How to make a sitemap for your blogger blog ??

There may be other ways for creating a sitemap for your blogger blog.But here Ill tell you the simplest way by which you can create a site map for your blog.Just follow the instructions below and you will have your site map in minutes.

1. Visit Google Webmaster Tools sitemaps page and sign up to a free account.Blogspot accounts are now integrated with google accounts.So use your google login for making a Google webmaster account.
2. Once you sign in to the webmaster,Go to Webmaster tools [Including sitemaps].In that page,You will find "Add site".Enter the URL of your site and press Ok.
3. Now after adding your blog, you need to get it verified.For that ,click on "Manage:URL of your site" on the webmaster tools page.In the new page that opens now,click on Manage Site Verification in the left side menu.
4. On the verification page,you will find your verification Meta tag which will look something like this
5. Now go to your blogger dashboard,click on template and paste this code in the section of the code.Now save the changes of your template.
6. Now go to sitemaps tab on the top menu in Google webmasters central.
7. In that click on Add a sitemap and then choose general web sitemap in the dropdown menu.Now it will ask you for the URL of your sitemap location.Your blogs Atom feed is your sitemap now.
8. So paste the link of your atom feed now.If you have your blog feed,the your atom feed will be http://Blog URL/atom.xml?orderby=updated .Now click ok and you are done.Now it will show your sitemap in the sitemaps page as atom.xml.After few hours,it will review your site map and will set your status to pending.After some hours you will find the status set to Ok.
   

Now Google will index your pages much faster than earlier.So update your pages and get more visitors from search now .

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How to run applications which are incompatible with Windows Vista ??

Installed Windows Vista ?? I'm sure ,you might not be able to run most of your favourite applications right now in it.When you try to run a program, you may get a pop up saying that you can't run this program as some .dll files which are needed to run are not available in system 32.For those who want to run their incompatible applications in Windows Vista,My friend Mr.Byte has got a solution.Here is the solution.

Windows Vista has got a inbuilt feature to address this incompatibility issue.If any program is not able to run under Vista, Right click on the .exe file and select properties. Click compatibility tab as shown in the figure below.
In the drop down menu , select the OS in which the application was earlier compatible with.Like I selected Win XP sp2 above.Make sure you check the option "Run this program as an administrator".Click Ok and run the program.
I don't know whether all the programs will run this way.Some of my friends said that they are not able to run some programs even after doing that.If you have any other trick to deal with this compatibility issue ,Post as a comment or send me along with your link,So that I can link you back.

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TCS medical test

Before you are finalised into TCS , you are required to undergo some medical tests.Most of my friends who didn't undergo through these tests yet are worried about them.For those I'm sharing my experience so that they will have a little bit idea about the tests.You are required to report there with empty stomach.

Venue : Kumar's clinic
Adress : C block,Greater Kailash
Place: New Delhi
Time :11:00

As soon as you enter,they will ask you to fill a form about your health details and your family health details.Once you are done with filling the form,they will take you for X ray.Then they will take you to ECG.Next they will check your height and weight. After that they will take you to blood test lab where a sample of your blood will be taken.Then they will collect your urine sample.After that they will take you to physical tests section,where you are checked from top to bottom physically.Next they will proceed to eye tests,where each eye is checked individually.Then the doctor will check you for colour blindness by just asking to read the letters from a book which will be in different colours.
With this the process will be completed.If the people are less,they will show you your results there only.For one of my friend,they asked him to reduce drinking alcohol as he has more fat in his liver.Rejections in my college came for those who have colour blindness.Unless you have some very serious problem,there is nothing to worry.Just chill and give the tests.

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How to remove autoplay option from Right click menu of hard disk drive ?

Most of my friends on my network always has this problem.Yesterday this problem even creeped into my PC.So,I did some search about this thing and found the solution.This problem is named as "Hacked by Godzilla Virus " by the people.It creates a auto play option on the right click menu of your hard disk drives making you unable to open them by double clicking.However you can open them by rightclick -->Open or Explore.It changes the text of Internet Explorer title bar to "Hacked by Godzilla".Now here is the solution :

• Go to any folder.In that on the top menu go to Tools--> Folder Options , which will be beside File,Edit,View,Favourites.
• A window pops up after you click on folder options.In that window go to View tab and select the option Show hidden files and folders.Now uncheck the option Hide protected Operating system files.Click Ok
  
• Now Open your drives (By right click and select Explore. Don't double click!) Delete autorun.inf and MS32DLL.dll.vbs or MS32DLL.dll (use Shift+Delete as it deletes files forever.) in all drives include Handy Drive and Floppy disk.
• Open folder C:\WINDOWS to delete MS32DLL.dll.vbs or MS32DLL.dll (Use Shift+Delete )
• Go to start --> Run --> Regedit and the Registry editor will open
• Now navigate in the left pane as follows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> Software --> Microsoft --> Windows --> Current Version --> Run .Now delete the entry MS32DLL (Use Delete key on keyboard)
• Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Software --> Microsoft --> Internet Explorer --> Main and delete the entry Window Title “Hacked by Godzilla”
• Now open the group policy editor by typing gpedit.msc in Start --> run and pressing enter.
  
• Go to User Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> System . Double Click on entry Turn Off Autoplay then Turn Off Autoplay Properties will display.Do as follows:
  
  • Select Enabled
  • Select All drives
  • Click OK

• Now go to start --> Run and type msconfig there and press Enter.A system configuration utility dialogue will open.
• Go to startup tab in it and uncheck MS32DLL .Now click Ok and when the system configuration utility asks for restart ,click on exit without restart.
• Now go to Tools --> Folder Options on the top menu of some folder again and select the Do not show Hidden files and check Hide operating system files.
• Go to your recyclable bin and empty it to prevent any possiblity of MS322DLL.dll.vbs lying there.
• Now restart your PC once and you can now open your hard disk drives by double clicking on them.

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Google voice local search : GOOG-411

Google labs has came out with its new product after a gap.The service is named GOOG-411 , A voice local search.
First of all for those who live outside United States and who don't have a idea about this number 411,Let me give you a idea of it.
"411 is a telephone number used in United States and Canada to provide local directory assistance.These days 411 is even used for long distance directory assistance in USA.411 is also commonly referred to as "DA" - "Directory Assistance" or "Information".Approximately 6 billion calls are made to 411 within the United States each year."
You saw that number - its 6 billion.Looks like Google has targeted such a huge user base this time with this service.The information database of this service is Google's own service,Google Maps. Using this you can get fast access to the same local information you would find on Google Maps.Don't think that you might need a computer or internet connection for using this service after hearing that it's from Google.All you need is a phone and you can access this voice activated service from any location at any time.
To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone.Google is'nt going to charge you for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider.
Features that Google has provided on its site for this service

• You can find a business listing by category. Just say "pizza," for example.
• You can send the listing details to your mobile phone via SMS.
• The service is fully automated, so it doesn’t rely on human operators.
• It connects you directly to the business, free of charge. However, your telephone company may apply regular charges for making a phone call or receiving an SMS.

Right now since the product is in experimentation,it is available in US only and in English.

What about the quality ?

"Michael Arrington of TechCrunch says "The product is completely automated and there is no way to talk to a human for additional or clarifying information. You tell it your city and state, and then ask for a specific business or business category. In my tests the product was excellent. Although the voice recognition was only working at about 70% efficiency, I just said “back” and retried when it didn’t understand what I said. Results are spoken back or text messaged back to you, and you are automatically put through to the phone number requested."
Even if there are some bugs in the programme,Google will debug them by the time the product is out of experimentation.Don't worry about the quality.

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