With the release of Windows 7, Microsoft may just have introduced the fastest operating system in the world. For those speed junkies who are never satisfied, we have provided a few tips that will help you make your PC even faster.
- Disable Automatic Disk Defragmentation
The Automatic Disk Defragmentation feature in Windows is designed to maintain the health of the operating system. However, it also makes Windows run a little slower. You can put an end to this by disabling the feature and manually running at your leisure. To do so, click “Start” and select “Computer.” Next, right click on your primary hard drive and select “Properties.” Lastly, select the “Tools” tab, click “Defragment Now” and uncheck the “Run on a schedule” option. - Utilize ReadyBoost
ReadyBoost is a built-in Windows 7 feature that allows you to use a USB flash drive to enhance system performance.
How is this possible? The drive itself acts as additional computer memory!
In order to make use of this feature, you will need a USB drive with at least 2 GB of space. From there, you simply connect the drive to your computer, click “Start” and select “Computer.” Next, click on the USB drive and select “ReadyBoost.” Lastly, select “Use this device” and choose as much capacity as possible below on the “Space to reserve for system speed” slide. - Disable Windows Transparency
The transparency of windows is a great perk from a presentation aspect, but this may not be the case for those with older hardware as it can drastically impact performance. The good thing is that transparency can be disabled with ease. Simply right-click on your desktop, select “Personalize,” choose the active theme and then navigate to “Windows Color.” Finally, uncheck the “Enable Transparency” option. - Disable Unwanted Features
There may be numerous Windows 7 features that you really don’t need. These same features could also slow down your computer. To disable them, click on “Start,” choose “Control Panel” and then select “Programs and features.” Next, select the “Turn Windows features on or off” option, navigate through the list and uncheck all the features you want to disable. Once you are done, simply click “OK” to remove those features. - Disable Startup Services
Startup services are notorious for slowing down performance in XP and Vista. The same holds true for Windows 7. You can disable unwanted services by hitting “Start,” typing “msconfig” in the search bar and clicking “Enter.” Click the “Services Tab” on the next window and deselect the services you do not want to automatically run at startup. While this all depends on preference, services that impact performance the most include “Offline Files,” “Tablet PC Input Services,” Terminal Services,” “Fax” and “Windows Search.” - Disable Minimizing/Maximizing Animations
Many users have already fallen in love with the minimizing and maximizing animation effects of windows. However, some may find it irritating after a while as it can eventually lead to slowdowns. If you want to disable this function, hit “Start,” enter “System Properties Performance” in the search bar and click “OK.” On the next screen, deselect the “Animate window when minimizing and maximizing” option and click “OK.” - Update Your Windows 7 Drivers Lastly, ensure that you have the latest device drivers made specifically for Windows 7. Since your PC can have hundreds of drivers installed in it at any given time, this task can be tedious. Luckily there are 3rd party utilities out thee such as DriverFinder™, which can greatly speed up this process.
No doubt, Blogger is the one of the most popular Blogging platform and best choice for newbies...
It has a lots of attractive feature, But when it comes to the Commenting System, It totally sucks!!
It has a lots of attractive feature, But when it comes to the Commenting System, It totally sucks!!
Blogger’s Default Commenting System, Looks like out-dated, very classic and is not at all attractive.
Commenting is one of the most integral parts of blogging: it’s what makes blogging a conversation, not a monologue. Many readers hesitate or don’t like to leave their comments if it looks like shit!
Commenting is one of the most integral parts of blogging: it’s what makes blogging a conversation, not a monologue. Many readers hesitate or don’t like to leave their comments if it looks like shit!
That’s why a good attractive commenting system will increase the amount of comments on your blog.
In this article I’ll be teaching you how to decorate your default commenting form like WordPress comments. Note: This is not a specific guide, because each template has a different design and style.
Please Backup your template before proceeding.
First-of-all, remove all the CSS framework of the old commenting system in the template.
They are usually of the form:
They are usually of the form:
#comments-block {...}
.comment-body {...}
.comment-footer {...}
......
.comment-body {...}
.comment-footer {...}
......
Now Search for </ b: skin> and insert the below CSS above it.
.comments-block a,.comments-block p,.comments-block a img{margin:0;padding:0;outline:none;border:none}
.comments-block{width:600px;background:#fff;padding:10px;font-family:Arial;line-height:18px}
.comments-block .arrow{float:left;margin:22px 0 0 6px;display:block;width:8px;height:16px;background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve6LW1zdshjOFbpqXarNX2vkpx8XSfNl5TtaYqf325mkcFR4sAQcDCbz9xm8xr1tvA4hdWjJ8_MP24ZZhKGubHbjcnrbNpZwko9_9vN_Zt-nv0W3P8hamOe4tdhoir4TqrhNTdXbcDt8/) no-repeat}
#comments-box{float:right;width:510px;margin-bottom:10px;border:5px solid #e3e3e3;border-radius:8px}
.comments-avatar{float:left}
.comments-meta{padding:5px;background:#F1F1F1;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E3E3}
.comments-meta{font-size:18px}
.comments-meta a{font-size:18px;color:#0E6284;text-decoration:none}
.comments-timestamp{color:#0E6284;font-size:12px}
.comments-body{font-size:13px;padding:5px;background:#fff}
a.comments-reply{margin:10px 10px 0 0;display:block;width:68px;height:28px;float:right}
.avatar-image-container{width:60px;height:60px;padding:2px;border:1px solid #ccc}
.avatar-image-container img{background:#fff url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pUU2VyzshGU9-Qe3typ9FSaj4FL4Kx8QNVisUnSJK0xwHyADc3qFLfwAQ-57oI57t3dQyDvvBCVIuek_TQjR8ZjsouE-NefUOI15dWo3LF1SmUdJzmqHbDRvuQMz3XjqYyAFcVr6eIE/) no-repeat;width:60px;height:60px}
Save your template and click on Expand widget templates, and navigate to the following:.comments-block{width:600px;background:#fff;padding:10px;font-family:Arial;line-height:18px}
.comments-block .arrow{float:left;margin:22px 0 0 6px;display:block;width:8px;height:16px;background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve6LW1zdshjOFbpqXarNX2vkpx8XSfNl5TtaYqf325mkcFR4sAQcDCbz9xm8xr1tvA4hdWjJ8_MP24ZZhKGubHbjcnrbNpZwko9_9vN_Zt-nv0W3P8hamOe4tdhoir4TqrhNTdXbcDt8/) no-repeat}
#comments-box{float:right;width:510px;margin-bottom:10px;border:5px solid #e3e3e3;border-radius:8px}
.comments-avatar{float:left}
.comments-meta{padding:5px;background:#F1F1F1;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E3E3}
.comments-meta{font-size:18px}
.comments-meta a{font-size:18px;color:#0E6284;text-decoration:none}
.comments-timestamp{color:#0E6284;font-size:12px}
.comments-body{font-size:13px;padding:5px;background:#fff}
a.comments-reply{margin:10px 10px 0 0;display:block;width:68px;height:28px;float:right}
.avatar-image-container{width:60px;height:60px;padding:2px;border:1px solid #ccc}
.avatar-image-container img{background:#fff url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pUU2VyzshGU9-Qe3typ9FSaj4FL4Kx8QNVisUnSJK0xwHyADc3qFLfwAQ-57oI57t3dQyDvvBCVIuek_TQjR8ZjsouE-NefUOI15dWo3LF1SmUdJzmqHbDRvuQMz3XjqYyAFcVr6eIE/) no-repeat;width:60px;height:60px}
<dl expr:class='data:post.avatarIndentClass' id='comments-block'>
<b:loop values='data:post.comments' var='comment'>
...........
</b:loop>
</dl>
This code is quite long and may vary slightly on each template, replace all of the above with:<b:loop values='data:post.comments' var='comment'>
...........
</b:loop>
</dl>
<div class='clear'/>
<div class='comments-block'>
<b:loop values='data:post.comments' var='comment'>
<div class='comments-avatar'>
<b:if cond='data:comment.favicon'>
<img expr:src='data:comment.favicon'/>
</b:if>
<a expr:name='data:comment.anchorName'/>
<b:if cond='data:blog.enabledCommentProfileImages'>
<data:comment.authorAvatarImage/>
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</div>
<div class='arrow'/>
<div id='comments-box'>
<a class='comments-reply' expr:href='"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&postID=" + data:post.id + "&isPopup=true&postBody=%40%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%23" + data:comment.anchorName + "%22%3E" + data:comment.author + "%3C%2F%61%3E%20%3A#form"' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href,"bloggerPopup","toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=650,height=450");return false;' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcw4UMqNSoh9FwYvLMm0yWXBi8bDfH3AF4hkxSh6Bar-xtoghi0E5bH9OtwqZBXC9GIuG7xEBoavEpNitiFTJkbAfROMuknUS10teq-bynpWeMXOP-R4AtkNvwxXbCpfBcA7-r1np2ho/'/></a>
<div class='comments-meta'>
<b:if cond='data:comment.authorUrl'>
<a expr:href='data:comment.authorUrl' rel='nofollow'><data:comment.author/></a>
<b:else/><data:comment.author/>
</b:if><data:commentPostedByMsg/>
<div class='comments-timestamp'>
<data:comment.timestamp/>
<b:include data='comment' name='commentDeleteIcon'/>
</div></div>
<div class='comments-body'>
<b:if cond='data:comment.isDeleted'>
<span class='deleted-comment'><data:comment.body/></span>
<b:else/>
<p><data:comment.body/></p>
</b:if></div>
</div>
<div class='clear'/>
</b:loop>
</div>
<div class='comments-block'>
<b:loop values='data:post.comments' var='comment'>
<div class='comments-avatar'>
<b:if cond='data:comment.favicon'>
<img expr:src='data:comment.favicon'/>
</b:if>
<a expr:name='data:comment.anchorName'/>
<b:if cond='data:blog.enabledCommentProfileImages'>
<data:comment.authorAvatarImage/>
</b:if>
</div>
<div class='arrow'/>
<div id='comments-box'>
<a class='comments-reply' expr:href='"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&postID=" + data:post.id + "&isPopup=true&postBody=%40%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%23" + data:comment.anchorName + "%22%3E" + data:comment.author + "%3C%2F%61%3E%20%3A#form"' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href,"bloggerPopup","toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=650,height=450");return false;' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcw4UMqNSoh9FwYvLMm0yWXBi8bDfH3AF4hkxSh6Bar-xtoghi0E5bH9OtwqZBXC9GIuG7xEBoavEpNitiFTJkbAfROMuknUS10teq-bynpWeMXOP-R4AtkNvwxXbCpfBcA7-r1np2ho/'/></a>
<div class='comments-meta'>
<b:if cond='data:comment.authorUrl'>
<a expr:href='data:comment.authorUrl' rel='nofollow'><data:comment.author/></a>
<b:else/><data:comment.author/>
</b:if><data:commentPostedByMsg/>
<div class='comments-timestamp'>
<data:comment.timestamp/>
<b:include data='comment' name='commentDeleteIcon'/>
</div></div>
<div class='comments-body'>
<b:if cond='data:comment.isDeleted'>
<span class='deleted-comment'><data:comment.body/></span>
<b:else/>
<p><data:comment.body/></p>
</b:if></div>
</div>
<div class='clear'/>
</b:loop>
</div>
Change XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX to your Blog ID to activate the Reply button.
Save your template and see the results. Hope this comment frames has somewhat satisfied your needs.
BuySellAds is a popular direct advertising method which makes us easy to get Advertisers & Publishers as well.
Even though it’s pretty difficult to get our site approved for BuySellAds (BSA), I got it approved after trying a hell lot of times! Say for about 8-10 times.
There are some minimum requirements on the basis of which they approve the publishers.
Let's have a look at their minimum requirements:
- Your website should have at least 50,000 page impressions per month.
- Your website must be live, finished, and have fresh content.
- No porn, anything illegal, or even remotely "questionable" content.
- Non-english sites will not be accepted, but they will be accepted if they have high traffic.
- If you have a lot of untargeted ads on your site already, then they're not going to approve you.
- If you do not have your own standard domain like, .com, .net, .in etc. you’ll be rejected.
Although these are mentioned in their official site, I personally believe that all these are not followed.
I think it’s enough if you have 10,000 impressions per month along with some good content and a good blog design.
I think it’s enough if you have 10,000 impressions per month along with some good content and a good blog design.
As said earlier, I wasn’t approved for the first time, my site was rejected for 8-10 times.
I was finally approved after bringing quite a lot of changes to my blog.
I was finally approved after bringing quite a lot of changes to my blog.
Now I’m going to share some tips for getting approved from BuySellAds.
Here are 5 tips that needs to be followed in order to get approved for BSA:
1. Standard Domain
It’s better you have a standard domain like .com, .net, .in etc. before applying for BSA.
Try to get your own standard domain instead of free subdomains like .blogspot.com or .wordpress.com.
You can also use some standard and free domain like .TK, .CU, .CC etc. if you’re not able to spend for it.
Try to get your own standard domain instead of free subdomains like .blogspot.com or .wordpress.com.
You can also use some standard and free domain like .TK, .CU, .CC etc. if you’re not able to spend for it.
2. Quality Content
This is the most important thing everyone should follow, whether you want a BSA account or not.
The very next thing which BSA looks after Standard Domain is ‘content’ and if you won’t be able to put up a good impression with your content on them then you will never get a BSA account approved. Quality content thus matters a lot and believe me this tip will help you a lot to get your BSA account approved – easily and quickly too.
The very next thing which BSA looks after Standard Domain is ‘content’ and if you won’t be able to put up a good impression with your content on them then you will never get a BSA account approved. Quality content thus matters a lot and believe me this tip will help you a lot to get your BSA account approved – easily and quickly too.
3. Clean Blog Design
Maintain a simple, clean and well designed template and arrange your widgets properly.
Don't put too many untargeted ads nor mess-up your blog with too many links, pictures and stuff.
Don't put too many untargeted ads nor mess-up your blog with too many links, pictures and stuff.
The Top-Right Sidebar should be Ads-free.
It is the most appropriate place of selling ads!
It is the most appropriate place of selling ads!
4. Good Alexa Ranking
According to BSA terms, you can submit your website / blog only if your Alexa rank is less than 100K.
But, you can get approved even if it’s more than 100K. So, you don’t really have to work hard on it.
But, you can get approved even if it’s more than 100K. So, you don’t really have to work hard on it.
But, Try Getting More Traffic (which will automatically increase your rankings).
Try to grab at least 5,000 impressions per month so that your website can be determined as a good one.
Try to grab at least 5,000 impressions per month so that your website can be determined as a good one.
Try to obtain a good amount of Facebook Fans, Twitter followers, and RSS subscribers so as to get approved easily.
5. Keep On Trying ***
Last but not the least; this is the very important thing that you should do.
If your blog is declined, It doesn’t mean that BSA will not approve your blog in future.
There are still chances that you will start irritating them and eventually they approve your account (Practically that’s not going to happen!).
As you know, I kept submitting my site for approval for more than 10 times and in the 10thattempt I got it.
If your blog is declined, It doesn’t mean that BSA will not approve your blog in future.
There are still chances that you will start irritating them and eventually they approve your account (Practically that’s not going to happen!).
As you know, I kept submitting my site for approval for more than 10 times and in the 10thattempt I got it.
It is a proven fact that if you will work hard, you will get desired results and same is with BSA too. If you will work hard and keep submitting your site, one day you’ll get it for sure.
After getting BSA account approved there are many more things to do which I will be telling someday later.
I think that these tips will surely help you bloggers out there to get approved from BuySellAds.
Do you know more facts / tips about BSA? Then please feel free to share it via comments!
Do you know more facts / tips about BSA? Then please feel free to share it via comments!
Windows Product Activation or WPA is a license validation procedure introduced by Microsoft Corporation in all versions of it’s Windows operating system. WPA was first introduced in Windows XP and continues to exist in Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 as well. WPA enforces each end user to activate their copy of Windows so as to prevent unauthorized usage beyond the specific period of time until it is verified as genuine by Microsoft. How WPA really works was a closely guarded secret until GmbH analyzed WPA using a copy of Windows XP RC1 and published a paper on their findings.In this post you will find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Windows Product Activation.
Why activation?
Microsoft’s intention behind the activation is to limit the usage of it’s Windows operating system to only one machine for which the retail license is issued. Any other computer which runs on the same license must be disallowed from using the software. Thus WPA demands for activation of the product within 30 days of it’s installation so as to ensure that it is genuine.
What does “Genuine Windows” means?
The copy of Windows is said to be genuine only if the product key used during the installation is genuine. It means that a given product key (retail license) must be used to install Windows only on one computer for which the license was purchased. Thus if the same key is used for the installation on another computer, then it is said to be a pirated copy.
Exactly what information is transmitted during the activation?
When you activate your copy of Windows you are transmitting an Installation ID code to the Microsoft either by phone or Internet depending on the method you choose to activate. Based on this, the Microsoft’s licensing system can determine whether or not the installed OS is genuine. If it is said to be genuine, then the system will receive the Activation IDwhich completes the activation process. If the activation is done via telephone then the Activation ID needs to be entered manually to complete the activation process.
What information does the Installation ID contain?
This Installation ID is a 50-digit number which is derived from the following two data.
1. Product ID – It is actually derived from the 25-digit product key (the alphanumeric value that is printed on the sticker over the Windows CD/DVD case) that is entered during the installation of the operating system. The Product ID is used to uniquely identify your copy of Windows.
2. Hardware ID – This value is derived based on the hardware configuration of your computer.
The WPA system checks the following 10 categories of the computer hardware to derive the Hardware ID:
- Display Adapter
- SCSI Adapter
- IDE Adapter (effectively the motherboard)
- Network Adapter (NIC) and its MAC Address
- RAM Amount Range (i.e., 0-64mb, 64-128mb, etc.)
- Processor Type
- Processor Serial Number
- Hard Drive Device
- Hard Drive Volume Serial Number (VSN)
- CD-ROM / CD-RW / DVD-ROM
Thus the Installation ID which is a combination of Product ID and Hardware ID is finally derived and sent to Microsoft during the activation process.
How is the Installation ID validated?
The Installation ID needs to be validated to confirm the authenticity of the installed copy of Windows. So after the Installation ID is received by Microsoft, it is decoded back so as to obtain the actual product key and the hardware details of the computer involved in the activation process.
The Microsoft’s system will now look to see if this is the first time the product key is being used for the activation. This happens when the user is trying to activate his Windows for the first time after purchase. If this is the case then the Installation ID is validated and the corresponding Activation ID is issued which completes the activation process.
However Microsoft system will now associate this product key with the hardware ID of the computer and stores this information on their servers. In simple words, during the first use of the product key, it is paired together with the Hardware ID and this information is stored up on the Microsoft servers.
What if a computer running a pirated copy of Windows attempts to activate?
The activation fails whenever the copy of Windows installed is not said to be genuine. This usually happens when the product key used for the installation is said to have been used earlier on a different computer. This is determined during the activation process as follows:
During the validation of the Installation ID, the Microsoft’s system checks to see if the same product key was used in any of the previous activation processes. If yes then it looks to see the Hardware ID associated with it. The computer running a pirated copy of Windows will obviously have a different hardware configuration and hence the Hardware ID will mismatch. In this case the activation process will fail.
Thus for a successful activation, either of the following two cases must be satisfied:
- The product key must have been used for the first time. ie: The product key should not have been used for earlier activations on any other computer.
- If the product key is said to have been used earlier, then the Hardware ID should match. This happens only if the same computer for which the license was genuinely purchased is attempting for subsequent activation.
What about formatting the hard disk?
Each time the hard disk is reformatted and Windows is re-installed, it needs to be re-activated. However the activation process will be completed smoothly since the same computer is attempting for subsequent activation. In this case both the product key and the Hardware ID will match and hence the activation becomes successful.
What if I upgrade or make changes to my hardware?
In the above mentioned 10 categories of hardware, at least 7 should be the same. Thus you are allowed to make changes to not more than 3 categories of hardware. If you make too many changes then your activation will fail. In this case, it is necessary to contact the customer service representative via phone and explain about your problem. If he is convinced he may re-issue a new product key for your computer using which you can re-activate your Windows.
Some things WPA does not do
- WPA does not send any personal information at all about you to Microsoft. There is still an option to register the product with Microsoft, but that is separate and entirely voluntary.
- If you prefer to activate via phone, you are not required to give any personal information to Microsoft.
- WPA does not provide a means for Microsoft to turn off your machine or damage your data/hardware. (Nor do they even have access to your data). This is a common myth that many people have about Microsoft products.
- WPA is not a “lease” system requiring more payments after two years or any other period. You may use the product as licensed in perpetuity.
I have tried my best to uncover the secret behind the WPA. For further details and more technical information you can read the actual paper by Fully Licensed GmbH athttp://www.licenturion.com/xp/fully-licensed-wpa.txt. I hope you like this post. Pass your comments.
On the whole Internet, there are approximately more than 150 million active websites up and running. As a result, it often becomes a real challenge for the users to identify safe websites that are trustworthy and reputed. Have you ever wondered to know the reputation of a website before placing the order? Need to know whether a given website is child safe? Well, here are some of the ways to identify safe websites on the Web.
1. WOT or Web Of Trust (www.mywot.com):
WOT is a great place to test the reputation of your favorite website. WOT gives real-time ratings for every website based on the feedback that it gets from millions of trustworthy users across the globe and trusted sources, such as phishing and malware blacklists. Each domain name is evaluated based on this data and ratings are applied to them accordingly.
Trustworthiness signifies the overall safety of the website. A poor rating may indicate that the site is associated with threats like Internet scams, phishing, identity theft risks and malware. For more information on phishing, you may refer my other post on how to identify and avoid phishing scams.
Vendor reliability tells you whether a given site is safe for carrying out buy and sell transactions with it. An excellent rating indicates superior customer satisfaction while a poor rating indicates possible scam or bad shopping experience.
Privacy indicates about “to what extent the site respects the privacy of it’s users and protects their personal identity and data”.
Child Safety indicates whether the content of a given site is appropriate for children. Site contents like sexual material, nudity and vulgarity will have a poor Child Safety rating.
In most cases, the WOT ratings are found to be highly accurate. To check the reputation of any given website, just visit www.mywot.com type-in the address of your favorite website and click on “Check now”. This tool alone can tell you a lot about the reputation and safety level of a website. However, in addition to this, I am giving you another 3 handy tools to identify safe websites on the Web.
2. McCafee SiteAdvisor:
McCafee SiteAdvisor is a free tool that is available as a browser add-on. It adds safety ratings to your browser and search engine results. You can download it fromwww.siteadvisor.com.
3. StopBadware:
Using this tool, you can check whether a given site is said to have involved in malware activity in the past. To check this, go tohttp://www.stopbadware.org/home/reportsearch and enter the URL or domain name of a website and click on “Search Clearinghouse ”. If the search does not return any result, that means the site was never involved in any of the malware activity in the past.
4. Google Pagerank:
Google PageRank is another great tool to check the reputation and popularity of a website. The PageRank tool rates every webpage on a scale of 1 to 10 which indicates Google’s view of importance of the page. If a given website has a PageRank of less than 3, then it is said to be less popular among the other sites on the Internet.
However, PageRank will only tell you how much popular a given website is and has nothing to do with the safety level of a website. So, this tool alone cannot be used to evaluate a website’s safety and other factors.
PageRank feature is available as a part of Google Toolbar. You can install Google Toolbar from http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/toolbar/ie/index.html
