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How to Make a ‘Professional’ Web Logo For Free
The logo is an important part of branding your blog.With hundreds of similar blogs around, you need something that distinguishes your blog. Content is one thing you definitely need, but branding should also be good. But getting a professional logo can cost a lot. So why not create one yourself?
In this tutorial, we will use free tools to create a simple logo/banner. Our logo was created using this method and it can fit almost any template design.
Blogging With Success Banner
See the same logo, without any changes on a Black Background:
Blogging With Success Banner on Black Background
Tools Needed:
Inkscape: Inkscape is an Open Source Vector Graphic Editor that is very easy to use. If you can use MS Paint, you can use Inkscape. Although, it is very powerful too. Download Windows version here. For other Operating Systems, go to go here. We will use Windows version in this tutorial.
Images Needed: First you need the basic images that will be mixed up to get the logo (like we did with Blogger, WordPress and Dollar in our logo).
The images must be in png format.
Free Icons: You can also use free png icons available. Here are some good websites for free icon downloads:
Download the icons, install Inkscape and start creating the log0.
1. In InkScape, Click File menu button. The top most option is New. Hover/Click mouse over it. A menu having different sizes will appear. Select appropriate size ( Web Banner 468x60 and Web Banner 728x90 are good for logos.)
2. The problem with Inkscape it that it only exports the parts of image which have some text/element. We will have to do a small workaround for this. First, select Rectangles and Square option from Sidebar or press F4. Draw a rectangle aproximately equal to the image size.
Rectangle Drawn
3. Resize it by dragging to make it equal to border. If you are having problems in resizing due to small size of image, magnify using + key.
4. After resizing, we need to make it transparent so that it merges with the background. To do this, first you need to open color and gradient editor. Look for a paint brush in a toolbar below menu bar. Click the following image for reference:
Color and Gradient Editor
5. In the window that opens, at the bottom is slider that will adjust opacity. Set it to 0. The image will become fully transparent now.
Why we needed this Rectangle?
By default, Inkscape will try to export only that part of image where elements are present. So, if you leave corners empty, Inkscape will not add them to final output. The transparent box makes sure that full sized logo is exported.
6. Click File -> Import. A pop up box will appear. Browse to icons you have downloaded and select one you want to add to logo. Click Open in lower right corner of Window. We are importing a fancy smiley. Here is the imported smiley to logo: (Please note that the image may look blurred due to magnification but final outcome will not be affected by it)
Logo With Imported Image (Click to Enlarge)
7. Import more images if you want. If you want to resize the image, just click the top button in left toolbox or press F1. Click image and eight handles will apear. Drag to resize. If you want to rotate image, click image when it is selected and the handles will change. Rotate them to rotate image.
If you want the images to overlap, as we have made in our logo, this can be done from Object -> Raise(Shortcut : Page Up) and Object -> Lower Menu(Shortcut: Page Down).
8. Now its time to add text. First, from color bar, select the colour you want for text. If you do not do this, text will have same color as background and will become invisible! To add text, either press F8 or click the Add text object button in left toolbox. The button looks like this:
9. Click anywhere and start typing. Default text size is small, so you can enlarge the text in similar way to images. Have a look at logo now:
- Logo With Text (Click To Enlarge)
10. Add a tag line if you want.
11. Now, to change the text color, select the text object you created and click the color you want in the color bar(present near bottom of window). You can also change the font/text after creatig object. Just select the text object and click the Text buttin in tolbar (looks like a T)
12. Do any adjustments to logo.
13. Click File -> Export BitMap. Click Browse to find appropriate folder and export the logo. You will get a png logo. Simply add it to your theme and see how it fits!
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BOOST UR MOBILE MODEM!!!
Hello every one,
I know that a computer without internet is just like a dump box!!
Having a internet connection is not all!! You should get the maximum speed for surfing and downloading stuffs from net... Having slow connections would irritate us and we may even lose our good mood!!
So what to do if u have a slow net connections? This was the question I asked everyone one month back!! But today I have known a lot of facts to boost up the speed up to maximum extend and I share all my idea in this blog!! So let’s get into the topic
1) Get maximum speed via comet bird
Comet bird is advanced version of Mozilla Firefox and it is built for speed!!
It gives you the maximum speed for browsing even though its inbuilt download manager is not
So efficient .but that is not a problem which is discussed in next point.
TIP 1-YOU CAN SET YOUR BROWSERS HOME PAGE AS BLANK PAGE(YOU HAVE A SEARCH TOOLBAR ON TOP PF THE BLANK PAGE) AS YOU WON’T WASTE ANY TIME WAITING FOR THE HOME PAGE TO LOAD.( GO TO --tool > options > general > when comet bird starts > show a blank page )
TIP 2- ANNOYING POPUPS AND OTHER AD’S CAN BE BOCKED BY USING ANY AD-BLOCKING ADDON IN YOUR BROWSER..ALL THE ADS HAVE HIGH GRAPHICS AND IS CONSUMES MUCH OF THE SPEED !!
USING AD-BLOCK ADDON YOUR PAGE IS LOAD ED WITHOUT AD’S AND HENCE IT IS LOADED IN LESS TIME!!
TIP 3- IF YOU WANT TO LOAD A PAGE WITH MUCH MORE SPEED, THEN YOU CAN BLOCK IMAGES IN THE WEBPAGE BY SELECTING THE SUITABLE FROM PAGE –SETUP. BUT YOU SHOULD SACRIFICE YOUR INTERNET ‘S PLEASURE IN THIS AND ITS PRACTICAL FOR MOST OF US!!
TIP 4- YOU CAN USE MULTIPE TABS WHILE USING INTERNET FOR SURFING
NOTE-opera 11 was a good browser with its turbo connect feature that loads a webpage with its maximum speed!! But now it’s not working properly…don’t know what happened !!
You can download comet bird browser from the following link
http://www.cometbird.com/
http://www.cometbird.com/
2) Use internet download manager
Use internet download manager for boosting your download speed up to the limit !!
Using a trial version of internet download manager is not very beneficial because after it has expired, you won’t be able to download anything without registering it or uninstalling it!!
It is the best download accelerator that is available in the market and I suggest everyone to use it!!
You can download IDM from the following link—
http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com
3) Use Internet Turbo connect
Many manufactures say that their product can boost up the internet speed by 200% or 300%!!
But it’s just a trick to attract people and nothing else!!
I don’t guarantee that it would increase the speed by 200% etc but I do guarantee that it would increase your speed!! But it is a trial software and yah it will not be useful after trial period!!
You can download internet turbo connect from the following link—
4)If you are using mobile modem then be sure to Update It
If you are using a mobile modem then the best way to extract maximum speed is to update the PC suit !!
In nokia you should have the latest ovi suite that offers additional features for a better browsing experience ..
5) use pc tune up to find and fix problem
Everyone has one or the or the crack (pirated software) installed in your computer!!
When you patch the software it actually alters the registry and that’s how its patched.
But when you use so many cracks there arise some problems with your system that may result in a decline in the overall performance of your pc..if you are using pc tune up ,it detects all the errors and fixes it. Therefore having a pc tune up software can improve your network speed!!
you can download avg pc tune up from the following link-
6)using Malwarebytes Anti-malware
Using any anti malware is method to check whether is there any malware in your pc!!
Malwares generally absorb a lot of the band width and hence decreases the speed! When we download files from internet there are chances that the content may be infected with malware or spyware !! using antimalware software like Malwarebytes Anti-malware you can ensure that you receive the full band width which the operator offers!!it is a trial version but after trial period you get the free version that offers all the necessary feature!! I suggest everyone to use free version that does not offer residential shield as it may clash with the existing antivirus and also consume your RAM memory that can slow down the system!!
Spybot is another spyware detecting free software that is very good for detecting spywares that also consume our band width!! You can use both spybot and malwarebytes together!! Spybot works silently and don’t clash with the installed antivirus!! You can install it when you feel that your pc is spyware infected and uninstall it after repairing !!
you can download malwarebytes antimalware from the following link-
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html
7)Use TCP OPTIMIZER
TCP optimize is a very good optimizer to optimize the internet settings and give u the best settings.
1)OPEN TCP OPTIMIZER .CHOOSE THE MAXIMUM SPEED IN Mbps.
2)TICK “MODIFY NETWORK ADAPTER”
3)CLICK “OPTIMAL ” SETTINGS AND CLICK APPLY
4)CLICK OK WHEN IT ASKS TO REBOOT
you can download tcp optimizer from the following link
8)use Hoot to find your network speed
Hoot is software to check your network speed !!
Monitor your network speed and find them best suitable time when there is less traffic and you get the maximum speed!!
you can download hoot from the following link-
9)change your configurations
you can change the configuration of your system
1)GO TO CONTROL PANEL
2)CLICK “VIEW NETWORK STATUS AND TASKS”
3)CLICK ON YOUR CONNECTION(HERE IT IS “NOKIA 3110C CLASSIC USB MODEM#2(NOKIA OVI SUITE)”)
4)CLICK PROPERTIES
5)CLICK CONFIGURE
6)Change the maximum speed (bps) TO THE MAXIMUM
THAS ALL!!!
10)use web-of thrust (WOT)add-on
Using WOT add-on won’t actually increase your network speed and It can even decrease the network speed ,but it is still useful in the sense that it shows the reputation of every website and marks all the fraud websites ,thus saving our valuable time!! It won’t decrease your speed to a maximum ..but it shows the reputation of every site and thus we can easily choose the best one!!
Hope this blog benefited others who were irritated by the slow network speed and to those who want to boost their network speed to the maximum!! if you have any doubts regarding this do post your question and I will you the best answer !!do suggest this link to others!!!
You can download this from the link below-
11)use net setters for extracting the best speed from sim
Use a net setter for extracting the maximum speed from the sim network !!
I suggest everyone to use idea net setter as we can unlock(unlocking means to use the idea net setter with sim cards other than idea) it easily!!
Automatic Enlarge Thumbnail Profile and Album Photos in Facebook
There are times when those small thumbnails shown in Facebook are just too small for you to identify if your friend’s friend is someone you know or not. Instead of clicking on the facebook user link to go to the user’s page and see the bigger profile photo, you can instead install Facebook PhotoZoom, a useful extension available for Firefox and Chrome browser.
After installing Facebook PhotoZoom extension, there is nothing for you to configure or do. Whenever you hover your mouse cursor to a profile picture or album photos, the tooltip will appear with the bigger image in it. If the image that the user uploaded is bigger than the thumbnail, then this plugin will show the full size of the image. Other than that, while viewing the photo album, it would be more productive when you use the Photo Zoom to view the images that you want in bigger size rather than going into the single image view. This allows you to skip the images that you want to see and load saving you time and bandwidth.
The Google Chrome version of Facebook Photo Zoom has a shortcut key to easily toggle the feature on or off by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + Z key.
British govt. computers under cyber Threats
British govt. computers under cyber attacks from hostile states
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that cyberspace is allowing criminals and hostile intelligence agencies to attack the British government.
During a conference in Munich, Hague not only talked about how government computers were infected by a virus last year, but also detailed an attempt to steal data from a UK defence contractor. He stressed that someone in disguise of an employee of another defence firm had designed to steal information, the BBC reports.
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