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How To Change The Facebook Relationship Status

How to change the Facebook Relationship Status

To change the Facebook Relationship Status:

1. Sign in to Facebook

2. Click on “Profile”

3. Top Right where it shows your info in blue, click “Edit Profile”

4. On the left side of the screen click “Friends and Family”

5. Click on the drop down bar beside “Relationship Status” and select your relationship status. If you are not “single” or “widowed,” you may type the name of the person that you are in a relationship with in the section below.

6. Then Click “Save Changes“

Restore a Acer Aspire One D260 notebook to factory defaults

How to Restore Acer Aspire One D260 notebook to factory defaults

Want to restore Acer Aspire One D260 notebook to its original settings without recovery CDs?

The recovery process helps you Restore your notebook to original content / software that is installed when you purchase your notebook. Follow the steps below to rebuild your C: drive. (Your C: drive will be reformatted and all data will be erased.)

It is important to back up all data files before using this option. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings.To access the BIOS utility, press <F2> during POST

  1. Check to see if Acer disk-to-disk recovery is enabled or not.
  2. Make sure disk-to-disk (d2d) Recovery setting in the BIOS is Enabled.
  3. Exit the BIOS utility and save changes.

The system will reboot.To start the recovery process:

  1. Restart the system.
  2. While the Acer logo is showing, press <Alt> + <F10> at the same time to enter the recovery process.
  3. Follow the screen instructions to perform the system recovery.

Important! This feature occupies 14 GB in a hidden partition on your hard disk

Note: If your system is the multilingual version, the operating system and language you choose when you first turn on the system will be the only option for future recovery operations.

Driver Source: Product Family: Netbook Product Line: Aspire One Product Model: AOD260

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Convert a Computer on the Network Into Virtual Machine

VMware Workstation together with a free utility called VMware vCenter Converter allows you to create a Virtual Machine of a physical machine even while the machine is up and running. It will also let you create a Virtual Machine of a computer in your network.or a remote computer out of your network.

To Convert Physical Computer Into Virtual Machine we will need to download VMware Workstation.

1. Once installed, run the program Then click on File.

2. From the drop-down menu click on Virtualize a physical Machine…

Note: If you Don’t have VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client installed it will install it when you click on Virtualize a physical Machine.

3. Once installed Click on next to the Virtualization Wizard.

4. You will be prompted to enter the Host Name or IP address of the Physical machine, and the Username and password of the Physical machine you want to convert. So enter the IP address of the network Computer and the user name and password of the Administrator or a user with administrative rights from the network Computer and Click Next.

If you get this error:

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What I did to solve this issue was:

A. For Windows  XP I downloaded xp_autoadminshare to Enable/Disable Windows XP’s Automatic Administrative Shares.

B. For Windows  XP Turn off simple file sharing. and finally use the local admin credentials not the network admin credentials.

C. For windows 7 add a registry key.  Open Regedit, navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System– create a new DWORD: LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy with the Value of 1 then Reboot.  You can now access the $admin share remotely.

If this did not help you can always visit VMware Community

5. Then Give your virtual machine a name. I kept windows 7 as the Name for my virtual machine. Also select the path of your Virtual Machine. Once you are done click next.

6. Then enter the current Windows Account User name and password. If you are converting your own machine just type your user name and password. This is asked because just in case you are Converting a physical machine in the network the machine that you are using and the one you are converting are two different computers. Then click on finish to create the Virtual machine

7. Once is done just select the operating system on the right pane and click on the play Button.

How To Convert Physical Computer Into Virtual Machine

How To Convert Physical Computer Into Virtual Machine

VMware Workstation together with a free utility called VMware vCenter Converter allows you to create a Virtual Machine of a physical machine even while the machine is up and running. It will also let you create a Virtual Machine of a computer in your network.or a remote computer out of your network.

To Convert Physical Computer Into Virtual Machine we will need to download VMware Workstation.

1. Once installed, run the program Then click on File.

2. From the drop-down menu click on Virtualize a physical Machine…

Note: If you Don’t have VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client installed it will install it when you click on Virtualize a physical Machine.

3. Once installed Click on next to the Virtualization Wizard.

4. You will be prompted to enter the Host Name or IP address of the Physical machine, and the Username and password of the Physical machine you want to convert. So enter the IP address of your computer and the user name and password of the Administrator or a user with administrative rights and Click Next.

5. Then Give your virtual machine a name. I kept windows 7 as the Name for my virtual machine. Also select the path of your Virtual Machine. Once you are done click next.

6. Then enter the current Windows Account User name and password. If you are converting your own machine just type your user name and password. This is asked because just in case you are Converting a physical machine in the network the machine that you are using and the one you are converting are two different computers. Then click on finish to create the Virtual machine

7. Once is done just select the operating system on the right pane and click on the play Button.

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How to Increase the Number of Simultaneous Download Limit in Firefox?

To Increase simultaneous download limit:

1. In the browser address bar, type about:config and hit enter.Click the I’ll be careful, I promise! button

2. In the Filter field, Search for network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server

3. Double click on network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server… and enter the amount of simultaneous downloads you’d like from the server

How to clear cache and cookies in Firefox

How to clear cache and cookies in Firefox

For Windows XP Users Clear the cache

  1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click Options.
  2. Select the Advanced panel.
  3. Click on the Network tab.
  4. In the Offline Storage section, click Clear Now.

5. Click OK to close the Options window.

To Delete all cookies

To delete all cookies stored on your computer:

  1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button, go over to the History menu (click on the Tools menu in Windows XP) and select Clear Recent History….
  2. Set Time range to clear to Everything.
  3. Click on the arrow next to Details to expand the list of history items.
  4. Select Cookies and make sure that other items you want to keep are not selected.
  5. Click Clear Now to clear the cookies and close the Clear Recent History window.
Unlock Windows 8 hidden features with BluePoison

Unlock Windows 8 hidden features with BluePoison

BluePoison is a tool for Windows 8 which helps you to disable Windows 8 Immense Start Menu, unlock the Applications folder, activate full-screen Snap feature on small screens. It basically allows you to unlock and modify all hidden feature’s and also you can change the Windows 8 default theme with it.

The BluePoison is very handy if you want to change the GUI of your Windows 8, and customize it according to your needs. you will need Administrator privilege to do this.

BluePoision can enable/disable all the unlocked features in one, Including Windows 8 Immense Start Menu, hidden Application folder, and Aero Snap feature restriction. When you want to revert to default Windows 8 settings, click disable all to restore the default settings, including Windows 8 Start Menu, hidden Application folder, and Aero Snap feature restriction.

The application was developed to replace Windows 7 File Explorer with ribbon based Windows Explorer and to unlock PDF Reader, extended Windows Task Manager and Webcam in early builds of Windows 8. BluePosion now supports Windows 8 Developer Build Preview.

BluePosion includes a total of 10 non-customizable Windows 8 Start Menu themes. Since Windows 8 Developer Build doesn’t have an option to change the color scheme of default theme, this feature may come handy.

Download BluePoison (Website is in Italian, download link given at the end of the page)

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Establish Multiple Remote Desktop Connections In the Same Window

rsrdp is an open source application that works on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. A portable remote desktop connection management application, which enables you to establish multiple remote desktop connections by switching between them within the same application window.

To establish a remote desktop connection, Click on File >> Quick Connect, and enter the hostname / IP address for the PC that you want to connect to. You can enter multiple connections for connecting to remote computers, create groups to organize the list of remote hosts. You can also connect or disconnect all specified hosts simultaneously, using the option in the menu.

Click the sidebar to see the remote window in an expanded format.You can also close and refresh connections by using the Refresh and Close (x) buttons located next to the File menu.

Download rsrdp

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How To Get Back The Old Gmail Look

To Get Back The Old Gmail Look

  1. log in to your Gmail account.
  2. In the right hand side beside the email counters & navigation you will find a “Settings/Options = a little gear icon in black”,click on that and look for “Revert to the old look temporarily”
  3. Click on “Revert to the old look temporarily” to confirm the changes.
  4. That’s it.

Note: This is a temporary fix, I am not sure how long Google team will keep up this option.

To Switch To The New Look Of Gmail

  1. Click on “Switch to new look”  in the right hand footer of the Gmail page.
  2. Then click on “Switch to the new look” to confirm the changes.
  3. That’s it, you will have the Gmail’s new look.

What do you think about the new design?

Completely Remove Chat from your Gmail

Completely Remove Chat from your Gmail

This article is about disabling/completely removing Google Chat from your Gmail account, by following this Video Tutorial you will be able to disable the chat completely from your Gmail.

  1. First log into your Gmail account.
  2. After logging in,look for Settings Page which you can find in right side of the screen.
  3. Click on Chat and select “Chat Off” radio button and click on Save Changes.
  4. That’s it!! now notice that Chat options is removed from your account.
  5. Alternatively, use this link to directly access your Gmail Chat settings page. You can re-enable chat in your Gmail by using the “Chat On” option.
How to Enable Aero Glass Effects on Firefox4

How to Enable Aero Glass Effects on Firefox

GlassMyFox, a Firefox add-on, can enable the Aero Glass effects, for Windows 7 and Vista makes window buttons and toolbars look transparent theThis add-on makes menus, toolbars and windows, transparent. You can access options to easily enable different effects such as Glass effects, Glass effects with custom tabs, favicon/closeicon, White tab-text and more.

Once you have installed the add-on. You can easily change the tab title color, change the color of the navigation buttons. change the the tabs effects.

Aero Glass options offers multiple options, divided in two main categories,Glass Options and Options.

  • The Glass options allow you to enable the Glass, Glass and custom tabs and Glass and “GMF-tabs”,
  • The Options category lets you enable White tab-text, Higher tabstoolbar, Favicon+Closeicon, White nav-bar buttons and Higher bookmarks-bar.

GlassMyFox gives Firefox an Aero Glass effect, install this add-on from the link below.

Install GlassMyFox Add-On For Firefox

How to send executable files (.exe) files in Gmail - C1opy

How to send executable files (.exe) files in Gmail

Email services including Gmail won’t allow us to send and receive executable files.Gmail automatically blocks these exe files and if you are able to send exe files Gmail will bounce it back to it’s original sender automatically. The reason is simple, executable files may contain viruses. But with this simple trick we can send safe executable files through Gmail.

Send executable files (.exe) files in Gmail

Click on Start > Control Panel > Folder Options > View tab, under Advanced settings, uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types”  and click Apply, OK to save changes.

Now you will be able to see files extensions, example: program.exe. Now replace exe with txt extension so the program file becomes program.txt, click yes to Rename warning “changing file name extension makes file unusable”.

Now go to Gmail and send the text file as an attachment and it will be downloaded by your colleague without any problems after virus scan by Gmail. Tell your friend to change text file to executable file by Unchecking “Hide extensions for known file types” in the Control Panel > Folder Options, just like you did.

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