-Computer Tips and Tricks…

 

 

computer acronyms

—A— 

 ADSL – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port
ALI – Acer Labs, Incorporated
ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit
AMD – Advanced Micro Devices
APC – American Power Conversion
ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASIC – Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASPI – Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
AT – Advanced Technology
ATI – ATI Technologies Inc.
ATX – Advanced Technology Extended

— B —
BFG – BFG Technologies
BIOS – Basic Input Output System
BNC – Barrel Nut Connector

— C —
CAS – Column Address Signal
CD – Compact Disk
CDR – Compact Disk Recorder
CDRW – Compact Disk Re-Writer
CD-ROM – Compact Disk – Read Only Memory
CFM – Cubic Feet per Minute (ft?/min)
CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CPU – Central Processing Unit
CTX – CTX Technology Corporation (Commited to Excellence)

— D —

DDR – Double Data Rate
DDR-SDRAM – Double Data Rate – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
DFI – DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
DIMM – Dual Inline Memory Module
DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory
DPI – Dots Per Inch
DSL – See ASDL
DVD – Digital Versatile Disc
DVD-RAM – Digital Versatile Disk – Random Access Memory

— E —
ECC – Error Correction Code
ECS – Elitegroup Computer Systems
EDO – Extended Data Out
EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPROM – Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EVGA – EVGA Corporation

— F —
FC-PGA – Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
FDC – Floppy Disk Controller
FDD – Floppy Disk Drive
FPS – Frame Per Second
FPU – Floating Point Unit
FSAA – Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
FS – For Sale
FSB – Front Side Bus

— G —
GB – Gigabytes
GBps – Gigabytes per second or Gigabits per second
GDI – Graphical Device Interface
GHz – GigaHertz

— H —
HDD – Hard Disk Drive
HIS – Hightech Information System Limited
HP – Hewlett-Packard Development Company
HSF – Heatsink-Fan

— I —
IBM – International Business Machines Corporation
IC – Integrated Circuit
IDE – Integrated Drive Electronics
IFS- Item for Sale
IRQ – Interrupt Request
ISA – Industry Standard Architecture
ISO – International Standards Organization

— J —
JBL – JBL (Jame B. Lansing) Speakers
JVC – JVC Company of America

- K —
Kbps – Kilobits Per Second
KBps – KiloBytes per second

— L —
LG – LG Electronics
LAN – Local Are Network
LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
LDT – Lightning Data Transport
LED – Light Emitting Diode

— M —
MAC – Media Access Control
MB ? MotherBoard or Megabyte
MBps – Megabytes Per Second
Mbps – Megabits Per Second or Megabits Per Second
MHz – MegaHertz
MIPS – Million Instructions Per Second
MMX – Multi-Media Extensions
MSI – Micro Star International

— N —
NAS – Network Attached Storage
NAT – Network Address Translation
NEC – NEC Corporation
NIC – Network Interface Card

— O —
OC – Overclock (Over Clock)
OCZ – OCZ Technology
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer

— P —
PC – Personal Computer
PCB – Printed Circuit Board
PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect
PDA – Personal Digital Assistant
PCMCIA – Peripheral Component Microchannel Interconnect Architecture
PGA – Professional Graphics Array
PLD – Programmable Logic Device
PM – Private Message / Private Messaging
PnP – Plug ‘n Play
PNY – PNY Technology
POST – Power On Self Test
PPPoA – Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
PPPoE – Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PQI – PQI Corporation
PSU – Power Supply Unit

— R —
RAID – Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAM – Random Access Memory
RAMDAC – Random Access Memory Digital Analog Convertor
RDRAM – Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
ROM – Read Only Memory
RPM – Revolutions Per Minute

— S —
SASID – Self-scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated Display
SCA – SCSI Configured Automatically
SCSI – Small Computer System Interface
SDRAM – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SECC – Single Edge Contact Connector
SODIMM – Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
SPARC – Scalable Processor ArChitecture
SOHO – Small Office Home Office
SRAM – Static Random Access Memory
SSE – Streaming SIMD Extensions
SVGA – Super Video Graphics Array
S/PDIF – Sony/Philips Digital Interface

— T —
TB – Terabytes
TBps – Terabytes per second
Tbps – Terabits per second
TDK – TDK Electronics
TEC – Thermoelectric Cooler
TPC – TipidPC
TWAIN – Technology Without An Important Name

— U —
UART – Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB – Universal Serial Bus
UTP – Unshieled Twisted Pair

— V —
VCD – Video CD
VPN – Virtual Private Network

— W —
WAN – Wide Area Network
WTB – Want to Buy
WYSIWYG – What You See Is What You Get

— X —
XGA – Extended Graphics Array
XFX – XFX Graphics, a Division of Pine
XMS – Extended Memory Specification
XT – Extended Technology

All of you using Windows, do the following:
1.) Open an empty notepad file
2.) Type “Bush hid the facts” (without the quotes)
3.) Save it as whatever you want.
4.) Close it, and re-open it.
Is it just a really weird bug? ?
Lock any folder without using any software

1. Suppose you have a folder named abcd in D:\abcd.
2. In the same drive next to the folder create a new notepad file with the exact statementren abcd abcd.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
3. Now save this text file as loc.bat
4. Create another notepad file and typeren abcd.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} abcd
5. Save this as key.bat
6. Now there are two batch files. Double click loc.bat and your folder will change into Control Panel and its contents cannot be viewed .
7. To open the folder double click key.bat and you get back your original folder.
8. For more safety keep the key.bat in another location . Only for unlocking copy paste to the original location and double click..

Multiple Login in Yahoo Messenger !!!

This is the trick
multiple log in TO Yahoo messsenger

You can login with multiple id’s on the same yahoo messenger without
any download or patch .

Follow these steps

1. Go to Start —-> Run . Type regedit, then enter .

2.Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER ——–> Software —>yahoo —–>pager—->Test

3.On the right pane , right-click and choose new Dword value .

4.Rename it as Plural.

5.Double click and assign a decimal value of 1.

That’s it done!!

Now close registry and restart yahoo messenger .For signing in with

new id open another messenger .

 

MAKE WINDOWS GENUINE THE EASY WAY

download jellybean keyfinder from this website

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

Now open keyfinder.exe

Click on options and click “change windows key”

Now enter this key and you’re done.

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V2C47-MK7JD-3R89F-D2KXW-VPK3J

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P.S: this works on windows xp sp2 only……

ppl u can try this out…

this might sound silly but it works perfectly…

TRY INSTALLING IE7 OR MEDIA PLAYER11.

IMPROVING SHUTDOWN TIME

This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.
Go to Start then select Run
Type ‘Regedit’ and click ok
Find ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\’
Select ‘WaitToKillAppTimeout’
Right click and select ‘Modify’
Change the value to ‘1000′
Click ‘OK’
Now select ‘HungAppTimeout’
Right click and select ‘Modify’
Change the value to ‘1000′
Click ‘OK’

IMPROVING BOOTUP TIME

A great new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled, but on some systems it is not, so below is the information on how to turn it on:

Go to Start Menu and Click Run
Type in regedit then click ok
Find “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOpt imizeFunction”
Select “Enable” from the list on the right
Right on it and select “Modify”
Change the value to Y .
Reboot your Pc and see the change yourself.

GETTING BACK MISSING FOLDER OPTIONS

Open Run and then type “gpedit.msc”.
Now goto User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer.
Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of screen “Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu”
Just check it, if it is not configured then change it to enable by double clicking on it and after applying again set it to not configured.

I hopes that you will find the option after restarting windows.

MAKING MENU OPENING FAST

Go to Start then Run
Type ‘Regedit’ then click ‘Ok’
Find “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\”
Select “MenuShowDelay”
Right click and select “Modify’
Reduce the number to around “100″
This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to “0″ but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them – well move your mouse over them anyway. I tend to go for anywhere between 50-150 depending on my mood

HACKING XP PASSWORD

1. Open command prompt (Start->Run->cmd),
2. Enter the following command, then press ENTER

3. Enter the followin command, then press ENTER:
compmgmt.msc
This should open the computer management console.
4. Go to local users & groups->users. Right click on any user and select “set password”.

If you get a “access denied” do the following:

start>run>cmd
then use following commands
1) net user test /add (this command will make test named user)
2) net localgroup administrators test /add (this command will make test user as administrators rights)

and use net user command to reset your admin. password

Alternative

What if u don’t know the password of your admin and still want to hack and change .. yea u can do it ..in a very easy manner.. check this. just follow the steps.. this doesn’t require u to know the admin password but still u can change it..
Start >> Run >> [type]cmd // this will open your command prompt
[type] net(space)user(press enter)
[type] net(space)user(space)[windowsloginid](sp ace)*(press enter)

// for e.g. : net user HOME *(press enter)

[type] new password (press enter) and retype it (press enter).. it will show u confirmation… // caution it wont show u the password u type.. but it still types.. the blinking pointer will b there at the same place.. but it still works..
// for e.g. : password changed successfully.

RUN COMMANDS
SQL Client Configuration – cliconfg

System Configuration Editor – sysedit

System Configuration Utility – msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)- sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)- sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) – sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)- sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)- sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)-sfc/cachesize=x

System Information – msinfo32.
Task Manager – taskmgr

System Properties – sysdm.cpl

Task Manager – taskmgr

TCP Tester – tcptest

Telnet Client – telnet

Tweak UI (if installed) – tweakui

User Account Management- nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager – utilman

Windows Address Book – wab

Windows Address Book Import Utility – wabmig

Windows Backup Utility (if installed)- ntbackup

Windows Explorer – explorer

Windows Firewall- firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier- magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure – wmimgmt.msc

Windows Media Player – wmplayer

Windows Messenger – msmsgs

Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)- wiaacmgr

Windows System Security Tool – syskey

Windows Update Launches – wupdmgr

Windows Version (to show which version of windows)- winver

Windows XP Tour Wizard – tourstart

Wordpad – write

Password Properties – password.cpl

Performance Monitor – perfmon.msc

Phone and Modem Options – telephon.cpl

Phone Dialer – dialer
Pinball Game – pinball

Power Configuration – powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes – control printers

Printers Folder – printers

Private Character Editor – eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)- QuickTime.cpl

Real Player (if installed)- realplay

Regional Settings – intl.cpl

Registry Editor – regedit

Registry Editor – regedit32

Remote Access Phonebook – rasphone

Remote Desktop – mstsc

Removable Storage – ntmsmgr.

Removable Storage Operator Requests – ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) – rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras – sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks – control schedtasks

Security Center – wscui.cpl

Services – services.msc

Shared Folders – fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows – shutdown

Sounds and Audio – mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game – spider

Malicious Software Removal Tool – mrt

Microsoft Access (if installed) – access.cpl

Microsoft Chat – winchat

Microsoft Excel (if installed) – excel

Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)- frontpg

Microsoft Movie Maker – moviemk

Microsoft Paint – mspaint

Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)- powerpnt

Microsoft Word (if installed)- winword

Microsoft Syncronization Tool – mobsync

Minesweeper Game – winmine

Mouse Properties – control mouse

Mouse Properties – main.cpl

Nero (if installed)- nero

Netmeeting – conf

Network Connections – control netconnections

Network Connections – ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard – netsetup.cpl

Notepad – notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)- nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager – packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator- odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard – osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) – ac3filter.cpl

Outlook Express – msimn

Paint – pbrush

Keyboard Properties – control keyboard

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) – ipconfi/all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections)- ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)- ipconfig /renew

IP Configuration(RefreshesDHCP&Re-RegistersDNS)-ipconfig/registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig/showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /setclassid

Java Control Panel (If Installed)- jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed)- javaws

Local Security Settings – secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups – lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows – logoff…..

Accessibility Controls – access.cpl

Accessibility Wizard – accwiz

Add Hardware – Wizardhdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs – appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools control – admintools

Adobe Acrobat (if installed) – acrobat

Adobe Designer (if installed)- acrodist

Adobe Distiller (if installed)- acrodist

Adobe ImageReady (if installed)- imageready

Adobe Photoshop (if installed)- photoshop

Automatic Updates – wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt

Calculator – calc

Certificate Manager – certmgr.msc

Character Map – charmap

Check Disk Utility – chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer – clipbrd

Command Prompt – cmd

Component Services – dcomcnfg

Computer Management – compmgmt.msc

Control Panel – control

Date and Time Properties – timedate.cpl

DDE Shares – ddeshare

Device Manager – devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)- directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter- dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility- cleanmgr

Disk Defragment- dfrg.msc

Disk Management- diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager- diskpart

Display Properties- control desktop

Display Properties- desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)- control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility- drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility- verifier

Event Viewer- eventvwr.msc

Files and Settings Transfer Tool- migwiz

File Signature Verification Tool- sigverif

Findfast- findfast.cpl

Firefox (if installed)- firefox

Folders Properties- control folders

Fonts- control fonts

Fonts Folder- fonts

Free Cell Card Game- freecell

Game Controllers- joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)- gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game- mshearts

Help and Support- helpctr

HyperTerminal- hypertrm

Iexpress Wizard- iexpress

Indexing Service- ciadv.msc

Internet Connection Wizard- icwconn1

amezing trick to lock folder

this 1 is amezing trick to lock u r folder
using this trick not only lock u r folder but also hide it
here it is

copy following program:-

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 u 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

now go for following few steps
1>copy above folder into notepad.
2>the text which is written in bold letters delete it & type u r password there.
3>save that file by extension .bat ( name is u r choice)
4>now on ur screen there is a bat file appear.
5>double click on that file.
6>u will see the locker folder.
7>save the files in that folder.
8>double click on that folder & lock that folder
9>after lock that folder it will become hidden.
10>to open that folder double click on that bat file
11>type ur password & open that folder.

folder without name
how to create folder without name .help me

Its Simple dear

Make a new folder and rename it with press (alt+0160) And (alt+255)..know its make a folder without any name…ok dude..if u want to make an invisible folder then go 2 the properties—>customize—->change icon—>use blake space for this–>apply–>ok–>ok……

 

follow this link to change the text on ur start screen.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/change_text_on_xp_start_button.htm

 

 

MS WORD TRICK

it is just a magic in MS WORD.

type =rand (200,99) & press enter.

just c what happens

 

most amazing trick
covert any folder into a video file……………….just try it out

create a new folder…………….rename it to

mediafile.{00022602-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

WINDOWS TRIX……gud 1s

1. Start computer in 10 seconds “
Right heres what u have to do to turn ur pc on in 10 seconds

Click on the start button then press R it will take u to Run well go to run
n type Regedit
press enter
this will open Registery Editor
now look for the key

HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentContro

lSet\Control\ContentIndex

now there find the Key Called
“Startup Delay”
Double Click On It
Now where its Base
Click Decimal
Now its Default Value Is 4800000
Change The Value To 40000
here u go u have done it

 

2. Hide your user account in xp
Hide user acc in win xp

1. Click on Start and click Run.
2. Type regedit. The registry editor opens.
3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wi ndows NT
\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts \Userlist
4. In the right hand tab right-click and choose New–>DWORD Value.
5. Type in the name of your user account carefully(It is case sensitive).
6. Reboot and verify that your user account is hidden.
*To get full access to your user account, on the login screen press ctrl+alt and press del 2 times (Note that ctrl+alt must be held).

You get a screen to type in your username. Type your username and password and login to your hidden account

Warning:
If you hide all user account of your xp and if problem occure in start up due to some other software. Now you will try to boot in safe mode but in safe mode also there is no account visible and when you try to it visible by ctrl+alt+del it become visible but also your pc restart done and you will not able to logon even in safe mode
now close the Registery Editor and Restart Your Computer
You’ll See The Result

 

3. How to easily set Wallpaper as Background for Folders

Adding wallpaper background to your folders’ file panes lets you easily recognize and differentiate folder windows – particularly if you have backup folders on a removable or network drive with names identical to the originals on your own hard drive.
First of all resize your picture to the size of your folder part.
To add wallpaper to a folder in XP:

Open the folder, choose Tools > Folder > Options, and click the View tab
Under Advanced settings, select Show hidden files and folders (you may need to double-click Hidden files and folders first)
Uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and click Yes when you see the warning
Click OK, and double-click the file named desktop.ini to open it in your text editor (you may not see the .ini extension). If you can’t find a desktop.ini file, launch Notepad or your preferred text editor
In your text editor, type or copy:
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
IconArea_Image=C:\My Documents\…\…(path to your image file)

If you’re editing the folder’s existing desktop.ini file, save the file and close your text editor. If you created the file from scratch, save it with the name “desktop.ini” in the folder that will house the background picture; use quotation marks to keep Notepad from adding its default .txt extension.
Once you’ve created your desktop.ini file, click Start > Run, type in the command line, ATTRIB +S “folder name” (e.g. ATTRIB +S ” C:\Documents and Settings\[your userid]\My Documents”) to activate the new settings

4. Great trick Lock ur PC yourself
Great trick Lock ur PC yourself

lock ur pc.. open notepad copy and paste the script below and save it .VBS extention
This wil create a shortcut.. run(click) it

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(wshShell.Special

Folders(“Desktop”) & “\LockWorkstation.lnk”)
oShellLink.TargetPath = “%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe”
oShellLink.Arguments = “user32.dll,LockWorkStation”
oShellLink.Save

 

 

5. Hide ur folders..Disguise them to Recycle Bin
Hide ur folders..Disguise them to Recycle Bin


Rename any folder with extension {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
eg,
if u’ve a folder games
press F2,
then type, “games.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}”
c the magic….
then 2 get to original form,
remove the extension using
“ren games.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} games” in dos or as a bat file

n u are done..

crazy& famous fonts for ur computer (must have…)
hi friends….
i want to share some famous fonts…..
see the below link…
http://nagarjun007.googlepages.com/crazyfonts
A cool paint trick!
1>Open Paint
2>Select Air brush. Fill two three colours in a small area
3>Select free form select and select the area where you have put the colours from air brush
4>Press shift, and move ur mouse keeping shift pressed.
Check ouA cool paint trick!t the effect..

Trick to Show ur name after time in taskbar…

Hi freinds !

I m here to tell u a trick to add up ur name in place of AM and PM beside time and make urself to feel proud among ur group of frnds.

Its simple

Start -> Control Pannel -> Regional and LAnguage option -> Customize (beside English US) -> Go to TIME tab -> Change AM symbol and PM symbol from AM and PM to ur name -> Apply -> Ok …

IS it changed ??? Might be not …
Now go to time in taskbar and Double Click it to open “Date and time property” …
Look place where time chnges in digital form i.e. 02:47:52 AM , click to arrow to cnage the AM or PM by selecting and press arrow. It will Show ur name or name that was entered by u, Apply -> OK and be HAPPY

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Multiple Home Pages in Firefox

Tips & Tricks Trackback

Do you want to set more than one homepage in firefox. Say you would like to set orkut google and my blog as your homepages. There is a tweak in firefox to set multiple homepages. This is what you should do :

Goto Tools>Options>Main

In the When Firefox starts drop down menu choose Show my home page

In Home page give your homepages separated by a | (pipe symbol)

Eg: http://www.google.com|http://www.orkut.com|http://cooltipsntricks.blogspot.com

and click OK

Now next time when you start Firefox all of your three homepages will be displayed simultaneously..