If you’re trying to understand what is happening to the economy and how it started then visit “The Crisis of Credit“. It a simplification of how the economy got so bad and what/who caused it.
I liked the visual representation of the story. Great animation.
Some tweaks to customize your xp experience:
1.) Restrict Display Properties:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System
create DWORD value NoDispCPL and set its value to 1
2.) Restrict Taskbar Properties:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoSetTaskbar and set its value to 1
3.) Restrict Folder Options:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoFolderOption s and set its value to 1
4.) Restrict Locking/Unlocking the taskbar:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value LockTaskbar and set its value to 1
5.) Restrict Active Desktop:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoActiveDeskto p and set its value to 1
6.) Restrict adding/deleting items from Toolbars:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoToolbarCusto mize and set its value to 1
7.) Restrict adding/deleting toolbars:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoBandCustomiz e and set its value to 1
8.) Restrict right-click in Start Menu:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoChangeStartM enu and set its value to 1
9.) Restrict Desktop Cleanup Wizard:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoDesktopClean upWizard and set its value to 1
10.) Restrict notification at low disk space:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoLowDiskSpace Checks and set its value to 1
11.) Restrict Taskbar Context Menu:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoTrayContextM enu and set its value to 1
12.) Restrict Programs to run:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun
create String value with any name, like 1 and set its value to the program’s EXE file.
e.g., If u want to restrict msconfig, then create a String value 1 and set its value to msconfig.exe. If u want to restrict more programs, then simply create more String values with names 2, 3 and so on and set their values to the program’s exe.
13.) Restrict Registry Editor:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System
create DWORD value DisableRegistr yTools and set its value to 1
14.) Restrict Task Manager:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System
create DWORD value DisableTaskMgr and set its value to 1
15.) Restrict Drives in My Computer:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value NoViewOnDrive and change its value as following:
3 : To Restrict A and B drives only.
4 : To Restrict C drive only.
7 : To Restrict A, B, and C drives only.
8 : To Restrict D drive only.
F : To Restrict A, B, C, and D drives only.
03FFFFFF : To Restrict all drives.
And if you want more specific restrictions, like you want to restrict a combination of other drives, then you can use decimal no. instead of hexadecimal no. Following is a list for all drives decimal no.:
A: 1
B: 2
C: 4
D: 8
E: 16
F: 32
G: 64
H: 128
I: 256
J: 512
K: 1024
L: 2048
M: 4096
N: 8192
O: 16384
P: 32768
Q: 65536
R: 131072
S: 262144
T: 524288
U: 1048576
V: 2097152
W: 4194304
X: 8388608
Y: 16777216
Z: 33554432
ALL: 67108863
So if you want to disable a combination of drives, just sum their numbers and give the same value to NoViewOnDrive. e.g., for restricting CDEF drives, give the value: 4+8+16+32 = 60
NOTE: You can also hide the drives using NoDrives DWORD value. The location and its value remain same as the above trick.
16.) Restrict New option in context menu:
HKEY_CLASSES_R OOT\Directory\Background\shellex\Con textMenuHandle rs\New
And delete the value of Default, e.g., empty it.
17.) Restrict Send To in context menu:
HKEY_CLASSES_R OOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\Con textMenuHandle rs\Send To
And delete the value of Default, e.g., empty it.
18.) Restrict Balloon Tips:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Create DWORD value EnableBalloonT ips and set its value to 0
19.) Restrict Users to enable New XP StartMenu:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
Create DWORD value NoSimpleStartM enu and set its value to 1
20.) Restrict Command Prompt:
HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Wind ows\System
Create DWORD value DisableCMD and set its value to 2
21.) Restrict Writing to USB Drives:
HKEY_LOCAL_MAC HINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\StorageDevicePolicies
Create DWORD value WriteProtect and set its value to 1
Original Post: http://www.dinagyang.com/forum/index.php?topic=3299.0;topicseen
by lyer
CSS Hack: Isolate IE6 and/or IE7 from other browsers
A fix for one of IE6 Issues
I’m working on a new project for a certain product we carry on our website. Everything was fine and dandy until IE6 testing began. That bastard son of Microsoft, should be thrown in the pits, yea! Im looking at you Internet Explorer 6. Its always frustrating when you are getting a website ready and it looks ok with other browsers except for IE6. I needed to find a solution that would render one way in IE6 then render a different way in IE7, FF and other compatible browsers. After trolling the web i found this site from RGaucher that posted the solution (link: http://rgaucher.info/post/2007/10/17/IE6-And-I7-doesnt-have-compatible-CSS-tricks)
Here is the solution:
.yui-g {
margin-left: -70px;
/* THE UNDERSCORE TRICK BELOW APPLIES TO IE6 BUT NOT TO IE7 or FF */
_margin-left: 0px;
display: inline;
}
To isolate IE7 use a DOT instead of UNDERSCORE. See below:
.yui-g {
margin-left: -70px; /* RENDER IN OTHER BROWSERS */
/* THE UNDERSCORE TRICK BELOW APPLIES TO IE6 BUT NOT TO IE7 or FF */
_margin-left: 0px; /* RENDER IN IE6 */
.margin-left: -50px; /* RENDER IN IE7 */
display: inline;
}
update (01/12/09): This hack does not work in Safari.
Position: Absolute
POSITION:ABSOLUTE
http://blog.position-absolute.com/web-experience/css-for-ie6-5-common-problems-and-fast-ways-to-fix-them/
These links includes a portal for design inspiration, a design and implementation collection, icons from a pixel and Ruby Tuesdays website – i like the layout and the food pictures are very inviting.
smashingmagazine.com – We smash you with information that will make your life easier. Really.
pixelgirl.com – Customize your style with pixelgirl presents.
bestwebgallery.com – Best Web Gallery is a showcase gallery that features all the best design Flash and CSS websites on the web.
rubytuesday.com – good clean css design.
coolshowcase.com – because we love art.
