Make A Computer Desktop Prank

If you want to make a joke to your friends to go crazy this is the right article for you. Change their computer icons with some fake ones. And when he click on them nothing happens.
Just follow the steps below to perform your prank.

1. Make a Print Screen of your desktop. You can use the Print Scrn button on your keyboard.

2. Open MS Paint go to Edit and choose Paste.

3. Go to File-> Save as and save the picture.

4. Now set the saved picture as the Desktop Wallpaper.

5.  Right click on an empty place on your desktop and choose Arrange Icons by.

7. Now click on Show Desktop Icons and make sure it is unchecked.

8. Your real icons will disappear and will remain only the screenshot you have made.

You won't be able to open any icon. And this for sure will drive mad the owner of the computer.

Measure your alcohol level with your iPod !

iBreath Alcohol Breathalyzer is the ultimate iPod accessory that lets you take your own alcohol breath test to get home safely.This cool breathalyzer it is also an iPod FM Tuner that transmits your iPod tunes to any FM tuner.

Blow and exhale into it for at least 5 seconds and 2 seconds later, this amazing tool let's you know if ou are within the legal limit to drive. It even has a timer

that can be set from 1 minute up to 8 hours to remind you when it's time for the next test. Great gadget for parties.

Technical Details:

- Compact, stylish design
- No batteries needed
- All Functions & results shown on iBreath LCD display
- 0.000 - 0.100% BAC Range
- Wireless FM Transmitter

Included Accessories:

- iBreath
- 12V Car Plug
- USB Cable
- Instruction Manual

Go here to buy this product.

The new Mac Mini

Regarding the Mac mini, some people think they know everything there is to know but there are rumors that a new Mac mini will be announced at Macworld Expo 2009 next week. (January 5-9, 2009)

Many details are vague but we still have no idea if the dimensions of the new mini are different from the existing model.The internal optical drive is going to be changed to a SATA optical drive that can be swapped out for a second SATA hard drive.

Having a second internal hard drive is very useful for the mini in a server role. Using a solution of RAID 1 mirroring becomes very simple.

The new Mac mini won't be made of topped with white plastic like the current model, instead it will be using black plastic and aluminum. The new mini has a "lip" similar to the Time Capsule.

The optical disc slot is hidden under the lip so it won't be obvious in case the owner chooses to have two hard drives instead of a hard and optical drive combo.

Let's hope for all Mac lovers that this rumor is true.

Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu

If you don't like that your username and picture are displayed in Start menu, then dont worry, there is a solution to disable that. Just follow the steps in this tutorial.

1. Start Windows Explorer and go to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures.
(The option Show hidden Files from Tools/Folder Options must be checked)

2. In that folder, rename the picture which corresponds to your user account.
For example, if your username is Cristian, rename Cristian.bmp to old_Cristian.bmp.

3. Rename the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures

to something else. For example:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\No_Default Pictures

4. Go to Start -> Run.


5. Type regedit and press Enter.


6. Navigate to this key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft\ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer and set NoUserNameInStartMenu value data to 1.

If you don't have this dword make it by right clicking on the key and select New.


7. After you Restart your computer you see that your username and picture are gone from your Start menu.

Shut Down Windows XP Faster

Previously I had posted an article on how to make Vista shut down faster and I hope it was useful. So today I bring a similar kind of tutorial after following which you will be able to shut down Windows XP faster.
Windows XP is a line of proprietary operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers.

To shut down Windows XP faster you need to do some changes in your registry.

1. Click Start menu button -> Run...
2. Type in regedit and hit Enter.

3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Control Panel -> Desktop.

4. Now you must look for HungAppTimeout and WaitToKillAppTimeout. Make sure that HungAppTimeout is set to 5000.
5. Double click WaitToKillAppTimeout and set its value to 4000.

Click OK.
5. Now navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> System -> CurrentControlSet -> Control.


6. Double click WaitToKillServiceTimeout and set its value to 4000.

Click OK.
7. Reboot your machine and the next time you shut it down it will happen a lot faster.

A Google Magic Trick

I remember that previously I had given here a tutorial on hoe to make the google logo dance. Today I bring you anither google related tutorial by which you can perform a small trick with the Google logo and make the two O's of the logo disappear!

1. Connnect to the internet and open this page http://darkartsmedia.com/Google.html . Don't tell our audience that you will perform a "magic trick!".

2.With your free hand point to the Google logo and say "Watch This" and in the same time click with the mouse in quietly anywhere on the web page. You will have about FIVE seconds to cover the two "O"s with your fingers before the "O"s slowly disappear.


3. To make the "O"s reappear, tell the spectator to touch the screen using their fingers. Click secretly on the webpage with your mouse and in FIVE seconds the two "O"s will reappear by magic.

4. The next time you click on the fake web page you are quitely forwarded to the real Google search page so the spectator will never known what happened.
People in general just see the logo and dont look at the address bar.
One more thing HAPPY NEW YEAR to you.