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Have you come across a Facebook video that you want to save to your computer but can’t find a download link? Well here’s how you do it without any software.

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Have you ever noticed that you change the view settings on folder from thumbnail to list, when you re-open that folder, it is back to what it was before? If you don’t want that to happen, here is how you can change it.

Open folder options by either searching for folder options in the Vista start menu search.

Or by clicking on organise in the folder and choose folder and search options

Once it opens, click on remember each folders view settings, click ok and apply. This post will help you know the difference between OK and Apply

When you open that folder from now on, what ever view you set to any folder, it should stay like that until you change it.

Do you own and run your own website or blog in Australia? Then you might want to have a look at a few fact sheets by the Australian Copyright Council.

Did you know that any original content that you write on your website is automatically protected by copyright?

There is no system of registration for copyright protection in Australia.

You do not need to publish your work, to put a copyright notice on it, or to do anything else to be covered by copyright — the protection is free and automatic. There are no forms to fill in, and there are no fees to be paid. You do not have to send your work to us or to anyone else.

A work is protected automatically from the time it is first written down or recorded in some way, provided it has resulted from its creator’s skill and effort and is not simply copied from another work. For example, as soon as a poem is written, or a song is recorded, it is protected.

Australian copyright works are protected in most other countries, and copyright works from most other countries are protected in Australia.

 

Source: Copyright Basics. More information about how you can get copyright can be found here.

Did you know copyrighted material lasts for 70 years after the contributors death?

For most material, copyright lasts for 70 years after the end of the year of the creator’s death, or 70 years from the end of the year the material was first made public.

The source and more information on how long copyright lasts can be found here.

Did you know that if you run a website such as a forum with user generate content (UGC) you do not necessarily own that content.

Under the Information Sheet G057v08, contributors own the content that they post on your website, unless contributors agree to give their permission before or after they have posted content on your website.

If you do wish to acquire copyright in material users post to your site, you will need to have contributors assign
copyright to you by “signing” a written agreement to that effect. In this context, typing their name may
constitute a “signature”, but you may need legal advice on this.

If you do not own the rights to the user generate content, you will not be entitled to use their material offline and grant website visitors permission to only view and listen to the content.

If you want to own the UGC, you may be able to contact them after they have made this content (if possible) and make sure you have terms and conditions stating who will own the content.

Did you know that if someone uploaded copyright material to your website such as someone else’s photo or music, you may be liable if legal action is taken.

In some cases, UGC may infringe copyright. For example, a contributor may post someone else’s photo, or upload
a video that uses someone else’s music in its soundtrack. This may often be as a result of ignorance on the part
of the contributor but, whether or not you are aware of the infringing material, you are likely to liable if there is
an action for copyright infringement.

To protect yourself from this, make sure you set out a binding agreement with contributors that will indemnify you from any infringing behaviour. Make sure you get a lawyer to draft your terms. Make sure you remind contributors not to post copyrighted content without the owners consent and that you will remove any posts that violate this rule. Also moderate the content so you can remove potential copyright material before it becomes a problem. If a problem does arise, remove the content immediately.

The source and more information about user generated content can be found on The Australian Copyright Council Website.

Do you know when you can use copyrighted material?

• The copyright has expired
• The content is not protected by copyright
• You are not use a ‘substantial part’ of the full content
• In special exceptions

Source: Information Sheet G057v08.

Did you know that direct linking to third-party website content may be illegal?

If you direct link to someone else’s content, it may be illegal because you are bypassing that websites homepage.

More information can be found from Information Sheet G057v08.

For more information on copyright in Australia, please visit the Australian Copyright Council by visiting: http://www.copyright.org.au. For more Information Sheets, visit http://www.copyright.org.au/publications/infosheets.htm

*Disclaimer: This post is intended for general information only and a summary of notes from the Australian Copyright Council website. For legal advice, please see qualified person. Information from this post (including quotes) has been gathered from http://www.copyright.org.au. If any incorrect information has been interpreted, please post in the comments.

To have a successful online forum, your forum needs to be unique. A forum that can not be found elsewhere on the internet.

You must also have a target audience. A target audience are the people or groups of people you are targeting to. Whether it will be people in a particular country, suburb, area of interest or expertise.

If your forum is targeting technologist enthusiast, you definitely have to be unique so people will visit your site and not your competitors. You also need a niche. A little pocket or area of interest. For example, technology in a particular country or dedicated only to software or hardware or internet.

Once the above is established, you can then work on marketing your forum, create incentives for people to come back, give free stuff away such has gift cards or rewards for visiting and posting to your forum. Or even when users post a certain number of posts, they gain access to exclusive content on your site or forum that regular users do not have access too.

Start of small in your target niche, then expand as you grow. Make sure you post on your own forums, moderate carefully and reply to your visitors.

It is also good to set up forum rules so users know what they can and can’t do.

I hope that this has enlightened you and gave further information of how to have a successful forum.

Sick of using Facebook, or want to switch back to MySpace? Deactivate your account simply by visiting https://register.facebook.com/editaccount.php and click on deactivate account.

Or in Facebook, you can click on Settings –> Account settings and click on Deactivate Account.

You can easily find unprotected files by simply doing some Google Searches for web directories that do not have a default index file.

With these directories, you can find some interesting and unprotected files like videos, swf files and music. So here’s a few tips on how to find such files.

To find unprotected directories just Google Search

-inurl(html|htm|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size

This will find most unprotected directories.

If your only looking for video’s, search for:

-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wmv|avi)

And for music,

-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wma|mp3)

If you want to find pictures of certain people, searches like this may be useful:

[-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(jpg|gif) "Bill Gates"]

You can spend hours of searching the net to find useful things. If you find anything interesting, let us know.

Viruses, spyware, adware, malware, Trojan  can be really annoying once on your computer. So here are some tips on how to prevent and remove viruses.

To prevent a virus:

1. Don’t visit to un-trusted website’s - One of the most common ways to get a virus on your computer is through website’s. So if you visit illegal website’s such as illegal software, cracks and pornography, you greatly increase the chance of downloading viruses. Be very careful of what website’s you visit.

2. Don’t install unnecessary software - Some software, particularly free software may install adware or spyware on your computer. So make sure you carefully read the T&C before installing to see what they contain.

3. Regular update your windows PC though windows update - People are always finding ways to access  computers though the Windows Operating System, and Microsoft constantly updates their OS, so make sure you download the patches to fix the vulnerabilities in the system.

4. Install only trusted sources - If you don’t trust a program or a website, don’t visit it and don’t install it. Simple.

5. Use anti-virus software and regular scan your computer - If you don’t follow the guides above, you must do this one, if you do follow the guide, you could probably get a way with it. But to be on the safe side, make sure you have an anti-virus program installed and is up-too-date.

6. Don’t connect to unsecured wireless networks - If you do roam the streets looking for free Internet, the computers you connect to may be infected by a virus that could spread to your computer. Also, if you have shared files, people could access them, install programs, delete your files and cause havoc to your computer.

To remove a virus:

1. Run MSCONFIG and untick any startup programs not wanted - This can improve boot time of your computer. Making the virus not run on start up could stop that program sending data to their network, increasing the chances of them stealing personal data.

2. Do a System Restore - A system restore reverts you computer back to a point in time. So if you, or a virus has done something bad to the Windows system files the registry, or installed an exe files or batch files, this could remove it and fix your computer

3. Run a virus checker - scan your computer with a Anti-virus program which may detected and delete the virus. This is the easiest way to remove a virus.

4. Backup your files and format your computer - The most effective way to remove a virus, is to start your computer for scratch. A fresh install of the operating system. If you would like help with this, visit www.techmanhelp.com. Remember to back up your documents and files first.

Our next post will tell you how to detect a virus on your computer.

Wikipedia now allows you to create your own hard copy or PDF version of a particular topic from pages on Wikipedia.

Simply login to Wikipedia, under ‘create a book’ click ‘add wiki page’. Simply do these for all pages that you want, follow the prompts and you can download for free or get them printed and set to you for a small price.

Wikipedia now lets you have your own custom encyclopedia on your bookshelf.

Windows only gives you very basic information about your laptop battery such as the percent full and the estimated time remaining. But what happens if you want to know the capacity of your battery, or the discharge rate, and batter wear? You can’t, but now you can with Battery Bar. Just install and run Battery Bar in your Toolbar, right click and you will get a nice picture of your Battery Status.

See the image after the break.

But if you would like to see your battery status on the desktop, you might want to check out Power Meter Plus

If your computer ever stops working, doesn’t start up or freezes a lot, you might want to use system restore to try and fix the problem.

System restore repairs registry settings, core windows files and removes any recently installed programs, exe and bat files from your system while still keeping your documents, pictures and music intact.

So try system restore on your computer if you have noticed any issues on your computer.

Tip: Before installing new software, programs or making changes to your Windows settings, create a restore point first.

Some programs automatically create a restore point before they install, and Windows automatically creates system check points just in case.

To access system restore in Vista, just type “system restore” in the start search box. In XP, go to start –> accessories –> system tools –> system restore.