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How to extract multiple rar files (.r00, r01, .r02) 2008-04-18 01:53:00 Some of you might have run into difficulties with regards to split archives. They normally come in the form of numerous archive files
that are labelled .r00, .r01, .r02, .r03, and so on in sequence. These archive files are actually split archives created by compression software such as Winrar, that allow users to split a large file into smaller manageable files that can be sent through the internet more reliably.Some examples of how split archives are named are as follows:1) .rar, .r01, .r02, .r03 2) .r00, .r01, .r02, .r03 3) .part1.rar, .part2.rar, .part3.rarTo make it easier to deal with these split archives, you need to identify each individual file's file extension. To do this, first disable the hiding of known file extensions that Windows does.In a folder view, click on Tools, then Read more:extract
Avoid spam and protect your privacy - Mailinator 2008-04-17 04:27:00 The net's full of those enticing offers of freebies and services that seem to promise the world with a catch - You are required to enter your email address and personal contact information. Now you know perfectly well that entering your legitimate email address into these offers would inevitably result in large volumes of spam, yet you just can't bear to miss out on that special offer.Here's where Mailinator comes in.Mailinator is a free email service with a unique twist: It offers free temporary email addresses that do not require any form of registration. Anytime you are required to give out your email address to a potential spammer, simply think up a unique name, append the @mailinator.com domain name to form an email address for example theysay@mailinator.com, and you're set and done! Read more:Avoid
Streetdirectory.com Alternatives 2008-04-17 03:54:00 Much have been discussed about the issue of Streetdirectory.com online. As a user of the above website, it undoubtedly brings about much convenience for a busy Singaporean like me who often shuttles around the island. A few weeks ago, there was news that the website will be shut down due to copyright issues with the maps they provide.I was quite happy when I heard that Streetdirectory will continue to operate despite their legal troubles. There's no doubt the convenience Streetdirectory.com has brought to our lives. Most importantly, its free! However, there are also alternatives of finding your way around Singapore. And thats why you come to Theysay, where we strive to constantly find you the best tools and services offered on todays constantly evolving web.1) ShownearbyShownearby offers Read more:Alternatives
Switching between ip addresses using a batch file 2008-04-16 07:52:00 Batch files are well known for their efficiency because of how multiple commands can be executed just through a simple click. Today theysaY will show you how to use batch
files to quickly switch between IP addresses
with the help of a command line program - NETSH.Most Windows users are aware of how to modify their network connection settings using the Local Area Connection icon in the task bar. However, if you frequently travel between networks, for example and at home and at work, the need to frequently key in different ip addresses might be quite a drag.With the help of Netsh, we can easily create two batch files that can toggle between two selected IP addresses with a single click.Step 1. Go to the network properties dialog box by clicking on the network icon in your taskbar and proceed Read more:Switching
Free Online Storage - Dropboks 2008-04-16 07:36:00 Increasing bandwidth of the internet has engendered the proliferation of huge amount of data and graphics. Actually, the idea of sharing or storing files online is not a new issue. The issue is how secure we want our files to be.I'm not referring to storing secret documents onto the internet, but rather some personal documents that you want to be able to access anywhere you go but do not want others to be able to gain access. Apart from using Gmail to store your files, I am recommending to a website that offer free 1GB storage protected with a password. The best part about it is that it allows uploading of files of any format of up to 50MB! (as compared to the 20MB limit in gmail) DropBoks is the free online file storage solution with 1GB of storage space. Its free, simple and secure.
Online Flash Game - Magic Pen 2008-04-13 01:17:00 Check out this online flash game aptly named magic Pen - You are in charge of guiding a small red ball to collect all the red flags in a level. Your only tool? A magic pen which allows you to magically create shapes as you draw them. Use a combination of slopes, balls, hinges, pins, and gravity to traverse a variety of obstacles and reach your destination.Click Here to play now!
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Microsoft: " We put UAC into Vista to annoy users. I'm serious." 2008-04-12 07:22:00 Finally somebody significant commented on the UAC in the latest OS VistaMicrosoft
pushed out. Windows Vista's User Account Control, popularly known as UAC is the latest addition to the list of annoyance that Microsoft has rolled out. The product manager, David Cross pointed out at the RSA 2008 conference, "The reason we put UAC into the platform was to annoy users
. I'm serious
."For once, I'm also serious about the issue. The issue of helping users to prevent malicious script from running in the background with UAC by limiting application software to standard user privileges until authorizes by an administrator was beside the point. What it ended up doing was to really irritate me that I have to resort to googling it and turning the whole application off."We needed to change the ecosystem,
Image Editing software - GIMP 2008-04-12 02:44:00 GIMP is a free fully -featured image manipulation tool that provides all the features that other award winning software like Adobe Photoshop or Macromedia Fireworks do but at zero cost.A look at the tools which GIMP provides:Airbrush, smudge and paint to your hearts content!The best thing about GIMP is that the option of a portable installation is offered. GIMP Portable, hosted by PortableApps.com, allows you to install all the necessary program files onto a removable memory device, such that you can bring the installation(which is smaller than 30mb) along with you anytime, anywhere.Download GIMP here. Download GIMP Portable here.
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Privacy At Risk! 2008-04-12 02:44:00 "Can I have some privacy please!"These are the phrases commonly heard nowadays. With the advent of technology, we leave more and more traces of evidence of our activities behind. It is always the case whereby we are caught surfing the net during office hours and the games we secretly installed into our office PC catch a virus. Sadly, we can't shred the paper like in the past and little do we know where the data is stored in the computer.Hence, I would like to share some of my knowledge with regards to removing traces behind and where are they found.Of course the clearing of internet temporary files in web browser Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer is the basic. Other than the norm, let us take a look at some uncommon areas where temporary files reside.Assuming that your OS is installed Read more:Privacy
Unlock Codes Exposed! 2008-04-12 02:43:00 Tips on how to lock/unlock a phone (own discretion)To Lock a phoneYou can block almost all cellphone brands doing this:Type *33*0000# to deactivate the calling functionType *35*0000# to deactivate the receiving calls functionTo Unlock a phoneTo activate them back, type#33*0000# for the first function#35*0000# for the second.IMEI numberThe IMEI number is a 15 digit unique code that is used to identify a mobile phone to a GSM network. Sometimes, it is good to know the IMEI code for our own mobile phone in case of theft or misplaced as it would be beneficial for the police and the teleco server provider.IMEI number is retrieved by keying in *#06#
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Critical Paypal Information 2008-04-12 02:39:00 Below is some information on Paypal for DBS users:Step 1 : Unchangable to all DBS/POSBank customersBank Name: DBS BANK LTD (can omit LTD)Institution Code: 7171Step 2 : Find out if your bank acct is a POSB or DBS one. The clue: count the no. of digits on your bank acct no.**9 digits= POSB**10 digits= DBSIf you are using a POSB acct, Branch Code is 081.Step 3 : Bank account numbers - to omit dashes or not?Answer is you can do it both ways.Step 4 : Last and most important - your name in paypal must match the name of your bank account. Typically, for a Chinese, your surname is your Last name. Your other names are your First Name.Please note that if you are transferring money from Paypal into your SAVINGS account and it happens that the transaction is reversed, you will be charged $9.00.So befo
Tweaks to Registry 2008-04-12 02:37:00 WARNING!!Please do a backup of computer data or a system restore before doing the editing.1. Start Registry
Editor (Regedit.exe) and locate the following key in the registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control \SessionManager\MemoryManagement\PrefetchParameters2.On the EnablePrefetcher value, change the setting from 3 to 5 (decimal).3. Close the registry editor and restart your computer4. Notice the difference =)
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Introduction 2008-04-12 02:36:00 Hello.. This is my first post for the blog. Theysay will serve as a repository of valuable information regarding computers. Need software reviews, tweaking tricks or just random snippets of information that will make your work more efficient? Do remember to check back at Theysay for daily updates!
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Desktop Tower Defence 2008-04-29 04:11:00 If you have wondering what other online games you can keep yourself busy with probably a 30 minutes break from rushing projects or mugging for exams, we have something here for you. TheysaY hereby introduces you to the concept of tower defence! For those who are not into tower defence (TD) of the popular game Warcraft 3 among the teenagers in Singapore, allow me to explain further.Basically the game is pretty much simple after you get the hang of it. First you choose the language and the difficulty of the game. I would recommend that you choose normal for first try. You need to build towers to defend against waves of monsters. You get gold after each kill to upgrade or build more towers.As for the tactics that is feasible, you can try building towers in a maze so as to maximise the damage Read more:Desktop
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Saying "No to all" 2008-04-30 18:49:00 Remember that annoying little dialog box that often pops up when you are trying to copy, move or delete multiple files? "Yes", "No", or "Yes to all" are the choices that it offers. Yet what happens when what you want is the "No to all" option? Thankfully, a built in Windows trick means that you don't have to sit at the computer all day clicking on the "No" option when it appears.Simply hold down the shift key while clicking on the "No" button. This tells Windows that you are selecting the "No" option for all files involved in the copy/deletion operation from now on, and Windows will automatically process the remaining files without any further prompting from you.This trick will often work on the "Yes" option for those dialog boxes which do not offer a "Yes to all" option as well.theysaY wi
A.M.D. to release 12-core chip! 2008-05-08 06:18:00 when 4- is not enough..While AMD was busy pushing out the quad core Phenoms to match that of the Intel quad core processor, many of us have been speculating on the possible drop in prices of both companies in Sim Lim Square(SLS). Yet today, AMD announced plans for 6- and 12-core servers code-named Opterons. Previous plans for 8-core chips have been called off to make way for 12-core chips due to the latter being easier to manufacture.The chip will include 12M bytes of L3 cache and support DDR3 RAM, according to the road map.AMD is jumping from a 6-core chip code-named Istanbul, due for release in the second half of 2009, straight to a 12-core chip the following year, an AMD spokesman said.Both the new 6-core chip, codenamed Sao Paulo, and the 12-core unit, codenamed Magny-Cours, are based
How to add favicon to your website 2008-05-09 23:52:00 Having been inspired by the success of ojibala on how to add your own icon besides url link, theysaY would like to recommend an alternative method - Favicon.What is Favicon?Ans: Favicon is a tiny 16 by 16 .ico graphic file displayed in the browser address bar, bookmarks and even in your RSS blog feed! It involves the extension .ico which allows it to work in Internet Explorer and Firefox. Basically, it is a representative of your own identity on the web. While most favicon
are static images, it has become a trend to put animated GIFs image format to stand out from the rest of the website
s.The ultimate choice of static or animated icon.. you decide =)Ok.. lets get to the steps of creating your own distinct favicon.Step 1: Deciding on the image for your faviconIt may seem to be an easy task
Recover Lost WIndows XP Administrator Password! 2008-05-09 02:49:00 Having been born in this digital age.. I must say that remembering password was never an easy task. This matter complicates when we have a lot of passwords to remember for many different purposes, eg. Hotmail, computer login, company lock. Surely it would disastrous if we lose our computer login password, our key to our personal data and files.Luckily, TheysaY is here to the rescue. For the genuine cases of lost of personal Windows XP Admin password, you can follow the below method.1) First reboot Windows XP in safe mode by re-starting the computer and pressing F8 repeated as the computer starts up.2) Click Start and then click Run. Typecontrol userpasswords23) You will now have access to all the user accounts and other settings to meddle with.4) To reset the administrator password, click Read more:Password
Free portable word processor - Abiword 2008-05-11 04:33:00 The .doc format is a ubiquitous word document format that is commonly used throughout all computers today. There are two main options of editing these .doc files, Microsoft Office and Openoffice. Microsoft office though is commercial software and unaffordable for many who are just seeking to edit a personal document or two, while Openoffice comes with its own cons of being slow to open and a memory hog. Abiword is your solution to this problem, a free open-source word processing software that uses minimal system resources and comes in a portable installation as well. Abiword Portable comes in to an easy to install exe file of just 6mb. Upon execution, the self-extracting package extracts itself to a directory of your choice, where it resides without any modifications to the registry.As can Read more:processor
ORD Countdown Timer 2008-05-08 07:25:00 This is something for all those hardworking NSFs out there. National Service, something unavoidable for every Singaporean male, a two year period of culture shocks for some. Countdown
till the day you are declared operationally ready, up to the nearest second, with the help of theysay's very own ORD countdown timer!This ORD countdown timer is made freely available, the result of a few nights of hard work.Features include:Choose between second/minute/hour/day viewWork time or absolute time remainingOff/Leave/Public Holidays includedModify your own personal ORD message - Personalised prefix and suffix in your messageMinimises into an unobtrusive icon in your icon trayThe ORD Timer
is available for download here.Please feel free to leave any comments or suggestions here!theysaY will serve as
Keepvid.com - Download those Youtube clips 2008-05-14 21:40:00 Youtube users often encounter situations in which the selected video simply refuses to stream or takes ages to load. This is commonly due to proxies which block Youtube traffic or a slow internet connection. Sometimes, you might want to save the video to a local hard drive for further viewing, but Youtube does not offer such a function. Keepvid.com allows you to do exactly just that, allowing you Read more:Download
Theysay's very own ORD Countdown Timer! 2008-05-18 09:00:00 This is something for all those long-suffering NSFs out there. National Service, something unavoidable for every Singaporean male, a two year period of culture shocks and never-ending tedium for some. Countdown
till the day you are declared operationally ready, up to the nearest second, with the help of theysay's very own ORD countdown timer!This ORD countdown timer is made freely available, the r Read more:Timer
Recuva - File Recovery Software 2008-05-17 05:43:00 Lets face it - Mistakes happen all the time. One careless slip of the finger or a click of the mouse, and poof - There goes the folder containing those precious photos taken on prom night with your dream girl or the documents that took 3 full days of toiling in front of the computer. Online software that claim to do wonders often come with a small fee attached or worse still are plagued with malic Read more:Recovery
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Free virus remover downloads 2008-05-19 08:20:00 I believe many of us are guilty of not installing proper security tools to our computers and keeping it up to date frequently. For whatever the reason may be, it is not that important. Once the virus
/Trojan infects our computer, our personal data is compromised and we run the risk of losing our precious data to the virus. There are quite a couple of free virus remover downloads. theysaY is here to
Classic Windows XP Start Menu 2008-05-20 06:42:00 The following post details how to change the Windows
XP start menu back to the classic style once found in Windows 98.Right click on the start menu in an iconless area and click on properties.In the ensuing dialog box, choose the "ClassicStart
Menu" radio button and click it.Click OK to apply changes.Enjoy the zen-like simplicity of classic Windows XP start menu goodness!Nang this post if you lik
Recover Closed Programs 2008-05-22 09:04:00 If you accidentally clicked the red cross button at the top right hand corner of your window, don't scream. For once, you would be able to recover the window almost immediately.. at least within 60secs!TheysaY introduces to all readers a niche program called GoneIn60s. It is able to recover closed applications within 60 secs of closing them. It is a perfect tool for those users who have butter fin Read more:Closed
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Free commercial software downloads 2008-05-21 02:00:00 We all love a little bit of free stuff now and then, but take a look at this offer that we're sharing with you:1) Commercial software offered for free2) A different piece of software each day, every day3) No restrictions, catches, or requirementsInterested? Disbelieving? Click on to find out more!Giveaway of the Day is a website providing an incredible service: They link up with developers eager t
Wireless@KL : Free Wireless Broadband Internet Service 2008-05-25 02:25:00 Extract from Wireless
@KL:"The KL Wireless Metropolitan Project or Wireless@KL is a FREE wireless broadband internet access service that is brought to you by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in collaboration with Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd in a pioneering effort to transform Kuala Lumpur into a world-class wireless city.Users would Read more:Internet
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Paint masterpieces on your Nintendo DS Lite 2008-05-24 23:40:00 Something for those budding Picassos out there: a fully-featured painting application for your Nintendo
DS Lite called Colors. Coming in the form of a homebrew(created by developers for non-commercial means) application, it means that you will need a compatible flash cartridge such as a Supercard, R4 or DSTT as well as a DS/DS Lite. One thing of note is that the use of the devices for homebrew pur Read more:Paint
Blazing Fast Lag-Free PDF Viewer 2008-05-24 08:45:00 Opening PDF files is an exercise in fustration for many. Click on a PDF link and watch as your browser slows to an excruciating crawl as Adobe Acrobat reader loads up its various plugins. Well, suffer the effects of proprietary software no more and boot up this little gem that we have just unearthed: FoxIT Reader.FoxIT reader comes in a easily downloadable 2.55MB installer package. Download the in Read more:Blazing
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