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[How To] Block websites without using any software

Filed under Computer tricks, Internet tricks, Security Tips, Windows Tricks by on September 13, 2011 at 1:27 am {one comment}

It is easy to block a website on a computer using any software or just by changing the dns server and making few settings but if you don’t want to use any additional software or service then too you can block websites on your Windows machine. All you will require for this is :

  1. A windows machine.
  2. A text editor (notepad will do).
  3. A web browser .

Just follow the steps given below to block a particular website.

  1.  Navigate to the  C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
  2. Find the file named “HOSTS”
  3.  Open it using notepad.
  4.  Under “127.0.0.1 localhost” Add 127.0.0.2 www.orkut.com , and that site will no longer be accessable.
  5. Done!

example :

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.2 www.orkut.com

- www.orkut.com will not be accessible anymore.

If you want to add more sites then just increment the IP address by one and add it to the list.

i.e. 127.0.0.3 www.yahoo.com
127.0.0.4 www.msn.com
127.0.0.5 www.google.com

You can use this trick to block popup sites as well or any other advertising site.

Enjoy

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How to add rss feeds to Mozilla Thunderbird

Filed under Computer tricks, Free Softwares, Internet tricks, Open Source by on June 9, 2011 at 9:39 am {2 comments}

Mozilla Thunderbird is one of the most popular desktop app used for reading and sending mails and managing RSS feeds. Though many new users does not know how to set it up for RSS feeds. Here is small “how to”  on configuring Thunderbird for RSS feeds. Follow the simple steps given below.

  1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird. Click on tools in the menu bar and select account settings.
  2. “Click on Account Actions”  drop down menu in the new window and select “Add other Account”
  3. Again a new Window will open. Select “Blogs & News Feeds” and click on next.
  4. Give the account name for the new account and click on Next and Finish.
  5. Now in your main Thunderbird Window a new account will appear. Click on that account and Select “Manage Subcriptions” in the right side pane. There you can add new feeds just by entering their feed URL. You can also import the list of feeds from the xml file.

Hope this will help you in configuring  your Mozilla Thunderbird for viewing and managing RSS feeds. Use the comment form below if you need any more assistance.

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[How to] Easily synchronize your office documents with Google Docs

Filed under Computer tricks, Free Softwares, Freeware, Internet tricks, Uncategorized, Windows 7 Tricks and Tips, Windows Tricks, Windows Vista Tricks and Tips, Windows XP Tricks and Tips by on May 7, 2011 at 3:13 pm {2 comments}

Google Docs synchronizationGoogle Docs is one of the most amusing and most useful service available on the net. If you are a frequent user of Google Docs or you always want to have your worksheets or office documents available then SyncDocs is for you.

SyncDocs is a free program which allows you to synchronize files between your computer and your Google docs account. It is similar to what DropBox is for your other files. Whenever you make changes to files on your local disk the same changes will reflect in your google docs file if you are using SyncDocs.

 

Synchronize files with google docs - SyncDocs

SyncDocs automates the task of downloading files from your Google Docs account. You will not have to download each and every file manually from your account. When you add a new file to your Google docs account or syncdocs folder it is instantly synchronized with one another.If you have syncdocs installed on some other machine then it will also be in sync with the same account so in this way you can sync your files between multiple computers as well.

After downloading and installing Syncdocs from the link given below it will ask you for your google account username and password which you want to sync using syncdocs. Once you provide your account info it will automatically sync all your google docs file. You can also change your preferences as shown in the image above. Syncdocs can be used for taking backup of all your important documents as well. This smart tool is available for windows users only. You can download it from the link given below.

Download Syncdocs [2 MB]

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