Posted on March 13, 2010 by Carlo Maglinao
One of the things bloggers like to do is to create a cleaner look of their blog by removing default settings such as Google Blogger’s navibar or navigation bar.
Application Site: http://draft.blogger.com/home
Prerequisites: Blogger blog.
Process Time: 3 minutes.
Steps:
Step-1. Go to the application site and sign in.
Step-2. Under Manage Blogs, click on Layout. If you have several blogs, you will have to repeat the same process for each.
Step-3. The layout tab is displayed. Select Edit HTML.
Step-4. Search for the following code:
]]>
Step-5. Before the line, write the following code:
#navbar { display: none }
Step-6. Click on SAVE TEMPLATE.
Filed under: Blog Feature, Code | Tagged: Blogger, Google Blogger | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 9, 2010 by Carlo Maglinao
You can change your Blogger (Blogspot) favicon –also known as URL icon, shortcut icon, or website icon– by editing your Blogger template.
Application Site: http://www.blogger.com
Prerequisites: Blogger blog. Favicon url. [1]
Process Time: 5 minutes.
Steps:
Step-1. Go to the application site and sign in.
Step-2. Under Manage Blogs, click on Layout option of your blog.
Step-3. The Layout tab is displayed. Select Edit HTML.
Step-4. Find </head> by pressing Control-F and typing </head>.
Step-5. Just before the code </head>, insert the following line: [2]
<link href='your-image-url' rel='shortcut icon' />
Step-6. Click Preview to preview your changes.
Step-7. Click Save Template.
Notes:
[1] You can upload your blog favicon to sites like Picasaweb. It can be an ico, jpg, gif, or png.
[2] your-image-url is the url link to your uploaded favicon.
Filed under: Blog Feature | Tagged: Blogger, Blogspot, Favicon | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 4, 2010 by Carlo Maglinao
There are several ways to increase your credit score [1].
Reference Site: http://www.myfico.com/CreditEducation/ImproveYourSCore.aspx
Prerequisite: Credit data.
Process Time: > 1 month.
Steps:
Step-1. Enhance your payment history by
- paying your bills [2] on time and
- staying current on your payments.
Step-2. Monitor your amounts owed by
- keeping balances low on credit cards and other revolving credit
- paying off debt and not moving it around
- not closing unused credit cards as a short-term strategy to raise score and
- not opening new credit cards just to increase your available credit.
Step-3. Maintain a longer credit history.
Step-4. Time your application for new credits by
- giving sufficient period of time between inquiries and
- checking your credit score directly from organizations authorized to provide credit reports to consumers (aka soft inquiries)
Step-5. Get a credit card or an installment loan to show you can manage them responsibly.
Notes:
[1] Range of FICO credit score and credit rating:
- 750 – 850 = Excellent
- 660 – 749 = Good
- 620 – 659 = Fair
- 350 – 619 = Poor
By BCSAlliance.
[2] Utility bills are not necessarily sent to credit reporting agencies as part of calculating your score. Some mortgage companies don’t even report your payment history. To be sure, ask the creditors if their records are submitted to the reporting agencies.
Filed under: Personal Finance | Tagged: credit score, fico | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 17, 2010 by lemeylou echavez
Google documents allows you to submit your own templates for letters, presentations, and spreadsheets.
Application site: https://docs.google.com
Prerequisite: Google account
Process time: 2 minutes
Steps
Step- 1. Go to application site.
Step-2. Log in your Google account.
Step-3. In the template gallery page, there is a new link in the top right hand corner: click on “Submit a template”.
Step- 4. Click on “Select from your Google docs” and search the file you would like to upload.
Step- 5. Click “Select” at the bottom of the screen from which you selected your Google document.
Step- 6. Enter a description for your template.
Step- 7. Enter the language of your template, or leave it set to the default (English).
Step- 8. Click submit template, and you’ve just contributed your Google Template to Google Docs!
Step-9. Select up to two categories that apply to your template.
Filed under: Web Feature | Tagged: Google Docs, Google Docs Template | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 17, 2010 by lemeylou echavez
A function in Gmail labs lets you choose the default font and style your emails are composed in. This is how you change your Gmail messages from plain black text, to a default setting that is completely personalized.
Application site: https://mail.google.com
Prerequisite: Google account, Labs in Gmail.
Process time: 3 minutes
Steps:
Step- 1. Go to application site.
Step- 2. Log in your Google account.
Step- 3. Browse to Labs in your Gmail account.
Step- 4. Look for the function called “Default Text Styling”. It is about halfway down the list of Labs functions.
Step- 5. Change the function to Enabled, and save your changes by clicking on ’save changes’ at the bottom or top of the page.
Step- 6. You are not brought back to your Inbox view. Now, click on “Settings”.
Step- 7. On the “General” tab in settings you will now see a box with Default Text Style about half way down the page.
Step- 8. You can highlight the sample text in the text box, and change the settings using the buttons displayed above. For example, you can change the font.
Step- 9. You can also change the color of your email text.
Step- 10. If, after playing around with the settings you regret your choices, and want to go back to the default settings and start over, you can do so clicking the button on the far right.
Filed under: Web Feature | Tagged: Gmail, Font and Styling | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 12, 2010 by Karl Espiritu
BuddyFuse allows you to see your Google chat contacts when you are using Windows Live Messenger, and you will receive notifications whenever an e-mail hits your Gmail inbox. You will also have all your personal status messages posted to Twitter.
Application site: http://www.buddyfuse.com/en
Process time: 2 minutes.
Steps:
Step-1. Go to the Application site.
Step-2. Click “Get it now” from the right side of the page. A pop out will appear. On the pop out, click “Save File”. And save it to your desktop.
Step-3. You have just installed BuddyFuse.
Filed under: PC Application | Tagged: BuddyFuse, installation | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 11, 2010 by Karl Espiritu
Jelli.net allows users to determine what will be played and what will keep from being blasted away.
Application site: http://www.jelli.net/landing/
Process time: 2 minutes
Steps:
Step-1. Go to the Application site. Click “I Want in” from the lower right portion of the page.
Step-2. On the right side of the proceeded page, fill up the following requirements:
- Username
- E-mail
- Password
- Zip code
- Gender
- Birth Year
- Accept their terms of service and privacy policy
When done filling up, click “FIRE”.
Step-3. Complete registration by verifying your email address by clicking on the verifcation link. You can now login. Login your Jelli account.
Filed under: Web Application | Tagged: Initial Registration, Jelli.net, radio | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 11, 2010 by Karl Espiritu
Xm.my lets you create a URL on any place that you have come across and want to share with others. It also creates a QR-code for mobile scanning.
Application site: http://xm.my/
Process time: 2 minutes
Steps:
Step-1. Go to the Application site.
Step-2. Type in any place by its name under choose location on the box provided and click search.
Step-3. When your location is shown on a map, then type in your place’s name or message of the place on the box provided.
Step-4. Under Create your link (their 3rd step) click “save map”.
Step-5. Your link will then be displayed on the top of the next page right after your place name or message.
Filed under: Web Application | Tagged: Google Maps, URL shorteners, barcode, Xm.my, qr-code | Leave a Comment »
