Block Websites without any software

This method uses window's hosts file. HOSTS file to maintain a personal list of web addresses. Any time a request is made for a URL, the HOSTS file will be checked first. If a corresponding address is found you will be directed to that IP without first consulting a DNS Server. The original intent of this file was to define where sites exist; we will use it in this context to define where they don’t exist.

Lets first look at a HOSTS file entry

127.0.0.1 localhost

This is the loopback address for your machine for those cases where an application needs to reference the local machine by IP address- the loopback address will always be valid. This entry should never be changed.

Now lets add an entry to block

127.0.0.1 www.yahoo.com

We are telling our local machine that Yahoo actually exists on the local machine. Any request for www.yahoo.com will be directed to the local machine and therefore effectively blocked. You could also use the IP of another website if you wanted to be creative.

Let’s take a closer look at a URL http://www.yahoo.com

* http:// defines the transfer protocol in this case Hyper Text Transport Protocol; this is the standard for viewing websites. Another common protocol is ftp:// for file transfer.
* www is the host
* yahoo.com is the domain
* .com is further classified as the TLD (Top Level Domain)

A HOSTS file entry will disregard the transfer protocol so it isn’t needed. However, the host does play an important role. A webmaster may choose to define a host for his/her website. “WWW” has become the universal standard for the default host. It is just as common to define a site with no host as well. This means that as far as DNS goes www.yahoo.com & yahoo.com are two totally different sites, even though they resolve to the same place. Because of this to effectively block the site, you must also block all hosts. This would usually mean:

127.0.0.1 yahoo.com

127.0.0.1 www.yahoo.com

Now if you want to redirect yahoo.com to any other website then in place of 127.0.0.1 you just have to put the ip address of the site to which you want to redirect. For example

209.85.231.104 yahoo.com

209.85.231.104 corresponds to google.com. Now whenever someone tries to go to yahoo.com he will be redirected to google.com.

Now question arises how to get the ip address of the website. Thats simple - Open Command prompt and type ping "your site (google.com for me)" and hit enter and you will get the ip address.


This method is simple and working for IE and Firefox. IE also has a feature called CONTENT ADVISOR.

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Lock any folder without any software

Here is the trick from which you can lock any folder in your computer. And it works on all windows (even win7).

NoTe- Its different from invisble as well hidden folder. Here you need to have a password with which you can open your folder

Here is the code:

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure you want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End

Instructions:

1) Copy the given code in a notepad and save the notepad in your pc with the name name.bat (that is with the extension of .bat). You can replace the name portion with anything u want.

NoTe- In place of password in the code given type your desired password.

2) A batch file will be created where you have saved. Now double click on it , it will make a folder with the name locker at the same place where the batch file is saved.

3) Now add the files you want to be locked in that folder.

4) Double click on the batch file. It will ask you about locking the folder formed. Type y(yes)and press enter. The folder will be locked and hidden.

5) To unlock,double click on batch file again and enter the password in the new window opened.

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Dproto - Protocol 47 and 48 HLDS

Dproto is a plugin for metamod that allows protocol 47 and 48 no-steam clients to join the server. Dproto was made as replace for cbooster on double-protocoling solutions area. dproto designed to work for new p.48 HLDS, so all steam features can be used with it. Dproto has one primary goal - to allow old clients to join new servers, all another features are secondary and they were added by users requests.

Features:

- Server accepts all known clients based on 47 and 48 protocols;
- Customizable SteamIDs for clients;
- Works with latest version of hlds;
- built-in server-side emulation support.

Current version: 0.4.8 DOWNLOAD
Installing instructions included

Please visit HERE for the latest update and the FAQs

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Half-Life Server Watch (HLSW)

HLSW is a powerful gaming and remote administration-tool, useful for ambitious gamers and also for professional server administrators. From easy connecting to gameservers to live-reporting of a match into an Internet Relay Chat everthing is possible with HLSW. Because HLSW was made by gamers for gamers, main focus was to develop an ergonomic design.

With its modular structure and the design of sections it gives you all the necessary information on every part of your gameserver with a single click. Just toggle the rcon section and you are able to administrate your server in a comfortable way within seconds.



But HLSW supports even more: Let your friends know where are you playing and show serverdata in messenger programms like ICQ and IRC, so they know where you are playing.

HLSW supports about 40 games overall with all their mods, and every update covers the newest games and changes.

DOWNLOAD it here

Here is the video tutorial on how to operate HLSW

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