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Yahoo Chat Commands and some tricks

Chat Command Help

/cls Clears the history

/help Displays this message

/join roomname Joins room 'roomname'

/goto username Goes to 'username'

/think xxx . o O (xxx)

/follow user Follows the user wherever they go

/follow Stop Following

/invite username Invites 'username' to join this room : emotion Displays user defined emotion string

/think-- will get you . o O ( ........ ) just type /think whatever.....and get . o O ( whatever ) ...doesn't seem to work in messenger chat though......java /cheeta/ychat/cheeta users if they just type /think will have a random message inserted
/roll 2-- will get you something like 'fire-wall rolls 2 dice 3,4' ........to roll multisided dice type /roll 2:10
try /roll 2x2 to flip coins

/tell ( name )-- allows you to send a private message with out a pm box
/goto ( name ) lets you go to a friend or another user
/invite ( name )-- allows you to invite a user to where you are
/follow ( name )-- allows you to follow someone
/stopfollow( name )-- stops you following someone else.... no way to stop someone from following you. :cry: :cry:
/cls-- clears the screen
/help-- works great in java chat!!! be prepared for a full screen of info though.
/define-- works in cheeta chat
/time-- works in most clients
/version or /ver --the latter is great for when you need help.........and /version helpers name sends them a private message with the same info so they can help.
/join (roomname) is great for skipping the rooms list......like
/join yahoo! chat help:1

to emote without using the pop up emotes or the list just type /emote name .......like /hug or to emote someone /hug ( name) and to make your text show as an emote .....type a : then whatever.....and your text will look like an emote like Fire-wall hugs you

/ignore add (username) a quick way to send someone to the iggy box.....
/ignore remove (username) can take an accidental ignore off..... or even remove yourself form your own ignore.... don't laugh.... it has happened!!! despite yahoo saying you cant ignore yourself. you can also open messenger, look under privacy, and remove names there.
/save works in all but messenger (click file. then save for messenger chat)........in browser chat make sure you know where it saves the transcript!!!!!
/logoff closes your chat screen and logs you out

XP SETUP -- Microsoft Error codes

Q161703
"Stop: 0x0000001E" Error Message During Setup
Q216251
How to Specify a Specific or Third-Party HAL During Windows Setup
Q217073
Windows Setup Hangs When "Setup Is Starting Windows" Screen Appears
Q220845
Adding Third-Party or Updated Driver During Windows Setup
Q221447
Autologon and AutoLogonCount Parameters for Windows Unattended Setup
Q222939
Windows Setup Does Not Prompt for Installation Folder
Q225125
Windows Setup Does Not Prompt for Installation Folder
Q225125
Limited OEM Driver Support with F6 During Windows Setup
Q238955
How to Use Cmdlines.txt File During Sysprep.exe Setup Wizard
Q242380
How to Use a Command Prompt During GUI-Mode Setup
Q281652
Error Message "Setup Was Unable to Build the List of Files to Be Copied" During a Windows XP Unattended Installation
Q281653
Setup Appears to Stop Responding at the Registering Components Screen During an Unattended Installation
Q282008
Partitions Created by Using PartitionMagic 5.0 Appear Inactive in Windows XP Setup
Q282296
Setup from the 16-Bit Winnt.exe File Continues in an Endless Loop
Q283079
No Mouse or Keyboard Response During Sysprep Mini-Setup
Q283240
Quitting Text-Mode Setup Does Not Restart the Computer
Q283332
Setup Stops Responding Upon Restart After You Install Windows XP to a Partition on an IA64 Computer
Q287546
Missing Files" Error Message During Setup When Deploying Windows XP Images
Q289657
Out of Box Experience (OOBE) Does Not Run After Setup Completes
Q293281
Unpartitioned Space Remains When Creating a Partition During Setup
Q293834
User Accounts That You Create During Setup Are Administrator Account Types
Q295116
A Description of the Windows XP Setup Function Keys
Q296673
Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 Setup Does Not Work on Windows XP
Q296814
Setup Stops Responding (Hangs) During File Copy
Q297837
The CD-ROM Drive May Not Be Accessible During Setup on Computers That Have DirectCD Installed
Q301340
During Setup You Are Unable to Format a Partition with a File Allocation Table Format
Q301933
Error Message: Setup Was Unable to Build the List of Files to Be Copied. The System Cannot Find the Path...
Q302686
Differences Between a Quick Format and Format During Windows XP Setup
Q303466
Master Boot Record Disks Cannot Be Converted to GPT by Means of an Unattended Setup
Q305746
Windows XP Setup Halts When You Start Installation from Within Windows 95
Q305883
Windows Upgrade Advisor Quits Abruptly During System Compatibility Check and No Report Appears
Q307099
STOP 7b Error Occurs When You Press F6 to Load Drivers During Unattended Windows XP Setup
Q307316
Volume License Product ID Is Revealed During the Sysprep.exe Mini-Setup Wizard
Q309800
Serial Mouse Is Not Detected During Windows XP Setup
Q310637
Troubleshooting Invalid CD Key Error Message During Windows XP Setup
Q310760
Windows XP Does Not Respond at "Setup Is Starting Windows XP" Message

What To Do When Windows Wont Boot

When Windows fails to boot it is normally caused by you installing a program or device and it has caused a conflict with one or more other programs. This will no doubt give you plenty of heartaches if you're not certain which program caused Windows to not boot up.If you recently installed a program or application and know where it was installed, you may be in much better shape as for as correcting the error. Here are common ways to correct the problem of your computer not completely booting up or not booting up at all.

If your computer will not boot-up at all, hopefully you have made a good emergency boot disk. You can always make a windows startup disk by creating one from another computer running Windows 98 or Me. Perform the following if your computer won't Boot-Up At All.

FIRST......Put your boot floppy disk in the floppy drive and turn on the PC. On some computers, you may have to access the bios and select the Boot priority to your A: drive.Save any changes and select "Start Computer without CDROM support" and press Enter. Once you are at the A prompt, type dir c: and press enter.If your programs and other files are present, try restoring your system Registry by following the steps below. This may repair Windows, the Config. Sys and autoexec.bat files to where the PC may boot up normally. When the files are present, its a good indication of a good hard drive.

SECOND......To correct the problem of your computer not booting up,type in "fdisk /mbr" and press Enter to restore your master boot record.Type "Scandisk C:" to check the hard drive for errors that have occurred. You can also type "Sys C:" to hopefully restore files needed to boot up your computer.

THIRD......If the above procedures fail to repair your computer,you can repeat the first part of step one above and select "Start Computer With CDROM Support" re-install Windows.

Making A Windows XP Bootable Floppy

Windows XP users should create a boot disk now by placing a formatted blank diskette in the A: drive, open Windows Explorer to the C:,select Tools,Folder Options ,show Hidden files and and folders,then View Tab.

Now you uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System Files (recommended).You will see a warning and click Yes and click OK.Copy the files ntldr,ntdetect.com and boot.ini onto the disk.Remove the disk and label it the Windows XP Boot Disk.

After making your boot disk,recheck "Hide protected operating system files and folders (recommended)" in the Folder Options dialog box.To use the disk when Windows XP won't boot,place the disk in the drive,and then re-boot,the computer, Windows simply bypass the basic boot files on the hard drive and continue to boot up.

If The PC Won't Boot Pass Windows

FIRST......If your Operating System is Windows Millennium, turn on the computer and immediately press and hold down the CTRL key. Once the startup options appear, release the CTRL key. Select Safe Mode and press Enter. You are now in Windows limited version. If you know what caused your computer not to boot,you can now either change or delete that program.

SECOND....Repair your Registry by selecting Start,Run and typing "scanregw /fix" and press enter.This will fix any damage done to the Registry. You can also restore your registry which replaces your current registry with an earlier copy that was backed up by your computer.Click on Start,Run and type "scanregw /restore and press Enter.

To repair your Windows 98 Registry, hold down the CTRL key as you start the PC and select "Command Prompt Only". Type "scanreg /fix" and press Enter and "scanreg/restore" to restore a previousely saved copy of the Registry.

If you have Windows XP, press F8 after rebooting the PC should Windows freeze while booting up. You can select "Last Known Good Configuration" after rebooting to allow the computer to boot the last backed up files. And you can choose "Safe Mode" to remove any files you know caused the operating system to hang up.Be prepared when your operating system fail. It would be a great idea to go over this article a few times and print it. Make yourself s notebook and place this and all related articles there.

About The Author

Otis F. Cooper is solely dedicated to boosting the knowledge and confidence of every computer user that is serious about knowing computers.

Vodafone manual GPRS settings

Here follows manual settings of Vodafone GPRS:

For Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh: (This setting is tested by myself in Bangalore)

Account Name: Vodafone_gprs
Homepage: http://live.vodafone.in
User Name: (no need)
Pass: (no need)

Access Point Settings:

Proxy: Enabled
Proxy Address: 10.10.1.100
Proxy Port: 9401
Data Bearer: Packet Data

Bearer Settings:

Packet Data Access Point: portalnmms
Network type: IPV4
Authentication: normal
User Name: (no need)
Password: (no need)

For Tamil Nadu:

Account Name: Vodafone_gprs
Homepage: http://live.vodafone.in
User Name: (no need)
Pass: (no need)

Access Point Settings:

Proxy: Enabled
Proxy Address: 10.10.1.100
Proxy Port: 9201
Data Bearer: Packet Data

Bearer Settings:

Packet Data Access Point: portalnmms
Network type: IPV4
Authentication: normal
User Name: (no need)
Password: (no need)

Using Gmail account to monitor and handle all your separate email accounts

I use Gmail account as one of my main accounts to handle most of my important and personal email . I use multiple Gmail accounts as well apart from using domain based accounts. So I use Gmail's feature of handling multiple accounts for "Send As" feature and mail forwarding feature.

So what do we need as solution?

A single mail account where all the mail from multiple email accounts are forwarded, in which mail messages can be filtered in separate labels and mail messages can be replied from the email address it was sent to

Solution:-

1. 1 Gmail account
2. Multiple Gmail or hosted domain accounts which can be forwarded to your mail Gmail account
3. Mail forwarding and "Accounts" feature within Gmail
4. Creating labels in Gmail based on "Email Account" that the message comes from

Using three simple steps you can manage all from email accounts from a single account and use the base account as a email backup account for the respective email addresses.

The exact steps are detailed on Google Tutor Post.

I have to tell that this has been functioning very well for me for quite some time now. I only wish that I can easily forward my Hotmail email messages to Gmail .

USB to Nokia Safe Charger


This simple project shows you how to make a USB powered Nokia cell phone charger. The advantage is that it weighs much less than the bulky AC adaptor, and can be used wherever you have a computer or a laptop. I use this thing all the time now!

What do I mean by “safe charger”? Honestly I’m not sure. I’m just going on what I was able to infer from what I read off my multimeter. What I found was that the voltage across the nokia charge pins was rapidly fluctuating from Vdd to about 4 volts above Vdd. It would not do to have ~9 volts injected into a 5 volt bus! Thankfully, all you need to do is stick a diode in there and that’s that. So the diode might not be needed, but it’s safe! Thus, “Safe Charger”.



So far, it charges my phone just fine, but slightly slower than the wall wart that came with it. I think so, anyway.

Step one: strip off the shielding and insulation on an inch or so of the usb cable. Clip the white and green cables to uneven lengths so they can’t conduct into each other or either of the power lines. Hopefully you should be left with a black wire and a red wire.

Step two: Clip off a length of the nokia chargers phone-side plug. You won’t be needing the wall wart part anymore. Strip off the insulation from the nokia plug wire. Hopefully you should have a red wire and a black one. the red wire should be connected to the inner barrel of the plug, and the black one should be connected to the outer barrel.

Step three: Attach a normal silicon diode (not a zener diode) with the line part towards the nokia plug. It should go between the red wires from both cables . Attach the black wires from each cable together.

I suggest staggering the lengths of the wires so that the solder joints have less chance of coming into contact.

Check all the wires with a multimeter to make sure they are really the right ones! The colors might not be standard...









Step four: cover that baby in hot glue! Yeah!




Step five: Cover that nogoodnick cable in electrical tape!

That’s it!

USB BackTrack Linux installation

BackTrack is a Live Linux distribution based on SLAX that is focused purely on penetration testing. Distributed by remote-exploit.org, BackTrack is the successor to Auditor. It comes prepackaged with security tools including network analyzers, password crackers, wireless tools and fuzzers. Although originally designed to Boot from a CD or DVD, BackTrack contains USB installation scripts that make portable installation to a USB device a snap. In the following tutorial, we cover the process of installing BackTrack to a USB flash drive from within a working Windows environment.

BackTrack running from USB Screenshot:

BackTrack in action running from USB

How to install BackTrack to a USB device:

1. Download the (Portable Backtrack) USB BackTrack version
2. Extract the Boot and BT3 folders to the root of your USB device
3. Navigate to the Boot folder on your "USB device" and click bootinst.bat (click continue if the following error appears)

BackTrack Error
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to make the device bootable
5. Once the USB install script has finished, reboot your computer and set your BIOS or Boot Menu to boot from the USB device

Enjoy!