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Make Icons 256 Color 16-Bit For Windows XP / Windows Vista
Increasing the Icon Cache for Windows XP and Windows
Alphabetically Sort Favorites and Start Menus Sort Windows XP and Windows
If your Start Menu Program or Favorites are not sorting alphabetically, it is easy to fix this:
1. Go to "Start" Menu > Run
2. Type "Regedit" > click "OK" > this will open Regedit program
3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/MenuOrder
4. Under here is are Favorites and Start Menu or Start Menu2 folders also under Start Menu or Start Menu2 there is Programs folder
5. In each there is a value called Order
6. Simply delete (or rename this) and restart Windows
7. Your Favorites or Start Menus should now sort alphabetically
Inside AdSense: Answers to your referrals retirement questions
I was since beginning of this I can not find Adsense referral ads on my blog. I was worried that is there something wrong happened or is it blocked on my blog only. But I finally found on Google Adsense blog that it is retired from Adsense and now Google has announced that Adsense referral no longer come back again.
I am very disappointed by this announcement since referral unit earns much more revenue then normal ad units since here you have choice to place the ad for those referrals which pays you higher.
But it is good news that referral amount which is not credited to your Google adsense account will not be lost. If your referral finishes referral condition till 30 Sept 2008 then the referral amount will be credited to your account.
And also your existing ad units, search units, mobile units or feed units which are not an referral ad unit will not be affected and will continue to show ads as it is and generating the revenue as it is.
Inside AdSense: Seeing clicks but no revenue?
Now a days I can find lot of sites and communities which offers you click exchange for the Adsense. But it is completely illegal as it is mentioned by Adsense blog please visit the above link for further details.
If you have Adsense account are working with any click exchange program. So if you find clicks in your Adsense report but you can not find any earning then you might have done illegal click exchange.
Also You can have following problem.
1.Allowed Sites setupIt is possible that you have configured the Allowed sites for adsense ad placement. You might be ownling multiple sites and you might have missed the one of the site to add in the allowed list. If this is the case please go to Allowed site settings and add all your site to allowed sites list
2.Invalid clicks
It's possible that you have some clicks that our monitoring system has considered to be invalid. As we've mentioned before, we monitor all clicks and impressions on Google ads for any activity that may artificially drive up an advertiser's costs or a publisher's earnings. Any clicks that our system considers invalid will still appear on your 'Overview' page, under the Reports tab. However, because our advertisers aren't charged for these clicks and impressions, we won't show the earnings for this activity. If you're concerned about suspicious activity in your account, we recommend reviewing your site's logs and letting us know about the situation.Rest assured that AdSense accounts are properly credited for all clicks and impressions we consider to be valid. We'll post your finalized earnings for a given month on your 'Payment History' page during the first week of the following month. For more information about invalid clicks, please review our Help Center.
Go to Comments Settings page as follows:
Windows XP and Windows Vista Commands for Shutdown, Restart and Logoff are as follows:
Creating 3D Window Effect
You can create a nice 3D effect for your windows
Creating a New E-Mail Shortcut
To create a shortcut that will open your default e-mail program starting a new e-mail,
If you ever lose the Desktop but Explorer is still running with the Start Button,
you can do this to bring back your Desktop in a Windows box.
10 Tips to Improve a Website
"Your website reads well and you're proud of it. But, you've tried and tried to create something that looks good too, and you can't seem to get it together. You're waiting for rave reviews but none have come your way. Your website is a flop. Not to worry. You're not alone. You want to fix it but you don't have the big budget you need to hire a great web developer. Check out some simple ways you can improve your website and get it into better shape, now!
1. Balance your page
When users enter a website, their focus first starts at the top left of the page, and hovers there before slowly tracking to the right. Contrary to what many think, the web user is focused more on the text of the page, rather than images or graphics. This is where balance comes into place.
Balance will not only make your page more visually appealing, but it will make your page easier to read and items easier to find. A good layout will help the objects on your page to flow.
2. Keep it simple
Less is more. Clean your website up by removing all the unnecessary visual elements. This will allow important items to stand out. Leave some white space on the page. The illusion of space is visually pleasing, as well as easier to navigate. Otherwise, your visitor will get whiplash by darting their head from left to right in an attempt to look at all the information crammed on your screen. Or worse, they'll click out of there in a hurry.
3. Fix your fonts
The size and type of font you select will have an effect on how your reader takes in your information. What font should you use? San-serif fonts such as Arial and Verdana are popular choices for on-screen reading. And keep the size in mind too. The font size should be no smaller than 10 points and no largër than 14 points. You don't want the reader to be able to read the information from across the room, but you don't want them squinting and leaning closer to the monitor either.
4. Clean backgrounds
Go subtle. The background textures and colors you choose have the ability to gauge the overall appeal of the website. Lots of texture and graphics in the background can be distracting, and the more texture you add to the background, the less noticeable your text and images become.
If you're going to use a color on the background, make sure there is a significant contrast between the background color and the text. Strike a good balance, or you may compromise the readability of the text. Make good choices. You will rarely go wrong with black text on a white background. It's crisp, clean, and easy to read. Be cautious when using darker and brighter colors such as red or yellow. They cause visual fatigue and the reader will lose their focus on the text.
5. Graphics
Graphics are often overused on webpages. We often clutter the pages with objects that look cool but serve no purpose other than to increase the download time. Here are some instances where you can use graphics to enhance your pages:
Logo – Your logo is your brand recognition and it adds visual appeal to your webpages.
Title bars – The title bar lets your visitors know which page they are on.
Horizontal rules – Graphic lines are often used to separate categories or sections of a webpage.
Background images – Are used to add visual appeal or make a web site easier to navigate.
Photos – Personalize a website and make it inviting.
Navigation icons, such as `home' and 'back' enhance a page because they are familiar and users anticipate seeing them.
6. Easy navigation
Create a toolbar with links that are easy to navigate. Position the toolbar in an area that makes sense. Web users often look for the toolbar across the top or down the left hand side of the page. Going with the norm will create a sense of familiarity and facilitate the ease of navigation. And don't forget a link to your homepage. It's often forgotten but very important to point your users to your home page. Check out www.invesp.com for an example of easy and well structured website navigation.
7. Text readability
You have great copy, but are you displaying it effectively? Make your pages easy to read. Break up blocks of text and create short paragraphs.
Consider the key points on each page and create headings and subheadings.
Only use one or two fonts. Select one font for your headings and subheadings and another for the body text.
Highlight key words and phrases by emboldening or using a different color. Be careful when selecting colors, and don't use every color in the rainbow. Many, such as yellow and pink, don't stand out well if you've selected a white or black background.
8. Scrolling
Horizontal scrolling? Yikes. That needs to go, now! Users hate, hate, hate to scroll left to right. It's disorienting and annoying, so if you've got it, lose it. Vertical scrolling is OK if you have to have it, but consider moving larger blocks of information to another page and providing links. There's also the danger of missing vital information that falls below the screen if a user decides not to scroll down to view it. So if you've got to have a scrolling page, try to keep all your important information above the fold.
9. Make it quick
We all get impatient when it takes more than 5 seconds to connect to a website. Users want to make contact, and make it quick. Ensure that your pages load as quickly as possible. Eliminate unnecessary graphics, especially 'Flash' graphics... they can be time hogs. You need to make an immediate impression, and the only impression you're leaving as your page slowly grinds in to view is "this page sucks"...if they're still there to see it at all."
10. Grammar and Spelling
This one is huge for me. Misspelled words and bad grammar show an immediate lack of professionalism.
source: http://ezinearticles.com/?8-Ways-To-Improve-Bad-Website-Design&id=553922
How to add "Related Articles" weidgets in the blogger
This article explains how you can add "Related Articles" widget to your Post in Blogger (based on JSON callback technique) makes use of your existing labeling system, as shown in figure
Before you could install this hack:
To make this hack working, make sure you turn your "feeds" on. The setting is set to "on" in your blog by default.
Make sure your feed settings look like this (short or full) at Settings > Site Feed > Blog Posts Feed (Please note its value should not be null)
Also, make sure in "Settings"->"Archiving", "Enable Post Pages?" is set to "Yes"
After above configuration go to "Layout" or "Template" -> "Edit HTML" -> select "Expand Widget Templates"
First take the backup of the template so that if you have made any mistake you can restore with your original template.
Now find any </b:widget> in the template HTML and copy paste following code after </b:widget>.
<b:widget id='Blog2' locked='false' title='Blog Posts' type='Blog'>
<b:includable id='nextprev'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='backlinks' var='post'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='post' var='post'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='commentDeleteIcon' var='comment'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='status-message'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='feedLinks'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='comment-form' var='post'>
<div class='comment-form'>
<a name='comment-form'/>
<h3><data:postCommentMsg/></h3>
<p><data:blogCommentMessage/></p>
<iframe allowtransparency='true' expr:src='data:post.commentFormIframeSrc' frameborder='0' height='275' id='comment-editor' scrolling='auto' width='100%'/>
</div>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='backlinkDeleteIcon' var='backlink'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='feedLinksBody' var='links'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='postQuickEdit' var='post'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='comments' var='post'>
</b:includable>
<b:includable id='main'>
<!-- *****************http://technical-tejash.blogspot.com*****Jan,2008****************** -->
<!-- *****************Related Articles by Labels - Take Two****************** -->
<!--<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>-->
<div class='widget-content'>
<h2>Related Articles</h2>
<div id='relatedPostData'/><br/><br/>
<div id='tejash'>Widget by <u><a href='http://technical-tejash.blogspot.com'>Technical Details</a>
</u></div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var homeUrl3 = "technical-tejash.blogspot.com";
var maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 4;
var maxNumberOfLabels = 10;
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 100;
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
maxNumberOfLabels = 3;
</b:if>
function listEntries10(json) {
var ul = document.createElement(&39;ul&39;);
var maxPosts = (json.feed.entry.length <= maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel) ?
json.feed.entry.length : maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel;
for (var i = 0; i < maxPosts; i++) {
var entry = json.feed.entry[i];
var alturl;
for (var k = 0; k < entry.link.length; k++) {
if (entry.link[k].rel == &39;alternate&39;) {
alturl = entry.link[k].href;
break;
}
}
var li = document.createElement('li');
var a = document.createElement('a');
a.href = alturl;
var txt = document.createTextNode(entry.title.$t);
a.appendChild(txt);
li.appendChild(a);
ul.appendChild(li);
}
for (var l = 0; l < json.feed.link.length; l++) {
if (json.feed.link[l].rel == 'alternate') {
var raw = json.feed.link[l].href;
var label = decodeURIComponent(raw.substr(homeUrl3.length+21));
var txt = document.createTextNode(label);
var h = document.createElement('h4');
h.appendChild(txt);
var div1 = document.createElement('div');
div1.appendChild(h);
div1.appendChild(ul);
document.getElementById('relatedPostData').appendChild(div1);
}
}
}
function search10(query, label) {
var script = document.createElement('script');
script.setAttribute('src', 'http://' + query + '/feeds/posts/default/-/'
+ encodeURIComponent(label) +
'?alt=json-in-script&callback=listEntries10');
script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
document.documentElement.firstChild.appendChild(script);
}
var labelArray = new Array();
var numLabel = 0;
<b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>
<b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>
textLabel = "<data:label.name/>";
var test = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < labelArray.length; i++)
if (labelArray[i] == textLabel) test = 1;
if (test == 0) {
labelArray.push(textLabel);
var maxLabels = (labelArray.length <= maxNumberOfLabels) ?
labelArray.length : maxNumberOfLabels;
if (numLabel < maxLabels) {
search10(homeUrl3, textLabel);
numLabel++;
}
}
</b:loop>
</b:loop>
</script>
</div>
<!--</b:if>-->
</b:includable>
</b:widget>
And after pasting it to you blog HTML template perform following steps:
As you can find span >var homeUrl3 = "technical-tejash.blogspot.com";
above line in the bold in the above code. You just need to replace technical-tejash.blogspot.com with your blog's URL e.g. if your blog's URL is http://rite-mail.blogspot.com then you can change above line to:
var homeUrl3 = "rite-mail.blogspot.com";
And just save the template and finally its done
Important notes if you want to make changes in the "Related Articles" widget:
Below features are advanced ones (but really easy to set up by you,)
* If you want this widget works on item pages only, then uncomment the following line i.e. take out "<!--" and "-->gt;" off this line (located at the front of the widget)
<!--<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>-->
and also the following comments comments on this line, too, in bold:
</script>
</div>
<!--</b:if>-->
</b:includable>
* To change the maximum posts per label, change the value on this line (currently it's 4.)
var maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 4;
* To change the maximum labels, change the value on this line (currently it's 10.)
var maxNumberOfLabels = 10;
* To change the title from "Related Articles" to as per your requirements, change the text in bellow line:
<h2>Related Articles</h2>
* If you require to specify different maximum labels or maximum headers per label, you could do that. Look for this piece of code:
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 100;
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
maxNumberOfLabels = 3;
</b:if>
As shown in the above code, for item page, the maximum post per label is set to 100, and only first 3 labels will be displayed. It makes more sense for the item page to have more relevant header posts, and that's what this improvement is all about.
***
Congratulations! It's all done for the "Related Articles" widget
Here is the code and setup information to use the Label Cloud in New Blogger.
First you obviously have to have a blog on New Blogger, and you MUST be using the layouts templates,
(this isn't available for classic templates, or FTP published blogs )
and you must have some posts labeled already. (There needs to be at
least ONE label with more than ONE entry or the scripts hit a bug - so
have at least one
label with more than one entry before starting).
Make sure you backup your
template before making any changes!
Log into Blogger and go to your layouts section. On the 'Page Elements'
setup page
make sure you have a label widget already installed where you want it
(it can be moved around
later). Then go to the Edit HTML settings and leave the widgets NOT
exapanded. It will make
things easier to deal with.
Now the code comes in 3 parts. A section for the stylesheet, a
configurations section,
and then the actual widget itself.
The first part to put in is the stylesheet section. The following code
needs to be copied
and inserted into your stylesheet, which in the layouts is marked out
by the <b:skin> tags.
Easiest thing to do is find the closing skin tag
]]></b:skin>
and place the code right BEFORE
that.
Here it is, copy and paste without modification right now. I'll explain
what can be tweaked
later.
