Block websites using HOSTS file in Windows

Here is a nice trick that you can use if you want to do some funs with your friends. This trick will block them from access any websites that you specify in the HOSTS file in Windows. But you only can do this trick if you can get access to his/her PC without he/she know. Let say when he/she leave the PC for awhile.

First thing that you need to do is to open HOSTS file which is located at

C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc

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Create your own Windows XP Control Panel

If you like to have a simple and quick access to Control Panel tools, you can create them by your own. This trick is only to create a special folder that we cakk “My Control Panel” for the favourite items.

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Let’s Flip the Text

By using Flip Text Generator (a javascript tool), you can invert your text from this

Can you read this text?

into this

¿ʇxǝʇ sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ noʎ uɐɔ

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Create a folder without name in Windows XP

This is not a super high-tech geeky trick but it just a short and simple trick on how you can create a folder without name in Windows XP.

When each time you create a new folder in Windows XP, Microsoft has made “New Folder” as the default name. Even you enter the spacebar so many times to create blank spaces, it still will generate the “New Folder” text like this.

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So, how you can create a folder like this?

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Hide your Affiliate Links using PHP file

If you want to make more money and profit from your affiliate links, you need to display them in different way. Don’t use the default link generated by your affiliate program script. Instead, hide it by using PHP file. [tags]php, html, affiliate tips[/tags]

I hid all my affiliate links in PHP file. You can see those links on my sidebar, under Featured Sites (Get Free $25USD, RM100 Advertlets Contest, Earn More Money ). Since the affiliate links are hidden, my earning from affiliate programs increase.

To create the PHP file is simple. I use Text Link Ads affiliate link for this example. Open your Notepad and paste this code.

<?php header(“location: http://www.text-link-ads.com/?ref=20378″); ?>

Next what you need to do is save it with .php extension and upload it to your server. I saved that file as tla.php and uploaded it to my /register/ folder on my site.

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StumbleUpon for Opera

StumbleUpon (more about StumbleUpon) toolbar only available in Firefox and Internet Explorer. But as for me who is an Opera user, also want this useful toolbar be available in the world fastest browser. With the toolbar, it will make me more easier to submit and surf stumbled websites.

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Luckily, there is a way to get StumbleUpon into your Opera browser. Here is how you can use it.

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Get the old Yahoo! Messenger sounds back

Yahoo! Messenger is my primary instant messenger client that I use whether I at home or at the office. But in this new version, Yahoo! Messenger is using new alert sounds and personally, I don’t like them. I’m more preferred using the old sounds. But how we can get them? :-? Here I will share with you on how you can get the old Yahoo! Messenger sounds back.

  1. First, you need to download this file (415.79 KB).
  2. Then, double click the file and click Unzip
  3. Click Ok when you get this notification, “21 file(s) unzipped successfully”.
  4. Click Close to close WinZip Self-Extractor

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Reopen last closed tab in Firefox

Sometimes we accidentally close a tab in Firefox we didn’t mean to close. Instead of looking the website we want in the History, you can do this trick to reopen the last closed tab.

If you accidentally close a tab, you just need to press “Ctrl + Shift + T“. And the last closed tab will be reopened in your Firefox.

Try it. Open a new tab, close the tab and press “Ctrl + Shift + T”. Very helpful huh? :d

Edit: You also can open last closed tab from History > Recently Closed Tabs. Thanks to Izzat for this tip. ;)

Trick to hide files in JPG image

This trick is simple but it is really geeky. Did you know that you can hiding your files in JPG image? Here I will show you how. But before we can proceed, prepare our tools first.

Tools

  • WinRAR
  • Command Prompt
  • Hidden files (Eg: password.txt)
  • A JPG image file (Eg: nerd.jpg)

Ok, now we move on how to do this trick. Btw here is my nerd.jpg.

nerdy

1. Put your hidden file and your image file in the same folder. Here I have password.txt and nerd.jpg. Both I put in a folder I named it Secret in drive D.

step1

2. Put all these files into a RAR archive. I named this archive as Hidden.rar

step2

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No more Snap.com previews in Firefox

Do you use Snap previews on your website? I hope you remove it because it is irritating me and maybe for some other peoples too. Lol…

But thanks to AdBlock Plus because of it, you no need to remove your Snap from your website just because I ask you to do so (Eh?). This Firefox extension will blocks all Snap previews from being pop up when visitors mouse over on the links.

adblockplus

  1. Download AdBlock Plus and install it.
  2. Next, restart your Firefox and then click Tools > AdBlock Plus.
  3. Add spa.snap.com/* to set new rule in AdBlock Plus.
  4. Restart Firefox and no more Snap.com previews when you browsing websites.

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