Try Out Application or Operating System Within Your Web Browser Without Installation

Have you ever imagined to test Application or even a Operating System without taking the time to download and install it first ? Yay ! it proves you can.



Click2try is a website which offers us to try out around 50 desktop applications and 3 Linux distributions from your web browser. you can access the application or use the operating system from your web browser without installing it. You can Eliminate the usual software headaches like hardware purchase, software license, etc. All you need is Java and a good modern browser in order to run the applications. Internet Explorer 7 above, Firefox , Google Chrome and Safari all works.



You can try any application without Signing up with the site. If you want to save your sessions you need to signup for a free account. You can also purchase a subscription if you want to access an application for an extended period of time or run more than one application at a time.

Click2try deals now with 9 catalog's like Business, Education, Linux, Office, Software Development, System or Network Admin, Utilities, Vertical Applications and Web Development. In each catalog you can find different categories - If say Business, it has different categories like Accounting , E-commerce, etc.

Some screenshots when i used Ubuntu -





My Favorites are Ubuntu and WordPress. I tried my hand on Ubuntu (because i have installed Windows OS in my System) and I also tried working on WordPress (thinking to shift to it). You can also try Forums PhpBB which is placed under Web development catalog. some famous Click2try includes Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, and CentOS Linux distributions and applications including Chandler, Filezilla, Oxygen Office, WordPress, Drupla, and Joomla.

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Just click your pointer to Click2try.com and try out yourself.

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Great looking 28 Google Chrome Themes Gallery

Many of us always prefer a stylish thing rather than a default one. If your an Chrome user or Chrome lover, then this is specially for you to add spice to your work. Google has launched theme gallery for Google Chrome which has 28 different kinds of themes.



Google Chrome's themes gallery is now available and you can select one of the 28 themes if you install Google Chrome 3.0 Beta, Google Chrome 3.0 Developer Preview or if you have a recent Chromium build. The themes are well working on both Windows and OS X, hope it should be working on Linux too. Now Take a look at the Google Chrome Themes Gallery -



Google Chrome Themes Gallery - Go Here.

How to install the theme ?

First visit the theme gallery, choose your desired theme click on Apply Theme. Save the .crx file and Chrome will automatically load that theme for you and also offers you an option to go to default theme. There is no option to preview the theme before installing.

How to uninstall the theme ?

If you want to uninstall a particular theme, in the address bar type chrome://extensions/ and hit Enter.

Chrome will show you all the installed extension and you can uninstall any theme you want by simply clicking the Uninstall button below the theme name.

If you have anymore doubts on Extensions - This is for you - A Full Guide on Google Chrome Extensions.

What you waiting for ? Just hit up the themes gallery and try them out yourself.

Some themes which i liked are below -

# Grass -



# Brushed -



# Vertical Stripe -



Leave your comments about the themes you loved and if you have any problem in installing the themes, feel free to use the comments section.

Protect your data from keyloggers using KeyScrambler Personal - Best Anti-keylogger

Today i found a very useful tool which prevents Keyloggers from obtaining your data. Want to know about What are Keyloggers? and How would they affect the pc and send your sensitive data to the hackers (cyber criminals)? then you need to have a look here. In short these keyloggers are malicious tools that allow others to capture your every keystroke. whatever you enter online or offline, these Keyloggers can keep track of it and then send it back to the person (hacker) through internet.



So how would you protect these keyloggers from obtaining your data that you enter in login credentials of forums, gmail , yahoo mail etc.. ??

KeyScrambler Personal is a free anti-keylogger tool for your Browser (Windows only), which encrypts every keystroke you enter online and sends encrypted data to keyloggers, thus preventing the hacker from obtaining any sensitive data. It will protect users when using online shopping, mail , credit cards , bank accounts , house addresses , java , flash , browser dialogs , browser passwords and more.



How it works ?

After you install KeyScrambler Personal, if say some keylogger tool is installed on your computer and whatever you enter it will send as junk(false) data (encrypted format) to keyloggers and prevents your data. In simple, It encrypts your keystrokes at the keyboard driver level in the kernel, as they enter the computer. Once you install KeyScrambler a computer restart is necessary and it works background without making any changes to your browser. you can customize certain hotkey to enable or disable encryption.



Highlights of KeyScrambler Personal -

# It defeats old and new, known and unknown, keyloggers and even works on security compromised computers.
# It supports more than 100 applications and user friendly interface.
# It is compatible with other security programs , authentication methods and easy to use.

The personal version is free and only works with three browsers in Windows – IE, Firefox, and Flock.

You need to Pay dollars for KeyScrambler Professional and Premium , but KeyScrambler Personal is for FREE !!

Keyscrambler Personal - Download

For User Manual and Tutorial on Installation of KeyScrambler tool - You can go here.

Finally its an useful anti-keylogger tool for those who want to protect their sensitive data from hackers.

Don't forget to read - How to Create a Keyloggers and send to your victim - become a Hacker :-D (lol)

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Free One Year License with Uniblue DiskRescue 2009 - Best Defragmenting Tool

To know something about Defragmentation you can go here. Why we need to Defrag the hard disk ? How does it improve performance of the system ? How does defragging increase disk space ? All are answered below. Don't forget to read.



Why we need to defrag the hard disk ?

To improve performance and recover lost disk space defragging is important for a pc. Its keeps all the data in easy readable format. if you don't defrag your hard disk it begans to lose performance and slowly reduce the capacity of data. You will be aware if your hard disk is running slowly then this will affect the performance of the system. especially in games when frame rate is important.

How does it improve performance ?

When you defrag your hard disk you re-arrange the order in which the data is stored on the drive. The obvious question here is why doesn't the PC store the data in the correct way in the first place? In an ideal situation (such as a blank disk) the PC would do these as a first option. However with the amount of data being deleted and wrote to the disk every second the PC is on, it is no wonder that the data cannot be stored together. Example : Say you write 3 files to a disk all 10 mb in size the data would all be in a line each 10mb after the other.But now lets say that you decide to delete the middle file as its no longer any use to you. You now have a gap inbetween your files. Lets say this time you write a file of 15mb in size. This file will be written in the first 10Mb of space and the remaining 5Mb added to the backend of the free space.As you can imagine with the millions of files being written to and deleted from the disk each day so defragging the disk helps to keep all the data in easy readable format.

Best software to use for Defragging - Uniblue DiskRescue 2009



It helps you to bring back your drive to full health be defragmenting the contents and Now its Free with One year Original License.

To get License for One year -

Go to Promotional page and enter the necessary information to receive Registration number in Email.
Download diskrescue.exe and install it.
Follow the instruction the email to get 12 months of Active Protection.

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Top 10 Useful Source Code Editors

Even if your a Master in Programming or Markup it is difficult to make up to the task without a code editor dedicated to the work. Especially when your dealing with edits to HTML, CSS, JavaScript or large files at once you obviously need a good editor to quickly open, edit and save it. I have this need on a regular basis and went on the hunt for an editor and now im ended up with top 10 for you readers !!



1. Notepad ++ -
One of my favourite Editor for Windows which supports several programming languages.Its a freeware and considered as an advanced yet simple text-editor which is extremly customizable. Its an WYSIWYG, User syntax highlighting, Auto completion, Drag n drop supported, Multi language enviornment supported feature. I hope you enjoy Notepad++ as much as I enjoy coding it.



Notepad++ - Download

2. Textpad -
It also has a customizable tools menu, and integral file compare and search commands, with hypertext jumps from the matched text to the corresponding line in the source file (ideal for integrating compilers). The spelling checker has dictionaries for 10 languages. In-context help is available for all commands, and in-context menus pop-up with the right mouse button. Supports Universal Naming Convention (UNC) style names, and long file names with spaces.



Textpad - Download

3. PSPad -
One of the Best freeware programmer's editor for Microsoft Windows OS. Best features are you can save desktop sessions to later reopen all session files , FTP client - edit files directly from the web , macro recorder to record, save and load macros, installation contains templates for HTML, PHP, Pascal, JScript, VBScript, MySQL, MS-Dos, Perl, Intelligent internal HTML preview using IE and Mozilla , full HEX editor, internal web browser with APACHE support.



PSPad - Download

4. E-texteditor -
E is a new text editor for Windows, with powerful editing features and quite a few unique abilities. It makes manipulating text fast and easy, and lets you focus on your writing by automating all the manual work. You can extend it in any language, and by supporting TextMate bundles, it allows you to tap into a huge and active community.

E-Texteditor - Download

5. Eclipse -
It is an open-source Java-based integrated development environment (IDE). Originally, Eclipse was meant to be used by Java developers, however, since users can extend its capabilities by installing numerous plug-ins, Eclipse is widely used by professional developers of all kind. For instance, plug-ins for C and C++ (CDT-project), Perl, PHP, ColdFusion, Ruby, Python and C# are available.



Eclipse - Download

6. Aptana -
Aptana Studio is the leading IDE for Today's Web offering integrated language support for HTML, DOM, JavaScript and CSS. Debugging, errors and warning assistance are available as well. You can also use a number of Aptana plugins which offer comfortable tools for developing with Ruby on Rails, PHP, Adobe AIR, and Apple iPhone. Aptana has some pre-included popular Javascript libraries (Adobe Spry, Prototype, MochiKit, YUI, Mootools, Dojo Toolkit, JQuery, Scriptaculous) as well as a JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) Editor. The editor can definitely be considered as a professional and powerful source code editor.



Aptana Studio - Download

7. Komodo Edit -
Being a multi language editor it support HTML, CSS, JavaScript as well as Perl, PHP, Ruby, RHTML, Django and many more. It also includes auto-complete, calltips, syntax checking and coloring as well as Vi emulation and Emacs keybindings. More advanced features are HTML live preview, code snippet storing, code folding, multi document editing as well as project management features.



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8. Scriptly -
Webocton - Scriptly is a comprehensive source freeware editor on writing HTML and programming scripts in PHP and designed. In addition to an extensive search and replace function, the program has syntax highlighting for seven different scripting languages and file types. Furthermore you can easily and quickly Snippets and complex tables and more.



Scriptly - Download

9. Programmers Notepad -
You can see the features of Programmers Notepad here.



Programmers Notepad - Download

10. EditPlus -
EditPlus supports powerful and customizable syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, Perl, C/C++, Java, JavaScript and VBScript by default. Also, you can create your own syntax file to support other programming languages. For more summary features go here.



EditPlus - Download

11. jEdit -
jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor with hundreds (counting the time developing plugins) of person-years of development behind it. Written in Java, so it runs on Mac OS X, OS/2, Unix, VMS and Windows. Built-in macro language; extensible plugin architecture. Dozens of macros and plugins available. Plugins can be downloaded and installed from within jEdit using the "plugin manager" feature. Auto indent, and syntax highlighting for more than 130 languages.

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Share Files directly from your PC using Gmail Account

With Gmail, the maximum size of attachments you can send and receive is only up to 25 megabytes (MB) in size. g2Peer is a program that can be helpful to share files with anyone you want through Gmail. If you use a web-based file sharing service for sharing files with your friends, its a time consuming process.



g2Peer is a freeware that simplifies sharing of file by allowing you to share files directly from your computer using Gmail account. g2Peer treats each Gmail address as an IP address for all computers that have installed g2Peer.



To work with g2Peer, it should be installed on both PC and configured to work with an unique Gmail address through Gmail POP3 or IMAP. (or) If you use command line [ ?_list and ?_download ] it is not necessary to install g2Peer on both the PC.

For more detailed Tutorial with Screenshots Go here - Link

g2Peer runs under Windows 2000/XP/Vista operation systems. No special hardware requirements. Copy/download the installation file in a temporary directory and run it. The installation wizard will do the rest.

Once the installation program has completed, you may run the program from the Start menu: Start->Programs->g2Peer->g2Peer 1.0.

Download g2Peer - Link

Don't Forget to Read - My Home Web server Opera Unite.

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Change Your Keyboard Keys with SharpKeys

How many times a day do you accidentally hit cAPS lOCK BY MISTAKE AND END UP HAVING TO GO BAck and retype stuff? For me it was at least once an hour. So ,Here's what we all need.



SharpKeys is a very small application which does an excellent job in customizing all the keys in your keyboard according to your requirement. Like change "CapsLock" to "Shift" keys.

You can even disable them or you can also play Pranks with your friends things which i like to do most :))

How to use it ??

* It is very simple, install the application then click Add.



* You will see a window like this, Now can see the list of keys you can change, you can even type your own key which you feel is easy.



* Just click "Type Key" button in the "From Key" section and hit the keys which they want to convert.

* Then again click on "Type Key" button in the "To Key" section and press the key which they want to assign to the selected key.

* After you are satisfied click ok and write to registry.

* Restart your pc to take effect ! That's it.

This Registry Hack works on Windows XP, 2000 , Server 2003 and Vista.

Download SharpKeys - Link

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Change Your Keyboard Keys with SharpKeys

How many times a day do you accidentally hit cAPS lOCK BY MISTAKE AND END UP HAVING TO GO BAck and retype stuff? For me it was at least once an hour. So ,Here's what we all need.



SharpKeys is a very small application which does an excellent job in customizing all the keys in your keyboard according to your requirement. Like change "CapsLock" to "Shift" keys.

You can even disable them or you can also play Pranks with your friends things which i like to do most :))

How to use it ??

* It is very simple, install the application then click Add.



* You will see a window like this, Now can see the list of keys you can change, you can even type your own key which you feel is easy.



* Just click "Type Key" button in the "From Key" section and hit the keys which they want to convert.

* Then again click on "Type Key" button in the "To Key" section and press the key which they want to assign to the selected key.

* After you are satisfied click ok and write to registry.

* Restart your pc to take effect ! That's it.

This Registry Hack works on Windows XP, 2000 , Server 2003 and Vista.

Download SharpKeys - Link

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Easy way to Update yourself on MSDN Forum

Those users who frequently participate in various forums knows how much it is painful to keep updated with latest forum posts and threads. Feed system is not yet available on many old forums and if the forum is like MSDN then it become very difficult to keep updated with latest forum posts.




For those who don't know what is MSDN forums let me tell you - MSDN Forums are the web-based forums used by the Developers community to discuss a wide variety of software development topics.



MSDN forum is around here for many years & it is the first place of discussion for many developers & programmers as well as for windows users, if you are looking for simple way to follow up MSDN forum then Forums Browser is good option for you. Forum browser is developed in C# as a WPF application.

Forums Browser Screenshot :





MSDN Forums Browser makes it easier for MSDN Forums participants to keep up-to-date on their favorite forums, and easily access the forums as well. This means you can close all the tabs on your browser and lose the bookmarks.

Download Forums Browser - Link

My Favorite browser Google Chrome for Mac and Linux users.

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Easy way to Update yourself on MSDN Forum

Those users who frequently participate in various forums knows how much it is painful to keep updated with latest forum posts and threads. Feed system is not yet available on many old forums and if the forum is like MSDN then it become very difficult to keep updated with latest forum posts.




For those who don't know what is MSDN forums let me tell you - MSDN Forums are the web-based forums used by the Developers community to discuss a wide variety of software development topics.



MSDN forum is around here for many years & it is the first place of discussion for many developers & programmers as well as for windows users, if you are looking for simple way to follow up MSDN forum then Forums Browser is good option for you. Forum browser is developed in C# as a WPF application.

Forums Browser Screenshot :





MSDN Forums Browser makes it easier for MSDN Forums participants to keep up-to-date on their favorite forums, and easily access the forums as well. This means you can close all the tabs on your browser and lose the bookmarks.

Download Forums Browser - Link

My Favorite browser Google Chrome for Mac and Linux users.

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Create Video From Pictures and Songs with uMusic

I am sorry that i couldnt update my blog all these days, My internet connection had really pissed me off. Coming back to the topic..
Often we feel the need of sharing music album in the form of auto playing video so that it’s easier for viewers to view & listen. Sharing music files or audio album on Youtube is best choice however Youtube only allows you to upload video files and you can’t upload audio/song files with extension mp3,wav etc.




This helps to create video of audio songs & pictures like windows movie maker tool and then upload on Youtube or other video sharing websites. If you are not comfortable with Windows Movie Maker then here is uMusic a freeware utility to help you in quickly creating video files from mp3 audio song and pictures.

uMusic also has option to upload newly created videos on Youtube right from your desktop. Here is quick guide on how to create and upload videos with uMusic.

1. Click browse to look for a .jpg file

2. Click browse to look for an .mp3 file

3. Click on Create Video

Choose a target folder and filename
Please be patient, the application will unfreeze once the encoding is completed
4. Click on Upload Video

Complete Form and Click Upload
Please be patient the application will unfreeze and notify you that encoding is completed
If there are problems uploading it is because there are too many characters in the fields or there are esoteric characters in the fields

Screenshots of uMusic :



uMusic creates video in WMV format with video encoded to 232kbp/s and the audio into 192kbp/s.

Download uMusic to quickly create video from pictures and mp3 song - Link

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Create Video From Pictures and Songs with uMusic

I am sorry that i couldnt update my blog all these days, My internet connection had really pissed me off. Coming back to the topic..
Often we feel the need of sharing music album in the form of auto playing video so that it’s easier for viewers to view & listen. Sharing music files or audio album on Youtube is best choice however Youtube only allows you to upload video files and you can’t upload audio/song files with extension mp3,wav etc.




This helps to create video of audio songs & pictures like windows movie maker tool and then upload on Youtube or other video sharing websites. If you are not comfortable with Windows Movie Maker then here is uMusic a freeware utility to help you in quickly creating video files from mp3 audio song and pictures.

uMusic also has option to upload newly created videos on Youtube right from your desktop. Here is quick guide on how to create and upload videos with uMusic.

1. Click browse to look for a .jpg file

2. Click browse to look for an .mp3 file

3. Click on Create Video

Choose a target folder and filename
Please be patient, the application will unfreeze once the encoding is completed
4. Click on Upload Video

Complete Form and Click Upload
Please be patient the application will unfreeze and notify you that encoding is completed
If there are problems uploading it is because there are too many characters in the fields or there are esoteric characters in the fields

Screenshots of uMusic :



uMusic creates video in WMV format with video encoded to 232kbp/s and the audio into 192kbp/s.

Download uMusic to quickly create video from pictures and mp3 song - Link

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Portable Ubuntu for Windows

Portable Ubuntu for Windows is a useful tool for when you need to use Ubuntu on an machine that has Windows as operating system.




With live CDs , nowadays its very easy to install and operate Linux distributions . Ubuntu is one of the best Linux distributions in the world ,and the latest version has lot of unmatched features to offer. But if you are Windows user and not familiar with Linux installation ,partitioning etc. , you can try this portable mobile version of Ubuntu which doesn't require any installation . Just open the package from Windows desktop and run applications.

Download Ubuntu Windows portable : Link

Ubuntu in Windows 7 without Live CD installation :



Features of Ubuntu Windows portable :

Run all Linux applications while on Windows .
No installation required .
Install new Linux applications through Synaptic Package Manager .
Consumes only very low amount of RAM (around 60 MB)
No need to boot both Windows and Ubuntu .
No need of virtual mode or emulation .
Open Linux programs from programs menu and use them like Windows applications .

Ubuntu Windows portable is only around 500 MB in size and on decompression it will be around 1.25 GB . Click on run_portable_ubuntu.bat from decompressed files . Now you will see the above options which can be accessed form Windows start menu .

Check out my Other post on How to Install Linux on a Pendrive or Usb drive .

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Get the Maximum Speed of Torrents- A Simple Guide for Newbies

Even after you tweaked your uTorrent for higher speed using Port Forward method, if your torrent is not good then how you can get the maximum speed ? Choosing the best torrent site plays important role to get the maximum speed in your uTorrent client. I am using torrent sites from 4Years this is my personal list of torrent sites on which you can rely for quality torrents and high speed downloads.



Here is my list,
1.Mininova
> Mininova.org is one of the best and trusted site i ever used. The number of seeders and leechers plays important role in download speed. Mininova provides excellent and almost realtime statistics. You can update the statistics yourself [need registration for requesting update] Though for downloading the torrent on Mininova is Free and doesnt need any type of registration or invite code.

2.Demonoid
> Demonoid is (in)famous for its quality downloads. Demonoid was closed after some legal complaints placed against site but now it is running well. Demonoid requires registration and need Invite code for it. but the quality of statistics is excellent and realtime. Demonoid is at second position in my list.

3.The Pirate Bay
> The Pirate Bay is also good site for torrent download, but due to its unwanted adult ads it is not suitable for home use. Though this site also provides good information with torrents.

These three will satisfy your hunger of downloading, but there are many many sites for this purpose. but above listed sites are the best amongst them [according to me]
If suppose i found any other good site, i will add it here.


How to choose the Best Torrent to Download ?

Choosing healthy torrent file is always important to get maximum speed in your torrent client. But how to choose the best torrent site ? according to my personal experience i listed few points here that we should keep in mind before choosing the correct torrent file before adding it to the torrent client.

SEEDERS :
Even if you have highly tweaked uTorrent client but speed depends on the uploads that the torrent is getting at other end. Always check for higher number of seeders before downloading the torrent. Seeders means number of people or clients feeding your torrent for your download.

SEEDERS : LEECHERS [THE RATIO]
If uploaders i.e. seeders are less than the downloaders i.e. leechers then how could you get the best speed ? so choose the torrent with proper ratio. Select atleast 1:1 ratio if possible.

THE WEBSITE :
Even if you downloaded the best torrent file, if it is not giving speed then there may be problem is site which provides it. Searching for high seeder torrent is not easy but the information about number of seeders must be correct and recent so that the file will give best of its speed. Thats why choosing the best torrent site is important.

I listed few best torrent sites check them out.
All above tricks will help you to choose the best torrent file.

If you Need Demonoid Invitation ask me in comments with your E-mail id , Ill provide you the Demonoid Invitation.

And check out How to Increasing your Torrent download speed by Port Forwarding Your modem.

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5 Things to Do As Soon As You Purchase a New Computer

Have you just purchased a new desktop or laptop computer? Congratulations, and hopefully you will get plenty of use out of your new machine, whether it is for business, finance, research, multimedia, or purely entertainment (or a little of all the above).



But wait - don't open the boxes, plug in the cords, and try to start surfing the Internet just yet! Take a few minutes and follow these 5 steps that can help increase your computer security and possibly remove some potential headaches down the road.

1. Emergency Disks

Some computers come packaged with CDs or DVDs you can use to reinstall the operating system and preinstalled software in case something goes wrong, such as a hard drive hiccup, malware infestation, or an itchy trigger finger that loves pressing the 'Del' key. If such discs are included, place them in a safe place and make copies once the computer is set up.

If these did not come with your computer, read its manual for instructions on how to create them, if possible. Do so ASAP - before you go online, install new software, uninstall software that came prepackaged but you do not need, etc. Better yet, make a second copy of these disks for safe keeping.

2. Install Security Software

Before connecting to the Internet, either via a wired or Wi-Fi connection, make sure you have a working firewall and antivirus software at a BARE minimum; surfing without such programs can open your computer up to all types of nasty malware. If your operating system has a built-in firewall, turn this on if nothing else is available, but do consider downloading a replacement.

If you have another computer, use it to download a firewall, anti-virus, and anti-malware applications. Either burn a CD/DVD or use a USB flash drive to copy them to the new machine. Install this software before you ever connect to the Internet to reduce the chances of problems. Once you are online, immediately download updates as needed.

Note that if your computer comes with security software, you may need to remove these packages first if you decide to install alternatives (see below).

3. Uninstall Software

Go through the list of installed software through the computer's "Add/Remove Programs", "Uninstall or change a program", or similar tool (check the Control Panel). Remove any preinstalled "bloatware", software you may not need such as trial games, photo applications you may never use, website toolbars, links to Internet Service Providers you will never access (especially if you already have one), etc. Do keep the installed security software unless you are offline and ready to install different applications.

4. Consider a New Web Browser

When you go online, you are not stuck with your operating system's default web browser if you want to surf the web. There are plenty of alternatives available such as Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome, and using another web browser may increase your overall security.

Even if you install a new web browser, be sure to keep the one that came with your operating system up-to-date to help prevent malware from attacking your system via an exploit.

5. Update All Software

Speaking of doing software updates, after going online but before browsing the web, immediately update your operating system (including the built-in web browser). Check for updates to document readers such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and any installed multimedia players. Plus, look for updates to installed browser plug-ins such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Shockwave, Java, QuickTime, and RealPlayer. Exploits can potentially be found in any software installed on your system; keeping everything up-to-date helps reduce the risk of your computer getting infected by malware.

While you may immediately be ready to unpack and use your new computer, following these five steps will help increase your security when going online. Create or find emergency recovery discs and store them in a safe place in case 'stuff' happens. Install security software such as firewall, antivirus, and anti-spyware applications before you connect to the Internet. Remove unneeded "bloatware" and consider installing an alternate web browser. Finally, before general web surfing or other activities, ensure your operating system and all installed software are up-to-date. By performing these steps, you can start your computer off right, blocking malware and operating well for hopefully years to come.

How To Redirect Output from Windows Command Prompt To A Text File

Normally, when working with Windows command prompt, output (or returned results) from commands that are executed can be viewed in the command prompt window. For some commands, the output can be several rows long, in which you can use your mouse to scroll up and down to view all the rows.



But say you want to save a copy of the output from the command that was executed. For example when using ipconfig to view the TCP configuration of your computer network card (NIC) or executing the dir command to view a list of directories.

One way is to copy from the command prompt window and paste it in a text file. Unfortunately, this can be cumbersome at times.

Instead, there is a better way to easily capture the output directly from the command prompt window to a file by using the redirection command.


To use the redirect command, just use the symbol > (press Shift + greater than arrow) and the file name at the end of the command you want to execute.



For example to redirect output of the ipconfig command to the file tcpinfo.txt, enter the following command at the prompt:

ipconfig /all > tcpinfo.txt

This will create the file called tcpinfo.txt in the current directory you are at (shown in below screen shot), with the output results of ipconfig command.



If you want the file created at another location on your hard drive, enter the full path to that location:

ipconfig /all >c:\mystuff\tcpinfo.txt

When using a single redirect command, it will always over-write (delete) the contents of the file (unless you specify a different file name) before writing any new data.

If you want to append (concatenate) data to an existing file, use two redirection symbols as shown in the following example:

dir c:\mymusic >> c:\tcpinfo.txt

This example adds the output of the dir (directory) command to the end of the file - tcpinfo.txt.

Now, you are not limited to redirecting output to a file. You can also redirect to devices such as a printer.

Say you have a printer connected to LPT1. You would use the following command:


dir c:\mymusic >LPT1

You can also use PRN or CON to output data results. Just make sure the device is working correctly.

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