Many unknown and miraculous programming tricks can not only make you appear like Tony Stark in front of your peers but can also be helpful for you in many cases. Get a good computer with a good processor, and of top spec. Read Uk online reviews about the laptop you want to know how right it is for you.
Here we compile our list of Top 4 Best Programming Tricks Not Widely Recognized, and these tricks will surely be the secret as we dive straight to the list, so buckle up.
1. Free up your computer
Is your laptop hanging so much? It’s time for some unwanted spaces to be free. To clean any of your computer’s memory, follow these basic procedures.
Start Menu > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Clean and pick a drive. Check all the options, check the appropriate boxes, and then press OK. For other disks, follow the same method.
Start Menu > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter, pick a drive, and press Defrag.
Open Run from Start Menu > Accessories > Run (or press start+r on the keyboard). Input ‘temp‘ then click on ‘OK.’ A window will open, and all files will be selected and removed. Any files are not going to be deleted; ‘skip’ files.
Open Run and enter ‘%temp%‘ in the same manner, then uninstall all files. Any files here, too, will not be deleted, only ‘miss’ them.
2. Know the Up-loader of pictures on Facebook
The names by which Facebook automatically save Photos downloaded from this platform usually come in these conventions, such as:
10553866_683772571716631_1387821185946217935 o.jpg.
If you want to go to the downloaded photo owner’s profile, copy the number between the first underscore and the second underscore. For the example stated above, the number you will copy is: 683772571716631
You can then add http://www.facebook.com/ and insert the number in front. You will land on the Facebook photo list.
3. Let the LED keyboard dance
Keyboard LED dance is one of the exciting notepad tricks you need to learn and have fun with.
- Open Your Notepad.
- Paste the following code into the Notepad:
- set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
- do
- sleep 100
- sendkeys “{CAPSLOCK}”
- sendkeys “{NUMLOCK}”
- sendkeys “{SCROLLLOCK}”
- loop
- This file is stored as .vbs.
- Now, every time you press this file, your LED light dances.
Note: In the most recent windows, this does not work.
4. Shut Down Fake Virus
It perfectly fits Windows 8/8.1, but in Windows 98/XP/Vista/7, it looks much scarier with a countdown-timer to accompany it.
It is not a virus; it is merely a trick to frighten your loved ones. After one double-click on the icon, the machine can shut down and will usually start again. So, how do you go about it?
- While you are on your desktop screen, right-click and create a New Shortcut on the laptop pad.
- The following prompt shows up (on Windows 8.1, but all other versions of Windows are similar:
Now enter the following code in ‘Type Object Position’: shutdown -s -t 20 -c “Write anything here.”
The 20 is the amount of time in seconds. After that time, the machine will shut down. It can be changed to whatever period that the virus maker wishes.
- Press Next, and wait for the screen below. Fill in the icon’s name:
- Your fake virus is ready! Right-click the shortcut and then go to Properties > Change Icon to give it an authentic feel. Pick the icon of your choice and remove the original icon from the desktop.
Now, if your unsuspecting friend clicks on it, he gets an error message telling him your personalized message, and after the pre-defined time limit, the machine will shut down!`
See computer parts store online reviews; you might find some other tricks for troubleshooting your system.