The Easiest Way to Disable Facebook Timeline!

Most of the FB users don't like timeline. Thought it is easy to view a profile on the basis of time but it is not user friendly. You may find several ways to remove FB timeline. But I think the easiest way is the following one.

Let's do it. 

1. First, make sure you're using Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Safari. 
2. Then go to http://timelineremove.com/.
3. Now at scroll down and make sure that timelineremove.com has identified your browser.
4. Then look at the right panel and find How to Install Extension. 
5. Under this you'll find a button named     CLICK HERE    . Click on it.
6. Then save the extension. If any permission required then allow it. 
7. If you're supposed to restart your browser then restart it. 
8. Now go to your Facebook Page and see the magic! 

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Hide your Hard Disk Drives from My Computer!!

Sometimes you may not want your friends to access your files and folders. Or you may like to hide a specific drive or all drives of your hard disks. And this trick will also help you to make your friend surprised! 

Group Policy Editor will allow you to do this task. You can do it by following few steps. Let's try: 

1. Open Run or Press Windows Logo + R.
2. Now type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
3. Then hit on Administrative Templates from the left panel located under User Configuration.
4. Double Click on Windows Components and find Windows Explorer then open it.
5. Now find and open Hide these specified drives in My Computer. 
6. Click on Enabled and select Restrict All Drives or the drive you wanna hide and hit OK.

If you again get them back, then follow the above steps. But in the 6th step select Disabled or Not Configured and then Apply ==> OK. Now check My Computer. If the drives are not shown then restart your PC. 


Note: This tricks is for your computer security. You can also surprise others. But don't try to harm people or don't make them scared. 

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Different Search Techniques of Google

In my previous post I showed how to use Google as calculator. In this post I am gonna write about different ways to search Google. 

Certainly these techniques will help you to make your search result better than ever. So, let's try the searching techniques. 

Everyday Essentials

Weather

To see the weather for many U.S. and worldwide cities, type “weather” followed by the city and state, U.S. zip code, or city and country.

Example:  

Stock Quotes

To see current market data for a given company or fund, type the ticker symbol into the search box. On the results page, you can click the link to see more data from Google Finance.

Example:  

Time

To see the time in many cities around the world, type in “time” and the name of the city.

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Sports Scores

To see scores and schedules for sports teams type the team name or league name into the search box. This is enabled for many leagues including the National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball.

All sports data provided by STATS LLC

Example:  

Sunrise & Sunset

To see the precise times of sunrises and sunsets for many U.S. and worldwide cities, type “sunrise” or “sunset” followed by the city name.

Example:  

Reference Tools

Calculator

To use Google’s built-in calculator function, simply enter the calculation you’d like done into the search box.

Example:  
To know more about calculator, click here. 

Book Search

If you’re looking for results from Google Book Search, you can enter the name of the author or book title into the search box. Then, click on “Books” from the left-hand navigation to view book content. You can click through on the record to view more detailed info about that author or title.

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Earthquakes

To see information about recent earthquakes in a specific area type “earthquake” followed by the city and state or U.S. zip code. For recent earthquake activity around the world simply type “earthquake” in the search box.

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Unit Conversion

You can use Google to convert between many different units of measurement of height, weight, and volume among many others. Just enter your desired conversion into the search box and we’ll do the rest.

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Public Data

To see trends for population and unemployment rates of U.S. states and counties, type "population" or "unemployment rate" followed by a state or county. You can click through to a page that lets you compare different locations.

Example:  

People Profiles

If you’re looking for someone you just met or a long-lost friend, enter the name of that person plus some identifying words about him or her to see a list of people with that name.

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Choosing Keywords

Synonym Search

If you want to search not only for your search term but also for its synonyms, place the tilde sign (~) immediately in front of your search term.

Example:  

Dictionary Definitions

To see a definition for a word or phrase, simply type the word “define” then a space, then the word(s) you want defined. To see a list of different definitions from various online sources, you can type “define:” followed by a word or phrase. Note that the results will define the entire phrase.

               Example:  

Spell Checker

Google’s spell checking software automatically checks whether your query uses the most common spelling of a given word. If it thinks you’re likely to generate better results with an alternative spelling, it will ask “Did you mean: (more common spelling)?”. Click the suggested spelling to launch a Google search for that term.

Example:  

Local Search

Local Search

If you’re looking for a store, restaurant, or other local business you can search for the category of business and the location and we’ll return results right on the page, along with a map, reviews, and contact information.

Example:  

Movie Showtimes

To find reviews and showtimes for movies playing near you, type “movies” or the name of a current film into the Google search box. If you’ve already saved your location on a previous search, the top search result will display showtimes for nearby theaters for the movie you've chosen.

Example:  

Health Search

Health Conditions

To see information about a common disease or symptom, enter it into the search box and we’ll return the beginning of an expert summary. You can click through to read the entire article.

Example:  

Medications

To see information about most generic and brand name prescription drugs in the U.S., enter the drug name into the search box, and we’ll display a summary and description of that medication. You can click through links from the National Institutes of Health to get more information about side effects, how to take the medication, precautions, dietary instructions, and what to do if you miss a dose.

Example:  

Poison Control

You can quickly find the U.S. poison control hotline (1-800-222-1222) by entering “poison control” or similar phrases into the search box.

Example:  

Suicide Prevention

You can quickly find the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) by entering "suicide prevention" or similar phrases into the search box.

Example:  

Flu Vaccine Finder

During flu season, search for “flu” to find tips on how to stay healthy from U.S. Health and Human Services and a flu shot locator which uses Google Maps to show you nearby locations offering seasonal and/or H1N1 flu vaccine.

Example:  

Trip Planning

Flight Tracking

To see flight status for arriving and departing U.S. flights, type in the name of the airline and the flight number into the search box.

Example:  

Flight Schedules

To see flight schedules to or from a particular destination, type “flights from” or “flights to” followed by the city or airport of interest. You can also add another location with “to” or “from” and view the schedule for a specific route.

Flight schedule data is provided by OAG and QuickTrip by Innovata.

Example:  

Currency Conversion

To use our built-in currency converter, simply enter the conversion you’d like done into the Google search box and we’ll provide your answer directly on the results page.

Example:  

Maps

Looking for a map? Type in the name or U.S. zip code of a location and the word “map” and we’ll return a map of that location. Clicking on the map will take you to a larger version on Google Maps.

Example:  

Related Search

To search for web pages that have similar content to a given site, type “related:” followed by the website address into the Google search box.

Example:  

Fill in the Blank

Sometimes the best way to ask a question is to get Google to ‘fill in the blank’ by adding an asterisk (*) at the part of the sentence or question that you want finished into the Google search box.

Example:  

Package Tracking

You can track packages by typing the tracking number for your UPS, Fedex or USPS package directly into the search box. We’ll return results that include quick links to easily track the status of your shipment.

Example:  

Patent Numbers

To search for U.S. patents, enter the word “patent” followed by the patent number into the Google search box and hit the Enter key or click the Google Search button.

Example:  

The above information were taken from Google Search Features.

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Use Google as Calculator !!

Everyday we use Google to search information. And it is the number one search engine of the world without any hesitation. But many of us though use Google many times in a single day but don't know what Google actually is. Today I will show you a small sample of our ignorance about Google. 

You can use Google Search as a calculator. Can't believe it? Let's try.

First go to Google. Then type the following lines one by one in the search box and see the results.

• 2 + 2 = 
• 14.3 + 12.3 - 9.08 = 
• 3 * 4 + 2 - 5 = 
• 4 ^ 10 =
• 50 / 4 = 
• 20 % of 200
• 15 % 9  or 15 mod 9
• 4!
•  log(12)
• ln(15) 
• 3 meters + 2 feet
• 120 lbs in kg
• 20 mph in kph
• 32 in binary
• 12 in hexadecimal
• 1000111011 in decimal

These are some samples. Almost all type of calculations may be performed by Google Calculator. If you search in Google about Google Calculator then more resources will be available there. 

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Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Excel 2010

Microsoft Excel is a popular program released with Office Package by Microsoft. There are nearly 200 keyboard shortcuts for Excel. But it is not possible to memorize all of them. But to accelerate your experience you must know some shortcuts. 

Some of the important shortcut keys are listed below for your convenience: 

Shortcut Keys	Actions
F1	Show the help option
F2	Edit the selected cell
F5	Go to a specific cell
F7	Check Spelling
F11	Create chart
Ctrl + Shift + ;	Enter the current time
Ctrl + ;	Enter the current date
Alt + Shift + F1	Insert New Worksheet
Shift + F3	Open the Excel formula window
Shift + F5	Bring up search box
Ctrl + A	Select all contents of the worksheet
Ctrl + B	Bold the selected text
Ctrl + I	Italic the selected text
Ctrl + K	Insert Hyperlink
Ctrl + U	Underline selected text
Ctrl + 5	Strikethrough the selected text
Ctrl + P	Print
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + F9	Minimize the current window
Ctrl + F10	Maximize current window
Ctrl + F6	Switch between workbooks
Ctrl + Page up	Switch between worksheets upward
Ctrl + Page down	Switch between worksheets downward
Ctrl + Tab	Move between several Excel files
Alt + =	Create a sum formula
Ctrl + '	Copy the formula of above cell
Ctrl + Shift + !	Format number in comma format
Ctrl + Shift + $	Format number in currency format
Ctrl + Shift + #	Format number in date format
Ctrl + Shift + %	Format number in percentage format
Ctrl + Shift + ^	Format number in scientific format
Ctrl + Shift + @	Format number in time format
Ctrl + Arrow key	Move to next section of text.
Ctrl + Space	Select entire column
Shift + Space	Select entire row

Note: The above shortcuts are prepared for Office 2007 and 2010. But almost all of them work with all versions of MS Excel. 

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