Tag: Tutorials

Record a Screencast

Do you feel handicapped with the limitations of screen shots? Switch to screencasts and create a movie of your computer screen.

Everyone knows how to take a simple snapshot of the computer screen. Whether you use the [Print Scrn] keyboard shortcut and paste the image in your computer’s default paint application, or use a more sophisticated application to automate it, the purpose of capturing an image of your computer screen is the same. It is much easier to convey to other people want you want done.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video should be worth at least ten thousand. We use screenshots a lot in this magazine to effectively communicate how a certain task is to be performed. And, of course, CHIP readers, being the whiz kids that they are, are probably used to being inundated with calls from friends and family for help to sort out their latest computer problems. Wouldn’t things be a whole lot easier for both parties if there was a way to communicate the solution in an easy to understand manner? This is where screencasts come in.

Screencasts are analogous to screenshots. As a screenshot refers to an image of the computer screen, a screencast is a digital recording or a movie of what one sees on the monitor. The best thing about screencasts is that along with video capture of the screen, one can also include audio in them. This audio might be your voice as you describe the actions taking place, or something entirely different—for instance, background music. While narration will require a microphone to record your voice, music from a file on your computer can be used just as easily as playing it with a standard media player.

This workshop will deal with how to successfully capture a screencast. For this purpose, we shall use the free product ‘CamStudio’, available on the CHIP DVD or the official website (http://camstudio.org). While there are many shareware applications available on the market, this great piece of screen recording software is released under the GPL license and is open source. Apart from digitally recording the screen and adding audio, CamStudio has the additional capability of inserting high quality screen captions with no jagged edges. Customization of cursors, for instance, using a unique cursor style that you wish to be displayed instead of the default white and black one, is also possible. A special video annotation feature can be used to capture yourself on the screen—a sort of ‘picture-in-picture’ effect.

The region of the screen can also be specified—the full screen or only a certain portion of it. Changing the quality settings of the movie recorded is easy—smaller videos sizes are better for emailing while high quality ones are appreciated when distributed on optical discs or presented in front of an audience. CamStudio comes with its own Lossless Codec compression format, as well as other video codes. There are two file formats that the application can record the movie in—AVI and SWF. This comes in really handy when you want to embed the Flash video on your blog or website.

Step 1: Installation

Install the application CamStudio and its associated video codec from the CHIP DVD or download the installation file from the official website (http://camstudio.org). This should place a shortcut to the application on your desktop, so double-click the icon to run it. CamStudio has a bare-bones feels to it, and its main toolbar reflects that. It only has six main buttons which include the record and playback controls, a shortcut to the annotations window and toggle for the view—’Normal’, ‘Compact’, and ‘Buttons’, and file formats—AVI and SWF.

Step 2: Screen area

We are going to make a movie that will capture all the actions taken on the computer screen. The first thing to do is to set the area of the monitor that needs to be recorded. In the CamStudio window, select ‘Region | Fixed Region…’. In the proceeding dialog box titled ‘Fixed Region’, check the option ‘Drag Corners to Pan’. Next, press the ‘Select’ button and drag the crosshair cursor from the top-left of the screen to the bottom-right, excluding the taskbar. This way, the screencast will exclude the taskbar area and not give away to the viewer any other programs or hidden applications you may have running in the background.

Step 3: Cursor Options

CamStudio comes with a bevy of in-built cursor options. The normal cursor is a little bland, so we shall choose to record a differently styled one for the movie. Select ‘Options | Cursor Options’. In the window titled ‘Cursor Options’ check the radio button option ‘Use Custom Cursor’ and choose one from the list, for instance ‘PENCIL2’. If you have created a cursor that you want to use, select the option ‘Use Cursor From File’ and press the ‘Browse’ button. Next, browse to the folder location where the CUR (Cursor file) or ICO (Icon file ) file resides, select it and press ‘Open’. The cursor highlight option is available for those users that wish to highlight the cursor in a certain shape, color or size. Finally, exit the ‘Cursor Options’ window by pressing ‘OK’.

Step 4: Codec Configuration

To configure the codec that is used when the recording is made, go to ‘Options | Video Options’. The default compressor used is ‘Microsoft Video 1’ and while the video output using this compressor plays well in Windows Media Player, the same can’t be said for others, for instance, VLC player. So, we shall choose a more common compressor, for instance, ‘ffdshow Codec’. However, if you are sure that the end party has Windows Media Player, then just stick with the default option. The ‘CamStudio Lossless Codec v1.0’ is another option, and is available on the CHIP DVD. Make sure that the ‘Auto-Adjust’ option is checked and save your changes by pressing ‘OK’.

Step 5: Audio In

Since the movie needs to be accompanied by an audio narration, it is time to plug in your microphone to the ‘Mic in’ jack. Next, in the CamStudio window, select ‘Options | Record audio from microphone’. This tells the application to use the sound signal from the ‘Mic in’ jack as the audio source. To tweak the audio recording settings, go to ‘Options | Audio Option | Audio Options for Microphone’. Press the ‘Volume’ button to adjust the sound settings and press ‘OK’ to save your changes while exiting.

Now you are ready to press the record button and start recording. The sky’s the limit when it comes to taking digital recordings of your screen.

How to display or show comment-author’s profile image in Blogger/BlogSpot blogs

Here’s another useful tip for those bloggers, who are continuously trying to transform their free BlogSpot blogs into a pro-blog.
Through this hack, within 10 minutes you can start showing the images of commentators/comment-authors in your blog.

See the image below; how it will look after tweaking the HTML default code

To do so, first of all log in to Blogger
Now go to Layout, then click on Edit HTML tab.
Now Download the present template as a back up
Then click on “Expand widget templates“

Now search (CTRL+F) this

</head>

Immediately BEFORE IT, paste this:

<!–COMMENT-AUTHOR-PICTURE-STARTS–><script src=’http://dsai.588.googlepages.com/blogger_comment_author_photos.js’ type=’text/javascript’/>
<script type=’text/javascript’>
//<![CDATA[
addLoadEventundefinedfunctionundefined){showCommentPhotosundefined’commentphoto’,’comment-author’, 1);});
//]]>
</script><!–COMMENT-AUTHOR-PICTURE-STOPS–>

NOW see this code below:

<dl id=’comments-block’>
<b:loop values=’data:post.comments’ var=’comment’>
<dt class=’comment-author’ expr:id='”comment-” + data:comment.id’>
<div class=’commentphoto’ style=’float:right;’/>
<a expr:name='”comment-” + data:comment.id’/>
<b:if cond=’data:comment.authorUrl’>
<a expr:href=’data:comment.authorUrl’ rel=’nofollow’><data:comment.author/></a>
<b:else/>
<data:comment.author/>
</b:if>
<data:commentPostedByMsg/>
</dt>
<dd class=’comment-body’>
<b:if cond=’data:comment.isDeleted’>
<span class=’deleted-comment’><data:comment.body/></span>
<b:else/>
<p><data:comment.body/></p>
</b:if>
</dd>
<dd class=’comment-footer’>
<span class=’comment-timestamp’>
<a expr:href='”#comment-” + data:comment.id’ title=’comment permalink’>
<data:comment.timestamp/>
</a>
<b:include data=’comment’ name=’commentDeleteIcon’/>
</span>
</dd>
<div style=’clear:both;’/>
</b:loop>
</dl>

In the code above YOU HAVE TO INSERT code lines shown in BLUE and BOLDED
And the red ones, are those which you can use as markers, BEFORE whom you have to paste the blue code lines.

You can change the position of pictures or images from Right to Light, by changing it in the first blue line in the code above…
Now whenever, people use their gmail or openid account to comment, then their pictures will be displayed alongside the comments !<>

How To Make a Bootscreen !

The Art of Making BootSkins
BootSkins are certainly the skinning fashion of the moment. These are replacements for the screen that is displayed when Windows is loading.
Previously, replacing these screens had been a somewhat risky affair involving hacking your Windows application to pieces, but now BootSkin (www.bootskin.com) allows you to replace the screen without risking damage to your Windows installation under Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Note : The Software Required are Packed and the link to it is given at the end of the turtorial

The software allows you to apply one of the default skins or one downloaded from WinCustomize (http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=32), but how do you create one of your own?

Well, it’s actually really easy. All that are required are 2 images and one configuration file. The first thing to do is to design how you want your skin to look when it’s completed.

This is my image as I want it to look. It’s just a tweak of the standard look. What you need to bear in mind currently is that BootSkin only works with 16 color images. There are plans to change this in the future to allow more colors but we must work with what’s available at the moment so keep your image simple.
The two images are the background and the progress bar. The background incorporates everything you see above apart from the blue progress bar in the top right. The box surrounding the progress bar is an optional part of the background image.
A lot of image programs claim to produce 4-bit (16 color) bitmaps but often the format is not quite right without knowing your image editing software well. What is fortunate here is that another Stardock program can help.

SkinStudio (www.stardock.com/products/SkinStudio) is mainly a tool for creating WindowBlinds and other skins but it has a useful tool built in that can help. If you select Tools … Bootskin … Prepare Image from the menu you will launch a little utility specifically for this purpose.
If you “browse” for your image you can load it into the utility.

You should then check the “Dither” option and experiment with the different Resampling and Dithering types to find the closest 16 color representation of your original image. You can then press “Save” and save your background image.

You can then move on to prepare the progress bar. The best way to do this is to start with an existing image to tweak. Basically however, in the BootSkin, you will eventually specify how much space the progress bar will take up and then this progress bar you create will be animated as Windows loads to fill this space.
Here we are using a simple image, which also uses the same 16 color palette as the background.

OK, so on to creating the actual BootSkin.
Under the directory where you installed BootSkin there is a Skins directory. Within this directory there will be a series of folders for each BootSkin installed. To add your skin, create a subdirectory with the name of your skin. I’m creating a directory called StardockEdition. Within that folder I’m going to place my two image files and a copy of an existing bootskin.ini file from one of the other folders.

We’re almost there now. We’ve done the hard work in creating the images. Now, we just need to change the .ini file to tell BootSkin how to use these images. Lets take a look at that file now.

[BootSkin]
Type=0
Name = “XXXXXXXXXXXX”
Author = “XXXXXXXXXXXX”
Description = “XXXXXXXXXXXX”
ProgressBar=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.bmp
ProgressBarX = XXX
ProgressBarY = XXX
ProgressBarWidth = XXX
Screen=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.bmp

Note that I’ve replaced context with a series of XXXXXs. These are the areas you need to change.
Name
Here, simply enter the name of the BootSkin you have created within quotation marks.
e.g.
Name = “Windows Stardock Edition”
Author
Here, enter your own name so you can get the credit owed for your wonderful skin within quotation marks.
e.g.
Author = “_Martin_”
Description
Enter some information about the skin you have created, again within quotation marks.
e.g.
Description = “A simple twist on the standard login to give credit to Stardock’s wonderful software”
Progress Bar
Here, you need to enter the name of the bitmap file you are using for your progress bar.
e.g.
ProgressBar=StardockEditionProgress.bmp
ProgressBarX
You need to work our where you are placing the progress bar on the screen. This represents the absolute left edge of the bar. You can use your source image to work out the location.
e.g.
ProgressBarX = 508
ProgressBarY
This is the vertical coordinate of the top left of the progress bar on the screen.
e.g.
ProgressBarY = 12
ProgressBarWidth
This is how wide you want the progress bar to be. As Windows loads, the Progress bar image that you specified will be moved across this area. Once it has moved across the width of the progress bar you have specified here the progress bar will start again from the left edge of the progress bar.
e.g.
ProgressBarWidth = 118
Screen
Here, you need to enter the name of the bitmap file you are using for your background.
e.g.
Screen=StardockEditionBack.bmp
OK, so here’s the final version of the bootskin.ini file:

[BootSkin]
Type=0
Name = “Windows Stardock Edition”
Author = “_Martin_”
Description = “A simple twist on the standard login to give credit to Stardock’s wonderful software”
ProgressBar=StardockEditionProgress.bmp
ProgressBarX = 508
ProgressBarY = 12
ProgressBarWidth = 118
Screen=StardockEditionBack.bmp

Now that you have edited the file, save it.
If you load BootSkin now, you can see you skin in the list.

Click the Apply button and your skin will be shown the next time that Windows restarts.
The final thing you can do is to share your BootSkin with others. To do this, select your skin, and select File … Export Selected Skin to File. Then, select a name for your file and a location to save it to. You will then have a .bootskin file that you can share with other BootSkin users.

Note That For This Tutorial You Required SkinStudio 4 !
Download Software From Here :
Table Of Content
1.Skinstudio 4
2.Bootscreen 10.3
3.Logonstudio-(Extra)

How To Show/Hide Text Using JavaScript Toggle Method

Show/Hide

For this method there are two steps, one is to add a code to the template <Head> </Head> region, so that you can use this anywhere [in posts, as well as widgets]

Then the second part of the code has to wherever you want to display text / images in this way.

First Step:
Log in to Blogger, go to “Layout”, click on “Edit HTML” tab.
Now find for this code: </Head>

Then immediately BEFORE this code, paste this:

<script language=”javascript”>
function toggle() {
var ele = document.getElementById(“toggleText”);
var text = document.getElementById(“displayText”);
if(ele.style.display == “block”) {
ele.style.display = “none”;
text.innerHTML = “show”;
}
else {
ele.style.display = “block”;
text.innerHTML = “hide”;
}
}
</script>

Second Step:
Now wherever you want to show this type of text, add code like this:

<a href=”javascript:toggle();” id=”displayText”>Show/Hide</a>
<div id=”toggleText” style=”display: none;”>This is Hidden Text</div>

here’s the method to add this hack two times in your blog !

Once you have done the process described above, do this:

Third Step:
Log in to Blogger, go to “Layout”, click on “Edit HTML” tab.
Now find for this code: </Head>

Then immediately BEFORE this code, paste this:

<script language=”javascript”>
function toggle2() {
var ele = document.getElementById(“toggleText”);
var text = document.getElementById(“displayText”);
if(ele.style.display == “block”) {
ele.style.display = “none”;
text.innerHTML = “show”;
}
else {
ele.style.display = “block”;
text.innerHTML = “hide”;
}
}
</script>

Fourth Step:
Now wherever you want to show this type of text, add code like this:

<a href=”javascript:toggle2();” id=”displayText”>Show/Hide</a>
<div id=”toggleText” style=”display: none;”>This is Hidden Text</div>

Similarly you can add any number of times, by changing the code in red to toggle3(), toggle4() etc.
But if you add it many times, then it may slow down your blog !

Add Your Sign Below All Posts In Blogger / BlogSpot Blogs

If you are using Blogger, and want to show your signature below all the posts, then you can do this in two possible ways: either add it in an HTML/JavaScript widget with the image of your signature or you can directly edit the HTML template of your blog. The second approach is recommended, as the first one may increase the loading time of blog.

In both the methods, first step is common and important, i.e. to get an image of your signature,.For this, either you can
– draw it and scan it, or
– draw it in MS paint / Adobe Photoshop or any other image editing software and save it, or
– (Recommended) Use MyLiveSignature, and type the letters (use capital letters wherever required), and continue: select font, size and color for the sign. Save / download the image.

Now upload it to either Pages.Google.com or GigaImage.com or HotLinkFiles.com, to get direct link of the image(your sign).
You will get a link like this:

http://ANY_WEBSITE.com/images/MY_SIGN.jpg

Now put that link in this code:

<img src="YOUR_DIRECT_LINK_HERE" />

Replace the code in RED color with the direct link of your sign image.

This is the second step, which has two choices (second one is recommended):

1. Adding the sign to HTML/JavaScript widget:

Log in to Blogger, go to Layout, click on Add a Gadget -> HTML/JavaScript type.
Now copy the above code and paste it here. Save the widget, then drag & drop it below the blog posts widget.

2. Adding the sign to the blog’s template.

Log in to Blogger, go to Layout, click on “Edit HTML” tab and click the radio button “Expand Widget Templates“,and find (CTRL+F) this code:

<data:post.body>

And immediately BELOW this, add the above code. And save the template.
That’s it…

It will be displayed like this:

Fixed Side Menu For Blogger

Fixed side menu for blogger blogspot or some says it as fixed slide in menu for blogger as was seen only in wordpress but now can be used in bloggers also.As you could see it in my blog i have side menu that moves together with you scroll movement up and down on my blog.I am sharing this with you because many of my readers were asking how to make it as they liked it much and wanted to add it to there blogs so if you liked side menu in my blog you can go further to install it in your blog too.For Demo Of Side Menu Visit for Here:-Blogger Widgets

First Download these two files to your computer.
ssm.js
ssmItems.js

Now open the ssmItems.js file in notepad
After opening it in notepad you will see the codes like written below.

<!–

/*
Configure menu styles below
NOTE: To edit the link colors, go to the STYLE tags and edit the ssm2Items colors
*/
YOffset=150; // no quotes!!
XOffset=0;
staticYOffset=30; // no quotes!!
slideSpeed=20 // no quotes!!
waitTime=100; // no quotes!! this sets the time the menu stays out for after the mouse goes off it.
menuBGColor=”black”;
menuIsStatic=”yes”; //this sets whether menu should stay static on the screen
menuWidth=150; // Must be a multiple of 10! no quotes!!
menuCols=2;
hdrFontFamily=”verdana”;
hdrFontSize=”2″;
hdrFontColor=”white”;
hdrBGColor=”#170088″;
hdrAlign=”left”;
hdrVAlign=”center”;
hdrHeight=”15″;
linkFontFamily=”Verdana”;
linkFontSize=”2″;
linkBGColor=”white”;
linkOverBGColor=”#FFFF99″;
linkTarget=”_top”;
linkAlign=”Left”;
barBGColor=”#444444″;
barFontFamily=”Verdana”;
barFontSize=”2″;
barFontColor=”white”;
barVAlign=”center”;
barWidth=20; // no quotes!!
barText=”SIDE MENU”; // <IMG> tag supported. Put exact html for an image to show.

///////////////////////////

// ssmItems[…]=[name, link, target, colspan, endrow?] – leave ‘link’ and ‘target’ blank to make a header
ssmItems[0]=[“MENU”] //create header
ssmItems[1]=[“Home“, “http://riteshsanap4u.blogspot.com“, “”]
ssmItems[2]=[“Blogger Widgets“, “http://riteshsanap4u.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutorials“,””]
ssmItems[3]=[“Blogger Hacks“, “http://riteshsanap4u.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutorials“, “”]
ssmItems[4]=[“Blogger Tutorials“, “http://riteshsanap4u.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutorials“, “_new”]
ssmItems[5]=[“Grab This Menu Here”, “http://riteshsanap4u.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutorials“, “”]
ssmItems[6]=[“Contact“, “http://riteshsanap4u.blogspot.com/“, “”]

ssmItems[7]=[“FAQ“, “#nogo“, “”, 1, “no”] //create two column row
ssmItems[8]=[“Email“, “#nogo“, “”,1]

ssmItems[9]=[“External Links”, “”, “”] //create header
ssmItems[10]=[“Online Jobs“, “#“, “”]
ssmItems[11]=[“Funny Blog“, “#“, “”]
ssmItems[12]=[“Earn Money“, “#“, “”]

buildMenu();

//–>

Now just edit the the links in red in codes to place your own link which you want to display and text in blue which you want to show up the title for that link.

After editing all these links just save the file.
Now upload both files ssm.js and ssmItems.js to your own server.

Now GO To LAYOUT > EDIT HTML
and find the </head> tag and place the below codes before it.

<!–SLIDE MENU–>
<style type=’text/css’>
<!–
A.ssmItems:link {color:black;text-decoration:none;}
A.ssmItems:hover {color:black;text-decoration:none;}
A.ssmItems:active {color:black;text-decoration:none;}
A.ssmItems:visited {color:black;text-decoration:none;}
//–>
</style>
<SCRIPT SRC=’http://riteshsanap4u.googlepages.com/ssm.js‘ language=’JavaScript1.2’>
//Dynamic-FX slide in menu v6.5 (By maXimus,
//Updated July 8th, 03' for doctype bug
//For full source, and 100's more DHTML scripts, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT SRC=’http://riteshsanap4u.googlepages.com/ssmItems.js‘ language=’JavaScript1.2’/>
<!–SLIDE MENU END–>

And don’t forget to change the links in red above with the links of yours where ssm.js and ssmItems.js file is uploaded to your own server.

And now SAVE It.

Yup you have just Done now. View your blog. If you have any problem please write below in comments i will help you out.I think you will enjoy this widget for sure.

Add Button ‘Save Blogger Post As Pdf’ Blogger

How to add ‘save As Pdf Button’ in each blogger post of your blogger so as the readers can save your post in pdf format which they like.This tool will really help your readers in saving your post they like.I am vey happy to post this button as i m sure my readers will like this for sure as is very useful.After this post i will post an trick ‘how to save any blogger all posts as pdf too’ i.e to download all bloggers posts of any blog in pdf format.

How to add ‘save As Pdf Button’ ?

<data:post.body/>

If you are using Read More Hack you will find above code twice so use second code.

Add the below codes after the above codes

<script type="text/javascript">
</script>
<script src="http://web2pdf.freepdfconvert.com/pdfbutton.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>

Preview it.If its work fine.Save your template.

From Netbook to Jetbook- Make your notebook super fast

The birth of the Intel Atom processor has been instrumental in paving the way for low-budget, ultra-compact and energy-efficient laptops which are popularly known as netbooks. These are the most compact mobile computing solutions that offer a complete web experience when on the move. The Intel Atom N270 clocked at 1.60 GHz along with 1 GB RAM, which is the bare minimum for running Windows XP, and a bunch of everyday applications such as an office suite, image viewer and a media player. However, you might want to upgrade the memory or hard drive for better performance and increased storage capacity. It becomes a necessity especially if the capacity of the stock 80 GB or 120 GB hard drive isn’t enough to hold your entire collection of music, videos and photos. In this hands-on story, we show you how to upgrade the memory and hard drive of your netbook. There’s also a big surprise for Eee PC users.

Opening the memory and hard drive compartment

This step is pretty straightforward in the case of Asus Eee PC and Lenovo IdeaPad S10. You will find a small plastic panel fastened by screws on the base of the netbook. Use the appropriate screwdriver to remove the screws and detach the panel to expose the compartment in which memory and hard drive are located. Opening the MSI Wind U100 is a bit of a hassle as the entire base has to be detached. You need to carefully unscrew each screw on the base and pull it out gently. Be careful while unfastening the interlocking clamps along the inner edges of the U100. The only netbook we gave up opening was the Acer Aspire One because the base lid failed to open despite removing all the screws.

What are the available upgrade options?

The only components upgradeable in netbooks are the hard drive and memory. Most entry level netbooks ship with an 80 GB hard disk except for a few high end models, which are fitted with a 120 GB or 160 GB hard drive. If you’re facing a storage space crunch you can opt for a higher capacity hard drive. Like laptops, netbooks are fitted with a 2.5-inch hard drive. These drives are available in 80 GB, 120 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB and 500 GB capacities. Choose your upgrade depending on your storage requirements and budget.

Currently all netbooks come installed with 1 GB RAM which suffices for handling basic office applications and Windows XP. An upgrade to 2 GB is recommended if you want to do multitasking or perform heavier tasks such as basic image editing. Since most netbooks have only a single RAM slot you will have to get rid of the old module and replace it with the new one. The MSI Wind U100 is an exception with 1 GB on-board RAM as well as a RAM slot.

Replacing the components

To replace the RAM, first eject the installed module by gently pushing the metal clamps on both sides of the slot outward. When the module pops out, slide it out from the slot holding it by its edges. Now insert the new module into the slot and press it down until the clamps snap in and hold it in place. Before replacing the hard drive, back up all your data and the drivers to an external storage device. The hard drive can be unplugged by first removing the screws holding it in place and then pulling it out. If the drive is fitted in a cage, you will have to remove it from the cage and fit in the new drive. Plug the hard drive into the SATA port and fasten it with screws. Finally, fit the panel back and your netbook is ready to fire up.

Install the operating system

Since netbooks don’t have an optical drive you will have to install the operating system and applications using an external USB optical drive or storage device. Install the device drivers and restore your backed up data to get back on track.

Overclocking the Eee PC

Now for the surprise. If you own an Asus Eee PC 900 or higher, you can overclock the Intel Atom N270 for a performance boost. Go to www.cpp.in/dev/eeectl and download the latest version of Eeectl (23 kb), which is a nifty utility to overclock the Eee PC on the fly. It also allows you to control the fan speed and screen backlight. Extract the contents of the archive into a folder but don’t run the utility yet. Eeectl loads the parameters from the file called eeectl.ini which is located in the same folder. Open it and scroll down to the section called Speed.Profiles and replace it with the following text:

Speed.Profiles = 54,188,1,2000 MHz;

Speed.StepDelay = 500

Speed.FSBIconMul = 1

Save the file and run Eeectl. It will show up as an icon in the system tray. Before hitting 2.0 GHz, set the fan speed to 100 percent in order to prevent the netbook from heating up. You can access the functions by right clicking on the Eeectl icon. Use CPU-Z to check if the processor is running at 2 GHz.

From Eee PC to Ooh PC!

We fitted the Eee PC 1000H with a solid state hard drive and 2 GB memory. Due to the absence of the hard drive motor, the battery life increased by 30 minutes to 3 hours and 30 minutes under load. In idle mode the Eee PC was alive for 7 hours and 25 minutes which is 3 hours more than the battery life with a regular hard drive. Next, we overclocked the Atom N270 from 1.60 GHz to 2.0 GHz and found out the difference in performance. The 25 percent increase in clock speed boosted the overall performance by 27 percent—very commendable!

Multi-touch trackpad

You can now add multi-touch capability to your Eee PC’s trackpad by using Elantech Smart-Pad which can be downloaded for free from . Although the website is in Chinese, you won’t miss the link to “Smart Pad” which is spelt in English. After installing the application, an additional tab called Elantech is added to the Mouse Properties dialog box which can be accessed from Control Panel. The add-on adds the ability to scroll, zoom, magnify and navigate pages using multi-touch.