6 Creative Ways to Earn Extra Money

There are a lot ways you can earn some extra cash on the side. Plus, with today's economic condition, earning some extra money wouldn't hurt. With today's economy, people have undoubtedly limited the way they spend their money. 

 1.Start a Blog 

 In the world of blogging, there's a place of expertise for everyone. If you're an expert at something, people would want to know about your expertise. Advertisements or recommending products could help you earn some profit from your blog. Connecting to services like Google adsense,Addyanamo,Chikita and other affialiates program could bring in a good cash flow.

2.Take Advantage of your artistic talents 

Get your creative juices flowing by designing t-shirts and selling them online. You can check out Café Pressor or Zazzle where you can set the price of your t-shirts.

Another great option you have is Threadless, where you can submit your design for the website community to vote for and comment on your design. If your idea is selected you will receive $2000 in cash and $500 in gift certificates. 

3.Learn How to DJ  

If you love music and like to mix it up then learn the trade of a DJ. DJ's earn big money today and if your music is good you can gain reputation fast. 

4.Write a Book
 If you have the knack for writing, try writing your own book. You can uses LULU to self-publish your book using one of their templates. Just write the content and Lulu will do the rest (while taking their cut of course).

5.Do freelance work 

Nowadays, almost any job can be done on a contract or freelance basis. Check out sites like Sologig, which lead jobs seekers to consulting, freelancing, and part-time projects that will help you earn money.


 6.You can even take up writing online articles, become a graphic designer, you can end up designing logos, or marketing campaigns for companies since most companies today are looking to outsource their work.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | 1 comments | Read More

Download MTN Opera Mini at m.opera.com for Faster Internet Browsing

MTN in collaboration with Opera launched MTN Opera Mini™ that will make internet easier, faster, and affordable. You might have received a message from MTN that: Yello! For SUPER FAST browsing experience on your mobile phone, download the MTN branded Opera mini browser for free! Go to m.opera.com to download now.

MTN make this move because they want their subscribers to enjoy the best browsing experience.

Some features of this opera mini are:
1. It loads web pages faster
2. It reduces browsing cost because it compresses data
3. It’s free and easy to download.

MTN Opera Mini™ browser can be downloaded to your phone directly from m.opera.com. You need to subscribe to MTN mobile internet plan to enjoy it.

Saturday, June 30, 2012 | 0 comments | Read More

Take Awesome Screenshots of Webpages in Chrome

Would you like to take great screenshots of a webpage, annotate them, and share them, all from Chrome?  Here’s how you can do it with the Awesome Screenshot addon.

Whether you’re a budding tech writer or just trying to show your Mom how to send an email, there are many reasons you might want to take a screenshot of a webpage.  Want to show a friend a neat webapp or you found, or tell your Twitter friends about a new Google feature you discovered? One of the best ways is to take a screenshot and share it.

  Many of us have tried to save a purchase receipt page or product key, only to find that the web page looks scrambled when you later open it.  Take a screenshot, and it’ll always look picture-perfect.  There are many ways you can take screenshots, but let’s look at a great way to take and annotate screenshots of webpages directly in the Chrome browser.

Getting Started

Install the Awesome Screenshot addon  from the Google Chrome Extensions gallery as usual.

Now you’ll see a new lens icon in your toolbar.  Click it and then choose to capture the visible part of the page or to capture the entire page.

If you choose Visible Part, it’ll only capture exactly what you can see right then in Chrome.  If, however, you select Capture Entire Page, you’ll see a Capturing notification while the page automatically scrolls down.

The capture will only take a moment, and then will open in a new tab, complete with tools to help you annotate your screenshot.

Here’s a closeup of the toolbar.  You can crop your screenshot, or add a variety of shapes or text to it.

The crop tool is very useful.  Drag and select the area you want to crop, and it’ll automatically tell you the pixel dimensions of the selection.  Drag the corners to enlarge or shrink the region, and then click Crop to crop the screenshot to that size.

Once you’ve cropped the screenshot, you’ll be able to add annotations as before, all from a very nice UI.

The Blur tool is very useful.  Select it to get a blur brush that you can use to hide sensitive information on webpages.  Here we’ve used it to hide our Gmail address; this would be great if we were making a tutorial on using Gmail.

Saving and Sharing Your Captures

Once you’ve made all the edits you want, click Done.

You’ll be presented with a preview of your screenshot ready to save or share.

Right-click on the image and select Save image as… to save the screenshot to disk.  Currently all screenshots are saved in JPG format, but the developers plan to add PNG support in the future.

Alternately, if you’d like to share your screenshot online, click Share and your screenshot will be uploaded to an online photo storage service.

Once it’s uploaded, you can share the picture on a variety of services with one click.  Note that the image URL is rather long, so if you’re sharing on Twitter you may want to copy the address and shorten it with a service such as Bit.ly.  To do this, just click the address box at the bottom and it will automatically copy it to your clipboard.

Conclusion

If you’d like to take quick and informative screenshots from the web with Chrome, the Awesome Screenshot addon is one of the best ways to do it.  It’s easy to use, and takes great looking screenshots on almost all webpages.  Note that it cannot take screenshots of Flash content, but almost everything else came out great. 

Install the Awesome Screenshot addon in Google Chrome

Monday, June 25, 2012 | 0 comments | Read More

Create Keyboard Shortcuts to Applications in Windows

Do you need just one or a few special keyboard shortcuts for your favorite program(s)? A quick modification to program shortcuts will get you up and running without installing additional software.


Creating New Keyboard Shortcuts
Go to the start menu shortcut for the program, right-click on it, and select properties.

When the properties window opens click in the shortcut key text area. All that you need to do is choose an appropriate letter for the program (i.e. O for Opera, E for Editra, etc.) and type it in the blank.

You will not need to type any other keys or combination in…the “Ctrl + Alt +” will be automatically entered for you as soon as you type the letter in. Click OK to finish creating the new keyboard shortcut.

Conclusion

If you only need one or just a few special keyboard shortcuts then this method provides a quick and simple solution.

Monday, June 25, 2012 | 0 comments | Read More

Why Won't My Laptop Charge When I Plug My Charger In?

A good battery is an essential component of a good laptop. Because laptops discharge in about two to three hours of use, their batteries and power components go through many charge-discharge cycles. If your laptop won't recharge, knowing what to look for will make it easier to find the problem.

Bad Laptop Battery 

New batteries are rarely defective but if your laptop loses 15 to 20 percent of its ability to hold a charge within the first few months, your battery might be bad. You can also train a battery to perform poorly by not fully discharging it once a month or by ignoring manufacturer recommendations. An easy way to find out if your battery is the problem is by replacing it with one from another laptop and seeing if the replacement takes a charge. If your battery recharges, but not all the way, you probably need to recalibrate it or to update your BIOS. You can find BIOS updates on your laptop manufacturer's website, and recalibration involves changing your laptop's power settings to prevent it from going into standby or hibernation when the power gets low.

Bad Laptop Power Adapter or Charger 

You can check if the adapter is working by removing your laptop battery and seeing if the laptop runs with just the adapter plugged in. If it doesn't, the adapter is probably dead. Even if your laptop runs with just the adapter, the adapter might not have enough power to charge your laptop battery at the same time. You can find out by putting your battery back in, plugging in the adapter and turning your laptop off. If the battery charges with your laptop turned off, your adapter is defective and needs to be replaced.

 

Bad Laptop Power Jack 

The DC jack, where your power adapter plugs in, can wear out as you connect and disconnect the adapter. If that happens you will have a loose or broken connection and little or no power will reach your battery. The symptoms are hard to miss since your adapter won't fit snugly and your laptop's power and battery LEDs will flicker if you bump the power cord. You might even see sparks coming from the jack. You can confirm that the jack is bad by doing the adapter checks in Section 2 with a working power adapter from another laptop that has the same voltage as yours. If your laptop doesn't power up or charge the battery, you probably have a bad jack.

Bad Laptop Motherboard 

If your battery, power adapter and power jack pass inspection, you're looking at a worst case scenario. The charging circuit in your motherboard might have overheated and stopped working. This problem has been reported on Dells and other laptops. When charging problems are caused by bad motherboards, the power from the wall socket doesn't reach the battery or computer. The only solution is to replace your motherboard and it's only worth doing if you have a new laptop that justifies the cost.

 

Saturday, June 16, 2012 | 1 comments | Read More

Download DSTV Guide for Android: Get Latest News

If you are a DSTV subscriber, you can now keep up-to-date with all the latest entertainment news from DStv.com, view the guide for the next ten days and set reminders for any show, movie or sporting event on your Android device if you have the DSTV Guide app installed on your smartphone.

Below are some of the features:

    ==> Set reminders on your Android device for any show, movie or sporting event.

    ==> View the guide for the next ten days.

    ==> Sort your channels according to country, genre, DStv bouquet or your selected favourite channels.

    ==> Set reminders for events on your Android device.

    ==> Fully searchable guide.

    ==> Keep up-to-date with all the latest entertainment news from DStv.com.

    ==> Share what you watch with your friends on social networks.

    ==> Check out the daily highlights so you know what you shouldn’t be missing.

The DSTV app is available for free download at Google Play.

You can download DSTV Guide for Android here

Friday, June 08, 2012 | 0 comments | Read More

To setup Hotmail on your Android phone

1. From the applications menu, touch Email
2. Enter your hotmail email address, and password
   
   If you have previously created an account, press Menu, touch Accounts, press Menu, and touch Add Account 
3. Check Send email from this account by default, in order to use this account to send outgoing mail. (If you do not check this option, a previous email account such as gmail may be used to send outgoing mail)   
4. Touch Manual setup 
5. Touch POP3 account 
6. Enter your username (complete email address including the @hotmail.com) 
7. Enter your password 
8. Enter POP3 server - pop3.live.com 
9. Enter Port - 995    (you can also try 110) 
10. Change Security type to  - SSL 
11. Touch Delete email from server if you want to change this option. 
12. Touch Next 
13. Enter SMTP server - smtp.live.com 
14. Enter Port - 587    (you can also try 25) 
15. Change Security type to  - TLS 
16. Touch Next 
17. Require Sign in should be checked.
18. Customize email frequency 
19. Touch Next 
20. Enter a name for the account (optional) 
21. Enter your name. This is the name will display on outgoing messages. 
22. Touch Done

If your MSN account (Not Hotmail) does not work then you can try these setting.

Incoming  pop3.email.msn.com  port 110
Outgoing   smtp.email.msn.com   port 25

Your account is now set-up.  Please test sending and receiving an email.

Friday, June 08, 2012 | 0 comments | Read More