As you can see, 7GB space has been occupied by Installer folder in my C drive. But is it safe to remove all those files from my system?

The answer is Yes! But in the future, you might having trouble when want to remove installed programs completely. This is because, C:\Windows\Installer contains a copy of changed system info when you install a program using the Windows installer. With this file, your system can restore back to its original condition when you remove the program using the Add/Remove Programs.

But in my situation, I don’t care with the problem or trouble or anything because what I want is the free space in my C drive. So what I did was,

1. I downloaded and installed Windows Installer CleanUp Utility.

2. Go to Start > Run and type,

3. Click Ok.

Then I wait until Windows Installer CleanUp Utility finished doing its job. And here is the result,

I have 4GB of free space available in my C drive. Yay!

Warning! The command that I give here might corrupt your system and requires to reinstall or repair.

Related posts:

1. CCleaner – Make your Windows fresh! When every time you surf websites, many data and information...
2. Delete or Erase files with Eraser I use my PC mostly for blogging, internet surfing and...
3. How to delete in-use file in Windows Sometimes, we can’t delete certain files because they are currently...
4. Files Hidden by Virus. How to Unhide Them? The Problem My girlfriend was shocked when she found out...
5. Diskeeper took two days to defrag my Windows This is really first time for me. Few days ago,...

I usually empty my Recycle Bin before I shut down my computer. But, it would be more better if evertime when I delete a file, it will completely remove the file from the system and not send into the Recycle Bin. I can choose to use Shift+Delete but there is another better way to do so.

Right click on your Recycle Bin icon and choose Properties. Under the Global tab, tick “Do not move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted“. Then, click Ok.

Now, try delete a file that you don’t want anymore. A dialog box will appear asking you for a confirmation to delete the file permenantly. When you hit Yes button, that file will be deleted and will not move into Recycle Bin. So I don’t have to empty my Recycle Bin after delete that file.

But take note, if you accidentally deleted an important file, you will not able to restore it back from the Recycle Bin. You will need to use a special software like Recuva to recover the deleted file.

Related posts:

1. 1 step simple trick with Recycle Bin I disable Show Desktop Icons on my computer. So all...
2. Delete or Erase files with Eraser I use my PC mostly for blogging, internet surfing and...
3. CCleaner – Make your Windows fresh! When every time you surf websites, many data and information...
4. Monthly Highlights – August 2008 August 2008 Monthly Highlights: Automatically Empty Recycle Bin Learn how...
5. How to delete in-use file in Windows Sometimes, we can’t delete certain files because they are currently...

Maybe you have heard about this. When we delete a file, the file that we have deleted is not removed from our hard disk entirely. It is still exist in our hard disk but the operating system doesn’t know where to find it because the first byte of the file has been changed to E5 (a HEX value). The data is still remains on the hard disk unchanged unless when a new data is written on it.

If you have sensitive documents in your PC or you don’t want somebody else found what you did with the PC, you can wipe your traces by using Eraser. Eraser is a powerful tool that can help you to cover up your tracks. This freeware tool will overwrite the file up to 35 times when using Guttmann technique.

Let say you saved your medical report in your PC and want to delete it. You can Shift + Delete the file but as I mentioned earlier, the file is still exist on the hard disk as long as no new data been written on it. So, use Eraser and delete the file entirely.

Eraser provides many features. You can use it to delete and move files or folders securely. It also can remove everything in your Recycle Bin in just a snap. Just right click on the Recycle Bin icon and choose which technique that you want to use to clean up your Recycle Bin.

• Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP (32/64),Vista (32/64), Windows Server 2003 and DOS. It works with any drive including IDE, SCSI and RAID, and CD-RW’s.
• Uses the Guttmann (Default), Pseudorandom Data and US DoD 5220-22.M methods.
• Erases Files and Folders.
• Erases Files/Folders that were only previously ‘deleted’.
• Erases all hard drives using ‘Darik’s Boot and Nuke’ method.
• Erases Index.dat on Reboot
• Erases Encrypted Files and Drives.
• Erases FreeSpace on 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS.
• Erases contents of the Recycle Bin.
• Erases Compressed Files and Drives.
• Erases Network Files, Floppy Disks, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW.
• Erases Windows Temporary Files.
• Erases Internet Cookies.
• Erases Paging (swap) file.
• Erases Internet Cache.
• Appears as an ‘Erase’ option on the Context Menu of Windows Explorer and Recycle Bin.
• Comes with an Eraser Scheduler that allows you to create user-defined tasks.
• Defeats File Recovery software applications Hardware tools.
• Supports FAT32 and NTFS Files Systems.
• Eraser is easy to use and comes with a dedicated support network.

Another great feature that I like in Eraser is, you can overwrite free spaces in your hard disk by using Eraser. With this, your privacy will be protected because the unallocated data on the hard disk will be wiped out completely.

Your credit card numbers, bank account number and everything that you keep in your PC can be recoverable even you have deleted them from your PC. Use Eraser! There is no business issue here. I get nothing when promoting this software. I just want to share with you this tip so you can protect your privacy and no one will be able to compromise you in the future.

Related posts:

1. Automatically Empty Recycle Bin When we delete a file, that file will move into...
2. Delete Files in C:\Windows\Installer I was shocked when found out free space in my...
3. How to delete in-use file in Windows Sometimes, we can’t delete certain files because they are currently...
4. Go away Thumbs.db! When I upload a folder image to my site via...
5. CCleaner – Make your Windows fresh! When every time you surf websites, many data and information...

By default, Huawei E220 only can handles 3.6Mbps connection

I even asked Celcom technician to do speedtest at place. Do you want to know how much speed that he got? Only 1.2Mbps. And the test was done in the morning (at low peak time). And when I asked why he only got 1.2Mbps and not 3.6Mbps or even 2Mbps? Here is what he replied,

“This is because our server can’t support so many users. If there are many users use the Internet at one time, the slowness will happen.”

Duh…what a very frustrating answer. Why don’t you guys (Celcom) use our money to upgrade the server? It is better than hearing our complaints every minutes and seconds.

But this “hack” can make it to 7.2Mbps

Ok, back to the article. How you can “hack” your Huawei E220 USB modem to make it supports up to 7.2Mbps speed? By default, Huawei E220 will only can operates at 3.6Mbps. But by doing this “hack” you can make it to operate at 7.2Mbps.

Before we can proceed to “hack” our Huawei E220 usb modem, I must give some advices first. Please don’t do this “hack” if,

• your device is still under contract or warranty
• you don’t want to get into troubles if something goes wrong
• you don’t want to make your Huawei E220 supports 7.2Mbps speed

Disclaimer: I will not responsible on anything you do or happen to your Huawei E220 USB Modem.

Now, to do the “hack” is really simple. First what you need to do is to backup all files in the Huawei E220 USB modem to your computer. I forgot to copy the files and I have lost everything. So my advice, make a backup all the files into your computer hard drive. DON’T do the same mistake like I did.

Now go to Mobile Connected website and download firmware 11.117.09.00.00. The download link is at the end of the article. Download it and run the update file. Follow the screen and make sure to tick “Forced Download”.

The download process will take awhile and you will see the green light blinking rapidly. Once the “hack” is done, you will see your connection is able to support up to 7.2Mbps like the image I put in this article.

Again, in Malaysia, we are provided with 3.6Mbps only. This 7.2Mbps is only available in UK, US and other first and second world countries. So, even though you do this “hack”, it doesn’t mean you will get faster broadband connection.

Update the Dashboard

But if you want to upgrade the dashboard application (Mobile Connect), you can do so by downloading the update from Huawei download page. Choose the latest version (the latest date it get published). After the download is finished, open the archive and run the file.

Mobile Partner in action

This new version is using Huawei Partner and not Mobile Connect anymore. I don’t know why they choose Mobile Parner. For me, Mobile Connect is much easier to use and give more statistics details. Or maybe they decided to use Mobile Partner because it is faster to locate what services available around you. That is the only improvement I see after the “hack” is done.

But if you found other improvements in this latest firmware, please drop it into the comment form below. So I can check from my end too.

Edit: Here is the screenshot taken while I was downloading files using Internet Download Manager.

Related posts:

1. How to setup Huawei for Celcom 3G broadband? To setup the Huawei device (USB modem/datacard) for broadband connetion...
2. Monthly Highlights – January 2008 Many of you are waiting for my Monthly Highlights right?...
3. Celcom Broadband for only RM68 Edit: Celcom Broadband 3.6Mbps package is now RM98 monthly. Really...
4. Hack ATMs using MP3 Player According to The Times of London, a criminal gang in...
5. Rapidshare Tool: The Grabber 1.4.8 released Earlier version, The Grabber was not working because Rapidshare has...

To setup this effect is not difficult. It only involves CSS and a shadow image. First what you need to do is download this shadow image and upload it to your theme image folder. Like in my case, I uploaded it into /images.

Then, what you need to do is open your theme CSS file, style.css, and paste this code.

Once finished, save the file and upload it back to your theme folder. As you can see in the CSS code above, the drop shadow will only work on images that are inside .entry class. Change the class name based on your theme structure.

Note: This trick is not limited for Wordpress only. You can also use it on other websites other than Wordpress. It is just CSS.

Related posts:

1. Tidy-up your CSS file with Clean CSS I coded all my themes and CSS manually by using...
2. CypherFS Greeny Wordpress Theme Released New Wordpress theme for your Wordpress blog! Click the image...
3. Add StumbleUpon in your Wordpress That is why I love using Wordpress for my website....
4. Display AdSense in certain Posts in Wordpress James emailed me on how I display my adsense in...
5. CypherFS Royale Wordpress Theme Released Ladies and gentleman… I’m proudly to announce, CypherFS Royale, my...

But with TeraCopy, it can reduces the time. This tool is designed to copy and move files at the maximum speed and also provides with the following features:

• Copy files faster
• Pause and resume file transfers
• Error recovery
• Interactive file list
• Shell integration
• Full Unicode support

TeraCopy is free for home users but it only has basic functions. If you want to have extra features, you can go for the pro version. In pro version, you can copy selected files with the same extensions or same folder and it also allows you to remove selected files from the copy queue. And of course, there are more features in the pro version.

Download TeraCopy

How to Copy Files Faster and Easier [via Friedbeef]

Related posts:

1. Protect PHP files with Free PHP Encoder For me as a Wordpress theme coder don’t like users...
2. Trick to hide files in JPG image This trick is simple but it is really geeky. Did...
3. Lock Folder XP – Protect Your Secrets from Others I am sure everyone of you have their secrets...
4. Delete Files in C:\Windows\Installer I was shocked when found out free space in my...
5. Tools to convert FLV files There are tricks that we can use to download videos...

The combination of username-password is the popular method to authenticate someone that he or she is the authorized person to use a service or has a privilege. Username can be viewed clearly but the password is hidden behind the asterisks. Although the password is hidden but we still can view it using software that is available from the Internet.

Snadboys’ Revelation is a freeware tool that you can use to reveal password behind the asterisks. I have tested it on my FTP client and it really works. I can see my hidden password like in the screenshot below.

After you have installed SnadBoys’ Revelation, run the software and drag the crosshair cursor to the asterisks. Then, the password will be revealed in Text of Window Under ‘Cricle’ + ‘Cursor’ .

Password in Internet Explorer

I have tested SnadBoys’ Revelation in Internet Explorer 7. This powerful tool can aslo reveals the hidden password in it.

Password in Firefox

How about Firefox? Do you think SnadBoy’s Revelation can reveals the hidden password like it can do in Internet Explorer? The answer is, no. SnadBoys’ Revelation can’t reveal hidden password in Firefox. Firefox is secure than IE. However, there is a way to find out what the hidden password is.

Copy the javascript below, paste it in the address bar and hit Enter.

Then a prompt will appear with a revealed password on it. Like the image shown below. I tested it at my demo website and it works.

The purpose I’m showing this method is because, in our digital world there is no guarantee that our secrets, private documents, passwords and so on are safe. We only can tighter the securiy but we can’t make sure that the security mechanism that we use is perfect.

Related posts:

1. Plaintext passwords in Firefox Go to Tools > Options and click on Password tab....
2. Monthly Highlights – January 2008 Many of you are waiting for my Monthly Highlights right?...
3. Firefox and IE Vulnerable to Password Theft A software security researcher has warned that the password...
4. RoboForm – Remembers Passwords So You Don’t Have To In our daily life, Internet is so important. We use...
5. Delete Individual Links in Firefox & IE Every links that you have typed in the address bar...

Because of that, I defend my email using GMail secret weapon, the filters. The filters is use to filter emails based on the conditions you have set at ealier time. If one of the conditions is true, GMail will automatically do the next action whether starred the email, apply the label, delete the email, etc.

To filter your GMail is simple. Go to Settings > Filters > Create a new filter. Then enter “Dotcom Youth” (without the quotes) for the Subject and click Next Step. After that, tick Mark as read. You can choose to Delete if you want though but I think it is ok to leave them in the inbox as long as the emails does not been highlighted in our inbox.

Now, seat back and relax. Let the emails coming. You can read the emails if you want or you can just leave the GMail filters do it’s job.

Related posts:

1. The YouthMalaysia Crew reveals our emails? I got an email today which was sent by The...
2. Monthly Highlights – January 2008 Many of you are waiting for my Monthly Highlights right?...
3. Gmail Hacked! Check your Gmail filters now! David Airey has lost his domain after his Gmail account...
4. Use GMail to Manage Your Email Accounts I have some GMail accounts and some other email...
5. Gmail Web Clip I try this cool thing in Gmail recently and...

I have some GMail accounts and some other email accounts that I created from my cPanel. To manage and check the email accounts one by one is time consuming. Therefore, I use my primary GMail account to handle all the accounts. So I can read all the emails and send emails from that account only. I even can choose which email account that I want to use when I want to send an email. If you want to know how, here is how to do it.

After you have created an email account from your cPanel, make sure you set to forward all incoming emails to your preferred GMail account. In my case, I use to forward the emails to cypherhackz at gmail dot com. Then, to make sure that the forwarding works correctly, send a test email to the account that you have just created and make sure the email you sent will be forwarded to your GMail.

If it done successfully, now we are going to next step. In your GMail account, go to Settings and click the Accounts tab.

Image 1: Go to GMail Settings

Then, click Add another email address and this will open up a small window for you to enter the name and the email address that you want GMail to manage. Enter the informations needed and click the Next Step button.

Image 2: Fill up the forms to proceed

Once you are here, make sure everything is correct and click the Send Verification button to receive the verification code.

Image 3: Make sure everything is correct

But because we have setup the email account to forward all the emails to our GMail account, the verification email will be sent to your GMail inbox. Look into your GMail inbox and open the email to get the code. You can either copy the code and paste it into the confirmation box or click on the link to confirm it.

Image 4: Enter the confirmation code

If success, you will get this page.

Image 5: Congratulations!

Note: You also can use this tip to manage all your GMail accounts. The steps are the same. But make sure to set the GMail account to forward all incoming emails to your preferred GMail account.

Related posts:

1. Fight back Malaysian Dotcom Youth Search 2008 emails using GMail Today I received more than 40 emails with the title,...
2. Gmail Hacked! Check your Gmail filters now! David Airey has lost his domain after his Gmail account...
3. E-mails Sent into Bulk Folder Today, I tested sending my admin email account from www.cypherhackz.net...
4. Gmail Virus Scanning Gmail has lunched it Virus Scanning for their gmail account...
5. How to send executable file in Gmail Yesterday my friend SMS me to send an installer (executable)...

So far, my Kaspersky doing its jobs very well. It protects my PC since the computer boots up until I shut it down. I am very happy with Kaspersky performance. When a virus is found, my Kaspersky will do its job without I need to choose which action to take. Here, I will share with you what settings that I use for my Kaspersky.

Note: Although this guide using Kaspersky Internet Security but it is also can be use for Kaspersky Antivirus.

To start with, click Settings and you will be prompt with this interface.

There is nothing to change here. I just using the default settings for this one. Now, click on File Anti-Virus.

File Anti-Virus

1. Make sure File Anti-Virus is enable.

2. Click on Customize, go to Heuristic analyzer tab. Check Use heuristic analyzer and move the slider to Detail. Click Ok.

3. Under Action, choose Block access and check Disinfect and Delete if disinfection fails.

Mail Anti-Virus

1. Make sure Mail Anti-Virus is enable.

2. Under Action, choose Block access and check Disinfect and Delete if disinfection fails.

Web Anti-Virus

1. Make sure Web Anti-Virus is enable.

2. Under Action, choose Block.

3. Under Connectivity, check all the options.

Proactive Defense

1. Make sure Enable Proactive Defense is enable.

2. Check Application Activity Analyzer and Registry Guard. Leave Apllication Integrity Control uncheck.

Scan

1. Click on Customize, go to Heuristic analyzer tab. Check Use heuristic analyzer and move the slider to Detail. Click Ok.

2. Under Action, choose Do not prompt for action and check Disinfect and Delete if disinfection fails.

3. Click the Apply button to apply the settings to all virus scan tasks.

Extra Tip

Do not run the Startup objects scan on Windows startup. You can disable it by unchecking At application startup under Run Mode.

After you have done all the above steps, click Ok to accept all the changes. Now, just sit back, relax and do your daily jobs as usual.

When Kaspersky caught a virus, it will automatically block it, try to clean it and will delete it if the disinfection fails. So you will no need to choose any action anymore. All will be done by Kaspersky itself.

Related posts:

1. The Best Antivirus, Kaspersky Still on Top Antivirus is the most important security feature that every computers...
2. Kaspersky 6 – Best Buy Award from Computer Shopper Kaspersky AntiVirus 6 won the Computer Shopper Best Buy Award...
3. How to automatically scan IDM downloaded files with Kaspersky? I’m using Internet Download Manager (IDM) to take care all...
4. Kaspersky 6 release Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 6.0 combines reactive antivirus detection methods with...
5. Get Free legal 3 months Kaspersky License Key For those who are using “illegal” Kaspersky license, now you...