tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349295652024-03-13T20:39:50.273-07:00How To - Step by stepMohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-34959374128842757362011-07-07T05:21:00.003-07:002011-07-07T05:21:08.439-07:00http://www.techoin.com/social-media/facebook/facebook-has-video-chat-now.html<div class="pp_items"><div class="pp_item" align="left"></div></div>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-17198027898851882662011-07-07T05:21:00.001-07:002011-07-07T05:21:05.840-07:00http://www.techoin.com/social-media/facebook/facebook-has-video-chat-now.html<div class="pp_items"><div class="pp_item" align="left"></div></div>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-26020457120193690752009-05-31T02:12:00.000-07:002009-05-31T02:19:16.236-07:00How to Recharge Your Phone Without electricity(funny way!!!!)1- Open your mobile cover<br />2- Take out your battery<br />3- Take two to three fresh leaves of peepal/pipal/ashwattha tree<br />4- Touch the stub of these leaves on your mobile battery terminal for a<br />minute<br />5- Clean the mobile battery terminal with the soft cloth<br />6- Put your battery again in your mobile and switch it on<br />7- Now you can see the result<br />8- If required repeat the process with fresh leaves.<div><img class="tcattdimgresizer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv341/maverick_aviator1/nok.jpg" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" originalwidth="320" originalheight="240" /><br /><span class="fullpost">And here is the rest of it.Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span></div>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-22480591302268688742008-06-24T23:32:00.000-07:002008-06-24T23:36:17.473-07:00Optimize Firefox 3By default, Firefox runs fast enough. But you can amplify your browsing experience a little bit by modifying a few settings. Usually you have to optimize Firefox manually, but manually configuring - by typing about: config in the address bar and scroll through the page and setting or altering some options are little bit difficult and time consuming especially for the novice user.<br /><a href="http://www.totalidea.com/content/firetune/firetune-index.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">FireTune</span></a> is a free software application to easily optimize several configuration settings for Firefox. According to your specific computer speed and internet connection speed, FireTune will optimize several internal settings of Firefox for better performance<br /><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />How to tell whether Firefox is faster after optimizing it<br />After installation, just follow these instructions:<br /><br /> * Clear the cache of Firefox from the Firefox settings dialog - this is very important!<br /> * Before you optimize Firefox, navigate to http://www.numion.com/stopwatch/ and do a speed test on http://www.neowin.net<br /> * The time needed to load the site completely will be displayed to you in the browser window. Write down the time<br /> * Clear the cache of Firefox from the Firefox settings dialog again - this is very important!<br /> * Start Firefox again, and repeat the speed test on http://www.neowin.net/<br /> * Compare the displayed result with the result from the test before the optimization<br /> * Repeat this three or more times<br /><br />>></span><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"></span><a href="http://dl1.totalidea.com/files/public/firetune.zip">Download FireTune</a></span></span><br /><span class="fullpost">>>Requirements - Firefox v1.x / 2.x / 3.x.<br />>>OS: Windows 200 /XP/2003 (some system required VB6 run time to run it. Those files are usually pre-installed on Windows 2000/XP/2003. If you get an error message during startup, download and install VB runtime (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60pro/install/6/Win98Me/EN-US/VBRun60.exe)-<br /><br />Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-85964712395041467342008-06-24T23:27:00.000-07:002008-06-25T05:33:36.842-07:00Tweak Up XPYet another under-utilized feature in Windows XP is the places bar - you know, the one on the left side of your save dialogs that shows more or less pointless shortcuts to things you can get at just as easily through the dropdown menu? <p>It’d be a nice timesaver if it were customizable.</p> <p>Well, it is, and there are several ways to do it.<span id="more-144"></span></p> <ol><li>The Registry: like so many other Windows tweaks, those who don’t mind a little text hacking can run regedit to makes some adjustments:<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Start -> Run -> regedit [enter]</span>Now, navigate to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\</span> <p>If there is no <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">PlacesBar</span> key, create it now - otherwise, go on.</p> <p>You can create up to 5 string values under the PlacesBar key (starting with 0, of course).</p> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/downloads/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/places-bar-regedit.gif');" href="http://www.unsightful.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/places-bar-regedit.gif" rel="lightbox"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-145" title="places-bar-regedit" src="http://www.unsightful.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/places-bar-regedit.gif" alt="" height="156" width="500" /></a> </p></li></ol><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><ol><li>Group Policy Editor: Windows XP Pro only. GPedit will accomplish the same thing, and with a slightly nicer interface. Think of it as the compromise between option one and three.Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc <p>Now navigate to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer -> Common Open File Dialog</p> <p>Double click “Items Displayed in Places Bar” in the right pane.</p> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/downloads/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/places-bar-gpedit.png');" href="http://www.unsightful.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/places-bar-gpedit.png" rel="lightbox"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-146" title="places-bar-gpedit" src="http://www.unsightful.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/places-bar-gpedit.png" alt="" height="252" width="403" /></a></p> <p>The “Explain,” tab actually does give some good information about how to configure the settings. You can use absolute folder paths, UNC shares, or common Windows locations like “MyPictures.” </p></li><li>Melloware Placesbar Editor: for those who’d rather just find a pretty, easy-to-use tool for doing this, check out <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.freewaregenius.com/2008/06/20/melloware-placesbar-editor-add-favorite-folders-to-windows-and-office-opensave-dialogs/');" href="http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/06/20/melloware-placesbar-editor-add-favorite-folders-to-windows-and-office-opensave-dialogs/" target="_blank">Freeware Genius’ writeup of this utility</a>. It’s much more visual and gives you the option to test your new settings before applying them, which is a pretty cool trick. Obviously the regedit method will require a reboot to accomplish that, which is a little annoying.</li></ol><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-92071891266740090152008-06-24T23:10:00.000-07:002008-06-24T23:27:06.247-07:00install Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) in Ubuntu 7.10This guide covers the installation of Apache, MySQL, and PHP on Ubuntu 7.10 (More commonly referred to as LAMP, or Linux Apache MySQL PHP). Optionally, you can also install phpMyAdmin as a front end for MySQL. We assume that you already have Ubuntu 7.10 running on the machine as well. That said, let's get right into it. The first thing we're going to do is open up a terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal).<br /><br /><h3>Installing Apache</h3>Now we can get started installing. This will take a few minutes, so grab a beer (or your favorite beverage,) and off we go. To install Apache, type or paste this into your terminal:<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo apt-get install apache2</pre><br /></blockquote><br /><h3>Testing Apache</h3>Once apache2 is done installing, you can go ahead and test it by using:<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start</pre><br /></blockquote><br />If you get a message that it's already running, you're good to go. Now, open up your browser and navigate to:<br /><br /><pre>http://localhost</pre>.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /></span> You should see a page just like this. As long as you do, we're ready to install PHP.<br /><center><img src="http://devolio.com/lamp1.gif" /></center><br /><br /><br /><h3>Installing PHP</h3>Again, to install PHP, type or paste this into your terminal:<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5</pre><br /></blockquote><br />Once it's finished installing, restart apache, using:<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart</pre><br /></blockquote><br /><h3>Testing PHP</h3>Now, let's make sure that PHP is working properly. To do this, we're going to run phpinfo(). You can, of course, swap out gedit with your editor of choice.<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo gedit /var/www/phpinfo.php</pre><br /></blockquote><br />Type or paste the following into the document, and save it. (remove the space before the '?php')<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>< ?php phpinfo(); ?></pre><br /></blockquote><br />Now we can test PHP by browsing to:<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>http://localhost/phpinfo.php</pre><br /></blockquote><center><img src="http://devolio.com/lamp2.gif" /></center><br />You should see all of the info about your PHP installation listed on the page, like so. For security reasons, you should remove this page when you're sure that PHP works.<br /><br /><br /><h3>Installing MySQL</h3>Now we can conquer MySQL<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo apt-get install mysql-server</pre><br /></blockquote><center><img src="http://devolio.com/lamp3.gif" /></center><br />As MySQL is installing, it will ask you to configure your root password. Make sure that you type it correctly, as it will only ask you once.<br /><br /><br /><h3>Testing MySQL</h3>After that is finished, you can test MySQL by running this, where zzzz is your password<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>mysql -uroot -pzzzz</pre><br /></blockquote><br />If it brings you to a MySQL prompt, you're done! You can type exit to get out of MySQL.<br /><br /><br /><h3>Installing phpMyAdmin</h3>Now, if you want to install phpMyAdmin to have a front end for MySQL, you can use the following<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin</pre><br /></blockquote><center><img src="http://devolio.com/lamp4.gif" /></center><br />It will ask you to choose a webserver to configure automatically, you can use the space bar to select Apache2. And after that's finished, restart one last time.<br /><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart</pre><br /></blockquote><br /><h3>Finished!</h3>Now you have your own LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) server, with phpMyAdmin.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://devolio.com/lamp5.gif" /></center><br /><br /><h3>Useful Commands and Default Locations</h3>To Save yourself some time, you can make launchers for Apache or MySQL start, stop, and restart if you feel the need.<br /><br /><h3>Apache</h3><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start<br /><br />sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop<br /><br />sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart</pre><br /></blockquote><br /><h3>MySQL</h3><blockquote><br /><pre>sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start<br /><br />sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop<br /><br />sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart</pre><br /></blockquote><br /><h3>Locations</h3><br /><pre>/var/www/ -- Document Root<br /><br />http://localhost/phpmyadmin -- phpMyAdmin<br /><br />/usr/share -- phpMyAdmin local location</pre><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-79238620620289033302008-06-23T07:17:00.000-07:002008-06-23T07:20:39.948-07:00Increase Your Wi-Fi Signal<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LY8Wi7XRXCA&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LY8Wi7XRXCA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Currently my office is located in a duplex building (concrete floors) that houses several shops, storage areas, a restaurant and other office space. I am using a Netgear DG834 router for my wireless internet access, but have been having problems with it.</p> <p>Basically the router seems to have issues with the floors and walls. As I am involved with several projects I am needed in different parts of the building, so having my laptop and an internet connection is essential. The problem is, the Netgear DG834 signals dies outside a 20 meter radius. That sounds crazy, but it’s true. I guess it just doesn’t like our steel-reinforced concrete floors and all the shop rails.</p> <p>So, I have fiddled about with the router and have come up with a few ways of boosting the WiFi signal. Some of these are worth trying, some of them are obviously not going to look very professional.</p> <p><span id="more-174"></span></p> <ol><li><strong>Strategic positioning</strong> - Say you want to cover a floor with WiFi. There’s no point having your wireless access point in the corner of the room because the area that it can then distribute a signal to is much reduced. Instead, plan out where you want to cover and work out where the best place is to station your router. If you have a nice big open, flat office space then I would recommend setting up the router in the middle of the floor. This way the omni-directional antenna (an type of antenna that radiates the signal) can distribute more evenly over a greater area. In a duplex situation, placing the router on a ceiling in the middle of the building is a good way to radiate the signal further and stronger.</li><li><strong>Mount the router on the wall</strong> - My WiFi coverage was at it’s worst when I had my router sitting at the back of my desk. If you want to boost the signal, a cheap and easy way to do so is to simply wall-mount the thing. This will increase the distance between it and all the possible interference around your computer.</li><li><strong>Buy an antenna</strong> - There are a multitude of booster antennas on the market at very reasonable prices. The idea is that you plug them into your router then direct the signal in a certain direction, in my case, up through the floor to where I needed more coverage. Try using a high gain (gain is the measure of how well the signal is focussed) directional antenna to increase the range and strength of a network in the direction pointed.</li><li><strong>Add extra access points</strong> - One of the ways that really helped boost my WiFi signal was by adding an extra access point in the upper floor of the building. I chose the <a href="http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/">Airport Express</a> from Apple, but then I am a bit of an Apple geek … so what else could I do? The Airport Express also allows you to hook up to a Hi-Fi and stream songs to it from iTunes, as well as being able to hook up to a USB printer.</li><li><strong>Try a repeater</strong> - If you don’t want to spend on an extra access point, then try a repeater. What a repeater does is receive the WiFi signal, then repeat it, hence the name. But it means that the repeater must be inside the range of the WiFi network, otherwise it won’t receive a signal in the first place. Linksys, Netgear and Belkin all make repeaters, and they’re typically quite affordable. The added extra is that they do not require an extra cabling as they receive the signal wirelessly, instead of via an Ethernet cable.</li><li><strong>Add a powerline extender</strong> - Netgear now have a range of <a href="http://www.netgear.com/Products/BridgesAccessPointsandExtenders/PowerlineWallPluggedExtenders/WGX102.aspx">powerline extenders</a> that send a signal via a powerline, instead of over an Ethernet cable. Plug one into your router and another into a power socket in a poorly covered area, set it up and away you go. Just be sure that you are all on the same circuit, otherwise it will not work.</li></ol> <p>And now for some of the more wacky / DIY options.</p> <ol><li><strong>Homemade Pringles antenna</strong> - Eat a packet of Pringles (ready salted would be my choice) then follow <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448">this tutorial</a> to convert it into a functioning directional antenna. Point it where you need a signal boost.</li><li><strong>Airport Express & kitchen sieve</strong> - Take an Airport Express and set it into a common <strong>metallic</strong> kitchen sieve to boost it’s signal further.</li><li><strong>Try a parabolic dish</strong> - Hawking make a <a href="http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=32&FamID=60&ProdID=280">802.11 B/G parabolic dish</a> that basically pulls in a WiFi signal, performs some magic and boosts your range by up to 300%! It only costs $80 and it has a cool retro style.</li><li><strong>Cantenna</strong> - This is basically a pro version of the Pringles tin hack. For $50 you can buy a <a href="http://www.cantenna.com/">Cantenna</a> that plugs into your router and extends your WiFi signal. It also looks cool.</li></ol><br /><span class="fullpost">Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-5968295024136928802008-06-23T07:16:00.000-07:002008-06-23T07:17:17.400-07:00Schedule uTorrent to seed or Download at a give time periodThere are two ways to do this:<br /><br /><b><span style="color: Black;">1. WinXP scheduler</span></b><br /><br />In a MSDOS box (You get it by typing "<b><i>cmd</i></b>" in the <b><i>START </i></b>& <b><i>RUN </i></b>links).<br />Once in the black <b><i>CMD </i></b>window you can type > <b><i>AT ?</i></b> or <b><i>AT help</i></b><br />This will show you the help on how to use <b><i>AT </i></b>command.<br /><b>But this is not a good option.</b><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: Black;">2. uTorrent scheduler</span></b><br />This is the best option.<br />You go to the <b><i>scheduler </i></b>option via:<br /><br /><b><i>Preference => Scheduler</i></b><br /><br />There you have to check the "<b><i>Enable Scheduler</i></b>" box.<br />Below it you have 7 sets of 24 "green" boxes.<br />Each of the 7 rows corresponds to a day from Monday to Sunday.<br /><br />Each of the boxes corresponds for an hourly time line, starting from 00 am to 11 PM (or 0:00 h to 23:00 h.<br /><br /><br /> <span class="fullpost"><br /><br />By default they are green => which means "Full Speed Seed"<br /><br />In your case if you want to seed from 2 am to 8 am daily :<br /><br />Click in the 3rd to 8th box till it is green and turn the rest to White. (See Screenshot below).<br /><br /><br /><br />You can adjust the UL & DL speed there too.<br />This will do the job lots smarter for you .<br /><br />By default you will have to leave your PC ON for this.<br /><br />There is also an option to start utorrent automatically when your PC boots up:<br /><br />In uTorrent "Preferences":<br />=> General Window<br />- At the bottom of the pane you will see "Windows Integration".<br />Check the "Start uTorrent On System Startup".<br /><br /><br /><br />It will start and DL or UL any torrents that was in it the last time you closed it.<br /><br />You can also program the BIOS setup and set in the CMOS the time at which you want your PC to boot UP.<br />This is available in most today's PC. Check the document that comes with your PC or Motherboard for seting this Option.<br /><br />Hope this helps.<br /><br />Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-43709136080039998042008-06-23T07:13:00.001-07:002008-06-23T07:15:59.844-07:00Recover Scratched CD's And DVD'sDon't you feel like crying every time you add another disc to your pile of scratched discs. Trashing that disc which contained your favorite songs, pics, files, games or videos is not easy.<br /><br />Read-on, if you find yourself wishing for a miracle every time your fav CD is scratched:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Home Remedy :</span><br /><br />Here's an easy home remedy, which might give you the desired results. Rub a small amount of toothpaste on the scratch and polish the CD with a soft cloth and any petroleum-based polishing solution (like clear shoe polish). Squirt a drop of Brasso and wipe it with a clean cloth.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Technology To The Rescue :</span><br /><br />There are many softwares available on the net, which enable the recovery of the CD data. BadCopy Pro is one such software, which can be used to recover destroyed data and files from a range of media.<br /><br />Just a few clicks is all it requires to recover the disc from almost all kind of damage situation; be it corrupted, lost data, unreadable or defective.<br /><br />DiskDoctors is another popular company, which offers both software and solutions to recover data from a scratched CDs and DVDs. <span class="fullpost"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;">General Tips:</span><br /><br />* Always wipe the CD from the center outward with stratight spoke-like strokes. Wiping CDs in circles will create more scratches.<br /><br />* Do not scratch the graphics layer as you cannot repair the disc.<br />HINT: Hold the disc up to a light with the graphics layer facing the light source. If you can see light thru the scratches at any point then the disc may be irreparable and or exhibit loading or playing errors.<br /><br />* Clean your Disc players lens regularly with a suitable product to ensure optimal viewing pleasure.<br /><br />* Make sure to use a soft, lint-free cloth to clean both sides of the disc. Wipe in a straight line from the centre of the disc to the outer edge.<br /><br />* If wiping with a cloth does not remove a fingerprint or smudge, use a specialized DVD disc polishing spray to clean the disc.<br /><br />* Only handle the disc by its outer edge and the empty hole in the middle. This will help prevent fingerprints, smudges or scratches.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Statistics:</span><br /><br />* Fingermarks/prints cause 43% of disc problems!<br />* General wear & tear causes 25% of disc problems!<br />* Player-related issues cause 15% of disc problems!<br />* User-related issues cause 12% of disc problems!<br />* PlayStation 2 machine scratches cause 3% of disc problems!<br />* Laser rot (a manufacturer error) causes 2% of disc problems!<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-33169514459672723032008-06-22T10:27:00.001-07:002008-06-22T20:26:01.229-07:00Best Music Torrent Tracker<p>The Best Music Torrent Tracker<br /></p><ol><li><a href="http://www.what.cd"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">what.cd</h2></a></span></li><li><a href="http://www.stmusic.org"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">stmusic.org</h2></a></span></li><li><a href="http://www.exigomusic.org"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">exigomusic.org</h2></a></span></li><li><a href="http://www.waffles.fm"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">waffles.fm</h2></a></span></li><li><a href="http://www.tapedown.com"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">tapedown.com</h2></a></span></li></ol><span class="fullpost">Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-45077428024246661512008-06-22T10:25:00.000-07:002008-06-22T20:20:42.064-07:00Best Tv Show Torrent Trackers<p>The Best Tv Show Torrent Trackers<br /></p><ol><li><a href="http://sharetv.org"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">sharetv.org</h2></a></span></li><li><a href="http://torrentchannel.com"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">torrentchannel.com</h2></a></span></li><li><a href="http://thebox.bz"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">thebox.bz</h2></a></span></li><li><a href="http://tvtorrentz.org"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">tvtorrentz.org</h2></a></span></li><li><a href="http://tvtorrents.com"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">tvtorrents.com</h2></a></span></li><li><a href="http://bitmetv.org"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a target="_blank"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">bitmetv.org</h2></a></span></li></ol>Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-32752170917831698132008-06-22T10:24:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:27:08.124-07:00The Best E-Learning Torrent Sites<p>I Have Searched All The Torrent sites and came up with some of the best e-learning torrent sites<br />so that it would be helpful for everyone who wants to learn for free.....<br /><a href="http://%20docs.torrents.ro/"><br /></a></p><ol><li><a href="http://docs.torrents.ro/" target="_blank">http://docs.torrents.ro/</a></li><li><a href="http://bitme.org/" target="_blank">http://bitme.org</a></li><li><a href="http://bitspyder.net/" target="_blank">http://bitspyder.net</a></li><li><a href="http://learnbits.org/" target="_blank">http://learnbits.org</a></li><li><a href="http://textbooktorrents.com/account-signup.php" target="_blank">http://textbooktorrents.com/</a></li><li><a href="http://elbitz.net/signup.php-" target="_blank">http://elbitz.net</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ebookshare.net/" target="_blank">www.ebookshare.net</a></li></ol> Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-11288277422704007992008-06-22T10:23:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:24:25.274-07:00How to crack protected DVDs<b><span><b><span style="font-size:85%;">This rip process should be done before you attempt to make a DVD-Rip (XviD, DivX, x264) or CCE jobs, otherwise<br />there may be problems with your rip. e.g. out of sync, start & end is wrong, bits missing etc etc.<br />There are other tools for the job but this one I found to be the most updated & <span style="color:Red;">free</span>. <img src="http://82.143.202.118/images/smilies2/icon_cheesygrin.gif" alt="" title="icon_cheesygrin" class="inlineimg" border="0" /><br /><br />Rip the DVD using <a href="http://www.videohelp.com/tools/RipIt4Me" target="_blank"><span style="color:red;"><u>RipIt4Me</u></span></a><br /><br />You will also need the following:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.4.0.exe" target="_blank"><span style="color:red;"><u>DVD Decrypter</u></span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/dvd_shrink.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="color:red;"><u>DVD Shrink</u></span></a><br /><br /></span></b></span></b><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><b><span><b><span style="font-size: 85%;">Install DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter and then RipIt4Me.<br /><br />Start RipIt4Me and make sure the following settings are match as below.<br /><br /><img style="width: 465px; height: 550px;" src="http://maxupload.com/img/41AA875E.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://maxupload.com/img/41AA875E.jpg', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br />Then just insert the DVD and click on 1-Click mode.<br /><br />Select the drive if you have more than one and hit next.<br /><br />After its finished ripping the DVD, RipIt4Me will run FixVTS and finally it will open the movie in DVD Shrink.<br /><br />Close DVD Shrink.</span></b></span></b><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />.Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-2416860613790767172008-06-22T10:21:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:23:00.540-07:00How to burn .img, .dvd, .iso, .mds, .bin etc to DVDThere was a lot of demand for this. So here we go:<br /><br />The only tool you need is DVD Decrypter and its a freeware ;/<br /><br />Follow these simple steps:<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><h1 class="myh1"><br /><img style="width: 461px; height: 300px;" src="http://tinypic.com/ic002o.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://tinypic.com/ic002o.jpg', 599);" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 457px; height: 297px;" src="http://tinypic.com/ic00vk.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://tinypic.com/ic00vk.jpg', 599);" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 458px; height: 298px;" src="http://tinypic.com/ic02nk.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://tinypic.com/ic02nk.jpg', 599);" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 455px; height: 338px;" src="http://tinypic.com/ic02tt.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://tinypic.com/ic02tt.jpg', 599);" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 455px; height: 296px;" src="http://tinypic.com/ic02yu.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://tinypic.com/ic02yu.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></h1><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />.Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-24099332843118082232008-06-22T10:19:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:21:10.638-07:00Joining avi filesVirtualDub-You need this excellent tool to join two AVI files together.<br />Pls google for the download link!<br /><br /><b>Note</b>: <span style="color:red;">This will not work for files that have different framerates, codecs or resolutions. The idea is that we will add the two files together quickly without having to do any re-encoding. </span><br /><br /><b>Step. 1 - File --> Open Video File</b><br /><br />Launch VirtualDub and open the first AVI file in the sequence of videos you want to join by selecting File--> Open video file.<br /><img src="http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_1.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_1.gif', 599);" border="0" /><span class="fullpost"><b>Step. 2 - Open First AVI file</b><br /><br />Find the first AVI file, select it and then click Open. You will now see it open in VirtualDUB. If the program says it's unable to locate a decompressor, then you will have to find the appropriate codec. I recommend you install FFDShow.<br /><img src="http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_2.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_2.gif', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><b>Step. 3 - Scroll to the end of the file</b><br /><br />Drag the slider straight to the end of the video stream. Make sure it is set on the very last frame.<br /><img src="http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_3.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_3.gif', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><b>Step. 4 - File --> Append AVI Segment</b><br /><br />Now after you have made sure the last frame is selected, click File --> Append AVI Segment and the File Browser will pop up again.<br /><img src="http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_4.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_4.gif', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><b>Step. 5 - Open Second AVI file</b><br /><br />Locate the second AVI file, select it and click Open, the second file should now be added to the end of the first file. Now this is where you will get problems if you have file with separate framerates, resolutions or codecs.<br /><img src="http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_5.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_5.gif', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><b>Step. 6 - Video --> Direct Stream Copy</b><br /><br />Now we have to make sure that you don't end up with decompressed Video (which would probably result in a file 100's of GB's in size). Click Video --> Direct Stream Copy. This is very important, do not forget this.!<br /><img src="http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_6.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_6.gif', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><b>Step. 7 - Audio --> Direct Stream Copy</b><br /><br />Just as we had to with Video, we just have to make sure that you won't wind up with uncompressed Audio (LPCM). Click Audio --> Direct Stream Copy. This is very important, do not forget this!<br /><img src="http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_7.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_7.gif', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><b>Step. 8 - File --> Save As AVI</b><br /><br />Now you are ready to save an AVI file. Click File --> Save As AVI, select where you want to save a new AVI file and then it will only take a few minutes at most to save it.<br /><img src="http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_8.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i.afterdawn.com/v3articles/javivdub_8.gif', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><b>Finally</b><br /><br />Hopefully this will have helped you to join two AVI files together. If you have any problems or questions, please post it..<br /><br />Comments r welcomed... ;).Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-19071648025084908662008-06-22T10:17:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:18:58.882-07:00combine 2 full dvd's in oneStarting with v 3.0 DvdReMake can be used to combine 2 full dvds (DvdReMake Pro - 4 dvds) together so that they can be burned on one dvd disk. This means FULL - keeping original menus, languages, everything.<br /><br />Procedure is completely automated, you simply import disks you would like to merge, go to "Tools\Merge DVD..." menu and select projects to be merged. As a result you will get a new project. Export it and you have two disks merged to one DVD.<br /><br />When played this disk will show a start up menu asking what disk you would like to go to; after that selected disk will play as if it is the only one on the DVD. At any time during playback pushing "title menu" on the remote will take you to this start up menu.<span class="fullpost"><br /><b>Why? </b><br /><br /><br />Why would one want to put two (and more) full DVDs on one disk? Well, there could be plenty of reasons. This guide is based on one of them.<br /><br />There were two DVDs made out of footage shot during vacations. Those were different trips with more then a year interval between them, so quite naturally they ended up on different DVDs. Another year latter, during one of the family "get-togethers", relatives found these disks and decided that they must have it as well. Why not?<br /><br />But original disks were quite small, about 2Gb, and they both would fit nicely to one DVD. There was no point in wasting blanks so DvdReMake Pro was used to merge them.<br /><br /><br /><b> Step-by-step description of the procedure </b><br /><br /><br />Disks are ripped to the hard drive and imported into DvdReMake (Pro). Importing dialog title "Select directory for DVD import" can be somewhat confusing. It is necessary to get into folder with files you want to import and then push "Select".<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/images/ht_mg_2_import_disk.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/images/ht_mg_2_import_disk.gif', 599);" border="0" /></div><br /><br />Once disks are imported go to "Tools/Merge DVDs?" ?<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 500px; height: 386px;" src="http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/images/ht_mg_2_merge.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/images/ht_mg_2_merge.gif', 599);" border="0" /></div>? and select projects you want to merge:<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 341px; height: 247px;" src="http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/images/ht_mg_2_select_projects.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/images/ht_mg_2_select_projects.gif', 599);" border="0" /></div><br />Hit "Merge" and in few seconds project with merged disk is ready:<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 500px; height: 154px;" src="http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/images/ht_mg_2_start_up_menu.gif" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremakepro/images/ht_mg_2_start_up_menu.gif', 599);" border="0" /></div><br />That is it, you can export now.<br /><br />Whole thing took less than 30 seconds to import and merge disks and about 15 minutes to export merged project. You can burn it now with your favorite DVD burning application. .Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-81157926918838376322008-06-22T10:16:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:17:04.582-07:00Rip A VcdAll you need is <a href="http://www.isobuster.com/" target="_blank"><b><u>Isobuster</u></b></a> Just follow these simple steps!<br /><br /><img style="width: 501px; height: 355px;" src="http://img287.echo.cx/img287/3729/15jl.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img287.echo.cx/img287/3729/15jl.jpg', 599);" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 501px; height: 354px;" src="http://img282.echo.cx/img282/7634/23fz.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img282.echo.cx/img282/7634/23fz.jpg', 599);" border="0" /><br /><img src="http://img282.echo.cx/img282/4955/37gg.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img282.echo.cx/img282/4955/37gg.jpg', 599);" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 504px; height: 357px;" src="http://img282.echo.cx/img282/9804/40zq.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img282.echo.cx/img282/9804/40zq.jpg', 599);" border="0" /> <span class="fullpost">And here is the rest of it.Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-37128184012928311602008-06-22T10:14:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:37:29.577-07:00Make RingtonesI will try to go step by step and post screenshots along every step,so it would be easier for new members to follow....<br /><br />Hopefully, this could be some kind of help to you guys!!!<br /><br /><br />Step 1 - Power Mp3 cutter :<br /><br />It's a VERY easy software to use,from which u can cut ur favorite part from ur song!!! It's also very small in size!!!<br /><br />First of all,drag & drop ur mp3 file in it,than set a begin and an end and you will end up having ur favorite segment....{see screenshots}<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:Blue;">1-Setting a begin</span></span>:<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 502px; height: 320px;" src="http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9599/beginsecondsfb4.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9599/beginsecondsfb4.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br /><span style="color:Blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;">2 - Setting an end:</span></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 501px; height: 348px;" src="http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/8041/endsecondsvg7.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/8041/endsecondsvg7.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:Blue;">3 - Processing:</span></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8457/processingyx0.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8457/processingyx0.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br />PS1 : Don't try to directly convert it into .wav format becoz there is no specifications in this application for this, you will end up with a large file size!!<br /><br />PS2 : As you can see, I left the bitrates "same as source file" ,but you can adjust the bitrates (which will result in a small file size)!!you have to check which bitrates suites ur mobile the most!!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:Blue;"><br />4 - Favorite Part/Segment:</span></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 501px; height: 288px;" src="http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4693/segmentpe4.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4693/segmentpe4.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br />PS1 : As you can see , i ended up with a segment with 28 seconds long...choose the duration you want,but no one needs a tone with a length more than 50 secs!!!<br /><br />PS2 : I advise to tick the "fade out" effect ,it will give a better end for ur tone.<br /><br />PS3 : For users who uses mp3 format as ringtone,i guess the job ends here...all you have to do is to send it to ur mobile!!<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:Red;">Step 2</span></span></b> - Fairstars Audio Converter:<br /><br />Also an easy & friendly application to use,which will allow you to convert ur favorite segment mentioned above to wav. format!!!<br /><br />Open the application and drag & drop ur segment into it....<br /><br />You will see the specifications of ur segment (mp3) & its file size,just select "convert to wav" {See screenshots}<br /><br /><span style="color:Blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;">1 - Input:<br /></span></span><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 525px; height: 350px;" src="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4821/inputfairstaraudiots9.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4821/inputfairstaraudiots9.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br /><span style="color:Blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;">2 - Bitrates Specifications:</span></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 526px; height: 300px;" src="http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4006/bitratesnu7.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4006/bitratesnu7.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br />After inputting the segment & selecting wav,just go to "options" than "wav" and modify the bitrates for ur wav file!!<br /><br />PS1 :Follow the exact specifications as in the screenshot :<br /><br />1-Channel: Mono<br />2-Bits per sample: 8 bits<br />3-Sampling Rate: 22050Hz<br /><br />PS2 : Using these specifications,you will end up with a lound volume for ur tone with a 95 % clear sound,and most of all a small wav file size!!!!<br />You can control the volume of the tone by lowering the "sampling rate" ,but don't try to make it any higher (more than 22050 hz) else you will end up with a distored sound file!!!!<br /><br /><span style="color:Blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;">3 - Conversion:</span></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 501px; height: 311px;" src="http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1861/conversionqw0.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1861/conversionqw0.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br /><span style="color:Blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;">4 - Stereo mode & Bitrates:</span></span><br /><br />Some users just don't mind the size nor the volume and prefer a 100% clear sound file!!<br /><br />To this you will have to change the specifications as follow:<br /><br />1-Channel: Stereo<br />2-Bits per sample:16bits<br />3-Sampling rate: 16000 Hz<br /><br />Using these specifications,you will end with an excellent sound clarity & a good sound volume, but a larger file size!!!!<br /><br />PS1 : Adjusting the "bits per sample" to 8 bits will also reduce the file size!!<br /><br />See Screenshots<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 502px; height: 276px;" src="http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6898/stereomodewk4.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6898/stereomodewk4.jpg', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="width: 501px; height: 268px;" src="http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6111/bitratesstereomodepd0.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6111/bitratesstereomodepd0.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br /><span style="color:Blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;">5 - File size:</span></span><br /><br />See for exemple the file size of the new converted wav segment (mono mode)<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/116/filesizedt1.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/116/filesizedt1.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br /><br />Note: this size could be even smaller,coz in here i didn't change the bitrates of the mp3 file while cutting it, i left it as 128kbps!!!<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:Red;">Step 3 - Goldwave: </span>{optional}</span></b><br /><br />Also an easy to use program!!!<br />Some of you,after doing all the steps mentioned above,may not be satisfied from the volume,clarity...etc of their new wav file!!!<br />Here is where you have to use this program and modify some stuff in ur wav file to get the best results!!!!<br /><br /><span style="color:Blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;">1 - Initiation & Hotkeys:</span></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 499px; height: 288px;" src="http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5429/goldwavemn3.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5429/goldwavemn3.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br />I guess the screenshot explains everything,and as you can see there is some Hotkeys in this application which we r going to use!!!<br /><br /><span style="color:Blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;">2 - 3 steps for a better sound:</span></span><br /><br />( A ) - Noise Reduction:<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 501px; height: 288px;" src="http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2553/editingaudibilitysu3.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2553/editingaudibilitysu3.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br />As you can see,we can reduce the noise in the wav file, and there is many noise types!! i have marked the main noises that a wav file could suffer from....just intiate the adjustements and than press preview "play icon" ,if satified than all you have to do is apply them!!!<br /><br />( B ) - Silence reduction:<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 501px; height: 314px;" src="http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/1498/editing2sv0.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/1498/editing2sv0.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br />Same as before,you can reduce the silence in ur wav file...preview than apply!!!<br /><br />( C ) - Change volume:<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="width: 501px; height: 311px;" src="http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1637/editing3xa9.jpg" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1637/editing3xa9.jpg', 599);" border="0" /></div><br /><br />Same as before,the option explains itself...it's for volume editting!!!<br />Many users asks about this, i have marked the most common volume options you could use....also preview than apply!!<br /><br />Note: I advise not to amplify the volume a lot,else you will end up with some ditortions in ur file!! the 150 % is the most suitable!!!<br />Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-51035336485263376672008-06-22T10:10:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:13:44.098-07:00Increase hard disk speedWhen u install utilities like Tune UP<br />Win XP manager, super utilities, System Mechanic etc., and click on increase system performance, optimize, etc. then these applications do hundreds of activities and tweaks with ur s/m out of which the above is just a one.<br />You may not do these manually if u have installed such softwaresDo the following to increase..........<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Run SYSEDIT.EXE from the start & then Run command.<br /><br />Expand the system.ini file window.<br /><br />Scroll down almost to the end of the file till you find a line called [386enh].<br /><br />Press Enter to make one blank line, and in that line type<br /><br />Irq14=4096<br /><br />Note: This line IS CASE SENSITIVE!!!<br /><br />Click on the File menu, then choose Save.<br /><br />Close SYSEDIT and reboot your computer.<br /><br />Done. Speed improvement will be noticed after the computer reboots.<br />Update: The most speed improvement is visible with IDE drives, however there are reports that this tweak also does good for SCSI disks. In any case, it won't harm your system, so why not try it yourself and let me know what you find<br />Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-48678811218040389082008-04-14T05:39:00.000-07:002008-04-14T06:04:23.588-07:00Converting AVI to DVD using VSO Divx to DVD + CopyToDvd<span style="font-size:130%;">Vso Software's DivXToDVD is yet another simple to use program that can convert your DivX/XviD files (as well as some other formats) to a DVD video disc which you can view using your standalone player. What makes it different than other competitors in the same program category is that it's by far the most simple one (select source file, destination file and click start!) as well as the faster one (the only program in this category that can claim to be faster is WinAVI).<br /><br />Also its big advantage is that it's free, so you can just download the full version from our downloads section here. Unfortunately 0.5 is the latest free version, as Vso Software has decided to add many new features and make DivXToDVD a commercial program. However this free version is still available and will always be, and when the paid one comes out we'll be the first to write a guide and review it so that you'll know if it's worth it to upgrade.<br /><br /></span><span class="fullpost" style="font-size:130%;"><br />Until then, enjoy this nice free version and the guide below!<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://tinypic.com/4r5gyf" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://tinypic.com/4r5gyf', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />This is the main (and only!) window of DivXToDVD that contains all the settings that need to be set in order to start your conversion. Lets take a closer look to them.<br />First of all you need to select the movie you want to convert by click the first folder-like icon (1). You can select as many video files as you want and they will be converted to DVD in order of selection. After you select the source files, you need to set the destination folder (2). Make sure there are more than 5GB free in the hard disk you are going to use.<br />Now if you are sure for the aspect (3) and the standard - format (4) of the files you are converting you can try selecting them to be sure, but usually automatic works just fine. If you have CopyToDVD installed it would be a good idea to select "Burn with CopyToDVD" so that it burns your DVD right after the conversion has finished.<br />CopyToDVD is a nice DVD burning tool from Vso Software. You can have a look at its guide here. If you don't have a burning tool you can consider it an excellent and cheap choice that will burn quality DVD and CD discs. If you use another DVD burning program instead, just leave this option blank.<br />Now everything should be set, so you can click Convert (6) for the conversion to start.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 396px;" src="http://tinypic.com/4r5h83" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://tinypic.com/4r5h83', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />This is how DivXToDVD will look after the conversion starts. As stated before, the conversion speed is excellent. For a 2 hour movie, it needed a little more than 50 minutes to convert. As we have selected Burn with CopyToDVD after the conversion is complete the burning process starts.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://tinypic.com/4r5h8l" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://tinypic.com/4r5h8l', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="http://tinypic.com/4r5h91" alt="" class="resizeimage" onload="resize_image(this, 'http://tinypic.com/4r5h91', 599);" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />CopyToDVD will ask you to select the right burner (if you have more than one in your system). Do so, then put a blank media inside, and the burning starts! A few minutes later your new DVD video disc is ready!<br /><br />The biggest advantage DivXToDVD has is the amazing conversion speed. In most cases an hour will be enough to turn an AVI file into a DVD video disc, a process that with other programs can take more than 3-4 hours. (with the exception of WinAVI, as we already said, which is as fast as DivXToDVD). Also it's very simple, something positive for newbies. However many users would like more features (like DVD menus, custom chapters, double pass). I guess that the first commercial version will be much improved, but until that happens download and try this free one, you won't lose!.Don't forget to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DTIR">subscribe</a></span>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-27161505526867345282008-04-11T03:26:00.001-07:002008-04-13T18:29:17.594-07:00How To Encode Movies To 350mb<h1><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div align="justify"><small><small><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">This is a tutorial to encode the your movies so that you can reduce the size using h264 codec. Just follow the steps.</span></b></span></small></small></div></div></h1><small><small><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></small></small><h1><small><small><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>Very Important</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br />1) Dont expect the output to be better than the source.<br /><br />2) The better the source the better the output rip.<br /><br />3) This is not for viewing on your big screen TV's.<br /><br />4) This is for watching on your 15'', 17'' or 19'' computer moniters.<br /><br />5) A 2 hr movie can be encoded to around 350-390 mb.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>When should you do this</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br />1) When you are running out of harddisk space.<br /><br />2) When you are trying to make a large collection of movies. ( A dvd can hold 12 such movies)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>What hardware plays this</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br />1) PC (VLC player or Media Player Classic, I recommend VLC player)<br /><br />2) PS3<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>What hardware does not play this</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br />1) Ipod<br /><br />2) PSP<br /><br />3) Normal dvd players, DivX supported dvd players<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size:6;"><small><small>Here are the screens of the encoded video </small></small></span></span></b><br /><br /><br /><br />source : Heroes------350 mb, 1018 kbps bitrate, 624x352 resolution<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://img199.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=61283_source_1_122_8lo.jpg"><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img199.imagevenue.com/loc8/th_61283_source_1_122_8lo.jpg', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://img199.imagevenue.com/loc8/th_61283_source_1_122_8lo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />output : Heroes------175 mb, 500 kbps bitrate, 624x352 resolution<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://img156.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=61288_output_1_122_959lo.jpg"><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img156.imagevenue.com/loc959/th_61288_output_1_122_959lo.jpg', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://img156.imagevenue.com/loc959/th_61288_output_1_122_959lo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>Screens when stretched to full screen on my 17'' moniter</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br /><br /><br />source : Heroes------350 mb, 1018 kbps bitrate, 624x352 resolution, screen resoultion : 1024x768<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://img148.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=61293_source_2_122_957lo.JPG"><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img148.imagevenue.com/loc957/th_61293_source_2_122_957lo.JPG', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://img148.imagevenue.com/loc957/th_61293_source_2_122_957lo.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />output : Heroes------175 mb, 500 kbps bitrate, 624x352 resolution, screen resoultion : 1024x768<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://img197.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=61298_output_2_122_371lo.JPG"><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://img197.imagevenue.com/loc371/th_61298_output_2_122_371lo.JPG', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://img197.imagevenue.com/loc371/th_61298_output_2_122_371lo.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>Step 1</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br />There are a lot of encoding softwares, but all of them are just user<br />interfaces. The quality of the rip depends on the codecs and the<br />settings you use. I have tried many of them and i recommend you all to<br />use Mediacoder since it is simple and easy to use and its free.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlfull.htm">http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/dlfull.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><br />downlaod and install.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>Step 2</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br />Add the movie and choose audio tab.<br /><br /><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i12.tinypic.com/7x2ghtz.jpg', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://i12.tinypic.com/7x2ghtz.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 449px;" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />set everything as shown in the image<br /><br />choose CT AAC+ on the right tab and set the bitrate to 64 kbps and mode as stereo<br /><br />Copy enc_aacplus.dll and nscrt.dll from plugins folder in Winamp installation folder to codecs folder in MediaCoder folder<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>Step 3</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br /><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i19.tinypic.com/8eiw0h3.jpg', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://i19.tinypic.com/8eiw0h3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 449px;" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />choose video tab<br /><br /><br /><br />set<br /><br />mode : 2 pass<br /><br />format : h264<br /><br />container : mp4<br /><br />backend : x264<br /><br />bitrate : This is what determines the quality. Any thing between 400 to<br />500 will give a descent output. Click on summary tab to see the<br />expected file size. Make the change in bitrate accordingly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>Step 4</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br /><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i14.tinypic.com/6s71x8z.jpg', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://i14.tinypic.com/6s71x8z.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 449px;" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />choose picture tab<br /><br /><br /><br />resize : set it to original as shown in the image if your source is a<br />700mb or a 1.4gb movie. If the source a 720p or 1080p or any other high<br />resolution bring it down to about 576x320 (16:9). Make sure u keep the<br />ratio same while bringing down the resolution.<br /><br /><br /><br />crop : crop the image if the source is out of crop, or else just disable it<br /><br /><br /><br />framerate : set it to 23.976<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>Step 5</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br /><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i1.tinypic.com/6ku4yus.jpg', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://i1.tinypic.com/6ku4yus.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 449px;" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Click on summary tab to see the estimated file size. If it is too less<br />then increase the video bitrate, or else decrease it if the size is too<br />big.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>Step 6</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br /><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i10.tinypic.com/7xj16w7.jpg', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://i10.tinypic.com/7xj16w7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 449px;" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Choose the output folder and click on start.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><small><small>Step 7</small></small></span></span></b><br /><br /><img onload="resize_image(this, 'http://i13.tinypic.com/6yobjhi.jpg', 599);" class="resizeimage" alt="" src="http://i13.tinypic.com/6yobjhi.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 449px;" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />You are done<br /><br /><br /><br />The better the source the better will be your rip. A 720p source gives<br />a better rip than a 700 mb source. A source with a bitrate of over 1000<br />kbps will give a good rip.</small></small></h1>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-15560144851495174532007-10-16T03:31:00.000-07:002007-10-16T03:42:17.672-07:00Run iTunes from a USB DriveTutorial: How to make a mobile iTunes Library & Sync your iPod without a computer<p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img title="apple logo silver blue" height="164" alt="apple logo silver blue" hspace="10" src="http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/images/itunes-logo.jpg" width="170" align="right" />Wish you could free your iTunes Library from your computer and take it with you in your pocket? GetUSB.info put together an <a href="http://www.getusb.info/run-itunes-on-a-usb-drive-or-usb-stick/" target="_blank">excellent tutorial on how to run a mobile iTunes Library from a USB stick or hard drive</a>. This method will run the entire iTunes application from the storage device, making it easy to manage iTunes libraries from a single location. I believe this is how iTunes should have be developed. Having a library specific for each computer is a frustrating way to enjoy your music if you use multiple computers everyday (ie. work, home, laptop, etc.).<br /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What pushed Greg from <a href="http://www.getusb.info/run-itunes-on-a-usb-drive-or-usb-stick/" target="_blank">GetUSB.info</a> over the edge, was his wife wanting to purchase music from iTunes at work and then sync up iTunes with her computer at home. Typically this is done by purchasing the music and downloading directly to the iPod. But his wife is a CPA and travels from location to location for audits and doesn't even use the same computer all the time. The solution was to run iTunes from a USB flash drive so she could just manage a single Library.</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>It's worth mentioning this does not get around the five license authorization for running iTunes purchased music, rather this is a method to manage your iTunes library from a single location for multiple computers.</em></span></p><br /><blockquote><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Here is a quick summary so you know what you are getting into:</strong> </span></p><br /><ul><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Create an autorun file for the USB drive</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Create a batch file to auto-launch iTunes from any computer</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Install iTunes on the USB stick</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Install iTunes on any computer to run from the USB drive</span></li><br /></ul><br /></blockquote><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course this method also works for larger storage hard drives - basically anything that appears as a Mass Storage Device on your PC system. If you are looking for a long term strategy for managing your iTunes music, I strongly recommend doing this process to an external hard drive that is, at least, 120GBs. </span></p><br /><blockquote><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Requirements: </b></span></p><br /></blockquote><br /><ul><br /><ul><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any iPod </span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PC with iTunes</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An iTunes Library that you want to move onto a USB stick or hard drive </span></li><br /></ul><br /></ul><br /><p></p><br /><hr width="100%" style="font-size:78%;color:#339999;"><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Step 1: Creating the Autorun file</b></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The autorun file tells the host computer what you want to do when the USB device is plugged into the computer. This step creates a single click auto-launch for iTunes.</span></p><br /><ol><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open Notepad and type the following:<br /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#999999;">[autorun]<br />icon=\iTunes.ico<br />open=iTunes_mobile.bat<br />action=Mobile iTunes<br />label=Mobile iTunes<br />shell\open\command=iTunes_mobile.bat<br />shell\open=Mobile iTunes </span></p><br /></li><br /><li><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Save the Notepad document as '<strong>Autorun.inf</strong>'</span></p><br /><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img title="itunes mobile autorun file" height="320" alt="itunes mobile autorun file" src="http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/tutorials/itunesusb/mobile_itunes_autorun.jpg" width="356" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want a cool looking icon than pay attention to the first line '<strong>icon=\iTunes.ico</strong>' and place your ico file in the root of the USB drive (<a href="http://www.iconarchive.com/category/application/black-and-blue-icons-by-icondrawer.html" target="_blank">get one here</a>). If you don't care, delete the line.</span></li><br /></ol><br /><p></p><br /><hr width="100%" style="font-size:78%;color:#339999;"><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Step 2: Creating the Batch file</b></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next create the batch file needed to automatically run iTunes upon connection of the USB drive. Please note you need XP Service Pack 2 or Vista for the autorun feature to work..</span></p><br /><ol><br /><li><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open Notepad and type the following:</span></p><br /><blockquote><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#999999;">set APPDATA=%~dp0Application Data<br />if not exist "%~dp0Application Data" mkdir "%~dp0Application Dataset HOMEPATH=%~dp0Documents and Settings<br />if not exist "%~dp0Documents and Settings" mkdir "%~dp0Documents and Settingsset USERPROFILE=%~dp0<br />set ALLUSERSPROFILE=%~dp0<br />echo starting iTunes<br />start \iTunes_programs\iTunes.exe</span></p><br /></blockquote><br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Save the file as '<strong>iTunes_mobile.bat</strong>'<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With these two files, the autorun file and the iTunes_mobile.bat file we are ready to move along to installation.</span></li><br /></ol><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" width="90%" align="center" border="1" style="color:#ffff99;"><br /><tbody><tr><br /><td style="color:#ffff99;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color:#ff0000;">NERD<br />NOTE:</span></b> iTunes is available as a free download for Mac OS X, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000 from Apple's website. It is also bundled with all Macintosh computers, and some HP and Dell computers. </span></td><br /></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><hr width="100%" style="font-size:78%;color:#339999;"><br /><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Step 3: Installing iTunes</b></span></p><br /><ol><br /><li><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Install iTunes to your PC as normal - not the USB drive!</span></p><br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />While iTunes is installing on your PC go over to the USB drive and create a folder named '<strong>iTunes_Programs</strong>'</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img title="mobile itunes" height="358" alt="mobile itunes" src="http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/tutorials/itunesusb/mobile_itunes_1.jpg" width="281" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the iTunes installation is complete on the PC copy <strong>EVERYTHING</strong> from '<em>c:/Program files/iTunes</em>' into the new folder of the USB drive '<strong>iTunes_Programs</strong>'<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once this is complete create another folder on the USB drive '<strong>iTunes_Installer</strong>' Drag the iTunesSetup file into this folder. We use this when installing iTunes on future computers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img title="mobile itunes" height="358" alt="mobile itunes" src="http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/tutorials/itunesusb/mobile_itunes_2.jpg" width="281" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have iTunes on the PC and we have everything on the USB drive, run the iTunes_mobile.bat file. Here a screen will flash then disappear and iTunes will open with a blank library.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During this process you will see some additional files and folders created on the USB drive. This is good - everything worked as planned. Now, everything should look like this after adding the autorun file, bat file and ico icon file along with running the iTunes_mobile.bat file:<br /><br /><br /><br /><img title="mobile itunes" height="358" alt="mobile itunes" src="http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/tutorials/itunesusb/mobile_itunes_3.jpg" width="281" /></span></li><br /></ol><br /><p></p><br /><hr width="100%" style="font-size:78%;color:#339999;"><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Step 4: Loading your USB drive</b></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next create the batch file needed to automatically run iTunes upon connection of the USB drive. Please note you need XP Service Pack 2 or Vista for the autorun feature to work..</span></p><br /><ol><br /><li><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your USB drive is now ready to accept content. Drag-n-drop everything from the host computer under <em>/My Documents/My Music/iTunes Music/</em> to the USB drive under <em>/My Documents/My Music/iTunes/iTunes/iTunes Music/</em><br /><br /><br /><br />Your file path might be slightly different if you customized iTunes from a previous installation. This process might take some time depending on the size of your library.</span></p><br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the copy process is complete run the iTunes_mobile.bat file again and everything will appear in it's place. Simply double click the '<strong>iTunes_mobile.bat</strong>' file. If you are missing the song ratings on the USB drive, go back into the PC iTunes and run an 'Export Library' which creates an xml file. In the USB drive iTunes run the 'Import Library' feature to read in the xml file - your ratings should be restored. </span></li><br /></ol><br /><p></p><br /><hr width="100%" style="font-size:78%;color:#339999;"><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Step 5: Checking the Autolaunch </b></span></p><br /><ol><li><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this point you probably haven't disconnected the USB drive. Do that now. </span></p><br /></li><br /><li><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reconnect the drive and the following window should appear.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img title="mobile itunes" height="368" alt="mobile itunes" src="http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/tutorials/itunesusb/mobile_itunes_autolaunch.jpg" width="347" /></span></p><br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you double click on the Mobile_iTunes icon listed first, iTunes will launch and use the library from your USB flash drive! Nice.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations you are running iTunes from your USB drive.</span></li><br /></ol><br /><p></p><br /><hr style="FONT-SIZE: 78%; COLOR: #339999" width="100%"><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Step 6: Installing iTunes on a different computer</b></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So you are at work and ready to run your iTunes from a USB drive. This is what you do. </span></p><br /><ol><br /><li><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plug in the USB drive, but DON'T click the Autorun icon which pops up (and we created). Rather, close the pop-up window and navigate to the USB drive from <em>My Computer</em>. </span></p><br /></li><br /><li><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right click on the USB drive/stick and click "<em>Explore</em>" </span></p><br /></li><br /><li><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open the '<strong>iTunes_Installer</strong>' folder on the USB drive and double click the <strong>iTunesSetup.exe</strong> file. Run the installation.</span></p><br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the iTunes installation is complete you'll have a blank iTunes library on the new PC. That's OK, close iTunes.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now click your <strong>iTunes_mobile.bat</strong> file. This will open iTunes with your Library from the USB drive. Done! Congratulations you are running iTunes library from your USB drive on ANOTHER computer.</span></li><br /></ol><br /><p></p><br /><hr width="100%" color="#339999" size="1"><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Step 7: Bonus </b></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here is the bonus. If you <a title="usb tutorial" href="http://www.getusb.info/category/usb-tutorials/" target="_blank">perform this USB tutorial on a large USB hard drive</a>, chances are that external enclosure has additional USB ports. Now connect and sync your iPod to the USB drive, forget connecting the iPod to your PC. You can sync, grab podcasts, whatever, without connecting the iPod directly to your computer.</span></p>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-1842047991847985032007-03-14T21:25:00.000-07:002007-03-14T21:28:55.247-07:00Make Firefox Look Like Internet Explorer<div class="content"> <a href="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/firefox%5Finternet%5Fexplorer/screenshot/" title="View a screenshot of Firefox looking like Internet Explorer"><img src="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/firefox%5Finternet%5Fexplorer/screenshot_small.png" alt="" style="float: right; padding-left: 10px;" border="0" height="148" width="200" /></a><p>Yes, it's true. There are some people that prefer the look of Internet Explorer to the way Firefox looks (though I've never met one). So, I've created this simple How To guide that shows you just what needs to be done to get Firefox looking just like IE. The goal of this project is mainly to demonstrate the power of Firefox's themes and extensions in making the browser work the way you want it to. There's even a pre-built <a href="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/firefox%5Finternet%5Fexplorer/#firefox_portable_profile">profile for Firefox Portable</a>.</p> <h2>Why? In the name of all that is good and righteous... WHY??</h2> <p>Since a couple people seem to think I must be going over to the dark side, let me give a few reasons:</p> <ol><li>Because I could. Because it was there</li><li>As a challenge to see how fully Firefox could be altered to look like IE without actually hacking any code</li><li>To show how easy it is to make Firefox look the way you want it to</li><li>To hopefuly get a few people to realize that "I like the way it looks/feels" is not a good reason to keep using IE</li></ol> <p>So, for anyone who asks... NO, I am not suggesting anyone do this to trick someone into thinking they are still using IE. No, I don't use this myself. No, I don't really think it's a good idea to have Firefox looking like IE as I personally find Firefox' default toolbar layout far more user-friendly (and screen real estate-friendly). And, YES, I still think Internet Explorer should be <a href="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/ie_security_humor/">removed, placed in the corner and set on fire</a>. Thanks for reading. :-)</p> <h2>Step 1: The Theme</h2> <p>The first thing we need is an Internet Explorer Theme. The best one that's currently updated for Firefox 2.0 is the Looks Familiar theme over at addons.mozilla.org: </p><ol><li>Install the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3984/">Looks Familiar theme</a></li><li>Select to use the theme and restart Firefox for the changes to take effect</li></ol> <h2><a name="icons"></a>Step 2: The Icons</h2> <p>The next thing we need are window icons that look like Internet Explorer's:</p> <ol><li>Download the <a href="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/firefox%5Finternet%5Fexplorer/firefox_internet_explorer_icons.zip">Firefox Internet Explorer Icons Pack</a> and unzip it to your Firefox program directory (typically C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\ for regular Firefox of PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\App\firefox for Firefox Portable). It will create the necessary directories within the chrome directory and copy the icons to them.</li><li>Restart Firefox for the changes to take effect</li></ol> <p>Note: To uninstall the icons, just delete the icons directory within the chrome directory in your Firefox program directory.</p> <h2>Step 3: The Toolbar Layout</h2> <p>The next thing we need to do is to adjust the layout of the buttons on the toolbar to mimic Internet Explorer:</p> <ol><li>Right-Click on the toolbar and select Customize</li><li>Click Add New Toolbar and call it Address Toolbar</li><li>Drag the address bar and Go button from their normal position onto the new (blank) Address Toolbar</li><li>Drag the Search Box off of the toolbar onto the buttons window to remove it</li><li>Drag the stop button to the left of the refresh button</li><li>After the Home button, place a seperator,then the Bookmarks button, then the History button, then another seperator, then the print button</li></ol> <p>You should now have a Toolbar that looks like this:</p> <img src="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/firefox%5Finternet%5Fexplorer/toolbar2.png" style="border: 1px solid black;" alt="Firefox toolbars looking like Internet Explorer" height="103" width="462" /> <h2>Step 4: Window Title</h2> <p>If you wish to complete the look and change the application from Mozilla Firefox to Microsoft Internet Explorer, just follow these steps:</p> <ol><li>Download the <a href="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/firefox%5Finternet%5Fexplorer/firesomething-1.7.0-fx-hackedfor2.0.xpi">Firesomething 1.7 (Hacked for Firefox 2.0) Extension</a> by right-clicking this link and saving it to your desktop</li><li>Select File and then Open in Firefox and open the file you just saved</li><li>Install the extension as usual and restart Firefox</li><li>Go to the Firesomething options window (Tools - Addons - Extensions - Firesomething - Options)</li><li>Delete all the Vendors, Prefixes and Names (right-click Select All, right-click delete in each field)</li><li>Enter Microsoft in Vendors and click Add (or enter Mozilla for fun)</li><li>Enter Internet Explorer in Names and click Add</li><li>Check off "Use the same generated name in..." and click OK</li><li>Close the extensions window</li></ol> <h2>Step 5: Miscellaneous Features</h2> <p>Internet Explorer differs from Firefox in the ways that it handles a few things. If you prefer the IE way of doing things, here is how to get Firefox to work the same way.</p> <h3>Favorites Menu</h3> <p>You can have Firefox show a Favorites menu tied to the local favorites by using the <a href="http://www.iosart.com/firefox/plainoldfavorites/">Plain Old Favorites extension</a>. You can also hide the bookmarks menu by using the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=710">Menu Editor Extension</a>.</p> <h3>Allow Copy/Paste</h3> <p>By default, Firefox doesn't let JavaScript perform copy and paste operations for security reasons. Unfortunately, this makes using some scripts like WYSIWYG editors a bit less convenient. You can <a href="http://www.pbworks.net/?Useful_guides:Allow_copy%2Fpaste_in_Firefox">enable the clipboard on specific sites</a> to overcome this issue.</p> <h3>IE Tab</h3> <p>You can add the ability to visit specific sites within Firefox using the Internet Explorer browser rendering engine by using the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1419/">IE Tab extension</a>. Even sites like Windows Update will work.</p> <h3>Default Links</h3> <p>You can even add in the default links from Internet Explorer to fully complete the look if you'd like. Just create bookmarks to each of these links and place them on the Links toolbar in the following order.</p> <ul><li><a href="http://search.msn.com/">Best of the Web</a></li><li><a href="http://windowsmedia.com/MediaGuide/Home">Channel Guide</a></li><li><a href="http://mozilla.gunnars.net/firefox_bookmarks_tutorial.html#Bookmark_Toolbar">Customize Links</a></li><li><a href="http://hotmail.com/">Free Hotmail</a></li><li><a href="http://www.msn.com/">Internet Start</a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/">Microsoft</a></li><li><a href="http://windowsmedia.com/MediaGuide/Home">Windows Media</a></li><li><a href="http://update.microsoft.com/">Windows Update</a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx">Windows</a></li></ul> <p>You can also set <a href="http://www.msn.com/">www.msn.com</a> as your homepage... and the transformation is complete.</p> <h2>Known Issues</h2> <p>If you have more than one window open and you have Windows XP set to group similar taskbar buttons, the group will be labeled Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. This is because Windows pulls the name for groups from the actual EXE.</p> <h2>Considerations</h2> <p>If you're using these instructions to replace Internet Explorer with Firefox on a non-techie's computer where they don't like the Firefox interface, I would recommend not altering the Window Title or icons. That way, you can still tell which one is Firefox and which one is Internet Explorer... but browsing will feel the same.</p> <h2><a name="firefox_portable_profile"></a>Firefox Portable Profile 2.0</h2> <p>Is that Portable Internet Explorer? No, but it's close. This pre-built profile can be dropped into <a href="http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable">Mozilla Firefox - Portable Edition</a> to make it look just like Internet Explorer. Just download the <a href="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/firefox%5Finternet%5Fexplorer/firefox_internet_explorer_profile.zip">Portable Firefox Internet Explorer profile</a> and unzip it to the profile directory of Firefox Portable after deleting the current contents (Usually FirefoxPortable\Data\profile). You will also need to download the <a href="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/firefox%5Finternet%5Fexplorer/#icons">icon package</a> and unzip that to the FirefoxPortable\App\firefox directory if you want the Internet Explorer Icons. This profile is for Firefox Portable 2.0.</p>via <a href="JohnHaller.com">johnhaller</a><br /><p></p><br /></div>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-88665279774030342982007-03-13T21:00:00.000-07:002007-03-13T21:09:26.519-07:00Convert WMV to MP4<p><i>I have several movies available in Windows Media WMV format. I want to convert the files for playback on PSP and iPod. What can I use to convert WMV to MP4?</i></p> <p nd="1">If you edit movies using Windows Movie Maker or simply saved a bunch of video in WMV format, there's no direct conduit to getting videos to your PSP or iPod. Sony added WMA support to the PSP sometime back and it would be great to see WMV support if only because Windows Movie Maker is installed with every copy of Windows XP and ultimately Windows Vista. In the meantime, there are a handful of options for converting WMV files to MP4 files compatible with both PSP and iPod devices.</p> <p nd="2">The easiest solution I've found for this conversion process is <a href="http://www.topdrawerdownloads.com/download/104146">PSP Video 9</a> from Videora. It includes a number of settings compatible with both the PSP and iPod. PSP Video 9 automatically names files in a way recognized by the PSP and creates a .THM thumbnail file for each movie. While you might be tempted to use an h.264 encoding profile for iPod owners, using one of the PSP compatible settings will get you a file that looks good in both places, which saves time over creating a PSP specific file and iPod specific file.</p> <p nd="3">Note: PSP Video 9 will pass WMV files through an AVISynth (*.avs) profile during conversion.</p> <p><img src="http://www.jakeludington.com/images/askjake/pspvideo9_wmvmp4.png" border="0" /></p> <p nd="4">If you happen to be a Nero user, I highly recommend Recode as a solution for converting video to MP4. Like most of the products in the Nero family, Recode doesn't have the most intuitive user interface on the planet, but the video conversion feature is rock solid. In general you can keep the default audio and video settings, but as you step through the wizard, be sure to check the box next to Expert Mode in the Nero Digital Settings, and check the Simple profile (QuickTime compatibility) under Advanced options, which is acutally to insure PSP compatibility not QuickTime.</p> <p><img src="http://www.jakeludington.com/images/askjake/nerorecode_qt.gif" border="0" /></p> <p nd="5">You will need to rename your video file to something compatible with the PSP naming scheme before transferring the file to your PSP.</p>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34929565.post-30485445598571147552007-03-13T04:35:00.001-07:002007-03-13T04:35:54.354-07:00How To Download Deleted YouTube Videos<div class="storycontent"> <p> I was looking at <a href="http://youtube.infamousx.com/index.php">this website</a>, which purports to show you deleted YouTube videos, and while I didn’t find it that useful (since it mostly shows random videos and is slow to load), I did find out how it gets at these deleted videos. Turns out that in some cases, even after the video dissapears due to copyright or nudity problems, YouTube will still have the .FLV (Flash video) file available on its servers. If you have the URL of the missing vid, replace the video ID (the string of gibberish) in this URL:</p> <blockquote><p><code>http://v136.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=<strong>[video_id_goes_here]</strong></code></p></blockquote> <p>Pretty cool, right? You can download the <a href="http://v136.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=WnpGtHq7Z0U">“banned” Xbox 360 ad</a> or <a href="http://v136.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=zLElfJ9YCh0">Lazy Sunday</a>.<br /></p> </div>Mohammed Tabraiz Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789667040452351814noreply@blogger.com5