registry too.

Download Norton Removcal tool

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MozBackup - Backup Firefox and Migrate profiles easily

August 25th, 2008 admin Posted in Software, Tips and Tricks No Comments »

Finally, I migrated Firefox 2.0 to Firefox 3.0.1 on my home laptop. It’s been a long wait, but now I’m able to use all my Firefox 2.0 add-ons and my complete profile settings including passwords, cookies, bookmarks, history, extensions, settings etc. At work, I’ve been using Firefox 3 Portable already.

My Mozilla Firefox 2.0 installation exists in Program files. I had taken backup of everything with ease to use MozBackup tool. But the best part was, while installing Firefox 3.01, it asked me where my existing installation was and it has taken care of everything including the browser tabs that were open in firefox 2.0

MozBackup is a simple utility for creating backups of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Sunbird, Flock, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite, Spicebird and Netscape MozBackup Logo profiles. It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, cache etc. It’s an easy way to do Firefox backup, Thunderbird backup. This program is freeware and works on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista.

Before migrating to a new version, run MozBackup before you install new version of Firefox or new extensions that are in development. Your backed up profile lets you rollback easily and use on newer version.

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PC Decrapifier - Cleans up newly purchased pc’s

August 25th, 2008 admin Posted in Software, Tips and Tricks No Comments »

PC Decrapifier Logo If you purchased a new desktop or laptop, you’d have noticed a number of trialware and crap software’s loaded as part of the factory build. The application PC Decrapifier will uninstall many of the common trialware and annoyances found on many of the PCs from big name manufactures.

Here is the current list of software and items that the PC Decrapifier can detect and remove. You get to see the list of items it detects and then choose what will be removed automatically.

Simply download the file. Open up the zip file and run the EXE. There is no installer necessary. If you have anti-virus software installed, it may complain about this program because it is written with a scripting language. These warnings can be safely ignored.

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Desktops v1.0 - Virtual Desktops keep you organized.

August 25th, 2008 admin Posted in Software, Tips and Tricks No Comments »

Sysinternals, now a part of Microsoft has released Desktops v1.0. This lets you get organized and can result in increased productivity too.  Desktops allows you to organize  your applications on up to four virtual desktops. Read email on one, browse Virtual Desktops the web on the second, and do work in your productivity software on the third.

You configure hotkeys for switching desktops, you can create and switch desktops either by clicking on the tray icon to open a desktop preview and switching window, or by using the hotkeys.

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Increase Productivity with Email Prioritizer Plugin for Microsoft Outlook 2007

August 21st, 2008 admin Posted in Software, Tips and Tricks 1 Comment »

microsoft office labsMicrosoft Office Labs has launched a new product called E-mail Prioritizer that will sort through your in-box to figure out what’s important. Not only that, it’ll also let you stop all your incoming mail for certain pre defined time. It’s more like a Do not disturb status on your emails.

Requirements: It’ll only work with requires Outlook 2007 running on Exchange Server.

E-mail Prioritizer

From Office labs ‘Email Prioritizer is a plug-in for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (running on Exchange Server) that helps you manage email overload. This concept test provides a “do not disturb” button that temporarily pauses new email arrival, and prioritizes email with a 0-3 star rating system.’

Click here to download.

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Best Encryption for Wifi

August 5th, 2008 admin Posted in How to, Tips and Tricks No Comments »

wifi security There are a number of online guides explaining the process of setting up wireless Internet at home or small office and also detailed instructions in securing the network.

How to install router and setup WiFi at home - microsoft.com/networking/wireless 

How to secure you wireless Internet  connection - about.com/wifisecurity

Below is the order of best encryption methods available. Go from top to bottom, depending on the supporting hardware and software of the wireless devices.
WPA2 (AES) is the best encryption method currently available
WPA2 (TKIP)
WPA (AES)
WPA (TKIP)
WEP

WPA is good enough for most home users.  WEP can very easily be hacked but considered better then no security at all.

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Watch Hollywood, Bollywood movies online free; DivX HQ Download

July 14th, 2008 admin Posted in How to, Internet, Tips and Tricks 3 Comments »

LINKS UPDATED FREQUENTLY.. If you’re feeling bored over the weekend? Don’t feel like going out to movie theatre in the hot sun or feel the movie is not worth to be watched in theatre. I have compiled a list for watching movies, tv shows online. Some of these are legal while others might not be legal in your country, please check and respect copyright.

Stage6.com allowed users to upload Hollywood - English, Bollywood - Hindi, Anime, Cartoons, TV Shows, Music videos, Documentaries, and foreign movies in DVD format and let other users watch these free streaming online videos with subtitles in DivX format. DivX webplayer is required for playing them online. Download DivX Software here. Stage6.com is closed as it was very expensive to maintain. DivX also has mobile phone players and codecs.

image Alternative new DivX hosting sites like Vreel.net allows users to upload files up to 800MB.

StageHD.com , StageVu.com have the same interface as Stage6.com. All these sites allow to play and download these videos.

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Paypal Fee Estimator

July 4th, 2008 admin Posted in Tips and Tricks No Comments »

Do you use PayPal for transferring and receiving money? If you were sent 250$, do you know how much is actual amount? Or for receiving 250$, how much total amount be transferred? Paypal charges you mysterious fees, which only appear after you receive and will be deducted from your account.

For calculating the Paypal fees, there are online convertors which show the breakdown of the fees before sending or receiving money. Not only then can help with above scenarios, they can help simulate various other options like for business accounts, different geographic regions, transfers etc.

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