How to Connect Your VOIP Service to your Home Phone Line

Step 1

You’ll need a high speed internet connection. This is best obtained through a cable or fiber optic internet provider.
Step 2

Your VOIP provider will recommend or sell you a special wireless router that also has a phone connection on it.
Step 3

Your land-based phone line will no longer be used, although you can probably keep your old phone number. Find the phone box that the local phone company uses to bring the phone line into your house. Disconnect their wires using a screwdriver and put electrical tape around the ends since they do carry a low voltage. This will allow you to use the telephone wiring in your home to carry the VOIP dial-tone to every phone jack in your house without interference from the phone company’s line.
Step 4

Get a dual phone jack. Run a phone cord from the phone jack of the wireless router to either side of the dual phone jack. You should now have a dial tone at every phone jack in your house

How to Recover a Lost Network Key for a Linksys Router

Step 1

Are you locked out of your own wireless network? Go to your main computer and open up the Linksys Router control screen
Step 2

In the Internet web browser (even if you cannot connect yet) type in exactly: http://192.168.1.1. This is your router's LAN address and will give you access to a host of control screens.
Step 3

The tab that you are most interested in is the security tab, click this tab on the top of the screen. This may unlock your code, so to speak.
Step 4

The WEP is revealed in this screen. Print out this screen by selecting file, print from the top menu of your web browser. Check to see if it printed out in its entirely and that no digits are missing from the end. If they are, fill in the missing numbers as needed.
Step 5

Type it in exactly when prompted by wireless network setup screens of the other computers. This will ensure you have the proper key and let you on the local network and Internet.
Step 6

Return to the original computer and close out of the Linksys screen by clicking the red "x" in the upper right hand corner

How to Make Your Internet Accounts Impossible to Hack

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1

Make your password complicated. Fluffy1988 is not a safe password if your cat's name is Fluffy and you were born in 1988. Use themes that have nothing to do with yourself. A hacker will try the obvious first. To avoid keeping a list of passwords, it is a good idea to set the same password to all your accounts, and change it often.
Step 
2

Though your password is important, accounts are usually hacked using the "Forgot Your Password" feature. Because of this, it is important to realize that most of the information asked for in such sections (birthday, zip code, e-mail address) are easy questions to anyone who knows you or has access to your MySpace or Facebook page. It is therefore necessary to have an impenetrable security question. A great way to make a strong security question is to choose different questions for all of your accounts, and have the same complicated answer. For example, your bank account might ask you "What is your mother's middle name?" and your e-mail may ask "Who was your first teacher?" and you can answer both with "britneyspearsisfamous45".
Step 
3

Don't give anyone your password. The person you give it to may use it less carefully than you would, doing things such as leaving you logged in to a public computer or typing it in front of people. Even if you change your password after they've used it, acount linking and secondary e-mails make it dangerous for anyone to know your old passwords.
Step 
4

Keep two separate e-mails. Use one socially and give it to friends and family, and use a separate one to use when signing up for online accounts. This way, you can avoid people trying to hack your accounts by knowing your e-mail.
Step 
5

Know the nature of hackers. Most people assume that hackers are invariably brilliant MIT students who are oppressed by their friends and take solace in trying to guess strangers' passwords. The truth is, most people who will try to hack you will be someone you know or have talked to online. If you keep this in mind when setting up your security information, you will avoid online vulnerability.
Step 
6

Hacking is not solely a product of people trying to steal your money. Hacking is like any other crime; people have a range of motives. Someone may have seen the comment you posted on a forum and not liked it, so they clicked on your username and found out your e-mail address. They search that e-mail address on MySpace and find you. Now they know your name, your birthday, and where you live. There is nothing you can do against a person like this unless you had the forethought to make your account impenetrable

How to Recover a Yahoo Email Password

step 1

Go to the Yahoo log-in page. Click the "I Can't Access My Account" link. Select the "I Forgot My Password" circle. Press the "Next" button.
Step 2

Insert the "User ID" in the box. Enter the security code that displays on the page. Capital letters are unimportant. Press the "Next" button.
Step 3

Use the secondary email account or cell phone number, and a new password will be sent. If you did not use these alternative methods, answer the security questions. Select the "Next" button after both questions.
Step 4

Enter a new password. Once you successfully answered the questions from Step 3, you can reset your password

How to Repair System 32 in Windows XP

Repairing System32 in Windows XP
Step 1

If possible, do an Automated System Recovery by clicking on "Start" and running the mouse pointer over "All Programs," "Accessories" and "System Tools" and clicking on "Backup." If "Backup" is not on the "System Tools" list, you probably can't do an automated system recovery.
Step 2

When the backup utility starts, click on "Advanced Mode."
Step 3

Click on "Tools" and then "ASR Wizard."
Step 4

Follow the instructions in the ASR Wizard.
Step 5

Save the backup to a floppy disk or a CD-ROM.
Step 6

Insert the Windows XP installation disk into the disk drive. Close all windows and restart your computer.
Step 7

Boot the computer from the Windows XP installation disk.
Step 8

Press "F2" at the text section of "Setup" and insert your Automated System Recovery floppy disk or CD-ROM (only if you have two CD drives on your computer).
Step 9

Follow the directions and see if this works to restore your computer. If it doesn't work, move on to Step 10.
Step 10

Restart the computer again and press "R" once setup starts to get into the Recovery Console.
Step 11

Wait to be prompted to log in as an administrator. If you don't have an administrative password, press "Enter" to bypass the prompt.
Step 12

Type the following lines of information into the Recovery Console command screen and press "Enter" after each line:

md tmp
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak
delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default
copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
Step 13

Type "Exit" and press "Enter" to restart your computer. If you've previously done an NTBackup or a System State Backup, this should be the final step. If you haven't, continue to Step 14.
Step 14

During the restart, press "F8" to start the computer in Safe Mode.
Step 15

Start Windows Explorer and click on "Tools."
Step 16

Click on "Folder Options."
Step 17

Click on "View."
Step 18

Click on "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck the box next to "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)."
Step 19

When you are prompted to show the files, click on "Yes."
Step 20

Click on the drive that contains the Windows XP installation, and a list of folders will appear.
Step 21

Open the "System Volume Information" folder.
Step 22

Open one of the previously created System Restore folders inside the System Volume Information folder by clicking on "View" and "Details" to see when a System Restore folder was created, and opening a folder that isn't current.
Step 23

Open a Snapshot folder and copy these files to the "C:\Windows\Tmp" folder:

_REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM
Step 24

Rename the files in the Snapshot folder as:

Rename _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT to DEFAULT
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY to SECURITY
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE to SOFTWARE
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM to SYSTEM
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM to SAM

This will allow you to access these files and replace the old faulty System32 files when you run the Recovery Console in the next steps.
Step 25

Close all windows and restart the computer.
Setting a Working Restore Point

Step 1

After restarting your computer, press "R" at the start of Setup to go into the Recovery Console.
Step 2

Type the following lines of information at the command prompt and press "Enter" after each line:

del c:\windows\system32\config\sam 

del c:\windows\system32\config\security 

del c:\windows\system32\config\software 

del c:\windows\system32\config\default 

del c:\windows\system32\config\system 

copy c:\windows\tmp\software c:\windows\system32\config\software 

copy c:\windows\tmp\system c:\windows\system32\config\system 

copy c:\windows\tmp\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam 

copy c:\windows\tmp\security c:\windows\system32\config\security 

copy c:\windows\tmp\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
Step 
3

Type "Exit" to restart your computer.
Step 4

Log in and click on "Start." Run the mouse pointer over "All Programs," "Accessories" and "System Tools," and click on "System Restore."
Step 5

Restore the computer to a previous Restore Point; after your computer restarts and the changes take effect, your System32 problems will hopefully be fixed

How to Manually Repair a Corrupt Windows XP Registry

Step 1

Backup your data. Even if Windows will not boot you can use a HDD imaging tool to copy the files to another disk. Always make a backup before editing the registry.
Step 2

Insert your Windows XP CD and reboot the PC. Boot from the CD and when prompted press 'R' for the Recovery Console.
Step 3

Select your Windows installation from the options provided and then enter the administrator password.
Step 4

At the command prompt enter the following pressing ENTER after each line:

md tmp
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak

delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default

copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
Step 5

Type "exit" and press ENTER. Your PC will reboot.
Step 6

When the PC starts to reboot press F8. At the boot menu select Safe Mode and press ENTER.
Step 7

Log in as the administrator and open Windows Explorer. Go to Tools->Folder Options and then click on the View tab. Check Show Hidden Files and Folders and uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files. Click Yes when prompted.
Step 8

Browse to C:\System Volume Information\_restore{23BEBE69-7A98-4EC2-845F-1AAC4DFC8C47}, the numbers and letters in the braces will be different on your system. Once in this folder find the RP#, # being a number, folder that was modified last before the problem occurred.
Step 9

Next open the Snapshot folder. From the Snapshot folder, copy the following files to the C:\Windows\Tmp folder:

_REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM
Step 10

Rename the files in the C:\Windows\Tmp folder as shown below:

Rename _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT to DEFAULT
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY to SECURITY
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE to SOFTWARE
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM to SYSTEM
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM to SAM
Step 11

Again boot from your Windows XP CD and press 'R' to enter the Recovery Console. At the command prompt enter the following pressing ENTER after each line:

del c:\windows\system32\config\sam 
del c:\windows\system32\config\security 
del c:\windows\system32\config\software 
del c:\windows\system32\config\default 
del c:\windows\system32\config\system 
copy c:\windows\tmp\software c:\windows\system32\config\software 
copy c:\windows\tmp\system c:\windows\system32\config\system 
copy c:\windows\tmp\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam 
copy c:\windows\tmp\security c:\windows\system32\config\security 
copy c:\windows\tmp\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
Step 12

Type "exit" and press ENTER. Your PC will reboot.
Step 13

Allow your PC to boot into Windows normally. Once Windows starts go to Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore. Here you can restore to a previous restore point

How to Debug JavaScript With Firebug

Step 1

Conduct a simple Internet search to find the Firebug application and install it as a Firefox extension. After installation there should be a green check mark at the bottom right corner of your browser.
Step 2

Open the Javascript HTML file you wish to debug. When it opens you should see an alert box that shows a series of ascending numbers and then the term "undefined" at the end of the string. The "undefined" is where your bug is.
Step 3

Press the green check mark at the bottom of your browser to open the Firebug debug panel.
Step 4

Switch to the script tab and define your breakpoint. A breakpoint suspends the debugging process when it is encountered. Reload the page.
Step 5

Click the "step over" button. Firebug is updating all the variables until your breakpoint and listing them on the right side of the debug window.
Step 6

Watch the program step through the code and follow the values it defines on the right side of the debug window to find the root of your bug.
Step 7

Spot the problem and retype the correct code. Run Firebug to make sure the problem is fixed