Google "Not" operator

Whenever we are searching with google for something, lots of irrelevant stuff also comes up.
For example,if i am searching for something related to vb.net, all things related to asp.net will also show up.
We can avoid the asp.net related pages by telling google not to return pages containing the word asp.
For that ,frame the query and put -asp at the end.It will block everything related to asp.
Happy googling.

Turn off laptop monitor manually

Most of the laptops do not have an option to turn off the LCD display screen manually.Mostly the screen automatically switches off after a certain time interval.
Its better to conserve power by switching off manually.
Here is a simple application for that.

Monitor OFF (zipped)


The application makes use of the c++ commands to access the display device and puts it into sleep mode,ie,turns off the display.Display can be brought back by simply pressing any key or by using the touchpad/mouse.

Mobile web in India

As of Feb 2010,
Top websites browsed via mobile web

1. google.com
2. orkut.com
3. yahoo.com
4. facebook.com
5. youtube.com
6. wikipedia.org
7. songs.pk
8. wap.in
9. zedge.net
10. getjar.com

Top mobile phones used for web browsing,

1. Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
2. Nokia 2700c
3. Nokia N70
4. Nokia 3110c
5. Nokia 6300
6. Nokia N73
7. Nokia 7210
8. Nokia N72
9. Nokia 5310 XpressMusic
10. Nokia 3500c

This data is extracted from the Opera Mini browser statistics for India.The statistics are published monthly by Opera and can be found here (http://www.opera.com/smw).

Registering a OCX control in windows 7 after error code 0x8002801C

The error that unable to register a control/component comes when the command window is not running using administrator credentials.

To solve this, create a link to c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe and right click on the link and select "Run as Administrator".

Then register from that command window.Its a working solution which is personally tested by this author.