HOW TO: Fix a DRIVE that cannot open on DOUBLE CLICK

Welcome to the "HOW TO" segment of this blog. This segment will feature ways to fix computers, phones, tips and tricks etc.

Have you ever had problem opening your drive partitions or external drive with a mouse double click? Most times when i try to open my drive (external disk especially), instead of the drive opening, i get a dialog box with "Open With". Yea! I know most times we work around it and open the drive at the end of the day but the fact that you drive cannot open with a mouse double click is a problem caused by a VIRUS.

The Virus usually creates a file named autorun.inf (a read only file and usually hidden) in the root directory which blocks and restrict access to drives. When you open any drive, this file initiates all the activities of the virus.
 The STEPS after the cut show how to delete the autorun.inf and get double click access to your drive.

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Guess we will all need them

Get More from your iPhone 4s

Here are a few tips on how to get more from your iPhone.

Quick access a draft email: Open up the Mail app, touch and hold the Compose button (the icon of the small pencil in the square) and after a second or two it'll automatically take you to your last saved message draft.

Send multiple photos at the same time: To send multiple photos to the same contact, open the Photos app and then tap on an album, such as Camera Roll. Now tap the Select icon in the top right of your iPhone screen. Now you can tap to choose any photo you'd like to send to someone. Once you've selected the desired pics, tap Share in the bottom right of the screen and you'll have three options: Email, Message or Print.

The Nigerian version of the ipad is here; Its called Inye

The 29-year-old Nigerian Entrepreneur -Saheed Balogun

The beautiful Inye

 The Inye is a mobile internet device. It gives you access to the internet; it allows you to play media files and watch movies. It's an 8-inch device, a device that is half-way between a laptop and a mobile phone. the device is designed by a Nigerian - Saheed Adepoju.

Windows 8 to be released in October

For all Microsoft lovers; Microsoft has revealed that Windows 8 will be released on 26 October. The declaration was made at the firm's annual sales meeting and was also published on its blog shortly after.

Some features of the soon to be released OS are:
SECURE BOOT: The new secure boot feature  is designed to prevent any unauthorized firmware, drivers or operating systems from launching as the computer boots up into Windows.
PICTURE PASSWORD: Since Windows 8 is designed with touch devices in mind, it provides a new security feature which allows touchscreen users to enter a password by tracing three gestures over a chosen image rather than having to bring up the onscreen keyboard.
CONTROL PANEL: Beyond revamping the Windows task manager, Microsoft has also redesigned the control panel for Windows 8.  New options include Personalize, Users, Wireless, Notifications, General, Privacy, Search, and Share.
WEB NAVIGATION BY TOUCH: The Internet Explorer (IE) 10 browser built into Windows 8 is designed to offer faster browsing through greater hardware acceleration, along with rapid gesture-based zoom, pan, and Web site navigation.

The Count down begins!.

Gmail SMS Service now in Nigeria

Google has launched a text message based version of its email service in Nigeria and two other Africa Countries - Ghana and Kenya.

The search giant said "the service is free", but users will have to pay their service provider's SMS charges. The Gmail SMS service does not require internet access to work, even the most basic phones with just voice and SMS capability can use this service.

Emails on this service are received as SMS and sent as same."Gmail SMS automatically forwards your emails as SMS text messages to your phone and you can respond by replying directly to the SMS.You can control the emails received by replying with commands such as MORE, PAUSE and RESUME."Additionally, compose a new email as an SMS and send to any email address recipient - who will find your message in the right email conversation thread!"

Yahoo! New CEO - Marissa Mayer

Marissa Mayer, the former Google executive who was Google's 20th employee and the first female engineer of  the search giant has been named the new CEO of Yahoo!. According to a report in The New York Times she resigned via a telephone call on Monday 16, July 2012

The first Google female engineer who is sometimes referred to as "googirl" is also expecting her first child- a baby boy to be due in October. She said about her son; "He's super active, he moves around a lot. My doctor says that he takes after his parents"

Did You Know

“DID YOU KNOW” is going to be a regular segment where I bring you IT facts.

Let’s start:

Did You Know That:

1.      Google began as a research project in 1996 and got its name from the misspelling of the word “Googol (the mathematician’s term for the number one followed by one hundred zeros).

2.      Google.com domain went online in 1997.

3.      CompuServe was the first ever ISP.

4.      The very first web browser was created by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web

5.      The first e-mail was sent over the Internet in 1972

6.      The two founders of Yahoo! are David Filo and Jerry Yang; they were both Ph.D. candidates in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. The Web site started out as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web” in 1994

7.      The name Yahoo! is an acronym for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle” but Filo and Yang insist they selected the name because they liked the general definition of a yahoo: "rude, unsophisticated, uncouth.

8.      The world’s first web server was the NeXT computer used by Tim Berners-Lee

9.      The “www” part of a web site e.g (www.google.com) is optional and not required by any web policy or standard.

10.  All three letter word combinations from aaa.com to zzz.com are already registered as domain names.

A Smartphone for the Blind has been launched

A smartphone designed for blind people has been launched. The phone was designed by blind husband-and-wife team Roger and Margaret Wilson-Hinds and named it after their watch dog - Georgie.

The handset is powered by an Android operating system and uses existing Samsung handsets such as the Samsung XCover and Galaxy Ace 2. The smartphone lets users dial a number with the voice-assisted touchscreen and uses speech input to send text messages. It comes pre-loaded with a data SIM card. Users with pre-existing phone contracts can have it transferred to the new device or install a pay-as-you-go SIM card.

While talking to the press, Mr Wilson-Hinds said "It's exactly the type of digital experience we want to make easily available to people with little or no sight. It is also going to help solve everyday problems for blind people so they can be more confident about navigating the real world and become independent,"

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Enough of the 23401; Know Your Postcode

Almost everyone in Nigeria is guilty of this offence. When asked to enter postcode while completing a form, the next thing that comes to mind is 23401(what code is that by the way).

While completing a form online, it was time to enter my postcode and as the practice is, 23401 came very handy but I was asked to enter a valid code. Thanks to Google, I got the link below. Trust me; your 23401 days are over. See link below

www.nigeriapostcodes.com

DELL to Build PC Laboratory in Nigeria

Maker of Dell Computers, Dell incorporated hinted at its fresh investment plan for the purpose of establishing a Personal Computer laboratory in Nigeria.

The founder and CEO, Dell Incorporated, Mr. Michael Dell, who made a surprise visit to Nigeria recently, described this as part of efforts to expand its scope in the Sub-Saharan African market particularly Nigeria.

He said the local Dell laboratory would showcase its range of solutions as well as offer customers the opportunity of experiencing the solutions in a live environment.  Dell said the global PC maker would also provide engineer certification facilities in Nigeria so that its partners would not have to travel to incur huge travel expenses and visa inconveniences to go overseas for certification, while at the same time giving more engineers the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills.

The CEO said Dell Computer would also set up a credible service centre to boost after sales services in the country, adding that an industry data centre was being considered for the Nigerian market.

“9ja, we are waiting”

……Culled from Punch

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At some point in life, I wanted to be an engineer; a Petroleum Engineer to be precise after which I would work in an oil company (talk of dreams and hope) . But as destiny would have it, I didn't get the required Jamb score to study my darling engineering course hence I was offered to study Computer Science. I accepted my computer science offer halfheartedly and re-enrolled for Jamb. By the time I was introducesd to the world of Computing, I had a change of heart,dream,hope, aspirations etc.

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