3 Easy Ways to Charge Your Phone in an Emergency

With the rapid growth in the usage of smartphones, it has become a tool from which we all became addicted to. In most cases, important data are stored on smartphones for easy use and recovery. It’s a fact that all smartphones functions rely on battery. But what if you needed important information from your smartphone, and you couldn’t access it due to flat battery, and no power outlet or computer is available?

When a phone battery is flat, the phone is of no use, it will just be like a train without an engine. Apart from culling information from your smartphone, you might also need it make an emergency call for help, or use your phone as a compass when you’re stuck on the road, or use it’s flashlight to see in the dark and many other things. However, there are few ways to charge your smartphone in an emergency when no power outlet is available.

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1. Car Charger

Car chargers are cheap, and it available for all kinds of devices and vehicles. You can easily charge your smartphone with the car charger whenever your phone battery is flat and you needed to use it.

Get a Car Charger for your mobile device here.

2. Solar Charger

Unlike the first option that you need to use a car, what if a car isn’t available? A solar charger will solve the problem. All you need to charge your phone is access to sun. A moderately overcast day will produce enough energy to charge your phone.

Get a Solar USB Charger for your device here.

3. Backup Battery

A backup battery designed to charge smartphones is a battery with ports for connecting phones or other USB devices. This back up battery can be easily carried about. Most of them come in pocket-size. Using a backup battery is just a temporary solution; however, it will still provide help in an emergency.

Get a Backup Battery for your device here.

In conclusion, although all the three means listed to charge phone in an emergency are reliable, but there’s no single choice that is best in every scenario.

If you know of any other means of charging a phone during an emergency, don’t hesitate to share it via the comment box below.

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How to Watermark Images Online – Protect Your Work

Are you a blogger or webmaster and you noticed your images are being stolen without any credit back to you as the source? One of the best ways to deter others from stealing your images is by applying a watermark on it, which could be represented by text, logo and copyright notice. Moreover, if they still copy your image despite adding a watermark, then they are making your works known, as it will generate more traffic for your blog or website.

Meaning of Adding Watermark to Image?

For those who don’t know what watermark really means, it is the process of embedding visual watermarks in photos. It is a great means to brand your work i.e. making others know it is your work.

As a matter of fact, watermarking is not meant for bloggers or webmasters alone. People who host their photos or art works on sharing sites or social networks too can also take the advantage of watermarking, as your work may be stolen from website where you upload them. To avoid others from stealing your photos and claiming it to be their own, it is necessary you watermark them.

Before you proceed, check:

• Best Online Photo Editing Websites
• An Idiot Guide to Photoshop
• Create Animated GIF Online

Almost all photo editing programs can be use for watermarking. Personally, I use PhotoScape and Photoshop. But I noticed whenever I’m contacted for means to watermark images, and I recommend either PhotoScape or Photoshop, I will still be contacted back that the programs are difficult to watermark. So instead of using photo editing programs that most regard as complicated means to watermark, I have sourced for two best websites where image watermarking process can be easily done without any ado.

The two tested and recommended websites to make watermark on your images are picmarkr.com and watermark.ws. They both possess friendly and easy to use interface.

Do you know of any website where images can be easily watermarked? If yes, share it with others via the comment box below.

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How to Create Shutdown Shortcut for Windows 8 PC

Windows 8 is currently the latest Windows OS. Since the inception of Windows 8, users have been searching for easy means to get acquainted with the OS.

In order to make Windows 8 easier for users, I have written some articles like: Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts, Top 5 Free Antivirus Program for Windows 8, Windows 8 for Dummies PDF E-book, and so on.

Today, I want to share how any Windows 8 users can easily create a shortcut on their desktop to shut down their PC, instead of the normal shutdown process which is done by moving the mouse to the bottom right corner of the computer, to bring up charm box. After which they will be required to select the setting charm to access the power option to finally shutdown.

In previous versions of windows, only two steps will be taken to shut down your PC, but in Windows 8, you will go through 4 steps. However, instead of going through those normal 4 steps to shut down your PC, you can create a simple shortcut on your desktop to make your Windows 8 PC shutdown process to be easier.

Steps to Create a Shutdown Shortcut on Windows 8 Desktop

1. Click desktop tab on the start screen

2. Right click anywhere on the desktop, select New >> Shortcut

3. A dialogue box will appear. Type the following characters into the box: shutdown/s/t 0 or use shutdown -s -f -t 0 (as seen in the image below)

4. Click next after step 3. You can leave shortcut name as shutdown or you can change to something else like Power off PC.

You now have a shutdown shortcut on you Windows 8 PC. Whenever you click on the shortcut, you PC will immediately shutdown.

If you don’t like the shortcut icon, you can easily change it to one of the default icons on your PC or use a custom one. To change the icon, simply right click on the shortcut, select properties, select change icon and then choose the icon the suit you most.

To make your PC shutdown process one click, you can also pin the shutdown shortcut to start by right clicking on it to select the pin to start option.

Share your experience with the shutdown shortcut via the comment box below.

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How to Easily Convert JPG Pictures to PDF Documents - Free

Recently, I wanted to help a friend apply for a job online. After providing all the required data, the company finally requested applicants to upload their credentials for verification. Though my friend has scanned all his credentials and save it on a flash drive, but the problem was that he only had the image version of his credentials in JPG format, and the company requested for PDF documents. When I informed him of the company’s demand, his response was ‘that process is stressful’. However, I helped him with the conversion with the help of a program and didn’t undergo any stress.

Most people often find it difficult to convert JPG pictures to PDF documents. At times you might be required to send a file you already have in JPG formats as PDF documents. People who often apply for scholarship, job and others online application where documents are required would have one time or the other have issue like this. Conversion of JPG pictures to PDF is quite easy provided you have the right tool at hand.

Before you proceed, check:
How to Convert PDF Documents to Images, Word, Txt, HTML, et.al

A tool called JPG to PDF converter, you will no longer have any problem with conversion of JPG pictures to PDF documents. This tool will convert your picture into PDF without any reduction in the picture quality. Apart from the fact that this software doesn’t reduce pictures quality, it possesses an easy to use and beautiful interface for smooth operation.

Conversion of JPG pictures to PDF documents can be done easily with the click of only a few buttons with JPG to PDF converter software. You can download the software from Here to start converting JPG to PDF.

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How to Use Google to Solve Simple & Complicated Mathematics

I’m a very lazy students, I love doing things easily without undergoing unnecessary stress. My co-friends called me smart, because I take the easy route most time and come out excellently.

Google is my good friend, and the secret of my smartness. For every student to have outstanding results, Google must not be left out since it can direct you to many resources that will help you succeed. Apart from the fact that Google helps to garner the best resources for success, it also possess an inbuilt capabilities that can help with simple and complicated mathematical problems without much ado. It remembered some years back when I was still in high school, my teacher asked us to solve for 50!, I immediately typed it on Google and it brought out the result instantly without using calculator. Click here to verify.

Today, I want to explain how you can easily use your browser and Google to solve for simple and complicated mathematical problems without much ado using Google’s built-in calculator function.

1. Basic Arithmetic

To easily compute mathematical expressions that contains symbols, the following table lists operators that come between the two numbers on which they operate, e.g., to multiply 5 times 6, use 5 * 6.

Operator	Function	Example
+	Addition	[ 20.99 + 50.50 + 17.25 ]
–	Subtraction	[ 99 – 28 – 39 ]
*	Multiplication	[ 2 * 3 * 4 ]
/	Division	[ 378 / 9 ]
^ or **	Exponentiation (raise to a power of)	[ 4^10 ] or [ 4**10 ]
% of	Percent	[ 15% of 93.45 ]
mod or %	modulo (the remainder after division)	[ 15 mod 9 ] or [ 15 % 9 ]
the nth root of	calculates the nth root	[ 4th root of 16 ]; [ cube root of 109 ]; [ square root of 42 ] or [ sqrt(42) ]

2. Advanced Math

To easily compute mathematical problems involving constants such as: e, pi, i (the square root of –1), and mathematical functions. The following table lists some of the functions built into Google’s calculator.

Operator	Function	Example
sin, cos, tan, sec, csc, cot, etc.	Trigonometric functions (arguments are assumed to be in radians)	[ cos(pi/6) ]; [ cosine(pi/6) ]
arcsin, arccos, arctan, arccsc, etc.	Inverse trigonometric functions	[ arccos(.5) ]
sinh, cosh, tanh, csch, arsinh, arccsch, etc.	Hyperbolic functions	[ cosh(6) ]
ln	Logarithm base e	[ ln(16) ]
log	Logarithm base 10	[ log(16) ]
lg	Logarithm base 2	[ lg(16) ]
exp	Exponential function	[ exp(16) ]
!	Factorial	[ 5! ]
choose	x choose y calculates the number of ways of choosing a set of y elements from a set of x distinct elements	[ 5 choose 3 ]

Before your proceed, check:

• Your Shoe Size will Tell your Age
• Beauty of Mathematics
• Periodic Table Software

The following table lists just a few of the commonly used mathematical constants known to the calculator function.

Name and description	Example
base of the natural system of logarithms	[ e ]
pi, the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle	[ pi/6 ]
imaginary number, i, which represents one of the two square roots of -1	[ i^2 ]
Euler’s constant, gamma	[ e^gamma ]

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2013 JAMB UTME Results Checker & Statistics - www.myjambresult.com

This is to inform those who participated in the 2013/2014 JAMB UTME on the 27th of April, 2013 that the 2013 UTME results have been released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination Board (JAMB).

According to the statistics released by the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination Board (JAMB):

- A total of 1,629,102 candidates applied to sit for the Paper Pencil Test (PPT)
- 15,008 candidates applied for the Dual Based Test
- 1,644,110 is the total number that sat for the exam.
- 10 candidates scored 300 marks and above.
- 127,017 candidates scored between 1-159 marks
- 40,692 candidates'' results were invalid due to either multiple shading or no shading at all.
- 40 centres would be screened to ascertain their culpability
- 47,974 candidates were absent.

Regarding the checking of the 2013 UTME results, candidates are not required to pay any fee, as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination Board (JAMB) has promised to allow every candidates that participated in the exam to access the 2013 UTME result checking portal for free without any charges involved.

Steps to check your 2013 JAMB UTME result are available on the 2013 JAMB UTME Result Checking Page.

JAMB will only allow you to access your result five times, after which you would be required to purchase the JAMB result checker scratch card to access your result again. So it is advisable to print your result immediately you check it.

All that would be required of you to check your 2013 JAMB UTME result is your JAMB Reg. Number/PIN/Serial No. (This simply means that, if you no longer know your JAMB registration number or you misplaced it, you can easily check your 2013 JAMB UTME result via the card you used for your registration, by providing its pin or serial number.)

NB: Check your 2013 JAMB UTME results here

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Enable SMS Notifications on Suspicious Google Login Activity

Google has so many wonderful products and services which majority of internet users participates therein. Google products and services are numerous. Some of their products and services include searching the internet, email, backing up of data, social media, website/blog monetization, advertising, Android and et al. To use any Google product or services, a Gmail account would be required as a source of ID.

What will happen to all the accounts you’ve created under your Gmail account, if peradventure your Gmail account get hacked? The outcome could be disastrous, as your access to the files you’ve backed up on Google, you email inbox and other Google products or services you’ve opted for would have been blocked.

Useful Links:

• How to Disable Google Plus SMS and Email Notifications
• How to Create Unique, Memorable and Strong Passwords

In recent time, Google as allowed it users to get notifications via email in case there’s a suspicious login attempt on their account or their account password was changed. Although this might be good for some users, but it will be unfortunate if the email address is the Google account email hacked, as the email won’t be accessible anymore if it password has been changed by the perpetrator. Luckily, a new solution is now available. You can now set up a phone alert to get notified via SMS whenever any suspicious activity is noted on your account.

To activate the feature of receiving SMS whenever any suspicious activity is noted on your account, simply go to your Account Security Page at https://www.google.com/settings/security. Add your mobile phone number. Google will send a one-time verification code on the phone number you’ve provided. To complete the process, enable phone notifications by checking the two notification boxes, although both boxes are checked by default (as seen in the image below).

Conclusively, it is important you have the most important security settings enabled for your Google account, i.e. the two-step verification. Though this has been made available by Google for some time now, it’s just a way by which Google link your account to the phone number you used to authorize login attempts. So whenever your account encounters any form of suspicious activity, Google will send a random code to your phone number which you will be requested to provide upon login.

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How I Grew My Real Estate Blog With Guest Blogging

We all know how effective guest blogging is. And if you don't know what I mean by guest blogging, let me briefly explain:

Guest blogging is the art of writing quality content for another blog with a link back to your site.

It's that simple!

I first discovered the power of guest blogging three years ago, and since then, I've utilized it to build quality backlinks to my blog. Of course, things weren't rosy at first. My writing wasn't as polished as it is now and I was with my mistakes.

In fact, at the beginning, I tried all sorts of traffic generation but none seem to bring the results I wanted; not until I read an article about guest blogging on an authority blog (I think it was YoungPrePro.com) and since then, I've been doing it full time.

If you're not ready to put in your best guest posting, then forget about being popular or becoming a famous figure because it won't happen!

If you study the lives of successful guest bloggers like; Bamidele Oni, Michael Chibuzor, Neil Patel, Carol Tice, and Tom Ewer you'd observe that they are very consistent at the things they do. No wonder they could go so far in their blogging career.

You should imitate these people if you want to go far.

Now, back to the main subject of this post:

How do you get a good BANG from your guest posts?

Very simple...

1. Be Smart--don't work hard

When I first started as a real estate blogger, I believed that the key to building a successful online business was by working hard but I was wrong.

You need to understand that hard work isn't a necessity to building a profitable and successful online business. If it was, why are bricklayers or, laborers not the richest in the world today?

I know you're with your own beliefs but I don't care what you believe.

Let me tell you something you don't know:

I'm not necessarily saying you shouldn't put in your efforts into growing your business but what I'm trying to pass across is that, for you to become successful, you need to work smart.

Trust me, I'm telling you based on my personal experience.

Since last year July until date, I've written over 300 guest posts for myself and clients (of which I wrote about 100 in less than 4 months)!

Whereas I know a friend (a blogger) who only works 5 hours daily and bangs at least, 6 figures monthly writing guest posts. To crown it all, he only has less than 30 guest posts on authority blogs.

His guest posts are on reputable blogs like; Forbes, Huffingtonpost, Problogger, and Copyblogger.

Here's one thing you must know:

Guest blogging is not about the numbers, it's about quality.

5 guest posts on PR4-5 blogs is far better in value than 10 or 15 guest posts on PR1 or 3 blogs.

In order to get quality results from your guest posts, you have to target reputable blogs in your niche. Don't go for ''fluffy'' blogs; go for the best (blogs with at least, a PR of 2,3, or 4).

Pro tip: if you don't know how to go about guest posting, hire a professional guest blogger to write quality guest posts for your firm every month.

Your firm needs to churn out quality guest posts on a daily basis to build backlinks, drive traffic, and convert more leads.

2. Promotion comes first

Don't churn out guest posts and expect other bloggers to promote it for you. No, don't do that. Instead, be the first to share it across social media networks.

I was able to drive over, 300 visitors to my blog overnight through a guest post on Socialmediatoday because I promoted it.

Take away tip: Once your guest post is published, be the first to share it on Facebook and Twitter. The idea here is to make your guest post go viral.

Guest blogging take away

Now that you know how powerful, guest blogging is; how are you going to go about it?

With guest blogging, you don't have to struggle for backlinks or traffic; all you just have to do is create quality contents, publish them on good blogs and expect the goodies...

With guest blogging, you don't have to work hard--but smart

What guest posting lessons did you learn from this post?

Kindly share your views and suggestions on this!

AUTHOR BIO
Daniel Adetunji is a staff blogger at VIPrealty; a real estate blog that blogs about real estate tips and investment. If you’re planning to invest or relocate to Fair Oaks Ranch, then check out Fair Oaks Ranch Homes for sale

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