Block Or Unblock Websites (surf orkut etc sites from college,school)

Many times in schools, colleges & offices surfing some sites like orkut,etc are banned !To overcome this you can unblock these or block some other websites and play pranks !

Here`s What you do:

For eg you want to block www.abc.com !

* Open the folder C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

* There you will find a file named HOSTS

* Click on the file and press SHIFT and now right click on it .

* From the right click menu select Open with .

* Now, select Notepad to open the file from the list !

* Now, in the file under the line 127.0.0.1 localhost add another line as 127.0.0.2 www.abc.com.

* Now, File>>Save

Now, open your web browser and try openning www.abc.com , it will not load !

To unblock sites just do the vice versa find the HOSTS file and remove the entries which the annoying teacher has blocked muhahahaha lolz!

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Using IrDA (infra red adapters) in Windows XP

IrDA Adapters

If you use a notebook computer, you most likely have an infrared port. Most notebook computers come with an infrared port built in; look at the back of your notebook and you should be able to find it. The port is usually a dark red color. Figure below shows the infrared port at the back of an HP notebook.

An infrared port at the back of a notebook computer.

USB Infrared Adapter
It is rare to find an infrared port on a desktop computer. Most desktop manufacturers have not incorporated infrared functionality into their design, mainly because of the lack of demand for it. However, you can add infrared functionality into your desktop by purchasing a relatively cheap (under $50) infrared adapter. Figure 7-2 shows a USB infrared adapter. To use it, simply plug the adapter into the USB port and Windows XP will automatically recognize and install the driver for the device.

A USB infrared adapter

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