How to add Back to Top button widget to blogger.

Back to top icon is a link on any website or blog which sends the viewer to the top of that web page. Besides this, it adds a good look to your blog or website. It is very simple to add back to top button widget to blogger.

For this purpose, the following simple steps are given below:- 

• Firstly you should have two arrows images, one small and one bigger.

• We are giving two type of images given below. Just right click on the images and Click on Save image As to your computer.

• Upload these arrow images from your computer to Photobucket or any other service.
• Now go to Blogger > Design > Page Elements > Add a gadget > and add a HTML/JavaScript gadget
• Now copy the following code and paste in this newly added gadget. 

 

<!--BACK-TO-TOP-STARTS--><a style="display:scroll;position:fixed;bottom:5px;right:5px;" href="#" title="Back to Top"><img onmouseover="this.src='</span><span style="color: #990000;">PUT-HERE-LINK-ADDRESS-WHERE-BIGGER-IMAGE-IS-UPLOADED</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">'" src="</span><span style="color: #990000;">PUT-HERE-LINK-ADDRESS-WHERE-SMALLER-IMAGE-IS-UPLOADED</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> " onmouseout="this.src='</span><span style="color: #990000;">PUT-HERE-LINK-ADDRESS-WHERE-SMALLER-IMAGE-IS-UPLOADED</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">'"/></a><!--BACK-TO-TOP-STOPS-->;

• Replace the text given in capital letters with the link address where the bigger and smaller images are uploaded as indicated in the code. 
•  Keep the title of HTML/JavaScript gadget blank and click OK.

• Place this  gadget at lower side of your blog anywhere.

      Save the changes and you will see a beautiful Back to Top botton in your blog.

How to Restore Run command on the Start Menu.

Normally in Windows 7, The Run command is not displayed on the Start Menu as in the previous versions the Windows. The Search Box appearing on the start menu performs same function like the Run command. Also the Run command can be accessed by pressing Windows key + R.

However the Run command still can be restored on the Start menu with the simple steps given below:-

To restore the Run command to the Start Menu. 

• Right click on the Start Menu.
• Select Properties>  Start Menu tab > Customize 

•  Just check the Run command-ON option.

•  Press OK > Apply > OK

 The Run command will be placed on the Start Menu.

How to Enable or Disable Task Manager in Windows 7.

Task Manager plays a major role in computers. It helps to run the system properly and efficiently. Due to its importance, the following steps are given to enable or disable the Task Manager in the Windows 7.

Steps:-

1. Go to Start button and type regedit in the search box.

     

2. Now click on the regedit given under the programs.

3. Click on Yes in new opened window.

4. Now follow the given  steps

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > Current Version > Policies > System.  

          

5. Right click on System. Select New >  32-bit DWORD value

 6. Search for   DisableTaskMgr. if it is not found, create a new  32-bit DWORD value having name as  DisableTaskMgr.

7. Double click on   DisableTaskMgr to put its value.

 8. Put value data as 1 to disable the Task Manager and 0 to enable the Task Manager.

In this way you can disable or enable the Task Manager in Windows 7.

If you enjoyed this tutorial don't forgot to share it with your friends. 

How to remove or show the Recycle Bin from the desktop.

The Recycle Bin icon normally appears on the Desktop. It has many advantages as well as disadvantages. For example:-The advantage is that you can easily recover accidentally last deleted files. The disadvantage is that somebody can access or recover the deleted files by you which you don't want to show anybody from here. You cannot delete the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop directly. In spite of these facts, you can remove or show Recycle Bin from desktop in Windows 7 with the help of simple tutorial given below:-

Important Note: - it is to be noted that even the Recycle Bin is hidden, the deleted files are still stored there until you delete them permanently or recover. 

• Click on Start icon in left corner. Type the text “Desktop icons” into search box. 

     

• Click on Show or hide common icons on the desktop.
• The Desktop icon settings dialog box will open. Take the following steps as per your choice:

 

• To hide the Recycle Bin, un check the Recycle Bin check box given in the dialog box.
• To show the Recycle Bin, check the Recycle Bin check box.
• Finally click OK.

Similarly you can apply this tutorial for Computer, Network and Control Panel icons on the desktop. The same tutorial can also be applicable for Windows XP with some slightly different steps.

So enjoy this post.

How to add floating social media widget to blogger.

In the present time, the social bookmarking websites like Facebook, Google +1, Digg, Twitter, StumbleUpon play a major roll on the internet. These websites has a huge number of visitors daily. If you put sharing buttons for these websites on your website, they can drive much traffic to your website. Also your website will be more popular on these social networking websites as well as on the internet.
 In the following tutorial, you will learn to add these floating social media buttons to your blogger in the given simple steps:- 

Firstly you should disable share buttons for the “Blog Posts” widgets enabled by default. If you do not disable this option, the Google +1 button will not work properly.

1. Go to Dashboard > Design > Edit HTML. and search for <head> tag and Paste the following code just below it and Save the template.

<script src='http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js' type='text/javascript'> {lang: &#39;en-US&#39;} </script>

2. Go to Design > Page elements

3. Add a gadget, Select HTML/Java Script gadget.

4. Now leave the “Title” blank and drag this Gadget to the left sidebar.

5. Copy the following code and paste inside this gadget in content box.

<style>#floatingbuttons{background:#F9F9F9;background:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0, #fff), color-stop(1, #F9F9F9));background:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #fff, #F9F9F9);border:1px solid #ccc;float:left;padding:0 0 3px 0;position:fixed;bottom:15%;left:0;z-index:10;border-radius:0 5px 5px 0;box-shadow:2px 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);} #floatingbuttons .floatbutton{float:left;clear:both;margin:5px 4px 0 4px;} .addbuttons{clear:both;text-align:center;padding-top:5px;} .addbuttons a span.getfloat, .addbuttons a span.sharebuttons{color:#000;background:none;font-family:arial, sans-serif;display:block;font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;line-height:11px;} .addbuttons a:hover span{color:#fff;background:none;text-decoration:underline;}</style>
<div id='floatingbuttons' title="Share this post!"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var s = document.createElement('SCRIPT'), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0]; s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = 'http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js'; s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1); })(); </script><!-- Medium Button --><script src='http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' type="text/javascript"></script>

<div class='floatbutton' id='google+1'><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone></div>

<div class='floatbutton' id='facebook'><fb:like layout="box_count" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like></div>

<div class='floatbutton' id='digg'><a class="DiggThisButton DiggMedium"></a></div>

<div class='floatbutton' id='stumbleupon'><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5"></script></div>

<div class='floatbutton' id='twitter'><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" >Tweet</a></div>

<div class="addbuttons"><a href="http://www.hints-and-tricks.com/2011/11/how-to-add-floating-social-media-widget.html " title="How to add floating social media widget to blogger. "><span class="getfloat">Get buttons</span></a> </div> </div>

6. Click on Save. The social media floating widget has been installed on your blogger.

You can see example of this widget on left hand side of this blog.

How to take screenshot without any software installation in Windows.

Earlier if someone wanted to take screenshot in windows, he had to use the Print Screen option and paste the screenshot in any image editor for making the changes in that screenshot. Besides this, there are many softwares available on the internet for taking the screenshots or for screen-capturing. These softwares either they can be purchased or they come with trail period. After expiring their trail period, they becomes useless. At this time you have to download another one screen capturing software.

But the good news is that the Window 7, Window Vista and some latest Editions of Window XP has  inbuilt screen-capturing software called Snipping Tool. So What is the snipping tool?  The snipping Tool is a very handy and useful screen capturing utility. Snipping Tool can take screenshots of currently opened window, a rectangular area, entire screen or a freely selected area. Also Snipping tool can save the captured screenshots in PNG, GIF, or JPEG formats. You can edit the captured screenshot and send the captured screenshot by email. Also you can highlight any part of screenshot. The snipping tool has also many other useful options available. 

For opening Snipping Tool

Go to Programs > Accessories you will find snipping tool in this folder

You can also find this tool by typing Snipping tool in the search box.

So enjoy this very handy and simple utility.

How to lock a folder without any software in Window XP or Window 7.

If you can lock a folder without installing any software, then there is no need to buy costly software to lock the folders in window XP or window 7. Here is very simple trick to Lock any folder without any software in window XP or window 7. The simple steps are given below:- 

1.Open Notepad in your computer.  

2.Copy the code given below and paste it in the Notepad opened.

cls

@ECHO OFF

title Folder Locker

if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK

if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER

:CONFIRM

echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)

set/p "cho=>"

if %cho%==Y goto LOCK

if %cho%==y goto LOCK

if %cho%==n goto END

if %cho%==N goto END

echo Invalid choice.

goto CONFIRM

:LOCK

ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

echo Folder locked

goto End

:UNLOCK

echo Enter password to Unlock folder

set/p "pass=>"

if NOT %pass%==PUT YOUR PASSWORD HERE goto FAIL

attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker

echo Folder Unlocked successfully

goto End

:FAIL

echo Invalid password

goto end

:MDLOCKER

md Locker

echo Locker created successfully

goto End

:End

3. Replace “PUT YOUR PASSWORD HERE” text given in red color above code with password of your choice.  

4. Now the save this file as a .bat file having any name e.g. xyz.bat  

5. Try to save this file having name like the system files. And place this .bat file in the system folders. So that everybody will think, this file is a system file.  

6. Now close this .bat file. Double click on this .bat file, It will create a new folder called “Locker” automatically in the same directory as the .bat file created earlier.  

7. Now place the contents you want to hide or lock inside this Locker folder. And double click on .bat file. System will ask you “Are you sure u want to lock the folder”. Type Y and press Enter.  

8. The folder will be locked.  

9. To open this folder just double click the .bat file, the system will ask to enter the password. Just enter your password and Press Enter. The folder will be unlocked.  

10. So this is very simple trick to hide or lock the files in window XP or window 7. Just you have to be careful that nobody can access the .bat file generated and can know your password.

Enjoy this Trick.