Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Image inserting in Gmail:

1--- Login into your gmail account.
2--- Click Settings → Click Labs → Go to Inserting Images → Select Enable.
3--- Click Save Changes button.
4--- A button (insert image) appears at just above message box. Click and insert the image.
Enjoy colorful mailing.


Windows Tweaks to improve speed:

Deleting Temporary files to improve PC speed:
Here are the steps:
1--- Click StartRun
2--- Type %temp% in open box and click OK.
3--- A temp folder will open with files and folders in it. Select all and delete.
4--- Empty Recycle Bin.
Repeat steps 1 to 4 with typing temp instead of %temp% in open box.
It will improve computer speed a little bit.
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Increasing Virtual Memory in Windows XP:

1- Right Click My Computer.
2- Select Properties → Advanced → Performance Settings → Advanced → Virtual Memory → Change.
Keep the initial size same as recommended and maximum size double of it and restart your PC. It will improve speed of windows and you can play some games which require higher ram.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

How to backup actions in photoshop?

Well, actions are nowadays wildly used in image editing in photoshop. It makes work easier and faster. I say this pretty handy tool a "shortcut". But this shortcut is basically not a shortcut whereas a hardwork of one's and smartwork for another. Let us jump on to the point, how to backup of our useful actions in photoshop. There are two ways to save or backup actions as follows:
Method - 1: Saving Actions one by one :
1- Make a folder on desktop such as "backup"
2- Run Photoshop.
3- Go to Action Palette i.e. WindowsAction.
4- You will get an Action Palette (a small dialog box) in the right side of window.
5- Select the Action set you want to backup or save in backup folder, you created on desktop.
6- The Action set will get grayed out when you select Action set, this is a confirmation that you are selecting properly.
7- Click the small arrow (located in the upper right corner of the palette) to open the palette options i.e. context menu.
8- Click Save Actions.
9- Save dialog box will appear, locate the path to backup folder at deskop from Save in box.
10- Click Save.
11- The selected action set is saved in the folder as a .atn file. You can save only one set at a time.
12- Repeate steps 5 to 11 to save/copy or backup of more actions.

Method - 2: Saving Complete Action Palette:
1- Locate the file "Actions Palette.psp" found in the Photoshop preferences folder on your harddrive.
2- Path: C:\Documents and Settings\[User]\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop\[Version]\Adobe Photoshop [x] Settings\).
E.g.
C:\Documents and Settings\Ravi\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop\9\Adobe Photoshop 9 Settings\
3- Copy or backup this file. You can overwrite the same file on another computer. All your action scripts will be copied with it.
Please specify: A backup of "Actions Palette.psp" of another computer on which we are moving or copying our useful actions must be taken before copying.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Google Chrome: Settings to remove offline content, clear cache, cookies, removing login entries, saved password, search bar and download entries

(1) Run Google Chrome browser.
(2) Go To Tool menu → OptionsGoogle Chrome OptionsMinor TweaksPasswords
Select option (radio button, just click in it to select option) :
[.] Never save passwords.
Click → [ Close ]
(3) Again go to ToolsClear Browsing Data. Select all the following options:
[√] Clear browsing history.
[√] Clear download history.
[√] Empty the cache.
[√] Delete cookies.
[√] Clear saved passwords.
And select [ Everything ] from Clear data from this period option.
Then click → [ Clear Browsing Data ]
You done again to clear browser.

Opera: Removing offline content, saved ids and passwords, clearing search bar, clearing history, removing cache

(1) Run Opera Browser.

(2) Click Delete Private Data.

     A Delete Private Data dialog box will appear. Click Detailed Option and Check all the following options:

     [√] Delete temporary cookies.

     [√] Delete all cookies.

     [√] Delete password protected pages and data.

     [√] Delete entire cache.

     [√] Clear History of visited pages.

     [√] Clear History of file transfers.

     [√] Clear bookmark visited time.

     [√] Clear all e-mail account passwords.

     [√] Clear all Wand passwords.

     Close all tabs.

     Delete all entries from the following tabs:

          [  Manage Cookies...  ]          [  Manage Wand Passwords...  ]

     Click Delete button.

     Click Yes  button (every time it arrives).

     Close browser.

And you have all done.

Happy & Safe surfing!

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Mozilla Firefox settings for removing entries from search bar, Offline data, saved ids and passwords, history & cookies from browser

(1) Run Mozilla Firfox.
(2) Go to Tool menu → OptionsPrivacy (tab) → History.
History
Here uncheck (remove "√" symbol from box) following options:
[ ] Keep my history for at least 90 days.
[ ] Remember what I enter in forms and the search bar.
[ ] Remember what I've downloaded.
Private Data
Check (click in the check box so that "√" (right) symbol appears in it i.e. select it) following options:
[√] Always clear my private data when I close Firefox.
[√] Ask me before clearing private data.
(Selecting this option will allow Firefox to display Clear Private Data dialog box
when you close Firefox).
Click Settings (Tab)
Clear private data
When I ask Firefox to clear my private data, it should erase: (Check all of the following options)
[√] Browsing History
[√] Download History
[√] Saved Form and Search History
[√] Cache
[√] Cookies
[√] Offiline Website data
[√] Saved Passwords
[√] Authenticated Sessions
Click [OK]
(3) Go to Security (Tab) → Passwords
Remove checks from the following options:
[ ] Remember passwords for sites
(but before removing check of this option go to Exceptions (tab) and Click [Remove All].
Click [Saved Passwords] and if there is any, click [Remove All] and close.
Click [ OK ] to quit.
When you quit a Clear Private Data dialog box will appear. Just click [Clear Private Data Now].
Now you are all done.
Enjoy safe and secure surfing.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Internet Explorer 7.0 settings to remove offline contents, deleting history, previous login entry, saved ids and passwords:

1- Run Internet Explorer 7.0
2- Go to Tool menu → Internet Options → General (tab) → Browsing History → Click Delete button → Select Delete All.
When you click Delete All, a dialog box will appear on screen showing:
Are you sure you want to delete all Internet Explorers browsing history?
[] Also delete files and settings stored by add-ons.
Click the check box and then click Yes.
3- Go to Content Tab → AutoComplete → Settings. Here remove checks in the following options:
[ ] User names and passwords on forms
[ ] Prompt me to save passwords
Just remove checks i.e. right symbol by clicking in the check box.
Click OK.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Removing entries from address bar and previous login entries permanently

Internet Explorer 6.0

(1) Run Internet Explorer

(2) Go to Tool Menu

(3) Select Internet Options → General Tab

Delete

1- Delete Files. [Check] Delete all offline content. Click Ok

2- Delete Cookies. Delete all cookies in the temporary files folder. click Ok

(4) Go to History → Clear History → Click ok.

(5) Go to Content [Tab] → Personal Information → AutoComplete.

Here: 1- [Uncheck] User names & passwords on forms

[Uncheck] Prompt me to save passwords

2- Click both tabs: [Clear Forms] [Clear Passwords]. Then click ok.

(6) Now you are done.

Please specify: Check means clicking with mouse in the box so that right symbol appears in the box which enables the selected option. Whereas uncheck means removing right symbol from the check box (box) which disables the option.

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