August 18, 2006 

         Just a quick one this time, in Internet Explorer, head over to yahoo.com, and click on the exclamation point in Yahoo!. This will play a sound. Check it out!

Jun 24, 2006 

        Hey all, this time 'round the Easter Egg is for the daring, mistical world of Microsoft Excel! Yep, it's sort of a glitch really, but interesting non-the-less. Anyway, here goes:

• Make a new worksheet.
• Press Alt-F11.
• Right-click on the sheet on the left and choose insert->Module.
• Type into the new window the following:

• Press Alt-F11 to exit back to Excel.
• Now, make a button (using the forms toolbar) from around B2 to C3.
• Assign the macro SayHello to it. Confirm it works by clicking on the button.
  
• Press Edit->Select all, then choose Edit->Delete. Make sure all the checkboxes are selected, and hit OK.
• For the final step, use Tools->Protection->Protect Sheet... don't type a password, just hit ok.

      Now, try clicking with your mouse button. "Hello!" Now, any cell you click will have the macro assigned. Not weird enough? Scroll down even 1 line and all will be normal. If that button is in view, the macro executes. Unprotect the sheet, and all is fine.

        Weird, eh? This one works in most versions.

        Of course, I need some real easter eggs here too. Want a quick flight sim but only have Excell '97? Easy, select the range X97:L97(use F5 to select it), and press Ctr-Shift along with the Chart Wizard button. First person shooter fit your fancy, or you just have Excel '95? Select row 95, press Tab, choose Help->About Microsoft Excel, and press Ctr-Shift along with the Technical Support button, then turn around in the game and type excelkfa. Have a newer version, perhaps? I'm sorry to say, but Microsoft has been stopping Easter eggs. Some contract. Anyway, enjoy the secrets, and keep comin' back for more!

June 18, 2006 

        Hi again, it's been awhile but this update will actually come in handy. There are two parts today, one about the mysterious secret menu in Coke machines, and a more usefull one about elevator secrets. So, let's get started!

        You ever wonder about those Coke machines? Those innocent machines, just waiting for you to spend your money. Would you be amazed at how many people actually use those machines, or how much money it's currently holding? Well, this is the place. It won't help you get free drinks, but it'll be an interesting dive into a debug menu in the coke machine.

        To start, make sure it's a Coke machine. Then, think of the buttons like this:

[LCD display thingy]

[1-Coke or whatever] [2-Another drink] [3-Drink] [4-Drink]

[5-Drink] ...... 

        You get the point. So, punch this in- [4] [2] [3] [1]. Yup. That's it. Such a simple code, 4-2-3-1. Anyway, most machines will respond with either EROR or SALE on the screen. Here's the list of functions:

EROR- Don't touch this function. Simple as that. It's a debug feature in which the machine tests itself for errors. and yes, it's spelt with only one R. Simply, don't touch this.

SALE- Interesting. It shows the total number of sales on the machine (how many people have bought a drink). That's right, the TOTAL # of sales. If this menu function is there, you'll probably also be able to browse through SALE1, SALE2, SALE3..... which tells you the number of sales per a drink slot. In total, it's a cool feature.

CASH- Amount of money currently in the machine. That's it.

VER- Version number. Only appears on older machines. All machines seem to have the same number. 

RTN- Stands for Return. This exits the debug menu. Only works on newer machines, may have to use the alternate methods for exiting.

       Anyway, there are the main functions. SALE and CASH are the most useful. Note that it takes approximately 3-5 seconds to open these menus. Also, you may find other functions. Don't touch the following:

 DO NOT TOUCH THESE FUNCTIONS, EVER!!!

RELY, StOS, COn, CCoC, TIME, LANG, tVFL

      Okay, now that you know what functions not to touch, here are a few that aren't usually there. PASS allows you to adjust the password access (4-2-3-1). TEST has various routines, including checking the bill acceptor, button numbers, etc. PrIC allows you to adjust the price for drinks, not sure how it works.

        Anyway, hope you enjoyed the Coke Machine trick. Now, onto the elevator trick.

        Okay, I'm sure you've been in a situation like this before. You're rushing to get who-knows-where, and have to take the elevator a lot of floors up. And, lone behold, it seems like the elevator has to stop at EVERY floor. You end up being late, or miss something, or whatever.

        Now, imagine the same situation.... except the elevator never stopped at any other floor. People would be scratching their heads as the elevator shoots on by, while you end up being on time. Wouldn't that be great?

        Normally, you'd need an elevator key to do that. And let me tell you, you won't be getting one of those keys unless you have really good connections. Still, there's one other method that works sometimes, in certain elevator models. And when it works, you're riding the express.

        Try this. Hit the destination floor, and the door close buttons at the exact same time. Make sure the door is open when you do this. Guess what? That might just set the elevator into express mode, where it doesn't stop for anyone until it reaches the floor you hit or another button is pressed from inside.

        So, try these out when you can, and enjoy!

May 22, 2006 

        Hi, welcome to an interesting update about Windows itself. A few little interesting "Undocumented Features" that should have been taken out when Microsoft signed a particular contract, but are still there!

First, let's look at the Windows XP ones, which are a little scarce.

• Candycane screensaver. This one applies to the 3D pipes screensave. First, set the colour to texture. Click "choose texture", but click cancel as soon as the window comes up. Then, without adjusting anything else, click OK and preview the screensaver..... Candy Canes!!!!
• Minesweeper. Okay, this is more of a cheat for Minesweeper. Open Minesweeper and type in xyzzy make the very very top left pixel of your monitor to change colour depending on if your cursor is or is not over a mine. The colours, white and black, vary from version to version

Well, since I'm now starting to just post cheats for the built in Windows games, I might as well just tell you to go here for the rest of the Windows games cheat codes. PS: Look at the Pinball ones. Don't try the ones that aren't for games or paint. 

May 2, 2006

Hello, a new update is coming soon. However, in the maintime I wanted to point out an interesting thing I found in Google. Well, here goes:

http://services.google.com/- A "purposely" blank page

http://services.google.com/index.html- Basically same as first

http://www.google.com/cobrand - A lost site

http://www.google.com/swr?q=a&swrnum=2147483647- Another

http://www.google.com/heart/heart01.html- Google's heart pet

http://www.google.com/heart/feature_cons.html- Second one

Well, I found these while browsing. Finally, try this:

1. Go to Google's homepage
2. Type in "the answer to life, the universe and everything" without the quotes
3. Ponder the result Google's calculator gives!

Here's another:

1. Go to Google's homepage (non-Firefox version)
2. Type "Arabian gulf" into the search box and hit "I'm Feeling Lucky"
3. Laugh at that result!

This will be the last Google related Easter Egg Weekly issue, unless of course you submit something amazing from Google's site (or just plain weird)! Just email me at metroid48@gmail.comand share your amazing easter eggs! They can be of any kind, as long as they are fairly accessible for most users.

Hello, the most recent edition of Easter Eggs Weekly is all about one of the most popular search engines on the net- Google*! Try browsing to these sites and see what you get, for a start:

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-elmer/- An Elmer Fudd Version

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/ - A 1337 Version

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-piglatin/ - A piglatin Version

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/ - A Klingon Version

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-bork/ - A Bork! Version

http://elgoog.rb-hosting.de/index.cgi- A mirror version

http://www.google.com/ie - A simple, no banners or stuff version

Those are all languages that aren't really languages for Google. Note that some of these appear on the language selection screen for Google. A few easter eggs that Google has are:

http://moon.google.com/ - Zoom in close to see what the moon     is made of!

Google Easter Game - Actually hosted on Google's Website

Google Pigeonrank- So that's how it works!

Google Gulp- A refreshing new drink!

Google Space Jobs- Now hiring!

Pacman is invading!!- This is shocking, Google Maps

Aliens create crop circles!! - This is also shocking, Google Maps

Faces on mountains - Really shocking, Google Maps 

??? Google Says What??? - Google, question mark edition! 

Google Loading Bar - Have you actually seen this on the site?

Reasons to use Google - Now in 1337! 

http://wam.google.com - Redirect to 127.0.0.1?

Now that's plenty to keep you interested, but that's not all! Also, although not quite easter eggs but still interesting, are some extra Google features:

Mac,Linux,Microsoft,Uncle Sam,and BSD.

These are search features that aren't that well known. Another interesting fact is this:

1. Type in "miserable failure" (no quotes) into Google and hit"I'm Feeling Lucky!"
2. Laugh at the page that comes up! <:o

Anyway, that's just a few of the many secrets about Google, one of the favourite search engines!

Thank you for reading the first issue of Easter Eggs Weekly! Next issue, we will be looking at what Microsoft is hiding and some interesting website secrets. Come back soon!