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ForestLaneShul: Submit Indian News

Jan 23rd, 2010 by admin

I haven’t written on this blog for quite some time now due to some busy schedules going on in my office as well as personal business. But now I am going to start writing this blog again.

To start with, I would like to write about a website that a friend of mine has started few months back. It’s called FLS Blog and you can submit Indian Technology and Education news to it. It’s basically a Blog where guest can also submit news to it.

FLSBlog receives around 15000 visits everyday and if you want to share some of their traffic, I would suggest you to start submitting your Indian news story now.

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Be a part of the Cocodle Movement

Nov 22nd, 2009 by admin

Sorry I haven’t written any article on this blog for some time now due to some busy schedules. But I will be on track again soon. I just dropped by to make a quick entry about something which came to my notice yesterday through a blog comment.

This thing, about which I am talking right now is called Cocodle (website link here) and it’s an initiative towards helping “underprivileged and differently-abled children with the revenue generated through online search”. The best part is, you don’t need to donate any money. Just use their website to search the internet and that’s it. And the site is powered by Google Custom Search, it gives similar results just like Google.

So guys, start using Cocodle.com from today for internet search and join the Cocodle Movement.

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How to put Adsense ads block after first paragraph in Wordpress Posts

Jul 19th, 2009 by admin

I just wanted to post this quick tips article as I am sure it will be helpful to other webmasters. If you are looking for a way to put adsense ads after the first paragraph of each entry in your wordpress blog OR if you want to place an adsense ad block after second or third paragraph of each entry, then here is what you can do.

The following need some simple code editing in wordpress template file (single.php)

1. Find the php file – single.php in your wordpress blog themes folder.
2. search for the code: <?php the_content(); ?>
3. Replace the above code with the following:
<?php
$paragraphAfter= 1; //display after the first paragraph
$content = apply_filters('the_content', get_the_content());
$content = explode("</p>", $content);
for ($i = 0; $i <count($content); $i++) {
if ($i == $paragraphAfter) { ?>
<div>

Your add code here

</div>
<?php
}
echo $content[$i] . "</p>";
} ?>

You can now place your adsense ad code into the place where it is written “Your ad code here”. You can also change the number of paragraph after which you would like your adsense ad to appear. This can be done by replacing the number in the code $paragraphAfter= 1 with the paragraph number after which you want the ad to be seen. I sure hope this is helpful.

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Computer freezes few seconds before opening any file (Windows XP delay in opening files)

Jun 30th, 2009 by admin

Problem: When I try to open any file in my Windows XP SP2 system by double clicking the file, it hangs or freezes for few seconds. The file would open up after few seconds. This happens even when I right click a file or folder. The right click menu will appear few seconds. It also happens when I try to copy any file. When I click Copy or Cltr+C, the system would hang or freeze for few seconds. The worst part is, this problem happens randomly – it may happen now in the morning and it would be gone in the afternoon and then all of a sudden it would appear again during the night!

Solution: The problem can have many causes, but here I would like to consider it being caused by System Sleep or Hibernation setting because in the few computers that I have tested, this solution worked pretty well.

1. Go to Control Panel > Power Options
2. In the Power Schemes Tab, chose Always On for Power Schemes OR set the System standby and System hibernates to Never.

That will hopefully solve the problem. But if the problem persists, try to run a system check disc in the next startup. To do so, follow the instructions below.

1. Right click the system drive and go to Properties
2. Under Tools Tab in Error-Checking option, click Check Now.
3. Check both the check boxes and click Start.
3. Click Ok if it ask for scheduling the Error check in the next system startup.
4. In the next system start up, allow the chkdsk to run.

The above two processes solved the problem in all the systems I have tested. But if these steps don’t work, I would suggest you to install all unwanted software and then follow second step once again. Hopefully that will solve the problem. If you have any further query, do let me know and I or someone here will try to help.

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BSNL JTO Exam 2009 Admit card (Hall Ticket) not received – Whom to contact?

Jun 8th, 2009 by admin

Okay, many people are seem to be worried because they have applied for the BSNL JTO Exam 2009 and have not yet received the Admit Card for the same. From what I have heard from the people who gave the BSNL JTO exam last year (2008) is that you can contact the BSNL administrative office before the exam with your latest passport size photograph (the one which you have used in the form). Please check for a similar article here.

For Bangalore center, the address where you can contact as per last year (2008) exam is given below:

Asst. General Manager (Rectt & Exam)
O/o CGMT, Karnataka Circle,
# 1, Swamy Vivekananda Road,
Halasuru, Bangalore-560 008

Important NOTE: This is according to the last year exam notification and not for this year. So, please confirm which authority office to approach before actually going there. Also, please share the same with us here so that other readers can also get their admit cards in time.

I do not have information for other cities. So, if anyone has got any information that be of help to other fellow candidates who has not received their admit card / hall ticket yet for the BSNL JTO Exam 2009, please share it with us here. I am sure someone will sure have some useful information.

DUPLICATE ADMIT CARD UPDATE: Okay, just got the list of Offices where you can contact for your Duplicate Admit Card on BSNL website. Please check the respective Office Address from this link.

PS: If anyone has got the Duplicate Admit Card, please share the process with everyone here so that it can be of help. Cheers.

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How to create Drop Down Box in MS Excel Cells using Data Validation

May 27th, 2009 by admin

The idea behind this tutorial is to learn how to use the Data Validation function of Microsoft Excel to insert a Drop Down Combo Box with Options to select from so that users have the option only to select out of those pre-defined options while filling inputs to an excel cell.

I have taken some screenshots which should be preety self explanatory. Please check them out in order to understand our basic objective. I bet, you will find it really simple!

Okay, to take a peek, this is what we are going to do:

msexcel_data_validation

So, let’s see how it can be done. First of all, we need to make a LIST of options that can be selected from the drop down cell. To do that, write down all the options that you want to insert into another sheet and give it a Name. Confused? Check the following image and you will get it quick! You just need to Select All the options and change the text in the Excel Name Box, say we have selected A1:A4 and gave the name cat1.

drop_down_excel

Once we have given a name to our option List, we can insert it to the cell where it is required. To do that select the cells where you want to insert the Drop Down box and go to Data -> Validation in the menu bar.

excel_data_validation

The Data Validation dialog box will up. You need to select List in the Allow: field and then enter the name of the List that you have created above (cat1) after an equal to sign, just the way shown below. Click OK and there you go!!!!

exceldatavalidation1

I hope it was easy to understand. Please comment if you have any trouble in implementing it and I will sure reply to you. Have a great day.

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Review: Easy online job searching in India – Tamator.com

May 5th, 2009 by admin

I seldom review websites on this blog but today I thought of writing about this one. Not only because I like this website, but also because the owner of this online job portal is an old friend of mine. Well yes, the site I am talking about is Tamator.com (of course the title says that too!!!!). We use to make websites back then while we were in college. He was very much interested in trying out new ideas on the internet. In fact, he was the one who inspired me to start writing blogs. Today I have a couple of blogs and I really think he deserve some good reviews from me.

Coming to the site, Tamator.com is an online Job Portal for people who are looking for jobs in India. I visit the website often because I am always on a look out for a better job. Whenever I visit the website, I usually see jobs related to Engineering, especially for computer science engineers or electronics engineers. Well, that’s okay with me because I am anyway looking for coding jobs. But I think including jobs from other domains like Banking, Finance, Planning and Management will be an even better idea. I know many people who have done MBA from some not-so-popular college and are still sitting at home, browsing internet and looking for job vacancies. Another thing I would like to see is constant updation of available vacancies. One good thing is done by Mr. Kumar collecting job vacancies and posting it on Tamator.com but if one can find the website updated in such a way that he no more feel the need of visiting other website, I am sure he will definitely stick to it the whole month, until he find the job he is looking for. He will even recommend the site to his friends and so and so on.

Well one thing I like most about Tamator.com is the easy navigation and non-flashy design. I like the way jobs are listed in a way that is easily interpreted right from the front page. I don’t have to visit every single job vacancy listing to find the right job as most of the things like job location, experience are already visible from the front page itself. That’s one thing I really like. Because at times when I don’t have much time, I just open up the website and scan quickly through the first page of the website, just to know if there are any job updates that suit my qualification, interest and location preference. I am sure many job seekers like such feature. So guys if you are looking for a job, try visiting Tamator.com and share your experience here with me. And yes, good luck on your job search. Have a great time.

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How to boot Windows Vista after installing XP (Dual booting with Vista installed first)

Apr 29th, 2009 by admin

This article is about how to boot Windows Vista after installing Windows XP over a System where Vista was already installed. We want to boot with the Vista which was already there in the system, but due to some reason is not shown, while booting up the system after the XP installation.

Situation:

1. You have a system where Windows Vista was already present.

2. You installed Windows XP into it to make it a dual boot system.

3. Now when you boot up, only Windows XP is loaded and not the Vista .

4. You want to boot the system with the Vista OR Dual boot with both Vista and XP now. So, what to do?

Solution:

Why previously installed Vista cannot be loaded after installing XP is because When you install XP over a pre-installed Vista, the XP setup overwrites some critical files like MBR, the boot sector, the boot files, etc. So, in the next startup, the system can only locate the XP loader and nothing else. Therefore, our job now is to create a new boot loader for Windows Vista so that in the next restart, the system finds the loaders for both XP as well as Vista .

Okay, assuming that you have right now loaded XP in your system, let’s start the process:

1. Insert the Vista DVD (or the Vista backup DVD that came along with the System).

2. Open command prompt and type the following command line:

:\boot\Bootsect.exe /NT60 All

3. Next type in the following command line

:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit /create {ntldr} /d “Windows XP Professional”

4. Then run:

:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit /set {ntldr} device partition=:

:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit /set {ntldr} path \ntldr

:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit /displayorder {ntldr} /addlast

5. Restart the computer

If everything goes fine, you should get an option to load either XP or Vista now.

Alternative:

If you think command line thingy is very confusing, you can try out with EasyBCD. EasyBCD is a software that will help you easily manage your Boot Loader files. To proceed with EasyBCD, you can restart your system after STEP 2 in the above procedure. This time, your Vista will load. Then download EasyBCD and create a new boot file for your XP. I hope you will find EasyBCD very easy. But if you need help on that, I am always ready to reply your comment. Have a great day.

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Tutorial: How to use Excel vlookup with Examples and Samples

Apr 12th, 2009 by admin

I have been working on excel for the last 6 month for my official data analysis and I have come across many new things which make things much simpler. Of course, these things are not new to many people but for newbies like me, it’s exciting to find many such useful functions integrated in the excel itself. There are lots of useful functions in excel and one very powerful one is the Excel VLookUp function. It’s so easy and so useful once you know what you are doing.

Okay, let’s see what VLookUp is and how it works. Below is the VLookUp definition from Microsoft.

Searches for a value in the leftmost column of a table, and then returns a value in the same row from a column you specify in the table. Use VLOOKUP instead of HLOOKUP when your comparison values are located in a column to the left of the data you want to find.

The V in VLOOKUP stands for “Vertical.”

The Syntax to Microsoft Excel VLookUp is given below:

VLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array,col_index_num,range_lookup)

You can see below the step by step process to apply vLookup to any cell in excel. Please download the full steps-by-step tutorial with a sample excel file Here.

VLookUp Intro:

vlookup_tutorial

Here we are going to look up for the empty fields in the destination table from the source table for corresponding rows.

How it works (partial):

vlookup_tutorial_1

vlookup_tutorial_2

You can download the Full Tutorial, along with the sample file Here.

And if you have any question, just let me know. Cheers.

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How to transfer big or huge files in a network to another computer

Apr 7th, 2009 by admin

This is a quick article on how to transfer huge data or files in a network, from one computer to another. I am not going to give you any Hi-Fi solution to this but just the name of a very simple and free software that can do the job for you. Well, of course I came to know about it just a while ago.

The free software I am talking about here is called the IP Messenger and you can download it for free from its official website here. (You may sometimes find most part of the website in Japanese but don’t worry it’s not hard to find the download link for any of their software).

IP Messenger Instructions The reason why I am writing about IPMessenger is because it is amazingly light and the data transfer is really fast. I have seen up to 10MB/sec while I transfer data from one system to another in my network. It is also very simple to use and once installed, you will find it running quietly in your system tray, listening to incoming transfers.

Now if you have installed IPMsg into your system, open it and you should be able to find all the systems connected to you in your network. You can drag and drop any file or folder from you system into the IPMsg message box and by selecting the system you want the data to be sent to, just click send. That’s all. Your file or folder will be received in the other system instantly.

I hope you find this simple piece of software very useful and handy. If you have any problem or any question regarding the same, just leave a comment here and I will answer all your queries. Have a great time.

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