Sunday, February 15, 2015
USING YOUR BLUETOOTH ENABLED PHONE AS A MODEM UBUNTU 10 4 LTS
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| Using your phone as a modem via Bluetooth |
Author: Kibui Kenneth Maina Wed Sep 1, 4:43PM
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1. Go to http://ubuntu-tweak.com/ and install Ubuntu tweak. (It makes it easy for novices and experienced users to configure and manage Ubuntu).
2. After the installation completes go to Applications>System tools> Ubuntu tweak
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| Installed Ubuntu tweak |
4. Check Blueman if it is not already checked and click apply. (install to completion)
5. Turn on your phone and computers Bluetooth. (I am Using the Motorolla l6i for this demo).
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| Motorola L6i |
6. Go to System>Preferences>Bluetooth Manager
7. Click on the search button on the Bluetooth manager. All available Bluetooth devices will be detected and displayed.
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| Installed Bluetooth manager |
8. Click once on your phone on the Bluetooth manager to select it then go to setup on the top bar of the Bluetooth manager.
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| A Paring session |
9. Select custom passkey and key in the code of your choice or use mine 0000 then click forward.
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| Putting a passkey |
10. Your phone will ask you if you want to pair, select Yes, it will then ask you for a passkey, enter the passkey that you entered into the computer.
11. You will then be asked if you want to connect to dial up networking click forward, select the network that you are on and click on forward.
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| Setting up your broadband connection |
12. You will be informed that your device has been added and connected successfully click close.
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| Finalizing the set up process |
13.Your Blue tooth manager should appear as follows.
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| Your phone connected as a modem |
14. Your panel will appear as follows (no wireless or wired network, one lighting Bluetooth icon one normal Bluetooth icon.
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| Your panel before connecting to mobile broadband |
15. Click on your network icon. Go to Mobile broadband and select your network
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| Connecting to mobile broadband Internet on your computer |
16. Your connection will appear as shown, with phone network bars appearing where your network connection is supposed to be.
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| Your connected mobile broadband ready to go |
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| A mobile broadband connection on your computer |
17. Open your browser and browse away.... (Make sure you have enough credit), for Safaricom users you can convert your airtime to bundles to save on credit by dialing;
- *100#
- select option 1
- select option 2
- select option 2
- Select the appropriate bundles
Best Way to Easily Find and Remove Broken Links from your Website or Blog
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Friday, February 13, 2015
C program which reads your name from the keyboard and outputs a list of ASCII codes which represent your name
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int i;
char name[50];
clrscr();
printf("Enter your name: ");
gets(name);
printf("
Character ASCII Code");
for(i=0;name[i]!=
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Want to install Mac OS or any other linux OS and still be able to run your windows applications Read this
Virtual Machines vs Parallel Installations
I spent the entire day today in the realm of proprietary software setting up my MacBook laptop to run Windows XP Professional via Bootcamp. Having now used Virtual Machines and Parallel/Dual-Boot installations on a couple of machines I wanted to take a few minutes to share my experiences and thoughts on the subject. For those of you not familiar with the concepts, Virtual Machines or vmware and parallel installations are two different methods of running multiple operating systems from a single computer. This can be done either on a desktop or on a laptop and has both open source or proprietary options.
The ultimate decision of which option to go with will depend greatly on the individual’s usage habits and preferences. In my case I’ve grown to appreciate the advantages offered by parallel installations over vmware.
VIRTU
Virtual machines, or vmware, are an innovation that enables you to run one operating system within another. This process relies on the presence of a vmware program, such as VMware Fusion for Mac, or VirtualBox for Linux, and creates an instance of a “guest” OS that can be booted from within the “host” OS.
In the case of both proprietary and open source options, you begin by first installing the virtual machine software. Once this has been done you create a new virtual machine within the Vmware program. The steps to add the guest OS will depend on the Vmware software, but generally speaking there will be a few steps involved in which you identify what the host machine will be (Linux, Mac, or Windows) and designate how much RAM you wish to make available.
Once this has been done the the bulk of the process is extremely similar to that of a standard installation on a brand-new machine..
When you want to login to the guest OS, it’s just a matter of loading the Vmware program and selecting the operating system from the list of available options.
Advantages: Virtual machines give you access to two operating systems at once, and therefore expand the available functionality you have access to. Often times software is not available for all platforms, so use of virtual machines would enable Mac Users to run Microsoft Outlook for example; or Linux users to run Adobe Photoshop, or RPG games.
Virtual machines can also be moved or deleted exceptionally quickly because from the perspective of the host machine they are just one large file. The Instance of Windows XP I had previously installed on my MacBook was a single 25 GB file for example.
VMware for evaluating new systems: One of the key benefits of virtual machines – which I continue to use – is as a quick way to evaluate new operating systems and Linux distributions. I am constantly tinkering and test driving new distributions in a never ending quest for new and interesting features. By installing new OS test beds as virtual machines I’m able to quickly and easily explore them without making any fundamental changes to my system.
If I decide I don’t like the OS, I can delete the virtual instance without any adverse impact to the host machine.
Disadvantages: Due to the nature of the technology, use of Vmware represents extra burdens on your system than exist normally because you are using the same limited resources to run two operating systems. As a result programs on the host machine will not run as quickly.
Drivers are another big issue – particularly for Linux/Windows installations. Many hardware manufacturers do not produce drivers that support Linux-based operating systems the open source community has had to develop them themselves. In some cases – particularly webcameras – drivers are still being developed; and the versions that are currently available require more advanced computer skills to get running.
In my case the expertise required to implement the drivers is above my skillset, so I’m not able to use my Logitech Webcamera while logged into Ubuntu.
In the context of the discussion on VMWare, guest machines get their drivers and hardware information from the host. So despite the fact drivers are widely available for Windows, if you’re running XP as a virtual machine within Ubuntu you’re not going to be able to use the webcamera. This isn’t the case with parallel installations because the extra layer of the host-guest relationship doesn’t exist.
PARALLEL INSTALLATIONS
With Parallel Installations or Dual-Booting, you are running two completely separate operating systems on one box. In this case when you first power-up the computer you are prompted to select which system you wish to log into. Once logged in you will only have access to the software components that you’ve installed on that specific OS, and not both (as is the case with virtual machines).
Historically setting up a dual-booting system has been fairly complicated – especially for new users. However increasingly software companies have begun to ease the process.
Mac’s new Leopard release for example (OS 10.5) comes with a utility known as Bootcamp, which vastly simplifies the set-up process for installing Windows machines in parallel. The set-up is largely wizard based and takes you through the process of re-partitioning the harddrive to make way for the new Windows instantiation, and then rebooting into the Windows install process.
Additionally Ubuntu has gone one step further by enabling insterested parties to test drive the OS without actually installing it, to install an instance within Windows, or dual-boot the machine.
Advantages: One of the main advantage of parallel installations is the fact you can dedicate 100% of your system resources to the host machine. As a result programs and the operating system in general run much more quickly.
Secondly, and equally importantly, is the fact that you don’t face the same driver issues in dual-booting that you do in vmware. For example, if Linux is your OS of choice you can use Ubuntu as your primary default OS, but revert to Windows XP for web conferencing. (That said there are of course existing open source options for Linux users; this option is just one possibility.)
Finally though perhaps trivially, you won’t face issues of keyboard shortcuts with nearly the same frequency as virtual machines.
Disadvantages: Unlike virtual machines which are housed within single large files within the host machines folder heirarchy, parallel installations require dedicated partitions to function. So the process of setting up a dual-boot machine requires additional steps that change the landscape of your harddrive rather than working within the pre-existing conditions.
These changes can be undone later to a degree; but re-partitioning of a harddrive is never to be taken lightly. So this factor should be borne in mind (e.g. back-up first!)
Secondly you are restricted to the software and functionality of one operating system at a time.
MY OPINION
Having used both options on a few different machines I personally prefer dual-boot systems over virtual machines for general usage (as I said there is just no beating vmware for testbed installations). While it is nice to have the ability to quickly access PC software from the Mac without having to do a full restart, I found it cognitively difficult to work between the two operating systems within one environment.
For one, while in XP the key-board shortcuts were a hybrid – not quite PC, and definitely not Mac. So I was constantly making mistakes when typing that resulted in a loss of efficiency over time. I’ve heard that you can remap keys; but to be honest I wasn’t in love with vmware enough to bother.
Having set-up the same laptop with XP dualbooting through Bootcamp on the other hand, I’m much more pleased with the set-up. On my home machine I’ve got Ubuntu dual-booting with Windows XP Media edition AND a virtual instance of XP running within Ubuntu and have found that I never use the virtual machine. To me there’s nothing quite like logging into the full operating system.
But as I said, it all comes down to user preferences.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
How to Execute Your Java Program Without main Method
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
How To Change Your Mouse Cursor Into Pakistan Flag
Fist Download Pakistan Cursor Click Here To Download(Its Not Too Large Its Just 21Kbs)
- Save Attached File in your PC
- Go to Start menu + Settings + Control Panel
- Double click on Mouse Icon
- Go in Pointer
- Click on Browse menu and select saved File (PAKISTAN.ani)
- Click Apply and Ok.
We Have Finished Now.. Chek Your Cursor Now It has changed into Pakistan Flag !!
Why game mechanics wont save your crappy product
In fact, the very idea that cramming "game-like" elements into a product is enough to attract users is misguided; the proposal of using "game mechanics" as the primary way to drive and maintain user engagement is a short road to failure. I think these misconceptions come from a lack of understanding of two key concepts:
- Gameplay psychology
- The role of game mechanics
The first reason that game mechanics probably wont work for you is that you dont understand game mechanics. Before you go off and add a leader-board or badging system to your next product, please take the time to go through Sebastian Deterdings superb presentation "Pawned. Gamification and its discontents". Im embedding it within this blog post as the presentation beautifully covers the many mistakes and misconceptions about what gameplay is really all about:
One of the key takeaways from this presentation is that most people dont understand motivation. Think of the most common game mechanics you see in most products today: badges, scores, and progress bars. foursquare has it, so it must work, right? Wrong. These "external rewards" are rarely effective because gamers and humans in general are typically not motivated by external factors, but rather by intrinsic ones. In fact, studies have shown that external rewards and pressures can often act as de-motivators. If youre not convinced, it would be well worth your time to watch Dan Pinks talk on The Surprising Science of Motivation.
The role of game mechanics
If you fail to grasp the key principle of motivation, your game mechanics have no chance of being effective. But even if you do get the mechanics right, there is still no guarantee of success. To understand why, you need to understand that game mechanics are not your core product (unless you are building a game, of course) and have no value in and of themselves. All they can do is act as a "multiplier", encouraging some existing behavior by increasing the behaviors value in the eyes of the user. If that value was originally zero, game mechanics wont help.
To put it another way, if you have a crappy product to begin with, gameplay will not save it. It doesnt matter how many badges, progress bars, leaderboards, achievement scores, or collectibles you add, if the user doesnt see any value in your product, you will not be successful. Moreover, the more obvious the value proposition, the less you need to bother with game dynamics. All of this is best illustrated with a few examples:
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| cubeduel: great gameplay, 0 value |
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| Pandora: crystal clear value, no games |
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| StackExchange: clear value, good game mechanics |
Stop playing games. Start building awesome products.
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| Kniffel: game mechanics != fun |
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Hard Reset Factory Reset your Asus Memopad K0W
This is my first time to post a ASUS brand. I will gonna start it with ASUS Memopad K0W. You need PC and memory card to wipe the tablet. Or if you another phone you can download it, in its memory card and transfer it in the tablet. You can also have your way to transfer the file in your sdcard.
This can remove password, gmail account in your ASUS Memopad K0W.
ExampleDo not put it in any folder. Just in the root of your SDCARD.
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After extracting the file
1. INSERT the SDCARD in your Tablet
2. POWER on the tablet and wait for the MENU to appear
3. Select CLEAR USER DATA. Press VOLUME DOWN AND UP to navigate, To select press POWER BUTTON (See picture below)
4. Reboot your tablet
You have successfully factory reset or hard reset your ASUS Memopad K0W. I hope this tutorial help you.
Hard Reset your Aftron AFMID7150 and remove password pattern lock gmail account
Hard resetting / factory resetting your phone will solve the following issues:
1. If you forgot your pattern lock
2. If you forgot your gmail account
3. If you forgot your password
4. Apps that automatically force closing
5. Stuck in Aftron Logo (sometimes does not work if the firmware is totally damage)
NOTE: Performing hard reset will erase your data.
To hard reset:
1. Turn off your tablet.
2. Press and Hold VOLUME UP + VOLUME DOWN + Power button. Release the power Button only when the tablet power up. Just wait until the Android System Recovery appear
3. Select wipe / factory reset, press Volume rocker to navigate and press the Power Button to confirm your selection.
4. Reboot your tablet.
Note:
If performing hard reset did not succeed, you need to wipe the cache first in the android system recovery before performing wipe / factory reset.
I hope this tutorial helps you.. If you have any question just drop a
comment.