Z: The last letter

Hello guys, couple of weeks ago the A to Z challenge commenced.. The challenged which had been going on for the last month had been very challenging, informative and equally exciting. It took a lot of determination to come this far, writing a tech blog post from A to Z hasn't been easy but I am glad I made it to the end.. Looking forward to next year's challenge

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Youwave Vs Bluestacks

Youwave and Bluestacks are the top android emulators out there... These emulators allow you to simulate and android environment on your pc. You get to run android apps like you were on your mobile. The Question thus arises... Which do you prefer? Youwave or Bluestacks??

Bluestacks is a free Android emulator while Youwave isn't free... You only get a trial period of a couple days before you get locked out.. so your only choice is to buy it or do like the black hats do.. crack it.

Bluestacks has a wonderful user Interface which beats that of Youwave bt Youwave gives you the real android feeling... Makes you experience the Android side of Life... These and many more are things that differentiate these apps... now up to you.. Which do you prefer and why?

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Xamarin Mono: Develop Android Apps Using C#

Good news for all C# programmers that have been interested in developing applications for the Android platform. The Xamarin Mono for Android allows you to write your code in c# and then convert it to Android, iOS and also Windows App at a go. Write all your code in C# using Visual studio or Xamarin studio whether you are developing for android, iOS or the Windows platform.. Xamarin allows cross-platform development. Easy to Install, Intellisense and awesome APIs make your programming much easier..

To find out more or get started... Click here

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Winning The Exhibition: A Reward

Last week, precisely on Wednesday, the 17th of April, 2013. KYD Evolution emerged as the winner of the NACOSS (Nigerian Association Of Computer Science Students)
University of Ilorin chapter Software exhibition. The day was a remarkable one as all participants were a force to reckon with. The Exhibition covered not just software but also Web Development, Graphics and Animation and any other category from the Computer science field.

The Second runner up, Had come up with a medical expert system which he called Steady Bits Automedes. This web application helps diagnose sicknesses and diseases based on symptoms specified by the user... A cool application i must say.

The runner-up, that is the Second place was a graphical designer that majored in Photoshop designs and Maya. He presented his designs which were... in one word... Breath-taking. He designed a lot of high quality and sophisticated images. But that wasnt all... He showcased Top-class website templates and had a loud round of applause from the audience.

Now, to us.. I went with my crew, KYD Evolution Inc. and we showcased a upgraded version of a website created for the school. The website was formally just a forum that connects students of the school together from various departments. The upgraded version, this time around is no longer just a forum, it now has various tools incorporated into it.. tools like, the map of the school, GPA Calculator, shop and lots more. The Forum section was developed using SMF(Simple machines forum). The UI was upgraded and it blew minds away.

We won majorly as we were solving the problem of connectivity in the school environment, a unique concept and presentation. Besides we were competing with those in their final year while we were still in our second year. Motivated quite a number of people.

The day was a wonderful day as we felt rewarded and fulfilled.

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Viral Penetration: Virus Attack

Hello guys, recently virus attacks have been on the rise. More and more Laptops and computers are getting infected as the days roll by. The most fierce and common virus in this area is the "Password, sexy Virus". This virus corrupts all the files in any external memory storage plugged into the computer or laptop and turns most of the files into applications and hides the real files.

INFECTION
To View the files hidden by this virus, Go to Folder options > View > Select the Show hidden files and folder radio button. Scroll down and uncheck the "Hide protected Operating system files". Thats it.

PRECAUTION
The best way to avoid these viruses is to install USB Disk security, avoid opening any sort of applications from an external drive and most importantly, be careful about what you plug into your system.

REMOVAL
Removal is pretty tough... I removed mine using a linux operating system, Ubuntu.. I will soon post a tutorial on how to do that.The best way to get rid of this virus is to take it to a qualified personnel. To help fix it.

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Unlimited WhatsApp for Just 100 Naira

Hello guys, for every lover and fervent user of the mobile chatting application Whatsapp, i bring you good news... Whatsapping is being made easy by Airtel for all their users and also this is a strategy to attract more people to their network.

Airtel has brought about a plan where all you have to do is dial *948# and #100 naira will be deducted from your account in order to grant you access to Whatsapp for a month...

For Mobile phone users who use most of their data or airtime on whatsapp, there could be no better deal...

All you've gat to do now is dial *948# on your mobile phone and start whatsapping free!!!

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Tether: Share Your Android Internet Connection With Your PC

Hello guys, everyone of us especially here in nigeria are interested in minimizing internet charges as much as possible...
Trying to reduce the cost of the Internet. We subscribe to various data plans on our Phones and also on our pc...

Here is a solution, with this solution, you only need to subscribe on your Android phone and share it with your computer
via usb.

To do this, subscribe on your android mobile phone and navigate to Settings > Wireless and network settings > Tethering and portable
hotspots.

Make sure your Android is connected to your pc and then check the USB tethering box. Thats all

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Symbols Creation With Keyboard

Hey guys, create awesome and exciting symbols with your keyboard combinations.

How to make symbols with keyboard. Must READ it and SHARE it .
Try Your Symbols In the COMMENT BoX :)

NOTE: You need to have a keyboard that has numlock or a numerical section. See ya guys

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Reduce The Number Of Mails Gotten From Twitter

As you get more followers on twitter, its no news or surprise that the mails gotten from twitter in your email is bound to increase. You get mails for each mention, retweet, favourite, followed and every other thing you get mail for.

Most of this mails end up clogging your inbox so the best thing to do is to prevent twitter from sending them. To do this, follow the instructions below:

STEP 1: Login to your twitter account and navigate to your settings... After logging in you can click on this url
https://twitter.com/settings/notifications

STEP 2: Check the respective boxes for the alerts you would like to receive and uncheck those you are not interested in.

Your email now has a reduced number of mails gotten daily from Twitter

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Q1: The New Tecno Android Phone

Here's another Android smartphone from Tecno... The Tecno Q1 which has a similar structure to the Blackberry Bold 5. This New release runs on Android 4.0.4, Touch Screen and also has Qwerty Keypads. The phone is a sight to behold but as much as i like it, As a gamer, i would have loved if the screen were a bit larger, replacing the dial up and End call buttons... Then the phone would have been closer to my heart. Tecno Q1 features a 1GHz dual-core processor with 512MB RAM, which will offer a decent performance considering the price. It is loaded with Ice Cream Sandwich, which is great considering that the older Gingerbread appears to be the standard for most Android phones in its price point.

Tecno Q1 comes pre-loaded with Facebook, Whatsapp, GMail with over 600,000 apps available for download at the Google Play Store. With a 5Megapixels rear camera with flash and a front camera as well. Its currently in Nigeria and the price ranges from N15,000 to N18,000. Here are the specs::

Specifications

• Dual-SIM, Mini SIM
• Dimensions: 114.5 x 68 x 11.5 mm
• Storage: supports up to 32GB microSD card
• 2.6-inch Touch Display (480 x 320 pixels)
• QWERTY Keyboard
• 5MP Camera with Flash
• 0.3MP front-facing camera
• Android 4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• 1GHz Dual-Core Processor
• 512GB RAM
• Colours: black
• Wi-Fi
• Wi-Fi Hotspot
• Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp
• GSM/EDGE 900/1800MHz
• WCDMA 2100MHz
• Digital Compass, Proximity Sensor
• Chat, EMail, & Social Networking
• GPS
• Music/Video Player
• Bluetooth 3.0
• USB 2.0
• FM Radio
• Voice Recording
• 1450mAH Battery Capacity
• 3.5 Hours Talktime (3G)
• 120 Hours Standby Time

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Profile Merging On Facebook

Its amazing the kind of work the Facebook developers are doing... Its becoming a normal thing to see a few upgrades at least once in a week to either the mobile or PC view. Some of these changes or should i say upgrades are extremely remarkable. I noticed one today, probably not new, which led to the writing of this post.

The title, "Profile merging" here, sounds pretty exciting and what it really does is it merges two people's profile, and displaying stuffs they have in common. Here's a preview of what i mean:

1. Image Combination

As you can see... the profile picture of the two, individual profiles were merged to get the new one.

2. Related Data

It displays information that we have in common, Location, School and the likes.

3. Address Bar Combo

The Address bar being merged allows you to view your combination with various people.. All you have to do is change the usernames to the ones you would like to combine.. E.g

"https://www.facebook.com/FirstUsername?and=SecondUsername"

4. Common Items

This section covers the Friends you have in common, pictures, page likes and events.

Pretty Slick huh?

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Operation Don't Crash: Driver Pack 2012 On Windows 8

The night before was a night to write about... earlier in the day, a friend of mine had experienced a minor but rather disturbing problem with his laptop. The Laptop which was running windows 8 had Bluetooth driver issues which he attempted to fix using DriverPack 2012.. Unknowingly, one thing led to another and his system was turned off abnormally. On turning it back on, the system failed to start, moving straight onto automatic repair. Unfortunately, while trying to start Advanced options, his password was required. As he usually makes use of the pin, he had forgotten his password so he started guessing.. I must admit i started making fun of him and left him to face his predicament.

Finally at night, On my laptop, also running Windows 8, i was planning on rounding up my code for the NACOSS(Nigerian Association of Computer Science Students) 2013 Unilorin exhibition, but before that i tried using DriverPack to fix my sound card missing driver issue and i was prompted to restart. Problem was... It wasnt coming back on..

I thought of all the code i had been writing for the exhibition and felt i had to do something urgently... I ran Automatic repair for about half an hour but it couldnt be repaired. It was the same problem my friend was having and i made fun of him.. i felt like i was being punished.

Like a bell struck at midnight, an idea popped in my head and i thought of System restore, i opened it through advanced options and i found a restore point just before installing driver pack. My system restored and my problem was solved.. Except for the fact that by the time it was fixed, i was already feeling sleepy... End of the night. I dunno if the driver pack isn't compatible with Windows 8.

The Exhibition however was a cool one, i exhibited a previous project, Unilorites which had undergone a major upgrade and i am happy to say it was good enough to win the exhibition. I won and was awarded NACOSS programmer of the year... A title to behold :-)

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Nike+ FuelBand

This gadget from Nike is another one of the breathtaking gadgets and utilities that are springing up almost every day now in the world of technology.

The Nike+ FuelBand uses a sports-tested accelerometer to measure your movement in NikeFuel, a universal metric of activity.

It allows you track your day, monitor your activities, set a goal for yourself and achieve that goal.

You can also see your activity history, stay motivated and also share your results with your friends.

How it Works?

Through a sports-tested accelerometer, Nike+ FuelBand tracks your daily activity including running, walking, basketball, dancing and dozens of everyday activities. It tracks each step taken and calorie burned. It also tells the time of day.

This is one gadget helps you keep up with your daily activities and motivates you to do more..

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Microsoft Is Planning a Smart Watch Of Its Own

Hey guys, as the A to Z Blogging challenge continues, i was stumbling across the internet trying to get an inspiration for today's letter... the Letter "M" when i stumbled across a post on Fox News. Microsoft, one of the world's leading giant in technology is working on designs for a touch-enabled watch device, executives at suppliers said, potentially joining rivals like Apple in working on a new class of computing products.

Earlier this year, Microsoft asked suppliers in Asia to ship components for a potential watch-style device, the executives said. One executive said he met with Microsoft's research and development team at the software company's Redmond, Wash., headquarters. But it's unclear whether Microsoft will opt to move ahead with the watch, they said.

Microsoft declined to comment.

Some investors and big technology companies are betting on a boom in wearable, computerized devices built around the growing power and slimming size of sensors that can detect body temperature, geographic location and voice commands of people on the go.

Some of the new wearable gadgets, like Nike's FuelBand, measure physical activity, while others are intended to supplement functions of a smartphone, such as receiving text messages, taking photos or checking the weather. Apple has also experimented with designs for a wristwatch-style device, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year.

"We see growing demand for wearable gadgets as the size of the smartphone has become too big to carry around," said RBS analyst Wanli Wang. "A smart watch that is compatible with a smartphone and other electronics devices would be attractive to consumers."

Source : FoxNews

This is totally Awesome

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LockDir: Protect Your Files

Every now and then, there is always a need for one to protect his or her files... There are quite a number of software out there available to do this but only a few people know about them...

One of the recommended ones include LockDir. I have been using Lockdir for a while now, probably over a year and i havent really detected any bug of any sorts or unwanted acts from its side.. All you need to do is just password your files and they are very much secured.





How To Use?

1. Copy LockDir to the directory you would like to secure
2. Run LockDir and select the kind of security you want
3. Type in your password, and watch as the magic happens... hehehehe...

Your files are now secured

Features : -

• Three Methods: Lock,Scramble and Encrypt Folder. Depending on the security level you need.
• On the Fly Protection: Using the Strong protection technology that can effectively lock/encrypt all your files.
• Strong Encryption: A strong industry standard 256-bit BLOWFISH Encryption is used to encrypt your files.
• Portability: Folders can be protected on portable devices like USB flash disk and removable hard disk.
• Drive Firewall: Allows you to protect your data from virus and other bad software.
• Security: Protected files are totally hidden and locked, undeletable, unmovable and totally inaccessible.

Click here to download LockDir

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Killing or Dying : Google Adsense

Google Adsense, the world or should i say the internet's leading advertising agency. A lot of Websites - or should i say majority -  on the web make use of Google adsense as a source of monetizing their websites or blogs. Over the last years, since its inception, Google adsense has actually made bloggers and website owners have a bigger problem.. The problem now is that they have gotten stricter and its pretty much harder to get into the program, especially blogs.. This brings me to the question...

Is Google Adsense killing bloggers or is it Dying?

What i mean by the question posed above is that due to frustrations brought about by disapproved applications into adsense, is it making bloggers change their minds about blogging (killing) or is it losing new markets to other advertising platforms like Addynamo and the likes (dying).

As a blogger, after reading multiple posts on how to get approved by adsense and basically doing everything - except using a top domain, which i would be doing after the AtoZ Challenge -.... i am still being disapproved. If not for my passion, i would have probably stopped blogging like other money-driven bloggers would. 

This question is really on my mind  and i would like to get answers. Your opinion is highly needed..

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Joomla 3.0 : Build Websites With Ease

Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications easily. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.



Firstly, What is a Content Management System?

A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.

Using a CMS comes with so much flexibility that you do not even need to learn how to code before you create your own website...

What Kind of Websites Can You build With Joomla?

Joomla is used all over the world to power Web sites of all shapes and sizes. For example:

• Corporate Web sites or portals
• Corporate intranets and extranets
• Online magazines, newspapers, and publications
• E-commerce and online reservations
• Government applications
• Small business Web sites
• Non-profit and organizational Web sites
• Community-based portals
• School and church Web sites
• Personal or family homepages

Why Choose Joomla 3.0?

Joomla 3.0, the latest release comes with a much more fluid and easy-to-use application that makes Website development much easier... Aside from all the reasons stated above, i recommend joomla if you are interested in making use of a CMS....

If you have any contradictions or questions, you can always drop a comment

Click here to download Joomla 3.0

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Incredible Logos Created With Ease

Every institution, company, organization or cause needs a logo... its one of the required tools for
branding.... A logo passes a great deal of message about the products and services one has to render.
Creating a logo, however is an herculean task which has been made easy thanks to sothink logo maker...

This application is a great tool for creating logos.. both for professionals and beginners... Classy and quality
templates have been embedded in this application which can not only make creating logos easier but also
give you ideas to express yourself with...

Here's a preview....

With different categories and thousands of shapes to import... here's a great tool

Click here to download Sothink Logo maker

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How to Take Good Care of Your Laptop

1.Keep liquids away from your laptop. As tempting as it might be to drink coffee, soda, water or any other liquid near your laptop, accidents can happen all too easily. Spilled liquids may damage the internal components or cause electrical injury to the laptop. Short circuits can corrupt data or even permanently destroy parts. The solution is very simple: Keep your drinks away from your computer. Even if you're careful, someone else might bump into your desk or you. Or you can use a cup with a cover on it, so even if it does spill, the liquid doesn't go any where!

2. Having an available antivirus software would help. Even if you know what you download, it may contain a virus that can lead to a circuit error in your system hardware or slowness in the software.

3. Protect the LCD display monitor. When you shut your laptop, make sure there are no small items, such as a pencil or small ear-phones, on the keyboard. These can damage the display screen when shut; the screen will scratch if the item is rough. Close the lid gently and holding from the middle. Closing the lid using only one side causes pressure on that hinge, and over time can cause it to bend and snap.

4.Plug in accessory devices into their proper slots. Always look at the symbols on the laptop carefully before inserting devices. Jamming a phone line into an Ethernet port or vice versa could damage the sockets, making it impossible to use them again. It is very important to observe this step.

5. Handle any removable drives with care. Floppy drives or CD drives that have been removed from your laptop can easily get crushed, dropped or pressed if you are careless. Put them straight into a bag or a storage box/case for safe keeping if you are not putting them back into the laptop.

6.Don't leave your laptop in a car. Not only do the insides of cars experience large temperature swings that could damage a laptop, but a laptop (or laptop bag) is an inviting target for a smash and grab thief.

7. Avoid placing heavy materials, such as books, on top of your laptop and keyboard. This can push the LCD screen into the keyboard, and will eventually damage it. Also, the CD-ROM insert will also be squished and, eventually, will break.

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GTA III For Android

Android phones have been blessed with cool applications and games, some with awesome graphics and others with cool storyline. GTA III, as we all know the Grand theft Auto series, is a cool one to have... Its exciting and lots of fun..



The sprawling crime epic that changed open-world games forever.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began.
Rockstar Games celebrates the 10th anniversary of one of the most influential games of all time. The critically acclaimed blockbuster Grand Theft Auto III comes to mobile devices, bringing to life the dark and seedy underworld of Liberty City. With a massive and diverse open world, a wild cast of acters from every walk of life and the freedom to explore at will, Grand Theft Auto III puts the dark, intriguing and ruthless world of crime at your fingertips.
With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
Features:
• Visually stunning d graphics, acter and vehicle models
• HD quality resolution
• Gameplay optimized for touch screen devices
• Custom controls for the mobile platform
• Countless hours of gameplay
• Gamepad Support for USB controllers
• Integrated with Immersion Haptic Vibration Feedback
• Tailor your visual experience with new video display settings
Languages Supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese.
Grand Theft Auto III 10 Year Anniversary Edition is now available on:
• Android Phones: Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound, LG Optimus 2x, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Droid X2, Motorola Droid Bionic, Motorola Photon 4G, Samsung Galaxy R, Samsung Galaxy S2, Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, T-Mobile G2x
• Android Tablets: Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Dell Streak 7, LG Optimus Pad, Medion Lifetab, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1, Sony Tablet S, Toshiba Thrive
For optimal performance, we recommend re-booting your device after downloading and closing other applications when playing Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition.
Please ensure you have at least 1GB of free space before installing Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition.

Click here to download Android Apk

Click here to download Data packet

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Elegant Style With Windows Blue

The Windows 8 Blue, soon to be called Windows 8.1 this coming summer is going to be the latest release from the stables of the giant, Microsoft. This new operating system is not the next operating system as previously announced to be due in 2014, i suppose that would be called Windows 9. The Windows Blue is more or less an upgrade to the current Windows 8... more than just a service pack, it brings about new features and more.. Let me leave you to watch a video i came across on youtube...

What do you guys think?

#AtoZChallenge

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Down Memory Lane

Waking up this morning and feeling the desire to do something not too techy for #AtoZChallenge... Putting aside my already written blogpost for today, i started thinking of a new topic but all that kept coming to my head were images from the past... From the beginning, all the way down here.

Today i remember when i first ventured into the world of technology, blogging and every other web stuff.. Starting from my very first web job, a moderator at Gidipeeps.com, now closed down up to today when i have my own websites and this blog. Makes me realize that Knowledge is not just power but actually a lot of power. I started off knowing almost nothing, and here i am today, not explicitly awesome but definitely something to reckon with. I thought of the level of knowledge i had when i got my first laptop - i used to use a desktop before then - and my current level, I have met a lot of people, geniuses in their own respective choice of careers and i must say i have been inspired by many of them.

I have decided to go wake up some of my lost inspirations, writing books, some of which i have written but never published. I want to write a book covering my journey from the start to this level... My Journey from a learner to a Blogger...

Thanks for stopping by..

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Create a Basic Menu in Blogger Now

After receiving a couple of Facebook messages and emails from fellow bloggers, mostly new bloggers asking questions on how to go about implementing a menu on their blog. This has prompted me to write this post. Creating a basic menu in blogger is pretty easy as adding a new gadget... So lets get started...

STEP 1: Create all the pages you need or that you would like to appear on the Menu... To learn how to create a custom page, Click here
STEP 2: Now navigate to Dashboard > Settings > Layout. You should have something similar to the image below.

STEP 3: Click on the Add a Gadget link just above the Blog Posts section...
STEP 4: In the Add a Gadget popup window that comes up, scroll down to find, the pages gadget.

NB: If you already have the Pages gadget added to your blog, Just drag the Pages gadget column up to the top under the header... And you have your menu. Otherwise continue with the steps below.

STEP 5: After Selecting the pages gadget, you would be redirected to a page where you can customize the look and feel... Click save and you've got your menu bar...

NOTE: The gadget must be under the header gadget or above the Blog Posts to work and not sideways... Your end result should be something similar to this

Dont forget to drop suggestions, questions or comments in the comment box below. thank you

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Create A custom Page in Blogger

Custom pages in blogger are often necessary at times. Especially when you have offers or give-aways. A custom page allows you to have a specific platform to carry out desired tasks..For example, writing an "About Us" or Privacy policy... Your choice... Here's a rundown of how its done...

STEP 1: Navigate to Dashboard > Pages. Click on the new page button.. A drop down will appear as in the image below \

Here you have two options, either creating a blank page which would be a location in your blog... or a Web address which would most likely contain an already created web page from an external source.

STEP 2: If you would like to add a page with fresh content to your blog, then select Blank page. You would be redirected to a page where you would input page title, Content (Content can also be written in HTML format) and other settings. Otherwise Click on Web Address, and you would be asked to input the title and address of the external source you would like to link to..

Save and you've got yourself a custom page.

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Backup Your Blog Before its too late

Hey guys, i was going through blogs participating in the A-Z Blogging challenge to see how things were going or learn new things only to come across a friend, +Michael Abayomi's blog, that was almost lost due to reasons only best known to blogger.. This situation spiced me up to write this post on how to backup our blog before its too late.. Lets get started....




STEP 1: Go to Settings, and then move on to the Other tabs

STEP 2: Now click on the Export blog link as shown in the image above... A dialog box should appear as in the image below

Clicking on download above will let you save your blog in a .xml format can be used to move your blog to another blogging platform or also to retrieve your blog posts in case of any incasity, like we say in Nigeria..

It is recommended that the often you blog, the often you back up... 

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Blackberry Z10 Full specifications

A new release from the Stables of Blackberry® Smartphones, The Blackberry Z10 is the current flagship platform to showcase this new OS. Just like Microsoft, BlackBerry has completely overhauled its OS experience and this time, has optimised it for gesture based control. Apart from the software, BlackBerry has also paid close attention to the hardware that went into the new Z10 so that it is on par with today’s high-end smartphones in the market.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - STL100-1
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - STL100-2
	4G Network	LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - STL100-2
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, January
	Status	Available. Released 2013, January

BODY	Dimensions	130 x 65.6 x 9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	137.5 g (4.83 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	768 x 1280 pixels, 4.2 inches (~355 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE, EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
	NFC	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps

FEATURES	OS	BlackBerry 10 OS
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
	CPU	Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
	GPU	Adreno 225
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
	Colors	Black, White
		- SNS integration - HDMI port - BlackBerry maps - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player - DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 312 h
	Talk time	Up to 10 h

MISC	SAR US	1.07 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.87 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Price group

TESTS	Display	Contrast ratio: 1532 (nominal) / 2.051:1 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 73dB
	Audio quality	Noise -82.8dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Battery life	Endurance rating 46h

What Do you think about this smartphone?

Specification Source: GsmArena

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