First, I suggestd him to Upgrade Windows 98 to Windows XP Home or Professional edition. But he refused and said he is very much satisfied and impressed with Windows 98 than Windows XP. I really can’t believe how he could be. But anyway at finally i helped him. His problem and the solution for his problem are :

The Problem with Windows 98 Shutdown :

When he clicks the Shutdown and Press Ok in the Shutdown Dialog box his computer is displaying “Windows is Shutting Down…” and simply hangs. And instead of Shutting Down if he choose to Restart in MS-DOS Mode, its just Displaying a Blank Screen and again hanged !

Solution for Windows 98 Shutdown Problem :

So quickly i Googled and found that its a bug in Windows 98 Operating System itself. So you have to Download and install the Windows 98 Shutdown Patch to rectify this problem. You can get more details about this problem at Microsoft’s website here…

Now, My friend returned very happily with his Windows 98 Computer

Aero Style Switching Demo :

Fox Tab Aero Style Switching

Fox Tab Cycle Mode Switching :

Fox Tab Cycle Mode Switching

Fox Tab Grid Mode Switching :

Fox Tab Grid Mode Switching

Why still waiting lets give a try to Fox Tab which can be downloaded here…

Then, very Happy Valentines Day ! for all… Here, today i came up with a great wallpaper for Windows XP to celebrate this Valentines Day

Valentine Day 2009 Wallpaper for Windows XP

I hope you will surely like this Valentines Day Wallpaper for your Windows XP Desktop ! And you can get more like this @ Free Valentine Cards and specifically you can get Valentines Day Wallpapers at the Valentines Day Wallpapers album @ Free Valentine Cards

Once again Happy Valentines Day to all !

You can download this wonderful Desktop Blogging Software at http://www.blogdesk.org/ After installing the software i just finished setting up this Windows XP Secrets blog in it. It automatically synchronized the Categories i have in my blog.

Posting a blog post using this software is very simple. Simply open the Blog Desk software by Double-Clicking the icon on the Desktop, then select the blog from the list on the right side, select the category to which you want to post, choose more option just below that like Ping, Comment settings then write your post and just simply press the green Up Arrow at the toolbar of the software. Thats all !

The main thing why i am recommending this Desktop Blogging Software for every blogger who run their blog with Wordpress Blogging Platform is it have the support for many Wordpress features like Tags, Excerpt of a Post, Custom Fields, Support for All In One SEO Wordpress Plugin ( It can easily done with the use of custom fields. ), Integrated Image upload facility and more.

How To Use This Desktop Blog Tool with All-In-One SEO Plugin ?

Ok, now i will explain how you can add the Meta Description, Meta Keywords, Post Title using this software like you do while publishing a post on Wordpress Dashboard.

First write your blog post, Excerpt (If you have any), Choose Category and everything else. Now before publishing the post choose this from the Blog Desk menu bar Extras > Wordpress Option or press the shortcut key Ctrl + F8.

Now in the Wordpress Options window create separate custom fields like below and add it. All In One SEO Plugin works with the help of Custom Fields functionality only. So it can be done easily like how I added Meta tags for this post shown below.

Features Of Blog Desk :

• Ful WYSIWYG Editor
• Simple User Interface
• Manage Multiple Blogs
• Image Editor with all necessary functions
• Able to Insert Pictures into the post from Clipboard
• Fully compatible with Wordpress Platform
• Supports all the functions of Wordpress including Custom Fields
• Inbuilt Spell Checker
• and more….

If you are a blogger using Wordpress as Your Blog’s Platform then don’t forget to try this Worthy Desktop Blogging Client ! It also supports Movatyper, Drupal, Expression Engine & Serendipity. Please post your experience with this software or with anyother best tool in the comments below

Note : I published this post completely using the Blog Desk Tool Only !

Hai, this is a sample test post to check whether the BlogDesk Desktop Blogging software supports the Wordpress All-in-One SEO Plugin or not. I hope it will supports ! Lets see…

Share Keyboard And Mouse Across Multiple Computers With Synergy

Are you a Computer Geek like me with two or more workstations ( Computers ) all at the same table with separate monitor, keyboard, mouse for each one and feel bad to have them cluttered in your table or workspace ?? Don’t worry, now there is a simple and free solution to end your clutters around the workspace.

Synergy is a Free Software which helps you to Share a single Keyboard and Mouse with different computers and also absolutely with different Operating Systems on each machines too.

All you have to do is to install Synergy in all the Computers on which you want to work and Make one computer as Server for Synergy which really have Keyboard and Mouse attached with it and configure other computers as clients.

The official website of Synergy could be found here, while Engadget have a simple Guide on How To Share Keyboard and Mouse With Different Computers using Synergy.

Microsoft Windows Explorer Shortcut Keys

[Ctrl] + [N]

- Open a new window ( Windows Vista Only )

[End]

- Display the bottom of the active window.

[Home]

- Display the top of the active window.

[F11]

- Maximize or minimize the active window ( Windows Vista ). Go to Full-Screen View in Windows XP !

[*] on Keypad (Num Lock On)

- Display all subfolders under the selected folder.

[+] on Keypad (Num Lock On)

- Display the contents of the selected folder.

[-] on Keypad (Num Lock On)

- Collapse the selected folder.

[Left Arrow]

- Collapse the current selection (if it is expanded), or select the parent folder.

[Alt] + [Left Arrow]

- View the previous folder.

[Right Arrow]

- Display the current selection ( if it is collapsed ). If not, select the first subfolder ( Vista Only ).

[Alt] + [Right Arrow]

- View the next folder.

[Ctrl] + Mouse scroll wheel

- Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons ( Windows Vista Only ).

[Alt] + [D]

- Se;ect the Address Bar.

Windows XP Shortcut Keys

[Ctrl] + [F4]

- Close the active document ( in programs that allows you to have multiple documents or windows open simultaneously )

[Alt] + [Tab]

- Switch between open programs or items.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Tab]

- Use the arrow keys to switch between open items ( Works on Vista Only ). Hit [Enter] to select the program you want to switch to.

[Ctrl] + Mouse scroll wheel { Works On Vista Only ! }

- Change the size of icons on the desktop - Vista Only.

[Windows] + [Tab]

- Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3D ( Vista Only ). In Windows XP, cycle through programs using the taskbar buttons and hit [Enter] to select a program.

[Ctrl] + [Windows] + [Tab]

- Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3D ( Vista Only ). Hit [Enter] to select the program you want to switch to.

[Alt] + [Esc]

- Cycle thorugh items in the order in which they were opened.

[F6]

- Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.

[F4]

- Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer.

[Shift] + [F10]

- Display the right click menu for selected item.

[Ctrl] + [Esc] or [Windows]

- Open the start menu.

[Alt] + underlined letter ( in Program menu )

- Displays the corresponding menu - for example, [Alt] + [F] in a program opens the File menu.

[F10]

- Activate the menu bar in the Active program.

[Right Arrow] ( in menu bar )

- Open the next menu right to the right or open a sub-menu.

[Left Arrow] ( in menu bar )

- Open the next menu to the left or close a sub-menu.

[F5]

- Refresh the active window or Active WebPage ( in Web Browsers Only )

[Alt] + [Up Arrow]

- View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer.

[Esc]

- Cancel the current task.

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc]

- Open Task Manager. Also [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Delete] opens the Windows Task Manager in Windows XP.

Hold Down [Shift] when you insert a CD / DVD

- Prevent the CD / DVD from automatically playing !

Note : Windows XP Shortcut Keys - Part 1

Windows XP Keyboard Shortcuts

General Windows XP Shortcut Keys which are applicable to nearly all Windows programs !

[F1]

- Display help. When in Windows Explorer or viewing the desktop, this shows you Windows Help. Otherwise, shows you the active program’s Help Documentation.

[Ctrl] + [C]

- Copy the selected item or text.

[Ctrl]+[X]

- Cut the selected item or text.

[Ctrl] + [V]

- Paste the copied or cutted item or text.

[Ctrl] + [Z]

- Undo the last action.

[Ctrl] + [Y]

- Redo the last action.

[Delete]

- Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.

[Shift] + [Delete]

- Delete the selected item permanantly without moving it to the Recycle Bin.

[F2]

- Rename the selected item.

[Ctrl] + [Right Arrow]

- Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.

[Ctrl] + [Left Arrow]

- Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.

[Ctrl] + [Down Arrow]

- Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.

[Ctrl] + [Up Arrow]

- Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + an arrow key

- Select a block of text.

[Shift] with any arrow key

- Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.

[Ctrl] with any arrow key + [Space]

- Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop

[Ctrl] + [A]

- Select all items in a document or window.

[F3]

- Search for a file or folder.

[Alt] + [Enter]

- Display properties for the selected item.

[Alt] + [F4]

- Exit the active program.

[Alt] + [Space]

- Open the shortcut menu for the active window.

This free racing game features two different circuits, eight types of different cars and you can either play alone or against with the computer or with friends on LAN or Internet which supports up to eight players !

Pros :

+ Free Racing Game !

+ Great Multi-Player Feature

+ Stunning Graphics !

+ Fantastic Car Physics

Cons :

- Only two circuits are available

Some Screenshots of the game :

Driving Speed 2

Driving Speed 2

Download this Free Racing Game For Windows XP here [ 247 MB approx. ]