Archive for March, 2009
My Computer opens slowly on Windows XP
On March - 28 - 2009
If "My Computer" takes a really long time to open on your computer, you are most likely experiencing a well-known issue where Windows hangs while trying to search for network folders and printers before displaying anything to you. Solution: Open ‘My Computer’ (wait patiently). Open ‘Folder Options’ from ‘Tools’ menu. Click on ‘View’ tab in
Undo Send in Gmail
On March - 21 - 2009
Sometimes you realize you had sent the mail to the wrong person or you have missed to attach a file. Turn on Undo Send in Gmail Labs under Settings, and you’ll see a new “Undo” link on every sent mail confirmation. Click “Undo,” and Gmail will grab the message before it’s sent and take you
Windows Mail keyboard shortcuts
On March - 15 - 2009
Shortcuts that can be used in the main window: Send and receive email – CTRL+M Open or post a new message – CTRL+N Open Contacts – CTRL+SHIFT+B Delete an email message – DEL or CTRL+D Reply to the message author – CTRL+R Reply to all – CTRL+SHIFT+R or CTRL+G (newsgroups only) Forward a message –
Set up web-server on Windows
On March - 14 - 2009
Setting up a web-server on Windows XP/Windows Vista is very easy. Windows operating system also supports apache web server apart from IIS. Apache is an open source web server, and you can run the installation file after downloading it. After you have successfully installed apache, you can install ‘php’. php is a very common open
Install mysql 4.1
On March - 14 - 2009
Follow these steps to install mysql 4.1 on Windows XP/Windiws Vista. Recommended Requirements: php 5.1, apache 2.2.3 Installing MySQL Download the installation file from http://www.mysql.com/ Double click on the exe file to begin installation. Follow the on-screen instructions. Select ‘Custom’ in SetUp Type and continue. Click on ‘Change’ to change the installation folder. Follow the
Manually install php-5.2.1
On March - 14 - 2009
Follow the steps listed below to install php 5.2.1 on Windows XP/Windows Vista. Install apache 2.2.3 before installing php. Download the zipped folder of php 5.2.1 from www.php.net Extract the file and rename the folder as ‘php’. Move the folder to your desired location (e.g. C:/Web Server/php) Go to the directory where you have copied
Install apache 2.2.3
On March - 14 - 2009
Download apache from http://www.apache.org/ Double click on the exe file to start installation. Follow the on-screen instructions. Enter network domain, server name and administrator’s email address when asked for. (These information are not relevant to the functioning of the server till it is hosted locally But make sure they are not left empty) Make sure