How to setup WiFi hotspot with your Android phone?

You can make your Android phone a WiFi hotspot. Really...!

What is a WiFi connection??

      Wi Fi is a local area networking technology (wireless local area network-WLAN) which allows digital devices such as computers, smartphones to communicate and exchange data. Moreover WiFi is mostly used to share internet with devices.

      A hotspot is a site that offers Internet access over a wireless local area network (WLAN) through the use of a router connected to a link to an Internet service provider. Hotspots typically use Wi-Fi technology.

What are the usages?

        You can setup a small WiFi hotspot with your android smartphone supporting WiFi Hotspot feature. Now we can discuss how an Android phone can use as a hotspot. Not every android phone has this facility. But the latest models always include this feature with low end phones also. 

      With a WiFi connection you can easily share data in high speed as in a wired LAN(Local Area Networking) connection. When you share your internet connection through WiFi, you can access internet in high speed with various devices having WiFi connectivity simultaneously (Your should have a high speed  internet connection first). 

      When you made your phone a WiFi hotspot, you can access internet from phone using laptop, other mobile phones etc. at the same time. When you are in home, place your phone in an area where the mobile network signal strength is high. Then simply switch on WiFi hotspot facility.

How to Setup a Hotspot?

Before enabling the WiFi hotspot, you have to configure it. It is an one time process.

 1. Open "Settings" in your android phone

 2. Chose "More"

 3. Open "Tethering & Portable hotspot"

 4. Chose "Set up Wi-Fi hotspot"

 5. Name your WiFi (Eg: MyWiFi)

 6. Chose security option "WPA2 PSK"

 7. Give a password for your WiFi

How to enable WiFi hotspot?

 1. Open "Settings" in your android phone

 2. Chose "More"

 3. Open "Tethering & Portable hotspot"

 4. Enable "Portable WiFi hotspot" by checking the box

Note: The options may vary according to the Manufacture/Model of your phone.

Settings

Choose 'More'

Tethering & Hotspot

Tethering Menu

SSID and Password

WPA2 PSK

Set Password

Any problems?

You may face some problems when enabling WiFi hotspot.

1. Battery may drain out quickly

2. Device may become hot

Tips

1. Disabling background data will ensure faster internet

2. Place the phone where mobile signal is in high strength

3. Do not keep apps open, that may reduce the internet speed

Be careful...

1. Always protect the hotspot with password. If your hotspot is open anyone can use your WiFi. It may decrease the speed of the internet and it is risky too.

2. Always disable the hotspot after use. It will keep battery from draining out and protect from unauthorized use.

  Vivek R. Nair 

Three very useful shortcut keys for Windows, randomly selected

You are a windows user, right?

OK. Then you have three golden keyboard shortcut keys here, try it out!

1. Ctrl + Alt + V

      Before I explain, answer my question, Do you surf in the internet to collect data for your daily usage? Yes indeed. Then you are going to be happy with this.

      When you are preparing a seminar or a research paper, you have to collect data from web portals or web pages, mostly text data. When we copy a portion of text from that site and paste it in our document, we can notice that the alignment, font size and formatting of the copied content is same as the original content from where we copied the text. Usually it’s so disgusting. Because, our seminar paper definitely has a standard font, font size and formatting. The newly copied content never matches with our formatting. Then the problem arose. What we do? We have to paste the copied content without any formatting. That is, only plain text is needed.

      Then what we do. Simple, just press Ctrl and Alt key combination, then press the normal paste key ‘V’. Then you will get a dialogue box asking what type of content do you need. Just choose, ‘Unformatted Unicode text’. Look, the text content is copied. Surprisingly it is as in the same font and formatting as in your document. Happy?

      We will get this result by selecting ‘Paste Special’ option and then chose ‘unformatted Unicode text’ to get a plain content.

2. Windows key + D

            Show desktop shortcut. This key combination will be very useful when we opened several windows and programs and we need to access a file from desktop. Usually we manually minimize each window by clicking the minimize button. It will take more time and it will definitely interrupt our work flow.

            Use ‘Windows Key’ and ‘D’ together to get the desktop directly. You have another option here, just click at the very right corner of the taskbar. It will bring the same result.

3. Ctrl + Shift + N

            Another useful key combination is ‘New Folder’ keys. We frequently create new folders while working. Using this key combination you will get ‘New Folder’ quickly. Create one, name it. That’s all...!

  

             Remember shortcut keys are more useful always. It will definitely save our time. It may be not easier to learn all key combinations. But if you do, it will be great. 

  Vivek R. Nair  

Eat egg, be healthy...

  Here are some important reasons, why you should eat egg.

1. Eggs are Full of Vitamins and Minerals- Including vitamins B, C, D, E, K, and more.

2. Lower High Blood Pressure- The peptides present in eggs were shown to help reduce high blood pressure.

3. Great Source of Protein- Eggs are a great source of protein, one egg contains 6 grams of protein.

4. Omega 3’s- Eggs contain a high level of essential omega-3 fatty acids, an essential nutrient and good for your heart.

5. Nine Essential Amino Acids- Eggs are known as the perfect food as they are the only one that contains all 9 of the essential amino acids.

6. Can Lower Your Cholesterol- Eggs do contain cholesterol, however as mentioned above, studies have shown that those who consume eggs regularly had a reduced LDL and an increase in HDL (the good cholesterol).

7. Boost Brain and Nerve Health-One egg contains 20% of the daily recommended intake of choline. Approximately 90% of Americans are choline deficient. Choline is essential for phospholipids used in all cell membranes. Adequate levels of choline are essential for brain and nerve health.

8. Contain Lutein and Zeaxanthin- These carotenoids are an essential component for eye health and defend against the damaging effects of free radicals.

9. Contain Tryptophan and Tyrosine- Two amino acids which have great antioxidant properties. Tryptophan is also important as it is converted to serotonin, a mood enhancer and converted into melatonin in the pineal gland, which benefits sleep.

10. Reduced Risk of Macular Degeneration- Eggs protect your eyes from developing age-related macular degeneration due to the lutein and zeaxanthin present.

11. Good Source of Vitamin B12- Vitamin B12 is an important vitamin for the process of converting homocysteine into safe molecules, such as glutathione, an important antioxidant.

12. Eggs Contain Calcium- One egg contains 50mg (5%) calcium. Although not a large source of calcium, an increased intake can reduce the risk of colon polyups and breast cancer.

13. Eggs Do NOT Cause Heart Disease- The choline in eggs is a crucial nutrient to help reduce the inflammation that leads to heart disease.

14. Reduce Birth Defects- Eggs contain folate, a nutrient which studies have shown to help prevent birth defects when consumed prenatally, one egg contains 44μg (11%) of folate.

15. Good Source of Vitamin A- One egg contains 19% vitamin A which plays an important role in improving the immune system.

16. Promote Healthy Hair and Nails- The sulfur contained in eggs and the additional vitamins and minerals help promote hair and nail growth.

17. Reduce Oxidative Stress- Selenium, an essential macronutrient contained in eggs helps reduce oxidative stress.

18. Reduce Risk of Tumors- Eggs are an excellent source of selenium which has been associated with preventing cancer and in particular reducing tumors affecting the prostate.

19. Eggs Protect Your Eyesight- Not only do they prevent macular degeneration, but the antioxidants in eggs also have been reported to protect eyes from damage related to UV exposure.

20. Reduces Risk of Cataracts- The antioxidants have also been linked to reducing the risk of developing cataracts in old age.

21. Improve Immune System Functioning- The iron contained in eggs helps support a healthy immune system and normal red blood cell production.

22. Lose Weight- In a study from Louisiana State University, participants who ate eggs for breakfast instead of bagels, lost more weight and reported having more energy.

23. Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer- A recent study found that women who consumed high amounts of choline, an abundant nutrient in eggs, were 24% less likely to get breast cancer.

24. Source of Vitamin D- The majority of the population is deficient in vitamin D which is essential for boosting the immune system and preventing cancer. One egg contains 41 IU of the 600 IU recommend daily amount of vitamin D.

25. Reduces Inflammation- The choline in eggs aids in reducing inflammation in the body. Chronic inflammation has been linked to increasing the risk of osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s, cognitive decline, and type 2 diabetes.

26. Beneficial for Fetal Development- The choline present in eggs is essential for pregnant women as it is crucial for proper fetal brain development and preventing neural tube defects.

27. Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke- Several studies have shown that the nutrients in eggs help prevent blood clots which reduces the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

28. Improved Memory Function- The high amount of vitamins and nutrients in eggs, in particular choline, improves memory function and cognition.

29. Eggs Can Be Inexpensive- Many are able to get eggs for a great price when bought from local farmers. Another option is to raise your own chickens! Not only does this help save money and provide you with more nutritional value, but you could sell eggs to those in the area to cover the cost of caring for them.

30. Egg Variety- There are many ways to prepare eggs, whether you eat them raw, scramble them up in coconut oil, or boil them. You can also add great variety by adding in nutritious vegetables and herbs, such as to an omelet.

Exclusive AdSense tips

 What is AdSense?

  
      Google AdSense is a pay-per-click (PPC) program that can give you advertising revenue from each page on your website with a minimal investment in time and no additional resources. AdSense delivers relevant ads that are targeted to the content people find on your site.

In many advertising networks and websites, including AdSense, the advertiser is charged for advertising their ad only when a user clicks on their ad. How much they pay (for that click) is called their Cost Per Click or CPC.

Here you will find some simple and effective AdSense tips that will increase your revenue. If you haven't already joined AdSense program, you should sign up first to get an AdSense account.

Now we can go through some useful tips and tricks which can optimize your AdSense revenue.

Use apt keywords

            As a publisher you should be aware of the ‘Keywords’. Keywords are short words which will help a person to find out a relevant article from the web which he searched for. When you post an article on your site or blog about features of Android phones, you may use, ‘Android’, ‘Gadgets’, ‘Play Store’, ‘Apps’ etc as keywords. These keywords are also known as ‘tags’ or ‘labels’.

            You should keep your keywords intelligently. Never use inappropriate keywords. Never fool your audience. Once you attract a person to your site using a fake keyword, and finds that it was a fake keyword, then he/she will not value your site.

Keep your website focused on a theme

       Use the keyword suggestions to enhance your web pages and to build theme-based content. And also try to get your keywords into the anchor text of your incoming links as much as possible. Don't forget that Google AdSense is keyword-targeted advertising: Google AdSense bases its advert topics on your websites content; this means that content-rich websites of a popular topic should attract a large amount of ads.

Write a new page every day

One of the best tips is to add a new page to your web site every day. The more content you have, the more visitors you will get. Put an Adsense unit on each and every content page of your site.

Choose the right AdSense format

      Wider formats are successful because the ads are compact, easy to read and are complementary to the content. The top three AdSense formats are:

     1.      336x280 large rectangle

2. 300x250 medium rectangle
3. 160x600 wide skyscraper

Another successful format is the 468x15 horizontal ad links, that can be placed under your navigation bar

Color tips

When creating your Google AdSense ads it is recommended to use the color scheme and style of your website so that the ads blend in well. Ads without background color and borders perfom better than ads within borders with background color. In a blog, it is easy to chose ad color schemes and usually blend with blog template is preferable.

Position tips

     Visitors tend to look at the big headlines to see if your page is worth reading. If you get them interested, they will read the text and look for your navigation links. Place the AdSense ads in a prominent place around the top/left part of your page or under your headlines, where your visitors are most likely to look at. If you have an article page with a long body of text, the bottom of that article is a good place for AdSense ads because your visitors read the text and then they want more resources.

Increase the number of ads, but not too much

      If you have a lot of text on a page, use multiple AdSense units. You can use up to three AdSense units on a page, two AdSense search boxes and one unit of ad links.

Link units allow the user to refine what they're interested in. So if they may not be interested in specific ads on your page, they might be interested in a particular topic, and by clicking on a link unit and a link in the link unit, they'll be able to specify that they're interested in that specific topic and get a lot more options and variety on the ads that might appear.

     AdSense for Search allows visitors to search Google.com or your sites (up to 3 domains). You earn money whenever they click on the ads that come up on the search results. If you click the Open search results in a new browser window checkbox in the AdSense for Search settings, you won't lose your visitors.

Show images above or next to your ads

    Placing images above AdSense ads is not necessarily prohibited by program policies. However, depending on the method of implementation this could be considered encouraging users to click on ads. So you should include a border line between the ads and the images. Don't show specific products in your images, in order not to mislead the visitors. Just use generic images that will increase the visibility of your ads.

Your Google ads should be visible

Make sure your text ads are visible to the surfers in all screen formats. If you put the ads in a table, give sufficient breathing room, i.e. proper cell padding and cell spacing to make the ads stand out from the rest of your content.

What not to do…

• ·         Don't click on your own ads
• ·         Don't ask others to click on your Google ads
• ·         Don't manually change AdSense code
• ·         Don't place Google ads on sites that include prohibited content (e.g.: adult sites)
• ·         Don't employ cloaking, hidden text or farm links
• ·         Don't use AdSense ads on the same page with similar ads (e.g.: Yahoo Publisher Network)

Kerala Universtiy Announces PG Entrance Test of 2014 for admission to the Teaching Departments

Kerala University Announces PG Entrance Test of 2014 for admission to the Teaching Departments

Apply for PG Entrance Test 2014 for admission to Teaching Departments in the University  is to be conducted as per the following schedule.

Date of issue of application forms                              :           17.03.2014

Last date for submitting the application forms           :           21.04.2014

Date of commencement of Entrance Test                  :           25.05.2014

Application Form and other details are available in the following Website of the University of Kerala.

Download Press Release Here

                     

Download Notification and Application Form here