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XP Tricks/Tweaks

You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter 'rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That's it -- just double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if that's not easy enough, Windows key + L will do the same. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type 'systeminfo > info.txt'. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only). Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system. You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using 'taskkill /pid' and the task number,

GIVE YOUR BRAIN A BOOST

From solving puzzles to eating the right foods, here's how to keep your grey cells in good shape. While there is no fountain of youth for the brain, there is always the next best thing. There is lots you can do right now to preserve, protect and enhance your gray matter. One hint: If you are already a devotee of a heart-healthy lifestyle, you are already on the right track. What is good for the heart is probably good for your head. And that is a great motivator! Here's food for thought's and memory. Although we are what we eat, our brains also respond to our surroundings and the activities we indulge in. Apart from foods, certain lifestyle habits too can give your brain a boost. Follow this food strategy: Keep unhealthy fats to a minimum. Sticking to a diet involving lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, a minimum of red meat, plenty of fish and the occasional red wine is very important. Brains are made up of about 60 per cent fat, but the fuel they rely on is glucose, a sim

Hack a Website

There are many ways to defeat java-script protected websites. Some are very simplistic, such as hitting [ctl-alt-del ]when the password box is displayed, to simply turning offjava capability, which will dump you into the default page.You can try manually searching for other directories, by typing the directory name into the url address box of your browser, ie: you want access to www.target.com . Try typing www.target.com/images .(almost ever y web site has an images directory) This will put you into the images directory,and give you a text list of all the images located there. Often, the title of an image will give you a clue to the name of another directory. ie: in www.target.com/images, there is a .gif named gamestitle.gif . There is a good chance then, that there is a 'games' directory on the site,so you would then type in www.target.com/games, and if it isa valid directory, you again get a text listing of all the files available there. For a more automate