Adding the Special Characters in Article by Using Some HTML Entities

Hi bloggy readers,
In my recent article - Writing a Scientific Article by Using Subscript and Superscript Function -, i already showed you how to create subscripted and superscripted text formatting in posted article in order to create a distinct appearance of special text/formulas/codes from other normal text besides the using of Courier font type. Anyway, as i searched little bit further about the adding of special codes into article, i just found out that there are bunch of useful codes that are formally used by common bloggers in their blogs. For example, in some other blogs, you can see a copyright code "©" stacked on their blogs to prevent their contents from being stolen by irresponsible individuals around the internet.

Other useful characters such as ®, ™, or € can help you a lot when writing article contains those unique characters by using HTML entities via Edit HTML mode in post editor. Okay, in this article, i am gonna show you how to insert those special characters in our posted article.

1. Log in to Blogger account
Now go to Blogger.Com and Log in to your Blogger account.

2. Create a New Post
In this tutorial, i am just gonna show you how to create the special characters by using some HTML entities via Edit HTML mode in your post editor, so i suggest you to do this tutorial in the post editor. Now in the Dashboard, press the New Post button in your chosen blog.

3. Switch the tab of post editor to Edit HTML
After landing to the New Post editor, now switch the tab from Compose to Edit HTML mode. In this mode, we will be able to insert the HTML codes in our article, and as a result, can be seen directly from Compose mode. So, it's all about switching the tabs, Compose to Edit HTML, back and forth. But now, we are gonna use the Edit HTML feature.

4. Pick any special symbol and put the HTML entity
As you can see below, all the Entities Name and Number can be easily used and will be resulting as a specific symbol you are referring to. For example, now pick any of these symbol you want to use, i assume that you want to use a registered trademark symbol "®" in your article, now copy either the entity name ® or the entity number ™ in the Edit HTML post editor.

Result	Description	Entity Name	Entity Number
®	registered trademark	®	®
™	trademark	™
¥	yen	¥	¥
€	euro	€	€
§	section	§	§
<	less than	&lt;	&#60;
>	greater than	&gt;	&#62;
&	ampersand	&amp;	&#38;
¢	cent	&cent;	&#162;
©	copyright	&copy;	&#169;
£	pound	&pound;	&#163;
	non-breaking space	&nbsp;	&#160;

5. See the result
To see the result of that special character, now switch the tab back to Compose mode. As you can see, in the Compose mode, the character "®" will be displayed in the post editor.

Okay, that's it for now. See you at my next article.

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The Using of One Line CSS Styling

Hi bloggy readers,
The using of one line value in CSS styling has been discussed in my older post called - The using of One Line Padding Command in CSS styling -. In case you haven't read that post, in that article, i've already shown you about the meaning and using of one line padding values padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px in CSS styling, which can also be utilized in creating margin area on element.

Anyway, besides the using of that one line values or used to be called as "shorthand property" on padding and margin, there is also other choice in using a one line command on other part of CSS styling, specifically, on the exact CSS anchor that controls the element. For example, if your sidebar is controlled by the CSS styling .sidebar, you can use a one line CSS styling just like in the shorthand property method above. If you can't swallow my explanation above, you must read the whole post to get the better understanding about this article. Okay, here's the tutorial.

Usually, the link interfaces (standard, hover, and visited links) in post area are controlled by the CSS styling below, where .post a indicates the first or standard interface of link, .post a:visited indicates the interface of visited link, and .post a:hover indicates the appearance of link when being pointed by mouse cursor.

.post a {
  text-decoration:none;
  color:red;
  font-size:15px;
  font-weight:bold;
}

.post a:visited {
  text-decoration:none;
  color:red;
  font-size:15px;
  font-weight:bold;
}

.post a:hover {
  text-decoration:none;
  color:red;
  font-size:15px;
  font-weight:bold;
}

Now, in order to use the same method just like in shorthand property method in the value part of CSS styling, we can also use that similar method to the exact CSS styling, not only on the values. So, if you want to use a one line CSS styling to control the link interfaces of standard link, hover, and visited, you can simply re-type the CSS styling above into more simple form of CSS styling like the example below:

.post a, .post a:visited, .post a:hover {
  text-decoration:none;
  color:red;
  font-size:15px;
  font-weight:bold;
}

As you can see in the CSS styling above, the CSS styling that controls the link interface has been wrapped up in one line .post a, .post a:visited, .post a:hover. By doing this, all the link interfaces of standard, visited, and hover will be displayed in the same interface, in bold and red color, 15px sized, and without the underline decoration.

As a result in your blog, the link element will appear like the picture below, in red color when in the standard mode, visited and also hover mode as well.

Okay, that's it for today's tutorial. Let see if i can digg more about this topic in the future. See you at my next post.

I'm Out...

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Live Traffic Widget added to Blogger blog

Hi bloggy readers,
For many bloggers, checking blog traffic can be such a routine activity that consumes lots of their times, well, it happens to me also, and a lot. Every single day, when i woke up in the morning, i just couldn't help myself to start opening the Sitemeter (site traffic analyzer) just to check how many visitors that have visited my blog from 0 am until 6 am. I know that can be a little bit wacko for some of you who are not a blogger, but as a blogger, analyzing blog traffic will always be on the top of our to-do list, even if we don't have a to-do list.

Anyway, finding information about who have been visiting our blog can also hold the important role in analyzing our blog traffic more thoroughly. Well, that's because, by knowing about all the data, such as visitor jumping pages, entering pages, browsing length, region/area where visitors came from, and other important data that can help us in improving our blog traffic even better in the future.

As i searched around internet, i just discovered one great and useful widget that does everything as i said earlier in this post, to track visitors data in a real-time mode and it's called FeedJit By adding this widget in your blog, can deliver you the newest data regarding the visitors of your blog directly from the sidebar of your blog. Okay, interested to nail this widget into your blog? Let's get straight to the tutorial.

1. Go to FeedJit website
Firstly, now head on to
FeedJit website to start getting this widget.

2. Sign up to FeedJit
As soon as you get to that website, now scroll the page down and find the link called "Click here to sign up for Feedjit Pro....".

3. Choose your FeedJit account
In the new page, you will be provided with 3 choices of FeedJit account, such as: Feedjit
Completely Free, Feedjit Advanced, and Feedjit Pro. I suggest you to pick the first option, FeedJit Completely Free account because it's free to use without splashing our cash.

4. Customize the appearance of the widget
After choosing your FeedJit account, you will be brought to the new page regarding the configuration of your widget. In this page, you can set up your widget that suits to your preferences, such as customizing the colour of your widget, setting up the number of visitors in the widget and visitors jumping page, and other stuff.

5. Press the "Go" button
Okay, after finished setting up your widget, now press the button "Go" and don't forget to pick your blog platform (Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad, etc) before leaving this page.

6. Install the widget into your blog
In the new page, you will be prompted with the option to start adding the FeedJit widget into your blog, or go back to the customization page. To install the widget, now press the button "Click to open a new window and install on Blogger".

7. Install the widget in your blog layout
As soon as you press the "Click to open a new window and install on Blogger" button, you will be automatically directed into your blog layout or Page Element mode. Now pick the best location for the FeedJit widget in your blog layout, and then press the Save button.

In your blog, you will see that FeedJit widget has been successfully added in your blog. From now on. you can feel relief to check your blog traffic directly from your blog.

Okay, that's it for now. Stick to this blog to get more widgets coming up.

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Mini Browser Widget Added to Your Blog

Hi bloggy readers,
Have you ever imagined that inside your blog, you can also browse to another website directly from your blog? Maybe some of you might be baffled to hear with what i just said. How come we can browse to another blog/website, when we are currently browsing inside our blog? Well, if you think i'm crazy with that idea, you have to blame Bitty Browser for providing this cool widget.

With Bitty Browser nailed in your sidebar, you can now have a full control to navigate to another website, directly from the sidebar of your blog. Bitty Browser also provides other great features that can improve the sophistication of your blog interface even better this time. You can check Technorati website, del.icio.us, Flickr, or even Google in the simpler and smaller version on your blog. Interested with this widget? Let's get straight to the article.

1. Go to Widgetbox.Com website
In order to install the Bitty Browser widget in your blog, you must firstly go to the WidgetBox.Com which also facilitates this widget for you.

2. Configure the widget
When landing to the Bitty Browser widget page on WidgetBox.Com, now you can begin configuring the widget that suits to your preferences. In this part, you can set the title bar, the search bar, and last but not least, the default page you want to use for this widget (Google page, Technorati, Flickr, del.icio.us, and many more).

3. Get the widget code
After finished customizing the look for your Bitty Browser widget, now it's time to get the generated widget code. Now press the button "Get Widget" on the bottom position of the widget configuration. By doing so, you will be prompted with a new small window in the form of widget that generates you the widget code.

4. Copy the widget code
As you can see in that small widget window, there is a box contains a script code for the widget. To copy the whole script code, you can simply press the button "Copy". Without your consciousness, the whole script code has been copied to the Clipboard.

5. Enter to Blogger Account
To install this widget, now head on to Blogger.Com and Sign in to your account.

6. Go to Page Element
In the Dashboard, now press the button Layout/Design on a blog you want to add with this Bitty Browser widget, you will be landed to Page Element section.

7. Paste the script code
In the Page Element, now pick any area in your blog layout that suits you well, and then press the link "Add a Gadget". In the provided widget options, now pick "HTML/Javascript" as a platform for the widget. In the prompted window, now paste the script code we've got into the HTML/Javascript box, and then, save the widget by pressing the Save button.

As you can see in your blog, if the script code works perfectly, a new small browser will be shown in the sidebar of your blog.

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Get HTML Color Code Values

Following are the links for HTML Color Code Values . You can copy these values of desired color and paste it where you want.


LINK 1

COLOR-VALUE


LINK 2

html-color-codes


LINK 3

216 Web Safe Colors
Hexadecimal RGB Values


Go to any of the above sites and you will find various color codes for your site.

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HTML color code picker for your website.

There are lots of websites that offers HTML color codes and I have told about them in my previous post - Get HTML Color Code Values.

But sometimes you want the exact color that match with your website/blog. Now here are to easy ways to get HTML color code picker.


1. Use PIXIE

Just download and run pixie and move your mouse pointer on any color you want  and you will get HTML color code of that color.

Download Pixie (8 kb)


2. Use ColorZilla Add-ons for Firefox

ColorZilla  is an Add-on  for Firefox..

Get it here.

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Add/remove/change Border/outline of Iamges in Blogger Post.

Let's experiment with border or outline of that appears around images you add to your blogger post. You can add or remove a border to images or change the color of that border.

Images with Border




To add border go to Layout >> Edit HTML and look for

.post img {
  padding:1px;
  border:2px solid $bordercolor;
  }

Padding is the space between image and border. More padding value means more space. Now border value. It is 2px in above case. IF you change this to 8px then the width of border will increase.


Images without Border



To remove border of image change border value to 0

.post img {
  padding:1px;
  border:0px solid $bordercolor;
  }



Change color of border

 .post img {
  padding:1px;
  border:2px solid $bordercolor;
  }

Change $bordercolor to HTML code of your color

Get HTML color code picker

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Selecting Right and Profitable Affiliate Programs for your Blog

While selecting correct and profitable Affiliate Program keep in mind that some programs can waste your time and also some others can spoil your website's reputation also.



Following is a short guide for Selecting Right and Profitable Affiliate Programs

1. Your Website

If you have Computer related site then promoting the agriculture product will not be a smart choice. Then visitors of your site also matters. Promoting visitor interested products will good.

2.Affiliate merchant's website

Affiliate merchant's website should only deal with selling of products and not unwanted ads. The product or service must encourage visitors to purchase it.

3.Reputation of the affiliate merchant and quality of goods and services

You should must have the knowledge of payments by Affiliate merchant and also their past and present operations.

Promoting inferior quality and overpriced goods will degrade your reputation.

4.Commission scheme of the affiliate program

Most popular Commission sachems are pay per click, pay per lead and pay per sale schemes. With the competition increasing almost all merchants have started offering two tiered commissions, some even offer multi tiered ones.

Source of the Article - webmasters-forum.org

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Bit Torrent Tutorials

The first things you need to know about using Bit Torrent:
-- Bit Torrent is aimed at broadband users (or any connection better than dialup).
-- Sharing is highly appreciated, and sharing is what keeps bit torrent alive.
-- A bit torrent file (*.torrent) contains information about the piece structure of the download (more on this later)
-- The method of downloading is not your conventional type of download. Since downloads do not come in as one big chunk, you are able to download from many people at once, increasing your download speeds. There may be 100 "pieces" to a file, or 20,000+ pieces, all depending on what you're downloading. Pieces are usually small (under 200kb)
-- The speeds are based upon people sharing as they download, and seeders. Seeders are people who constantly share in order to keep torrents alive. Usually seeders are on fast connections (10mb or higher).
In this tutorial, I will be describing it all using a bit torrent client called Azureus. This client is used to decode the .torrent files into a useable format to download from other peers. From here on out, I will refer to Bit Torrent as BT.
Which BT client you use, is purely up to you. I have tried them all, and my personal favorite is Azureus for many reasons. A big problem with most BT clients out there, is that they are extremely CPU intensive, usually using 100% of your cpu power during the whole process. This is the number one reason I use Azureus. Another, is a recently released plug-in that enables you to browse all current files listed on suprnova.org (the #1 source for torrent downloads).
Before you use the plug-in, take a look at /http://www.suprnova.org, and browse the files. Hold your mouse over the links, and you'll notice every file ends in .torrent. This is the BT file extension. Usually, .torrent files are very small, under 200kb. They contain a wealth of information about the file you want to download. A .torrent file can contain just 1 single file, or a a directory full of files and more directories. But regardless, every download is split up into hundreds or thousands of pieces. The pieces make it much easier to download at higher speeds. Back to suprnova.org. Look at the columns:
Added | Name | Filesize | Seeds | DLs (and a few more which aren't very useful.)
I'll break this down.
Added: Self explanitory, its the date the torrent was added.
Name: Also self explanitory.
Filesize: Duh
Seeds: This is how many people are strictly UPLOADING, or sharing. These people are the ones that keep .torrent files alive. By "alive", I mean, if there's no one sharing the .torrent file, no one can download.
DLs: This is how many people currently downloading that particular torrent. They also help keep the torrent alive as they share while they download.
It's always best to download using a torrent that has a decent amount of seeders and downloaders, this way you can be assured there's a good chance your download will finish. The more the better.
Now that you should understand how torrent files work, and how to use them, on to Azureus!
First, get JAVA! You need this to run Azureus, as java is what powers it. Get Java here: /http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
Next, get Azureus at: /http://azureus.sourceforge.net
Next, get the Suprnovalister plugin from /http://s93732957.onlinehome.us/storage/suprnovalister.jar
Install Java JRE before you do ANYTHING.
Install Azureus, and then in the installation folder, create 2 more folders. ./Plugins/suprnovalister (For example, if you installed Azureus to C:\PROGRAM FILES\AZUREUS, create C:\PROGRAM FILES\AZUREUS\PLUGINS\SUPRNOVALISTER). Next, put the suprnovalister.jar file that you downloaded, in that folder.
Load up Azureus, and if you want, go through the settings and personalize it.
The tab labeled "My Torrents" is the section of Azureus you need the most often. That lists all your transfers, uploads and downloads. It shows every bit of information you could possibly want to know about torrents you download.
In the menu bar, go to View > Plugins > Suprnova Lister. This will open up a new tab in Azureus. Click on "Update Mirror". This will get a mirror site of suprnova.org containing all current torrent files available. Once a mirror is grabbed, choose a category from the drop-down box to the left and click "Update". Wah-lah, all the available downloads appear in the main chart above. Just double click a download you want, and bang its starting to download. Open the "My Torrents" tab again to view and make sure your download started.
After your download has finished, be nice, and leave the torrent transferring. So people can get pieces of the file from you, just as you got pieces from other people.
Alternatively, if you don't want to use the plugin... you can just head to suprnova.org and download files to any folder. Then go to File > Open > .torrent File in Azureus.
This should about wrap it up for the Bit Torrent Tutorial. If you guys think of anything I should add, or whatnot, just let me know and I'll check into it.

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Boot Windows Xp Fast Tips

Boot Winxp Fast
Follow the following steps:
1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".
9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer.
12. Now it will Boot up faster.

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Best Keyboard Shortcuts

Getting used to using your keyboard exclusively and leaving your mouse behind will make you much more efficient at performing any task on any Windows system. I use the following keyboard shortcuts every day:
Windows key + R = Run menu
This is usually followed by:
cmd = Command Prompt
iexplore + "web address" = Internet Explorer
compmgmt.msc = Computer Management
dhcpmgmt.msc = DHCP Management
dnsmgmt.msc = DNS Management
services.msc = Services
eventvwr = Event Viewer
dsa.msc = Active Directory Users and Computers
dssite.msc = Active Directory Sites and Services
Windows key + E = Explorer
ALT + Tab = Switch between windows
ALT, Space, X = Maximize window
CTRL + Shift + Esc = Task Manager
Windows key + Break = System properties
Windows key + F = Search
Windows key + D = Hide/Display all windows
CTRL + C = copy
CTRL + X = cut
CTRL + V = paste
Also don't forget about the "Right-click" key next to the right Windows key on your keyboard. Using the arrows and that key can get just about anything done once you've opened up any program.
Keyboard Shortcuts
[Alt] and [Esc] Switch between running applications
[Alt] and letter Select menu item by underlined letter
[Ctrl] and [Esc] Open Program Menu
[Ctrl] and [F4] Close active document or group windows (does not work with some applications)
[Alt] and [F4] Quit active application or close current window
[Alt] and [-] Open Control menu for active document
Ctrl] Lft., Rt. arrow Move cursor forward or back one word
Ctrl] Up, Down arrow Move cursor forward or back one paragraph
[F1] Open Help for active application
Windows+M Minimize all open windows
Shift+Windows+M Undo minimize all open windows
Windows+F1 Open Windows Help
Windows+Tab Cycle through the Taskbar buttons
Windows+Break Open the System Properties dialog box
Acessability shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds........ Switch FilterKeys on and off.
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN....... Switch High Contrast on and off.
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK....... Switch MouseKeys on and off.
SHIFT....... five times Switch StickyKeys on and off.
NUM LOCK...... for five seconds Switch ToggleKeys on and off.
explorer shortcuts
END....... Display the bottom of the active window.
HOME....... Display the top of the active window.
NUM LOCK+ASTERISK....... on numeric keypad (*) Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN....... on numeric keypad (+) Display the contents of the selected folder.
NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN....... on numeric keypad (-) Collapse the selected folder.
LEFT ARROW...... Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.
RIGHT ARROW....... Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.
Type the following commands in your Run Box (Windows Key + R) or Start Run
devmgmt.msc = Device Manager
msinfo32 = System Information
cleanmgr = Disk Cleanup
ntbackup = Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)
mmc = Microsoft Management Console
excel = Microsoft Excel (If Installed)
msaccess = Microsoft Access (If Installed)
powerpnt = Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed)
winword = Microsoft Word (If Installed)
frontpg = Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed)
notepad = Notepad
wordpad = WordPad
calc = Calculator
msmsgs = Windows Messenger
mspaint = Microsoft Paint
wmplayer = Windows Media Player
rstrui = System Restore
netscp6 = Netscape 6.x
netscp = Netscape 7.x
netscape = Netscape 4.x
waol = America Online
control = Opens the Control Panel
control printers = Opens the Printers Dialog
internet browser type in u're adress "google", then press [Right CTRL] and [Enter]
add www. and .com to word and go to it For Windows XP:
Copy. CTRL+C
Cut. CTRL+X
Paste. CTRL+V
Undo. CTRL+Z
Delete. DELETE
Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE
Copy selected item. CTRL while dragging an item
Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Rename selected item. F2
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW
Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select all. CTRL+A
Search for a file or folder. F3
View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER
Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4
Switch between open items. ALT+TAB
Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10
Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC
Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Carry out the corresponding command. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW
Refresh the active window. F5
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE
Cancel the current task. ESC
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
Use these keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes:
To Press
Move forward through tabs. CTRL+TAB
Move backward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move forward through options. TAB
Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys
Display Help. F1
Display the items in the active list. F4
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. BACKSPACE
If you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key and the Application key , you can use these keyboard shortcuts:
Display or hide the Start menu. WIN Key
Display the System Properties dialog box. WIN Key+BREAK
Show the desktop. WIN Key+D
Minimize all windows. WIN Key+M
Restores minimized windows. WIN Key+Shift+M
Open My Computer. WIN Key+E
Search for a file or folder. WIN Key+F
Search for computers. CTRL+WIN Key+F
Display Windows Help. WIN Key+F1
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain. WIN Key+ L
Open the Run dialog box. WIN Key+R
Open Utility Manager. WIN Key+U
Accessibility keyboard shortcuts:
Switch Filter Keys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds
Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
Switch Sticky Keys on and off. SHIFT five times
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds
Open Utility Manager. WIN Key+U
shortcuts you can use with Windows Explorer:
Display the bottom of the active window. END
Display the top of the active window. HOME
Display all subfolders under the selected folder. NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
Display the contents of the selected folder. NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
Collapse the selected folder. NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. LEFT ARROW
Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. RIGHT ARROW

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12 Tips to Maintain a Virus Free Computer

Is your computer infected with virus? Do you often get mysterious error messages? Well this is a common problem faced by almost all the computer users across the globe. There are many viruses and worms out there that could infect your computer. Some are harmless, but, they do have the capacity to do any number of nasty things, up to and including, erasing all data from your computer. However there are ways to keep viruses away from your PC. Here are the 12 tips to maintain a virus free computer.

1. Email is one of the common ways by which your computer can catch a virus. So it is always recommended to stay away from SPAM. Open only those emails that has it’s origin from a trusted source such as those which comes from your contact list. If you are using your own private email host (other than gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc.) then it is highly recommended that you use a good anti-spam software. And finally NEVER click on any links in the emails that comes from untrusted sources. 2. USB thumb/pen drives is another common way by which viruses spread rapidly. So it is always a good habit to perform a virus scan before copying any data onto your computer. NEVER double-click the pen drive to open it. Instead right-click on it and select the option “open”. This is a safe way to open a pen drive. 3. Be careful about using MS Outlook. Outlook is more susceptible to worms than other e-mail programs, unless you have efficient Anti-Virus programs running. Use Pegasus or Thunderbird (by Mozilla), or a web-based program such as Hotmail or Yahoo (In Firefox). 4. As we all know, Internet is the main source of all the malicious programs including viruses, worms, trojans etc. In fact Internet contributes to virus infection by up to 80%. So here are the tips for safe surfing habits so that you can ward off virus infection up to the maximum extent.
• Don’t click on pop-up windows that announce a sudden disaster in your city or announce that you’ve won an hourly prize. They are the ways to mislead Internet users and you should never trust them.
  
• You can also use a pop-up blocker to automatically block those pop-ups.
  
5. Most of us use search engines like Google to find what we are looking for. It is quite obvious for a malicious website to get listed in the search results. So to avoid visiting those untrusted malicious websites, you can download and install the AVG LinkScanner which is a freeware. This tool can become very handy and will help you to stay away from malicious websites. 6. Install a good antivirus software and keep it updated. Also perform full system scan periodically. It is highly recommended that you turn on the automatic update feature. This is the most essential task to protect your PC from virues. If PC security is your first option then it is recommended that you go for a shareware antivirus software over the free ones. Most of the antivirus supports the Auto-Protect feature that provides realtime security for your PC. Make sure that this feature is turned on. 7. Install a good Antispyware program, that operates against Internet malware and spyware. 8. Never open any email attachments that come from untrusted sources. If it is a picture, text or sound file (these attachments end in the extensions .txt, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .tif, .mp3, .htm, .html, and .avi), you are probably safe, but still do a scan before opening. 9. Do not use disks that other people gave you, even from work. The disk could be infected with a virus. Of course, you can run a virus scan on it first to check it out. 10. Set up your Windows Update to automatically download patches and upgrades. This will allow your computer to automatically download any updates to both the operating system and Internet Explorer. These updates fix security holes in both pieces of software. 11. While you download files from untrusted websites/sources such as torrents, warez etc. make sure that you run a virus scan before executing them. 12. And finally it is recommended not to visit the websites that feature illegal/unwanted stuffs such as cracks, serials, warez etc. since they contribute much in spreading of viruses and other malicious programs.

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Encyclopedia of Cybercrime

 Samuel C. McQuade III, "Encyclopedia of Cybercrime"

Greenwood | 2008-11-30 | ISBN: 0313339740 | 232 pages | PDF | 1 MB

There are today no more compelling sets of crime and security threats facing nations, communities, organizations, groups, families and individuals than those encompassed by cybercrime. For over fifty years crime enabled by computing and telecommunications technologies have increasingly threatened societies as they have become reliant on information systems for sustaining modernized living. Cybercrime is not a new phenomenon, rather an evolving one with respect to adoption of information technology (IT) for abusive and criminal purposes. Further, by virtue of the myriad ways in which IT is abused, it represents a technological shift in the nature of crime rather than a new form of criminal behavior. Understanding the subject, then, is imperative to combatting it and to addressing it at various levels.
There are today no more compelling sets of crime and security threats facing nations, communities, organizations, groups, families and individuals than those encompassed by cybercrime. For over fifty years crime enabled by computing and telecommunications technologies have increasingly threatened societies as they have become reliant on information systems for sustaining modernized living. Cybercrime is not a new phenomenon, rather an evolving one with respect to adoption of information technology (IT) for abusive and criminal purposes. Further, by virtue of the myriad ways in which IT is abused, it represents a technological shift in the nature of crime rather than a new form of criminal behavior. In other words, the nature of crime and its impacts on society are changing to the extent computers and other forms of IT are used for illicit purposes. Understanding the subject, then, is imperative to combating it and to addressing it at various levels.
This work is the first comprehensive encyclopedia to address cybercrime. Topical articles address all key areas of concern and specifically those having to with: terminology, definitions and social constructs of crime; national infrastructure security vulnerabilities and capabilities; types of attacks to computers and information systems; computer abusers and cybercriminals; criminological, sociological, psychological and technological theoretical underpinnings of cybercrime; social and economic impacts of crime enabled with information technology (IT) inclusive of harms experienced by victims of cybercrimes and computer abuse; emerging and controversial issues such as online pornography, the computer hacking subculture and potential negative effects of electronic gaming and so-called computer addiction; bodies and specific examples of U.S. federal laws and regulations that help to prevent cybercrimes; examples and perspectives of law enforcement, regulatory and professional member associations concerned about cybercrime and its impacts; and computer forensics as well as general investigation/prosecution of high tech crimes and attendant challenges within the United States and internationally.
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Top Ten Tips To Improve System Speed

1.Let your PC boot up completely before opening any applications.
2.Refresh the desktop after closing any application. This will remove any unused files from the RAM.
3.Do not set very large file size images as your wallpaper. Do not keep a wallpaper at all if your PC is low on RAM (less than 64 MB).
4.Do not clutter your Desktop with a lot of shortcuts. Each shortcut on the desktop uses up to 500 bytes of RAM
5.Empty the recycle bin regularly. The files are not really deleted from your hard drive until you empty the recycle bin.
6.Delete the temporary internet files regularly.
7.Defragment your hard drive once every two months. This will free up a lot of space on your hard drive and rearrange the files so that your applications run faster.
8.Always make two partitions in your hard drive. Install all large Software's (like PSP, Photoshop, 3DS Max etc) in the second partition. Windows uses all the available empty space in C drive as virtual memory when your Computer RAM is full. Keep the C Drive as empty as possible.
9.When installing new Softwares disable the option of having a tray icon. The tray icons use up available RAM, and also slow down the booting of your PC. Also disable the option of starting the application automatically when the PC boots. You can disable these options later on also from the Tools or preferences menu in your application.
10. Protect your PC from dust. Dust causes the CPU cooling fan to jam and slow down thereby gradually heating your CPU and affecting the processing speed. Use compressed air to blow out any dust from the CPU. Never use vacuum.
RAM IS THE WORKING AREA (DESKTOP) OF THE CPU, KEEP IT AS EMPTY AND UNCLUTTERED AS POSSIBLE!

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How to add your Blog to Bing?

Bing (formerly Live Search, Windows Live Search and MSN Search) is a web search engine by Microsoft. Bing allows webmasters to manage the web crawling status of their own websites through Bing Webmaster Center. Use the webmaster tools to troubleshoot the crawling and indexing of your blog, submit sitemaps and view statistics about your blogs.
To use webmaster tools, go to Bing Webmaster Center and sign in to use the tools. Click on Add a site and submit your blog URL with site map address. Example:
Web address: http://myblog.blogspot.com/
Sitemap address: http://myblog.blospot.com/atom.xml or http://myblog.blogspot.com/rss.xml
Provide webmaster email if you want and click on Submit button. They need to verify that you are true owner of submitted site. Copy given meta tag and paste it into head section of your blog by going to Dashboard > Layout > Edit HTML. Meta tag should be like 

<meta name="msvalidate.01" content="238F066602818D0FA23E2B1D371E076A" />

and put it somewhere after <head>.

Save the template and return to site list in Bing webmaster tools.
Click on your blog in site list to see statistics if it is already indexed by Bing. If there is no data available then you have to wait for a few days till MSNBot (the Bing web crawler) scans and indexes contents of your blog.

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Magazine style Blogger Template "Falkner Press" and Detail Explanation.

LIVE DEMO | DOWNLOAD

Main Features:
* Automatic Thumbnails on posts
* Automatic Post Summarize
* Featured Content Slider
* Adsense ready
* PSD Custom Logo Included
* Youtube Video embedding Integrated
* Fully SEO Optimized
* Advertisement Block Ready
* 3 Columns
* Social Bookmarking Icons
* Twitter Updates widget
* Feedburner Email Subscription ready
* Thumbnails on Recent Posts in Sidebar
* Integrated Search box
* Beautiful top Navigation bar
* Cross-browser compatible
* and many more....
Step by Step Installation Guide:
(Make sure you backup your current template before installing any new template)
Step 0 : First Follow the basic installation steps here.
Step 1 : Edit the Logo

The logo *psd (photoshop) file is included in the download file. Open it with Photoshop and Edit the logo and Save it in .jpg format.
Next, upload that image to some image host like tinypic, photobucket,etc.. and get the image link to that file.
Go to Layout » Edit html
Find this url

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDXg0jG6lb-xXhSuafqMqpWpBQ6v3kn5CkFS68das5V_HK54fkil44z3spsDsda4g2XTbrHUJ6j5VxXL5OBJJRaJDXQqwmk3MxufybAbSgVdBSJ8e79ewmRrnKnPMILTG3vtcYrAroWEJ/

and replace it with your image url.

Step 2 : Edit the top Navigation links

Go to Layout » Edit html and find this code

<ul>

<li><a expr:href='data:blog.homepageUrl'>Home</a></li>

<li><a href='WEBSITE URL HERE'>About</a></li>

<li><a href='WEBSITE URL HERE'>Archives</a></li>

<li><a href='WEBSITE URL HERE'>Contact</a></li>

<li><a href='WEBSITE URL HERE'>Disclaimer</a></li>

<li><a href='WEBSITE URL HERE'>Forum</a></li>

<li><a href='WEBSITE URL HERE'>Subscribe</a></li>

<li><a href='WEBSITE URL HERE'>History</a></li>

<li><a href='WEBSITE URL HERE'>Profiles</a></li></ul>

See the pattern..you can easily understand. Simply replace the WEBSITE URL HERE with your target url. Also, Edit the anchor texts to your liking (About,Archives,Contact,etc)

Step 3 : Edit the Latest Twits

If you use twitter, You can use the integrated twitter twits widget. Simply find this

<a href='http://twitter.com/bloggertricks' id='twitter-link' style='display:block;text-align:right;'>follow me on Twitter</a>
</div>
<script src='http://twitter.com/javascripts/blogger.js' type='text/javascript'/>
<script src='http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/bloggertricks.json?callback=twitterCallback2&amp;count=1' type='text/javascript'/>

and replace bloggertricks with your twitter id.
Don't use Twitter...? then simply delete this code from the template.
From...

<b:widget id='HTML5' locked='false' title='Twitter' type='HTML'>

...................
...............

<script src='http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/bloggertricks.json?callback=twitterCallback2&amp;count=1' type='text/javascript'/>
</div>
</div>
<b:include name='quickedit'/>
</b:includable>
</b:widget>

Step 4: Edit Feedburner Email subscription and Feed count Button
This is another cool feature in this template.. built in Email subscription form and Feed count button.
Search for this line
http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=bloggertricksdotcom
and next, this line

<p><a href='http://feeds2.feedburner.com/bloggertricksdotcom'><img alt='' height='26' src='http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~fc/bloggertricksdotcom?bg=FD6D00&amp;fg=202931&amp;anim=1' style='border:0' width='88'/></a></p>

and Edit those urls to your feedburner links.
Don't have Feedburner yet ? You can signup here.
Step 5 : Add Youtube Video

Go to Layout tab.. and you can see like this

Click on the edit button and paste your youtube video code.
Don't forget to change the width and height of the video to 250 x 190 px to fit perfectly in the layout. You can edit the width and height values in the youtube embed code.
Help: How to add Youtube videos to Blogger
Don't want Youtube Video Widget ? then, simply remove this code from the template.

<b:widget id='HTML2' locked='true' title='VIDEO (250 x 190)' type='HTML'>
<b:includable id='main'>
<!-- only display title if it's non-empty -->
<data:content/>
<b:include name='quickedit'/>
</b:includable>
</b:widget>

Step 6 : Setup Mini Updates (Recent Posts with thumbnails)
This template has inbuilt Recent Posts with Thumbnails widget. All you have to do is enter your blog url and it will do the rest.
Look for this code in the template

home_page = &quot;http://falknerpress.blogspot.com/&quot;;
and replace the url with your Blog url.
Step 7 : Edit Social Bookmarking links

In the footer, you will see three widgets, 1.About me 2. Be my Frined? and 3. Advertisement widget.
The 1 & 3 widgets can be directly added by going to Layout tab.
All you need to edit is the second widget 'Be my Friend'. Using Social Bookmarking sites is a smart way to drive traffic to your sites.. So, if you don't have any of those accounts, Just take time to register..they are free and worth it :)
Find these lines:

<ul>
<li><a href='http://your-feedburner-url.com' target='_blank'>Subscribe</a></li>
<li><a href='http://digg.com/users/bloggertricks' target='_blank'>Digg</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.facebook.com/people/bloggertricks' target='_blank'>Facebook</a></li>
<li><a href='http://bloggertricks.stumbleupon.com'>Stumble It!</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class='share-list2'>
<ul>
<li><a href='http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://your-blog.blogspot.com/'>Technorati</a></li>
<li><a href='http://twitter.com/bloggertricks' target='_blank'>Twitter</a></li>
</ul>

and Edit them accordingly.
Step 8 : Featured Content Slideshow
Check out the Live Demo to see how it looks.
Edit the Slideshow...
Go to Layout » Edit html and find these lines..
Observe the pattern, it's easy!
wait! First prepare your images... the images should be 490(width) x 280 (height) pixels. Use Photoshop or any other image editing software to crop the images to 490 x 280 px and then upload the images to some image host like photobucket,tinypic,etc.
Next, find this code

<div id='myGallery'>
<!-- First Picture Start -->
<div class='imageElement'>
<h3>Title One </h3>
<p/>
<a class='open' href='http://bloggertricks.com'/>
<img alt='Marley And Me' class='full' src='IMAGE URL'/>
<img alt='Marley And Me' class='thumbnail' src='http://54800.com/wp-content/uploads/a1.jpg'/>
</div>
<!-- First Picture End -->
.........................................
..........................................
</div>
The pattern is like this
<div id='myGallery'>
<!-- First Picture Start -->
<div class='imageElement'>
<h3>Title 1 </h3>
<p/>
<a class='open' href='LINK 1 '/>
<img alt='Marley And Me' class='full' src='URL OF IMAGE 1 '/>
</div>
<!-- First Picture End -->
<!-- Second Picture Start -->
<div class='imageElement'>
<h3>Title 2 </h3>
<p/>
<a class='open' href='LINK 2 '/>
<img alt='Marley And Me' class='full' src='URL OF IMAGE 2 '/>
</div>
<!-- Second Picture End -->
<!-- Third Picture Start -->
<div class='imageElement'>
<h3>Title 3 </h3>
<p/>
<a class='open' href='LINK 3 '/>
<img alt='Marley And Me' class='full' src='URL OF IMAGE 3 '/>
</div>
<!-- Third Picture End -->
</div>

Got it? Now edit those links and Save the Changes!!
Now, FalknerPress template is successfully installed!
Extras
Here are few more things you can learn about this template..
Adsense Color Codes:
Here is the Color Palattes you can use to perfectly blend your adsense ads in the layout
1. Adsense in Left sidebar:
Preview:

Colors to use:

2. Adsense in Right sidebar:
Preview:

Colors to use:

3. Adsense just below Featured Content Slideshow:
(468 x 60px)
SAME COLORS as 2nd one
4. Adsense in Footer:
Colors to use:

That's it guys! Hope you like the template :D

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2010 Happy New Year Fireworks Widget

Go to Blogger Dashboard > Layout > Add Html/JavaScript,gadget And Copy this

 
 

Code

          <img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyOTIwMDE5MTc5MzEmcHQ9MTI5MjAwMjcxNTQ3NyZwPTIyMzA1MiZkPSZnPTEmbz*1YmFiYjNjYzY*NGY*OGI3ODQ5/MDI*MDIzZTkyNDYyZCZvZj*w.gif" /><embed allowScriptAccess="never" src="http://widgia.com/widgets/happy_new_year_fireworks/happy_new_year_fireworks.swf" quality="high" width="250" height="250"></embed><br /><a href="http://widgia.com/" target="_blank"> Widget by Widgia</a>



Save your Gadget and view your blog.

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