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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Resize Image by Free Image Converter
Sometimes you may need to re size high quality images. Maybe you captured some photos by high quality digital camera. Most of the cases a photo maybe over 3 MB in size!
If a single image is more than 3 MB in size and you have to send 30 images to someone by email then it maybe more than 90 MB. If your net connection is very poor or bandwidth is very limited then can you send these images to that person?
What do you do in that case? Looking for a good network or not send at all?
Well this problem has a very good solution. A 3 MB size photo maybe ideal for printing purpose. But only for viewing purpose it is not necessary to be more than 100 KB! And after re-sizing the image your 90 MB image folder will be less than 3 MB!!!
Lets discuss how to re-size the high quality image.
Follow the instructions below:
- Download the Free Image Converter from this link. Free means free. It has no premium version yet. 100% free of cost.
- Now install this on your PC. It supports all running versions of Windows i.e. XP, Vista, 7 and 8.
- After installing you should find an icon of the image converter on your desktop. Double click on it to open.
- Click on the Add Images button to select few images. Or choose Add Folder option to choose a large image folder.
- Now have a look at the right panel- simple options. Select size and quality. Or keep it in default settings- size 800 * 60 and quality 70.
- Then hit on the Simple Convert.
- Now a new window will ask you to choose a location to store the converted images. Choose a specific folder or create a new one. Done! Just wait for the operation to be finished!
Note: Ive personally tested this software. Ive converted my 1 GB photo folder. There were more than 400 photos. After converting the size it was just 20 MB! And it took less than 5 minutes! Quality was also satisfactory.
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Saturday, April 9, 2016
How to Show Hidden Files Folders of a Flash Drive Caused by Virus
USB flash drive or Memory Card is a great device for sharing files and folders, audio and video, software etc. But at the same time this type of device is also responsible for spreading virus too! A virus can be easily copied from one PC to another by USB flash drives.
When a PC has no virus protection or not having enough protection be careful when inserting your flash drive in that PC. Because it can affect the software or program stored on it. And other files like image, audio or video generally not affected by virus. But they may be hidden permanently.
So, in this post, I am gonna show how to view the hidden files of a flash drive. Lets find out how.
- Open My Computer.
- Now click on Folder Options located under tools menu.
- Now hit on View Tab.
- Now select the Show hidden files and folders.
- Deselect both Hide protected operating files and Hide extensions for known file types.
- Now click on Apply > OK.
Note: This system works for all versions of windows. But in windows 7 and 8 you may not find the menu bar. In windows 7 to show menu bar press the Alt key then select the tools menu. And Windows 8 users will find it in Windows Explorer at the top right corner of the screen located under view tab named as Options.
Tips: To protect your files from viruses you can simply store the files in .zip format. Because a virus cant enter into the zipped files normally. To do so, first select the files you wanna zip and then click right button of mouse and send to Compressed (zipped) folder.
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Sunday, April 3, 2016
Activate Windows 8 Just by Double Click All Versions !!!
Couple of weeks ago the final version of Windows 8 has been launched by Microsoft. Versions are-
- Windows 8
- Windows 8 Pro
- Windows 8 Enterprise
These are the main versions which have other segments too. ie. Pro N, Pro VL, Enterprise N, Enterprise VL etc.
If youve any trouble to activate Windows 8 you can solve it just by double click. Have any doubt? Try it now!
Whatever the version of your Windows 8, a single activator can activate any all versions. Follow the steps below:
- Download the zipped file from the link below.
- Now extract the file. (It can also work in zipped condition)
- Then double click on the file Windows 8 Activator.exe.
- Now within 2/3 seconds your PC will be restarted.
- After restarting you will get some message about activation. Hit OK button in the all boxes that appear.
- Enjoy the benefit of full version.
Download Link
If you can successfully perform this task, then your Windows activation status will be as image shows below:
Most of the people found this activator working. If this doesnt work for you, then try the following one:
Windows 8 Activator for All Editions (Guaranteed) !!!
I think at least one of them must work for you.
Troubleshooting Tips:
Many of our visitors have reported that this doesnt work at all. Instead of activating Windows, after rebooting, they got only black screen!
If you wanna get rid of this problem, please dont install any other third party security software like Avast, AVG, Norton or Kaspersky.
Try New Activator for Windows 8
Also read these posts if you face any problem with these issues:
- How to Install .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 8
- How to Show My Computer Icon on Windows 8
- Built in Antivirus in Windows 8
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Saturday, March 12, 2016
Get Weather Forecast by Windows 8 Weather App!
If youre a regular visitor of this site then you might know that several posts have been made about Windows 8. Several times I mentioned about Weather Forecast app of Windows 8.
Previously I wrote about Windows Reader. Today I will try to give you a detailed information about Weather app.
This app is named as Weather or Bing Weather. And specially made for Windows 8. And it is not readily available for Download. It is bundled with Windows 8.
If youre connected to online you can view the world weather through this weather app. It collects information from the server and shows you updates. You can get 10 days weather forecast with historical data. You can also search your desired location and get information of it.
How to use it?
This app is very handy to use and easy to navigate. To use this app press the Start Button and click on weather app tile. Immediately it will run full screen.
- To find a particular city- Click right button of your mouse and then hit on places button from the top. Then hit on + button and type the name of the city and choose it from the list.
- To see the world weather- Click right button of mouse and choose World Weather. Then click on your desired location in the map and get the necessary information.
- You can also view the historical data, hourly forecast and 10 days forecast of a particular location by this app.
10 Exceptional Features of Windows 8
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Thursday, March 10, 2016
Vitamin D3 Supplementation for Older Men Women Done Right Dietary Fat Can Increase the Bioavailability by 30
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| Taking vitamin D pills on their own may be less effective than taking them with a meal containing 30% of the calories from fat - at least for older men & women and high doses of vitamin D3 |
Now, half a year later, it appears as if another, previously overlooked variables would force me to reformulate previous recommendations: Age and dosage!
There are many ways to get your vitamin D learn more the SuppVersity
How Much To Take?
Leucine, Insulin & Vitamin D
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Overlooked D-Sources
Vitamin D For Athletes!
Vitamin D Helps Store Fat
- no use of not more than 400 IU vitamin D or 1,000 mg calcium per day,
- serum 25(OH)D level in the range 20 to 29.5 ng/mL (49.9 to 73.6 nmol/L),and
- a body mass index in the range 20 to 29.5 (normal weight)
Its important that the subjects were lean, because (a) the serum vitamin D response may be attenuated by D-storage in the fat tissue and (b) previous studies show that "[o]besity-associated vitamin D insufficiency is likely due to the decreased bioavailability of vitamin D3 from cutaneous and dietary sources because of its deposition in body fat compartments" (Wortsman. 2000).
This was yet not the only difference. Next to the subjects age, the amount of vitamin D3 in the capsules the subjects received differed, as well. While previous studies that reported little to no effect of fat on the absorption of vitamin D3 used small(er) amounts of vitamin D, like 1,000, 2,000 or 5,000 IU per serving, Dawson-Hughes et al. used a single serving of 50,000 IU(!) and thus more than 10x higher dosages than previous studies. |
| Figure 1: Composition of the test breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals, expressed as % of total energy the 50 healthy older adults consumed in the study at hand (Dawson-Hughes. 2014) |
"[The m]eals were provided by the metabolic kitchen and consisted of real food. For example, breakfast consisted of egg whites flavored with small amounts of onion and tomato, fruit, toast, and cranberry juice. The groups were balanced for energy by adjusting the amount of sugar in the cranberry juice (diet or regular juice or a mixture of the two). Protein and fiber were balanced across all groups. MUFA:PUFA was manipulated by adding varying amounts of MUFA (olive oil) and PUFA (corn oil) to achieve a ratio of 1:4 in the low and 4:1 in the high MUFA:PUFA diets. The boxed lunch and the dinner provided to the study subjects on the test day had fat/protein/carbohydrate content similar to that of the test breakfast meals.Importantly, the subjects were required to (a) eat all of the food provided and (b) refrain from pigging out on anything that was not on the menu for the study day.
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| Figure 2: Serum vitamin D3 levels in subjects after consuming fat-free or -containing meals (Dawson-Hughes. 2014) |
- In analyses of vitamin D absorption at baseline and the three follow-up time points, there was a significant interaction of fat-free vs fat-containing meal group with time (P < 0.001). As shown in [figure 2], there was no significant difference in plasma vitamin D-3 levels at baseline, but the fat-containing meal group had significantly higher plasma vitamin D-3 concentrations than the fat-free meal group at each time point thereafter.
At 12 hours, the fat-containing vs fat-free meal mean difference in plasma D-3 concentration was 26.9 ng/mL (95% CI 9.6 to 44.1 ng/mL) (69.9 nmol/L). Differences at the other time points were for 10 hours, 30.5 ng/mL (95% CI 14.4 to 46.7 ng/mL) (79.3 nmol/L) and for 14 hours, 21.3 ng/mL (95% CI 4.6 to 37.9 ng/mL) (55.4 nmol/L).
Keep in mind: Actually, we dont really care about the amount of vitamin D3 in the blood that was measured in the study at hand. What we care about is the impact on the 25-OHD levels and the latter were not tested in the study at hand. Previous studies suggest that using large boluses of vitamin D3 are suboptimal to achieve this goal. Against that background the study design of the study at hand, was not really optimal and didnt access the practically most relevant outcome.
- Vitamin D-3 levels at 12 hours after the dose were 116.0 3 ng/mL (301.5 nmol/L) in the low MUFA:PUFA group and 104.2 ng/mL (270.8 nmol/L) in the high MUFA: PUFA group.
Potential covariates, body mass index, total body fat mass, and screening plasma 25(OH)D level were not associated with vitamin D absorption and neither modified the effect of fat on vitamin D absorption.
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| Read more about the influence of dietary fat on the bioavailability of vitamin A, D, E & K in "Vitamin A, D, E & K - How Much and What Type of Fat Do You Need to Absorb These Fat Soluble Vitamins?" more |
Furthermore, the previously conducted studies used low not, no-fat meals. Against that background it appears prudent to consume your vitamin D supplements with your meals... and, you are not still eating "no-fat meals", are you?
- Dawson-Hughes, Bess, et al. "Dietary Fat Increases Vitamin D-3 Absorption." Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2014).
- Niramitmahapanya, Sathit, Susan S. Harris, and Bess Dawson-Hughes. "Type of dietary fat is associated with the 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 increment in response to vitamin D supplementation." The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 96.10 (2011): 3170-3174.
- Wortsman, Jacobo, et al. "Decreased bioavailability of vitamin D in obesity." The American journal of clinical nutrition 72.3 (2000): 690-693.
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Remove Powered by Blogger Widget from your Blog!
You may wanna remove the powered by blogger text from your blog that shows at the end of the page. But this task is not very easy if you dont know the proper way. If you try to do it just by editing the template, for sure you will not be able to do so!
Because this text is set up by a widget. Without proper guide you cant find this code! So, in this post youre getting a guide to remove this text. Follow my instruction.
- Sign in to your blogger account.
- Then hit on the template button.
- Click on the Edit HTML option and proceed to the next step.
- Then mark the option named
- Now youve to delete a minor portion of the template just below this line- <b:section class=foot id=footer-3 showaddelement=no/>
- Press Ctrl + F to find this line. And select and delete the following lines as shown in the image below.
When you press the delete button you will show the following image:
Hit on the delete widgets button as indicated in the image and save your template. Now view your blog to see the change!
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Sunday, February 28, 2016
Create Short URL by Google URL Shortener
Shortening URL is a great way to share large URLs. There are many free URL shorteners. Even some shorteners (ie. AdFly) offer revenue to the users. But I simply hate them. Because it bores people. More than two years ago I wrote about Tiny URL. But do you know, Google has a shortener too?! Lets try . . .
Google URL Shortener
Follow the above link and you will get the following view:
Now copy and paste your desired URL in the box and hit on the Shorten URL button. Immediately you will get a short URL in the right side.
Remember, if you are not signed in to your Google account, you have to enter captcha. But if youre signed in, you dont need to type captcha and a list of short URLs create by you will be kept in your account. You can also view the number of click on those short URLs!
In the list of short URL, you will get detailed analysis of each URL. How many clicks from where, which browser, which operating system etc.
For Example:
This is my sites URL - http://www.markspcsolution.com/
This is short URL - goo.gl/H4ydU2
Have you noticed, just 06 characters after goo.gl. Previously it was only 05 characters. Whatever the size of URL, you will get a small URL.
Suppose, the URL of this post is as below -
http://www.markspcsolution.com/2012/04/how-to-shorten-long-url.html
And the short URL of this is here - goo.gl/sK1ylX.. . And its really short!
When someone clicks on the short URL, he will be redirected to the main URL within a very short time. When youre sharing a large URL via mobile text, it could be difficult for you to type when the copy paste option is not available. But you can share short URL anytime, anywhere. :)
Note: All goo.gl URLs are public and can be accessed by anyone.
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Sunday, February 21, 2016
Twist Image by Liquify Effect
By default, Adobe Photoshop contains numerous attractive effects/ filters. And you can also add third party filters if you want. Today I will show the use of liquify filter which can be used to twist an image or object. And its really a useful tool when you need to distort the photos of your friends! You can make their faces bizarre! :)
Im using Photoshop CS5 Extended Version. Hopefully the commands and options will be almost same with other versions of Photoshop. Lets start -
Im using Photoshop CS5 Extended Version. Hopefully the commands and options will be almost same with other versions of Photoshop. Lets start -
- Run Photoshop and open an image from your hard disk.
- Now go to the Filter Menu and choose Liquify (Shift+Ctrl+X).
- Now your image will be opened in a new window.
- Mouse pointer will take the form of a plus sign with circle.
- Hit and move the pointer over the image.
- Rotate and twist the image as your wish.
- If youre done press OK. Or if you wanna cancel, hit the Cancel button or press Esc.
There are some additional options too! Look at the tools panel of liquify filter -
By default, youre getting the first tool selected. You can also try the other tools. They will produce a completely different result.
You may need to adjust the brush size. Press and hold the right bracket ] to increase the brush size. And press and hold down the left bracket [ to decrease the brush size.
Also try the Tool options from the right panel. Here you can change the Brush Size, Density, Pressure etc. Hit OK to save your changes to the image. Or press cancel if you dont like to distort the image.
And dont forget to try the other commands of Filter menu. These are really cool!
Hope youve enjoyed this post. If you have any query please leave a comment . . .
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Remove Unwanted Spots by Content Aware
All of you are familiar with Adobe Photoshop. Everybody knows Photoshop is a great tool to work with images. Its really helpful to edit image. The latest version of Photoshop is CS6. Today I am gonna write about an amazing option of Adobe Photoshop - Content Aware. Its a magical tool. With this tool, you can vanish unwanted spots or area from your photos just like a magician!
System Requirement
Unfortunately content aware is a new feature of Photoshop. Its just added to the CS5 version. Even CS4 doesnt have this cool feature. But if youre using CS6 then you will get this option under the Edit menu.
About Content Aware
As mentioned earlier, Content Aware is a new feature of photoshop. Photoshop version CS5 (or higher) users can enjoy it. With this tool you can remove unwanted spots or area from an image.
Of course you can do this with the help of Clone Stamp Tool. But in this method you have to choose sample from one area and copy it to another. And sometimes it could be difficult and time consuming for you to fix the image properly.
You may also think of Patch Tool. What do you do here? Select a particular portion of your image (thats need to be changed) and drag it to another portion. It also cant guarantee a better result.
Only Content Aware can remove spots or area of an image and fill it intelligently.
Lets Have a Look
Make sure youre using either Photoshop CS5 or later version. Now open a photo using Photoshop. Im gonna use the following image as sample.
This image looks pretty good except the Sample Text at the corner. Suppose youve to remove that text from the image. Now you can use either Clone Stamp Tool or Patch Tool. But you should notice there is a gradient in behind the text. If you try to remove the text using Clone Stamp or Patch Tool, there is a chance to damage the gradient behind image.
But you can automatically remove the text using Content Aware without affecting the gradient.
Lets Try Content Aware
Save the above photo in your desktop. Then open it using Photoshop.
- Select the text using Rectangular Marquee Tool. You can also use Lesso Tool if you want.
- Go to the Edit Menu and Choose Fill. Or simply press Shift+F5 to go there.
- Choose Contents > Use > Content-Aware. (Look at the image below)
- Hit OK and see the magic!
Note: You dont need to change any other option. But make sure that, Blending Mode is Normal.
Ive got the following result after doing this.
For better understanding, Ive used a much easier example. But this tool can be used even in tough situation too. This is a life saving tool when you need to work within a very short time.
Limitations of Content Aware
Content-aware is really an smart tool. But in some critical situations, it may not work properly. So you have to be careful while selecting any spot or area. Make sure there is no sharp change beside your selected area. If there is a sudden change beside your selection, then this tool may not produce expected result.
When Working with Multiple Spots
In the above example there was a single area/ spot. But if you need to remove multiple spots then you can select them at a time. Choose either Marquee or Lesso tool and select one spot. Then press and hold down the shift key and select other spots.
If you like to select the spots without pressing down the hold key then look the image below:
Look at the image above. Here you can see the Add to Selection button. After selecting one spot you can press this button. Now whatever you select, it will be automatically added to your selection. And you dont need to press and hold down the shift key. And always remember this option. It will be helpful in many other works too.
You may like:
- Create Transparent Image by Photoshop
- Working with Photoshop Layers
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Monday, February 15, 2016
Eject and Close CD DVD Tray by Mouse!
Dear Friends! Today I will share a small soft with you. Soft means 22 KB. And its zipped size is just 8 KB! This software is made for handling your CD/ DVD tray.
Turn Off Monitor by Mouse Click
You can open your CD/ DVD tray by pressing the button or by ejecting option from My Computer. But you cant close it by mouse click from My Computer. With this software you can open or close your CD/ DVD drive just by mouse click!
You can place this software anywhere you like. Maybe you like to keep it on your Desktop. This application supports all running version of Windows:
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7 and 8
Now do the following to use this cute soft:
- Download the zipped folder from the link below.
- Unzip it.
- Keep it on your Desktop
- Double click to eject CD/ DVD tray, and click twice again to close it.
Tips: If youre using Windows 7 or 8 then right click on it and select pin to task bar. Now you will see a quick link of this software on your task bar. And you will be able to close and open your CD/ DVD tray just by single click!
Download Eject & Close CD
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