Step 1 – Modify Explorer.exe File In order to make the changes, the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows needs to be edited. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purposes of this article I have used Resource Hacker. Which is used to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files (*.res). To download it CLICK HERE First make a backup copy of the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer. Place it in a folder somewhere on your hard drive where it will be safe. Start Resource Hacker and open explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer.exe. Now navigate to the String Table. Now click on 37 and then on 1033 as shown in the figure.
Instead of “start” just write the word you want to replace with start. Like “Aanchal”.
Now click to compile script button and then save the altered file bye any name you wish like explorerchanged.exe using the Save As command on the File Menu. Do not use the Save command .
Step 2 – Modify the Registry
Go to start , navigate to Run and type regedit in the Open: field. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon In the right pane , double click the Shell entry to open the Edit String dialog box as shown in Fig. 06. In Value data: line, enter the name that was used to save the modified explorer.exe file. Click OK. then reboot and u see the changes in ur taskbar.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Change Text / Label of XP Start Button
Eye-Fi wireless memory card
Yes, there really is Wi-Fi inside that tiny little card. We think it’s going to change the way people take, save and share photos.
The Eye-Fi Card comes with everything needed to make it simple to set up and connect to your home Wi-Fi network.
After that, pop the card into your digital camera and start capturing those memories.
It stores pictures like a regular SD card no matter where you are, and uploads your photos automatically as soon as you return to your home network. All you have to do is turn the camera on.
Features
* Uploads photos automatically from Eye-Fi Card inside your camera. Built-in Wi-Fi connects to your home network.
* Provides free and unlimited photo uploads to your computer and your favorite photo or social networking website via the Eye-Fi Service. Photo transmission is secure and private.
* Supports sharing and printing websites, including KODAK Gallery, Shutterfly, Wal-Mart, Snapfish, Photobucket, Facebook, Webshots, Picasa Web Albums, SmugMug, Flickr, Fotki, TypePad, VOX, dotPhoto, Phanfare, Sharpcast and Gallery.
* Handles full-resolution jpeg images and intelligently re-sizes photos if limited by your chosen photo or social networking website.
* Features Eye-Fi Manager for easy set-up of wireless network and photo upload preferences.
* Fits digital cameras that use SD memory cards.
* Offers 2 GB of memory to store photos on the card.
* Includes USB memory card reader to make set-up easy.
ASUS Previews Bamboo-Ecobook is Ecofriendly
This afternoon I headed over to the launch of the ASUS Eco Book, “the first functional notebook made out of bamboo.” It’s not made entirely out of bamboo–rather, parts of it are: The lid and the part where you rest your palms are made out of pressed, recycled bamboo, while the keys are made of recycled plastic.
It’s a cute little notebook, and the wood lid looks nice; ASUS is embossed into it with a slightly firebranded look. Unfortunately, it’s not set to come out until sometime next year. As they explained to me at the preview, “Unlike metal or plastic, wood actually burns”–so, as you might imagine, they’re planning on testing the use of wood in a potentially hot laptop pretty carefully. Similarly, wood can warp and break–making bamboo a good choice, as it’s exceptionally fibrous. Still, time spent in pre-production for the Eco Book seems like time well spent.
ASUS is also planning on meeting “at least 50%” of environmentally-friendly standards, so expect the Eco Book to be Energy-Star certified.
ASUS both designs and manufactures its own laptops; as a result, they can really do what they want with the look. (This is the same company that released a Lamborghini-designed laptop). So why don’t they make all of their laptops from recycled plastics? Apparently, certain models–especially for gaming–are prone to get very hot. Recycled plastics can’t be altered to deal with heat as well as fresh, made-to-order plastics.
Do a few wooden lids on laptops make a difference? It’s a start, and recycled bamboo seems like a responsible choice of wood.
ASUS features this “ASUS Green” page on its website–with news items dating all the way back to 2005. Impressive.
Sony Ericsson W910i Mobile Phone Launched in India
This week, Sony Ericsson India announced the introduction of the Walkman series W910i mobile phone in the country. The new phone features two salient features- Shake Control and SensMe.
The Shake Control feature offers better control of music on the phone. Just by flicking phone from one side to other, in one way or the other user can go to next or previous track. And the gesture of shaking the phone will shuffle the playlist. While, the SensMe feature allows users to organize their music track on the basis of their mood rather than album or artists.
When it comes to technology, Sony Ericsson is on the top. Once again proving technology abilities, Sony Ericsson has equipped the W910i phone with Auto Rotating Display. Users can rotate the phone and it will automatically adjusts display according to the way you are holding the phone.
The newly launched HSDPA Walkman phone also possesses some other high-end feature such as high-speed Web access for faster downloads, a large 2.36-inch bright crystal 262,000 TFT screen, 2MP camera and excellent multimedia experience.
The W910i phone also features:
# Motion Sensor Gaming – Control game functions by balancing the phone on palm
# Audio books – listen to favorite books
# Pod cast – Subscribe, Browse and Listen to Podcasts
# Unique Media Experience with Walkman 3.0
# Enhanced Track ID - Sample a song playing and get to know the artist and lyrics of the song
# PLUS – Access TV, movies, music and more
# Comes with Unique USB Adapter – convert your 2GB card into pen drive
The W910i phone is a slider style phone with weight of 86 grams and slimness of 12.5 mm.
“Sony Ericsson created Shake Control and SensMe because we want music lovers to experience their music on a whole new level. We are confident that users will have hours of fun shaking up their music and exploring the SensMe feature to match the right tracks to your mood. The W910i aims to redefine ‘music on your mobile’ and signifies the coming of age of the Walkman phone,” said Sudhin Mathur, General Manager, Sony Ericsson India.
The W910i phone will be available in the Indian market in two colors i.e. Hearty Red and Noble Black. Interested buyers will have to shell out approximate Rs. 19,000 to purchase their own piece.
Nokia 6110 Navigator
Ever found urself at a crossroads,lost,and not knowing which turn to take? this navigator from nokia'll appeal to the adventurous among us. with an in-built GPS receiver and nokia's own 3D mapping software, u'll get to know every city or countryside like the back of ur hand.The phone also features voice guidance,local information and local maps.Optional add-ons include information on the current traffic conditions,weather and travel guides.Almost forgot,this one's a phone too,with a 2mp camera for those travel pics,HSDPA for fast web surfing and downloads,mp3 player,FMradio.So the next time u exit ur comfort zone,make sure the6110 goes toooo!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Adsense tips
Tip #1: Don't put ads on empty pages.
When I reworked my site, I built a skeleton set of pages that had no content, just titles and some meta tags. I displayed ads on those pages, however. Although all you see are public service ads at first, the very act of displaying ads on a page causes the AdSense web crawler to quickly fetch that page for analysis. A page with good content will thus begin showing relevant paying ads fairly quickly.
If you don't have any content, then, Google will have to guess as what your page is about. It may guess wrong, and so the ads that it displays may not be relevant. You'll have to wait until Google re-crawls the site for the ads to correct themselves.
Tip #2: Don't be afraid to ask questions
If you're wondering about something, don't be afraid to ask Google. So far, they've always responded to my questions within a working day. There are two email addresses to use, depending on the type of question:
Please feel free to email us at adsense-tech@google.com if you have additional technical questions or concerns. For general program or account questions, please email adsense-support@google.com.
Tip #3: Avoid non-English characters on English pages
This one is a bug, to be honest. My surname is French, and I prefer to write it out correctly with the accent grave on the first "e". Every page on my site would then include at least two accented letters, because my name shows up twice in the footer. On some pages my name shows up two or three more times.
Normally, this wouldn't be an issue. But on some pages the presence of the accented characters is enough to cause AdSense to display non-relevant ads in French. This happens whether the browser indicates a preference for French or not.
Tip #4: Check your keyword density
Although Google doesn't release exact details as to how they determine the ads to serve on a given page, they do tell us that it's the text content of the page that matters, not the meta tags. Before serving ads on a page, then, you might want to check its keyword density. A good, free tool for doing this is found here: http://www.ranks.nl/tools/spider.html
This lets you fine-tune the page before exposing it to the AdSense crawler.
More AdSense Tips
You can find more AdSense tips in my Make Easy Money with Google blog. Here's the complete list so far:
AdSense Tip #5: Manage your own AdSense account
AdSense Tip #6: Carefully craft blog or forum pages
AdSense Tip #7: When NOT to use CSS
AdSense Tip #8: Access your console from alternate domains
AdSense Tip #9: Use section targeting to exclude stop/poison keywords from your content
AdSense Tip #10: Join the AdWords program
AdSense Tip #11: Plumb AdWords for keywords
