Hey, my name is Ace. A blogger, web developer, gamer and Microsoft lover. Student of Unilorin and NACOSS Unilorin 2013 Programmer of the year.
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...
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Monday, 29 April 2013
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...
Saturday, 27 April 2013
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...
Friday, 26 April 2013
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...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
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.INFECTIONTo 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...
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
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...
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
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 >...
Monday, 22 April 2013
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 g...
Saturday, 20 April 2013
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...
Friday, 19 April 2013
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...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
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...
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
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,...
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
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...
Monday, 15 April 2013
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,...
Saturday, 13 April 2013
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...
Friday, 12 April 2013
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,...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
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...
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
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...
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
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...
Monday, 8 April 2013
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...
Friday, 5 April 2013
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...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
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...
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
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:...
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
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...
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:...
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.
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