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Top 5 Alternative Uses Of A Mobile Phone

If you thought mobile phones were solely meant to be used for the purposes of communication, stop and think again. The following post lists the top 5 alternative uses of a mobile phone. 5. Quick Snap - With almost all handsets now being equipped with a camera, your mobile phone turns into a handy tool to capture all those precious moments from life.  4. Calculator  - Your mobile phone's inbuilt calculator comes in very handy when you are in need of doing some quick calculations.  3.  Listening to Music  - Mobile phones have fast become our favourite device when it comes to audio entertainment. 2. Gaming - Playing games on mobile phones is the ultimate boredom killer.  1. Alarm Clock - In a survey conducted by me on Facebook and Orkut as many as 98% of the respondents claimed to have used, at least once, their mobile phones as an alarm clock. What according to you are the top 5 uses of a mobile phone? Do share your views.

Easiest Way To Remove The Wrench Icon From Blogger

Get rid of the ugly Wrench Icons from blogger in three easy steps. 1. Go to Layout > Edit HTML 2. Insert the following piece of code anywhere between the opening  <b:skin>  tag and the closing  </b:skin>  tag in your template .quickedit{display:none;} 3. Save the template and you are done. Now wasn't that EASY!

Nofollow Checker Plugin For Chrome

Recently I came across a wonderful extension (plug-in) for Google Chrome, which I would like to share with you. This particular extension called the  "Nofollow Checker"  highlights all the Nofollow links on the pages you visit. Thus with the "Nofollow Checker" you need not view the "page source" to determine whether the links are Nofollow or Dofollow. And the best thing about this Chrome plug-in is that it takes less than a second to install.  I would recommend you install the plug-in to kick start your link-building campaign. Here is the link:- http://www.chromeextensions.org/webmaster-seo/nofollow-checker/

Useful Blogging Resources

This post features a compilation of essential blogging resources to help you create your dream blog. I hope you would find them useful. Feed Management & Distribution þ      FeedBurner Comment Management þ      Disqus þ      IntenseDebate Widgets þ      Widgetbox þ      Feedzila Live Traffic Feed þ      Feedjit Feed Aggregator þ      Friendfeed Traffic Analysis þ      Google Analytics þ      Alexa In-Text Advertising þ      Kontera þ      VibrantMedia Blog Directory þ      Technorati Social Bookmarking Button þ      AddThis

Online Security Tips I Would Recommend You Follow

My Facebook and Google account got simultaneously hacked today. Though I was able to recover my accounts using the password recovery options, it made realise how vulnerable we are to such attacks. Hackers target your email or social networking accounts to gain access to your personal details. Such data are then used to build extensive databases; which are then sold to marketers. Again some hackers would hack your accounts just for the fun of it.  I would therefore recommend you to follow these online security tips to protect your email and social networking accounts from being hacked. 1. Use strong passwords and change you passwords at regular intervals. 2. Do not use the same password for all your accounts. 3. Spywares are malwares used to track personal information (including passwords). Keep your computer clean by installing an antivirus. Also keep your antivirus up-to-date by downloading the regular updates 4. Avoid accessing your accounts from public computers as these are g

10 Words To Help Express Yourself Beautifully - Set 1

The choice of the right words play an important role in communication. The following are a set of ten words that will help you to express yourself beautifully and communicate effectively. 1. Dilemma - A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made. 2. Indigent - Needy; Poor. 3. Eloquent - Fluent in expressing oneself; Articulate. 4. Emanate - Originate (from a source). 5. Infallible - Incapable of error; sure to happen 6. Infer - To deduce or make a conclusion. 7. Myriad - Numerous. 8. Penchant - Preference; Liking. 9. Salient - Most Important; Significant. 10. Torment - Mental or physical suffering. This is the second post of the series " 10 Words To Help Express Yourself Beautifully "

10 Words To Help Express Yourself Beautifully

Starting from today I am going to start a new series of posts called  "10 Words To Help Express Yourself Beautifully" Thus each post under this series would list 10 words (with their meanings) that will help you to express yourself beautifully and communicate effectively. Starting off with the list. . 1. Panache - Flamboyant or elegant style. 2. Versatile - Skilled in multiple areas. 3. Deftly - Skillfully. 4. Exorbitant - Excessive. 5. Intuition - An instinctive realisation. 6. Inquisitive - Seeking knowledge. 7. Subtle - Delicate; Faint; Difficult to detect. 8. Succinct -  Brief. 9. Amicable - Friendly; Exhibiting friendliness. 10. Compatriot - Person belonging to someone's own country. The continuing posts Set1