Using Keypad as a Mouse
Keyboard’s num side can be used in handling the mouse pointer. For switching this feature on, we need to push alt + shift (below caps lock) + num lock key
This will initiate the mouse control. all directions will be applicable by keys. 5 means left click and * 5 right click
we can accelerate the movement by adding ctrl with direction.
Quick Links Find Tool in Mozilla
This is awesome tool for those who don’t like to use mouse while using computer. While browsing net in mozilla, we can directly go to the desired link by using quick links find.
This operates as we push single quote on keyboard that initiates the tool and by typing the link name, it goes to that link.
This does not work in case you are focused inside some textbox or textarea. So, push a tab and start using it.
Trace Bus Routes, Auto Fares and Traffic Situations in Indian Metros
This information is basically for Indian metro commuters where traffic department really took some cool initiatives to communicate with the end-users. A new web portal to get live information on traffic status, directions and auto fares for cities Bangalore, Hyderabad ,Delhi,Chennai and Pune. The traffic police have launched a live traffic portal (Transport Information System) where you can find
1. Optimal routes between any two places in the city…
2. Auto-fares
3. Bus routes and stops, etc.
Check :
http://www.dtis.in/ for Delhi
http://www.chennaitraffic.in/ for Chennai
http://www.btis.in/directions.htm for Bangalore
http://www.htis.in/directions.htm for Hyderabad
http://www.ptis.in/ for Pune
Sniffing Networks Using Wireshark
Make Your Browsing Efficient Using Netvibes
This is an ultimate facility which lets you open n number of sites in parallel and simultaneously check them all. Like I want to use a mail and want to check out a blog simultaneouly without switching between tabs.
Moreover, you can make your own page where all the blogs, news etc. can be pinned. Just like pinning web articles on a wall. This allows you to have collective login to all the facilities accessed on web like different mails, blogs or anywhere that demands login of pages.
Check following link http://www.netvibes.com/
Gather Information About Other System using NMAP
Restore Web Sites
Wondering if web data also have a restore option as we do have in our file system. Well, there is a solution, a site provides a service where they take backup of most of the web pages available on internet and gets you a sorted history according to date. Just try following link
Get Last Modified Date Of A Web Page
For getting the last modified date of a web page, just paste following statement of javascript to your browser address window and execute. This works for mozilla, IE i am not sure about
Translate Pages To Other Languages
Here is a fantastic feature from Google which translates the whole page from one language to another. If you are stuck at some alien languages, this tool helps to tackle the problem all we have to do is to give the URL and it will be magically converted to the specified language. Here is way to go for that Translation tool
Making Word Documents Really Read-Only
If you want the information to be read-only in word or any other MS Office software, there is a facility which makes this thing happen.
The trick lies in the tools menu. Go to Tools > Protect Document. There will be a menu asking of the kind of protection. If you give it as “Track Changes” then that will mark the changes in red. “Comment” will make the document read-only and wont allow any kind of changes after that.
The same option gets converted to “Unprotect” after protection is imposed. But this intern asks the same password.
Try your hands on the following document, and you will find another security trick in there.




