Holographic Versatile Disc

Six companies including CMC Magnetics, Fuji Photo Film, Nippon Paint, Optware, Pulstec and Toagosei have announced the formation of the "HVD Alliance" to promote the development of HVD technology. Holographic recording technology records data on discs in the form of laser interference fringes, enabling discs the same size as today's DVDs to store more than one terabyte of data (200 times the capacity of a single layer DVD), with a transfer rate of over one gigabit per second (40 times the speed of DVD). This approach is rapidly gaining attention as a high-capacity, high-speed data storage technology for the age of broadband.

Holographic Information Storage breaks the density limits of conventional optical storage by recording through the full depth of the medium instead of recording on the surface only. Additionally, unlike optical discs, which record one data bit at a time, HVDs allow over 10 kilobits of data to be written and read in parallel with a single flash of light - and the recording and reading processes do not require spinning media.

A technical committee to discuss the standardisation of HVD has been formed and the first meeting of the committee will be held in Tokyo on March 3, 2005. TC44 will begin standardizing three different storage media: Holographic Versatile Disc cartridges (capacity: 200 Gbytes per cartridge), read-only Holographic Versatile Discs (capacity: 100 Gbytes per disc) and Holographic Versatile Cards (capacity: 30 Gbytes per card). The fourth project is standardisation of a case for 120 mm read-only HVDs. The ECMA committee has ambitious goals: In December 2006 the new standards will be submitted to ISO for fast-track processing.

The HVD Alliance aims to provide a venue for technical discussion and information exchange among the disk and device manufacturers to accelerate the development of HVD and develop the marketplace.

The official launch of HVD Alliance will be in Q2, 2005 and Optware has already indicated it plans to release products based on HVD technology before the end of the year.

Optware's development of the collinear technology is part of its effort to make holographic recording technology practical. A patented technology originally proposed by Optware founder and CTO Hideyoshi Horimai, collinear holography combines a reference laser and signal laser on a single beam, creating a three-dimensional hologram composed of data fringes. This image is illuminated on the medium using a single objective. Using this breakthrough mechanism, Optware dramatically simplified and downsized the previously bulky and complicated systems required to generate holograms. Further enhancements were achieved with Optware's exclusive servo system. The introduction of this mechanism enabled reduced pickup size, elimination of vibration isolators, high-level compatibility with DVD and CD discs and low-cost operation, effectively obliterating the remaining obstacles to full commercialization.

Optware Corp. was established in 1999 as a development venture to find ways of incorporating holographic recording technology - seen as the heart of the high-capacity optical discs of the future - in the world's first commercial systems. The company's arsenal of valuable patents includes collinear holography, a technique which enables great simplification of optical systems

The Tomato: Curing with nature

The Tomato: Curing with nature

Tomato is considered both vegetable and fruit but is largely accepted as vegetable. It is popular all over the world. It contains a lot of nutrients especially vitamins. It is very tasty and people like to take it in different forms such as raw, as salad, as juice, soup, sauce, ketchup, sauce, in curries, in sandwiches etc. It is great source of vitamin A, B and C. Taking 3-4 ripe tomatoes daily will give sufficient amount of vitamins required by the body. Some scientists prefer it to orange and grapes. It contains iron in quantities twice as found in eggs. It speeds up blood circulation and enriches red blood corpuscles in blood. It provides strength to heart muscles and bone. It also provides energy. It clears constipation, and activates the liver. It is digestive, diuretic, carmative and an apetiser. But persons suffering from kidney stone must not take Tomato. Taking too much of Tomato seeds may result in the formation of stones. So it is better to avoid the seeds. A person suffering from cough should also avoid taking Tomato.

1. For stomach disorder: Cut tomato into pieces, sprinkle salt and pepper and take it morning and evening for indigestion and for its role as an appetizer.

2. For constipation: Take tomato juice evenly mixed with spinach juice before retiring to bed for comfortable bowel movement.

3. For skin disorder: Tomato can be utilised in various form for different kind of skin problems:

a) Taking Tomato juice 2-3 times regularly purifies blood and cures skin diseases.

b) Apply pulp of Tomato on face, and leave this for an hour. Then wash it with warm water. Repeat this daily. You will have a good complexion. It will also remove ugly looking pimples in a short time.

c) Tomato lotion: Add few drops of lemon juice in 1 teaspoon of Tomato juice. Apply on face and remove after 15 minutes. It is very effective for shrinking enlarged pores.

d) Tomato tonic: Add 4 teaspoons of butter milk to 2 teaspoons of Tomato juice. Apply it and remove it after half an hour. It is excellent in removing sunburns.

4. Bleeding gums: For strengthening gums and to stop gum bleeding, take tomato juice regularly.

5. For mouth blister: Gargle morning and evening with Tomato juice to get rid of blister on lips, tongue and mouth.

6. For eye troubles: Cut tomato into pieces. Mix it with curd and take it with your meal. it will improve your eye sight.

7. For worms: Taking tomato sprinkled with rock salt destroys worms of stomach.

Useful Shortcut: Computers

Useful Shortcut:

· Start + M: Minimizes all open windows
· Start + Shift + M: Maximizes All Windows
· Start + E: Runs Windows Explorer
· Start + R: Open the RUN Dialog Box
· Start + F: Open the Search Results Dialog box
· Start + CTRL + F: Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog Box (if the computer is connected to a network)
· Start + Pause (Break): Opens the System Properties Dialog Box

Windows System Key Combinations:

· F1: Help
· CTRL + ESC: Open Start menu
· ALT + TAB: Switch between open programs
· ALT + F4: Quit program
· SHIFT + DELETE: Delete item permanently

Windows Program Key Combinations:

· CTRL + C: Copy
· CTRL + X: Cut
· CTRL + V: Paste
· CTRL + Z: Undo
· CTRL + B: Bold
· CTRL + U: Underline
· CTRL + I: Italic

Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects:

· SHIFT + right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
· SHIFT + double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
· ALT + double click: Displays properties
· SHIFT + DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

General Keyboard-Only Commands:

· F1: Starts Windows Help
· F10: Activates menu bar options
· SHIFT + F10: Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
· CTRL + ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
· CTRL + ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
· ALT + DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
· ALT + TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
· SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
· ALT + SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
· ALT +- (ALT + hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI)child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
· CTRL + TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
· ALT + underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
· ALT + F4: Closes the current window
· CTRL + F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
· ALT + F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed
· ALT + F6: switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts For a selected object:

· F2: Rename object
· F3: Find all files
· CTRL + X: Cut
· CTRL + C: Copy
· CTRL + V: Paste
· SHIFT + DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
· ALT + ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
· To Copy a File: Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
· To Create a Shortcut: Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

General Folder/Shortcut Control:

· F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
· F5: Refreshes the current window.
· F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
· CTRL + G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
· CTRL + Z: Undo the last command
· CTRL + A: Select all the items in the current window
· BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
· SHIFT + click + Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

Windows Explorer Tree Control:

· Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
· Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selectionNumeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
· RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
· LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Properties Control:

· CTRL + TAB/CTRL + SHIFT + TAB: Move through the property tabs
Accessibility Shortcuts:
· Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
· Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
· Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
· Left ALT + left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
· Left ALT + left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys:

· Windows Logo: Start menu
· Windows Logo + R: Run dialog box
· Windows Logo + M: Minimize all
· SHIFT + Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
· Windows Logo + F1: Help
· Windows Logo + E: Windows Explorer
· Windows Logo + F: Find files or folders
· Windows Logo + D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
· CTRL + Windows Logo + F: Find computer
· CTRL + Windows Logo + TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
· Windows Logo + TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
· Windows Logo + Break: System Properties dialog box
· Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed:

· Windows Logo + L: Log off Windows
· Windows Logo + P: Starts Print Manager
· Windows Logo + C: Opens Control Panel
· Windows Logo + V: Starts Clipboard
· Windows Logo + K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
· Windows Logo + I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
· Windows Logo + A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
· Windows Logo + SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
· Windows Logo + S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off

Dialog Box Keyboard Commands:

· TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
· SHIFT + TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
· SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
· ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
· ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
· ALT + underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

For Tips on Internet Explorer , Firefox , MS Word , Windows , Linux

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***WINDOWS

DMA Mode on IDE Devices
Changing the CD – ROM setting to DMA will reduce the number of CPUCycles the CD – ROM consumes. Go to Device Manager > IDE ATA / ATAPIControllers > Primary IDE Channel. Set the Device I setting to "DMA ifAvailable". Repeat for Secondary Channel if you have device attached.

Turn off System Restore
XP keeps a backup of system files in the System Volume InformationFolder. This eats up valuable space on your hard, drive. If you don'twant Windows to back them up; Go to Control Panel > System > SystemRestore. Check “Turn of System Restore". Delete the System VolumeInformation Folder.

Control Your Mouse Using Your Keyboard
You can control your mouse pointer using the numeric keypad. Press Alt+ left Shift + Num Lock. Click the Setting button in the Dialog Boxthe appears. Check "Use MouseKeys". Click Settings again and changethem as desired. With Mousekeys on, pressing 5 simulates a left click.
Windows Explorer shortcuts Alt+ Enter
View and objects properties. Shift + Delete
Deletes and object immediately (Bypassesthe Recycle Bin)
F6 Switches between left and rightpanes on a window.
Ctrl + Esc Displays the Start Menu
Windows Key Shortcuts Ctrl + WIN + F
Display Find: Computer WIN + Break
Display the System Properties dialog box WIN + Tab
Cycle through buttons on the taskbar WIN + F
Display Find: All Files

Speed Up the Start Menu Go to Start > Run > Regedit.
Navigate to the following key.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop. Scroll down in the rightpanel and double-click on 'mensuhowdelay'. In the Value Data box,change the defoult value for the menu speed from 400 to a lessernumber.

Add or Romove Destinations in the Send to menu
The Send To menu appears when you right-click on an object. You modifythis menu by modifying the Send To folder. Generally this folder isfound in "C:\Documents and Settings\\'. (It may be hidden).Add / remove shortcuts here to add / remove destinations in the menu.

Disable list of startup programs
To disable the list of startup programs,go to User configuration >Administrative Templates > System > Logon and enable "Do not processthe run once list". This prevents programs from starting upautomatically, thus giving you a faster boot up time.

Clean Your Prefetch to Improve Performance
Prefetch is a new technique in XP. However, after using XP for sometime, the prefetch directory can get full of junk and obsolete linksin the Prefetch catalog, which can slow down your computer noticeably.Open (system drive): / windows / prefetch, delete those junk andobsolete files, reboot.

Disable MSN Messenger form starting automatically
Go to Start > Run > gpedit.msc. Navigate to User configuration >Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Messenger.Click on 'Do not automatically start windows messenger initially' andenable this rule. This will shorten your boot up time, and also savememory.

Remove the shortcut arrow from desktop icons
Go to Start > Run > Regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Inkfile.Delete the Is Shortcut registry value. You may have to restart WindowsXP

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***Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer Shortcuts Shift + CLICK
Open link in new window Ctrl + TAB
Move forward between frames F6
Change Address bar and page focus Alt + Home
Go to your Home page
More Internet Explorer Shortcuts

CTRL + F Find on this page
CTRL + D Add the current page to your Favorites
CTRL + W Close current browser window
CTRL + N Open a new window

Customise Internet Explorer Interface
Go the Start > Run > gpedit.msc. Navigate to User configuration >Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User Interface. Add the nameyou want to see on the browser. You can add a customized animated logoand change the background of the toolbar by going to 'Browser toolbarcostomisation.

Load Internet Explorer Fast
Edit your link to Start IE to have –nohome after it. "<>: \ Program Files\Internet Explore\IEXPLORE.EXE" –nohome. Thiswill load IE very fast because it dosent't a web page while it isloading. To go to your homepage after it has loaded, just click on thehome button. (Or hit Alt + Home)

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***Firefox Fire Fox Shortcuts
New Tab Ctrl + T
Next Tab Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Page Down
Previous Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + Page Up
Open Address in New Tab Alt + Enter
Suffixing extensions in Firefox IE automatically suffixes. Com to an address if you press Ctrl + Enter.

Firefox expands this feature to include. Net and. Org extensions as well.
For complete. net address
Shift + Enter For complete. org address
Ctrl + Shift + Enter

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***Linux

Cut and Paste

You can highlight any text anywhere using the mouse and instantlypastely paste it by pressing mouse button 3 ( or both buttons on twobutton nice).

Applications also support selecting text and pressing Ctrl + C to copyit or Ctrl + X to cut it to the clipboard. Press Ctrl + V or Shift –Insert to Paste.

Some more Cut and Paste
When using the full screen window manager screen you can enter "scrollback mode" with Ctrl + A + Exc. You can move the cursor with the arrowand mark text by pressing the Space Bar at the beginning and end ofthe text you want. The text you selected can now be paseted with Ctrl+ A

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***Microsoft Office
Cut and Paste To quickly select and entire sentence in Word, hold down Ctrl and left-click anywhere in the sentence, or just triple-click anywhere todo the same. Double-clicking just selects a single word.

Adding Footnotes
If you use Footnotes a lot in Microsoft Word, you don't need to reachto your mouse and click Insert / Footnote each time you want to addone. Just hold down the Alt and the Ctrl keys and press F.

Selecting Cells in Word Tables .
To select a column, hold down the Alt key and click inthe column you want to select .
To select a row, click in the fist cell of the row youwant to select and them press Alt. + Shift + End.

Add Accents to Character Go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Character Map.Select thecharacter and click Select. Copy it into your document. InMicrosoft Word, dry holding down Ctrl key and hit '(single quote) key.Type the letter to be accented. E.g. a for a`, d for o`, e for e`, Ifor I`, u for u`, y for y`.

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100 Keyboard Shortcuts

100 keyboard shortcuts
CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs) CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder) NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder) RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder) Shortcut Keys for Character Map After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected) m*cro$oft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu) MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console) Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen) ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing
PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing
ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.) micro$oft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)

Recover Scratched CDs

TIPS: Recover Scratched CDs

Don't you feel like crying every time you add another disc to your pile of scratched discs. Trashing that disc which contained your favorite songs, pics, files, games or videos is not easy. Read-on, if you find yourself wishing for a miracle every time your fav CD is scratched:

Home Remedy :
Here's an easy home remedy, which might give youthe desired results. Rub a small amount of toothpaste on the scratchand polish the CD with a soft cloth and any petroleum-basedpolishing solution (like clear shoe polish). Squirt a drop ofBrasso and wipe it with a clean cloth.

Technology to the rescue:
There are many softwares available on thenet, which enable the recovery of the CD data. BadCopy Pro is onesuch software, which can be used to recover destroyed data andfiles from a range of media.Just a few clicks is all it requires to recover the disc from almost allkind of damage situation; be it corrupted, lost data, unreadableor defective.

DiskDoctors is another popular company, which offers both softwareand solutions to recover data from a scratched CDs and DVDs