Sunday, January 18, 2015

Hiren's BootCD From USB Flash Drive (USB Pen Drive)

Step 1
Connect USB Pen Drive (1GB or more)

Step 2
Download and Run USB Disk Storage Format

USBFormat.zip (34KB)
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Step 3
Download grubinst_gui

grub4dos.zip (179KB) and Run as Administrator
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Step 4
Insert the BootCD (10.3 or newer) in the CD Drive and Copy everything from CD to USB Flash Drive

Step 5
Copy grldr and menu.lst from grub4dos.zip (or from HBCD folder) to the usb drive
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Step 6
Test Your USB Drive (read bottom of the page for troubleshoot)

ake sure you set your computer to boot from USB Flash Drive

To Enter the BIOS press the "Del" button on your keyboard. Alternatives are "F1", "F2", "Insert", and "F10". Some PC's BIOS might even require a different key to be pressed. Commonly a PC will show a message like "Press [Del] to enter Setup" to indicate that you need to press the "Del" key. Some AMI BIOS require you to enable the option "USB Keyboard Legacy support"!

For AMI BIOS:

Go to "Feature Setup". "Enable" these options: "USB Function Support",
"USB Function For DOS" and "ThumbDrive for DOS". Go to "Advanced Setup".
Set the "1st Boot Device" to "USB RMD-FDD".
Reboot the PC and it now should boot from the Usb Stick.
Go to "USB Mass Storage Device Configuration". Select "Emulation Type"
and set it to "Harddisk". Go to the "Boot Menu" and set the "1st boot device" to "USB-Stick". Exit the BIOS, saving the changes.
you can try "Emulation Type" to "Floppy" or "Forced FDD".

For PHOENIX/AWARD BIOS:

Go to "Advanced BIOS Features". Go to the "1st Boot device" and set it to "USB-ZIP".

Troubleshoot

If you cannot install grub4dos (or you get "cannot run background program" message) then use syslinux to boot grub4dos

Windows 10 Beta

Download Windows Technical Preview

Follow these steps to download Technical Preview:

Sign up for the Windows Insider Program, if you haven't already.
Read the system requirements.
Click one of the Download links on this page to download a special file—it's called an ISO file—that you can use to install the preview.
When the download is complete, transfer the ISO file to installation media such as a USB flash drive or DVD.
Double-tap or double-click setup.exe from the installation media, and then follow the steps.

Important

- The easiest way to convert an ISO file to a DVD is to use Windows Disc Image Burner.
- Remember, trying out an early build like this can be risky. That's why we recommend that you don't install the preview on your primary home or business PC. Unexpected PC crashes could damage or even delete your files, so you should back up everything.
- If you want to stop using Windows Technical Preview and return to your previous version of Windows, you'll need to reinstall your previous version from the recovery or installation media that came with your PC—typically a DVD. If you don't have recovery media, you might be able to create recovery media from a recovery partition on your PC using software provided by your PC manufacturer. You'll need to do this before you upgrade. Check the support section of your PC manufacturer's website for more info.
- After you install Windows Technical Preview, you won’t be able to use the recovery partition on your PC to go back to your previous version of Windows.

Download links

Product Key: NKJFK-GPHP7-G8C3J-P6JXR-HQRJR

Language	Link to download	SHA-1 hash value
Language English (United States) 64-bit (x64)	Link to download Download (3.81 GB)	SHA-1 hash value EB75A3D3C0F621F175B75DC65DB036D0E00EAC43
Language English (United States) 32-bit (x86)	Link to download Download (2.93 GB)	SHA-1 hash value 73AC23AD89489855F33CA224F196327740057E2E
Language English (United Kingdom) 64-bit (x64)	Link to download Download (3.79 GB)	SHA-1 hash value 17C6CD7224D13DB61B93A4A9D38202E3A0019378
Language English (United Kingdom) 32-bit (x86)	Link to download Download (2.94 GB)	SHA-1 hash value BFF496678A09255738BFBFA14903295D55478C33
Language Chinese (Simplified) 64-bit (x64)	Link to download Download (3.96 GB)	SHA-1 hash value 135E3193571C5AF9FBF36D24D07B2BE7EE49B2E8
Language Chinese (Simplified) 32-bit (x86)	Link to download Download (3.05 GB)	SHA-1 hash value 3EE3A2033BE666BA55AFED3FCF6BB52A7C15C7CC
Language Portuguese (Brazil) 64-bit (x64)	Link to download Download (3.76 GB)	SHA-1 hash value 3DA91BB9EA7316F670C0A132D940FC1D58BAB296
Language Portuguese (Brazil) 32-bit (x86)	Link to download Download (2.91 GB)	SHA-1 hash value 611FE8F94906EFE75F64D197913344AC040DF644

Make Your Own Ringtone

The ringtone maker is easy to use. Follow the steps:

Click Browse, choose a music file of the following formats: AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA.
Place markers to set the range and clip duration.
Click Selected to listen to your audio clip.
Change the default ringtone format. M4R for iPhone, MP3 for most of the other mobile phones.
Choose and set the sound filters, if you want.
Click Make Ringtone to convert so

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Overview

The Xbox 360 console lets you customize and manage your family's access to games, movies and television content. The Xbox 360 parental controls can be used to control the console itself and access to Xbox Live. Parental controls allow you control things such as:

Which games can be played.
Which movies and TV shows can be watched.
How long each family member can use the console on a daily or weekly basis.
Whether or not someone can access Xbox Live.

You can also change the online safety and privacy settings for your account or a managed dependent account.

Block or allow access to Internet Explorer for Xbox.
Determine who can see your profile.
For parents, determine if approval is required to accept or send friend requests.

Note Parental controls on the Xbox 360 console are different than those on the Xbox One console. If you have both consoles in your home and have child accounts on each console, see Privacy and safety on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 to learn how to manage your respective child accounts.

How do I turn on parental controls on my Xbox 360 console?

Watch the following video to learn about parental controls.

Watch the video “How do I turn on parental controls.”
Parental controls are divided into two groups: console controls and online safety and privacy settings. Console controls are located in the Family Settings or Family Center area on your console (depending on your Xbox Live membership type).
Turn on console controls

On your console, go to Settings, then select Family.

Tip Not seeing Settings? You might be using an older version of the console software. See Update your Xbox 360 console software for information on how to update your console software.

Select On to turn on Console Safety.
Enter a 4-button pass code using your controller.
Select Save and Exit.

What can I control on the console?

Ratings and Content: These settings let you restrict games and video content based on the content's rating. You can also set whether or not unrated or explicit content can be played on this console.
Tip You can set up exceptions for individual games that are outside of the rating restrictions you have set.
Family Timer: This setting allows you to limit the time that your console can be used on a daily or weekly basis.
Xbox Live Access: This setting allows you to decide if your family can connect to Xbox Live from this console.
Xbox Live Membership Creation: This setting allows you to control whether or not new Xbox Live memberships can be created from your console.

How do I change my pass code on the console?

To change your pass code

On your console, go to Settings, then select Family.

Tip Not seeing Settings? You might be using an older version of the console software. See Update your Xbox 360 console software for information on how to update your console software.
Enter your 4-button pass code.
Select Change Pass Code.
Select Change Pass Code again.
Enter a new 4-button pass code twice.
Select Done.
Select Save and Exit.

How do I set the Family Timer on the console?

Watch the following video to learn about the Family Timer.

Watch the video “Set the Family Timer to help limit screen time.”
Use the Family Timer to limit the amount of time that your family can use your console on a daily or weekly basis. Family members can see how much time remains by pressing the Guide button on the Xbox controller. When the time expires, the console shuts down and can't be used again until the Family Timer automatically resets the next day or week.
To set the Family Timer

On your console, go to Settings, and then select Family.

Tip Not seeing Settings? You might be using an older version of the console software. See Update your Xbox 360 console software for information on how to update your console software.
Select On to turn on Console Safety.
Enter a 4-button pass code using your controller.
Select Family Timer.
Select whether you want to set a Daily or Weekly timer.
Move down to the time period and use the left stick to increase or decrease the time period, then select Continue.
Select Save and Exit.

When the Family Timer is on, notifications will appear 1 hour, 30 minutes, 15 minutes, and 5 minutes before the time runs out. These give players sufficient warning so that they can save their games. However, when one of these notifications appear, you can add time or disable the timer altogether by entering the pass code.
To add time or suspend the Family Timer

When a Family Timer notification appears, press the Guide button to see the Family Timer options.
Enter your pass code using your controller.
Choose to add more time, suspend the timer, or turn the console off.

Note For information about controlling the Xbox Live experience, see Online Safety and Privacy. To learn about ESRB Ratings and safe gaming tips, see GetGameSmart.com.

How do I set up safety and privacy settings for myself or for my child on the console?

You can change the online safety and privacy settings for any profile on your console.
Change your safety and privacy settings

On your console, sign in to your Xbox Live account.
Go to Settings, and then select Privacy.
Select Change Settings, and then select Customize.

Change the settings to whatever you’d like.
To exit, press the B button on your controller, and then select Save and Exit.

Change your child’s safety and privacy settings

Sign in to Xbox Live using an adult account.
Go to Settings, and then select Family.
Select the child account that you want to manage.
Go to Online Safety, and then select Change Settings.
Change the settings to whatever you’d like.
To exit, press the B button on your controller, and then select Save and Exit.

For more information about how to set up and configure your online safety and privacy settings, see Xbox Live and Zune online safety and privacy.

Manage the application cache in Google Chrome

After the recent launch of the Chrome Web Store, another internal page from Google’s browser becomes more useful to the regular Chrome user. Powered by HTML5, some apps can also run offline, by using a local storage separated from the all-purpose browser cache. The page AppCache Internals displays the data stored locally by these HTML5 applications in Chrome and lets users delete the cache individually. It’s address is chrome://appcache-internals/. It can also be accessed from the ‘directory’ of internal pages, which has a much easier to remember address: simply go to about:about and click the first link to open the Appcache page.

A couple of things I noticed about this page:

As long as you are online, removing the cache will not impact the functionality of the app, because it will be rebuilt immediately by downloading the files from the Internet. Obviously, while offline removing the cache is similar to removing the app: it will become just a dead link, until you connect again;
Emptying the browser cache doesn’t have any effect on the app cache. As far as I can tell, this internal page is the only place you can manage it;
There is no ‘Clear all’ button, so removing a large number of offline manifests can quickly become tedious. Ideally, this setting should be added to the regular Clear browsing data… dialog;
Uninstalling the app doesn’t automatically remove it’s offline data. This could prove useful if you remove an app, but still use the associated website. On the other hand, if you try out a lot of apps and later decide to uninstall them, all the associated data will linger on your hard drive. This could quickly become a new source of hard-to-identify bloat, like data stored by other plug-ins.
You can also use the page to quickly check whether your apps have offline support. A good idea, especially before starting a trip in an area with poor coverage! As you can see in the picture, only two games have stored data offline, although I have more apps installed. Right now, the number of offline-enabled apps is probably pretty low, but hopefully the Chrome Web Store will become popular and encourage more developers to add these function to their web pages.

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