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. …

As far as I know, this only works with Windows XP Media Center Edition, but you can try on a normal XP as well..

Start the computer and press F8 repeatedly while booting.
Choose start in safe mode from the menu that appears.
Log in as Administator
Now you can install programs or even give your own account admin privileges! To do this, go to Control Panel > User accounts > User accounts and click on your icon. Click change the account type and choose Administrator.

If you want to get into a specific …

Restoring your system is very useful if you manage to get your pc completely messed up. To access the system restore program, go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore.
In the window that opens, select Restore my computer to an earlier time and press Next. Select a restore point before the time you messed up your computer and continue. Now it asks you to save any work that is not saved and close any programs that are open. Press Next to begin the restore. …

Disclaimer: Everything here is for informational purposes only.

Why not have some fun and prank your friends? There are several kinds of fake virus messages you can make. I will discuss 4 of them:
1. Fake error message

This one is by far, the easiest one to make and all you have to do is to make a new text document with notepad, type msg * YOUR MESSAGE and save as anything.bat. As always, make sure that you select All files instead of Text Document.

2. Forced shutdown

This will display a custom error message …