Posts Tagged ‘windows’

Windows :Enable Hibernate Option of Windows XP

Monday, June 30th, 2008

1. Go to [Start] -> [Settings] -> [Control Panel] -> [Power Options]
2. Select the ‘Hibernate tab’
3. Check the ‘Enable hibernation’ box
4. Click Click OK

windows :Turn off the low disk space windows notification Baloon Tip

Monday, June 30th, 2008

start regedit,
add/update value “NoLowDiskSpaceChecks” to DWORD = 1
path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Policies -> Explorer
requires a logoff or reboot

WINDOWS:Create shortcut resources ( url file )

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Create a file called “tryangled.url” in notepad and paste this:
[DEFAULT]
BASEURL=http://blog.tryangled.com/
[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://blog.tryangled.com/

Windows:Open Windows Explorer in a specific path/directory

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Make a short cut with target
%SystemRoot%explorer.exe /n, /e, D:

WINDOWS:Shutdown/Restart windows from command line

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Shutdown
shutdown /s  /t /t 0
Restart
shutdown /r  /t /t 0

PHP:Advanced PHP debugger configuration on windows (win32)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Configuration & Activation ( Windows ):
1) uncomment in php.ini
— php.ini —
extension=php_apd.dll
— php.ini —
2)
specifying [[apd.dumpdir = .]] indicates that dump files will be
stored in the current dir where the tested
php script resides
— php.ini —
zend_extension = d:/php/extensions/php_apd.dll
apd.dumpdir = .
apd.statement_trace = 1
— php.ini —

A List of PHP Editors

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Windows

ConTEXT - version 0.97.4; freeware
Crimson Editor - version 3.60; freeware
Programmer’s Notepad -
PSPad - version 4.3.0; freeware
Notepad++
NuSphere PhpED - version 5.0; commercial
NuSphere Nu-Coder - version 1.4; commercial

Mac OS X

skEdit
Smultron - version 1.0.1; freeware
TextWrangler
TextMate
Coda

Linux

Bluefish - version 1.0; other
Geany
gedit
gPHPEdit
Kate - version 2.2; freeware
Quanta Plus - version 3.2.1; freeware

Multiple OS

NetBeans
Eclipse
Aptana
Emacs - version 21; freeware
jEdit - version 4.1; freeware
SciTE - version 1.53; freeware
Vim - version 6.1; freeware
nano

Protecting your computer from browser security holes

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Occasionally, someone finds a flaw in Firefox (or a plugin) that allows any malicious web site you visit to take over your computer. This is less of a problem in Firefox than in some other browsers: according to research by Brian Krebs, Internet Explorer users were vulnerable to at least one known critical vulnerability for 70% of the days in 2005, while Firefox users were vulnerable for 5% of 2005.

Following these measures will keep Firefox from being vulnerable to these severe security holes most of the time:

* Let Firefox keep itself up-to-date. It usually does this automatically.
* Make sure your plugins, such as Flash and Java, are up-to-date. If you’re using Windows, see this page for instructions. (Hopefully, future versions of Firefox will warn when you have outdated plugins; see bug 271559.)

These optional measures that make your computer less likely to be infected with malware, even if your software is vulnerable:

* Restrict which browser features untrusted web sites can use. For example, many security holes in web browsers involve JavaScript or are difficult to exploit without JavaScript. An extension called NoScript allows you to restrict which sites are allowed to use JavaScript and plugins. Of course, this requires you to make decisions such as “should I trust this site to run JavaScript?” frequently when you visit new sites, and if your answer is always “yes”, it doesn’t protect you much. (Bug 38966, Bug 339056 and bug 94035 propose adding similar features to Firefox itself.)
* Avoid visiting malicious web sites. In particular, avoid visiting untrusted sites that feature:
o Song lyrics. Instead of searching for song lyrics using Google, search SongMeanings.net or try the band’s web site.
o Porn. If you look at porn, start somewhere safe, such as Tiava or MyFreePaySite.
o Pirated software. Instead of pirating software, consider looking for an open-source alternative.
* Consider using anti-virus software software, so that if a security hole is exploited in order to install a piece of common malicious software, the malicious software might not be allowed to run. You can’t rely on this kind of software to keep you safe because new viruses and spyware appear all the time, but it can be useful as a last line of defense.
* Consider using an operating system that usually isn’t targeted by authors of malicious software. For example, Mac OS X users are attacked much less often than Windows users (as of December 2006). Because of this, a Mac user without anti-virus software is quite a bit safer than a Windows user with anti-virus software.

Firefox:Platform-Native Look & Feel

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The new Firefox looks and feels like home. Think of it as a Firefox who’s really good at making friends. Whether you use Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac or Linux, the browser seamlessly integrates into your computer’s environment. A native look makes for a flawless interface that never gives you pause.

Firefox:Pop-Up Blocker

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Banish pop-ups (and pop-under windows) from your surfing experience once and for all. Or, find a happy medium—choose to view blocked pop-ups or create an “allow” list of sites whose pop-ups you’re okay with seeing.