How to Disable CD/DVD drive and Removable storage USB devices in Windows 7 & Vista

Windows 7 and Vista provides an easy way to protect your private and important data from being copied or stolen by unwanted people. This is possible if you disable read/write access to Removable Storage devices like CD/DVD drive and USB Flash drives/Pen drives.

Users can either opt to deny read access/deny write access or both. When disabling read access, you can’t open or copy any files from desired removable media. When disabling write access, you can’t paste any files/folder on the removable device.
How to Disable system devices:
Go to Start, open Run or Search and type “gpedit.msc”. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Removable Storage Access

You’ll be presented with various options for different devices. Just open the entry you want to modify, chose Enabled button and click Ok.

Buy Kingston’s 256GB highest capacity Pen drive.

We’ve previously posted about Kingston’s 256GB highest capacity Pen drive. A new biggest size USB Flash drive ‘DataTraveler 310’ is now launched by Kingston which features 256GB capacity, making it the highest capacity drive available on the market.


DataTraveler 310 offers a fast transfer rate and has a Password Traveler software, which protects data by allowing users to create and access a secure, password -protected area on the drive called as Privacy Zone.

• Capacity – 256GB
• Fast – data transfer rates of 25MB/sec. read and 12MB/sec. write
• Dimensions – 2.90" x 0.87" x 0.63" (73.70mm x 22.20mm x 16.10mm)
• Convenient – No administrator rights are required to access the Privacy Zone
• Guaranteed – Five-year warranty with 24/7 tech support

DT310/256GB is available to buy worldwide, and is not limited to selected regions like the previous DT300 model. It can be purchased from Kingston at a whooping price of $1,108

FILEminimizer Pictures 3.0 goes FREE & gets Facebook integration [Image compression tool]

Just got an email from balesio AG that FILEminimizer Pictures 3.0 has been released, the new version is completely Free and now offers integrated uploading of optimized images directly to Facebook. It is a great tool that helps in saving your time and bandwidth.

FILEminimizer Pictures 3.0 optimizes digital photos and images and achieves file size reductions by up to 98% without zipping. For example, a JPEG photo with a size of 5MB can be reduced to only 0.1MB. After compression, the images are still in their native file format and looks beautiful considering the vast deduction in their file size.


It is very easy-to-use with a simple interface, and is a boon for users who frequently upload their Digicam pictures on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter. For them, the Web/E-mail compression option serves the best purpose. Optimizing images saves your bandwidth and time as well as of the person who is seeing your uploads.
Features:

• Fast Image compression by up to 98%
• Supports JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG and EMF image formats
• Pack & Go: optimize your images and pictures and directly send them via email
• Facebook Integration: compress your photos and upload them directly to Facebook
• Search Wizard: find and compress pictures, images and photos on PCs and networks
• Choose the most adequate compression from 4 different compression levels
• Batch Process: compress whole digital photo albums at once
• Advanced settings for lossless compression, handling of EXIF information, etc.
• "Drag & Drop" files directly into program
• Multilingual interface – offered in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
• Fully compatible with Windows 7
• Free full version – No registration required, no strings attached.

Our Results on basis of different Compression settings:

• Web/E-mail compression – 2.80 MB sized Digital camera JPG photo (dimensions: 3264×2448) was reduced to JPG image sized 144 KB with dimension of 640×480.
  
• Standard compression – 2.73 MB sized Digital camera JPG photo (dimensions: 3264×2448) was reduced to JPG image sized 291 KB with dimension of 1024×768.
  
• Low/Print compression – 2.59 MB sized Digital camera JPG photo (dimensions: 3264×2448) was reduced to JPG image sized 612 KB with dimension of 1600×1200.
  

The results were good for all the 3 compressed images, their image quality was good and hardly any difference in quality was noticeable. However, ‘Upload to Facebook’ feature didn’t worked for me and also the ‘View files’ button wasn’t doing anything.
Download FILEminimizer Pictures 3.0  (4.7 MB)

How to get MNP – Move to Airtel without changing your mobile number

Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is a facility which allows users to change their mobile operator while retaining their existing operator’s mobile number. Currently, MNP has been launched only in Haryana and one should be with existing operator for at least 90 days before they can port into another operator.


How to Switch to Airtel without changing your Mobile No. -
If you’re a Non-airtel mobile customer and want to move your mobile number to Airtel, then simply follow the steps below laid by Airtel to set them as your mobile operator:
1. You need to generate UPC (Unique Porting Code) by sending SMS to 1900. UPC is an alphanumeric code allocated, upon request, by a mobile operator to its subscriber for the purpose of facilitation of porting of his/her mobile number to another operator.

• SMS to be sent : PORT to 1900. Operator SMS charges will be applicable. Eg. SMS PORT 98XXXXXXXX to 1900

2. After sending SMS to 1900, you will receive UPC (Unique Porting Code) as a SMS from 1901 giving 8 digit alpha-numeric Unique Porting Code (UPC) and UPC expiry date in MM/DD/YYYY format
3. Visit your nearest airtel outlet / showroom
4. Fill airtel Mobile Number Porting (MNP) form providing details like

• Current Mobile Number
• Current Operator name
• UPC code

5. Submit Address & Id proof documents, self-attested photo and last bill copy of postpaid connection (if applicable) along-with filled MNP form and Customer Agreement Form.
6. Buy the airtel MNP SIM card from airtel outlet / showroom. SIM charges, talktime value and porting charge are non-refundable in the event of cancellation / rejection of port-in request.
7. Airtel will send an SMS on your old/existing operator’s SIM (existing connection) intimating about the porting date and time, i.e. the date and approximate time till when you can continue to use your existing operator’s SIM card.
8. There will be a 2-hour ‘no service period’ which will begin after the porting time as given above. The ‘no service period’ will be between 12 midnight to 5 am during which your mobile service will not be active on any SIM. All efforts will be made to ensure that this ‘no service period’ causes minimum inconvenience to you.
9. After the ‘no service period’, you can replace your existing operator’s SIM card with the new airtel SIM card in your handset.
Once your Airtel SIM card is activated, you would be ready to enjoy airtel’s high-quality network, innovative value added services and customer service using your existing mobile number.
MNP Charges – You have to pay a nominal porting fee of Rs.19 at the time of making the porting request. After submitting the required documents and payment you will get the Airtel MNP SIM card from the outlet.
>> Check the Mobile Number Portability FAQs page at Airtel for more details.

Watch the ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 Official song: De Ghumake

As you may know, ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 is just around the corner and ready to commence in full action starting from 19th Feb. An official theme song followed by a video is produced for World Cup 2011, same was done earlier for Commonwealth Games.


This Official song named “De Ghumake” is sung and composed by the much popular trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The song has been released in 3 different regional languages: Hindi (sung by Shankar Mahadevan), Bangla (sung by Raghab Chatterjee) and Sinhalese (sung by Ranidu Lankage).

CC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said: “Music really helps to create a buzz around an event and I am delighted we have such an energetic and diverse selection of great songs that will surely become the soundtrack of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.”
Rajat Kakar, Managing Director of Universal Music India said: “The ICC Cricket World Cup is going to be the biggest sporting extravaganza in the world this year and ‘De Ghumake’ is the perfect anthem to celebrate this occasion.

>> Watch the Official Video song of De Ghumake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qvRmzn4WE5A
The album is packed with hits, both international and Hindi, which set the mood for celebrations." Universal Music will release the physical album and the online version of the title track on all leading portals across the globe. The anthem song is also made available for download in all the 3 languages on hungama.com.
Do share your views about this World Cup 2011 theme song.
Source: India Blooms
Also See: Official ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule/Fixtures

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Free Download Cricket World Cup 2011 – Wallpapers & Windows 7 Theme

These 6 colourful wallpapers featuring sturdy players of India are sourced from SantaBanta.com and are available both in standard and high resolution. There’s also a special wallpaper which features the Official ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule.
Click on the images to download them in your desired desktop resolution:






All the images depict popular soft drink ‘PEPSI’ as they’re the official global partner of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. We’ve also packed all the above desktop wallpapers into a nice theme for Windows 7.
Download ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Windows 7 Theme:

• Widescreen Theme (1440×900)
• Full HD Theme (1920×1080)

To use this theme on Windows 7, just double-click on it and it will get applied. Enjoy!

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How to Link Facebook with Google or Yahoo account to Auto-login ?

Facebook users can now login to Facebook, using their Google, Yahoo and OpenID accounts. You need to link your other accounts with Facebook in order to use this.
To link your existing account with Facebook, login to Facebook >Settings >Account settings. Under My Account >Settings you will find an entry as Linked accounts, select change.


Now, choose the desired account from the drop box which you want to be linked with your Facebook account. Then click on Link New account.

Click Allow and your Google, Yahoo, etc. accounts will now be linked with Facebook.

You can also remove any of the linked account anytime, if needed by simply clicking Remove.
This is a useful feature introduced by Facebook as it will allow users to login easily if they are logged in to any of the linked services or accounts.

How to Download & Backup your Facebook Information

Just noticed that Facebook has added a “Download Your Information” option under Account settings. This is a useful feature which allows Facebook users to easily download a copy of entire information, present on their Facebook profile.

Data that’s included when you Download your Facebook information:

• Your profile information (e.g. your contact information, interests, groups)
• Wall posts and content that you and your friends have posted to your profile
• Photos and videos that you have uploaded to your account
• Your friend list
• Notes you have created
• Events to which you have RSVP’d
• Your sent and received messages
• Any comments that you and your friends have made on your Wall posts, photos, and other profile content

To Download Facebook Information, go to your Account Settings page, click the ‘learn more’ link beside "Download Your Information." From there, click the ‘Download’ button; a dialog-box will open, click the Download button. Then wait some time!

Unfortunately, there is no way to individually select which data you would like to download. The download is provided as a zip file, within this zip file you will have access to your data in a simple, browseable manner.
Note: Facebook will ask you to verify your identity in order to help protect the security of your account. After making the request, it may take some time to process your request and you will receive an email when your archive is ready for download.

Remove Watermark from Images without using Photoshop

This is a very simple program developed in DotNet to remove watermark from images.


Just 500KB in size this tool Reconstructs the selected image area from the pixel near the area boundary and removes watermark from images instantly.

Download:



Watermark Remover

Do We really Need Leaders?

Like millions of others, we have been thrilled and terrified by the unexpected and unprecedented news coming out of Egypt in recent weeks. As editors who work at a company specializing in, among other matters, how to lead, we've been fascinated by how assiduously various forces, for various reasons, have been trying to anoint a leader on a movement that has been aggressive about not having one. Whether it's Mohamed ElBaradei, someone from the Muslim Brotherhood, Google's Wael Ghonim, or someone else, it seems hard for many in the media to grasp the idea of a movement without a recognizable, charismatic figure (a Nelson Mandela or an Aung San Suu Kyi, or maybe even a Julian Assange) in front of it. If ever a country needed a Jim Collins-style Level 5 leader who also embodies Daniel Goleman's notions of emotional intelligence and Peter Drucker's ideas about effectiveness, it's Egypt right now.




But it's not just the media (and let's not forget that "media" is a plural word) scouring Tahrir Square for someone to take charge. We want someone to be in charge. There is, after all, plenty of evidence that leaderless organizations can dissolve into chaos just as easily as those run by dictators. But the favorite book of the U.S. Tea Partiers, other than the Constitution, is The Starfish and the Spider, which does a good job of showcasing how nontraditional organizations can thrive (unless, of course, they're co-opted). Organizations as diverse as Ushahidi and file-sharing sites show how plenty can be accomplished without an explicitly hierarchical structure. And let's not forget, as Barbara Kellerman and others have pointed out, you can't have leaders without followers. In the most enlightened organizations, the lines between the two can be almost invisible.



Of course countries don't exist without a head of state. In Egypt, it appears that the military will take that role for now, and it's too soon to tell whether that's a welcome transitional development or an ominous one. But as the world waits to see who will take over from generations of authoritarian rule, it's worth wondering: why do we take for granted that there's got to be someone at the top? Is it a social construct? Are we hard-wired for it? What do you think?