Archive for January, 2008


Boot Into Safe Mode With Less F8 Tapping

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Today, computer become more powerful & more user-friendly . Somehow, in Windows environment, it can be frustrating when your computer crash, locks up, BSOD and virus infection. Maybe the problems caused by faulty hardwares or the operating system itself. But, if your OS causing the problems, what would you do besides reinstall the windows?. Yeah, you should try boot into “Safe Mode” & troubleshoot from there.

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First of all, what is “Safe Mode” used for & why this function available in Windows environment??

Safe Mode is a special way for Windows to load when there is a system-critical problem that interferes with the normal operation of Windows. Purpose is to allow you to troubleshoot Windows and try to determine what is causing it to not function correctly. Once you have corrected the problem, then you can reboot and Windows will load normally

(Quoted from : Howstuffworks)

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Fix Dissappeared "Safely Remove Hardware" Taskbar Icon

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

I assume everyone of you will be having this kind of problems in Windows XP. Sometimes, your "Safely Remove Hardware" icon is missing and you don’t know how to eject your USB flash drive. The safest step you might think of is shutting down the computer (sigh) & pull out the drive. Anyway, that is not your only option & should be the last resort. Today, I will show you simple tricks how to safely eject your USB based drive (flashdrive, external HDD & etc).

Firstly, check your "Hide Inactive Icons" settings for "Safely Remove Hardware" exactly as image below before continuing other methods.

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If your taskbar icon still not available, please proceed with these methods.

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Elevator Hack : Go Straight To Desired Floor

Monday, January 21st, 2008

I haven’t try this one. But, I’m very eager to try this on my lunch time Big Grin. According to this guy, 90% of any elevator out there are hackable with this trick. Do your office elevator hackable? Leave your comments.

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