RUN commands in windows

The following commands are very useful when you have to access various aspects of the computer. These run commands are very helpful in cleaning up of the system and managing the various services and properties of the computer.

The RUN commands below can be entered in the RUN option which will be available after pressing the Start button in all previous versions before Windows 8. 

1. cmd- Opens the command prompt.
2. nslookup- Opens command prompt asking to enter any website name for which it will look up IP address information in the Domain Name Service (DNS).
3. write- Open the wordpad.
4. regedit- Shows the Computer Registry Editor.
5. timedate.cpl- Shows date & time properties window to configure.
6. control- Opens control panel.
7. devmgmt.msc- Device manager to configure all devices (including mouse properties, sound card, external disks connected)
8. cleanmgr- It will show up how much disk space you can free on the particular drive.
9. iexplore- Opens new Internet Explorer window.
10. mailto- Opens the default email client.
11. mspaint- Opens Microsoft paint to create and design the pictures.
12. calc- Shows the basic calculator.
13. control mouse- Shows the mouse properties.
14. notepad- Notepad will be opened.
15. powercfg.cpl- All the power configuration options will be shown.
16. control printers- Shows the list of available printers and faxes connected to the computer.
17. realplay- Opens the real player, if it is already installed.
18. mstsc- Remote Desktop window will be opened.
19. msconfig- System Configuration Utility (To configure the windows start up and services).
20. sysdm.cpl- Pops up all the system properties (computer name, RAM size etc).

How to recall sent mail in Gmail

We all regularly use gmail to send and receive personal emails. It may happen many times like forgetting to attach an item or adding the wrong recipient before the Send button is clicked. Gmail comes with the work around for this. It comes with the "Undo" option for the sent message.

Gmail provides the option recall the email sent that is sent in mistake. To enable this useful feature, the following simple steps are need to be followed.

• After logging into the gmail account, click on the Settings symbol present at the right corner of the window and select the Settings option.
• Click on the Labs link and type "undo"  in the search box available.
• Now Enable the "Undo Send" option and click on the Save Changes button as in below figure.

• Now click on the General link on the settings menu.
• Check the "Enable Undo Send" check box.
• Choose the cancellation period up to 30 seconds. It is the time Undo link will appear after sending the message.
• Click on Save Changes.

Everything is set up for Undo the mail message. Now, compose a mail and click on the send option. The Undo link, on clicking which the sent message will be recalled.

Free download English dictionary for android

Whenever we are browsing the web or reading news, we might come across some difficult words. We can make a google search immediately to get the meaning, but it would be very helpful if the dictionary is available in the android mobile/tab. And it is very helpful, if it works without the Internet.

There are many English dictionaries available in the android market. Basically they are classified into two. One is "Online dictionary" - where Internet is needed to search for a meaning. Two is "Offline dictionary" - where it doesn't need Internet, instead it stores the dictionary in the mobile/tab itself.

The apps listed below are one of the best apps for Offline English dictionary in the android market and can be dowloaded for free.

Offline Dictionaries:

• Very popular dictionary that works without any network connection.
• Definitions can be read by the device using a text to speech option.
• There are more than 40 multi-lingual dictionaries available including English dictionary.
• Once completely downloaded, it can be moved to SD card.

Wordweb English Dictionary:

• A free app from Wordweb, covering more than 285,000 words and phrases.
• Provides the antonyms and examples for the word.
• Suggests possible correct spellings when typing the word and has many filters such as noun, verb to search a word.
• Audio pronunciations are also available with the separate Audio Edition app, in the paid version.

English Dictionary - Offline:

• It is a Free offline English dictionary with more than 170,000 English words.
• Enclosed with Bookmarks and history options.
• Provides Integration with Google Quick Search Box.
• Once completely downloaded, it can be moved to SD card.

Move apps to SD card through App2SD in Android

There are millions of applications available in Android market. And many of apps may catch your attention which are useful to you and you decide to install. But the problem comes when your android run out of the internal memory. And here comes the option of moving the apps to the SD card installed to the android device so that more applications can be installed.

There are very good apps that can move all the apps to SD card. App2SD is one of the best app which does the same thing. The following are the good set of features it brings on.

• It lists all SD card capable apps and move them seamlessly.
• Notifies if newly installed apps can be movable to SD.
• Comes with 1-tap to clear all app cache.
• Keeps track of total and available storage space of internal and external memory separately.
• Customisable notification sound, vibrate and light when movable app is installed.
• Provides very good option of exporting all installed apps to SD card. It is very useful when the apps are uninstalled accidentally or corrupted. In this case, "Install apps" option shows the app list from the back up and the apps can be installed on your choice.
• Sort option is also available while listing the installed apps.

Tips to set strong passwords

A password is a secret word or set of characters that is used for user authentication to prove identity. The password can be commonly found in an on line account password or ATM PIN number or file password.

Generally we need passwords to protect the confidential or personal information that has to be kept secret from others. So it is very important to set the password unique and hard to prevent it from being hacked.

The following are ten tips to choose the strong password.

1. "password1", "123456", "qwerty", "master", "1111111", "abc123" etc. According to a report, these passwords are some of the worst kept secrets globally. So, avoid using them.
2. Make sure that the password should contain at least 8 characters.
3. Do not use common dictionary words. It is vulnerable to Dictionary attacks.
4. Use the combination of Upper case and lower case letters and numbers. It is good to include some special characters also.
5. Try to avoid setting password with your details directly like using your spouse or children name or the city you live or mobile phone number.
6. Use symbols/special characters for replacement of normal characters.Apply Upper case to every alternate letter in the password. Like i as "!", a as "@", s as "$". On applying above criteria, wikipedia to be chosen as "W!K!PeD!@"
7. Use the letters of the word in the reverse order to make it stronger. i.e., wikipedia becomes"aidepikiw".
8. Intentionally leaves some spaces and wrong spellings in the passwords which makes your password least guessable.
9. While creating a new password, avoid using the combination of old password. eg. Password1, Password2, Password3..
10. Relate your password to a favourite hobby or sport. For example, I love to play cricket as !lOvEtOpL@yCr!CkeT.

After choosing a good password, check the password strength through the following websites:
          http://www.passwordmeter.com/
          http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/