Make your Computer Talk

Have you ever wondered how can you make your computer speak whatever you input to it like in the movies? Would it not be fun? If only it was possible! Rejoice, because now it is possible. Well, if you wish to know how to do this, then you have come to the right place. With this trick, you can create a script in Windows which will make your computer speak whatever you input to it.

To create one such talk script, follow the steps given below:-

Steps

1. Open Notepad.
2. Copy and paste the exact code given below.

          Dim Message, Speak
          Message=InputBox("Enter text","Speak")
          Set Speak=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
          Speak.Speak Message

    3. Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Speak.vbs or "*.vbs".

    4.  Double click on the saved file, a window will open like the one in the image. Enter some text in enter text column and click OK.

Now your Computer will speak / talk what you typed in Step 4. Try it yourself.

Windows Compatibility: This VBS file can be executed on all versions of Windows including Windows XP,Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

How To Password Protect Your USB Stick: 3 Easy Ways

USB thumb drives are small, portable, and can be read on any device with a USB port. These features make them the perfect vehicles to transport data between computers. Due to their portability, however, they are also easily lost. Thus sensitive files callired on a USB stick should always be protected.

Unfortunately, you cannot simply password protect your entire USB stick, like you have password protected your Facebook account. Tools that will seriously protect your your data, all work with encryption. Unless you want to invest in a secure flash drive with hardware encryption, you can use freeware applications to achieve a similar level of protection. This article summarizes some of the easiest ways to password protect files and folders on your computer.

1. Manually Save Files With a Password

As mentioned above, you can’t safely password protect your entire USB stick without using encryption. However, if you shy away from the time consuming encryption process of entire folders and need a really quick way to only protect a few selected files, maybe you can simply save those with a USB password.

Many programs, including Word and Excel, allow you to save files with a password. For example in Word, while the document is open, go to > Tools >Options and switch to the Security tab. Now enter a Password to open, click OK, re-enter the password when asked, and finally save your document and don’t forget the password.

2. Create An Encrypted & Password Protected Partition With Rohos Mini Drive

Many tools can encrypt and password protect your data. Most, however, require Administrator rights to run on any given computer. Unfortunately, this is also the case for one of the best encryption tools: TrueCrypt. Tools like these are not a viable solution if you need to securely transfer data to a computer where you do not have Administrator rights.

Rohos Mini Drive, on the other hand, is a tool that will work whether or not you possess Administrator rights. The free edition can create a hidden, encrypted, and password protected partition of up to 2GB on your USB flash drive. The tool uses automatic on-the-fly encryption with AES 256 bit key length. Thanks to the portable Rohos Disk Browser, which is installed directly on your flash drive, no encryption drivers need to be available on the local system. Subsequently the protected data will be accessible anywhere.

Once you have created a password protected and encrypted container on your external drive, you can open it by clicking the Rohos Mini.exe icon from the root folder. After entering the password, your Rohos disk will be mounted and accessible via your Computer, i.e. the directory of all drives and partitions connected to your system. To close your Rohos partition, right-click the Rohos icon in the Windows taskbar notification area and select Disconnect.

A more detailed description of Rohos Mini Drive can be read in my PDF guideThe Office Worker’s 101 Guide to a USB Thumb Drive.

3. Lock Your Flash Drive with USB Safeguard

Like Rohos Mini Drive, USB Safeguard is a portable app that runs directly from your flash drive and thus does not require Administrator rights on the local computer. It uses on-the-fly AES 256 bit encryption. The free version is limited to drive size of 2GB.

Download the usbsafeguard.exe and copy it to your USB flash drive. Run it from your flash drive and enter a password to lock the drive. To unlock it, run the file again and enter the password. The locking procedure must be repeated every time you want the drive to be locked as the tool will remember its last status, i.e. locked or unlocked. This also means that you can change the password every time you use USB Safeguard.

Top 10 Mechanical Companies Offering Highest Salaries in India

Machines are an integral part of life today. Knowingly or inadvertently we use one type of machine or the other each and everyday in various ways.

Mechanical engineering is a branch of engineering that deals with physics and material science. The principles of these two sciences are applied together in order to design, produce, maintain, and analyze several mechanical systems. To be a mechanical engineer you will have to have a strong grasp on various concepts including mechanics, thermodynamics, kinematics, material science, and structural analysis. When these principles and tools such as computer aided engineering and product life cycle management are used together, cooling and heating systems, transportation systems, aircrafts, watercrafts, robotics, and medical devices may be designed as well as analyzed.

All over the country there are plenty of mechanical companies to apply to. However, if you want to work at one of the best companies you will need to have a degree from a reputed college with commendable grades. Fresher candidates are usually recruited in top companies in India through campus placements. Walk-in interview is also an option. To be recruited through either of these pathways you should have performed very well in your academics with a passion for mechanical engineering. Once you gain some experience you can apply to a better company for a better job in the category that you are a specialist. You should note that the competition to bag the best mechanical job in India is fierce but you should also not forget that mechanical engineers have more scope when it comes to placements especially when compared to the other engineering branches.

The doors of many sectors, both private and government, are open for mechanical engineers. You can choose to in pharmaceuticals or the automobile industry or any other industry for that matter. Plus, the demand is so much that the salary offered by many mechanical companies is highly lucrative.

The Private Sector

In the private sector, you can expect more income when compared to the government sector. In this sector, where you studied your under graduation will hold a lot of importance as will your grades. For example, a student from IIT will be given more compensation than a student from any other college. Most companies recruit candidates through campus placements and then train them to fit their requirements. Campus placement is actually the best and the easiest way to bag a job at a top company. As a fresher, you may join as an engineer or a trainee based on the requirement and the skills you possess.

Major industries in the private sector to check out for lucrative pay include:

- Chemical and pharmaceuticals industry
- Oil and gas industry
- Automobile industry
- Power and energy industry
- Construction industry

A fresher can expect salary in the following range:

- IIT mechanical engineer: 30,000 INR to 60,000 INR per month
- BE/B.Tech mechanical engineer: 15,000 INR to 28,000 INR per month
- Diploma mechanical engineer: 10,000 INR to 15,000 INR per month

The Government Sector

While a government job is considered safe and secure, which is why many people opt for it, you should know that you couldn’t expect hefty pay even if you are from IIT. In the government sector, the pay scale is fixed regardless of your graduation school. A fresher can join either as an assistant engineer or a junior engineer. You can expect anything between 12,000 INR and 20,000 INR to begin with. The increment is quite slow and small in the government sector.

Note that upon successfully getting selected for IES or Indian Engineering Services, you will be able to earn around double the average salary offered to mechanical engineers in the government sector.

Popular industries in the government sector that offer high salaries include:

- State government – engineering division
- Indian railways/Metro rail
- Indian defense services
- Government power and energy organizations
- Public sector undertaking [PSU]

Top 10 Mechanical Companies Offering Highest Salaries in India

No.	Mechanical Company	Avg. Salary [INR]
1.	Siemens	1 M
2.	Toshiba	9,83,206
3.	Jacobs	9,80,000
4.	GE Global Research	8,90,000
5.	DuPont	8,50,000
6.	Reliance Industries	7,47,000
7.	Indian Oil	6,86,667
8.	Tata Motors	5,50,000
9.	Emerson Climate Technologies	4,95,000
10.	Larsen and Toubro	4,57,000

Matrix Falling Code Effect

Notepad Tricks: Cool Notepad tricks for Windows

Notepad, the text editor that comes bundled in Windows is an excellent tool for text editing. But that is not the only thing for which notepad is famous. It is also famous for its tricks and hacks. Here is a roundup of some of the best and coolest tricks that you can try using Notepad.

Matrix Falling Code Effect - Notepad CMD (.BAT) Tricks

Inspired by the movie Matrix, this falling code trick is extremely popular on social networking websites. Copy and paste the code given below in Notepad and save the file as "Matrix.bat" or *.bat.

@echo off
color 02
:tricks
echo %random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%%random%
goto tricks

Matrix Falling Code Effect - Notepad Trick

Upon running the bat file, you will see the "Matrix falling code" effect.