Make write protection Your Flash-Drive

Make write protection Your Flash-Drive


FIRST OF ALL

GO TO --> START --> RUN

NOW TYPE REGEDIT


NOW NAVIGATE THE KEY :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\

Look at the sub-keys and see if a key named StorageDevicePolicies is listed. If it is skip this paragraph and read the next. If it is not create the key by right-clicking Control and selecting New > Key

See if there is an entry named WriteProtect. It can be easily created if it is not present by right-clicking in the right window and selecting New > DWord from the menu. The following values are allowed for this entry:

• 0 - This will allow write processes on USB Flash Drives
• 1 - This will block write processes on USB Flash Drives.

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Google Maps' appearance takes new direction

Google is notoriously slow and calculating about changing it the user interface of its services.

In fact, Google hasn't made any major changes to the look and feel of Google Maps since its launch in 2005.

On Friday, the company launched several refinements to Maps--the biggest changes to its look since launch. While you might not notice these changes immediately--unless you are a hardcore Google Maps user--they are designed to enhance the readability of the maps.

Notice how roads and names are called out more effectively in the new version.

(Credit: Google)

As seen above, the thick street outlines that can make maps harder to read have been eliminated.

Google describes the update here:

(L)ocal and arterial roads have been narrowed at medium zooms to improve legibility, and the overall colors have been optimized to be easier on the eye and conflict less with other things (such as traffic, transit lines and search results) that we overlay onto the map. Hybrid roads have gained a crisp outline to make them easier to follow, and the overall look is now closer to an augmented satellite view instead of a simple overlay.

Google Maps' comparison of London in the old and new views.

(Credit: Google)

DoubleTwist: First impressions

Lately, I've been hearing a lot of fanfare about an application called DoubleTwist that is at its core a free music jukebox that offers content syncing to a variety of portable devices, including the BlackBerry, the PSP, and the iPod, as well as pretty much anything that can mount in Universal Mass Storage mode. One of the main draws of the program is that it can take your iTunes library and sync it to a variety of non-iPod players, an important feature for anyone who has ditched the ubiquitous device in favor of a music phone or other MP3 player. And soon, the Windows version of the jukebox will offer built-in support for Amazon MP3 store purchases as well (note: the Mac version already supports Amazon MP3 purchases), a move in line with the company's goal to offer consumers choice when it comes to digital music management.

The DoubleTwist video view.

Certainly, DoubleTwist is a useful solution for a lot of people, especially since it incorporates automatic video transcoding for a lot of the supported devices, which is the feature that drew me to the software. However, the program is not without its pitfalls, and some of them are sure to cause no small amount of frustration. For example, the video transcoding--done during the syncing process--takes forever. Conversion speed was roughly two times normal speed, so a 90-minute movie took 50 minutes or so to encode and transfer. Still, considering DoubleTwist offers this feature for free and integrates it so simply, I'm willing to forgive the sluggishness.

Much more annoying is how slow the video library loads in thumbnail mode, and while it is loading, you can't actually browse the selections. Rather, the cursor will automatically jump back to the very top of the window. I ran into the same issue with photos. Luckily, switching to list mode fixes the problem, so you can actually get something productive done while the library continues to load (obviously, the larger the library, the more annoying the issue). I also ran into trouble during syncing, as DoubleTwist would not initially recognize my iPod Touch or a handful of UMS devices I connected (the Mintpad and the Philips GoGear, to name two), although a software update helped with the iPod issue. My final complaint is that the software doesn't give you any custom options during install and tends to take over your digital media experience once installed, automatically booting up whenever you connect any external device.

Gripes aside, DoubleTwist delivers as advertised. It offers a seamless connection with iTunes and lets users easily transfer that content to non-iPod devices. It also successfully converts video to a variety of formats suitable for whatever device is connected, and the process is invisible to the user, which makes the process extremely straightforward--a lovely thing, considering the pain that is digital video formatting. Plus, it offers integrated buttons for automatically publishing photos and videos to Flickr and YouTube. Going forward, it'd be great to see a spruced-up interface, because as it stands, DoubleTwist isn't particularly inspiring in look-and-feel. But it gets the job done and it does it for free, so it's definitely worth checking out.

Downloading Windows 7 Update Files For Computer's Without Internet Connection

It is advisable to keep your operating-system and software's updated for optimal computer performance and security and Windows allows automatic update functionality to ensure this; however if your computer does not have a functional internet connection getting updates can be a bit tricky and you need to get offline-update files via an internet connected PC and install them on your computer.

Microsoft Windows 7 operating-system supports Windows Update Stand-alone Installer (.msu) which is used for distributing standalone update files for computer's without internet connection, follow the simple trick described ahead to download all updates in a single go.

Downloading Windows 7 Offline Update Files :

1. Microsoft provides .msu files for allowing offline updates.
2. To get .MSU update packages for Windows 7 visit this page.
3. Now, to download all packages in a single go make use of free Firefox extension DownThemAll or a similar batch download link grabber.

4. Copy downloaded .msu update packages to target computer and double-click to install.

Unlike older versions of Windows currently there seems no automated utility to get Windows 7 offline update files but I am pretty sure someone should get it out soon :), if you know of anything capable of this pls. share it in comments below.

Long Reply Allows You To Tweet Longer Messages

Twitter is a micro-blogging service and hence allows users to post short 140 character limited messages, however if you wish to post longer messages new service Long Reply allows you to create really long messages which can be read from the unique URL for the message - so all you need to do is to tweet the unique web-address which users can click to read the full text.

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vAmazon confirms upcoming Kindle app for Mac

A few days ago, Amazon and Microsoft declared to the world that a Kindle app was underway for the Windows operating system. Just earlier, the online retailer has confirmed that an OS X version of the application is coming too, as reported by TUAW, though details are unfortunately bare currently.

The Kindle is, as you may know, a piece of hardware designed to aid with the mobile and digital reading of eBooks, and it is coupled with Amazon's software which provides a vast range of them ready and available for download over-the-air. It's a handy service for those who use it, though currently it's limited in the devices it's available on. Amazon, perhaps seeing a threat from the new Barnes and Noble 'nook' reader, aims to fix this by having compatibility with desktop computers.

This is a great move for Amazon and users of the Kindle service, though it means if you purchase a book through that company, you can't use it with any other e-reader, causing problems if the need arises. At the moment, there's no estimated shipping date on the software, but hopefully it won't be too far away.

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A few days ago, Amazon and Microsoft declared to the world that a Kindle app was underway for the Windows operating system. Just earlier, the online retailer has confirmed that an OS X version of the application is coming too, as reported by TUAW, though details are unfortunately bare currently.

The Kindle is, as you may know, a piece of hardware designed to aid with the mobile and digital reading of eBooks, and it is coupled with Amazon's software which provides a vast range of them ready and available for download over-the-air. It's a handy service for those who use it, though currently it's limited in the devices it's available on. Amazon, perhaps seeing a threat from the new Barnes and Noble 'nook' reader, aims to fix this by having compatibility with desktop computers.

This is a great move for Amazon and users of the Kindle service, though it means if you purchase a book through that company, you can't use it with any other e-reader, causing problems if the need arises. At the moment, there's no estimated shipping date on the software, but hopefully it won't be too far away.