Windows Live FrameIT is a new service by Microsoft that lets users create a dynamic collection of photos and media source content for any digital photo frame.

Digital Photo Frame is a picture frame device that dynamically fetches photos from feed sources such as Flickr, Picasa etc and is much easier to customize than the old-school picture frames.

FrameIT gives digital photo frame lovers the liberty to create their own customized photo feeds which can be made up of a number of media content sources and can be pushed to any RSS compatible photo frame.

The web service also provides a media source catalog which aggregrates various topic-related photos from around the web. Apart from only pushing photos to a digital photo frame, FrameIT feed can be customized to push daily weather updates and website screenshots to RSS devices too.

Each feed gets a unique feed URL which can be plugged into any digital photo frame to start delivering the customized photo feed.

If you've ever saved a password when connecting to a website that requires authentication, for a remote desktop session or a mapped drive, you might have wondered where those passwords are saved. If you are a long time reader, you already know where, but you might be interested in how to create a shortcut directly to the dialog where you can manage those logons.

You can add this into your folder of useful shortcuts… sure, you might not use it every day, but it's good to know how to do it.

Create the Shortcut

Right-click on the desktop and choose New \ Shortcut from the menu.

In the location box, enter in the following command, and then on the next page give the shortcut a helpful name.

rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr

Once you have the shortcut, you'll want to right-click on it and choose Properties, then click the Change Icon button on the Shortcut tab.

If you change the textbox value to the following file, you can find the matching icon for the shortcut (adjusting if your Windows is installed elsewhere)

C:\Windows\System32\keymgr.dll

Now you should have a nice matching icon…

Which will open up the Stored User Names and Passwords dialog.

Note that you can also use this to backup and restore your saved passwords, and it should work in either Vista or XP.

You are no doubt reading this article because you've looked in task manager and wondered what on earth all those rundll32.exe processes are, and why they are running… So what are they?

Explanation

If you've been around Windows for any amount of time, you've seen the zillions of *.dll (Dynamic Link Library) files in every application folder, which are used to store common pieces of application logic that can be accessed from multiple applications.

Since there's no way to directly launch a DLL file, the rundll32.exe application is simply used to launch functionality stored in shared .dll files. This executable is a valid part of Windows, and normally shouldn't be a threat.

Note: the valid process is normally located at \Windows\System32\rundll32.exe, but sometimes spyware uses the same filename and runs from a different directory in order to disguise itself. If you think you have a problem, you should always run a scan to be sure, but we can verify exactly what is going on… so keep reading.

Using Windows Vista's Task Manager

One of the great features in Windows Vista's Task Manager is the ability to see the full command line for any running application. For instance, you'll see that I have two rundll32.exe processes in my list here:

If you go to View \ Select Columns, you'll see the option for "Command Line" in the list, which you'll want to check.

Now you can see the full path for the file in the list, which you'll notice is the valid path for rundll32.exe in the System32 directory, and the argument is another DLL that is actually what is being run.

If you browse down to locate that file, which in this example is nvmctray.dll, you'll usually see what it actually is when you hover your mouse over the filename:

Otherwise, you can open up the Properties and take a look at the Details to see the file description, which usually will tell you the purpose for that file.

Once we know what it is, we can figure out if we want to disable it or not, which we'll cover below. If there isn't any information at all, you should either Google it, or ask somebody on a helpful forum.

Using Process Explorer on Vista or XP

Instead of using Task Manager, we can use the freeware Process Explorer utility from Microsoft to figure out what is going on, which has the benefit of also working in Windows XP.

Simply launch Process Explorer, and if you are using Vista you'll want to choose File \ Show Details for All Processes.

Now when you hover over the rundll32.exe in the list, you'll see a tooltip with the details of what it actually is:

Or you can right-click, choose Properties, and then take a look at the Image tab to see the full pathname that is being launched, and you can even see the Parent process, which in this case is the Windows shell (explorer.exe), indicating that it was likely launched from a shortcut or startup item.

You can browse down and view the details of the file just like we did in the task manager section above. In my instance, it's a part of the NVIDIA control panel, and so I'm not going to do anything about it.

Disabling the Process

Depending on what the process is, you won't want to necessarily disable it, but if you would like to, you can type msconfig.exe into the start menu search or run box and you should be able to find it by the Command column, which should be the same as the "Command line" field we saw in Process Explorer. Simply uncheck the box to prevent it from starting automatically.

Sometimes the process doesn't actually have a startup item, in which case you'll likely have to do some research to figure out where it was started from. For instance, if you open up Display Properties on XP you'll see another rundll32.exe in the list, because Windows internally uses rundll32 to run that dialog.

When all else fails, you should post the full command path over on a helpful forum and get advice from somebody else that might know more about it.

I’ve been using Google Analytics for the past 2 years, I’ve added it as one of my standard to-do’s everytime I develop a website or a blog for my friends and clients. You should consider to install one for yourself, the installation process is very easy and the benefits are really great specially if you want to monitor your website’s performance. You can know more about Google Analytics right here.

Google Analytics is an online facility for obtaining traffic analysis of your website. Originally developed for their Adwords PPC advertising it has now been extended and made available to all sites. Operation requires a Google account and the addition of a piece of JavaScript tracking code to all pages of your site that you wish to have information about.

One of the many tools available to you if you have Google Analytics installed on your website is the ability to have Google email you your website’s visitor performance/behaviour as a PDF file attachment by email. Yes, you can view them online, but for quick references and records purposes you would want to file it as a PDF document.

Assuming you do have Google Analytics installed, follow these simple steps.

STEP 1: Login to your Google Analytics account using your Google password.

STEP 2: At the dashboard, click on “View Reports”

STEP 3: Click on “Email” at the left area of the screen

STEP 4: Select wether you want a weekly report or a monthly report.

STEP 5: Fill in the information needed, like email addresses to send the PDF file to, schedule to email, the file format and click on save.

We first talked about the $10 Laptop concept back in May 2007 when it was considered merely a piece of fiction. The topic is on fire again and according to a report by Infoworld, India is carrying out deep research on commercial development of such low-cost laptops.

The concept came out last year when India refused to sign up for the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) program which is currently the most successful running low-cost laptop program around the world.

No information about the specifications of the laptop has been revealed yet but I would be surprised if it is not running Ubuntu Linux, which is currently the most easy-to-use and free operating system.

The main hurdle faced by the $10 laptop concept is the low manufacturing cost which is highly unlikley to be attained. However considering India and the advancement in its technological sector, $10 laptop may soon become reality.

Gmail Redesigned is an opensource project started by Globex Designs to fully redesign the look and feel of the popular Google Gmail service.

The default Gmail design is too white and simple, and sadly Gmail does not provide any skins or themes. However using Gmail Redesigned you will be able to fully redesign the whole look of Gmail to stylish black.

All that is required is Firefox and the Stylish Firefox add-on.

Once you make sure Stylish is properly installed on Firefox, follow the steps below.

1. Open the following stylesheet in a browser tab.
   http://www.globexdesigns.com/gmail/gmail.css
2. Find the Stylish icon in Firefox on the far bottom-right side of the status bar.
3. Right click it and select Add File to Stylish.
4. In the description, write Gmail Black and leave all boxes checked.
5. Click Save

And you are done! This will give Gmail the ultimate Stylish Black look. For a preview see the screenshots below:

If you ever wish to revert to the boring default Gmail design, simply Right Click on Stylish icon and click Manage Styles, then delete the Gmail Black stylesheet.

Well we all remember Jetpacks from the Bond movies and The Jetsons but until now they have merely been a concept. However things are going to change now as the world’s first ever practical Jetpack named Martin Jetpack goes mainstream.

Though similar devices e.g. Rocket Belts, Rocket Packs etc have already been made and experimented but the Martin Jetpack will be the first ever propeller-device to be available for commercial purchase from next year.

Courtesy: New York Times

The Martin Jetpack was unveiled at an Air Show at Wisconsin by its inventor Glenn Martin. Despite its name, the Martin Jetpack is a small helicopter-like device and is capable of a 30-minute restless flight and can go as high as 8,000 feet.

Watch the video below for a live demonstration of the Martin Jetback at Wisconsin.

The Jetpack will be available for purchase from next year at a price of $100,000 and those who sign up to purchase the device will have to complete a 15 hour flight training course before claiming it.

Adobe Air applications are multiplying in number day by day. The reason for this great expansion is the flexibility of the Adobe Air platform which supports light-weight, simple and multi-platform apps.

Today we have another Adobe Air app in review, called Apprise.

Apprise is an Adobe Air RSS Reader app which comes with a twist. Unlike ReadAir, Apprise also lets you easily share links to your favorite articles and stories direct from within your RSS reader.

It currently supports Twitter and AIM integration which makes it easy for the user to share links right away.

Some other cool features of Apprise Reader are:

• Drag and drop. Easily drag and drop (or copy and paste) articles to share them via email.
• Realtime search across all feeds.
• OPML import and export.
• Folders. Organize your feeds any way you want.
• Automatic categorization by author and topic.

Apprise is a 100% open-source app and the source code can be found on Google Code. It is currently in BETA and compatible only with Windows and OS X. Linux support will be added soon.

To install the app, visit the Apprise Reader official website.

http://www.apprisereader.com/

Making a blog is easy as all you have to do is install a blogging platform like Wordpress. But when it comes to making a good professional website, everyone knows it takes a lot of time, skill and money.

UcoZ, a free unique site creation system eliminates the difficulty in creating a well-organized complex website and provides users with tools using which they can build and launch a professional web 2.0 website in minutes.

What makes UcoZ a unique online site building solution is its easy-to-use control panel where users can manage nearly every aspect of their website.

From changing theme to blocking unwanted IP address, webmasters can manage everything through the Ucoz control panel. Other interesting features are the File manager, Banner rotator, Site promotion, Comments Management and Instant Backups.

UcoZ also offers integration of various modules to the site. The modules are basically small web apps which add new functionality to the site and all suck modules can be installed with a click. Some of the best modules UcoZ offers are:

• Forum (Bulletin Board)
• Site News
• Web Journal (Blog)
• Publisher (Articles Catalogue)
• Photo Albums
• Statistics (Hit Counter)

and many more.

The UcoZ system offers some incredibly good and unique features that other such services do not. I would like to highlight some of them below:

1. Users can use a free subdomain provided by UcoZ for free or upgrade and use a TLD domain.
2. Unlimited Disk Space for Free is provided to host all media and document files.
3. Unlike other services, UcoZ even allows uploading of files through FTP or web interface.
4. Automatic site backups save your site from any sudden disaster so your data remains always safe.

Some other features I would like to see in UcoZ is better templates (more XTHML and CSS) and one-click Google Adsense integration.

Registering to the very exciting UcoZ Affiliate Program, users can even make money.

Has it ever annoyed you to have separate windows for Device Manager, Services, Disk Management and the other administration panels? Today we'll learn how we can combine them all into a single administration panel where we can easily access all the tools.

It's actually quite easy, since most of the admin panels are implemented as plugins for Microsoft Management Console, a wrapper framework that we'll use to create our own custom administration panel.

Thanks to Steve for the idea for this article.

Create Your Custom Admin Panel

Open up mmc.exe through the start menu search or run box, which should bring up an empty window called Console1 that looks similar to this.

Choose "Add/Remove Snap-in" from the File menu.

On the left-hand side you'll see lots of familiar items like Computer Management and Device Manager. Select the ones you want on the left-hand pane, and then click the Add button. (You have to add them one at a time)

You'll be presented a dialog where you can choose which computer you would like the snap-in to manage. You can use this for easy access to other computers over the network. Note that you can add the same snap-in multiple times, and choose a different computer to manage for each item you add.

For our purposes, just click the Finish button.

You'll notice a very interesting item in the list… the "Link to Web Address" item… this will allow you to add the URL to a web-based administration panel (like your wireless router's admin page)

You'll be prompted first for the URL, and then on the next page you'll be prompted to give it a useful name.

You'll notice that you can also add folders, and organize them however you'd like. For our purposes, we're all finished, so click the OK button.

Now you should see the administration panel, and be able to easily access any of the admin pages via the items on the left-hand pane.

You can even use the web-based links to view items… you'll remember I added howtogeek.com as the URL, and it shows right up when you click on that item. Of course it would make more sense to use something like your wireless router's administration page as a link here.

Next we'll need to save this administration panel, but first take a trip to File \ Options and give it a name, and even change the icon if you don't like the default one.

And now the final step…. go to File \ Save As, and save it to some location that you'll be able to easily find it, like the Desktop. (You could drag it to the Quick Launch if you wanted to)

You'll now have a shiny new icon that you can launch your administration panel with. Keep in mind that this isn't a shortcut… it's the actual administration panel file.

Note: You can open up multiple instances of your administration panel, very useful. This will also work perfectly on Windows XP or any edition of Windows Server.