How To Add Yahoo Smileys To Blogger Threaded Comments

Getting and posting a good blog post can be quite difficult but every determined Blogger will always succeed in concurring these two obstacles but, what lies now is getting people to comment on your post, oh yea that's where the real koko lies.  Most readers actually don't like commenting on blogs, especially if they found your blog so boring, but this hack aims to increase your chances of getting more comments on your blog, as readers will love to see the functionality of the smileys by commenting your blog which will definitely brings you more exposure.

This works with blogger threaded comment and on all blogger template. Now follow the simple steps below.

How To Add Yahoo Smileys To Blogger:
Go to your blogger dashboard
Click on Template > Edit HTML > Proceed (Mark/Tick Expand Widget Template)
Use crtl F to find ]]></b:skin> and paste the following code above it.

img.nairotech {
    height: auto !important;
    vertical-align: middle !important;
    width: auto !important;
    border:0px !important;
}

Search for </body> and paste the following code above </body>

<script src='http://rbcode.googlecode.com/files/yahoosmileys.js' type='text/javascript'/>

Now search for this line <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> 

Find the next </b:includable> and paste the following code above </b:includable>

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<div class='nairotech' id='ysmile' style='
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e4f5fc 0%, #bfe8f9 50%, #9fd8ef 51%, #2ab0ed 100%);background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#e4f5fc), color-stop(50%,#bfe8f9), color-stop(51%,#9fd8ef), color-stop(100%,#2ab0ed));background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #e4f5fc 0%,#bfe8f9 50%,#9fd8ef 51%,#2ab0ed 100%);background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #e4f5fc 0%,#bfe8f9 50%,#9fd8ef 51%,#2ab0ed 100%);background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #e4f5fc 0%,#bfe8f9 50%,#9fd8ef 51%,#2ab0ed 100%);background: linear-gradient(top, #e4f5fc 0%,#bfe8f9 50%,#9fd8ef 51%,#2ab0ed 100%);border-radius: 3px;width:100%; padding:10px; height:65px;'>
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/1.gif'/> :)
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/2.gif'/> :(
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/3.gif'/> ;)
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/4.gif'/> :D
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/7.gif'/> :-/
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/8.gif'/> :x
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/10.gif'/> :P
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/11.gif'/> :-*
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/12.gif'/> =((
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/13.gif'/> :-O
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/14.gif'/> X(
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/15.gif'/> :7
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/16.gif'/> B-)
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/18.gif'/> #:-S
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/20.gif'/> :((
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/21.gif'/> :))
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/24.gif'/> =))
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/26.gif'/> :-B
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/101.gif'/> :-c
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/100.gif'/> :)]
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/102.gif'/> ~X(
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/103.gif'/> :-h
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/28.gif'/> I-)
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/41.gif'/> =D7
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/43.gif'/> @-)
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/45.gif'/> :-w
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/47.gif'/> 7:P
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/48.gif'/> 2):)
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/110.gif'/> :!!
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/111.gif'/> \m/
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/112.gif'/> :-q
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/113.gif'/> :-bd
<img alt='' class='bhacksmly' src='http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/114.gif'/> ^#(^
</div><a href="http://nairotech.com"></a></b:if>

SAVE YOUR TEMPLATE.

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Dangote Now 25th Richest Man In The World - NAIROTECH

Nigerian billionaire and Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has scored yet another first. This time, he has been named the Africa’s first $20 billion man, thus becoming one of the top 25 richest men in the world.

Dangote, the President/Chief Executive of the pan-African conglomerate, the Dangote Group, has become the first African entrepreneur to lay claim to a $20 billion fortune as the stock value of the flagship of his holding, Dangote Cement, leaped just about three-fourths since March, when Forbes last released its annual ranking of the world’s richest people.

With a current market cap of $20.5 billion, Dangote Cement becomes the first Nigerian company to achieve a market capitalization of over $20 billion.

The world renowned business and financial intelligence news magazine, the Forbes has reported that Dangote’s 93 per cent stake in the cement company is now worth $19.5 billion.

Added to this are his controlling stakes in other publicly-listed companies like Dangote Sugar and National Salt Company of Nigeria and his significant shareholdings in other blue-chips like Zenith Bank, UBA Group and Dangote Flour; his extensive real estate portfolio, jets, yachts and current cash position, which includes more than $300 million in recently awarded Dangote Cement, Dangote is now worth more than $20 billion.

To put in the right context, the Forbes reported that the Nigerian billionaire is now among the top 25 richest people in the world. With his fortune, Dangote is richer than Russia’s richest man,Alisher Usmanov, richer than India’s Lakshmi Mittal and running neck and neck with India’sMukesh Ambani. He is catching up to such Americans as Google’s billionaire founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

It would be recalled that Dangote Cement had recorded an unprecedented surge in its share price largely due to market response to the company’s impressive results in the first quarter of this year.

The cement manufacturer’s unaudited results for the three months ending March 31 had showed that the company’s pre-tax profit rose to $339 million, representing an 80.6% increase from last year and a strong indicator of the company’s future earning potential. The results also indicate a 79.5 % rise in its earnings per share over the corresponding period last year.

Carl Franklin, Dangote Cement’s Head of Investor Relations in the U.K was quoted to have explained the Company’s share boost, in an email response to Forbes that in the first quarter of 2013, the company had a huge increase in demand across Nigeria, gas supply improved considerably and the capacity was much more ramped up.

“So Q1 was the first sign of just how profitable we can be in Nigeria. The amazing thing is that 66% of our gas-fired production in Q1 was done at 84% gas. Imagine what would happen to margins if we did the same amount at 95%. This has given investors a good sense of what we can really do when everything goes in the right direction,” Franklin said.

“It’s certainly a landmark for a Nigerian company and we’re proud to be the first to achieve it. Obviously we are focusing on building long-term and sustainable value for shareholders through our investments in Nigeria and Africa. Nigeria is a very entrepreneurial country and I can assure you that other companies will follow us in achieving this.”

Forbes in its report reasoned that other companies might eventually achieve this, but it’s going to take a bit of time. Dangote Cement currently accounts for more than a quarter of the total market capitalization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The second largest company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is currently Nigerian Breweries, West Africa’s largest manufacturer of Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The company has a market cap of $8.5 billion.

Dangote debuted on the Forbes billionaires list in 2008 with a fortune pegged at $3.3 billion. His fortune dropped to $2.5 billion in 2009 and plunged further to $2.1 billion in 2010. His fortune surged 557% in 2011 to $13.8 billion after he took Dangote Cement public. He dropped to $11.2 billion in last year’s rankings, but rebounded at $16.1 billion this year. Since March, his fortune has jumped another 30%.

Dangote started building his fortune over three decades ago after taking a loan from Sanusi Dantata and started trading in commodities like flour, sugar and cement.

He became a billionaire after delving into manufacturing these items. He started making pasta, salt, sugar and flour in 1997. But he found his gold mine in cement, when he was awarded a government’s state owned cement business in 2000 and began building his own plant in 2003. He listed Dangote Cement in 2010.

Today, it is Africa’s largest cement company providing cement to Nigeria and other African countries that otherwise would likely have to pay to import much of the materials.

The Forbes believes that Dangote still has bigger ambitions. He reportedly told Forbes Wealth Editor Luisa Kroll at Davos in 2011 that he expected his firm to have a market cap of $60 billion within five years. At $20.5 billion, Dangote Cement still has a long way to go to live up to that dream, and while it is quite unlikely that Dangote Cement could hit a $60 billion Market Cap by 2016, don’t write it off as ‘impossible’. With Dangote, you never know.

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Igbinedion University 2013 Post-UTME Date, Centres; How To Apply

This is information about the 2013/2014 Igbinedion University Post-UTME Screening exercise. Interested candidates who are suitably qualified i.e. Have satisfied the general admission requirements which can ge found HERE!!! can now start applying.

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The application form for the admission/post-utme exercise of Igbinedion University is N6,500 and it is available at various sales points in Nigeria.

METHOD OF APPLICATION FOR IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY POST-UTME ADMISSION, 2013/2014
Candidates have the option of purchasing application forms directly or applying online.

HOW TO PURCHASE AND PROCESS APPLICATION FORMS FOR IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY POST-UTME ADMISSION, 2013/2014
Application forms are obtainable in person on payment of a non-refundable fee of N6,500 (Naira) only in bank draft drawn on any reputable bank, made payable to IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY, OKADA, from the following:

• Igbinedion University, Okada
• Benin Liaison Office, No. 69 Airport Road, Benin City, Edo State, Tel: 08066345045
• Igbinedion Education Centre, 218/220 Murtala Mohammed Way, P.O. Box 24, Benin City, Edo State, Tel: 052-258766
• Lagos Liaison Office, 187, Adeleke Adedoyin Street, Off Kofo Abayomi, Victoria Island Lagos, Tel: 08033250561
• Zenith and Access Bank Branches throughout the country
• NIPOST General Post Offices throughout the country
• Peace Promise International School, Anjorin Street, Anorin Bus Stop, Surulere, Lagos
• Alvana Model Secondary School, Owerri – Onitsha Road, Owerri, Imo State
• Bereton Montessori Primary School, Plot 270 Stadium Road, G.R.A. Phase IV, Port Harcourt Tel: 084-239839, 571578; 08068737968
• Marketing Department, ITV, Abuja
• Gof International School, Oshogbo
• Government Secondary School, Garki, Abuja
• International School, ISI, University of Ibadan
• El-Amin Int. High School, Minna (Near NECO Headquarters)
• Oyemekun Grammar School Akure
• Barrister Tony Onyia, No 7c Murtala Mohammed Way, Kano, Tel 08037861029
• Katsina Education Trust Fund, No. 2 Gobarau Road, Gobarau Quarters, Katsina
• Government Secondary School, Katsina
• Mobil Pegasus School, Eket
• Marketing Department, AKBC, Uyo
• Marketing Department, CRBC, Calabar
• Marketing Department, ABS Radio, GRA, Onitsha
• Marketing Department, FRCN, Enugu

POST-UTME SCREENING DATE AND CENTRES
Screening of applicants will take place in the following centres on Saturday July 20, 2013 (candidates are to report at the screening centre of their choice)

• Benin City: Igbinedion Education Centre (IEC) 218/220 Murtala Mohammed Way, Benin City, Edo State
• Lagos: Peace Promise International School, Anjorin Street, Anorin Bus Stop, Surulere, Lagos
• Port Harcourt: Bereton Montessori Primary School, Plot 270 Stadium Road, G.R.A. Phase IV, Port Harcourt
• Abuja: Government Secondary School, Garki, Abuja
• Time: 10 AM

Candidates who choose Igbinedion University, Okada as their first and second choice JAMB (UMTE) should also attend the screening exercise.

Note:- Please Note That The University Opens For The 2013/2014 Academic Session On 21St September, 2013.

Visit www.iuokada.edu.ng For More Info.

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GTBank Named 2013 African Bank Of The Year

The award recognizes financial institutions that have emerged as industry leaders and continent trend setters, due to good corporate governance practices, exceptional service delivery within the financial services industry of their country and innovative products.

Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank PLC, Mr Segun Agbaje attributed the recognition to hard work, discipline and a well-defined operating strategy.

Last year, the bank was named the best bank in Nigeria by the Euro Money magazine for the fourth consecutive year while it earned the 2011 Best Bank in Nigeria award from EMEA finance.

Guaranty Trust Bank also emerged as the first Nigerian financial institution to cross the N100 billion profit before tax milestone from operations at both bank and group levels.

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What is blogger and how you can create a blogger blog?

According to the Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, Blogger is:
"A Web site launched in 1999 from Pyra Labs, San Francisco, CA (www.blogger.com) that provides the tools for creating blogs (Weblogs). After users select a pre-designed template or create one with their look and feel, every posting entered on Blogger is published to the Blogger page on their Web site automatically. In early 2003, Blogger was acquired by Google. "


So, in simple terms, Blogger is a free site where you can make blogs (a kind of sites) where you can write about everything you want - from personal life to discussing about your political views, or relating your experience in a topic of interest.

How to create a blogger blog?
Go to Blogger.com homepage and click on the "Get Started" button

Enter your Gmail acount details (your gmail address and pasword) and then press "Sign in"

Enter the name you want to appear on your blog - check the "Agree to Terms and Conditions"

Click on the "New Blog" button

Enter your blog title and the address of your new blog, choose a template (Simple Template is more easily to customize, so i recommend you to choose this one) then click on "Create Blog!"

Your Blog has been created, you can start blogging.

Read Also:
             How To Edit Your Blog Easily With The New Blogger Template Editor 
          How to Backup/Restore Template in the new blogger interface | NairotechBlog  

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HOW TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM CONVERSATION INBOX ON FACEBOOK

It's quite Frustrating having  Multiple Users(Facebook Users)  Inboxing You [Inbox Conversation].
 You might just wake up one morning to find yourself among 400+ Other Facebook Users in a Group Conversation that you did not Request for! Every Minute you see New Inbox Notification, only to find out its still from that same Message you just Finish Reading! OMG....

I am always angry anytime i experience such Problem and Infact More Angry when i Remember Facebook has no Solution to that Problem, Now the Problem is Over. Lets Go!

HOW CAN I REMOVE MYSELF FROM SUCH CONVERSATION?
  1. You must be Logged in to Facebook on PC or Bolt Browser on Phone to Remove yourself.
2. Open that Particular Conversation Message from your Inbox.
3. Click on the Action button at the top right corner of the Page and Click the Leave Conversation option from the drop-down.


4. You are Out of the Sh!t and you can now enjoy yourself.

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HOW TO HIDE FILES AND FOLDERS ON A BLACKBERRY DEVICE

To hide files on a blackberry is not a big deal. But people go extra miles, spend time, cause unnecessary problems like mistakenly locking up apps. To hide files is very easy and you don't need apps to do it. I'll take this in 2 ways, follow these simple steps :

METHOD 1: (Hiding from being visible in the media app):

1- Open media
2- Press menu and scroll to explore. Select
3- On the desired file, press menu and scroll to 'rename'

4- Rename the file extension e.g 'jpg' to anything you like. You can use 'jpgZ'
This way the phone asks you if you're sure of your action as it may 'render your file unusable'. Just choose 'ok'. By doing this, your files will not be visible in the media player.

METHOD 2: (Hiding from being visible in the file explorer):

To hide files and folders
1- Go to media
2- Scroll to the desired file or folder
3- Press 'menu', scroll to 'properties' and click
4- Scroll down and tick 'Hidden'
5- Close.
This method hides your files and folders from even the inbuilt explorer.
NOTE: Try to backup your file before trying this.

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