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Most of us is acquainted with the most popular computer OS in the world Windows, but has not really dared or make any effort to try out any other operating system. What if any other OS could offer to you what Windows can't and at the same time, allow you do what you could have done with a Windows machine? That will be nice you may think.
What about another popular OS like Linux? I bet that many of us don't even know anything about this intuitive OS. It's true that Linux is not too popular among PC users, maybe because they don't know what they could do with a Linux powered computer. Many of us prefer the crisp and beautiful interface of Windows operating systems. It's not bad anyways.
But, I wanna introduce you to another OS today that is worth trying. The name is Endless OS. Why should you opt for Endless OS? Here are the reasons why you should get a copy of it and get it running in your PC.

- Preloaded with content
Endless comes with more than 100 free apps and powerful tools that do not require an Internet connection.

- Simple as a smartphone
Endless is designed to feel natural and intuitive, making it easy to use even if you have little or no computer experience.

- No hidden costs
Endless is free to download, and software updates are automatically included. It's also virus-resistant, saving you money at every step.

-Connect to the world
When you are connected to the internet, Endless works like any other computer, so you can search the web or stay in touch with friends.

I believe that whether you are a student or a professional, this platform must surely benefit your cause. For an IT Professional like Jetty, it's a deluxe feeling to have it.

Wanna get it? Hit the official download page via: https://endlessm.com/?page_id=369 
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Whether you are a web developer or designer, no doubt you love to work with a browser that knows your needs so that you'll be able to create websites that suits your taste or needs.

Web developers have different needs and expectations from a web browser to get their things done. They keep looking for newer tools that suit them best and make their work easier.

Very often a web developer relies on a web browser to create a website that looks great on desktop and mobile platforms. While there are many options already available, Blisk is the new player in town that every developer needs to check out.

Blisk is a free Chromium-based browser that is focused on developers. Currently, it’s available for Windows and the Blisk team promises to release the Linux and OS X version in near future.

The introductory lines of Blisk’s website urge the developers to use it and develop and test website that work fine and look great on all devices.

Coming with tons of dev-friendly features, it allows you to see how your design responds to different pixel ratios, form factors, and resolutions. It comes with the support for a set of most used phones, supporting the emulation of:

*User agent
*Screen resolution
*Device pixel ratio
*Touch even resolution

Another great feature offered by Blisk is the Scroll Sync functionality that gives you the comfort of simultaneously working on a mobile device and desktop. In simpler words, desktop and mobile emulations follow each other by URL and scroll position.

Other important features of Blisk include the Page Auto refresh as you change its code. Thus, you can open Blisk and your IDE in different screens to focus on development. You also get real-time analytics as Blisk continuously monitors your code quality.

Thanks to its integration with top project management systems and bug trackers, a developer’s work becomes much easier.

You can go ahead and try out Blisk for Windows right now via: https://blisk.io/product. For Linux and Mac versions, you’ll have to wait for few weeks.
Whjyhjyhjyhjyhjyhether you are a web developer or designer, no doubt you love to work with a browser that knows your needs so that you'll be able to create websites that suits your taste or needs.
Web developers have different needs and expectations from a web browser to get their things done. They keep looking for newer tools that suit them best and make their work easier.

Very often a web developer relies on a web browser to create a website that looks great on desktop and mobile platforms. While there are many options already available, Blisk is the new player in town that every developer needs to check out.

Blisk is a free Chromium-based browser that is focused on developers. Currently, it’s available for Windows and the Blisk team promises to release the Linux and OS X version in near future.

The introductory lines of Blisk’s website urge the developers to use it and develop and test website that work fine and look great on all devices.

Coming with tons of dev-friendly features, it allows you to see how your design responds to different pixel ratios, form factors, and resolutions. It comes with the support for a set of most used phones, supporting the emulation of:

*User agent
*Screen resolution
*Device pixel ratio
*Touch even resolution

Another great feature offered by Blisk is the Scroll Sync functionality that gives you the comfort of simultaneously working on a mobile device and desktop. In simpler words, desktop and mobile emulations follow each other by URL and scroll position.

Other important features of Blisk include the Page Auto refresh as you change its code. Thus, you can open Blisk and your IDE in different screens to focus on development. You also get real-time analytics as Blisk continuously monitors your code quality.

Thanks to its integrations with top project management systems and bug trackers, a developer’s work becomes much easier.

You can go ahead and try out Blisk for Windows right now via: https://blisk.io/product. For Linux and Mac versions, you’ll have to wait for few weeks. - See more at: http://www.gdevit.com/topic239/the-web-developers-delight-blisk-browser#sthash.w11WHYSE.dpuf
Whether you are a web developer or designer, no doubt you love to work with a browser that knows your needs so that you'll be able to create websites that suits your taste or needs.
Web developers have different needs and expectations from a web browser to get their things done. They keep looking for newer tools that suit them best and make their work easier.

Very often a web developer relies on a web browser to create a website that looks great on desktop and mobile platforms. While there are many options already available, Blisk is the new player in town that every developer needs to check out.

Blisk is a free Chromium-based browser that is focused on developers. Currently, it’s available for Windows and the Blisk team promises to release the Linux and OS X version in near future.

The introductory lines of Blisk’s website urge the developers to use it and develop and test website that work fine and look great on all devices.

Coming with tons of dev-friendly features, it allows you to see how your design responds to different pixel ratios, form factors, and resolutions. It comes with the support for a set of most used phones, supporting the emulation of:

*User agent
*Screen resolution
*Device pixel ratio
*Touch even resolution

Another great feature offered by Blisk is the Scroll Sync functionality that gives you the comfort of simultaneously working on a mobile device and desktop. In simpler words, desktop and mobile emulations follow each other by URL and scroll position.

Other important features of Blisk include the Page Auto refresh as you change its code. Thus, you can open Blisk and your IDE in different screens to focus on development. You also get real-time analytics as Blisk continuously monitors your code quality.

Thanks to its integrations with top project management systems and bug trackers, a developer’s work becomes much easier.

You can go ahead and try out Blisk for Windows right now via: https://blisk.io/product. For Linux and Mac versions, you’ll have to wait for few weeks. - See more at: http://www.gdevit.com/topic239/the-web-developers-delight-blisk-browser#sthash.w11WHYSE.dpuf
Whether you are a web developer or designer, no doubt you love to work with a browser that knows your needs so that you'll be able to create websites that suits your taste or needs.
Web developers have different needs and expectations from a web browser to get their things done. They keep looking for newer tools that suit them best and make their work easier.

Very often a web developer relies on a web browser to create a website that looks great on desktop and mobile platforms. While there are many options already available, Blisk is the new player in town that every developer needs to check out.

Blisk is a free Chromium-based browser that is focused on developers. Currently, it’s available for Windows and the Blisk team promises to release the Linux and OS X version in near future.

The introductory lines of Blisk’s website urge the developers to use it and develop and test website that work fine and look great on all devices.

Coming with tons of dev-friendly features, it allows you to see how your design responds to different pixel ratios, form factors, and resolutions. It comes with the support for a set of most used phones, supporting the emulation of:

*User agent
*Screen resolution
*Device pixel ratio
*Touch even resolution

Another great feature offered by Blisk is the Scroll Sync functionality that gives you the comfort of simultaneously working on a mobile device and desktop. In simpler words, desktop and mobile emulations follow each other by URL and scroll position.

Other important features of Blisk include the Page Auto refresh as you change its code. Thus, you can open Blisk and your IDE in different screens to focus on development. You also get real-time analytics as Blisk continuously monitors your code quality.

Thanks to its integrations with top project management systems and bug trackers, a developer’s work becomes much easier.

You can go ahead and try out Blisk for Windows right now via: https://blisk.io/product. For Linux and Mac versions, you’ll have to wait for few weeks. - See more at: http://www.gdevit.com/topic239/the-web-developers-delight-blisk-browser#sthash.w11WHYSE.dpuf
Whether you are a web developer or designer, no doubt you love to work with a browser that knows your needs so that you'll be able to create websites that suits your taste or needs.
Web developers have different needs and expectations from a web browser to get their things done. They keep looking for newer tools that suit them best and make their work easier.

Very often a web developer relies on a web browser to create a website that looks great on desktop and mobile platforms. While there are many options already available, Blisk is the new player in town that every developer needs to check out.

Blisk is a free Chromium-based browser that is focused on developers. Currently, it’s available for Windows and the Blisk team promises to release the Linux and OS X version in near future.

The introductory lines of Blisk’s website urge the developers to use it and develop and test website that work fine and look great on all devices.

Coming with tons of dev-friendly features, it allows you to see how your design responds to different pixel ratios, form factors, and resolutions. It comes with the support for a set of most used phones, supporting the emulation of:

*User agent
*Screen resolution
*Device pixel ratio
*Touch even resolution

Another great feature offered by Blisk is the Scroll Sync functionality that gives you the comfort of simultaneously working on a mobile device and desktop. In simpler words, desktop and mobile emulations follow each other by URL and scroll position.

Other important features of Blisk include the Page Auto refresh as you change its code. Thus, you can open Blisk and your IDE in different screens to focus on development. You also get real-time analytics as Blisk continuously monitors your code quality.

Thanks to its integrations with top project management systems and bug trackers, a developer’s work becomes much easier.

You can go ahead and try out Blisk for Windows right now via: https://blisk.io/product. For Linux and Mac versions, you’ll have to wait for few weeks. - See more at: http://www.gdevit.com/topic239/the-web-developers-delight-blisk-browser#sthash.w11WHYSE.dpuf

There is a saying that talent is something you’re born with but skill is something you learn. This means that skill is something anybody can learn despite their age, color, race, nationality or gender. I called it a skill and not a job because you can actually become your own boss if you know your craft very well.


online entrepreneurship


In the past decades, professions like law, medicine and engineering were big deals. Every father wanted their sons/daughters to become a lawyer, doctor, engineer or banker. But today the game has changed. The internet has changed the where, when, how and perhaps why people do things. The jobs that didn’t exist 10 or 20 years ago now exist because of the internet.

For a savvy entrepreneur, the internet is a goldmine. It gives massive leverage to anybody who is serious about the internet business. The internet is so wide and vast that it can comfortably accommodate everybody’s goods and services.

There are many people who still do not have a clue about how things work online so they have this belief that any business done online is a scam or illegal but this shouldn't discourage you from exploring the opportunities on the internet.

There are so many online skills out there that are profitable but I want us to look at the very best 20 that we are much more familiar with.

These skills are not thought in our schools. Our school only trains us to be good searchers of white collar jobs in oil companies. These are Skills Companies will pay heavily for if you know what you’re doing or better still you can become your own boss. The good thing about these skills is that you don’t have to sit in a classroom and listen to a boring lecturer for 4 years.  You can learn it in the comfort of your house within 3-6 months without spending so much.

So, let's get started

1. Blogging

Are you surprise? Blogging is a skill. There is more to blogging than just copying and pasting people’s content and applying for Adsense, afterwards expecting to become a millionaire the next day.

There is the installation of the CMS software (Wordpress or Joomla), designing, developing, optimizing, advertising, promoting, researching, writing, maintenance and a whole lot of things in between. If you can learn these skills and become an expert or influencer in your industry then you’re on your way to making a fortune.

2. Social Media Marketing

Social media marketing is the process of gaining website traffic or attention through social media sites. From social media marketers to social media strategist, social media analyzer to social media managers, this is the skill that makes them who they are.

This skill is really important these days because companies and big brands need influential social media sensation to create some buzz around their products or services. This a skill you can learn from reading good e-books or by studying how popular celebrities create so much influence around their personal brand.

3. Content Marketing

This skill is not just about writing and publishing contents. It involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to inform, acquire and  retain customers.

This information can be in various formats like news, videos, eBooks, info graphics, case studies, how-to-guides, question and answer articles, interviews, photos, etc. As a content marketer your skill is to create contents that will inform, educate, entertain and inspire your readers or viewers (as the case may be).

4. Digital Marketing

This is the promotion of products or brands via one or more forms of electronic media. For example, advertising mediums that might be used as a part of the digital marketing strategy of a business could include promotional efforts made via the internet, social media, mobile phones and electronic billboard.

So, if you’re good at digital marketing in today’s online world so that you can get more eyes on your product or a brand then you could be a hot cake for brands and companies.

5. Information Marketing

This is simply about providing useful and most needed information to information seekers with the aim of helping them solve their problem and at the same time making money from it.

This is a very profitable skill anyone can learn because everyday millions of people are seeking for information to improve their lives. Just imagine that you could provide a solution for half that number.

6. Affiliate Marketing

This is also a great skill that requires very little effort from you. All you have to do is learn how go about it, that is, know how it works.

Affiliate marketing is simply promoting other people’s (usually an established company or brand) products for a commission right after a sale is made.

Sometime ago, I read a story of a guy who made over a million naira from Konga Affiliate Program. You should know how to promote the company’s product through various media to be successful.

You may not achieve this by just having an affiliate link or ad to a product on your blog/website.

7. Logo design/Branding

Many small businesses are coming up every now and then. There’s a need for this small businesses to stand out and feel special. If you can establish yourself as an expert in designing professional logos for them, then be ready for real business.

8. Web Designing

This one needs no special intro. With thousands of blogs and websites coming up every second, you can never run out of business. This is a skill you can learn with just #30,000-#40,000 and be making a very decent income monthly or weekly.

9. S. E. O

S.E.O stands for Search Engine Optimization. SEO is the really simple(not as simple as it sounds) activity of ensuring a website can be found in search engines for words and phrases relevant to what the site is offering.

So your job is to make website rank high on search engines. If you can do this, then you’ll never run
out of business as long as internet and search engine exist.

10. Web Development

Don’t get it twisted. Web designing is different from web development. Web development is actually the backbone of a website, the programming and interactions on the pages by a customer. Site owners will always look out for great web developers to add that magical experience and feel on their website or blog.

11. Graphic Designing

This has to do with having a good knowledge of how to use graphic packages like Photoshop, Corel Draw, etc to design things like flyers, banners, complimentary cards, invitation cards, passport and a whole lot.

I know of a friend who is doing very well with just designing stuffs for individual, organizations and companies.

12. App Development

Mobile App development is the process of creating a mobile app that runs on various Mobile platforms like iOS, Android, Blackberry or Windows.

This one is a hot cake that will perhaps never cool off. Mobile apps are created everyday to solve specific problems. This is one of the hottest skills needed in this 21st century.

13. Importation

Surprisingly for some people importation is actually a skill you need to learn because importing goods from other countries into Nigeria successfully is not  something everybody can do. With the right knowledge and fair capital you are good to go. Even Jumia and Konga import most of their goods.

14. Photography

As far as there are cameras, people will never stop taking images of themselves. You can choose to specialize on people, places or wildlife. An image taken at the right time and right place could go viral and make you famous.

15. Photo and Video editing

This skills requires that you edit images or videos and make it look extra-ordinary. Of course, with the rising popularity of instagram and the likes, companies and brands need people  that will edit their pictures and make them look unique.

16. YouTube Video Making

OK, that sounds self-explanatory. Individuals, companies and brands need people who can create, edit, publish and perhaps manage their YouTube channels.

Now if you’re good at editing professional YouTube Videos, you’re in for real business.

17. Coaching/Consultancy

Newbies are here and there and they need an expert to advise and guide them on the right path to success. Now, if you’re an expert in one or two of the skills mentioned above, you will be paid handsomely for it.

18. Podcasting

That word may search strange to some people but it shouldn’t be. Podcasting is like having your own Radio Show which are targeted to a very specific niche/community. It is a skill that many are yet to discover in Nigeria here. Why not be the first among your friends to plunge into it?

Now what will you do with what you’ve read? Close the page and move to another? Or Take Action?

Actually, you will not succeed in anything if you don’t start or try. Feeding your mind with thousands of information without doing anything will get you nowhere.

Now, the dream of making a decent income online is achievable. There’s no gain in becoming “Jack of all Trade and master of none".You can start with just one.

Which of this skills interest you?.
Which are you currently doing?
What’s stopping you from trying?
What myths have you heard about one of these skills?
Did I miss anything that you feel was suppose to be here?

Share your thoughts.
Preventing your laptop from overheating is very important if you want to keep your laptop running problem free for years to come.  A laptop that runs hotter than what it was designed for can and usually will have internal parts prematurely fail.
Since today’s ultra fast laptop computers can get up there in temperature, especially during the summer months, it is more important than ever that you keep your laptop running cool. Sure it’s pretty normal for most laptops to get fairly hot even when running within temperature guidelines, though it’s unfortunately hard to really tell when a laptop is running hotter than it should.
And if you continue to run it super hot for prolonged periods of time eventually something will give, and more often than not the hard drive is the first thing to go. 
Unfortunately the hard drive is the most important piece of hardware being that it holds all your important data. This makes following best practices to prevent laptop overheating crucial.
We’re going to take a look at the top 5 was to prevent laptop overheating.  Following these general guidelines should help you keep your laptop running cool and problem free for years to come.

Top 5 Tips To Prevent Laptop Overheating
Tip 1:  Remove Dust From Your Laptop Computer Via Compressed Error
dust off can of compressed air for cleaning computerUtilizing a simple 5 dollar can of compressed error to clean out your laptops vents and fans can do wonders for laptop cooling performance.
Overtime dust will build up in the vents and on the laptops internal fans reducing optimal airflow through the hot internal case.  And as dust builds up more and more your chances of laptop overheating vastly increase.
Internal laptop fans when caked with dust will spin out of balance and not properly cool your laptops crucial internal components.  On top of this an out of balance fan will experience much more wear and tear, potentially leading to an early fan failure.
If there is visible dust on your laptop often you should used compressed error I’d say at least 4 times a year, of course adjust accordingly if your laptop is consistently dusty. For laptops that aren’t visibly dusty compressed error can be used less often.
When using compressed error it is best to blow in the fan vents in the direction of airflow.  Normally air is drawn from vents on the bottom of the laptop through the case and out the side of the laptop. 
When blowing air it is also best to use short bursts of air instead of using sustained air pressure.  The reason for this is that you don’t want to potentially push the fan beyond its manufacturer rated speed, damaging it during the cleaning process. These simple tips can help you preserve your laptop and keep it running smoothly.

Tip 2:  Do Not Use Your Laptop On Surfaces That Restrict Or Block Airflow
tThis is one of the simplest yet most effective tips to prevent laptop overheating. 
All too often people use their laptops on less than ideal surfaces, blocking the crucial air intake vents on the underside of the laptop.
Common surfaces that can cause laptop overheating include beds, carpets, couches, and even your own lap.
Take a look at the bottom of your laptop, notice the small rubber feet?  These small rubber feet are actually very crucial, designed to allow airflow to the intake vents on the underside of a laptop. 
When you place a laptop on a soft surface the laptop will often sink into the surface and potentially overheat if the intake vents are completely blocked, etc. Even if your laptop doesn't have intake vents on the bottom it can still overheat when placed on a less than ideal surface.
If you are going to place your laptop on a bed, carpet, or other similar surface, a large hardcover book or equivalent flat surface works wonders and may just prevent laptop overheating.
And if you use your laptop on your lap like most individuals, try to make sure the underside vents are not blocked.  Spreading your legs to allow airflow to the vents or even using a flat surface between the laptop and your legs works wonders.

Tip 3:  Completely Shutdown A Laptop Before Placing It In A Laptop Case
laptop in caseShutting down a laptop completely before placing it into a laptop case will prevent laptop overheating from occurring. Storing a laptop in a case while it is still running may cause severe laptop internal damage.  Unfortunately you’d be surprised how many individuals do this because of improperly configured power saving settings, carelessness, or lack of knowledge.
Heat will build up very quickly in a sealed laptop case, and if you add hot weather to the mix a laptop disaster is waiting to happen.  If you consistently do this and your system doesn’t happen to fry, at the minimum the extra wear and tear from all the excess heat will still shorten the lifespan of the laptops internal components, making a premature component failure imminent.
Even if you use standby mode, your work and settings are saved into memory so a laptop will generate some heat for it still needs to draw a small amount of power from the laptop battery. Standby mode doesn’t draw too much power, though when you place the laptop in a sealed environment such as a laptop case, potential problems can occur even with standby modes low energy requirements.
The simple solution to all this, always turn your computer completely off, or at the minimum use the laptop hibernation mode.  Hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk, and then turns off your computer.  Hibernation is great because you can still quickly resume where you left off without any laptop overheating risks.

Tip 4:  Give Your Laptop Some Lift To Increase Airflow
rubber laptop feetPropping your laptop up higher can substantially increase airflow to the bottom of the laptop and potentially prevent laptop overheating.  This tip is especially useful during the summer months when temperatures rise.
If you use your laptop computer on a day to day basis, I highly recommend you utilize this cost free tip, for it will not only keep your laptop cooler but over time it may prevent premature component failure.  Heat is a laptops worst enemy so keeping it cool is an essential best practice.
To prop your laptop up you can use a medium sized book or equivalent surface.  I personally put a book underneath both of the back feet on the laptop so the back of the laptop is raised.  Just make sure the book, etc. is not obstructing any of the laptops bottom intake fans.
On the other hand you’re not always going to have a book handy, so if you prefer to spend a little money for a permanent solution, you can actually buy third party rubber feet or suction cup type feet which you can place on the bottom of your laptop permanently or temporarily depending on the product purchased.    
But whether or not you choose to use an old fashioned book or purchase a third party permanent solution to raise your laptop, both options will increase airflow and help prevent laptop overheating.

Tip 5:  Purchase A Laptop Cooling Pad
laptop cooling padA laptop cooling pad is a fantastic way to prevent laptop overheating.  If you put your laptop through long hours of use, the small price you will pay for a laptop cooling pad is totally worth the admission.
And if you have a bad habit of placing your laptop on a bed, carpet or other surface that can potentially block the vents causing the laptop to run hotter, or you live in a place with a hot climate, a laptop cooling pad is even more ideal.  
Most laptop cooling pads are designed to draw heat away from the laptop, allow better airflow to the bottom of the laptop, and some even have built in fans for cooling the laptop further.  
A cooling pad can also prevent premature laptop component failure because it will always insure your laptop vents are unobstructed and proper airflow is getting to the underside of the laptop. 
Most laptop cooling pads are light weight and portable like today’s laptops, and there are tons of choices out there.  Some of my favorite manufacturers of laptop cooling pads include Cooler Master, Evercool, Belkin, Targus, and Rosewill. 
Preventing your laptop from overheating is very important if you want to keep your laptop running problem free for years to come.  A laptop that runs hotter than what it was designed for can and usually will have internal parts prematurely fail.
Since today’s ultra fast laptop computers can get up there in temperature, especially during the summer months, it is more important than ever that you keep your laptop running cool. Sure it’s pretty normal for most laptops to get fairly hot even when running within temperature guidelines, though it’s unfortunately hard to really tell when a laptop is running hotter than it should.
And if you continue to run it super hot for prolonged periods of time eventually something will give, and more often than not the hard drive is the first thing to go. 
Unfortunately the hard drive is the most important piece of hardware being that it holds all your important data. This makes following best practices to prevent laptop overheating crucial.
We’re going to take a look at the top 5 was to prevent laptop overheating.  Following these general guidelines should help you keep your laptop running cool and problem free for years to come.

Top 5 Tips To Prevent Laptop Overheating
Tip 1:  Remove Dust From Your Laptop Computer Via Compressed Error
dust off can of compressed air for cleaning computerUtilizing a simple 5 dollar can of compressed error to clean out your laptops vents and fans can do wonders for laptop cooling performance.
Overtime dust will build up in the vents and on the laptops internal fans reducing optimal airflow through the hot internal case.  And as dust builds up more and more your chances of laptop overheating vastly increase.
Internal laptop fans when caked with dust will spin out of balance and not properly cool your laptops crucial internal components.  On top of this an out of balance fan will experience much more wear and tear, potentially leading to an early fan failure.
If there is visible dust on your laptop often you should used compressed error I’d say at least 4 times a year, of course adjust accordingly if your laptop is consistently dusty. For laptops that aren’t visibly dusty compressed error can be used less often.
When using compressed error it is best to blow in the fan vents in the direction of airflow.  Normally air is drawn from vents on the bottom of the laptop through the case and out the side of the laptop. 
When blowing air it is also best to use short bursts of air instead of using sustained air pressure.  The reason for this is that you don’t want to potentially push the fan beyond its manufacturer rated speed, damaging it during the cleaning process. These simple tips can help you preserve your laptop and keep it running smoothly.

Tip 2:  Do Not Use Your Laptop On Surfaces That Restrict Or Block Airflow
tThis is one of the simplest yet most effective tips to prevent laptop overheating. 
All too often people use their laptops on less than ideal surfaces, blocking the crucial air intake vents on the underside of the laptop.
Common surfaces that can cause laptop overheating include beds, carpets, couches, and even your own lap.
Take a look at the bottom of your laptop, notice the small rubber feet?  These small rubber feet are actually very crucial, designed to allow airflow to the intake vents on the underside of a laptop. 
When you place a laptop on a soft surface the laptop will often sink into the surface and potentially overheat if the intake vents are completely blocked, etc. Even if your laptop doesn't have intake vents on the bottom it can still overheat when placed on a less than ideal surface.
If you are going to place your laptop on a bed, carpet, or other similar surface, a large hardcover book or equivalent flat surface works wonders and may just prevent laptop overheating.
And if you use your laptop on your lap like most individuals, try to make sure the underside vents are not blocked.  Spreading your legs to allow airflow to the vents or even using a flat surface between the laptop and your legs works wonders.

Tip 3:  Completely Shutdown A Laptop Before Placing It In A Laptop Case
laptop in caseShutting down a laptop completely before placing it into a laptop case will prevent laptop overheating from occurring. Storing a laptop in a case while it is still running may cause severe laptop internal damage.  Unfortunately you’d be surprised how many individuals do this because of improperly configured power saving settings, carelessness, or lack of knowledge.
Heat will build up very quickly in a sealed laptop case, and if you add hot weather to the mix a laptop disaster is waiting to happen.  If you consistently do this and your system doesn’t happen to fry, at the minimum the extra wear and tear from all the excess heat will still shorten the lifespan of the laptops internal components, making a premature component failure imminent.
Even if you use standby mode, your work and settings are saved into memory so a laptop will generate some heat for it still needs to draw a small amount of power from the laptop battery. Standby mode doesn’t draw too much power, though when you place the laptop in a sealed environment such as a laptop case, potential problems can occur even with standby modes low energy requirements.
The simple solution to all this, always turn your computer completely off, or at the minimum use the laptop hibernation mode.  Hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk, and then turns off your computer.  Hibernation is great because you can still quickly resume where you left off without any laptop overheating risks.

Tip 4:  Give Your Laptop Some Lift To Increase Airflow
rubber laptop feetPropping your laptop up higher can substantially increase airflow to the bottom of the laptop and potentially prevent laptop overheating.  This tip is especially useful during the summer months when temperatures rise.
If you use your laptop computer on a day to day basis, I highly recommend you utilize this cost free tip, for it will not only keep your laptop cooler but over time it may prevent premature component failure.  Heat is a laptops worst enemy so keeping it cool is an essential best practice.
To prop your laptop up you can use a medium sized book or equivalent surface.  I personally put a book underneath both of the back feet on the laptop so the back of the laptop is raised.  Just make sure the book, etc. is not obstructing any of the laptops bottom intake fans.
On the other hand you’re not always going to have a book handy, so if you prefer to spend a little money for a permanent solution, you can actually buy third party rubber feet or suction cup type feet which you can place on the bottom of your laptop permanently or temporarily depending on the product purchased.    
But whether or not you choose to use an old fashioned book or purchase a third party permanent solution to raise your laptop, both options will increase airflow and help prevent laptop overheating.

Tip 5:  Purchase A Laptop Cooling Pad
laptop cooling padA laptop cooling pad is a fantastic way to prevent laptop overheating.  If you put your laptop through long hours of use, the small price you will pay for a laptop cooling pad is totally worth the admission.
And if you have a bad habit of placing your laptop on a bed, carpet or other surface that can potentially block the vents causing the laptop to run hotter, or you live in a place with a hot climate, a laptop cooling pad is even more ideal.  
Most laptop cooling pads are designed to draw heat away from the laptop, allow better airflow to the bottom of the laptop, and some even have built in fans for cooling the laptop further.  
A cooling pad can also prevent premature laptop component failure because it will always insure your laptop vents are unobstructed and proper airflow is getting to the underside of the laptop. 
Most laptop cooling pads are light weight and portable like today’s laptops, and there are tons of choices out there.  Some of my favorite manufacturers of laptop cooling pads include Cooler Master, Evercool, Belkin, Targus, and Rosewill. 
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Whilst I recognize the ambient efforts of my dear country towards technological development, I still believe that Nigeria has a long way to go in the ICT sector, considering prevailing factors like the limited access to ICT infrastructure, including fixed and mobile telephony services ratio, Internet and broadband service penetration.  Truly, the noticeable gain from ICT always result to the increase in productivity which is enabled by easier and efficient communication, facilitated by increased access to telephone and then Internet.
No wonder, ICT had opened up access to the vast information resources available on the Internet, and we are therefore better empowered and now have better opportunity than before to get ourselves updated in various areas of endeavour especially via the Internet. There are indeed several other indications that considerable progress had been made in the information technology and telecoms sector since the advent of democracy in Nigeria, and the awareness of the potentials of using ICT to transform the nation‘s economy is already widespread among policy makers and leaders of the organized private sector.

Nigeria is, indeed, developing in the area of ICT but there are still some loopholes, which are affecting its total advancement in this area. According to an ITU report, the index used in selecting the top 154 countries advanced in ICT combined different factors as benchmarking tool globally, regionally and at the country level.  ”These are related to ICT access, use and skills, such as households with a computer as well as the number of Internet users; and literacy levels,” the body said. 
The major challenge about this report in Nigeria is that the use of computer, access to Internet and other tools of ICT are limited greatly to the urban areas, and the challenges faced by the ICT sector in the country include particularly the fact that the people in the rural areas are yet to know how to use the computer and other ICT trends.
These challenges could be resolve in various ways, and basically, as I always believe, a good environment for the rapid growth of ICT in the rural area is very important; and the one and only essential and major player is the government both at the grassroots and federal level. 

For me, I feel that the government should work on policies that affect the ICT sector; the cost of acquiring IT tools should be subsidized to encourage acquisition of such tools, even as more Public Private Partnership structures are cemented especially in the area of infrastructural development. 
But then, ICT resources should be readily available to promote national development, create an enabling business environment and facilitate private sector (national and multinational) investments with government and private sector joint venture collaborations encouraged. There should be a special incentive programme to induce investment in the sector; there should equally be the need to promote legislations for the protection of online business transactions, to ensure adequate privacy security and privacy. 

Technology today has become an important factor in the economic growth and development of countries. The greatest indicator is the formulation of relevant telecoms and IT policies, as well as the empowerment of an independent regulator for the sector. 
Though the government has taken several steps to create an environment good enough to attract investment and ventures by entrepreneurs, a lot still need to be done to check the prevailing anomalies in terms of existing infrastructure.


Jethro is the Webmaster at National Ambassador Online
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eTranzact International Plc, provider of mobile banking and electronic payment services, has declared a dividend of five kobo per share to its shareholders yesterday, July 23, 2015.
In a news release made available to TechCabal, the approval was given at eTranzact’s 11th annual general meeting (AGM), which took place in Lagos yesterday.
The company stated that in the fiscal year 2014, it recorded growths in gross revenue (N7.1bn) and operating profit (N388mn), while its profit before and after tax (PBT & PAT) also followed the same trend, an improvement from the results of 2013.
“The company’s sustained surplus allowed its board of directors to approve the payment of  5 kobo dividend to shareholders for the period,” eTranzact Stated, “PocketMoni prepaid MasterCards were issued to all shareholders, and, with their unanimous approval at the AGM, their dividend payout was made to the cards.”
2015 has been looking good for eTranzact who posted 168.1 million ($844.2) in profit after tax (PAT) for the first quarter of 2015, almost doubling its profit from the first quarter of 2014 with a 91% swell in profit.
eTranzact recently partnered with electronic wallet startup, SimplePay, to enable SimplePay users send money to users on eTranzact’s portal. It also entered into an agreement with MasterCard to allow eTranzact’s PocketMoni users receive remittances directly into their mobile money walletthrough HomeSend, an international transfer hub.



CREDITS TO TECHCABAL
Coding is one of the most important skills to have in the world right now, as it is the language that drives the digital universe. In the next twenty years, even jobs without a direct link to computing sciences, will require employees with a basic understanding of computing and coding.
Thanks to the internet and the awareness of the need to code, it is now easier and accessible to learn how to code. There are numerous ways your kids can be gainfully occupied over the summer holidays.

1. Buy them a personal computer

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Although this might come across as pretty obvious, it is worth saying. Children need the opportunity to learn basic computer skills. And no, don’t share your own computer with them,buy them THEIR own PC. It’s called “personal computer” for a reason”. If you are are worried about the dangers awaiting your children on the internet, as you should rightfully be, there are several ways to ensure your children’s safety online.

2. Buy them a Raspberry Pi

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For good measure, you should consider throwing in a Raspberry Pi kit. Raspberry Pis are credit card-sized computers that can be used to make really cool stuff, and learn programming languages like Scratch and Python.
What really makes them great is that not only are they cheap, they are designed to be intentionally easy to programme so that kids can learn and build cool things with themRaspberry Pis are available for sale in Nigeria.

3. Enroll them in a summer coding programme

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Increasingly, there are many initiatives in Nigeria that are teaching children to codeCcHUB Nigeriais organising a four week summer programme in Lagos as part of their initiatives to raise a new generation of digital makers. Tech Quest also has a summer camp programme in several major cities in Nigeria this year.
Not all of these are free, as you will see, but even where you have to pay, it will be money well spent.

4. Invest in games

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Games are an awesome way to engage kids in learning a new skill largely because using games as a learning aid is fun and doesn’t feel like a chore.
For younger children, LightbotCode Monkey IslandRobozzleRobot Turtles, and Kodable are good options to introduce them to the world of  programming.
SpaceChemCodeCombatCodemancer and Machineers provide gaming experiences that are more suited to older children and teenagers. Like we say in Nigeria, “not everytime” Soccer or Car Racing…

5. Online Learning Resources

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One can learn virtually everything on the internet, including coding, obviously. There are several online learning resources with varying levels of learning involvement and complexity.
Code.org is uniquely suited to kids because it was actually created to get coding into the mainstream student curriculum. The site provides basic programming lessons and also offers a gamified approach, as it can be linked with gaming applications and other online resources such as TynkerScratch and Khan Academy.
If your child is already a programming whiz or prefers a more traditional learning experience,Coursera and Codecademy offer more advanced, structured and formal approaches to learning programming languages.
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It’s been one year Uber began its operations in Lagos.
To celebrate this milestone, the e-hailing service is offering free rides this Saturday, 25th July 2015.
The free ride is open to everyone, both new sign ups and existing users, for rides up to the tune of NGN2000. Uber says the promotion will run all day, starting from 12:00 am.
There’s however a limit of two rides per person.




CREDITS TO TC
Hack and start using  airport Wi-Fi by adding “?.jpg” at the end of any URL

 



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Delete one word at One time by CTRL+ Backspace

 

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When Shopping online esp. airline , Hotel Tickets, use incognito mode on your browser, because the prices will tend to increase as you visit the page repeatedly

Send SMS Online (USA Only)
  • Alltel: XXXXXXXXXX@message.alltel.com
  • Amp’d Mobile: XXXXXXXXXX@vtext.com
  • AT&T: XXXXXXXXXX@txt.att.net
  • AT&T: XXXXXXXXXX@mms.att.net (pictures, text may work)
  • Boost Mobile: XXXXXXXXXX@myboostmobile.com
  • Cingular: XXXXXXXXXX@mobile.mycingular.com
  • Cricket: XXXXXXXXXX@mms.mycricket.com
  • Einstein PCS: XXXXXXXXXX@einsteinmms.com
  • Nextel: XXXXXXXXXX@messaging.nextel.com
  • Sprint: XXXXXXXXXX@messaging.sprintpcs.com
  • SunCom: XXXXXXXXXX@tms.suncom.com
  • T-mobile: XXXXXXXXXX@tmomail.net
  • VoiceStream: XXXXXXXXXX@voicestream.net
  • US Cellular: XXXXXXXXXX@email.uscc.net (text)
  • US Cellular: XXXXXXXXXX@mms.uscc.net (pictures)
  • Verizon: XXXXXXXXXX@vtext.com (text)
  • Verizon: XXXXXXXXXX@vzwpix.com (pictures)
  • Virgin: XXXXXXXXXX@vmobl.com

If you want to avoid someone on your phone but do not want to reveal that you have switched off your phone, remove the battery, instead of switching it off. Switching off phone will notify mobile switching centre and callers will receive the switched off notification.


Lost your Android phone? You can Ring your phone even if it is in silent mode, erase Data, or lock your smartphone remotely using Android Device Manager.


Just Search Find My Phone in Google to Locate your Phone instantly

While Travelling Open http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby in your Phone to read articles based on your Location

You can create a Book with Cool Index page and contents from a Wikipedia article

 


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Bored ! Go to Google images and search Atari Breakout

 

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Bored Again Search the words below in Google
  • do a barrel roll
  • tilt
  • Google in 1998
  • zerg rush
  • Pacman
  • blink html

Shake the yotube by searching Do the Harlem Shake on youtube

Use You calculator for EMI calculation and many more stuff
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Just do Shift + Esc TO start chrome’s inbuilt Task Manager


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To close a tab just do a Middle click on it.

 Open Task Manager  in Windows directly Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc

Just shake The current active window by mouse to minimize everything else

To capture exact steps , windows has a free screen recorder for you, search psr in Your computer

To share your Wi-Fi access with your friends coming to your house : Generate a QR code with the access details. Print it and stick it on the wall.

 

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YouTube Hotkeys
  • To pause a video: Press K.
  • To skip 10 seconds back and forward: Press J and L respectively.

When visiting any video on youtuve Replace youtube with following things given in video url to see the magic
  1.  Just Replace “youtube” with “listentoyoutube” in the URL and paste it in your address bar to download the audio of the video.
    Just Replace “youtube” with “ssyoutube” in the URL and paste it in your address bar  to download the video in any quality available.
  2. Just Replace “youtube” with “nsfwyoutube” and paste it in your address bar  to bypass age restriction.
  3. Just Replace “youtube” with “youtubeskip” in the URL  and paste it in your address bar and you won’t see ads.
  4. Just Replace “youtube” with “listenonrepeat” in the URL  and paste it in your address bar to repeat the video automatically .
  5. Just Replace “youtube” with “gifyoutube” in the URL  and paste it in your address bar to convert video into gif format .

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