The new Google Web Fonts - Now fully launched

At the end of June, we announced an experimental interface for the Google Web Fonts interface. Today, we’re pleased to offer this new interface to all users, by default. From now on, you can simply visit www.google.com/webfonts to use the new layout and functionality. The old interface will no longer be accessible.

There are a few things we’ve added since we initially launched the interface. We’d like to call attention to one of those features in particular. We’ve added the ability to bookmark your collection. Simply click the “Bookmark your collection” link from the top right of any page. This will give you a link that you can share with friends or coworkers to quickly share your selection.

There’s more to this than meets the eye. The bookmark will depend on which page you are currently on. For example, if you grab the bookmark link from the Review step, your link will forward to a page that displays your selection in the Review step. Similarly, if you grab the link from the Use step, the link will forward to the Use step. In this way, you can selectively choose which step in the font selection process you’d like to link to.



We hope you enjoy this new interface. We’re grateful for all the feedback we’ve received over the past 2 weeks, and we aim to continually improve the Google Web Font selection experience based on everything we hear. Keep it coming!

Posted by Marc Tobias Kunisch, Webmaster, Google Web Fonts

How to remove Windows Security Alert from status bar tray

Follow the procedure to turn off automatic windows updates and to remove Windows security alert from status bar tray.

Hold WINDOWS key and press R or go to START and click on RUN to open RUN window. Type

" MSCONFIG " without doubles quotes and press ENTER key or click OK button to open SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UTILITY. 

 Click on SERVICES tab and in the list look for the name SECURITY CENTER and deselect.

Now click OK. You will be asked to RESTART the computer for changes to be affected.

To remove Windows automatic updates:

Hold WINDOWS key and press R or go to START and click on RUN to open RUN window. Type

" MSCONFIG " without double quotes and press ENTER key or click OK button to open SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UTILITY.

 

Click on SERVICES tab and in the list look for the name AUTOMATIC UPDATES and deselect.

Now click OK. You will be asked to RESTART the computer for changes to be affected.

How to create backup and restore registry

To SAVE or EXPORT or BACKUP registry.

Go to START and click on RUN or hold WINDOWS key and press R to open RUN window. Type 

" REGEDIT " without double quotes and press ENTER key to open REGISTRY EDITOR.

Go to FILE menu and click on EXPORT.

Give a name and path and click on OPEN to save the registry file.

To RESTORE or IMPORT the existing backup registry file.

Considering you have already taken backup of the registry to a file, go to FILE and click on IMPORT.

Now go the location of the saved registry file. Select the backup registry file and click on OPEN to restore the previous stored registry settings.

How to create desktop icons, files and folders without any name in Windows XP

If you want to remove the names placed under the icons on desktop do the following procedure.

Right click on the icon  and click on RENAME or select the icon and press SHIFT + F3 to open right click mouse button and select RENAME or just select the icon and press F2 to RENAME.

Now delete the existing name and type 255 holding ALT button and press ENTER key. You can see no name under the icon.

Note:

• This works only with alphanumeric keypad numbers and not the numbers placed in the second row of the keyboard.
• This method works even for files and folders placed on desktop.

How to restrict shutdown of Windows XP

There are many ways to shutdown Windows XP.

1. Press WINDOWS key and press U twice to shutdown computer
2. Go to START and click on TURN OFF COMPUTER and again click TURN OFF
3. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL and select SHUTDOWN and click OK
4. Go to START and press R to open RUN window. Type " SHUTDOWN –s " without double quotes to shutdown the computer

Procedure to remove the option of shutting down the computer

You have to login as ADMINISTRATOR to make any changes in the GROUP POLICY

Hold the WINDOWS key and press R or go to START and click on RUN to open RUN window. Type 

" gpedit.msc " without double quotes and click OK or press ENTER key to open GROUP POLICY window.

In the left window go to USER CONFIGURATION – ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES and double click on  STARTMENU AND TASKBAR.

Now in the right window double click on REMOVE LOGOFF ON THE START MENU and select ENABLE

Now just below REMOVE LOGOFF ON THE START MENU double click on REMOVE AND PREVENT ACCESS TO THE SHUTDOWN COMMAND and select ENABLE.

 

Now in the left window go to USER CONFIGURATION – ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES double click on SYSTEM. In the right window PREVENT ACCESS TO THE COMMAND PROMPT and select ENABLE.

If you want to allow the person to shutdown who has already logged in. Go to COMPUTER CONFIGURATION – WINDOWS SETTINGS – SECURITY SETTINGS – LOCAL POLICIES and double click on SECURITY OPTIONS. In the right window double click on SHUTDOWN: ALLOW SYSTEM TO BE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT HAVING TO LOG ON and select DISABLED.