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A great lesson of patience, persistence and hard work can be learned from the story of planting Chinese bamboo. Unlike most other plants, Chinese bamboo is quite unique on its own. When this bamboo is planted, watered, and nurtured for the whole growing season, it does not outwardly develop even just for an inch. Then, on the next growing season, the farmer must continue to irrigate, fertilize and care for the bamboo tree and yet nothing happens – it fails to sprout just the same.

And as the seasons go in and out, the farmer has to continue caring for the bamboo for four consecutive years. What could really be discouraging is the farmer has nothing substantial to demonstrate for all of his labor in caring and growing the tree. Four lonely years of hard work and caring and yet you have nothing!

And then on the fifth year, you must be prepared for something so amazing and incredible!

All the hard work seems to be paid off on the fifth year because that Chinese bamboo tree seed at last grows and not just growing as we normally see with other plants. The bamboo tree shoots up to more than 80 feet all in just one growing season! Now, that is a very astonishing demonstration of the power of nature!

Now, you might be thinking: Did the small tree loll inactive for four years and then just decides to grow dramatically on the fifth? I think the answer is quite clear for us to see. The little tree was actually developing itself underground by expanding its root system to make it tough enough to sustain its impending external growth in the fifth year and even beyond.

Now, had the tree failed to build up a strong and able underground foundation, it would be impossible for it to keep on growing when it is time to sprout outside into the outside world. lessons????

If you are facing issues dual booting your windows7/8 and Linux operating system the tips below might help. It worked for me. I reinstalled my windows 7 but had problem load into kali Linux

1. Download easybootCD from their home page at http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/ or go to this link http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/EasyBCD-Download-45820.html

The software is free. It’s about 1.6mb (EasyBCD 2.2).

2. Install and run the software

3. Click on “Add New Entry”

4. Select “Linux/BSD”

In the first option “Type” select Grub2

5. The second field, type in the name you want to give your loader. The default is “NeoSmart Linux

6. In the “Drive” option, click on the drop down list to display the partitions.

Select the partition that has your Kali Linux system (IF YOU ARE SURE OF THE PARTITION). In my case , its “Partition 4 (Linux – 29GiB)”

A better alternative is select “Automatically locate and load” option to let the program locate and load your boot file for you.

You can follow this steps to reinstall boot loader for windows and mac operating system.

Hope it worked for you!!!!!!!

Some programs might give u a tough time uninstalling. It could be that some of it's components are running in the background and cant be shut down when you follow the normal procedure. Of removing a program.Try this steps ;

1. Run ur computer in safe mode. Do these by,

a. In d start menu, type 'msconfig' in d search box. Left Click on it to open

b. Click on 'boot' in the menu located at the top of the system configuration dialog box.

c. In d boot option below tick(select) 'safe boot' click apply and 'OK' . You’ll be prompted to restart, click 'OK' .And ur computer will restart into safe mode. (safe mode deactivates all the programs u installed that starts up wen u turn On ur computer)

2. U can then uninstall the program.

3. After uninstalling it, open 'msconfig' once again and reset the computer to its default by selecting 'selective startup' (for windows 7' or 'normal startup' (for windows 8 ). you will find them in the 'general' menu. (that's the first tin you’ll see wen u open 'msconfig.Exe' (system configuration)

Designing a website could be challenging, especially if you are a newbie. I’ve put down some important points you should have at the back of your mind when designing your site. Please take your time to go through it so that you won’t make the mistakes I made.

1. Site description: Beautifully describe your site in seconds. Visitors are in a hurry to get what they are looking for and they have little time to search for it. So if you don’t go straight to the point telling them about your site, they’ll go straight to some other sites.

2. Accessibility of contents: it’s important that you arrange you site in a way that’s the info’s are easily assessable such that a maximum of three clicks takes you to the furthest content. If an info takes many clicks to reach, oops …. You might lose your visitors. Also

3. Use of fonts: whatever font you choose to use should blend with your page background. It should be easily readable. For instance, using a bright colored font on a bright background could be difficult to read. But using a black font on a white background is just okay. Try as much as possible to avoid fonts that looks so sophisticated.

4. Links: when a link is clicked whether external or internal, set it such that a NEW TAB is open and not A NEW WINDOW. The ‘back’ button is provided in your browser is there for a reason. Your visitors can always come back if they click a link that takes them to another website as long as you have quality content. Internal links makes you site to be easily navigable. At the base of your site, always make use of the ‘return’ button. You might have noticed ‘return to home’ in many authority sites.

5. Never subscribe the visitor for something without his consent: do not automatically subscribe a visitor to newsletters when he registers up on your site. Allow him/her to take the initiative. Just play you part by making the request inviting.

6. Flash animations: apart from increasing the load time of your website, excessive usage of Flash might also annoy the visitors. Use it only if you must offer features that are not supported by static pages.

7. Playing of audio files: some situations might require an audio file. You might need to deliver a speech to the user or your guided tour might have an audio component. That is fine. Just make sure that the user is in control, let him click the “Play” button. From personal observation, most people do not welcome that.

8. Use of badges: first of all, badges of networks and communities make a site look very unprofessional. Even if we are talking about awards and recognition badges you should place them on the “About Us” page.

9. Make sure to include contact details: there is nothing worse than a website that has no contact details. This is not bad only for the visitors, but also for yourself. You might lose important feedback along the way.

10. The structure of your web address (Url): should be easy to spell and remember. This is especially helpful when it is pronounced to you via a phone call. For instance you could use www.clean.com, in place of www.kklean.com. Also run away from hyphens (such as -, _) www.hallmarkworld.com is easier to spell and remember than www.halllmark_worldz.com

11. Use text navigation: text navigation is not only faster but it is also more reliable. Some users, for instance, browse the Internet with images turned off.

12. Make sure your website is cross-browser compatible: not all browsers are created equal, and not all of them interpret CSS and other languages on the same way. Like it or not, you will need to make your website compatible with the most used browsers on the market, else you will lose readers over the long term.

13. Make links visible: the visitor should be able to recognize what is clickable and what is not, easily. Make sure that your links have a contrasting color. Possibly also make them underlined.

14. Do not underline or color normal text: do not underline normal text unless absolutely necessary. Just as users need to recognize links easily, they should not get the idea that something is clickable when in reality it is not.

15. Make clicked links change color: this point is also important in your web design. When a linked is clicked, it changes color. This helps your visitor not to unintentionally click links he has already visited.

16. Do not use harsh colors: if the user is getting a headache after visiting your site for 10 consecutive minutes, you probably should pick a better color scheme. Design the color palette around your objectives (i.e. deliver a mood, let the user focus on the content, etc.).

17. Include functional links on your footer: people are used to scrolling down to the footer of a website if they are not finding a specific information. At the very least you want to include a link to the Homepage and possibly a link to the “Contact Us” page.

18. Avoid long pages: if you plan to post a content that is very lengthy, try splitting them into pages. Not everybody has the patient to read length post.

This topic has lots of conflictin idea dat seem logical in themselves. While d batery consumption is negligible it is advisable to always shut down your computer. You could hibernate if you intend making use of it after ,say , 2hrs. . Prolong hibernation exposes your computer to malfunction during resuming. This could lead to its crashing.. Hibernation also creates security issues even with ful encryption. The attacker could detach your hard disk and quickly connect it to another system, thus getin full access to the encrypted information without having to input a security key. . . .

Placing your laptop on ur laps poses great health hazard. . When placed on the lap the air generated by d laptop fan is unable to escape as it is traped by your left laps. Heat is generated. Research shows that it weakens the sperm by reducing its motility and increasing its DNA framentation eventualy leading to infertility in men.When the laptop is plugged to electricity, it induces strong electric densities and when connected to the internet, the hazard is higher due increase in electromagnetic field (EMF). Try using an external keyboard. Use a thick pillow if you must place it on ur laps. . On pregnant females ,it affect the development of their embryo. This last point is stil under reasearh though. . . . Should we change the name from laptop to somtin else?

There few things that are as frustrating as working on a slow computer. It is even more embarrassing if your computer is slow despite the fact that it has high rated components – high processor speed, high ram (say 4gigs), a very good graphic card…… before you allow frustration force you to part with some bucks, trying performing the following operations yourself:

Check Your Start up Programs

A computer often slows down when it has many installed programmer set to start running when the computer matching is ON. Remove unimportant start up programs from the start up list. In windows 7, click on the windows ‘start’ button and type ‘msconfig’ in the search box found at the base of the start menu. A box titled ‘system configuration’ will pop up. Go to the startup column and uncheck the boxes corresponding to the programs you wish to exclude at start up. If you want to follow the long way, start button – settings – control panel – administrative tools – system configuration.

Installation of incompatible software

Virus Check

Virus, malwares, spam wares and other malicious programs can greatly reduce the speed of your computer. It is important that you have a very reliable antivirus program installed in your computer. There are countless number of free antivirus programs but I recommend you go for the paid version as the have far stronger security protection than the free ones. Schedule it to carry perform complete system scan at least ones or bi-weekly. You could subscribe to programs like Kaspersky, Norton, Bit defender of Avas. At the time of typing this tips, I use Norton. I have no problem with it. DO NOT INSTALL MORE THAN ONE ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS as it would reduce overall system performance and could lead to computer failure.

If your system has been infected with a malicious software and your antivirus is unable to resolve the threat successfully, please take this steps. formatting the hard drive and re-installing windows is the last option.

Hard Drive Maintenance

Your system would over time slow in operation significantly if you do not carry regular hard drive maintenance. It could even lead to system crash. Windows has pre-installed software maintenance tools like the cleanup utility, disk defragmenter and the error checking utility. To access these, go to ‘My computer’ by left-clicking on the windows start menu button or press the windows button ( ) on your key board, select ‘computer’. (You could also use window + E shortcut keys to get to my computer). Right-click on the hard drive and select properties, tools and any of the two options (error checking, defragmentation). If you select the ‘checking option’, check the two boxes and click ‘start’. For the defragmentation option, just select ‘defragment disk’. The defragmentation help in neatly rearranging your files stored in the hard disk sectors. There are other programs specially designed to regularly maintain your system I make use of tune up utilities and advance system care. Try them.

[Lift click start – select computer – right click the on the disk partition – select properties – select tool – select error checking and defragmentation]

System Update

To ensure better system functionality, ensure your computer is up to date. To enable automatic windows update, go to [start – settings – control panel – windows update – change settings – under important update, click the drop down menu and ‘select install update automatically (recommended)’]. Then click the back button and click on ‘check for updates’. When the computer finish searching for updates, click on ‘install updates’.

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

116. ALT+DELETE [Display the Windows menu]

117. ALT+PAGE UP [Switch between programs from left to right]

118. ALT+PAGE DOWN [Switch between programs from right to left]

119. ALT+INSERT [Cycle through the programs in most recently used order]

120. ALT+HOME [Display the Start menu]

121. CTRL+ALT+END [Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box]

122. CTRL+ALT+BREAK [Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen]

123. CTRL+ALT+ minus(-) [Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard]

124. CTRL+ALT+ plus (+) [Place snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard]

Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

125. CTRL+B [Open the Organize Favorites dialog box]

126. CTRL+E [Open the Search bar]

127. CTRL+F [Start the Find utility]

128. CTRL+H [Open the History bar]

129. CTRL+I [Open the Favorites bar]

130. CTRL+L [Open the Open dialog box]

131. CTRL+N [Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address]

132. CTRL+O [Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L]

133. CTRL+P [Open the Print dialog box]

134. CTRL+R [Update the current Web]

Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts

23. ALT+ Underlined letter [Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option]

24. BACKSPACE [Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box]

25. Arrow keys [Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons]

26. F1 key [Display Help]

27. F4 key [Display the items in the active list]

28. CTRL+TAB [Move forward through the tabs]

29. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB [Move backward through the tabs]

30. ENTER [Perform the command for the active option or button]

31. TAB [Move forward through the options]

32. SHIFT+TAB [Move backward through the options]

33. SPACEBAR [Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box]

Windows logo short cut

63. Ctrl+ Windows logo +F [Search for computers (if you're on a network)]

64. Windows Logo [Display or hide the Start menu]

65. Windows Logo + BREAK [Display the System Properties dialog box]

66. Windows Logo + D [Display the desktop]

67. Windows Logo + M [Minimize all of the windows]

68. Windows Logo + SHIFT+M [Restore the minimized windows]

69. Windows Logo + E [Open My Computer]

70. Windows Logo + F [Search for a file or a folder]

71. Windows Logo + F1 [Display Windows Help]

72. Windows Logo + L [Lock the keyboard]

73. Windows Logo +R [Open the Run dialog box]

74. Windows Logo + U [Open Utility Manager]

75. Windows Logo +U [Open Utility Manager]

76. Windows logo +T [select opened window]

77. Windows logo +number [Start the program pinned to the taskbar]

78. Shift + Windows logo +number [Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar corresponding to its position]

79. Ctrl + Windows logo +number [Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]

80. Alt + Windows logo +number [Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]

81. Windows logo +Tab [Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D]

82. Ctrl + Windows logo +Tab [cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D]

Shortcut Keys for Character Map

Navigate through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts after double-clicking a character on the grid of characters, you can

83. CTRL+HOME [Move to the first character]

84. CTRL+END [Move to the last character]

85. DOWN ARROW [Move down one row]

86. END [Move to the end of the line]

87. RIGHT ARROW [Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line]

88. LEFT ARROW [Move to the left or to the end of the previous line]

89. UP ARROW [Move up one row]

90. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)

91. PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen at a time]

92. HOME [Move to the beginning of the line]

93. SPACEBAR [Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected]

Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts

94. ALT+SPACEBAR [Display the MMC window menu)

95. ALT+F4 [closes the current window]

96. ALT+A [Display the Action menu]

97. ALT+V [Display the View menu]

98. ALT+F [Display the File menu]

99. ALT+O [Display the Favorites menu]

100. CTRL+O [Open a saved console)

101. CTRL+N [Open a new console)

102. CTRL+S [Save the open console)

103. CTRL+M [Add or remove a console item)

104. CTRL+W [Open a new window)

105. F5 key [Update the content of all console windows)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts

106. ALT+ sign (-) [Display the window menu for the active console window]

107. CTRL+P [Print active pane]

108. CTRL+F10 [Maximize the active console window]

109. CTRL+F5 [Restore the active console window]

110. CTRL+F4 [Close the active console window]

111. ALT+ENTER [Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item]

112. F1 key [Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item]

113. F5 key [Update the content of all console window]

114. F2 key [Rename the selected item]

115. SHIFT+F10 [Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item]

Microsoft Windows

1. ALT+ENTER [View the properties for the selected item]

2. ALT+F4 [Close the active item, or quit the active program]

3. ALT+ENTER [Display the properties of the selected object]

4. ALT+SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active window]

5. ALT+TAB [Switch between the open items]

6. ALT+ESC [Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened]

7. ALT+ Underlined letter in a menu name [Display the corresponding menu]

8. ALT + Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu [Perform the corresponding command]

9.ALT+SPACEBAR [Display the System menu for the active window]

10. BACKSPACE [View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer]

11. CTRL+ESC [Display the Start menu]

12. CTRL+F4 [Close the active document in programs]

13. CTRL+C [Copy]

14. CTRL+X [Cut]

15. CTRL+V [Paste

16. CTRL+Z [Undo]

17. CTRL while dragging an item [Copy the selected item]

18. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item [Create a shortcut to the selected item]

19. RIGHT ARROW [Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu]

20. SHIFT+DELETE [Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin]

21. SHIFT+F10 [Display the shortcut menu for the selected item]

22. SHIFT when you insert a CD-Romano the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing]

 Microsoft Natural Keyboard Accessibility Shortcuts

34. CTRL+ Windows Logo + F (Search for computers]

35. END [Display the bottom of the active window]

36. HOME [Display the top of the active window]

37. Left ALT + left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN [Switch High Contrast either on or off]

38. Left ALT + left SHIFT+NUM LOCK [Switch the MouseKeys either on or off]

39. LEFT ARROW [Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder]

40. NUM LOCK + (*) [Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder]

41. NUM LOCK + (+) [Display the contents of the selected folder]

42. NUM LOCK+ Minus sign (-) [Collapse the selected folder]

43. NUM LOCK for five seconds [Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off]

44. RIGHT ARROW [Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder]

45. Right SHIFT for eight seconds [Switch Filter Keys either on or off]

46. SHIFT five times [Switch the Sticky Keys either on or off]

46. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word]

48. CTRL+LEFT ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word]

49. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph]

50. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph]

51. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text]

52. CTRL+A [Select all]

53. DELETE [Delete]

54. ESC [Cancel the current task]

55. F2 key [Rename the selected item]

56. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys [Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document]

57. F3 key [Search for a file or a folder]

58. F6 key [Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop]

59. F4 key [Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer]

60. F10 key [Activate the menu bar in the active program]

61. F5 key [Update the active window]

62. LEFT ARROW [Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu]