Now to make it easier to remove or show recycle bin on  desktop of windows XP, let add a graphical user interface to this. The following process will add a option to chose in Folder Options.

1. Using a text editor like Notepad create a text file, now copy the below registry code, and save the file as OptionRecycleBin.reg.

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\RecycleBinOnDesktop]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel"
"Text"="Show Recycle Bin icon on the desktop"
"Type"="checkbox"
"ValueName"="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001

2. Now double-click the file to import this code into the registry.

To hide or show the Recycle Bin icon using Folder Options, follow these steps:

1. In Windows Explorer, Click on the Tools menu, then click on the Folder Options.
2. Go to the View tab, under Advanced Settings, do one of the following:
3. Check the Show Recycle Bin icon on the desktop check box to show the icon on your desktop.
4. Uncheck the Show Recycle Bin icon on the desktop check box to remove the icon from your desktop.

Does that recycle Bin icon on your desktop makes you go crazy? Then this is step-by-step, how you can remove remove the Recycle Bin Icon from your desktop.

You can use TweakUI or make the changes manually into the registry.

Removing the Recycle Bin

1. Using a text editor like Notepad create a text file, now copy the below registry code, and save the file as ‘RemoveRecycleBin.reg’.

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu] “{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}”=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel] “{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}”=dword:00000001

2. Now double-click the file to import this code into the registry.

Showing Recycle Bin

1. Using a text editor like Notepad create a text file, now copy the below registry code, and save the file as ‘ShowRecycleBin.reg’.

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu] “{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}”=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel] “{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}”=dword:00000000

2. Now double-click the file to import this code into the registry.

To change the default search engine box on the top-right corner of FireFox:

This is how you can change it:

in the address bar of FireFox, type: “about:config”

In the box marked filter, type: “browser.search.defaultenginename”

Double click the value field or right click and choose Modify that value, by in the name of the search engine you wish to have as the default search engine. It must be one that you already have installed and also make sure you type in the name correctly.

Now if you type in “Yahoo”, restart Firefox and when your browser comes back you will see “red Yahoo Logo” and Yahoo as your default search engine box.

Then save that by pressing “Ok”.

Every browser like FireFox or IE does searches on a default search engine set some where in its configuration. Changing this default search engine is a little bit tricky, but not anymore. Deepak, my friend, installed a chat software from RediffBol which also changed the default search engine as Rediff Search but he now wants to change it back to Google [my fav].

This is how you can get it done:

in the address bar of FireFox, type: “about:config”

In the box marked filter, type: “keyword.url”

Double click the value field and modify that value, by pasting:

“http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=”

Then save that by pressing “Ok”.

Now, you can use your address bar just as google search bar. Go nuts, since now you can search by entering the search terms in the address bar and pressing enter. This way you never need to visit www.google.com again!!!

Displaying category specific posts in a wordpress blog is easy. Inside theme folder the you will find “index.php” and “sidebar.php” templates, you have to put a query_posts functions which refer to specific category ID numbers from your database. Example:

<?php query_posts('showposts=1&cat=4'); ?>

You will need to change them to reflect the ID numbers in your own database. They can be found in your control panel under Manage->Categories.

Result will be the recent posts from the category no.4