[ How To ] Make an " Under Construction " Page for Blogger / Blogspot !

Written on 2:38 AM by Rahul Mathur

Hello Humanoids. I am back after surviving 5 days without internet ! I will be VERY busy till the end of this month, so i wont be able to post or update regularly.

This post is for bloggers who use the blogging platform Blogger.There are various customization options available in Blogger but due to lack of HTML knowledge of most of the bloggers,these options prove to be useless.After How to add Stripe Ads in Blogger [ hack ] post, I have come across a simple post that could help many [via Ariane : ].

Most of blogger users change their templates regularly ( including me ), but during the process of changing templates,exporting importing blogs,forwarding to a custom domain, we usually don't tell our readers that our blog is under going construction, we sometimes leave a blank page or sometimes we get a blog not found error ( a normal error during custom domain process ) . So how do we tell the readers that the blog is under going reconstruction ?

Here is how :

Note - Remove the red inverted commas, wherever you see them .

Go to your Dashboard . Navigate to Layout - Edit HTML .

Then find the tag

<"body"> 






Then Paste this code after the above tag :



<"span class="item-control blog-admin"">




Below above code, add the following code :



<"center><"img src="URL_of_the_image"/"><"/center> 


Replace :

URL_of_the_image 


With any image that would be appropriate, for example : this image . Yep, you have to paste the whole URL of the image.





Once you are done replacing,



Find the tag  :

<"/body>


Just before the above tag, add the following code  :



<"/span> 


If you still have any problem, i have taken screen shots so that you can recheck if you have made a mistake :

 


 


This is how my blog looked after the whole coding process  : 





You should also change the header of your blog to make it look better.


Hope this post helped you ,


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[ How To ] Transform Windows Vista to Windows 7 !

Written on 10:14 PM by Rahul Mathur

Hello Humanoids . Its been long since i did a post : thanks to my ongoing exams ( i have a four day leave now ) and i shall try to do as many useful posts as possible .

Windows 7 , is the next Windows OS from Microsoft , After the success of Windows XP Microsoft gave us Windows Vista but it is way to buggy , resource hogging and costly , unless you are a pirate , but now Microsoft has come up with the OS that could bring back their lost glory . So why did they bring out Vista ? To make us comfortable with the UI i suppose .



Anyways , There are tons and tons of ways to convert your vista into Windows 7 and i have successfully modified every piece of my vista to make it look like Windows 7 , a friend of mind recently asked me to share the changes and mods i used , so :

Here is how you can Transform Windows Vista to Windows 7 without using any customization pack or resource hogging softwares :

Firstly and most importantly to do any of the following you need Tune Up Utilities , since all the themes are needed to be patched but its not free ( trial ) , but there is a freeware called VistaGlazz which can patch up the themes for you .

Windows 7 Theme for Windows Vista : Deviant Artist called giannisgx89 is famous for making Windows 7 theme for Windows Vista .

The two themes that are nearly perfect are :

Windows 7 PDC Style For Vista :




This is the latest theme from the Deviant Artist and this theme is the best Windows 7 theme around .
The only problem which i faced is the Windows 7 like superbar abnormality , yes the font size is pretty bad but only for people using Enhance My Vista ( will tell you about this , keep reading )

Download The Theme by clicking here  .

Another theme  ( which i am using right now ) from the same Deviant Artist is  :

Windows 7 Vista Style Final :



This theme is my favorite , everything seems perfect here , though if you want better details i wouldn't suggest you this theme , try downloading the theme above.


Download The Theme by clicking here .


You know how to install 3rd party themes on Vista , right  ? If not , refer this link .

Windows 7 Wallpaper for Windows Vista  :

There haven't been many wallpapers in Windows 7 but the Fan Favorite PDC Wallpaper is a must have if you want to make your Vista Look like Windows 7 .



Download the PDC Wallpapers by clicking here .

Another Wallpaper which i would like to share is undoubtedly the greatest fan made wallpaper on Windows 7 ( in my opinion) .  This wallpaper has been made by DJ Corny , yet again , a Deviant Artist .





Click here to Download Windows Seven Aurora Wallpaper.


Windows 7 gadgets (Sidebar)  :  Windows 7  has no sidebar , but you can play with the gadgets on the desktop , so what should i do ?  Just drag the gadgets from your sidebar on to your desktop , DUH.


Windows 7 Boot  Screen For Windows Vista  :

The only thing on internet which is rare , but Deviant Art user Vishal Gupta has made a Boot Screen for Windows Vista  .



Though there is no animation in status bar ( due to limitations in Vista ) the boot screen is the best on the internet  .


Click here to Download Boot Screen for Windows Vista  .

If you are worried about :  How to add Boot Screen in Vista  , refer this link .

I am still suggesting you to use Tune Up Utilities ..

Windows 7 Login Screen for Windows Vista Theme  :

 Another Important part of the customization process is the login screen and this Login Theme is perfect and has been made by Deviant Artist  pugalenthi . 




Click here to Donwload the Windows 7 Login Screen.

To make this Login Screen work , you need to Download and install a software called  Stardock Logon Studio for Vista , yes it free : just google it and download it .



Windows 7 Superbar or Iconised Taskbar for Windows Vista 

There are many ways to get iconised taskbar on Windows Vista , most of them have resize issues , but the software which can do that for free is called  :   Enhance My Vista .

So how do i get iconised taskbar via Enhance My Vista  ?

First download the software ( its free ) . Run the software , you shall see various options .

Follow the steps below [ IMAGES ]

Go to Customization Menu : 



Then Click on Tasbar menu :

 
Tick the option which says Iconised Taskbar  , once you tick it : It shall appear like this  :

 
Finally Go to Menu Icon ( Top Left ) and select Save and Close and you shall have your taskbars ready . 

Windows 7 Aero Shake Feature for Windows Vista  .
Aero Shake is one of the coolest feature on Windows 7 , what it does is it clears all your background apps once you shake the window , if you shake it once again  they shall re-appear !


This software has been developed by Gawker coders and it can take time in minimising and max"ing : it depends upon the RAM of your computer , if you have a slow PC , then it may hang your P.C. , but it works great.

Click here to Download Aero Shake For Windows Vista  .

Remmeber to Download Version 1.3


Windows 7 Aero Snap Feature for Windows Vista  


This is also one of the most useful features in Windows 7. Aero Snap is a feature of Windows 7 that allows you to resize, arrange or maximize your desktop windows with just drag ‘n’ drop.

This is how Aero Snap works :




Click here to Download Aero Snap For Windows Vista  . 



Windows 7 Calculator for Windows Vista  


Windows 7 has one of the most featured and good looking Calculator ever . But unlike Windows 7 the Vista Calculator is plain ugly , so you should get your hands on this Calculator !




 [img link - Lifehacker ]

Before you download , let me tell you that you should backup your Calculator and in case you want to make it your default Calculator just replace it with the address of the previous Calculator .


Click here to Download Windows 7 Calculator for Windows Vista  .


Windows 7 Notepad for Windows Vista

You must have read about the new Ribbon UI for Notepad ( Ribbon UI was first implemented in MS Office ) , Deviant Artist Solo Dev has made a great looking Notepad ( Ribbon UI inspired  ) .



This is said to be the only look - alike , he just added Tabbing to Notepad so stay tuned for more updates from him .

Click here to Download Windows 7 Notepad for Windows Vista 

Last but not the Least  ,


Windows 7 Icons for Windows Vista 


Nothing is complete without brand new set of icons and yes somebody does have the PDC icon packs , you know how to change the icons , right ?




Click here to Download Windows 7 Icon Pack for Windows Vista  .


Random Hacks that can help you in making your Vista look more and more like Windows 7 :


Get Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu in Vista, Add “Display Settings” and “Gadgets” Options

How To Get Windows 7 Explorer Pane In Vista?

 Note - This list shall get updated regularly , so please bookmark or save it , if you found it useful enough . 

So this brings the marathon post to an end , i think such big posts were needed since i didn't blog for so many days .

Subscribe to the RSS Feeds if you enjoyed this post and Stay tuned Some Big Posts are coming up ! 

Take Care  ,

 


How to Add Stripe Ads in Blogger / Blogspot !

Written on 8:33 AM by Rahul Mathur

Hello Humanoids. This post is specially for Blogger / Blogspot users . I recently was succesful in creating a hack for embedding a Stripe Ad in Blogspot .

You must have come across website like John Chow , etc : they have something which is of multiple use , like :

  • You can add a notice informing about latest updates
  • You can post your ads and double your income and tons more !

Stripe Ad is one of the fastest growing plugin for Wordpress users , it was made by a person from Maxblogpress  and you can view the stripe ad here  .

Now ,  adding  a  stripe ad to the blog is pretty simple .   Without an worries any user can do this if you follow the steps below :

  • Go to your dashboard and click on Edit layout .
Note -  Remove inverted commas wherever you see them , please. 

  • Now press Ctrl + F on your keyboard or manually search for : < "  /b:skin " > 

  • Just paste this code before  < " /b:skin "> :

.alert-plain {
background:#FCF9CE;
color:#111111;
padding:6px;
text-align:center;
}

It should appear like this :

 
  • Now , search for the  <" "  body " ">   tag which is just below , the <" " head " ">  tag ,  Just after the body tag paste this code  :

  • Click on this picture to enlarge it




And please Don't Forget to remove the inverted commas !




  • You can make it bold , italic , whatever you want , just keep the div class same and keep changing the alignment , the text  , and lots more !  Its totally customizable :)

  • Now just click on Save Template and you are done !

  • And the result shall be like this :  Click me .

Very easy right ? ..  Very true .     Start having fun with your stripe ads  -  Take it as an advertizing advantage or keep your readers updated , since it can be modified anywhere around easily , you can do this is easy steps .

Still have any problem ?  Post it in the comment box and i shall be hopefully quick to reply !

Take care,



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