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Copy Audio Track from Karaoke CD + Vocal removing technique

I've published this tips in my blog on msn spaces. Let me copy it over here just for references. It's in Thai, so if you're not Thai, you may be able to guess from the picture included, or just email me for instruction in English :D

Compiling Linux Kernel

I have included 2 different sections on compiling linux kernel. There's a slight difference between 2.4 and 2.6 kernel. Please follow the one that apply to your current kernel.

Change root password on MySQL

To change root password, follow directions below:

1. Log into MySQL shell as usual.
2. Type "use mysql;" to change to mysql database
3. Type "UPDATE user SET password=password('newpassword') WHERE user='root';
4. Type "flush privileges;"

Setup MySQL password for the first time

After you've installed MySQL, you should go ahead and setup password for security purpose. The command to do so is as followed:

mysqladmin -u root -p password 'new-password'

Grant privilege to a user for a specific database

To grant access to a specific user to a specific database, type the following MySQL statement:

grant all on DatabaseName.* to user@localhost identified by 'password';

How to add Windows Media Player Control to your MSN Space

1. Log into Passport at http://spaces.msn.com
2. Right after logged in, in the Address bar of your web browser add the text &powertoy=musicvideo to the end of the displayed URL.
3. Click the Go button next to your web browser address bar.
4. Once the page has finished reloading, click on the Customize tab in your Space.
5. In the Modules drop down menu in the Customize tab there should be a listing for PowerToy: Windows Media Player. Click the word Add next to it and then click the Save button.

Speed up Firefox !

My friend forwarded me this great tip on how to speed up firefox ! It really works! The reference to this page is at http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/177587

Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

1.Type about:config into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

How to display track details in other languages in an mp3 player

This article has been copied from creative website for creative products. I don't know if the same method applies to other mp3 player product as well.

To correctly display track details in Russian, Chinese, Japanese or other Asian languages in your computer, follow the procedures below:

1. Change the language settings under Regional and Language Options in Windows Control Panel. Log on into your computer as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group. Click on Start, then click Control Panel, and click on Regional and Language Options. On the Advanced tab, under Language for non-Unicode programs, click the language version of non-Unicode programs that will be used, for example, Chinese (PRC). If the preferred language, for example, Chinese (PRC), is not listed, you will need to install the Supplemental Language pack shipped with Windows. To install it, click on the Language tab, then select a proper Supplemental Language pack.

To test the language display in your portable player, transfer some music files of your desired language from your computer to your player.

Create / Verify md5sum in Linux

Verify md5sum using linux
md5sum -c linux.iso.md5

Create an md5sum using linux
md5sum linux.iso > linux.iso.md5

Auto log on to Windows XP

To log on to Windows XP without typing the username and password, follow these 2 steps:

1. Start->run->Type "control userpasswords2"
2. From Users Tab, Uncheck "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer"

-- OR Follow Microsoft's Guide below --

Summary

This article describes how to automatically log on to a user account during the Microsoft Windows XP startup process.

Note This process only works if the computer is not joined to a domain.
Requirements

• The Welcome screen must be available
• There must be only one user account on the computer
• The user account must not have a password