Disable pixma 1800 and other canon printer ink level

The canon cartridges are now built with a chip that determines whether the tank is full or empty. So, once the tank is empty, it will still show "Empty" after refilling it. This can be avoided following some methods (which varies according to the printer). I found the following methods in a website (I don't remember the address; It was copied in my hard drive) to avoid "Empty" notice after refilling the cartridge. Mine is Canon 1800 and the second method worked for me. For canon 1800 follow the second method.


First method:

Applicable to following Models-
BJC series: bjc3000,bjc8200,etc
S series: s400,s600,s800,s520,s6300,s9000 etc
i Series: i255,i320,i350,i355,i450,i470d,i550,i560,i850,i950,i6100,
i6500,i9100,etc
Pixma series: ip1000,ip1200,ip1300,ip1500,ip1600,ip1700,ip2000,ip2200,
ip3000,ip4000,etc

Action-
Press RESUME/CANCEL button once.



Second method-

Applicable to following Models:
Pixma series: ip1880,1980,3300,3500,4200,4500,5200,6700d,pro9000,9500,ix4000,5000,etc

Action-
Hold down RESUME/CANCEL button for 5 seconds or more



Third method:

Applicable to following Models-
Pixma MP series: MP150,MP160,MP170,MP180,MP450,MP460,MP475,etc

Action-
Press START button once(COLOR button for colour cartridge and BLACK button for black cartridge)



Fourth method:

Applicable to following models-
Pixma MP/MX series: MP145,MP228,MP245,MP520,MP800,MX850,MP970,MX308,MX318,MX7600,etc

Action-
Hold down STOP/RESET button for 5 seconds or more

Play MP3 after installing Ubuntu

After installing Ubuntu one will not be able to play MP3 files. The cause that one can not play mp3 after installing ubuntu is that Gstreamer plugin is not installed. To play mp3 after installing ubuntu for the first time, you'll have to install GStreamer. Follow the following steps to install GStreamer plugin.

Go to Application -> Add/Remove -> search -> gstreamer -> select "gstreamer extra plugin"

Follow the instructions and click apply changes.

after installation, you should be able to play mp3 files in ubuntu.

Mounting windows drive to Ubuntu

After installing Ubuntu first thing that one would face is to mount windows drive (if dual booting)

This is applicable for

Permanently mount windows drives (temporary mounting causes dysfunction after a certain time)


You'll have to have NTFS config installed to mount permanantly
For that go to Application -> Add/remove programes; search for NTFS config and install it.

Then run it from Application -> System tolls

Select the drives you want to mount

Then select Write support for both interna and external

That should do the trick.

epub reading and converting

There are a lot of softwares to read and create epub books. I have tried some of them which were free. But for creating and reading epub books I felt comfortable with only a few of them.
For reading epub books in desktop, I found “Adobe digital edition” most convenient. You can create library and manage your epub books with it. But unfortunately it can not create epub format.
For epub creation there is another great software. That is “Calibre”. It is free also. You can easily download and install the software. I have converted some pdfs to epub and the output is good.
For reading epub format in my windows mobile the best free software I have tried is “Zulureader”.

Now come to Ubuntu. Go to Add/Remove option of applications and search for E-book reader. Select it and follow the instructions.
After installation the software can be run from

Application -> Office -> E-Book reader

That should do

Lock keyboard and mouse for free

There are few softwares available to lock keyboard and mouse. The most appropriate software I found to lock keyboard and mouse is "Lock Keyboard software". It is free and very much useful to lock keyboard and mouse
to prevent children to click or make unwonted works. Although it lock keyboard and mouse, scrolling remains active and useful to study. Here how you can get it.

Download the Lock keyboard software from

http://www.brothersoft.com/keyboard-lock-204865.html

Unzip it and run the file. Select a password and click start. Typing the password should lock the keyboard and mouse.

Goodluck

Assigning a shortcut key to a program

Assigning a shortcut key to a program is handy. You can access the program with only one step. It is possible to assigning a shortcut key to a program in windows XP. That is in windows XP, any program can be launched using the keyboard by assigning a shortcut key to it.

For assigning a shortcut key to a program, at first you'll have to create a short cut of the program run file.

Program icon-> Right mouse button click -> Create a shortcut button.
Then right click on shortcut button -> Properties -> click on the box of "Shortcut key" and hit the desired button (for example- "Q") and click "Apply".
You should be done.

Now Alt+Ctrl+the key (Q in this case) will run the program.

After creating the short cut following description may also be useful ( found from http://digital-quest.blogspot.com/2007/09/assign-shortcut-key-for-any-program_28.html)

Right click the program to which you want to a shortcut key. In properties, under the shortcut tab, “shortcut key” is by default, “none”. Just click in the box and chose an alphanumeric key to be assigned as the shortcut key. Windows will assign [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [(alphanumeric key)] as the short cut key.

DJview

Djview is a file format that is an opensourse and free counterpart of PDF. To read the format you'll need a software to be downloaded and installed from

http://djvu.org/resources/

Choose the file according to your operating system and download and install. Now u are ready to view djvu files.

Using meta tags in webpage

I tried but cant put tags in blogspot. So I am writing down the link.

Here is the link

http://searchenginewatch.com/2167931

Unrur in ubuntu

By default unrur in ubuntu is not possible. You’ll need to install ‘unrar’ to extract files in ubuntu. For unrur in ubuntu you need to follow these steps:

1. Open terminal
2. Enter command – sudo apt-get install unrar
3. Provide the password

And now you should be able to unrur in ubuntu.

Modifying/ uninstalling GRUB

I got it from another site but don't remember the address anymore.

A) Using a DOS or Windows 9x/ME Boot Floppy

In case you have DOS or Windows 9x/ME on your system, you can use
fdisk for this purpose. Create a rescue disk in DOS or Windows 9x/ME,
use it to boot the computer, and execute fdisk as follows:

fdisk /mbr

The MBR will be rewritten and GRUB will be uninstalled.

B) Using Windows XP

In Windows XP, you can uninstall GRUB as follows:

Boot from the Windows XP CD and press the "R" key during the setup in
order to start the Recovery Console. Select your Windows XP
installation from the list and enter the administrator password. At
the input prompt, enter the command "FIXMBR" and confirm the query
with "y". The MBR will be rewritten and GRUB will be uninstalled.
Press "exit" to reboot the computer.

C) Using Windows 2000

In Windows 2000, you can uninstall GRUB as follows:
Boot from the Windows 2000 CD and press the "R" key during the setup
and then the "K" key in the following menu in order to start the
Recovery Console. Select your Windows 2000 installation from the list
and enter the administrator password. At the input prompt, enter the
command "FIXMBR" and confirm the query with "y". The MBR will be
rewritten and GRUB will be uninstalled. Press "exit" to reboot the
computer.

E) Using Freedos

If none of the above-mentioned boot media is available, a floppy or CD
image from a free DOS system can be downloaded from
http://freedos.org/freedos/files/. You can create the CD image with
any burning program on any operating system. Just make sure not to
create a data CD but a CD image.

Creating the floppy image with Linux:

Enter the following command (or equivalent) in a root shell:

dd if=/tmp/fdos1440.img of=/dev/fd0

Creating the floppy image with Windows:

The directory /dosutils/rawrite/ on the first CD/DVD includes the
program rawrite.exe that can be used to write the image to a floppy.
Copy this program to the directory containing the file fdos1440.img.

Insert a floppy in the drive and start rawrite.exe. Enter the file
fdos1440.img as the source file and confirm with Enter. Then enter the
name of the floppy drive (usually "A") as the write medium. The image
will be written to the floppy.

Boot from this CD/floppy and select "1" for "Boot FreeDOS Setup" first
and then "3 - Clean Boot" from the start menu. Start fdisk with:

fdisk /mbr

By doing this, the boot loader GRUB will be overwritten.

Dividing a web page in right and left division

You'll need to use Division (div..../div) tag.
Details are available at http://www.createafreewebsite.net/html_tutorial/division_demo.html

Printing at miltiple pages (Tile printing)

I was in a need to print a large size photo. But my printer would not allow poster printing. The solution I found was tile printing. Tile printing is a printing process by which the original picture is divided into parts according to your printer's ability (letter, A4 etc. page) and printed. Then You'll have to join the printed pictures to get big photos. You can do tile printing by a free software named "Rasterbator". You have to download the software for tile printing (one can use it online also for tile printing).

Go to
http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/
You can download the software and install it or you can use the online gadget to get it done. Online version will allow only up to 1 MB size.

After running/ uploading file follow the instructions and you should be getting the PDF file with which you should be done.

Tips:
1. Select dot size small for small size printouts (say - two to three) and large for larger print outs.
2. Select the multicolor mood after selecting the dot size. Otherwise you'll get a black and white output as the default is black.

Movie in windows mobile

Have a pocket PC mobile; want to see movies in it? Viewing movie in windows mobile is not easy, specially with the embedded softwares. But still one can view movie in windows mobile. For viewing movie in windows mobile one requires a software called TCPMP.

Go to the site of TCPMP (picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/test/) and download the software along with the plugins.

Install them following the instructions and now you can view a movie in windows mobile.

Few codes for windows

To configure startup

start -> run -> msconfig

To edit registry

start -> run -> regedit

Install Canon IP 1800 series in ubuntu

Go to

http://sites.google.com/site/sayeed76/Home/googleb1da27a3f5a65e86

and download the .deb files.
Run the files in ubuntu by double clicking them.

First run "cnijfilter-common_2.70-1_i386.deb"
Then run "cnijfilter-ip1800series_2.70-1_i386.deb"

Now turn the power on of the printer after connecting it to the computer and follow the instructions.

Now you should be able to start printing.

Adding meta tags to blogger

Meta tags are required for search engine to know your page easily. It is also required for varification of your site by google. It may appear that adding meta tag to blogger.com is not possible; but actually adding meta tags to blogger is possible.
Here is how you can add meta tags to blogger. (if you have no idea about HTML codes, you should not try this)

First of all sign in to your account and go to "dashboard".
Click on the "Layout" tag
Now click on "Edit HTML" link. You showld be seeing the HTML codes of you blog now.
Now find something like (include "<" where appropriate; blogger don't allow HTML tags)-

head>


It showuld be somewhere near the top of the html code.
Enter the meta code just below it so it should be like something

head>

meta content=... ... ... />

Now save it by clicking on save template.

And you are done with adding meta tags to blogger.

How to give Ubuntu a Windows XP outlook

I found it interesting that it is possible to give ubuntu a windows XP look. It actually is not very hard to give ubuntu a windows look. Here how you can give ubuntu a windows look:

1. Wrire the following address in the addressbar and save the file “http://ubuntu.online02.com/files/XpGnome.tar.gz”

2. Extract the file

3. Run the “InstallXPGnome.sh” file in the terminal and give the password

4. Follow the instructions and that should do

5. To get back to the original format go to "Restore setting" folder and run the “.sh” file in the terminal

Importing outlook contacts in evolution

Importing outlook contacts in evolution is important for those who are shifting from windows to ubuntu. Importing outlook contacts in evolution will also be needed if one has dual boot. Here are the steps by which you can import outlook contacts in evolution:-

1. Open outlook
2. Go to File -> Import and export
3. Select "Export to a file" from the menu and click "Next"
4. Select "Comma separated values" and click "Next"
5. Write down the file name and select "Allow duplicates to be created"
6. Select the folder you want to transfer ("Contacts" in this regard)
7. Click "Next" and click "Finish"

Now boot in Linux (ubuntu) and run Evolution.
1. Go to File -> Import
2. Click "Forward"
3. Select "Import a single file" and click " Forward"
4. Browse for the file in the file menu and select it and click "Forward"
5. Select "Personal" and click "Forward"
6. Finally click "Import"

Importing outlook contacts in evolution should now be complete.

Although a few fine tuning may be required in the contact menu of Evolution, it worked pretty good for me.

How to stop autorun of CD, DVD, pendrive in windows XP professional

Enter the windows as Administrator

Click on "Start" menu
Click "Run"
Write "gpedit.msc"
Click on "Administrative templates"
Double click on "System"
Double click on "Turn off Autoplay" and select "Disable"

And you are done

Install openoffice 3 in ubuntu

To uninstall the current version open the terminal and write:

sudo apt-get remove openoffice*.*

And enter the password.

For installation of OpenOffice 3, first of all you have to download the debian version from

http://openoffice.mirror.ac.za/stable/3.0.0/OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz

Unzip it.
Now open the terminal go to the folder. (code: "cd folder_path"; example: cd /media/Soft/Office/Open office/OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358/ )

Go to DEBS folder (code: cd DEBS)

Now write

sudo dpkg -i *.deb {after providing the password this will depackage and install all the debians}

Now go to the desktop-integration folder (code: cd desktop-integration)

Now write the code:

sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org3.0-debian-menus_3.0-9354_all.deb

Now you should get the openoffice menu in the application menu

Remove orphan files in ubuntu

The code is

sudo apt-get autoremove

Using download manager in Ubuntu

Using download manager in Ubuntu is not straight forward. A few works needed before using download manager in Ubuntu specially with firefox. First of all you'll have to have flashgot plugin installed in firefox (remember, flashgot works as a communicator of the download manager with the browser, it has no ability to work as download manager itself).

For that you'll have to search for the addon and then add it.
Firefox will be restarted then.


Now install any of the download managers for ubuntu for using download manager in Ubuntu (Gwget, kget, wget, aria .....)

To install them go to terminal and write
sudo apt-get install xxx (where xxx = name of the download manager)

Some has recommended "wxDownload fast" as a good download manager available from "http://dfast.sourceforge.net/download.html". (I didn't give it a try but soon I'll)


From now on whenever you start download a file, there will be a new option - to save with fashgot. In the flashgot menu you'll get the option to download with the download manager.

If flashgot menu doesnot appear, try restarting the firefox.
Now you are ready for using download manager in Ubuntu.

How to force quit a program in Ubuntu

Sometimes in ubuntu a program stops responding. Force quit is the solution for the situation. For force quit, you need to do following.

1. Open a terminal
2. command - xkill
3. click on the window you want to close.

You can also try "Alt+F2" and write "xkill" and click on the window to force quit an application.