Tricks & Tips

ITunes

Apple ITunes software helps to copy from audio CD to empty CD. Suppose if you have a recordable CD drive that accept you to “burn” CDs, you can copy audio CDs. Apple Itunes can make this process easy and also it supports both Macintosh and Windows. If you insert the CD into CD-ROM drive, Apple ITunes will self recognize an audio CD. “You can download iTunes software for free at Apple’s website”.
Step1:
To import track from an audio CD to your play list, just click on the “import” icon in the upper – right corner of the I Tune Window. ITunes will take few moments to import the tracks, after that you can eject the disk.
If you want to create a playlist in Apple iTunes, click on the “+” icon in Lower-left corner of the window (or) selecting “New playlist” from the File Menu. If you want, you can create or modify the properties of a playlist such as name of the album, artist and whatever you want.
Step2:
Now click on the library icon in the left side of the window to see all the songs in your music library. Click the first song from the music album, support the shift key, and then select the last song from the music album to cover all the songs in between. Once you have selected all the songs you want to add, drag the selection list and drop it to the created playlist in the left side of the iTunes window. You may want to change the time gap between the songs by choosing “Preferences……..” from the file menu or iTunes menu. Use the Drop-down menu to select the gap between songs.
Step3:
In preferences window, click the “Advanced” icon, then select the “Burning” tab. Once you have chosen your settings of information’s, click the “OK “button to exit the preferences window. Then click “Burn disc” in the upper right corner of the iTunes window. The “Import” icon was displayed in the same place. I tune intimate you to insert a blank recordable CD in the CD Tray and then click “b urn-Disc” to close the CD Tray. The Burning process will take few minutes. Once the process complete, iTunes will suddenly escape the CD.

Many CDs to a single DVD

If you want to put your data which are primarily written in many CD’s to a single DVD, it can be done easily by the following procedure. Normally a CD can contain up to 700 MB of data, but a Standard DVD can hold up to 4.7 GB of data and a double layer DVD can hold up to 8.5 GB of data. So that, we can add about 6.7 normal CD’s to a single Standard DVD and about 12.1 Normal CD’s to a double layered DVD. If we are adding some data files, we can do that by copying all the files on the CD’s to a folder created on the hard drive and then adding the folder to the DVD disk with the help of a standard inbuilt burning program installed in our computer.

But incase if you want to copy the program, that can’t directly run from the hard drive (It requires a CD to run); it can be done as follows. First convert the data on the CD’s to an image file using software such as POWER Iso or Toast. For example; if you want to add 4 CD’s in to a single DVD, make them into 4 image files separately. Now you can burn them one by one using multi session in to a single DVD. Note that all the images must not be burnt in a single session and if so, it may not work properly. Once you have completed all these steps, now the DVD can run as 4 individual CD’s.

Create a system state data backup

Data backup file can be used, if the original copy is lost, destroyed (or) damaged in system. The system state back up technique can be use to create the backup of windows decisive components on any system drive. On windows 2000/XP/Vista, system state data wizard backed up the following components.

• Windows registry
• Windows boot files
• COM + class registration database.

But if you are running domain controller, system state data wizard backed up the following components

• Active directory
• Windows boot file
• System volume (Sys vol)
• COM + class registration database
• Windows registry.

Use the following steps to run the system state data backup wizard,

• First you need to be logged in to your computer with administrative rules.
• Go to Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System tools ->Backup.

Now by default backup wizard will start, and then click on the advanced mode option to change the backup settings. The dialog box will appear with title “Backup Utility”, select “welcome” tab and click on Backup Wizard button to create backup of windows important component and then click on Next button to continue backup wizard. Here now select option “Only back up the system state date” and click on “Next” button. Click on Browse button to specify the destination for backup files and also set backup file name “Type a name for this backup” box then click on next button. Finally verify your selected settings and click on Finish button to start backup process.

Connect your home computer from Remote location

Remote Desktop Feature is help to access all computer resources such as Data’s, network resources and installed programs. Using this feature, you can connect your home computer (host) from any remote computer (client).we can easily run any computer application in the remote computer and running reality sitting in front of our home computer.
Follow the steps to Configure for your computer to connect remote computer:
• To Use this feature; you have to be logged into your computer with administrative rules.
• To perform the task, make your both the (home computer and remote computer) computers are connected to the internet.
First, you have to configure the host computer that allows the users to connect remotely. In right click on “my computer” and click on properties option in host computer. Type the “ipconfig /all” on the command prompt of host computer used to find an IP address.
Now make a connection on remote computer,
Go to start button ->All programs->Accessories->Communications->Remote Desktop Connection.
The Remote Desktop connection has a dialog box. Here under the General tab, type the IP address of host computer in the computer box. To make a connection to remote computer, also type username and password of the host computer in computer box, then finally click on “connect” button. Given username and password is correct means and then a remote desktop windows will appear.

Remote Desktop Feature is help to access all computer resources such as Data’s, network resources and installed programs. Using this feature, you can connect your home computer (host) from any remote computer (client).we can easily run any computer application in the remote computer and running reality sitting in front of our home computer.

Follow the steps to Configure for your computer to connect remote computer:

· To Use this feature; you have to be logged into your computer with administrative rules.

· To perform the task, make your both the (home computer and remote computer) computers are connected to the internet.

First, you have to configure the host computer that allows the users to connect remotely. In right click on “my computer” and click on properties option in host computer. Type the “ipconfig /all” on the command prompt of host computer used to find an IP address.

Now make a connection on remote computer,

Go to start button ->All programs->Accessories->Communications->Remote Desktop Connection.

The Remote Desktop connection has a dialog box. Here under the General tab, type the IP address of host computer in the computer box. To make a connection to remote computer, also type username and password of the host computer in computer box, then finally click on “connect” button. Given username and password is correct means and then a remote desktop windows will appear.

Back up of your computer installed drivers

Back up technique used in your computer to create the backup of windows critical components on any system drivers. It can be installed easily on a particular driver (or) all drivers and used to trouble shoot incase of driver problems. Then no need to find the drivers from driver CD (or) internet. This technique will be very useful for your computer window formatting due to any reason. Moreover, importing the driver backup method takes less than five minutes only; you will finish the driver establishment process. For installation process, you can move this backup from one computer to other computer. We will use a humble tool to complete all the process. This tool is called Driver Max, can help to easily exported the backup of any specific drivers (or) all drivers. It can be imported for reinstallation process later (or) elsewhere. Driver Max tool can be downloaded [windows XP & vista] free with registration code, and easily set up the registration code and running process.
After the installation process of a Driver Max, you will get the title “Driver Max-version” and then options “Export drivers, installed drivers report and import drivers”. Now click on “export driver” option to start back up process.
Step1:
After welcome screen window, system will take a few seconds to create the list of all installed drivers and then view the drivers list. If you select any specific device driver (or) click on “select all” button to create the backup of whole installed drivers.
Step2:
Go to “Next” button and in next screen you can select the export type such as simple backup (or) in zip format and then select the backup location (always choose drive other than C drive) in following command,
C:\ Documents and Settings \ Username \ My Document \ My Driver \ …..
Step3:
Here press the “Next” button and system will take few times depending upon the size of your drivers to complete exporting the suitable drivers. Finally click on the “Open extraction folder button” and then show the backup files (or) Press close button to finish it.