Sep 12

2009

The Perfect Free Online Favicon Maker

Filed Under (Computers and Internet) by Uncle Che on 12-09-2009

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Do you know what a favicon is? I guess who do. For the benefit of those who don’t, let’s see a detailed explanation on Wikipedia, quoted below.

A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage.[1] A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page’s favicon in the browser’s Address bar and next to the page’s name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page’s favicon next to the page’s title on the tab. The Microsoft Windows Shell also uses favicons to represent “Internet shortcuts” to web pages.

You can search Google for more definitions of a favicon.

As we have seen above, a favicon is some sort of representation or identification for a website. This means that it can be used to brand a website or web pasge.

Sounds interesting? How do you add a favicon to your website?

The standard procedure for adding a favicon to your page is by creating a .ico file and uploading it to the root directory of your site. After that, there is a code you need to add to the head section (<head>) of  your index page. To effectively do this, you need need knowledge on the following fields:

Creating an Ico Image: Most photo editors will be able to help you create an ico image. I recommend Faststone. All you need to do is open any image file you will like to use and save it as favicon.ico. Simple!!!

Uploading the favicon.ico Image to Your Root Directory: Now that you have treated the image to use as your favicon, you need to upload it to your site. I recommend you use the file manager on cPanel of your hosting account or free Online FTP.

Adding the Favicon Code to Your Index Page: Are you still in your file  manager? Open your index page (index.html, index.php, index.htm… etc) and locate the </head> tag. Plce the code below immediately before the </head> tag.

<link rel=”shortcut icon” href=”favicon.ico”>
<link rel=”icon” type=”image/gif” href=”animated_favicon1.gif”>

If you will like to have a more spiced up favicon for your site, I recommend you use this free online favicon maker. It is easy to use and packed with many rich functions such as the ability to use animations, sideshow and scrolling text as your favicon.

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Jun 27

2009

How Fast Can I Convert to .pdf?

Filed Under (Computers and Internet) by Uncle Che on 27-06-2009

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At times, you don’t have certain software on your PC not because they are not necessary, but just for the simple reason that you have not had any use for it for a very long time.

A friend of mine, the proprietor of the DMC Enterprise gave me a document to scan and send to his email address in acrobat pdf format. Thank God he sent one of his employees to deliver the assignment to me. If not, he could have been very shocked that I don’t have a pdf converter on my PC.

I just told the messenger to be patient and that it will take me about an hr to be done. As soon as the guy left, I stated searching for Primoopdf, one very effective pdf printer I have used in the past. This time around, I was a bit reluctant searching for Primopdf because last time i did, i was told that I require the dot net framework for it to work. No timer for both downloads.

It just flashed through my mind that online software has never killed someone I know. I decided to search for “online pdf converter” and I found www.freepdfconverter.com

There, I could easily just convert the file to pdf format and save to my hard drive. They also have an option you can select so that the converted file is emailed directly to an email address you specify.

Easy!

Aside:
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Jun 24

2009

Do I Need A Laptop?

Filed Under (Computers and Internet) by Uncle Che on 24-06-2009

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Just like mobile phones, laptops are fast becoming a necessity even in the less developing world, though I am yet to accept them as such. Generally, it seems the rate at which we convert mobile technology to necessities we can’t do without is increasing everyday.

A Laptop, in its direct implication in terms of portability, is a mobile technology. Here in Africa, it will cost an averagely paid citizens at least three months to save for the cheapest available laptop ($300.00). Considering the fact that no one keeps a laptop at the top of priorities and does nothing else but save for it, lets make this saving period about 6 months.

Why would I save up to six month’s hard earned cash just to get a laptop? The answer is obvious, Because it is a necessity. What type of necessity? A can’t do without? The type at the top of my scale of preference?

If my job or education is not directly linked to me having a laptop, then I don’t consider it a necessity for me. I have a PC at my job site and one at home and since most of my time I must be at the job site or home, I can’t label a laptop a necessity. Call me old fashioned. Ha ha ha. But that’s true!!!

You may want to say if I had a laptop when my PC was giving me a hard time, it could have been my savior. Well, that true too.

Worth a Read: Yaman Gensan 2009

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Jun 20

2009

How Successful Are You?

Filed Under (Uncle Che) by Uncle Che on 20-06-2009

Oh! I think I must have skipped many questions I had to ask before asking this one. Anyway, I am sure while searching for an answer to this I will also find one or two for those. But before we begin our little examination, we really need to define success and make two key points very clear here: what we really need to achieve in life, and the length of time we really want to give for each achievement.

What made me think of this topic? I am a non-jealous over-ambitious type of person but earlier this morning, I found myself feeling something unusual. After completely reinstalling my blog, I felt as if the previous day was quiet a lot of mess and I have made many obstructions in my blog, messed my certain things I might never put back in the right place, and probably all these must have pushed me a few months back. Am I progressing or regressing? I asked myself. Why can’t I be as good at blogging as Mr. X or Mrs Y? Why can’t I write a post as good as that which Blogger Z wrote the other day? Do I really need to be here?

For the very first time in my life, I allowed my inner self the opportunity to discourage me about something I am passionate about. Uncle Che? Oh No! This can’t be me….I exclaimed. I am not that cheap to be beaten down so easily. My expectations are not yards of quick sand that I will sink in. After a while, I calmed myself and set out on a venture to seek and find why I had a low spirit and my moral boosted towards the negative direction.

Why don’t I think I am successful? I asked myself. I picked up a dictionary to look up the meaning of the word success. Oh No! I couldn’t. Why? I must not refer a word as easy as that. If I had no dictionary, what will I define success? After pondering for a while on the very first definition that flashed on my mind, I refused taking it. I told myself there must be something more.

What was the mistake I made? I defined success, in my won words and opinion, as a state of satisfaction with one’s self achievements, within a specified period of time, together with its impact on self and others. Yeah, when you are satisfied with what you do, you feel successful. You feel you are a champion and have achieved something at last. Yes, of course. Success is an achievement. It is something like a result. There must therefore be a path to it. Everything done within that path that leads to success is part of success and should be included when evaluating one’s success.

HARD WORK: A teacher of mine once said “there are three routes to sucesss; hard work, hard work and hard work”. I laughed out loud, but later on realized the true meaning of that. Even if you are not seeing any prospects of being successful, hard work alone guarantees your success.

FAITH: You must believe in yourself first, and then in what you are doing? How can you talk about success when you are sure you will fail?

HOPE: Even if you do not have the current tools that will enable you put in your best, you should be hoping for them. They always say a lazy carpenter complains about his tools. I am not sure anyone will want to say that if they knew that so –called “lazy” carpenter is hoping for better tools. We are not talking about miracles here, but who says they can’t happen?

LOVE: this one word surpasses all. There is no way you can be faithful, hardworking or hoping to succeed if you don’t love what you are doing. At times, even love is not enough. You should be passionate and compassionate.

I wasn’t just consoling myself. After putting together many things and exposing them to light, I decided I am a very successful blogger. Instead of looking down on myself, I will rather set limitless limits and look up to them.

Can you call yuorself “Successful”?

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Jun 20

2009

Mum Never Said She Was Sorry

Filed Under (Uncle Che) by Uncle Che on 20-06-2009

There was a little girl who was greatly loved by her mother. Loved so much that the mother never ever wanted to punish her even for the deadliest crime she committed. Any time she committed a crime, instead of punishing her with hard work or beating, she required the little girl just to say one simple phrase… “Mum, I am sorry”.

That was it. She was never required to do any punishment for crime except saying that she was sorry. One day, the little girl was being accused of something that she did not do. No matter how much she tried to defend herself, all evidences pointed but to her. She saw that there was no way out except accepting the crime, which she didn’t commit, and said, “Mum, I am sorry for what I did”. “I am also sorry for not admitting to it in the fist place”. “Mum, I promise never to do it again”. As usual, her mother held her close to her and made gentle little strokes on her hair.

Two days later, it was discovered that the little girl didn’t commit the crime she was accused for. She was very happy that this discovery and at least expected something in return for the pain she went through. He mum told her many advantages and disadvantages of accepting a crime one has not committed. She also advised her, however, to always stand by the truth till death even if no one accepted it.

When she was talking, the child was staring at her and expecting just one thing from all. All that she said didn’t mean anything. The little girl wanted to hear just one short phrase and she decided she will make herself even happier if she heard it. I guess her mum didn’t say that phrase. She concluded the discussion without mentioning it.

The little girl continued staring at her mum so much that it was very difficult for her mother to pretend it wasn’t happening. She asked her “Baby, why are you staring at me like that”? The little girl replied the question by asking another question “Mum, why don’t you tell me you are sorry? “I am sorry”? “Sorry for what”?

The girl didn’t answer, but it all came to her mother in a flash. She realized she had to apologies for forcing the girl to admit she committed a crime, which she didn’t. She was just a child, but apologizing will not do the woman any harm. She went closer to the little girl, bent down she that she could look her straight into the eyes, and said, “I am sorry”.

The little girl was very happy and the only way she could really express it was by drawing her mother close to her chest and making gentle little strokes through her hair with her fingers.

How easy or difficult do you find it to say “Sorry”?

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Jun 15

2009

The Most Famous Last Stand Ever!

Filed Under (Uncle Che) by Uncle Che on 15-06-2009

Some will stand for what is right. No matter the cost or degree of fear nursed in them
I can’t think of any other symbol of courage against overwhelming odds.

Have you ever watched the movie titled “300”? You may not be a movie fan, but I will still recommend it. It is not only exciting, encouraging and educative but somehow lets you see hidden parts of yourself.

“300” is not only a movie about a Spartan King who takes 300 men and goes to battle to stand against the whole of Persia’s army. It is a real story being told on the big screen.

In 480BC a Spartan king named Leonidas refused submission to the Persian Empire, which was seriously expanding into Europe. He took along 300 Spartans to fight against the Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece. Today, that battle is referred to as the battle of Thermopylae.

300 Spartans, plus some soldiers from other Greek states and allies made a total number of 7000 Greek soldiers standing against 2,641,610 Persians soldiers. Mathematically, one Greek soldier had to fight 440 Persian soldiers. Is that not great? Is that not courage? What else should I use as an example of a courageous move.

I don’t know what the outcome of the fight could have been if the Greek army was not betrayed by Ephialtes who revealed to the Persian army, a secret mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. Thank God it happened that way. Although the Greek at last defeated the Persians, it was in another battle. If they succeeded in this particular battle, you and would never have believed it. We could have named it a myth. 7000 against 2,641,610? That’s weird.

Someone will instantly believe that a battle of 1: 440 will not last an hour. Believe this, the Greeks sustained that battle for three days.

How many times have we actually stood up to fight against odds in our life? How many of those battles have we won? Why did we refuse to fight when we had a chance? Is it because the odds outnumbered us? Numbers are just imaginary. Courage is in the mind.

Can you boast of being courageous?

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Jun 09

2009

The Morning Star Shines Even at Night?

Filed Under (Uncle Che) by Uncle Che on 09-06-2009

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One bright morning, at the age of about 12, when I got up and ran out to stretch myself and admire the beauty of the sky, I saw a very bright round abject of the size of the moon. It was not very bright, so I couldn’t mistake it for the sun. I concluded it was the moon.

A few minutes later, something flashed through my mind and for one moment, I thought it was the morning star. I loved poetry very much and believed every single thing I read in a poem. I have read about the morning stars in many poems.

I kept a close look at the structure that I saw in the sky. At about 10:00 AM, it disappeared into the clouds. I started asking myself why it disappeared before noon. It was still morning and so the morning star had to be up bright in the sky. It must not disappear before noon.

The whole day, I was a bit disturbed. I had seen the morning star, the legendary star I read only in poems but unfortunately it didn’t last in the sky for as long as I wanted. I kept hoping, just as Hamlet hoped that he father’s ghost will appear, that my morning star will appear again at night. I know there are many stars at night but I was very sure that amidst those stars, I would be able to identify my morning star since it was bigger than any star I had ever seen.

That night, my morning star didn’t show up, but to my surprise, I was still very happy because I saw it in the morning.

It is just about a year ago that I learnt a lesson from that story. I had a reason to be very happy that morning. Though that reason was short lived, my hope of meeting it again kept me happy throughout the day. Even when I didn’t see it at night, I was still happy that I saw it in the morning.

At least once in our lives, we find a reason to be happy. We should always be very grateful for such moments because they are too valuable. When we no longer have them, we should hope, and our hope should still keep us happy. If for some reason we lose hope of ever having such moments again, we still have the right to be happy, thanking God that at least we once had them. Not everyone finds a reason to be happy and seizes it.

Always strive to be happy.

When was the last time you observed a morning star?

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May 28

2009

Friend of a Friend – How Many Have You

Filed Under (Uncle Che) by Uncle Che on 28-05-2009

To my own opinion, friendship is the greatest of all relationships in the world. It is the basis and lays a solid foundation on which any other relationship stands. For every good relationship, we must consider it as being a form of friendship, before we can give it a bigger meaning.

I always hear people saying this to others “Please take my advice, I am not advising you as a friend, I am advising you as a brother”. I have heard this several times and as a result, I am very versed with it. To my greatest shock, however, I one day heard a boy telling his brother “I am not doing this for you because you are my brother”. “I am doing it because you are my friend.

For the very first time in my life, I heard a boy of about 17 giving more importance to friendship that family ties. This, at first, sounded very strange to me but now, I have begun giving it more meaning than I did when I heard it about 10 years ago.

Friendship comes with care and concern. Care and concern between individuals give rise to companionship. Companions express themselves freely. They are not tied down to very strict social relationships like parent, child, brother, sister, spouse, colleague, boss, etc.

I have witnessed many cases in with relationships have been clouded and apparently disguised by friendship. I had a friend who was so friendly and outgoing with his boss, so much that it will take a stranger more than an hour to differentiate who is who amongst the two of them. I once mistook a certain boy’s younger sister for his girlfriend because they were unusually very friendly, so friendly that they usually exchanged hugs instead of oral greetings or handshakes.

It is hard to draw a line between people who are your friends and people who are not. It is even difficult to tell how many friends. This is because a vast majority of people live by the principle of “love and trust them until they give you a reason not to. Most people also will consider their friends’ friends as their friends (Friend of a Friend or FOAF for short).

Is your friend’s friend your friend?

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May 21

2009

Web Design – the Art, its Meaning, Importance and Growth

Filed Under (Uncle Che) by Uncle Che on 21-05-2009

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Web design became a very competing art in these days. People can design and compile websites without much knowledge of web design. Software packages which available on the internet and at computer shops make it easy for the novice to design and develop effective websites. Good looking websites can be produced with these packages with merely a drop and drag action in many cases. Even more complicated applications like database and interactive applications can be automated and easily created with some of the latest online packages.

Web design is aimed to create web pages and websites in such a manner that it is suitable for interpretation and can easily be displayed by a web browser.Web design can be effectively used to attract clients or customers to your website and web pages.Web design can be seen as an art or skill when properly applied.Website design involves not only graphic design skills but also includes other Internet and IT technology skills.The ability to navigate easily through a website is definitely obtained by lots of experience and skill.

Web design is in many cases a hobby that becomes a part time money earner and sometimes a full-time profession. Web designers should train themselves to become skilled to provide a wothy product to potential clients. Some so to say web designers cause a lot of damage to the web design industry. Customers are getting the wrong impression of web design an the power of this great marketing tool. Websites can be designed with static pages but also includes dynamic and interactive pages in which case different users can access the web pages and database of such applications.

Websites collect information about certain topics and subjects and is a a combination of skilled and professional web design tools of computer technology, database applications, internet tools and other business skills like marketing and accounting knowledge. Well planned an thought through web design is the make or brake factor to attract new customers to your website and organization. Websites should be well balanced in terms of presentation, functionality, navigation and professional search engine optimization. This holds the key to success most websites.

In most cases the first page or homepage of a website is is most important. However,other pages can be designed to draw attention before your client sees your homepage. landing pages which are also called splash pages are used as the attraction in some cases. Attention of a client get drawn by these pages and then get diverted to the main application or page where the sale is converted. Web designers will design a home page or splash page in such a way that it will draw attention to specific areas, but also in a way that the rest of the website’s pages can easily be reached. They structure and layout of splash pages is simple and meant to capture the attention of your client, the moment it opens.

Each web page within a web site is a file which has its own address, better known as the URL. These pages can be of various formats like HTML, PHP, or other document formats. The website is the final product of web design and is the result of the combined skills of more than one person. The project is then managed by the webmaster or project leader. The webmaster will combine the different skills of graphic designers, database experts, marketing specialists and other to compile the final website before it is published to a server on the Internet.

Seo is probably the most important factor in web marketing today. Some great looking Websites can never be found on the internet because of lack in this area. Web masters and web developers make use of professionals when it comes to serious optimization of certain keywords. Owners of Websites that are not properly optimized for search engines are a waste of time and money. Experts on SEO can easily be found on the internet, but be careful as there are also many fake sites and different levels of skill.

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May 14

2009

What They Say and Do Behind Your Back

Filed Under (Uncle Che) by Uncle Che on 14-05-2009

I wish I had supernatural powers that enable me “hear” what people think about me, even when they are miles away. I wish I could read everyone’s feelings and know where they place me on their friend list. I wish I could have the power to catch a liar, know immediately when they start lying to me. That will help me know who my real friends are. This will allow me get many longer spoons so that I can conveniently dine with the many devils around me. Oh, how sweet life will be…

Then what!

There are many things you don’t know and thank God you don’t know them. You should pray never to know them. Venturing into the unknown can be fun, but not with human emotions. Humans have always been, and will always be humans. We are full of flaws and imperfection in many ways, even in the things we do best. We treat people badly, even the ones we love most. We take sides with situations or persons against others so that we can gain favors or accomplish selfish desires easily.

If you knew how much people say things, and the type of things they say behind your back, then you will wish you never had a friend. But then, remains this mysterious question; why would my best friend say or do something against me in my absence? I hold strong to the fact that experience is the best teacher. If you have ever said or done anything against a friend in his/her absence, I presume you remember your motive(s). But before we go into that, let’s consider, by way of approach, two types of people.

There are some people who are always upright and straight to the point. Whether they are your friends or not, they are not afraid of you. They care less about how their actions and speeches affect your emotions even when they think it is for your own good. They don’t compromise. They never stand by you when you are wrong. They offer little or more compliments. They will always be ready to lend a hand, but must know why they are in for it, and how their actions will benefit you.

Contrary to the above is another group of people who appear to be the best angels around you. Those can be at the extremes; your very best friends or deadliest enemies. They appear never to take chances hurting your emotions. They take side you in every situation when you are watching. They offer their help without hesitation and never seen to inquire where you are heading. People of such nature hardly advise you because they are afraid of saying anything contrary to your thoughts and ideas. Because such people will hardly face you, they say and do things behind your back so that you don’t get to see or hear.

People of the former group are usually considered your best friends while those of the later are called names such as gossipers, backstabbers or eye servants. However, there is one thing I think we should reconsider. Must everything said or done behind your back be negative or harmful to you? Must the ones engaging into such necessarily be your enemies? No!

Some sincere friends may fear that you won’t allow them do something for you (even for your own benefit for certain reasons), or you may agree but try to limit them. In such cases, they choose to do them in your absence or without your knowledge. This goes same with speech. They may be afraid with the way you face the truth about sensitive maters, so they tend to meet either someone more mature or courageous to face you.

It is god to always take precaution, but nonetheless, we should allow the people that are close to us some freedom so that they can always express themselves. When we do so, we tend to get the best out of them without even knowing.

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May 10

2009

Elvizy’s World and the University of Buea Choir (UB Choir)

Filed Under (Arts and Entertainment) by Uncle Che on 10-05-2009

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Elvizy Che, now popularly known by his pet name “elvizy” is a student of the University of Buea and also a very active member of the University of Buea Choir.

The University of Buea Choir is a very interesting group. Though large, it is well organized and its members are very smart and dedicated and put in their utmost best in whatever they do.

When Elvizy learned about the Pen 2 Net project which aims at promoting the Afroblogosphere, he grabbed the chanced and applied for a free blog. He uses this blog as a tool to interact with the web and promote the UB Choir, which he so much loves.

Elvizy’s World, created 03 Mar 2009, makes it exactly two months today. It has a very beautiful design, a promising traffic and a Google PageRank of 1 already. He isn’t receiving much link yet, so I can attribute this pagerank to unique and quality content. The making of the 2009 UB Choir video and the UB Choir Photo Gallery are probably the most popular items on his blog.

Elvizy has gone for a one-week holiday in respect of the University Games in Yaounde. When he comes back, I am sure he will have lots to offer to his readers. For the meantime, visit his archives and see what he has.

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May 03

2009

CIWABA – Computer, Internet and Web Awareness for a Better Africa

Filed Under (Computers and Internet) by Uncle Che on 03-05-2009

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…when the vision includes many missions and and endless number of projects, you may want to give it a “legal” identity and put together a small group to help.

Running an NGO has always been part of my dreams. I can’t resist the urge to help friends and relatives who are in need, and if I have the opportunity of extending that far and wide, why should I take chances?

I was very happy when I started a project to help bloggers and prospective bloggers blog free of charge, and also educating the less “literate ones” on blogging. I called this project “Pen 2 Net“.

When Pen 2 Net started off, I noticed that female bloggers in Africa needed much more care and attention – encouragement, so I planned for a service specifically for that purpose. I called it Bloggress.

I am an Unsigned African artist (HipHop) and I know the type of problems I face. I am not alone in that domain. I hoped for a platform that could help my music get heard out there. CamHooD is a project that will be of great help to all unsigned African Artists.

The Afroweb is small and still growing. Information in it can easily get lost in the great pool of the world wide web. As a result, I saw the need of building a search engine specifically for African websites. These sites which rank very low on Google will have a better chance of someone getting them using a customized search engine powered by Google itself. I called this African search engine AfroWebia.

In the pipeline are two projects I deem very important too. The next will be a blogging platform for Africans who do not want to blog independently and and another will be some sort of a Computer Literacy Site for the “caveman”.

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Apr 29

2009

Bara Mark, the Analyst of Bareta Online, Now Allowing Membership on His Blog

Filed Under (Computers and Internet, News and Politics) by Uncle Che on 29-04-2009

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Oh yeah, Mark again. Still the same guy I talked about a while ago. His blog is humbly sponsored by Pen 2 Net and he is very proud about that. He hosts two text links to the home page and donation page of Pen 2 Net.

Recently, Bara Mark contacted the Chief of Pen 2 Net’s Support Staff (my humble self) requesting membership on his blog to be open to the public. In my response, I almost asked why he would do that but held my question back because I know he has 100% rights over his blog and should make any move he likes at any time as long as they don’t go against the Pen 2 Net’s terms of service.

On Bareta Online features a page labeled Your Say, where readers can anonymously post any information for publication on that same page. Bareta needed just more than anonymity. He believes very much in “freedom of speech” and clearly thinks that many people also do. He thereby wanted registration so that people who have enough courage for that can clearly identify themselves with their opinions.

All was done as the chief requested. Default user level on Bareta Online is “Author”. Wow!

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Apr 24

2009

Harvard, Top of the Top 10 Universities in the World

Filed Under (Uncle Che) by Uncle Che on 24-04-2009

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Hmmm.
Suddenly I developed an extraordinary high interest in digging up information on things that I take for granted. I made a search on Google today for top Universities on this planet. I don’t really know what I expected but…

According to The QS World University Rankings, Harvard is the world’s top University. Other Universities in the top ten list include

* YALE University
* University of CAMBRIDGE
* University of OXFORD
* CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology
* IMPERIAL College London
* UCL (University College London)
* University of CHICAGO
* MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology
* COLUMBIA University

After digging up some info, this is what I found out about Havard.

Harvard University is the oldest and, arguably, the most prestigious university in the United States. In 2005, the Times Higher Education Supplement and the Academic Ranking of World Universities both ranked Harvard University first among the universities of the world. In addition, the US News and World Report rankings placed Harvard at the top of the list in a tie with Princeton. Moreover, with a financial endowment of $25.5 billion in 2005, Harvard is considered the wealthiest university in the United States and in the world.

Located at Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard was founded in 1663, incorporated as “The President and Fellows of Harvard College.” It was named Harvard College in 1639 after John Harvard, a young clergyman and the institution’s first principal donor. John Harvard, a product of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, left in his will several hundred pounds and a few hundred books to the college, which formed the foundation of its college library collection. On record, the first known official reference to Harvard as a “university” rather than a college was in 1780 in the Massachusetts Constitution.

During his tenure as Harvard president from 1869 to 1909, Charles Park instituted a number of radical changes that made the university into what was then known as the modern research university. Among his reforms were elective courses, small classes and entrance examinations. Owing to its successful implementation of these reforms, Harvard served as the model that influenced the American educational system greatly, both at the college and secondary levels.

In 1999, Radcliffe College, which was originally founded as the “Harvard Annex” for women, was formally merged with Harvard University to form the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Today, Harvard has the fourth largest library collection in the world and the largest financial endowment of any academic institution. It lists over 6,000 undergraduate and 13,000 postgraduate students as well as a staff of 2,300. Its well-known motto is “veritas” or truth. Since 1875, the official school color is crimson and that’s also the name given to Harvard sports teams as well as the daily school newspaper, The Harvard Crimson Tide.
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Apr 16

2009

How to Rotate or Flip a Video

Filed Under (Computers and Internet) by Uncle Che on 16-04-2009

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Have you ever taken a very good video shot with your video camera or phone and just want it is time for you to vie it you realise the camera was not well positioned and you need to rotate the video? Rotating a photo is very easy, but when it comes to videos, you must be a small geek to do that.

Oh! Not really. Why not let a software do the job for you? That is what software are for, right?

Free Video Flip and Rotate is the ultimate solution to this problem. With this small freeware application, you can rotate or flip a video through any angle.

how to flip or rotate a video

This software has a very simple interface that makes it easy to use. I bet you won’t need a tutorial for this. However, if you get mixed up, just remember after downloading, installing and luanching the software ,

–Download Flip and Rotate
–Install the software by simply double-clicking on the executive file and following the instructions
–Launch the software by following the path Start > All Programs > DVDVideoSoft > Programs > Free Video Flip and Rotate
–Select Input Video File
–Click the left “…” button to select an input file from your computer.
–Select Output Location
–Click the rigth “…” button to choose the location where you would like to save the output video file. Click Save.
–Select Flip or Rotate Option
–Click one of the seven buttons to flip or rotate a video.
–Click the Convert button along the bottom of the interface and wait the video to be processed.

Easy, right? Try it!

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