Shortcut Icon without Texts

If you see the desktop of your computer, there are several shortcut icons with texts below them. The texts are usually the names of the programs.

Now we are going to omit the texts. Follow these steps:

1. Click the shortcut icon.
2. Press F2 button.
3. Erase the texts.
4. Press Alt button and type 0160 on the numlock.

Ok... now you can check your icons. The text disappears, doesn't it?

Direct TV Service

Many people spend most of their spare time by watching TV. There are so many kinds of interesting programs they can enjoy. It seems that TV cannot be separated from this modern life. Nowadays more and more people have switched from cable TV to Direct TV. Why can it happen? As a matter of fact, there are several reasons for their subscription to DIRECTV. Maybe I can mention some of them. Direct TV service is usually good and satisfactory. In addition, the signal is better and reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite programs comfortably. As we know, if the signal of TV transmission is bad, it will really disturb our activity in watching TV.

Well… are you also interested in DIRECTV? Direct TV system provides the customers with absolutely interesting programs, such as movies, sports programming, and local channels. Of course, there are also other things you will get if you subscribe to this service. Just visit DIRECTV website to know more about it.

Hiding Log Off Button

On the Start menu there is Log Off button. The position is beside Turn Off Computer button. If you don't want to have Log Off button, you can hide it by doing the following steps:

1. Click Start - Run.
2. Type "regedit".
3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
4. On the right window of registry editor, right-click the empty space.
   
5. Choose New - DWORD Value.
6. Type the value name "StartMenuLogOff" and press Enter.
   
7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
8. On the Value Data type the number "1" to hide the button.
9. Press OK.
10. Restart your computer.

HTML: Break

Jika Anda mengetikkan kode tag seperti pada gambar berikut


maka dalam browser Anda akan mendapatkan hasil seperti berikut:

Computer Tips and TricksBlog yang berisi berbagai tips dan trik di bidang komputer.

Untuk memisahkan kalimat-kalimat tersebut menjadi seperti di bawah ini:

Computer Tips and Tricks
Blog yang berisi berbagai tips dan trik di bidang komputer.

Anda perlu menambahkan tag break atau br sehingga kode tag yang Anda tuliskan menjadi sebagai berikut:

Commands Used in Command Prompt

If you want to know commands used in Command Prompt, just type "help" and you will get the following commands with their description.

ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.
AT Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
CALL Calls one batch program from another.
CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
CLS Clears the screen.
CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitio
CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the
current drive.
COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
DATE Displays or sets the date.
DEL Deletes one or more files.
DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates m
ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
ERASE Deletes one or more files.
EXIT Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differ
between them.
FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.
FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows.
FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension assoc
GOTO Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in
batch program.
GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character set in grap
mode.
HELP Provides Help information for Windows commands.
IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MD Creates a directory.
MKDIR Creates a directory.
MODE Configures a system device.
MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another direct
PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved b
PRINT Prints a text file.
PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt.
PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.
RD Removes a directory.
RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
REN Renames a file or files.
RENAME Renames a file or files.
REPLACE Replaces files.
RMDIR Removes a directory.
SET Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files
SORT Sorts input.
START Starts a separate window to run a specified program or comma
SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.
TIME Displays or sets the system time.
TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or p
TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
VER Displays the Windows version.
VERIFY Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written
correctly to a disk.
VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.

HTML: Memformat Huruf

Jika Anda ingin membuat efek cetakan huruf berupa cetak tebal, cetak miring, atau garis bawah, Anda bisa menggunakan kode tag seperti pada gambar berikut.

Keterangan:
b = bold (cetak tebal)
i = italic (cetak miring)
u = underline (garis bawah)

Simpanlah file yang telah Anda buat dalam format .html dan lihatlah hasilnya pada browser Anda.

Hiding Taskbar

The taskbar can be hidden by doing the following steps:

1. Right-click the taskbar.
2. Click Properties.
3. Check Auto-hide the taskbar.
4. Click OK.

If you want to display the taskbar again, just put the mouse pointer on the hidden taskbar or press the Windows button on the keyboard.

Creating a System Restore Point

Creating a restore point can be useful any time you anticipate making changes to your computer that are risky or might make your computer unstable.

To create a restore point, follow these steps:

1. Click Start - Run.
2. Type "msconfig".
3. Click Launch System Restore.
4. On the Welcome to System Restore screen, choose Create a restore point.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Restore point description, type any name or words you like.
7. Click Create.
8. Click Close.
9. Click OK.
10. Restart your computer.

HTML: Heading

Dalam HTML dikenal tag h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, dan h6 untuk heading. Tag h1 memiliki ukuran heading terbesar, tag h2 ukurannya lebih kecil, tag h3 lebih kecil lagi, dan begitu selanjutnya. Untuk berlatih menggunakan tag heading ini, bukalah program Notepad Anda dan ketikkan kode-kode seperti pada gambar berikut.

Maka, setelah file ini Anda simpan dalam format .htm atau .html, hasilnya dapat Anda lihat dalam browser Anda.

HTML: Membuat Isi Halaman Website

Untuk membuat isi halaman website, kita dapat menggunakan tag body. Seperti biasa, bukalah program Notepad dari Start - All Programs - Accessories - Notepad. Lalu ketikkan perintah seperti pada gambar di bawah ini.

Jika sudah selesai, simpanlah file itu dengan ekstensi .htm atau .html. Kemudian bukalah dengan browser Anda.