Quick Tip

062-2008

How To Find Easter Eggs

An Easter Egg is a hidden feature or novelty that the programmers have put in their software. In general, it is any hidden, entertaining thing that a creator hides in their creation only for their own personal reasons. This can be anything from a hidden list of the developers, to hidden commands, to jokes, to music, to funny animations. You'd be surprised just how many Operating Systems, Software Programs and DVD’s contain Easter Eggs.

TIP:  Here is how you find them.  Use a Search Engine such as Google, type in Easter Eggs and you will get a list of web sites that will help you in your search. Here is a couple to get you started: www.movieweb.com/dvd/eggs/

                                                         www.eeggs.com

 

Look for these eggs on your computer if you are using the XP operating system.

 

Hidden Music: 

1.     Click on Start and then click on Search.

2.     Click on All files and folders, and in the All or part of the file name: box, type or copy and paste c:\windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma

3.     Click on Search or press the Enter key.

4.     When you see the icon for the file               

     title.wma, double-click on it and enjoy the music.

Windows XP Home Edition - Star Wars ASCII Art on Telnet

1. Open Windows XP and go to Start, then run.

2. Type in or copy "telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl" without the quotes.

3. Sit back and watch the ASCII movie that someone's made for us.

 

Egg hunting is also for the young at heart. Happy Easter Egg Hunting !!