Installing packages in Linux using RPM.

How to install RPM packages?
RPM stand for Red Hat Package Manager is the package managemet tool in all Red hat systems.
To install an RPM Package in a Red Hat Linux system do the following:
Open the linux terminal and type the following command:
“# rpm -i packagename” and press Enter.Upgrade an RPM package.
To upgrade an RPM package do the following:
“# -u packagename.rpm”.
Now the program will update to its latest version.

To see the progress of an RPM download.
If you want to see the progress of an RPM package being downloaded type the name of the package in this way:
“# -ivh packagename.rpm”.

To remove an RPM package
To remove an RPM package type the following command:
“# -ev packagename”.

How to test an RPM package without installing it?
To test an RPM package before installing it type the following command:
“# -ivh -test packagename.rpm”

Uninstall and RPM package without checking dependencies.

To uninstall an RPM package type the following command:
” rpm -ev —nodeps packagename.rpm”

Vista Start menu tweaks.

Remove All Programs from the start menu.

1.Type “gpedit.exe” in the Start menu instant search box and press Enter.
2. Navigate to”UserConfiguration\AdministrativeTemplates\
Start Menu and Taskbar“.
3. Double click on “Remove All Programs Lists from the Start menu“.
4. Select “Enabled” and press Enter.

Remove the list of recently used applications.

To remove the list of recently used applications do the following:
1. Right click on the Start menu and select “Properties“.
2. Now disable “Store and display a list of recently used applications“.
3. To modify the no of items to be displayed in the list click on the “Customize” button and enter a custom value in the Start menu size box and press Enter.

How to pin an item to the Start menu?

There are some applications that are pinned to the Start menu so that you can access them form the Start menu itself. To pin an application to the Start menu right click on the exe file of that application and select “Pin to Start menu“.

Change the Start menu view to Classic view.

To change the Start menu to the old Classic View right click on the Start menu and select properties. Select the “Classic Start menu” option and press Enter.

How to send files as much as a 1 GB as email attachments?

There are lot of web mail service providers and all of them provide the facility to send emails and also allows you to add attachments to these emails.But the size of the file being attached should have some limitations. You should not be able to attach files bigger than 10 MB or so. If you want to send a bigger file then you have to pay for it. There are many other mail service providers that allows you to attach big files as much as 1 GB and send them over the internet for free.
One such site is YouSendit. You can use YouSendit to send large files as attachments. The service as you think is not completly free. It offers different flavors of services for you to select from. The first one is the Lite account which allows you to send files as much as 1 GB for free. There are three other account types for which you have to pay for. Using a Lite account you can send a 1 GB attachment and it can be dowloaded 100 times and it is available for download for a period of 1 week.
First, you have to create an account with YouSendit. You can select between the Lite or Plus account types. After the signup process is complete you will be send an activation e-mail and you have to click on that link to activate your account.Now, click on the “Send a file” link to attach a file you need to send and then enter the e-mail addresses of the recepients and press the “Sendit” button.You have successfully send the file! To visit YouSendit click here

Hacking Rapidshare.

Rapidshare is the place where you can find all you need.But if you are not a premium user then there are limitations to download files and the download speed is also limited.But there are some great utilities you can use to hack Rapidshare to download without any limitations, overcome the waiting time, simaltanously downlaod files using different proxies etc.
RapidHacker: What you have to overcome to download a file if you are not a premium user is the waiting time.You can use RapidHacker to bypass the waiting time.

RapidShareLink Grab Helper: It can be used to fetch links and download mulitple files at a time using different proxies.It is an all in one soloution because you can also use it to renew your IP since Rapidshare uses IP addresses to limit downloads.It also has a Rapidshare Explorer using which you can search for files in Rapidshare.
Rapidleecher: It is a great utility to dowload files from Rapidshare. It is a leecher that can leech links from Rapidshare and then download them for you automatically.It also can be used to download multiple files at a time using proxy servers.
Rapget: It is a downlaoder for downloading files from Rapidshare.You just have to paste the Rapidshare link to download a file from Rapidshare. It supports scheduled dowloads.It also supports proxies so that you can download multiple files at a time. Then it can also download files from the links you have copied to the clipboard.

The best 3 free video editors.

Video Editing is considered a field related to movies and all. But now with the emergence of video sharing sites lot of people are uploading videos to these sites, downloading videos and creating there own videos etc. So now a days we need to edit at least our own movies. We need to add some effects and text to make our videos look more professional. So here is a list of the best 3 free video editors.
1.Windows Movie Maker: It is the leader in the field of free video editors. With its simplicity and ease of use it is virtually everybody’s home video editor. Moreover it comes bundled with Windows Vista, and XP. With Movie Maker you can create great looking videos and it is also fun to use it. There is little learning curves and movie maker comes with lot of effects. You just have to select the frame and drag a particular effect into the timeline in order to give a particular effect to a frame. It can accept videos recorded in digital cameras and you can create your own vidoes in a matter of few minutes.
To download Movie Maker click here.

2.Spin Video Editor: It is a great freeware Video Editor like Windows Movie Maker. It also has a drag and drop interface like Movie Maker. But it a much more powerful editor than Movie Maker. There are some amazing features in Spin that you can see only in some commercial video editors. Spin can be used to convert between AVI, WMV, MP4, and FLV formats. So if you want to upload your videos to any video sharing site you need not have to use a video converter to convert your videos because Spin can convert your videos to FLV format. You can submit your videos to W these sites right from Spin. Spin comes with a powerful Title Editor and also a bunch of some great transition effects. So it is a best bet for Movie Maker. To download Spin Video Editor click here.

3.Wax: It is a great freeware video editor that you can use to edit your videos. It is a much more professional video editor. But it is free and has almost everything you need to do with a professional video editor. The power of WAX lies in the bunch of amazing 2D and 3D transition effects. There are a lot of great transitions effects both for your videos and text. You can use pictures or videos to create your movies. The output is in avi format. Moreover it supports other video editing softwares like Adobe Premier and the surprising factor is that WAX can be used as a plugin in these softwares. To download WAX click here.

How to watch Youtube videos in Firefox?

YouPlayer is a Firefox extension that allows you to play streaming videos from the internet directly on your browser sidebar. It can be used to play and download videos from video sharing sites like YouTube, Metcafe, MySpace, Google Video…It is an amazing extension because you need not have to wait in a webpage in order to see that video. You just have to drag and drop the link into the playlist to see the video. The video will be automatically loaded on the side bar and you can surf the net while watching the video. To download the video right click and select Download. Then you can see the video in your PC using an flv player like FLV Player. To download YouPlayer click here.

Fine tune Firefox with FireTune.

There are lots of addons for Firefox to suite your needs. But you wish if there is an addon to fine tune your Firefox then it is here. It is called FireTune.It can be used to tweak Firefox to deliver high performance. The only thing you need to do is just download and install this addon. It will automatically configure Firefox for best performance. So there is no need for you to always type about:config and play with the settings. To download FireTune click here.

How to create web forms Online?

Web forms are a must in any professional website. It may bean e-commerce site or a simple blog. Web forms addinteractivity to the site. In a webpage the buttons and text boxes are arranged in forms so that users can input datawhich adds interactivity to the website.

You can create web forms online without having any prior knowledge in HTML or JavaScript. All you need to do is visit

FormSpring and then select a theme for your Web form and after few clicks your web form is ready. It is quite simple touse and time saving. The software for creating web forms is hosted by FormSpring and there is no need to install any software package. It has both paid and commercial versions. The free version allows to add only three web forms in a website while the paid version allow more forms and features to be added to it depending on the kind of service you need to provide with your site.

How to share your browsing history online?

Do you really need to share your browsing history with others.It is what nobody really wants to do.I know you are not even ready to share it with your brothers or sisters.But a new service called timelop is out there.What it offers is that you can use their service to share your browsing history and that in real time.So others can see in real time what you are doing and searching online.You need to be a member of timelop to make your browsing history public.Then you need to download the timelop plugin for firefox and your browsing history can be broadcasted online.All you need to do is just login to your timelop account right from your browser and then others can see what you are searching for and all those things.The disadvantage of this is that others can understand your browsing habits.So it is not a nice idea to share all your browser history.You can turn on and turn off the timelop plugin so that others can see only the browser history you allow to share.To share your history online with timelop click here.

The best 3 free media converters.

You need to convert your audio and video formats so that you can save your disc space,upload videos to online video sharing sites,improve the quality of your video and audio files, play incompactible video and audio formats.So you need a media converter.Here is a list of the best 3 free media converters that I can find.

Super media Converter: An amazing video and audio converter that you can get.It is a powerful media converter that can render the output in real time.So if you need to convert an audio or a video file just right click and select “Add multimedia files“.When the file is loaded tweak and play with  various settings until you are satisfied with the final result.It can be used to convert your audio and video files virtually to any format.The interface of the program is little clumsy with lot of settings arranged in a confusing manner,but when you got used with it you will say “This is the best media converter I can get”.To download Super click here.

Quick Media Converter: Yet another media converter with some great features and it is free.It is really an amazing tool that can be used to convert your audio and video files.It has the best interface among all the media converters listed here.It is not just easy but fun to use Quick Media Converter.It has two interfaces.One is the easy mode and other is the expert mode.The easy mode has basic media conversion facility while the expert mode include advanced media convertion functionality and you can modify the code settings in this mode.However, you can do most of your media conversion in the easy mode itself.If you need to do some “advanced” media conversion then only you need to use the expert mode.It is a nice media converter that definitely worth a try.Download Quick Media Converter here.

Media Coder:It is an advanced conversion utility with lot of features to its credit.It is open source and you can download and use it free of cost.It is the best media converter I would like to say because it is a program that has so much potential.It is called the Universal Media Converter just because it can convert media files to any format.It is still under developmental stages and so there are little niggles in the program.It is an Open source program and there is a huge community of developers trying to add new features and constantly improving the program.So if you are looking for an all in one solution for your media conversion needs then this is for you.To download Media coder click here.