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Sunday, 26 January 2014

Top 3 Reasons Why Blogging Could Seems Difficult For Students.

Blogging is a good thing for student because if properly managed, it benefits them in various ways as touching their academic life lest to say their social life. One of this benefits is that it develops your writing ability, helping you to express yourself better. You shouldn’t have problem as others with your project if you are blogger and the same time student.

Student and Blogging

However, there are some factors that could make blogging a bit strait for students. As they struggle to make success in their blogging  career so do they also struggle to have good grades and make success in their academia (except they resort to a full – time blogger).

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From my personal experience in blogging as a student, I’ve been able to gather some factors which could make blogging seems difficult for student. And below I’m going to be discussing with you some of these factors.

Reasons Why Blogging Can Be A Bit Strait For Students

  1. LIMITED TIME

    Though numerous, the most scarce resources ever in human life is TIME. There is a saying that “Time waits for no man”. Putting up a quality content to your blog cannot be achieved just by mere copy and paste of articles – wrong way, there is need for you to take quality of your time in making your content a great one that stands out.

    Students could only which there’s a way of drawing back the time. But, that little hand of the clock that you see is not a respecter of man and does not wait for any man not even student. Students have limited time. As a student, you know, you’ll receive several lectures, involved in series of practical – if available, schedule your personal reading time, balance up your spiritual life and have a relaxation, you’ve only got little time to spent with your blog.

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    It do takes me approximately 40minutes of my time in sharing my articles on Facebook groups. Sharing to other social network sites shouldn’t take as much as that – depending on the number of networks you joined. But, putting all this time together amount to some seconds.

    Engaging in the above activities sound simple to you, right? Maybe because it’s in writing. If you were involved in the above activities or have experienced this, you could testify that there is limited time to spent hours with your blog if you are to balance things up with academics too.

  2. LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES

    Not everyone of us born with a silver spoon. One of the reasons and the most common reason why people blog is for earnings. There are many bloggers if not to say all that blog for nothing other than money.

    We sure know that you need to invest at least some tokens to your blog before you can start generating some cash from it. It isn’t a new song in my hearing that many students sponsored themselves in academics.

    Sometimes, the money you have with you might insufficient for you to satisfy your academic needs; and alongside, some impromptu spending might just pop up and there you have your plan disrupt. Such kind of a blogger might be experiencing some setbacks when it comes to financial issues about blogging.

  3. ADDICTION TO INTERNET

    Except you want to  become a full-time blogger, your academic performance will be of little or no worry to you. I need to stretch the fact that many students wants to graduate with good grades, we want to come out with something worthwhile, something honorable, that makes us stands out and differentiate us from others. If we must archive this, then we must answer the call to more seriousness.

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    When you are spending a lot of time on the internet sharing and researching, you keep enjoying it. You want to have a better interaction with your audience and with other bloggers too. Gradually, this habit is becoming part and par sue of you and before you know it, you are addicted to it. Such a student who is becoming more addict to the internet is surely walking his way to below par performance in academia.

CONCLUSION

The above reasons neither implies that students shouldn’t blog at all nor that student should stop blogging neither does it serve as a discouragement for students who wished to blog, but this are some factors that could make blogging a bit difficult for you.

You can make out success from both your academics and blogging, but one will be at the advantage of other. Knowing the factors which affect you as a student blogger makes it easy in coordinating the available resources to improve yourself, both academically and as a blogger.

OVER TO YOU

The above reasons are the ones I thought and have experienced, out of many, that could affect students bloggers universally. I left some points out and I’m leaving that to you.

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Is there any point I’ve listed above and you think it ought not to be there? Do you want to share your experience also as a blogger during your studentship (in the past or presently now)? Kindly express yourself using the comment box below. Your feedback is our driving force.

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Sunday, 5 January 2014

How To Add A Custom Favicon To Blogger Blog.

A custom favicon is very important in other to perfect the professional looks of your blog. The little small image in the address bar of your browser before the page title when you visit a site is the Favicon of that site, that is the Favourite Icon of that site/blog. By giving your blog a unique favicon, it differentiate your blog from other people’s blog when bookmarked or visited.

How To Change Your Blogger Blog Favicon To A Custom One

If a new user visit a website that have the Facebook image as its favicon, he would not think twice before he would have known that it’s Facebook. The question should be How easy? It shows that having your own unique favicon create your blog image in the memory of your visitors. You see, it's worth having one.

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Now that you've know how worth it is to have a unique favicon for your blog, shall we proceed on how to add this favicon to our blogger blog? I guess I'm permitted right? Yea!

How to Add/Change Blogger Blog Favicon From Layout

  1. The first step you need to take is to get a customized favicon that suite your blog. Visit Favicon.cc to create/download one. You can also search for other sites that let you create or download a custom favicon using Google
  2. Download the favicon to your computer. The favicon must be in .ico format and its resolution must be 16 x 16 pixels. You should keep that in mind when creating your favicon.
  3. Go to your blog dashboard and click on Layout from the left pane.
  4. The list of gadgets present in your blog layout and their arrangement will be displayed. The first gadget on the list is the favicon. Another window will be opened when you click on the edit link.
  5. Click on the browse button to locate your downloaded favicon. Select it and click on upload.

You have successfully add/change the favicon of your blogger blog. You don’t expect your favicon to take effect immediately, right? Yeah, its gonna take like 24 – 48hrs before it start showing up.

How to Add/Change Blogger Blog Favicon From Template

If your are using a third party template – of which most bloggers does, the designer will surely make a room for favicon in the template. To add/change your favicon from your template;

  1. Get the url of your preferred favicon. You can download and upload it to a file sharing site like Picasa, Photo Bucket, etc. and copy the url.
  2. Go to your blog dashboard and click on the Template link.
  3. Backup your Template first – never doubt this action before making any changes to your template, its very important.

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  4. Click on the Edit Html link – beside the customize link in the template preview.
  5. In the template, search for “FAVICON”. Use “Ctrl + F” for quick search.
  6. You should see something of this sort “YOUR_FAVICON_URL” replace the text with your favicon url and save the template.

You are done changing the favicon of your blog.

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You shouldn’t expect the favicon to start showing up immediately, it will take like 24 – 48hrs before you can see it in action.

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Wednesday, 1 January 2014

We Wish You A Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Today marks the beginning of a New Month and a New Year…many have thought about it, some dreamt about, some were about to witness it but they couldn’t just make it. I am very glad that you made it to this renewed, untainted, and refreshed year of greatness and profits.

Happy New Year From Crim Sonet Blog

We appreciate you all for how you’ve supported us for the past months, in your connections, your interaction, your comments, your likes, your shares and your feedback. Honestly, there will be no blog called Crim Sonet without your individual support.

Thousands of words are not enough to describe your love for this blog… We just want to say a big THANK YOU to you all.

This blog was first grounded some months ago, and was refurbished on  November, 2013. So many ups and downs have we experience on this blog which is enough for you not to visit us again. However, it’s a big surprise to us that you stick to us  despite the odds, and we are increasing daily in the number of readers.

This year 2014 is gonna be a fulfilled and a glorious one as we are making it a promise to serve you better with lots of helpful tips and tricks that will make you enjoy life more better with  technology, and answers to various problems that are related to our niche.

We only admonish you to continue your support towards us. That is when this goal will be achievable. We kindly implore your continuity in patronising our blog for more promising and helpful tutorials. Don’t forget also that it is important to share this blog with your friends on social networks to include them in this benefits.

Before resting the keyboard, We would like to say again that THANK YOU VERY MUCH. We are also wishing you a FULFILLED, BLESSED, PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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Monday, 23 December 2013

How To Backup, Restore, and Change Your Blogger Blog Template.

Some months ago when I started blogging, I couldn’t just stop shaking my head with distressful heart. All I could say is “How I wish I’ve done this before,” it would have been a different story today. What happened? A little change in my blog template, a big disorganization in my blog layout.

How To Backup Your Blogger Template

You are my dear friends and I don’t want you to be in the same shoe as I was some months ago (it might size and might not even size you) Lol. I don’t want you to be in such situation that would make you ask; “What if I have…”

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Why do I have to Backup my Blogger Blog Template?

Since you have the full control of how your blog looks, you can easily make some changes to your blog layout from your template. In the process of editing your template, a mistake might be made. If you’ve backup your blog template, you will be able to restore your blog’s layout to its previous state if any problem arises.

Imagine my situation, what if I have make a backup of my blog template in the first place, what do you thing would have happened? I would have easily restore it back.

How to Backup your Blogger Blog Template.

Without wasting much of our time, knowing that before making any changes to your template you need to back it up, we are going to be discussing how to backup our blogger template.

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  1. I could imagine a sound of clicks, you should be in your blog homepage now, right? Ok. Click on the name of the blog you wish to backup.
  2. In your blog dashboard in the left pane, click on the Template link.
  3. Look to the top right corner of the page and click on Backup/Restore button.
  4. A  java script window will pop up showing an upload box. Click on “Download Full Template”. The full template of your blog will be downloaded to your computer in .xml format i.e template – 105623475869 where the number represent your blog ID.

Kindly keep this downloaded template in a safe place on your computer.

How to Restore/Change your Blogger Blog Template.

If anything goes wrong when you are editing your template and you’ve back it up already, all you have to do is to restore your blog layout from the backup.

Also, there are times when the need to change your blog template to a better one arises, once you have the downloaded copy of the new template, you can easily upload it for application to your blog in short time.

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To restore your blogger blog template or change it to a new one, you just have to follow the instructions below;

  1. Go to your blog homepage and click on the blog you wish to restore/change its template.
  2. Click on the Template link and select Backup/Restore in the top right corner of the page.
  3. In the popped up java script window, click on the browse button and locate the template where you saved it on your computer. It should be in .xml format.
  4. Select the file and click upload.

Now you’ve successfully change/restore your blogger blog template IF you did not receive any error notification.

In case you receive any error message when you want to change your template, it might be that the template is not correctly parsed or formatted. What you have to do is to correct the errors if possible. Otherwise, look out for another awesome template.

Note: Most templates are uploaded online in either .zip format or .rar format. In such case, you will need Blueftp or Winzip for the extraction if you are using mobile phone and WinRAR or Winzip if your are using pc for extraction.

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Wednesday, 18 December 2013

How to Set your Internet Download Manager to Download Very Fast.

Internet downloading manager  acronym IDM is known for its speed in downloading files. This download manager have a lot of features integrated in it to perform its function for users satisfaction.

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One of the features is its ability to divide the download connection to several channel which makes it achieve its goal of speed in downloading files. Now I want to let you know how to make use of this segment downloading feature of IDM to even experience a faster download.

Initially, when you launch your IDM, there are 16 channels of connection but only 8 of the channels are in use by default setting. So, how do you activate the remaining 8, knowing that activating these channels increase the speed of your download?

Don’t worry, that is what this post is meant for. Now follow the below steps;

  • Open your IDM and go to the task bar (Screenshots are there to guide you.)
  • In the drop down menu, click on option. A dialog box will open to you, under the Tabs click on Connection. See screenshot below

IDM Channels

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  • In the connection type/speed, choose LAN 10mbs, the box next to it is the speed box, type 10,000,000.
  • Below the speed box is another box which is the connection number, change it 16.
  • Click on Ok and restart your IDM. Your are done to experience the amazing download speed of IDM.

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Sunday, 15 December 2013

Internet Download Manager - Free Download

Internet Download Manager popularly called IDM is an internet software that helps you increase your download speed five times. It allows you to pause, resume, schedule, and organize your downloads. The software allows you to resume or restart any broken downloads which can be caused by unexpected power failure or loss of internet connection.

Unlike other download managers, IDM segmentally download your files during the downloading process. It divides the connection into eight different channels downloading simultaneously which makes it even more faster than the other download managers and accelerators.

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Though its name might not be captivating nor charming. However, it offers all that it promises. The program features a full - fledged site grabber that allows you to download all files e.g all pictures, videos, audios, archive and so on from different part of a website or from a complete website for offline browsing.

The program supports proxy servers, ftp, http, mms and https protocols and it has an adaptive download accelerator for Audio, Flv, and Mpeg video files. It has an added download panel for browsers like Google Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and others which can be used for easy download of flash videos from sites like MySpaceTv, Google, and Youtube videos.

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Once installed, IDM is automatically integrated into your browser and take over the download function automatically. It also help in organizing your downloads by specifying a directory or folder for downloads of the related format.

The scheduler features of IDM is very easy to set up, and it helps to schedule when and where the program will download the files schedule. The download and installation of IDM is also very easy and fast, and it uninstall clearly.

Other features of IDM includes; Archive file preview, Queue, Help/User guide, Friendly and easy interface, Auto preparation of online videos for download, Multi-language, Improved integration for Internet Explorer 10, Windows 8 compatibility, Channel downloading and many more.

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When the quest for a faster, more reliable download manager arise, IDM is up to take the task.

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Wednesday, 11 December 2013

How to Burn .Iso Files to a DVD.

Many software are made available today in their image form i.e .iso format for easy distribution. To be able to use this software, there is need for it to be burn to a disk – either a pen drive or a disc. Otherwise use a third party program to do such installation.

ImgBurn Icon

There are so many software out there that you can use in burning image files to disk. However and without much ado, we shall be working on ImgBurn Software for the purpose of this tutorial which is one of the free software that you can use for burning.

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The first step is to get your .iso file and a new re-writable dvd reday (or unused re-writable dvd). After that, download ImgBurn Software.

Now follow the below steps to complete the tutorial;

  • Open your drive and insert the re-writable dvd disc. Exit the autoplay option when it pops up.
  • Run ImgBurn from your desktop and wait for it to detect your disc.
  • In the option menu, click on Write image file to disc. Now click on the browse file icon and locate the .iso file where you saved it.

                                                                                                ImgBurn interface

ImgBurn Browse file

  • In the first column by the left, look down to the last line where there are two boxes. Mark the Verify  box.
  • Move to the right column at the bottom where you will see the settings. Here you can set the number of copies and the writing speed. Leave the number of copies as it is otherwise you want to burn more than a copy.
  • Change the writing speed to your desire. But for accurate result, change it to a lower speed. Some disc does not support a writing speed below 3.0. In this case, if you select 2.0 as your writing speed, it will be change to 3.0 automatically or as specified by  the disc.

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  • After setting the writing speed and the number of copies, then click on the write button. Wait for the operation to be initiated and watch it progressing……. (Go and sip in coffee, your success is awaiting you Smile).
  • It will get to a certain point where your disc tray is been ejected. For laptop users, you might get an error message here due to the fact that your tray cannot be automatically closed by the system unlike the Desktop users. Don’t panic, just close the tray manually and…the operation continues.
  • Wait for the operation to be completed and then your disc will be eject automatically.

Congrats! Jump out to your room and sip in another cup of juice Rolling on the floor laughing.

You’ve just burn an image file to a disc.

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You can check if it works fine by inserting the disc into your system then follow the autorun instruction otherwise double click on the disc. Whichever the case, it’s up to you.

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Did you encounter any error while carrying out the above process and were unable to complete the tutorial? Did this tutorial work for you? kindly use the comment box below and let us know. Remember that your comment is highly welcomed.

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Sunday, 8 December 2013

How to Format/Restore your Computer to Its Factory within Seconds!

Every one of us each have our purpose for formatting or reformatting our computer system. It might be for the reason of virus or software error. It might even be for fun (irony).

How to fromat your computer within seconds

We just have one or more reasons before we conclude to formatting or reformatting our computer. There are two method of doing this;

  • Advanced system recovery.
  • Installing New OS.

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I want to discuss the advanced system recovery with you in this article. I call it Advanced system recovery because it’s different from Microsoft system restore.

PS: Formatting your system wipe away all files and partition on the hard drive including your Operating System (OS). It is imperative for you after formatting to install an OS. Otherwise, your system won’t have any environment to boot.

For this reason I didn’t include the third method of formatting system though it is quite similar to installing new OS. In a situation where you want to keep the old OS, then this advanced system recovery is highly recommended for you because it restore your computer to its factory.

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PSS: Before you proceed to formatting your system, backup all necessary document to an external storage. And make sure you computer system is plugged to a source.

  • After you’ve backup your files, restart your computer.
  • Immediately the computer start, press the F11 key to boot into the system recovery window (you might need to press more than once and you might also need to press the function key (fn) along with the F11 key before you can get any response. All depend on your computer).
  • In the system recovery window, there are two restore there. The Microsoft system restore which restore your computer to a previous  point in the past and System recovery which restore your computer to its factory.
  • Click on the System recovery and follow the instruction in the next window, either you back up your files or you continue without backing up (If you have do backup already or you don’t want to back up at all).

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  • Click on next and watch your system being restored. (Your system might require for disc. Do you still remember where you keep the disc that came with your computer when you bought it? Bring it out and insert it into your computer. Restoration continues).

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  • The remaining steps are left for you to do. It is all about your information (including personal) to register your new computer. (New indeed except for that scratched and bleached case *winks*).

This is just a simple way of formatting/restoring your computer to its factory. This method is tested on HP Laptops and therefore the function key might be different depending on your product.

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Wednesday, 4 December 2013

How to Hide Files and Folder on your Computer - No Software Needed.

There are some files and folders that are personal to you. You don’t want them to be visible to other parties. Each and everyone of us have is own reason for hiding files. Whatever the reason maybe, we just want to hide our files, simple!

How to hide files and folder on your computer without any software

Many software are available in the market that you can use to hide your files. While some of this software are free, some are to be paid for. However, we can still hide our files without the use of software, and that is what we want to discuss now!

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How to hide files and folder without software

  • Select the folder(s) or the file(s); Hold down the CTRL key while selecting the folders and files. Otherwise, if the folders and files are in a chronological array, then you click on the first file while holding the SHIFT key then click on the last file.
  • Right click on the selected files and click on properties.
  • At the bottom of the window that opens to you, mark the hidden box and then click on Apply.

How to hide files and folder on your computer without any software

By now, your folders and files should be hidden!

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Which other way did you use to hide your items? If you use software, which is the best for you? Use the comment box to share your thought with us. Your comments  are highly appreciated.

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Monday, 2 December 2013

Easy Method to Create and Format Hard Drive Partition without any Software.

Let’s say you partitioned a room, what does it mean? It means you separate one part of the room from another by a means of a wall or walls. You just created another room(s) from one large room, resulting in more than one room after being partitioned.

Now, if I should ask what partition means, every one of you will have a good point to contribute.

How to create hard drive partition

What is Hard Disk Partitioning?

From the above illustration, you can simply  say that Hard Disk Partitioning is the act of dividing a Hard Disk into multiple logical storage units referred to as Partition. It means to treat one physical disk as if it were multiple disks, so that different each disk can serve different purpose.

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Well, at first, Partitioning doesn’t sound interesting to me, you know, just say Partition and I’m off to something else. In fact, the more I know about partition, the more it get complex and the more I get pissed off, not until I know its importance.

Importance of Partitioning

How safe it is, according to the saying, if you “…put all your eggs into a basket”? An accident might just occur and…the rest is to feel sorry looking at all the eggs in a trash can. You, all eggs couldn’t have be crushed like if not all is in the same basket. Now you should be getting my point.

The same thing goes to your hard drive. If you think you hard drive is durable, then you don’t know how your hard drive works. It might just corrupt without giving you leave-on-notice.

However, you can reduce the risk of data loss by partitioning your computer’s hard drive. You can turn your computer to a more secured environment for your most important files and folder with a combination between partitioning your computer and syncing your files through an online storage service.

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The main advantage is that you can access each partition as a separate hard drive on your computer. You can also install different Operating System on each each partition.

It seems I’m talking too much? Alright, let’s get down to business.

How to partition your hard drive

See, there a various software on the market that you can use to partition your hard drive, but in this tutorial, we are using no software other than  the Windows built – in Disk Management.

  • The first step is to open the Disk Management window from your control panel (Quick access, Press Windows key + X and select Disk Management from the listed menus).

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  • A new window listing all available partition will be opened to you. Right click on the largest partition and select Shrink Volume. The available space in your hard drive will determine how many more partitions you can make from it. It implies that a low free space will have few or no partition to make from it at all.

How to create hard drive partition

  • In the Shrink Volume window, enter the amount of space to be shrink in MB, at least 20gb. Then, click on the shrink button. A new unallocated space will be created.
  • Right click on the Unallocated space and click on New Volume. In the New Simple Volume wizard, enter the size of the partition you wanted to create in MB (at least 20gb). Then Next the window.
  • In the following windows, you can alter the drive letter, its format and its name to your own suit. Better leave the format as it is. To change the name of the partition, replace the NEW VOLUME text with your desired name, then click on next afterward, click on Finish.

How to create hard drive partition

  • Your newly created Partition should appear in the list of the available partition. After the Partition is auto formatted, it’s now ready for use.

You can use it as a backup drive, or install another operating system on it. If you would install another operating system on the partition, then 20gb will be too small for you. 40gb or more is advisable.

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Thursday, 28 November 2013

How to Set Up a Wi - Fi Hotspot on Windows 7

An Ad Hoc network is a temporary connection between computers and devices used for a special purpose such as sharing of documents with other computer.

Set up a Wi-Fi Hotspot on Windows 7

It can also be used to temporarily share internet connection with other people on your ad hoc network.

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Before you can be successful with this tutorial, you must have a wireless network adapter installed on your computer to set up or join an ad hoc network.

Let’s get down to business without wasting much of your time. The below steps will help you to create an ad hoc network on your windows 7. (Well, I don’t think this feature is supported by windows 7 starter).

  • From the start menu, go to control panel and click on Network and Internet.
  • Under the Network and sharing center, click on View network status and tasks.
  • Click on Set up a new connection or network. From the option listed, select Set up a wireless ad hoc network.

Setup Wireless Ad-hoc Network on Windows 7

  • Follow the wizard’s instruction.

How to Setup Wi Fi Hotspot on Windows 7

How to Setup Wi Fi Hotspot on Windows 7

  • In the second step of the wizard’s instruction, enter your preferable network name in the first box, leave the second box as it is and input your password in the third box. Mark the two boxes and then click next.

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Your Wi Fi Hotspot should be set by now. You can see it in the taskbar at the bottom right corner of your windows.

NOTE: Make sure you put on your wireless network by pressing the F12 key. (It varies with computers).

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How to download Torrent files with IDM easily.

What is Torrent?

Torrent with IDM

In the Bit Torrent file distribution system, a torrent file is a computer file that contains meta data about files and folders to be distributed.

Also, a torrent or Bit Torrent is a file that is transferred using the Bit Torrent peer – to – peer file sharing protocol. this file sharing protocol is used most often with large files.

A Torrent, however, is not the actual file being retrieved, it is just a mere data that has the information about the file to be downloaded. The torrent divides the target file into series of equally sized pieces that each assigned an identifying checksum.

Transferring files via torrent is much faster than downloading the file from a single host. The reason being that the demand or bandwidth is distributed evenly amongst many different users.

How to download?

Downloading Torrent file using IDM provide better speed, no file corruption, security and anytime resuming.

Now, complete the below steps to download Torrent files using IDM

  • Visit this site zbigz (zbigz is an online bit torrent client. They allows you to stream media files directly to your computer).
  • Create a free account with them. As time goes on, if you love their services you can upgrade to premium account.
  • In the box provided where you see “paste your torrent link here” just paste your torrent link and click on send it.

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The site will download the file to their server and then allow you to download it using your IDM straight to your computer.

Note: The site store the cache for a week before they now delete it from their server.

There are some other sites that render the same service as that of zbigz. Some are; Boxopus, Torrent Handler, Put.io, Furk, and so on. Just insert your torrent link and click on “Go”.

Do you use any other torrent clients apart from those listed above? Which of the above are you using? Use the comment box to share your thought.

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Friday, 15 November 2013

How to Edit the Splash Screen of Opmin 4.2 Labs Handler Browser

The picture you see when you launch your Opera Mini browser during it's loading time and before the homepage is displayed is what is called "the splash screen" of the browser.

This is an interesting tutorial that we are going to be discussing. However, to find this tutorial simple and easy, you must have the knowledge of how to edit some basic features of the Opera Mini Browser.

Must Read: How to edit basic features of Opera Mini Browser.

I believe by now you should have at least know how to edit the basic features of Opera  Mini Browser. Otherwise, take time to practicalize the above tutorial.

The following will be required for this tutorial:

  • An image in .png format and relatively with low size. The resolution of this image must fit with mobile screen resolution i.e 128 x 160 or 176 x 220 or 240 x 320 and so on.
  • Class editor
  • Calc4me
  • Hex editor
  • Blueftp

Have gotten all these things ready? Then let’s proceed to the business of the day.

Extract the Opmin4.2Labs with Blueftp into a new folder. In case you don’t know how to extract file with Blueftp, you can acquire the idea here; HOW TO EXTRACT FILES USING BLUEFTP.

Have you extracted the file? Ok. Open your class editor, locate the picture you wish to use and open the picture, press * to highlight the content until the end you can press key 7 and input 999999 and then press the # key to go to the last part.

Write down the size of the picture. It is shown at the bottom of the screen highlighted in red colour. Press key 5 and then click on copy to copy the content.

NOTE: Don’t exit your class editor until you’re done with this process.

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the opera mini and locate the v or v.class file from the contents. Open the file and search for PNG. To quickly complete the search, press key 9 and enter into the textbox PNG. Press ok and then press # key and key 4.

Starting from the ‘PNG’, carefully highlight the content until the size of the highlighted contents become 12652 bytes. Press key 5 and click on INSERT from the listed icons. press the left soft key and click on save.

Take a deep breath and relax. We’ve get to the difficult part of the tutorial. Not that difficult, it just require extra + ordinary care.

Remember you copy down the size of the picture some minutes ago? It’s time to use the value. Open your Calc4me and press the DOWN navigation key twice, input the value you wrote down then press and hold the # key.

Some value will pop up to  the screen – the hex value of the picture, just copy down the value and exit the calc4me. Open your Hex editor and paste the value you copied. Click on execute to get your result.

Write down the value on a sheet of paper and exit the hex editor. Note: each hex code must not be greater than 4, the total number of hex value should be 14. Open your class editor and again open the v file. Press 0 key then 9 key, input 27 and press ok then press the # key.

You will some values which correspond with the values you copied down. Start replacing the value with the new one you just generated. Press the left soft key and click on save. Exit the class editor, pack your file with the Blueftp and test your handy work.

You’ve just change the splash screen of the opera mini.

You have any suggestion or complain?, can’t figure it out?, or you don’t understand the tutorial? You can drop your comment by using the comment box below. Your welfare is our concern.

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Saturday, 9 November 2013

Recover your Permanently deleted Files

Did you lost your important file(s)? Perhaps you mistakenly delete the file and now you want it back. There might even be some occasions where you were sanitizing your computer and unknowingly you deleted that file. To show your seriousness, you even go to the recycle bin folder to delete the file from there…

Read: Easily create and format hard drive partition

But now, you want the file back because you can’t just do without it. “What will I do, How would I see the file again?” becomes the question of the day. You can’t just stop imagining you shouldn’t have delete the file. You have nothing to worry about because you can still recover that precious file of yours. And in this tutorial, am gonna show you how, but let me briefly reveal a secret to you.

recover deleted files

When you delete a file from any where on you hard drive, either unknowingly or intentionally , whichever way you delete the file. Listen, though the file is deleted and will not be available for you again (at least for that period), the storage location of that file will still be present on your hard drive until it is overwritten by another file.

Read: Hide Files and Folders on your Computer

So, if you delete a file from your hard drive, even though it cannot be found in the recycle bin again, you can still recover the file provided that the storage location of the file has no been overwritten by another file. If you wish to recover a permanently deleted file at its best, then do it when you are yet to add many new files to your computer…

How to recover permanently deleted files.

Our discussion today is gonna be on how to recover such deleted file. To say, do a search on Google.com and you will notice that there are a lot of File Recovery Program. But, of all, I prefer to use Recuva a product of PiriForm to the remaining program.

  • Download Recuva and install it on your computer system. Launch the program and give it the required permission. Next the first window that appear to you.
  • In the Recuva Wizard window, select the type of file you want to recover i.e picture, video, music, e.t.c. and click on Next. The next window will let you select the location where you’ve deleted the file. If you know the specific location, then you can choose it from the listed of options. Otherwise, leave the selection as it is.
  • Finally, first do the scanning without marking the deep scan box. If you can’t find your file by doing that, then mark the deep scan button. However, depending on how large your hard drive is, the deep scan take some hours to  complete the scanning – however, you get the best result after successful scanning.
  • After the scanning is completed, all the files you’ve deleted on you hard drive will be listed. Careful search the file you wish to recover and mark its box. Then click on recover on the right bottom corner of the window.
  • Select the location to recover your file to and voila! Your file is back.

Ps: If the storage location of the file has been overwritten, you would not be able to recover you file again. You will notice this if the color of the button under the State tab of the recovery window is red.

Read: How to format your Computer in the twinkling of an eye!

Over to you!

I have explain how to recover your deleted files through Recuva. Was this post helpful to you? Of all the recovery application, which one is your favorite? And were you able to recover your  file through this tutorial? Let’s have your view. Kindly use the comment box to express yourself. Don’t be  Shy!Smile

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Wednesday, 6 November 2013

How to Install .Net Framework 3.5 online

In the previous week, we discussed on how to install .Net Framework 3.5 on your system in offline mode. I believed you were able to install yours. Incase you missed the post, see the below link. Maybe you don’t have an access to an installation media and therefore cannot install the platform offline, that shouldn’t be a problem because you can also install it online.

Install framework online

I know, some of us, it is either somebody help us to install the operating system or our computer did not come with an installation disc. However, that should be a barrier for you not install your awesome apps that requires this feature.

The only alternative you got is to download and install the features online either by visiting Microsoft download page or through the control panel.

Read: How to Install .NET Framework 3.5 on windows 8 (Offline)

The above link will re direct you to our previous post where we discussed on how to install the .Net framework in offline mode.

As I have said earlier on, that there are two ways you can use to install .NET Framework online – from Control Panel and Microsoft download page. Now we are going to be discussing each method below.

How to Install from Control Panel.

To install the .NET Framework online from Control Panel;

  • Open your control panel (for quick access, press the windows logo key and X, then select Control panel from the list). Click on the Programs tab.

Read: Some Keyboard Shortcuts you need to know.

  • After clicking the Program tab, you will see another tab named Program Features with links listed under it. From those links, click on Turn Windows features on or off.
  • A new window with some listed functions will be opened. Some are marked while some are not. Those functions that are marked are activated already otherwise inactivated.
  • The first list is the .NET Framework 3.5. If its box is marked, then its activated already. Otherwise, mark the box. Make sure you are already connected to the internet.
  • In the following window, click on Download and Install this feature. Then wait for the download to complete. The download min/hr. depends on your internet connection. Therefore, a strong internet connection is recommended for faster download speed.
  • The Framework will now be downloaded and installed automatically on your computer.

Method 2:

To install from Microsoft download page

To install the framework from Microsoft download page;

  • Launch Internet Explorer browser from the taskbar. Then click on this link Microsoft .NET framework 3.5 or http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21
  • Choose the appropriate language and click on the download button.
  • In the next window, click on “No, Thanks and Continue”. If you wish, you can click yes. That choice is left for you to make.
  • After downloading the .NET framework setup file, run as administrator and follow the wizard’s instruction.

Now you should be able to get over the stubborn feature that is not allowing that your awesome apps to get on your system.

Read: How to format your computer  within minutes!

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Sunday, 3 November 2013

How to Install Windows 8 without a disk or flash drive.

Microsoft has just make the distribution of their software much more easier and widely distributed by making it available on the internet in a downloadable format (.iso or .img) for a computer user without no delay.

Install Windows without disc

You can now get a copy of windows 8 at an affordable price while sitting down on your chair and just with several clicks by downloading it from the designated site once you fulfill the financial requirement.

Not only that, without much stress of looking for a disk or drive to burn the image to,  you can install the OS on your computer straight away with the help of a software called Daemon Tool Lite.

Of all the Image mounting software available on the market, I preferred Daemon Tool Lite to others for this tutorial not only because of its user  friendly interface, it’s also easy to use, not too technical.

Download Daemon Tool Lite. software. You can choose to get the free version or go for the pro version if you like it. The choice is yours to make.

Let’s set the ball rolling;

  • Get a copy of the image file of the windows 8 (.iso or .img) and make sure Daemon Tool Lite is installed on your computer already.
  • Launch the Daemon Tool Lite. From the listed option, click on the first button by the left to add your image file.

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  • Once you’ve add your image file, it will appear in the image catalog. Look at number 2 in the screenshot above. Click on the image file under the image catalog and Mount button, the third button to the left as in the screenshot above.
  • After you’ve mounted the image, the auto play notification will appear. Don’t run the set up option from the auto play window, instead, go to Computer, open the mounted drive to view the files in it.
  • Then, open the sources folder and lookout for setup file. Now run the file and follow the instructions as directed by the wizard to successfully install the operating system.

Note: Your computer must be plugged to a power supply so as to risk data loss. Also, you cannot alter your drive i.e format or delete your drive during installation because your are installing in from already installed environment.

This tutorial is associated not only with windows 8 only, but with other operating system and applications too. Inasmuch as possible you can get its image files.

 

If you don’t understand any part of this tutorial, use the comment box to let us know. Feel free to share your thoughts about this post. Your comments are highly welcomed.

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Thursday, 31 October 2013

Use your VLC Player as an Audio and Video Converter!

VLC media is a free and open source cross platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.

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Apart from its simple, fast and powerful streaming features, it can also be used as an Audio and Video Converter.

How to use it to Convert?

By following the instructions below, you will be able to successfully convert Audio and Video files.

  • Click media at the top left corner and select “Convert / Save” option, or you can press Ctrl + R.
  • Use the add button to select the file you want to convert.
  • Now, Click on Convert / Save.
  • In the Convert window under the destination file tab, select the destination of the file you are converting and give it your desired name. Make sure it’s a location you can easily access.
  • In the Profile tab, select the format you want to convert your file to, then click on start.

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  • When the conversion starts, it will seems as if you were playing the file itself. Just wait till the converting of the file ends. then go to the location where you selected in the conversion windows to retrieve your file.

How do you see the quality of the converted file? Not as good as using the software that is defined for it? Share your thought using the comment box.

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Wednesday, 23 October 2013

You can’t find the Hibernate function in Windows 8?

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Sometimes, when you take a look at some windows 8 features, you might be quick to conclude on reverting to your previous OS. If your system is built –in with windows 8, then you might be thinking of installing another OS.

When I upgraded my operating system from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8 Enterprise, I discovered a lapse in the window. The only option I’ve got is to do system factory restore, you know, F11 or F12, I’m back to Windows 7. Each time I found a solution to fill this gap, I will re – install windows 8 again. On and off it continues like this for about 6 times, hoping to get a perfect windows 8 system which I now have.

Read: Some Keyboard shortcuts you need to know.

Believe you, me, one of the reason that was making me switch from OS to OS is unavailability of the Hibernate button in Windows 8 – I thought the wrong way though, it was only hidden.

There are many features on  the previous version of Microsoft windows that were hidden in the now Windows 8. Not until when I  want to optimize my battery life by altering some functions in the energy plan so as to save energy did I discovered that the Hibernate function is on Windows 8, It’s just not pre – activated.

Importance of hibernating your Computer

If you are not gonna use your computer for some hours, you can put the computer to sleep to save power. There are some cases whereby you are not going to use the computer for some days and the current task you are running need not to be aborted knowing that shutting down your computer will stop the process. What are you gonna do? Sleep the computers for days? Nah. You hibernate.

So, Hibernation is an option that combines the benefit of sleep mode and shutting down the computer. When you choose to hibernate your computer, the computer saves the current of the system from the computer’s RAM to the hard disk and shuts down.

When the computer is restarted, instead of going through the typical boot process, the computer loads the previously saved state in to the RAM. The previous running programs and opened windows appear as they were when the computer entered the hibernate mode.

How to activate Hibernate function on Windows 8.

  • To activate this function on windows 8, go to your control panel and click on the System and Security tab.
  • From the listed menus, Click on Power Options. In the left pane, select the function “choose what closing the lid does”. There’s a link above the battery & charger icon that says “change settings that are currently unavailable”.
  • Click on the link and then scroll downward. You will see the shut down settings boldly highlighted. Mark the hibernate box and save the changes you’ve made. Your hibernate function is now activated.

You know where to confirm it now, don’t you? Yes, when you swerve to the bottom right corner your desktop then you click on settings followed by Power and there you see it. You got it right… That is just it, the hibernate button is activated.

Read: Create and Connect with Wi Fi Hotspot on Windows 8

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Tuesday, 24 September 2013

How to share your Computer’s Internet connection with other devices.

When you set up an Ad-Hoc connection on your computer, you will be able to connect with other devices and thus share files with them. You can also share the internet connection of your computer with other devices without the need of external router or access point. You can also use your Ad-Hoc connection to play multiplayer video games.

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Read: How to create Ad-Hoc network connection.

In the above tutorial link, we have talked about how to create a wireless hosted network. However, you cannot still share your internet connection straight away like that. You will have to follow the steps below to successfully share your internet connection with other devices.

How to share your  computer’s internet connection.

  • Make sure your computer (the hosting computer) is connected to the internet and your hosted network is started.
  • In the network sharing center tab under control panel, your Wi-Fi Hotspot and your internet connection will be listed. See screenshot below.

internet sharing

  • Click on your Internet connection and select Properties from the dialog box that appears.
  • In the windows that open up, select the Sharing tab. Mark the box with the option Allow other network users to connect through this …
  • In the next box that follows, select your hotspot connection name; mine is Local Connection 12*. Click on Ok and you are done.

internet shared

Any device that connect to your Computer’s hosted network will be able to access internet using your computer’s connection.

If you have any problem with this tutorial, use the comment box to express yourself…

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