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You'd think the Web
itself would have enough hidden treasures to last a
lifetime. But developers see things differently and have
stashed their own jokes in out-of-the-way nooks. Here's
a small sampling.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.0
The
egg:
A look at the twisted creators of IE
5.0, plus an animated treat
How to crack
it:
| 1. |
From the Tools menu,
select Internet Options. |
| 2. |
Under the General tab, click the
Languages button. |
| 3. |
Click Add and in the User Defined
box, type ie-ee. |
| 4. |
Click OK, and in the dialog box,
select User Defined [ie-ee]. |
| 5. |
Click the Move Up button until
User Defined [ie-ee] is at the top. Click
OK. |
| 6. |
In IE, click the Search
icon. |
| 7. |
In the new sidebar that pops up,
click the Previous Searches button for a look at
the Internet Explorer team, or hit the Customize
button above to see a little Netscape-IE rivalry
in action. |
Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5.0
The egg:
All about the
Trident Team
How to crack
it:
| 1. |
Open IE5 Final
(5.00.1402.16 or greater) |
| 2. |
Type "about:<!-- introducing
the Trident team -->" into the link
line. |
| 3. |
Click
Go |
Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0
The egg:
A cast list with
some humorous entries
How to crack
it:
| 1. |
Select Help/About
Internet Explorer. |
| 2. |
Hold down Ctrl and drag the E
logo from the top right over to the world
icon. |
| 3. |
Still holding down Ctrl, drag the
E over the banner text that reads "Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0." |
| 4. |
When the banner text slides to
the right, an Unlock button appears. Click
it. |
| 5. |
The world will shake. Hold down
Ctrl again, drag the E onto the world, and release
it. |
| 6. |
Watch the mostly boring name list
for its few funny
entries. |
AltaVista and
Ask Jeeves
The
egg:
Interactive dialogue from famous
screenplays
How to crack
it:
| 1. |
Go to either Ask
Jeeves or AltaVista. |
| 2. |
Enter Who's on first? and
click Search. |
| 3. |
The first response will be a
repetition of the question. Click the icon next to
it, and you'll get the next line from the Abbot
and Costello routine. |
| 4. |
Click again, and you'll get a
relevant site. |
| 5. |
Experiment with these other lines
from famous scripts: What
is the air-speed velocity of an unladen
swallow? or To
be or not to
be? |
America Online
5.0
The
egg:
An animated Web surfer with
snorkel
How to crack
it:
| 1. |
In the keyword box,
type aol://1391:43-52114. |
| 2. |
A small box will pop up, complete
with a cute snorkeler who waves and ducks under
water until you close his
window. |
Source : CNet
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