Tips
Internet Security 2010 Virus
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 | Information Technology, Tips | No Comments
My office has been infected by this virus. Basically it pretends to be a Anti Virus software but in turn blocks all the Regedit and Task Manager files. Upon scanning, it will prompt you to purchase their product. This is a spam software, do not register for it.
There are 2 ways to remove this virus, namely the manual method or by installing Spyware Doctor.
I Tried the manual method many times, but was to no avail. The best is th install the Spyware Doctor version 7. They manage to instantly detect the virus and Internet Security 2010 was removed from the computers.
For those who do not want to spend for the Spyware Doctor, you may also search for the crack version which is avaiable at Torrent, go figure 
Internet Security 2010
Pikom PC Fair 2009 Malaysia
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 | Event, Information Technology, Tips | 2 Comments
The next Pikom PC Fair, or rather the 3rd one for the year 2009 will be launching very soon. Below are some details, including the dates and venue for each exhibition. Once again we would like to hear from you regarding best buys, special promo and so on. We also allow retail shops who are going to be in the fair to give us an insight of what’s the special promo this time around.
Pikom PC Fair 2009
More details can be obtained from the official website, www.pikom.org.my.
25-27 November 2009(11:00am - 9:00pm)
Dewan Merdeka, Seri Manjung
27-29 November 2009(11:00am - 9:00pm)
Dewan Tunku Ibrahim Ismail, Kluang
Alor Star Mall, Alor Star - NEW VENUE
Terminal 1 Shopping Centre, Seremban
4-6 December 2009 (11:00am - 9:00pm)
KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Penang International Sports Arena (PISA), Penang
Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC), Melaka - NEW VENUE
11-13 December 2009(11:00am - 9:00pm)
Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru
Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh, Perak
LG Car Park Exhibition Hall, 1Borneo, Kota Kinabalu - NEW VENUE
Dewan Suarah, Bintulu
Short cut keys to improve producvity
Monday, November 9th, 2009 | Gadgets, Tips | No Comments
I found this list online and it should benefit you guys. Most if it I already know because I use to like to read the Help files under windows.
CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)
Search Engine Optimization for Webmasters
Friday, June 19th, 2009 | Information Technology, Tips, Website | No Comments
A quick tip write up for Webmasters who want to do Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). I’ve been in the search engine optimization industry for quite sometime. My passion for it started in 2003 when I tried getting www.webthris.com to be listed on top of search engines, namely www.google.com and www.yahoo.com, with certain selected keywords.
There are alot of website out there who teach in detail how the SEO process is conducted, you may search for them as well. I can teach the basics here, but frankly, Search Engine Optimisation is a long process and must be continuously done.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO Tips)
1) TItle Tags and Meta Tags
The first thing that Google bot or robot reads (these are sort of scripts that are created to read your website) are the title and meta tags that exist on your website. Do check your source code the the <tlte> and <meta> tags. Both of these must contain the specific keyword that you are interested in.
Meta tags must be included in terms of the keywords, and description and must always be different on each page of your website. You may use Google Webmaster to monitor as well as check for any meta tag mistake.
2) Headings
Next is to make sure the usage of Heading tags <H>. This is important because google and yahoo bots tend to give extra points for them. Use Heading tags for your keywords.
3) Content
To be successfully listed on the top rankings in the search engines, the words on your web pages should never be an afterthougth but a major investment in your search engine optimization campaign.
A well optimised title and a good heading certainly will boost search engine ranking but it will turn ineffective unless the page also contains some keyword-rich body text. Content is what the search engine really want to index. If logistics allowed them they would look at nothing else on a page except content. Adequate description content allows search engine spiders to extract obvious targeted keywords and phrases. Below are the key component areas for each page on the site where we need to include target ket phrase in proper proportion.
- TITLE and META-description tags.
- Headings.
- First paragraph of textual content within the body of the main page of the site.
- Hyperlinked keywords and the TITLE tag of the respective target page.
- alt-text for images.
4) Hyperlink Optimization
Search engine spiders or bots consider hyperlinks as one of the important elements while indexing a web site. You should divide the pages properly and use hyperlinks to link to them. The TITLE attribute should also be used. The content placed within the TITLE attribute will be presented to the end user as a small description window when they place their cursor over the hyperlink. A good technique for search engine to index your web site.
5) Alt-text for images
If you’re using Images on your website, make sure that they are not too huge in size so that it will load fast. Website that take a long time to load will discourage search engine spiders and also readers. The alt-text is the text that hides behind the images and since the search engine spiders are not able to “see” any information that is held within an image, the alt-text provides a way for the search engines to tell what each image on the site signify.
6) Link Popularity
All major crawler-based search engine (such as google) uses link analysis as part of their ranking algotirhm. It is because it’s very difficult for everyone to “fake” good links and spam search engines by manipulating the keywords and content on their web pages.
Back linking is the most important factor for a better ranking on Google and many other search engines. Your link popularity rating is a combination of the following:
- The number of sites linking to you.
- The words that are used to describe your site in the links.
- The relevance of those sites as they relate to your subject matter.
- The link popularity of the sites that link to you.
- The search engine rankings of the sites that link to you.
7) Website Architecture and Link Structure Analysis
To allow the search engines to easily get around your web site and index every page, you should ideally have a text based navigation structure. Drop down menus, image maps, and frameset menus are difficult and in some cases impossible for the search engine spiders to follow.
Below are a list that you’ll need to consider to make your website userfriendly to search engines:
- You must use hyperlinks menus (text based) and not only image, flash and javascript menu. This will decrease page load time as well as increase optimisation for search engines.
- Include a site map to your users that point to the important part of your web page.
- If you’re targetting a certain region for your website to be recognised in search engines, it is a good idea to include your city, state and phone details at the top of all pages as readable text.
- The files or pages in your server, should be closer to the root file as possible. For example, a file at www.webthris.com/something.htm, would get better ranking than a files located at www.webthris.com/here/something.htm.
- Never use a Javascript menu, javascript will chase away the search engine crawlers.
Webmasters, do these changes to your website immediately and you’ll see changes in the ranking. It could take anywhere from a day to 3 months for you to see some changes. Do select your favourable keywords and monitor them manually, or you could use online softwares such as Google Analysis or Google Webmaster to help you keep track of these keywords.
Happy SEO-ing.
Blackle.com, Save with Google
Friday, June 19th, 2009 | Tips, Website | No Comments
Good morning readers.
This is a website that I went through quite sometime ago and I want to introduce it to you people. This website uses the exact same engine as google, but it saves alot of energy. Simple named www.blackle.com.
Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle searches are powered by Google Custom Search. Blackle saves energy because it uses a black background that reduces the need of energy. It might be a little hard on the eyes, and may take time getting used to, but eventually it will save alot of energy.
To date, they have saved 1,295,842.347 Watt hours and increasing everyday. I would recommend that everyone uses this website. A little saved here and there, will make a big difference eventually.
Blackle for Google.com