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Did you know that the 27 kilometre Large Hadron Collider (the soon to be World's Largest Particle Accelerator) located at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland is funded approximately about $6 billion dollars almost the same as the fund poured by Microsoft to developed it's new operating system Windows Vista.

Wow! Now that's A LOT of money. But is Vista really that worth it? I'm really not into the Vista hype. I mean, I've seen how it looks and I'm amazed at how they've managed to integrate Mac-style graphical interface with the classic Windows theme. But it's still Windows. And for all I know, it's probably just like any other Windows OS -- fear the blue screen!

Labels: Fanmail, Trivia, Windows

Did you know that you cannot create a blank folder in Windows?

If you rename it to [BLANK] (that is, delete the Folder Name), Windows will automatically rename it back to the Folder Name.

Even if you rename it to (' ') SPACE, Windows will still rename it back to its Folder Name.

But! Here's a technique I'll share with you on how to rename your folder to blank:

• Highlight the folder you want to rename
• Press F2, or Right-click > Rename
• Hold [ALT]
• Press the number keys: [2] [5] [5]

And you'll get a blank to use for your folder!
An alternative for this is also using [ALT] + 0160.

Why is that? Well, learn your Ascii, my friend!

Labels: Secrets, Tricks, Trivia, Windows

Did you know, Google has created versions of its search engine for Windows, Linux, and BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution)? If you don't know what those three are, they are called your Operating Systems or OS, the main brain of your computer. Well anyway, for more information on the what the OS is, you may visit the OS Wiki.

The Google - Windows version is characterized by the Google sign on the Windows default wallpaper, Bliss. The Linux version injects the iconic penguin in the logo. Finally, the BSD version shows the devil icon of the OS on the logo.



There used to be a Mac version, but for some reason, it isn't there anymore. For now, if you look at the page, it just displays the accessories you can get for your Mac.

Source: www.eggheaven.com

Labels: Browser, BSD, Google, Linux, Windows

Did you know that Windows XP has a hidden utility for editing fonts and/or icons? Well, let's face it. We don't really maximize all the utilities that Windows gives us, we only usually run those apps that we know exist. Anyway, Windows provides us with this powerful application that allows us to create icons, fonts, and even logos!

Behold the EUDCEDIT.

To access this program, do the following:

1. Go to Start > Run
2. Type eudcedit. Press Enter.

You get this:


Source: http://www.asnee.com/blog/?p=595

Labels: Secrets, Tricks, Windows

I read this in another website, that Notepad (our favorite Windows text editor) has a bug! If you enter a series of letters and words, you will get a weird (and I mean weird) result. The result I got was a series of Chinese characters. I'm not sure if yours will differ. Anyway, here's how to do it:

1. Open Notepad
2. Type pats has the power (in small letters)
3. Save the document, and close notepad
4. Open the saved file

Here's the result I got (Click the image to enlarge):


Hehehe cool, ain't it?

Well the reason behind that, says JOECOOL (vulcanlogic7@yahoo.com), is that:

In notepad, any other 4-3-3-5 letter word combo will have the same results.
It is all to do with a limitation in Windows. Text files containing Unicode UTF-16-encoded Unicode are supposed to start with a "Byte-Order Mark" (BOM), which is a two-byte flag that tells a reader how the following UTF-16 data is encoded.

Sorry but I'm not an ultra-techie person and I absolutely don't know what that meant, so if anyone can care to explain that in layman's term, that would be great!

Sources: http://bink.nu/Article7429.bink; www.eeggs.com

Labels: Notepad, Tricks, Windows

Playing Windows Solitaire has always been one of my past-time-games, especially when I have nothing to do, and I have my laptop with me, and I don't feel like playing other complicated games. I just hate it when I couldn't win the 3-card Mode. Hahaha. Well, for all ya cheaters out there, here are some Solitaire tricks to dominate the game:

To turn one card at a time in a 3-cards over mode, hold down: [CTRL] + [ALT] + [SHIFT], and click the card.

To instantly win the game, simply press [ALT] + [SHIFT] + 2.

You Win!

Labels: Cheats, Tricks, Windows

In addition to the Windows hotkeys from my previous post, there are more Windows secrets than we already know. Let me share some of them with you. (Sorry Linux users, I'm a total noob when it comes to your OS so I'll just make use of what I have =P)

• Did you know, you can't create a folder named con anywhere in Windows? I don't know why, but I think it's supposed to be a command to the system. Weird. [Info given by Marc]

• If you're too tired of right clicking your files to see its properties, one alternative is to press [ALT] + [ENTER] on the selected item.

• Did you know that you can also rename multiple files at once? Select them all, right click and select Rename. Enter the desired name. They will be renamed using what you specified, with a number in parentheses to distinguish them.

• To restore your minimized windows (through [Windows Key] + [M]), you can press: [Windows Key] + [Shift] + [M].

• Did you know that you can invert your screen instantly (For Windows XP only)? Simply click the following:
• [CTRL] + [ALT] + [Down Arrow]: to invert the screen
• [CTRL] + [ALT] + [Up Arrow]: to undo the inversion

Labels: Trivia, Windows