Sunday, March 10, 2013

Seldi, më afër Sinanit sesa të fejuarës (Foto)

Seldi Qalliu, i cili u bë i suksesshëm në botën e muzikës falë bashkëpunimeve me këngëtarin Sinan Hoxha, duket se nuk “e tradhton” atë as kur është në pyetje e fejuara e tij.
Ndoshta për shkak se fotografia është realizuar në një ambient të hapur, ku këngëtarët kanë qenë të rrethuar me fansa, Seldin nuk e ka lënë sedra që t’i largohet mikut të tij dhe t’i afrohet të fejuarës, Dafinës – shkruan Panorama Plus.
Nuk dihet se në çfarë eventi kanë marrë pjesë ku e ka shoqëruar edhe e fejuara, por në fotografi shihet shumë mirë se si Seldi është afruar te Sinani e duke e lënë pak më larg partneren e tij, e cila ka udhëtuar nga Suedia për të qenë pranë këngëtarit. 

Friday, February 15, 2013

Google Offers Google Play Badge in various languages

For developers, one of the primary promotional method is to display the official badge to encourage consumers to get their applications in Android Market Store. Now, the Google itself facilitates developers to provide it in various languages choice.
Previously, it was limited to English only, and now expanded to more than 47 languages.

If you are a developer, and would like to get an official badge to your application, may do so by visiting the official Android Developers page.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Top 9 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer

1. Make Sure Your Hardware is Sufficient
Above and beyond everything you can do with software to optimize the function of your computer, making sure you have the proper hardware to support Windows is critical.
2. Clean Your Desktop
Is your Windows Desktop dotted with files? Have you noticed that your computer has been running slower and slower? Do you see the hard drive light often flashing while you wait for the computer to respond to an action? There are steps you can take to fix it. Read this article.
3. Scan Your Windows System for Errors
An operating system is a collection of files that perform different functions. It is possible, over time, that one or more of these system files has changed or become corrupted. If this happens, the speed of your system may decrease. By using a utility called “System File Checking”, it will inspect these files and correct any problem it finds.

4. Scan for Viruses, Spyware and Adware
Every Windows computer is vulnerable to viruses. Viruses are nasty little programs that cause both major and minor problems for users.
Spyware and Adware are programs created by companies to find out more information about customers, so they can better market products to them. Usually these programs are not created for malicious purposes. Spyware and Adware can load into computer memory and slow it down.
Periodically scanning and removal of Viruses, Spyware and Adware is a great way to improve computer performance.
5. Uninstall Unused Programs
Over time, you may have accumulated programs on your computer that you do not use. When a program is installed, it creates connections between the program and the operating system. Even if you don’t use these programs, they can slow down your system. If you have the original program’s installation disk or file, removing programs will free up space on your computer and may speed up your system's performance.
6. Adjust Visual Effects for Better Performance
Windows provides a number of interesting visual effects including animated windows and fading menus. If you do not have enough operating memory (see above number 1), these effects can slow down your computer. Adjusting or reducing visual effects can make a difference.
To speed up Vista computers in particular you can disable features and function that are not used. For more information, read "How to Speed Up Windows Vista."
7. Don’t Automatically Start Programs
Programs use operating memory (RAM, also called system resources). Unless you always use these programs, you can keep them from loading at Windows startup and speed both the booting of your computer and its performance.
8. Defragment Your Hard Drive (After you have tried everything else)
The more information and programs you have on your computer, the more it is likely that Windows has placed parts of the same file in different locations on your hard drive. It may do this for hundreds of files and programs, depending on how much space is available. Defragmenting the hard drive places all information for each file in one place. The result can be a faster computer experience.
Important Note: Before you even try this, backup all your work onto a different computer, hard drive, CD or disk. Also, you should only do this if you have a reliable source of power for your computer. Doing this when there is a brown out or power problem in the neighborhood, is not a good idea. If a computer turns off while it is defragmenting a drive, it will create more problems than not defragmenting it in the first place.
9. Reinstall the Operating System and Programs
If you have done all the above steps and your computer does not become more responsive, you might consider reinstalling the operating system and programs. This is a scorched earth option - basically you backup all your data and user settings, wipe your hard drive clean and re-install the operating system with your original disks. Next, install all your favorite programs and restore all your data and user settings.
The nice thing about doing this is that you essentially have a new computer, free of years worth of software and registry changes, additions and errors that can turn a fast rabbit of a Windows computer into a slow turtle. The bad thing about this choice is that it takes time and planning to do it correctly. If your PC is 3 to 4 years old and continues to run slower than it did when you purchased it, this might be the only action that will make a significant difference.

                                                        Credits: About.com

Thursday, January 3, 2013

How to get back the deleted Gmail Messages

This is often a situation when your Emails get deleted accidentally. This action could sometime happen unwillingly but some time it may be due to a purpose. It may be done by an ex-girlfriend, colleague or friend who somehow managed to gain access to your Gmail account. The other possibility may be a successful hacking attempt and a hacker who likes to be destructive, or a service provider issue.
Whatever the reason is the point to discuss is if emails get deleted which you still needed then you need a way to get them back. For the purpose I am advising you to create regular Gmail backups you can access the deleted emails right from within the program’s interface. This guide parenthetically explains how to backup emails from different providers including Hotmail.
The folks who have no mail backups still may have a chance to restore their deleted Gmail messages, if the following requirements are met:
  • Mails have not been deleted from the Gmail trash
  • Less than 30 days have passed since the deletion
In Gmail when the user deletes emails, they are not deleted completely but moved to the trash of the service instead where they are kept until they are deleted by the owner of the account, or after 30 days of being stored in the trash.
For checking the emails that you have deleted and want to recover from trash, you have to do the following:
  • Open the Gmail homepage and sign into your account
  • Locate the trash on the left sidebar. You may need to click on the more link before you see it.
  • You can alternatively enter in:trash in the search to display it directly.
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  • If you find your deleted messages here, you can restore emails by selecting them and then using the move button to move the emails to the inbox or another folder.
  • You can alternatively use the select all option to recover all emails found in the trash at once.
In case the deleted messages are not found here, you can try the following alternative options to recover them:
  • Try to search for them. Maybe the messages have not been deleted but only moved to another folder. By searching for the messages, you make sure that this is not the case.
  • Check the All Mail folder which you find listed on the left sidebar. You may need to click on the more link before it becomes available here
  • Check mail forwarding settings. While that won’t let you recover your emails, someone may have configured Gmail to automatically forward some or all messages to another email address.
  • While you are at it, check filters as well to make sure that mails do not get automatically deleted because of filtering rules

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Basic computer tutorial


5 Ways to Secure Your Google Account

Your Google account may also be also linked to the many Google services that you use. These services could be your YouTube account, Google Plus account or even your Google Checkout account that you use to purchase items online. Thus, it may be wise to maximize the security of your Google account by configuring some settings and taking some other actions, to minimize risk of compromised passwords and hacking attempts. Here are 5 things you can do to add more security to your Google account:

1. Account recovery can be extremely valuable if you forget your Google password, but even more valuable if your account is hacked and you need to recover it. To get started with account recovery, navigate to Google.com/settings and proceed to sign-in to your account. From there, click the Security listing.

Google Accounts 5 Ways to Secure Your Google Account
Under the Security page, select the option Account recovery options.

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Google will then redirect you to the Account Recovery homepage, where you can add a phone number for recovery purposes or an alternative email address which can be used to verify an account, should it be compromised or hacked.
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2. Enable 2-step verification

By enabling 2-step verification on your G account, you can add an extra layer of security. With verification enabled, whenever your Google account is accessed from an unknown computer, login will require an extra step, or second step in order to successfully sign you in (text message verification).
To get started, navigate to Google.com/settings/security and select the Edit button next to 2-step verification.
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From here, Google will prompt you to enable 2-step verification and setup your phone.
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Note: You will not have to enter a code from your phone every time you sign in to Google. The only time that you will be required to enter the pin, is when you Google account is accessed from an unknown computer, location or IP address.

3. Application Specific Passwords

Accessing your Google account from the web browser on your computer is a bit different than accessing the account from another device such as smartphone. By setting up application specific passwords, you can create unique login passwords for apps and devices, which will be different from your standard Google password that you use to login from your PC.
For example, with application specific passwords enabled, if you access Google from your smartphone, you would sign in to your Google account using a specific password, rather than your regular Google password.
You can enable Application specific passwords on your account from the Google.com/settings/security page via the Authorizing applications and sites link.

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4. Use Strong Passwords

We always encourage you to use strong passwords for any account, but because your G account is linked to many other services that you use also, including Gmail, it’s particularly wise to use a smart password for your main Google account.
If you currently have any dictionary words, meaning any word that is grammatically correct, in your Google password, you may want to consider changing it for better security against dictionary attacks and brute forcers.
A strong password will not make any sense, and involve uppercase and lowercase characters along with numerical characters and other symbols. For example:
OtT2359%$8*#^:)
Strong passwords like these are more difficult to remember, but they are important to strong account security.

5. Setup HTTPS

HTTPS is a more secure connection than the standard HTTP, that specializes in better protection and securing online data transfer. You can setup HTTPS for your Gmail account using the following steps:
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By setting up the security options listed in today’s post, you can add several additional layers of security to your Google account, to minimize risk of being hacked or other malware or password attacks, all leading to a safer and more secure Google environment! Thank you for stopping by the site for today’s post.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

How to network Windows 8

As with earlier versions of the operating system, one of Windows 8′s biggest benefits is how easy it makes setting up a network. A simple way for small or home businesses to take advantage of Windows’ networking capabilities it to set up a “homegroup.” This lets them easily connect Window 8 computers with devices such as smartphones, printers or media servers so that they can communicate with one another and share data.
In this article, I’ll take you through the steps required to connect two Window 8 machines together in a homegroup. When a set of instructions such as File>New>Open are given, it means you click File and then will see the option New; click New and you will see Option, which you should then click.



Windows 8 Homegroups
Creating a Homegroup
Before getting started, your computer has to be connected to a network. The connection can be wired or wireless, but make sure you are connected to your home or office router first.
In the Windows 8 Start screen, begin typing “Control Panel” until the Control Panel icon is displayed:
  How to Network Windows 8
Click on the Control Panel icon and then on Network and Internet. Click on the HomeGroup option. Click the Create a HomeGroup button.
  How to Network Windows 8
The Create a Homegroup wizard opens. Click Next. The wizard asks you select the files and devices you want to share within the homegroup and set the permission levels.
  How to Network Windows 8
Click Next. Windows will establish the sharing and permissions you just set. The wizard will then display an auto-generated password that must be entered into any computers that you want to add to the homegroup. Don’t worry if you don’t like the password created; you can always change it, but copy it down for now.
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Click Finish.
Once you go through these instructions, how do you verify that the homegroup has been set up? It’s easy: Go back into Control Panel>Network and Internet>HomeGroup. You will now see listed the libraries and devices being shared in the homegroup.
  How to Network Windows 8
You can also tweak your homegroup settings from this screen. For example, change the password by simply clicking the Change the password link. I also recommend that you verify that network discovery is turned on; otherwise you will have problems sharing data among member devices in your homegroup. To turn on this feature, from Control Panel>Network and Internet>Homegroup, click Change advanced sharing settings.
  How to Network Windows 8
Under Private (current profile), click the radio button to Turn on network discovery. Do the same for Turn on file and printer sharing if you want to share files and printers between homegroup members.
By default, Windows will manage your homegroup connections. For added security, you can create user accounts and password for any machine that connects to the homegroup and use those credentials instead. To do this, under HomeGroup connection, click the radio button next to Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computers.
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Connecting a Windows 8 Machine to a Homegroup
To connect another Windows 8 machine to your homegroup, ensure that machine is connected to the same network as the computer you used to create the homegroup. This means both machines are wirelessly connected to the same router or access point, or both are connected to the same router, switch, or hub via Ethernet cables.
From the machine to be connected to the homegroup, open Control Panel>Network and Internet>HomeGroup.
The HomeGroup window should show that an existing homegroup has been discovered.
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Click Join now>Next. Select the folders you want this computer to share with other members of the homegroup. Click Next. Enter the password that was created automatically (or the one you set) when the homegroup was initially created.
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Click Next again. Windows will confirm that you have joined the homegroup.
From a homegroup-joined Windows PC, you can go into the Libraries folder from the desktop and you’ll see a listing for “Homegroups.” Under this listing, all the machines in the homegroup and all the folders they are sharing will appear. From here, you can quickly access another machine’s files within the homegroup.
From one machine, you can open and access file from another. Homegroups are also useful if you don’t have central storage such as as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device or a media server, because you can share pictures, videos and music between computers connected to the Homegroup, just by going into Explorer and clicking on another computer’s library. And new content added to a user’s library, is automatically discovered by other users’ computers in the homegroup.
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Homegroups also provide security control over data. By default, any files kept in a user’s private folder (the “My Pictures” folder for instance) allows other users Read access only. If you want to give others Read and Write access you can place files in the Public Pictures folder, for example, on your machine.
Finally, homegroups gives users a way to connect devices such as printers, for sharing between members. With homegroups and Windows 8 (remember, you can connect Window 7 machines as well) you can create a fairly sophisticated, secure network without needing to know really anything about networking computers.

Credits: PcMag