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Websites To Download Android Apps That Aren't Google Play Store #2

Here are some places to find free and paid apps without Google’s help. You can go to the first post on this topic to view sites that are not listed below.

Appitalism
Appitalism brands itself as the Social App Superstore.  This site depends on its users to collectively determine the best apps.

 YAAM
YAAM stands for Yet Another Android Market, because the developers have a sense of humor. But they also have an idea that really does make YAAM different from most other repositories of Android apps — developers get to keep 100% of the revenue from sales, minus PayPall fees.

AndroidPIT
Not only does AndroidPIT offer a web-based app you can use to download and purchase apps, but the company maintains an app news blog and a page with the latest “test reports,” or app reviews.
 
GetJarGetJar is the worlds largest free app store.  The store boasts over two billion downloads to date and over 150,000 apps available across many different platforms.

F-Droid
The F-Droid repository is a place to find free and open source apps for Android. Not only are all the apps in the directory open souce, but you can find multiple versions of most apps in case you want to use something other than the latest release.

 Handster
At the Handster app store you can quickly browse for apps by categories. Or you can do a quick search.  Like most stores  you can look at apps by various popularity categories as well.

Handmark
I tend to think of Handmark as a company which creates mobile software… but the company also acts as a distributor of mobile apps. You can find hunreds of apps at the Handmark web site. Just enter your name and phone number and the company will email you a download link

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Websites To Download Android Apps That Aren't Google Play Store




Here are some places to find free and paid apps without Google’s help. There are a few hundred thousand apps available for download from Google’s official Android Market. But not every Android device can access the Market, and not every app is available from Google’s app superstore.

Gameloft, for instance, has a reputation for releasing highly polished (if not exactly original) games without always going through the Android Market. Other developers, such as Grooveshark, have been booted from the Market but continue to offer apps for Android users, because unlike iOS, Windows Phone 7, and some other mobile platforms, Android allows users to install apps that aren’t downloaded from the official Market.

Note that Appbrain, Cyrket, AndroLib and other third party App directories are not included in this list. Those all require you to download apps through the Android Market. The following app stores are all designed to let you download and install apps directly.

Aproov
Aproov gives you filtering by category and the ability to search.  Aproov has their own algorithim called App Rank to filter apps to the top of lists based on several rankings.




Amazon Appstore
 The Amazon Appstore is the Amazon.com foray into the Android apps download market.  And Amazon is off to a great start.  They have an amazing organizational system for the apps and they also boast their own recommendation engine.  This is a great place for the new Android owner to head to.  You also get the Amazon style reviews that you see on their main site Amazon.com.




Phoload
Phoload has two things that make it stand out from the crowd.  First it is a community based site and depends heavily on its users to rate apps.  Second it’s a totally free application store.

PocketGear
PocketGear bills themselves as the world’s largest Android apps download marketplace.  And this very well may be true.  PocketGear has been around for a very long time.  PocketGear like most other sites give you the ability to search and offers views of top apps in different areas.

Appoke
 Appoke is a social app store, allowing you to see which apps your friends are using to find new apps you might like. You can also send app recommendations to your friends.

SlideME
 This is one of the oldest alternative marketplaces for Android apps. The company was founded in 2008 with the goal of making Android apps available in regions and on devices that aren’t normally supported.






AndAppStore
 Soon to be replaced with a new marketplace called So.cio featuring apps, games, eBooks, and music, AndAppStore currently offers a simple but effective app for locating and downloading apps on your Android device.



OpenAppMkt
The developers behind OpenAppMkt take a very different approach to app discovery than most others. The app store provides a directory of HTML5-based web apps which run in your web browser, but which behave much like native apps.




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MTN, Glo, Etisalat & Airtel Blackberry Plans & Subscription Codes

Here is a List Of Blackberry BIS current prices and subscription codes for major networks in Nigeria,for those of you that have difficulties remembering or switching over to other BIS plans other than the one you started with.
MTN Nigeria Blackberry Internet Service Packages

BlackBerry Internet Service Validity Price Activation Codes
BIS Unlimited Weekly 7 days N1000 BBWEEK to 21600
BIS Unlimited Monthly 30 days N3000 BIS to 21600
BIS Unlimited Quarterly 90 days N8000 BBQ to 21600
BIS Complete Weekly 7 days N500 BBCWEEK to 21600
BIS Complete Monthly 30 days N1500 BBC to 21600

Customers are to text "STATUS" to 21600 to check expiry date of their Blackberry Service.

Glo Blackberry Internet Service Subscription
Please text your corresponding Keyword to 777.

Package Keyword Validity Price Data Bundle
Complete Month COMONTH 30 days N1400 UNLIMITED
Complete Week COWEEK 7 days N400 UNLIMITED
BIS Month BISMONTH 30 days N2800 UNLIMITED
BIS Week BISWEEK 7 days N900 UNLIMITED
BIS Daily BISDAY 1 day N300 UNLIMITED

 Glo Self Help Keyword
  • Text  'BIS' to 777 on how to activate a BIS package
  • Text 'STATUS' to 777 to check the usage status of your current subscription
  • Text 'HELP' or 'BB' to 777 for more information
  • Text 'HELP' or 'BB' to 0807 987 7777 (Other Network Subscribers) for more information
Etisalat Blackberry Internet Service Plans

Plan Duration Price Activation Code
Complete Month 30 days N1500 *499*3#
Unlimited BIS Monthly 30 days N3000 *399*1#
Complete Week 7 days N500 *499*3*1#
Unlimited BIS Weekly 7 days N1000 *399*6#
Complete Daily 1 day N100 *299*3*2#
Unlimited BIS Daily 1 day N250 *499*5#
Social Monthly 30 days N1300 *499*2#
Social Weekly 7 days N400 *499*2*1#
Social Daily 1 day N100 *499*2*2#

Airtel Blackberry Internet Service Packages

Plan Validity Price USSD Activation SMS Activation (to 440)
Complete Monthly 30 days N1400 *440*1# bcm
Complete Weekly 7 days N400 *440*2# bcw
Complete Daily 1 day N100 *440*3# bcd
Social Monthly 30 days N1200 *440*4# bsm
Social Weekly 7 days N400 *440*5# bsw
Social Daily 1 day N100 *440*6# bsd
To Check Status *440# status
 

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How to Make Flip Books for Mobile Devices:iPhone, iPad, Android Devices

Kvisoft Flip Book Creator enables users to output a mobile version of your flip publication for portable devices like iPhone, iPad or Android devices. This will makes your publications on the move when you don't stay at office. At the same time, many people like surf online
with their tablet computer or mobile phones such as iPhone, android-powered phone, etc. So, create a mobile version flipbook for your mobile users now! So that when your readers are out door or being at somewhere without computer, they can access to your site and read your flash book easily.
 1. Select Generate Files for Mobile while import PDFs







2. Create mobile version flipbook when publish


If you don't want to create a mobile version flipping book, please untick the above two options.

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Computer Networking #2



Computer Networking #1focuses on the definition of network or networking and types of networking. Well this post is about ‘network topology’  continue reading to know more…

NETWORK TOPOLOGY
In computer networking, topology refers to the layout of connected devices. This article introduces the standard topologies of networking.
Think of a topology as a network's virtual shape or structure.
Network topologies are categorized into the following basic types:

  1. Bus topology
  2. Ring topology
  3. Star topology
  4. Tree topology
  5. Mesh topology 


BUS TOPOLOGY
In the bus topology, each computer connects to a common cable. The cable connects one computer to the next, like a bus line going through a city. The cable has a small cap installed at the end, called a terminator. The terminator prevents signals from bouncing back and causing network errors.





RING TOPLOGY
A ring topology is very similar to the bus. In a ring, all the devices on the network are connected to a common cable which loops from machine to machine. After the last machine on the network, the cable then returns to the first device to form a closed loop. Messages are passed around the ring in sequence. 





STAR TOPOLOGY
Star topology is completely different from rather a bus or ring. In star topology, each device has its own cable run connecting the device to a common hub or concentrator. Only one device is permitted to use each port on the hub. That is all nodes are connected to a Central machine or to a wiring centre (such as hub). Messages can be sent directly to their destinations from the centre.





TREE TOPOLOGY
Tree topologies integrate multiple star topologies together onto a bus. In its simplest form, only hub devices connect directly to the tree bus, and each hub functions as the "root" of a tree of devices. This bus/star hybrid approach supports future expandability of the network much better than a bus (limited in the number of devices due to the broadcast traffic it generates) or a star (limited by the number of hub connection points) alone.





MESH TOPOLOGY
The mesh topology connects all devices to each other. When every device is connected to every other device, a failure of any cable will not affect the network.

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HTML Attributes

HTML tags can contain one or more attributes. Attributes are added to a tag to provide the browser with more information about how the tag should appear or behave. Attributes consist of a name and a value separated by an equals (=) sign.


  1. HTML elements can have attributes
  2. Attributes provide additional information about an element 
  3. Attributes are always specified in the start tag
  4. Attributes come in name/value pairs like: name="value"
 Try It Yourself

<p style="background-color:orange;">Do you like my background color?</p>

<a href="http://www.jesmansblog.net">This is a link</a>

  • This particular attribute statement, style="background-color:orange", tells the browser to style the <p> element with a background color of orange.
  • HTML links are defined with the <a> tag. The link address is specified in the href attribute
 Note
  1.  Attribute values should always be enclosed in quotes. 
  2.  Double style quotes are the most common, but single style quotes are also allowed.
  3.  Attribute names and attribute values are case-insensitive.
Summary
Many attributes are available to HTML elements, some are common across most tags, others can only be used on certain tags.
Below is a list of some attributes that can be used on any HTML element:

class ==> Specifies one or more classnames for an element (refers to a class in a style sheet)

id ==> Specifies a unique id for an element

style ==> Specifies an inline CSS style for an element

title ==> Specifies extra information about an element (displayed as a tool tip)

 <<Add More To Your Basic HTML Page #2
 

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How To Make An Ethernet Cable (Straight Through And Cross Over Cable) #2

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4. Use scissors to make a straight cut across the wires 1/2 Inch from the cut sleeve to the end of the wires.



5. Push the wires into the connector. Note the position of the blue plastic shielding. Also note how the wires go all the way to the end. 

A view from the top. All the wires are all the way in. There are no short wires.   


WRONG WAY - Note how the blue plastic shielding is not inside the connector where it can be locked into place. The wires are too long. They should be 1/2 inch from the sleeve.


WRONG WAY - Note how the cables do not go all the way to the end of the connector.


6. CRIMPING THE CABLE ... carefully place the connector into the Ethernet Crimper and cinch down on the handles tightly. The copper splicing tabs on the connector will pierce into each of the eight wires. There is also a locking tab that holds the blue plastic sleeve in place for a tight compression fit. When you remove the cable from the crimper, the cable is ready to use.


For a standard cable (straight through), repeat all steps on the other end of the Ethernet cable exactly. For a cross-over cable, make sure to get the color order right.


Make sure to test the cables before installing them. An inexpensive Ethernet cable tester does this quite well.
NOTE - The maximum cable length of CAT-5 Ethernet cable is 328 feet or 100 meters.

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