Black screen on Remote Desktop Connection(RDC)

When you try to connect to a remote desktop using mstsc command, after successfully logging in the screen appears black. It seems the remote server has stopped responding.

However the system is processing you request in the background.

Solution
1. Check if too many users connected to the server.If so , request them to free the session.
2. Check if too many processes, services or tasks are running.

To do so, the trick is to press 'Ctrl + Alt + End' key. This will open task manager. Here you can check both, number of users logged on in the Users Tab and running processes in Processes tab.

How to add the Facebook Social plugins to your website

There are 3 steps to adding the Facebook Social Plugins to your website.

1.Getting an Application ID

 - This is needed so you can use 100% of the Social Plugin functionality.

2.Adding the Facebook SDK to the header of your website

- or at least the header of the pages you want to add the Social Plugins too.

3.Adding the code for each Social Plugin you wish to use

. The most common mistake I've seen is people not getting their own Application ID. The Like button Social Plugin for example is easily added to your website, however if you don't have your own Application ID, the number of "likes" isn't kept after you leave your website and come back. The same applies with the Comments Social Plugin, and some of the other Social Plugins flat out will not work without your own Application ID.

Step 1 - Get an Application ID

Before you can use 100% of all of the Facebook Social Plugin functionality, and almost the entire functionality of the Comments Facebook Social Plugin, you must first get yourself a Facebook Application ID. This is a very simple process, just follow the instructions below:

1. Go to: http://developers.facebook.com/setup/, enter your facebook account info if prompted.
2. Enter the name of the website, for example "Gareth Hooper's Blog", as well as the Site URL (garethhooper.com/ for example, and don't forget the / on the end), and select the correct locale. Then click Create Application.
3. Enter the security check, and click Submit.
4. Make a note of the App ID and APP Secret. You will definitely need the App ID for Step 2. Please bear in mind that it may take as long as 20 minutes for the App ID to propagate out, so if you literally try to use it immediately after getting the ID, it may not work correctly.

Step 2 - Add the Facebook SDK

You need to add the Facebook SDK (think of it of more as a library that the Social Plugins need to access) to your website as a whole, or at least to the pages where you intend have Social Plugins.

To do this, you will need to add the following code to the header of at least every page you intend to have a Social Plugin. If you are using Wordpress or Joomla like I am, you should just try to the SDK code as close to the top of the page as possible. It just needs to load in the visitor’s web browser before the Social Plugin code does.

DON'T FORGET TO REPLACE THE APP ID IN THE CODE WITH THE APP ID YOU GOT IN STEP 1 ABOVE.

<div id="fb-root"></div> <script> window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: 'your app id', status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = document.location.protocol + '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'; document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e); }()); </script>

Step 3 - Adding the Social PluginsNow that the Facebook SDK (with your own Application ID) has been added, the rest is easy, just add the Social Plugin code. People who use Wordpress and Joomla, you do need to be conscious of the fact that the Facebook SDK needs to load BEFORE the Social Plugin, so if you experience any problems, move the Social Plugin to the bottom of the page (so it is one of the last things to load) and see if you fixes the problem. It may not be a permanent fix, but at least you would have identified the problem. The permanent fix of course would be to move the Facebook SDK closer to the top of the page.

Getting the Code for each Social Plugin

Social Plugin #1 - Like ButtonMy detailed description of what the Like Button does.

To get the code for the Like Button, go to the Facebook Developers page for the Like Button, customize it as you like, and then click the Get Code button to get the code to add to your website.

Social Plugin #2 - Like BoxMy detailed description of what the Like Box does.

To get the code for the Like Box, go to the Facebook Developers page for the Like Box, customize it as you like, and then click the Get Code button to get the code to add to your website.

Social Plugin #3 - CommentsMy detailed description of what the Comments plugin does.

To get the code for the Comments plugin, go to the Facebook Developers page for the Comments plugin, customize it as you like, and then click the Get Code button to get the code to add to your website.

Social Plugin #4 - RecommendationsMy detailed description of what the Recommendations plugin does.

To get the code for the Recommendations plugin, go to the Facebook Developers page for the Recommendations plugin, customize it as you like, and then click the Get Code button to get the code to add to your website.

Social Plugin #5 - Activity FeedMy detailed description of what the Activity Feed plugin does.

To get the code for the Activity Feed plugin, go to the Facebook Developers page for the Activity Feed plugin, customize it as you like, and then click the Get Code button to get the code to add to your website.

Social Plugin #6 - Live StreamMy detailed description of what the Live Stream plugin does.

To get the code for the Live Stream plugin, go to the Facebook Developers page for the Live Stream plugin, customize it as you like, and then click the Get Code button to get the code to add to your website.

Social Plugin #7 - Login with FacesMy detailed description of what the Login with Faces plugin does.

To get the code for the Login with Faces plugin, go to the Facebook Developers page for the Login with Faces plugin, customize it as you like, and then click the Get Code button to get the code to add to your website.

Social Plugin #8 - FacepileMy detailed description of what the Facepile plugin does.

To get the code for the Facepile plugin, go to the Facebook Developers page for the Facepile plugin, customize it as you like, and then click the Get Code button to get the code to add to your website.

How to setup google analytics for your site

Google analytics is a tool to track visits on your site. It gives the site owner an idea about the usage of the site, how the site is used, most commonly used pages, frequent visitors, how they arrived , how do the users navigate on the site, all time visitor count and numerous other features.

Steps to get Analytic file to your site

1. Browse to google analytics home page.
2. Create your free google analytics account. If you already have gmail account you can use that to sign in.
3.After you login in , you will have to open Admin tab. Then click on New Account.
4.Enter you website name, this will be referred as title. Enter actual url of the site.
Other settings are optional. Click on Get Tracking ID button and accept the License Agreement.
5. After this you will see a small code snippet which says -"This is your tracking code. Copy and paste it into the code of every page you want to track.". Embed this code in your website pages to start tracking visits on your site.
6. You will see that there is a tracking id specified starting with
UA- <unique number set for you> - <serial number>.
This entire combination of characters specifies that this tracking number is utilized uniquely for your site.
7.By this step, you will see Reporting tab. This opens audience overview page. It give reports for "% of visits". However data is not populated immediately for a freshly created site.
8. In order to verify if your site is setup properly, click on Real time in left navigation and open overview page. Then browse your site in another tab. Switch to google analytics tab keeping you site open. You should be able to see the active visitors count increasing in Right now section.

Windows Shotcut Keys

Windows system key combinations

F1: Help
CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT+F4: Quit program
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)

Windows program key combinations

CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+V: Paste
CTRL+Z: Undo
CTRL+B: Bold
CTRL+U: Underline
CTRL+I: Italic

Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects

SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT+double click: Displays properties
SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

General keyboard-only commands

F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager
ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT+F4: Closes the current window
CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts

For a selected object:
F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+V: Paste
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object

To copy a file

Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.

To create a shortcut

Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

General folder/shortcut control

F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5: Refreshes the current window.
F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

Windows Explorer tree control

Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Properties control

CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs

Accessibility shortcuts

Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

Windows Logo: Start menu
Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
Windows Logo+F1: Help
Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed

Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows
Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off

Dialog box keyboard commands

TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item