April 12, 2010

Encrypt USB Flash Drive with BitLocker

Since Windows Vista has been released, BitLocker was introduced to Windows User. But, in Windows Vista, BitLocker only support to encrypt internal hard drive. Now, BitLocker is also supported on Windows 7. It supports to encrypt removable disk, such USB Flash Drive. Using BitLocker on a removable USB flash drive provides a great way to protect your data in the event the drive was lost or stolen.

Do I can access the data if the drive is protected by BitLocker? Yes. You can access your data on Windows XP and Vista through a read-only interface that is installed during the initial encryption. So, you are able to get your data on other Windows Version, not just on your Windows 7 computer.

How to start encrypting a removable drive using BitLocker? Here's the steps how to encrypt USB Flash drive with BitLocker:
  1. Plug in your USB flash drive into computer. Then, right click on your drive through Windows Explorer and select Turn on BitLocker.

  2. Turn on BitLocker
  3. Next, check one of two options provides. You can set a password to protect the drive or use a smart card if your device has a smart card reader. Because my drive does not use smart card, so I choose the first options. Click Next to continue to the next step.

  4. Choose password encrytion
  5. On the next Windows, you will asked to recover the key if you forget the password or lose the smart card. So I recomended you to save the recovery key to a file. Click Next to start Start the Encryption.

  6. Save the recovery key

Now, the Encryption will be started. It can take a few minutes to complete it. Depending on the size of your USB flash drive. The drive will be protected whe the encryption completed and you can plug off the USB flash drive from your computer.

Now, I will show you how to use the encrypted USB flash drive on another computer with different operating system, for example in Windows XP computer.
  1. First, plug the the encrypted USB falsh drive.

  2. Open the Windows Explorer, the you will see the USB flash drive will have a different icon. Double klik the drive the execute BitLockerToGo.exe.

  3. Run BitLockerToGo.exe
  4. After you execute it, you will be asked for the password. Type in your password.

  5. Insert Password
  6. Once authenticated, a read-only Windows will appear where you can see the encrypted files.


In order to modify the files, you need to extract it first from the encrypted USB flash drive.

April 9, 2010

Advance Support In E-Commerce Solutions

E-commerce, recognized as electronic commerce is described as the complete set of procedures that bring business activities or commercial in excess of a network and advance support in performing commercial businesses by electronic means. This is a brand new method in international world of business and creates the best use of technologies as in electronic data transaction to relocate documents or information electronically. Electronic transactions keep the transfer of possession or rights to draw on a good or service. Furthermore, this technology can be classified into "Virtual Storefronts" on the site with online catalogs.

At the same time as for every current study, it has been noticed that those businesses that manage their patrons from first to last physical avenues similar to retail stores are now scrutinizing that their outflows are rising appreciably in association to their profits. In such an altering business circumstances, now
e commerce solutions is becoming fresh method to promote their goods or services and simultaneously keep on openly linked to their clients.

In the present day, people would like to take pleasure in whatever thing which can accumulate time. Utilizing ecommerce solutions movable technology and plastic cash, they just do not prefer to waste their time in visiting store to buy a product. In such a condition, ecommerce is the single means to give a better solution. You can visit this site AdAge.com and About.com too, if you want to know other useful information.

April 8, 2010

Free Wordpress Themes

I few days ago, I had build another blog again. But, the site is not hosted in blogger anymore. I decide to use Wordpress CMS for my new blog. This is my first time using Wordpress as content management system. It’s really nice. But, I have a problem to find the theme for it. Some themes that I like is not free for download. I should pay to using it.

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April 5, 2010

Nintendo WII Giveaway

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April 2, 2010

How to Remove Action Center from Tray Icon Windows 7

Action Center Icon
Windows 7 has new feature called action center. Action Center is a central place to view alerts and take actions that can help keep Windows running smoothly. Action Center lists important messages about security and maintenance settings that need your attention by giving a pop-up balloon tips. However, some people think that this pop-up balloon is very annoying and want to remove it.

This tips are for you who think the action center is not very important and want to remove it from tray icon Windows 7. To remove action center from tray icon Windows 7 follow these steps:
  1. Click on Start »» Run. Type in "gpedit.msc" (without quotes) and hit Enter.

  2. On the Group Policy window, expand User Configuration »» Administrative Template »» Start Menu and Taskbar.

  3. Group Policy Window
  4. On the right side of the Window, find the "Remove the Action Center icon" item and double click on it to open it's setting windows.

  5. Hapus Action Center
  6. Next, on the "Remove the Action Center icon" setting windows. Check the Enabled options and click OK.

  7. Remove Action Center Setting
  8. Close the Group Policy window and restart your computer.

When the computer has restarted and you login to your Windows, the Action Center will disappear from the tray icon. That's a simple tricks to remove the Action Center icon from tray icon Windows 7.