Have you’re favorite sites been blocked at your school or work network? I will show you a few easy methods how you can still access them.
1) Go to Xroxy proxy list (or http://www.samair.ru/proxy/) and get yourself one proxy (preferably in a country close to you) and copy the IP. (Note! This works for Mozilla Firefox only!)
Go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> Settings and set it to “manual proxy configuration”. Copy the IP in the first slot and after that copy the port number. (Note! Not …

This is for all you people that have stuff to hide… good stuff.. ahem.. back to the tutorial – an invisible desktop folder. So you basically need a folder with a blank icon and no name. Here is how to create one:
1. Create a new folder. This doesn’t work with a used or renamed folder.
2. Right-click the folder and choose rename. Press 0160 on the num pad while holding down the Alt key. The name should disappear and be replaced with a blank space.
3. Right click the folder, choose …

Want to bully your friends by blocking their favorite websites or just want to hide some web pages from your children? Here’s how you can block certain websites on your home computer:
Step 1: Click the Start button and select Run. Type the following text in that Run box:
notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Step 2: You will see a new notepad window on your screen containing some cryptic information. Don’t panic. Just go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type the following (for example):
127.0.0.1 myspace.com
Save the file and exit. …

The normal shutdown can be very time consuming, especially if you have programs or background services open.
To shut down a lot faster, save all your open documents and open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Press Shut Down from the menu and choose Turn Off.
You can also choose log off, restart, standby, etc. to perform the tasks faster than usual.
More Cool Windows XP Tips & Tricks HERE!

Your XP, just like any other, will tend to become sluggish over time. To help itself, it has several built-in tools and programs that you can use. I’ll show you the 5 most useful ones.

The Local Group Policy Editor

Such a pity this tool only exists on Windows XP Professional, as this lets you customize just about everything on your PC. To open it, go to Start >
Run, and type gpedit.msc
The Group Policy Editor is much easier to use than the registry, and pretty much anyone can understand it. You need …

Many people who use Mozilla Firefox might have noticed that you have a large part of the web page covered with toolbars. I’ll show you how to get more room in your internet browser.
The most commonly used (but actually, a pretty pointless thing) is the favorites toolbar which you can simply remove by clicking View -> Toolbars -> Bookmarks Toolbar
(Note: If you have a newer computer, you probably have a widescreen monitor which is of no use when surfing in the web, so you can simply go to View …