PC TRICKS AND PRANKS

Remove All Desktop Icons

This is the oldest, yet still the best PC prank. You'd be surprised how many people haven't seen this trick, and even if they have, it's still a good laugh.

All you need is a minute or two alone with their PC. Close or minimise all open applications and take a screenshot of the desktop. Pressing the PrtScrn or Print Screen button (you might need to also hold Shift if it's a dual-function key) takes the screenshot.

You then need to paste it into any image editing program (MS Paint will do) and save it somewhere.
Next, clear all the desktop icons into a folder somewhere and set the taskbar at the bottom to auto-hide (right click on it and choose Properties, then click 'Auto-hide the taskbar'.

Now head to the Control Panel and set the image as the desktop background. For a quicker way, right-click on the desktop and choose Properties in XP, or Personalize in Windows Vista, 7 or 8.

Li-Fi

Imagine a world where every one of the billions of lightbulbs in use today is a wireless hotspot delivering connectivity at speeds that can only be dreamed of with Wi-Fi. That's the goal of the man who invented such a technology, and this week Li-Fi took a step out of the domain of science fiction and into the realm of the real when it was shown to deliver speeds 100 times faster than current Wi-Fi technology in actual tests. Li-Fi refers to visible light communications (VLC) technology, which delivers high-speed, bidirectional, networked mobile communications in a manner similar to Wi-Fi. It promises huge speed advantages, as well as more-secure communications and reduced device interference.

How does Li-Fi Work?


 

 When a constant current is applied to an LED [light-emitting-diode] lightbulb, a constant stream of photons are emitted from the bulb which is observed as visible light. If the current is varied slowly, the output intensity of the light dims up and down. Because LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, the current, and hence the optical output, can be modulated at extremely high speeds which can be detected by a photodetector device and converted back to electrical current. The intensity modulation is imperceptible to the human eye, and thus communication is just as seamless as RF [radio frequency technology]. Using this technique, high-speed information can be transmitted from an LED lightbulb.

Digital India: Modi Govt is open to Google’s ‘Loon’ and Microsoft’s ‘white space’ projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Digital India aims at improving technological infrastructure of the country. And now a PTI report has quoted Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying, the government is open to give a go ahead to experiments by Google, Microsoft and others to take care of digital challenges that the country might come across in days ahead. 

While addressing the gathering at the National Seminar on Spectrum Management, Prasad asserted, "Technology is overtaking us. Google wants to explore the Loon project and also, Microsoft is trying to explore white space. As a minister, I am very clear that all new technologies must be given proper opportunity for experimentation." 

In the Loon project, Google aims at providing Internet facilities by using large balloons. For this, the Internet giant wants to experiment its Loon project in premium spectrum bands of 700Mhz or 800Mhz.

In December last year, Prasad told Rajya Sabha, "The proposed frequency band to be used in the Loon Project of Google is being used for cellular operations in India and it will lead to interference with cellular transmissions." 

Using 4G wireless communication technology, each balloon can provide connectivity to a ground area of about 40 km in diameter, said Google. 

Microsoft launches Surface Pro 4 in India at Rs 89,990

It's the moment Surface fans in India have been waiting for. Microsoft has finally lifted the lid on the Surface Pro 4 and it's available for purchase in the country at a price of Rs 89,990. The tablet that also serves as a full fledged PC is powered by a core i5 processor, 4GB RAM and 128GB HDD for the base variant. The company has also brought in the previous Surface Pro 3, which will retail at Rs 73,990, however it will be available only for consumers, whereas Surface Pro 4 will be available for consumers as well as commercial buyers. 

In terms of design, Surface Pro 4 has got an iterative change, rather than a full transformation. Microsoft has slimmed down the 12.3-inch display's bezel to accommodate more screen, making more room for Office and other applications while keeping the same physical footprint as the Surface Pro 3.

Getting one up on the Surface Pro 3's 2,160 x 1,440 pixel-resolution display, the Surface Pro 4 features a 2,736 x 1,824 pixel-resolution display, lending a PPI of 267. Its aspect ratio remains 3:2, which provides a little extra vertical space over traditional 16:9 displays. Microsoft is also offering a Surface pen along with the device that will come handy in designing or taking notes when you are using the device in tablet mode. It can also be used to launch Cortana, One Drive and has a tail eraser. It supports 1024 pressure points and according to Microsoft it has a battery life of one year.

Models and Pricing of the Surface Pro variants.

Surface Pro 3 (i3/4GB/128GB)	Surface Pro 4 (i5/128GB/4GB)	Surface Pro 4 (i5/256GB/8GB)	Surface Pro 4 (i7/256GB/8GB)
Rs 73,990	Rs 89,990	Rs 1,20,990	Rs 1,44,990

Surface Pro 4 release date

The Surface Pro in India will be available through Amazon India for the initial six months. Interested users can pre-book their device starting today from the Amazon site or Microsoft priority stores (5 of them, 3 in Delhi NCR and one each in Mumbai and Banglore). The delivery of the Surface Pro 4 will begin from January 24. Microsoft has also partnered with offline retailers in the country to sell the devices. HCL would be the authorised distributor and Orient, Frontier and Team would be the authorised device sellers in the country. 

INSTALL WINDOWS THROUGH USB

If you want to install windows 7/Windows 8 on your pc and you feel that your DVD drive is not working properly or you have no any optical drive to install windows, than you  can prepare a bootable USB device for installation of windows 7/Windows 8. 

It is very easy and simple to make a boot able USB. Normally all notebooks have the option in the BIOS to boot from USB. So it is very simple and easy way to install windows 7/Windows 8 on your computer. 

To make a bootable USB, first of all you will install a software "wintoflash". you can easily download this software from the web. The size of this software is approximately 17MB. 

Install it on your computer and then start this program. It will show two different paths. In first browse option you will select windows windows 7/Windows 8 disk and in second browse option, select your Pen drive/USB. Click next to proceed. It will copy all files of windows 7/Windows 8 from DVD to USB. Now click finish. It is complete. 

Now you can use this USB for installation of windows. Enjoy.

Funny Computer Trick

MS Word Magic Tricks:

•  Open Ms Word And Type =rand (290,60) Then Hit Enter.

Show the result. 

• Microsoft can not able to give answer for this thing.

Notepad Magic:

    Open notepad and type .LOG and save anywhere and Reopen it.  
   Every time when you open this file it display current time. 

Magic Folder: 

   
     Create A Folder With Name "CON" In Your windows OS.

  

    Show Result You Not Able To Create This CON Name Type Folder.

Create Folder Without A Name:

  In this post how make without a name

•  Right Click On Folder And Select Rename.

• Then Pressing ALT key From Your Key Board And Type 0160 From Your Key Board.

Important:

    While Pressing 0160 Don't Release The ALT key.

Make Your PC About 200% Faster:

 You Make Your PC Faster Simply Change Your Registry Setting:

• Go To Start Click Run Type regedit.

• Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

• Select Control Panel Folder.

• Select Desktop Folder.

• In Right Side Panel Select MenuShowDelay.

• Right Click On MenuShowDelay And Select Modify.

• Change Data Value 000 Instead of 400 and Click OK.

• Now Restart Your PC You Will Notice That Your Computer Has Become Much More Faster.

Quickly rename multiple files in Windows

Rename multiple files in Computer by following the steps below.

1. Open Explorer.
2. In Explorer select all the files you want torename.
3. Once the files have been selected press F2and type the new name for the files. For example, typing "test" will rename the files to test, test(1), test(2), test(3) etc. If you have show file extensions enabled, make sure to also type the name of the file extension you're renaming.

If you need each of the files renamed as a different name, you can also quickly go through files by following the steps below.

1. Highlight the first file and press the F2 key.
2. This opens rename for the highlighted file. After the file has been renamed press the tab key to go to the next file.