Tips And Tricks

By bazeeth

TIPS AND TRICKS

Google Unveils "Gmail Motion Beta" Enable Users To Control Gmail Using Body Motion

Fearing motion sensing technologies developed by rivals like Microsoft Kinect and Opera Face Gestures, Google has now came up with their very own motion-sensing technology allowing users to control Gmail using body gestures.

      Named "Gmail Motion BETA" the technology aims to provide an alternative to keyboard and mouse used traditionally for human-computer interaction, Gmail Motion recognizes users body movements using computer's built-in webcam and Google's patented "spatial tracking technology" effectively translating them into meaningful characters and commands. Movements are designed to be simple and intuitive for people of all skill levels. The company also plans to expand the new motion detection technology to Google Docs (Google Docs Motion) later this year.

A complete walk-through of this new feature including images, videos, and available gestures are posted below.

Gmail Motion

                                                     Gmail Motion Controls

 

                                        Google Docs Motion                                      

                                                               
Creating A Pie Chart In Google Docs Motion - Easy As Pie !

DISABLE TOOL TIPS:
     
                Every time the user places the mouse pointer over a particular icon on the desktop, a tool tip pops up. This tool tip displays information about the icon.
If you feel you no longer require tool tips, you can use this simple registry tweak to disable it. To do so:

1. Click Start and type in regedit in the Search box.
2. Browse to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/EXPLORER/ADVANCED, rregistry key.
3. On the right pane, click the Showinfo tip regsitry key.
4. Click Edit Modify.
5. Change the value to 0 in the Value data field.
6. close the registry editor window and reboot your system for the changes to take effect.

DISABLE AUTOPLAY:
   
            WHEN you connect a plug n play device on your system, Windows Vista automatically detects it and the autoplay feature executes.
You can disable this feature if not required. To do do:-

1. clcik start control panel
2. under the hardware and sounds option clcik play cds or other media automatically
3. in the resulting windows, clear the use autoplay for all media and devices check box
4. once done clcik OK.

 

Fixing Scratched CD's And DVD's.

Data corruption on optical media is a common problem due to physical damage to the media like scratches, surprisingly data can still be recovered from non-readable scratched sectors on CD and DVD's using the following method.

A CD/DVD reader uses a laser beam to read the data on the disk. This laser beam crosses the protective plastic layer and reads the real recording metal layer. If the protective plastic layer is scratched, the laser will be unable to pass resulting in non-readable disc.

If somehow we manage to re-smooth this protective layer then the laser will reach the data and read it, now there are many ways we can achieve this using common household items as written below:

1). Toothpaste - Yups! toothpaste, you can use any non-gel based toothpaste for this, just put a very small amount of it on the scratched area and polish it gently using a cotton swab, sometimes the paste may cause new minor scratches but they are just superficial. Now just wash the cd using water.

2). If the above trick does not work try some metal polish like Brasso gently wiping with a soft cotton ball followed by application of Vaseline.

3). Baking Soda - make a small quantity of baking soda paste and apply using a soft cotton cloth buffing the bad scratch. Clean the baking soda before using the disc.

4). You can also try using some oil as a polishing agent this also works many times.

There could be many more daily use products which can be used to fix scratched CD/DVD media and get them working, just keep on experimenting.