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Google AdSense - Highest Paying Country Per Click

2013-10-08T04:24:00.001-07:00

Goggle AdSense is the best-performing Ad Network that I joined. No other network came closer. However, bear in mind that Goggle AdSense operates by keyword bidding & the country visitor coming from. These two important factors, determine how much you can earn through your website.

In this post, I would like to discuss regarding the best paying country in Google AdSense network.

Since the end of March 2011, publishers allow to see the AdSense reports based on countries. I made a compilation of these data & tabulated in the table below to show the best paying country.

These data are for the period of 22nd March to 24th October 2011, which is slightly more than six months. I remove the country that I received less than 3,000 visitors for the same duration to ensure the data are more representable.

Basically, the countries are ranked based on Revenue per Thousand (“RPM”) with the highest RPM at the first position while the lowest RPM at the last position. This data is real data from my websites. Your data may be slightly different, but I think generally it should be similar.

I hope these data will be useful, to increase your AdSense earnings by focusing on highest payingcountries.

Rank Country
1 South Africa
2 New Zealand
3 United States
4 Australia
5 United Kingdom
6 Norway
7 Canada
8 Switzerland
9 Ireland
10 Netherlands
11 France
12 Denmark
13 Luxembourg
14 Germany
15 Kuwait
16 Sweden
17 Finland
18 Belgium
19 Austria
20 Nigeria
21 Singapore
22 Czech Republic
23 Jordan
24 Portugal
25 Saudi Arabia
26 Qatar
27 United Arab Emirates
28 Italy
29 Greece
30 Ghana
31 Lithuania
32 Ukraine
33 Israel
34 Japan
35 Kenya
36 Latvia
37 Hong Kong
38 Spain
39 Serbia and Montenegro
40 Slovakia
41 Bahrain
42 Malaysia
43 Egypt
44 Hungary
45 Mexico
46 Thailand
47 Bulgaria
48 Poland
49 Slovenia
50 Cyprus
51 Taiwan
52 Oman
53 Colombia
54 Venezuela
55 India
56 Brazil
57 Sri Lanka
58 Russia
59 Panama
60 Chile
61 Argentina
62 Algeria
63 Romania
64 South Korea
65 China
66 Philippines
67 Indonesia
68 Turkey
69 Bangladesh
70 Ecuador
71 Morocco
72 Croatia
73 Vietnam
74 Peru
75 Pakistan

Adsense in Earning Method:

Relevant traffic + Relevant content + Relevant ads = Relevant earnings.

Relevant insane traffic + Relevant content + Relevant ads = Insane earnings.

Irrelevant traffic + Partially related content + Irrelevant ads = Low earnings.

Insane irrelevant traffic + Irrelevant content + Irrelevant ads = Low earnings.

Step by Step Mobile website design for android, iphone

2012-02-02T01:28:00.000-08:00

Steps to create a mobile website for your main website:

a) Add detection code in your main website to redirect to mobile site like   "m.yourwebsite.com" based on the UserAgent header.

You can get code from http://detectmobilebrowser.com/. (which has .net, php etc examples). If you use their code - then add code to handle case where "User Agent" is null or is less then 4 characters in length(sent by automated testing tools).
You may alternatively choose to do the detection using Javascript(instead of serverside code)
for performance reasons.

b) Design your HTML templace with header(logo+header links) , content and
Footer (Copyright, back to top etc)
eg Go to http://m.cnn.com/ or http://m.paypal.com/ and take a look at layout.

c) Add docType so that iphone/android can recognize that this website is optimized for them.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.2//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile12.dtd">

d) Add below header to control the scaling.

    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" user-scalable="yes" initial-scale="1.0" /> 

You can get idea on viewport at:
http://developer.apple.com/library/safari/#documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/UsingtheViewport/UsingtheViewport.html

You may note that viewport is supported by both android and iphone browser(which are both derived from webkit)
By default iphone(or maybe android) will assume virtual window width of 980 pixels
even though the width may be only 320 pixels - and then it will scale it down by 3.

You may add below for blackberry:
   <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" /> 

e)
Add support for web clips (shortcut/bookmark icon)- by having icon of around 60*60 PNG(for android you may have to use apple-touch-icon-precomposed for higher resolution icons, which when used in iphone - wont add rounded border unlike for apple-touch-icon)

         <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="images/abc.png" /> 

f) You may Add below code to explicitly use favicon - for certain mobile browsers.
(as they don't pick it up from default locations - for optimization purpose)

<link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico"/> 

g) The URL bar takes important real estate space . Hence you may remove top URL bar in iphone and android by scrolling by 1.

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">

</script>

Other tips:
a) If you Add labels - then add it above text field - so that there are space between controls.
(else user may touch nearby control by mistake)
Also you may associate the label to the text field.

b) Prefer 1 or 2 columns format(as you have very low width is default portrait mode).

c) Give option to avoid - text fields which uses type of password. (as its
easier to make mistakes on small cell phones)

d) Use relative width for images,tables
eg
<img src ="image.gif" width=90% height=auto>
This will make the image automatically increase width in landscape mode.

e) You may note that "webkit" has new css elements like doing transformation , transition etc
eg -webkit-transform:rotate(10 deg)

f) You also get new events like touchstart, touchmove, touchend,
gesturestart(two finger touch), gestureend, gesturechange.

If you want pinch zoom etc to be disabled then you addEventListener
to your custom function and code like event.preventDefault() to it.

f) You can use window.orientation to detect portrait view, landscape(left), landscape(right)
eg http://www.engageinteractive.co.uk/blog/2008/06/19/tutorial-building-a-website-for-the-iphone/

g) The media attribute resolves to screen instead of handheld for iphone/android . Hence
you may avoid it or you would need to also check device width to detect if it is iphone.
Eg http://www.table2css.com/articles/how-style-same-html-document-differently-different-display-devices

h) You may add “tel:” or “sms:” tags(though android is smart enough to detect phone number without it)
http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/10-useful-code-snippets-to-develop-iphone-friendly-websites - good one

i) Add debugging using console.log eg  http://articles.sitepoint.com/print/iphone-development-12-tips -good one
(In iphone – you can enable developer debugging settings to see it)

j) If you are getting lots of slow connection(global audience) for your websites – then you may consider optimizations like making “css”(or even images) - internal/inline(instead of external css) etc. (though android/iphone can open 4 connection at same time)

k.) You may add alt tag to image tags - in case the user chose to disable image tags(to save on
bandwidth or to save on loading time).

Testing:
It is always a good idea to test on an actual device. (you may use ipod touch instead of iphone.)

If you don’t have actual device – the next best alternative are the emulators/simulators etc.
For quick(but not reliable) testing - I prefer the user agent switcher plugin in firefox to simulate mobile websites.

There are professional companies like deviceanywhere which can help you to test with all kind of devices.

Books :  If you are just focussing on making your website work with iphone/android then the material on the web(or this article) should be more then sufficient. However you would need books like  Programming the Mobile Web which is excellent reference(and it goes beyond android, iphone – and covers all kind of mobile devices)
This may be imp. as globally (outside US) - Nokia sells lots of phone on its Symbian OS.
But the above book does not explain well – and I got more concepts from unrelated – “iphone in action”(which is iphone specific sdk/web development - and hence does not go in depth on mobile websites)
Another alternative is Beginning Smartphone Web Development.

Other blogs:
You my go to http://www.jroller.com/zahid for list of my blogs. (eg android tutorial , firefox plugins etc)

Stripslashes () PHP Function

2011-02-27T19:55:00.001-08:00

Definition: The function stripslashes is used to remove backslashes from data. One use for this function, is to display data to which addslashes has been applied. What this means is that stripslashes would change I\'m hungry into I'm hungry.
Also Known As: Strip Slashes, Remove Slashes
Examples:

<?php
$greeting = "Hello, I\'m Billy";
print stripslashes($greeting);
?>

This would output the string: Hello, I'm Billy

<?php
$said = 'Who said \"Live long and prosper\"?';
print stripslashes($said);
?>

This would output the string: Who said "Live long and prosper"?

Addslashes () PHP Function

2011-02-27T19:54:00.000-08:00

Definition: The addslashes function is used to add in backslashes [\] to data submitted from your forms. This keeps the input MySQL (and other coding languages) friendly. What this means is that addslashes would change I'm hungry into I\'m hungry.

It is phrased as: addslashes($string_data)
Also Known As: Add Slashes
Examples:

<?php
$greeting = "Hello, I'm Billy";
print addslashes($greeting);
?>

This would output the string: Hello, I\'m Billy

<?php
$said = 'Who said "Live long and prosper"?';
print addslashes($said);
?>

This would output the string: Who said \"Live long and prosper\"?

Make Addslashes More Universal

2011-02-27T19:52:00.000-08:00

When writing user submitted data to a MySQL database, it is important to add the appropriate slashes to prevent errors. If magic quotes is running then there is no need to do anything, but if magic quotes is turned off then you need to run addslashes (). What if you want to make a more universal program, that will work for both types of PHP configuration?

One way to do it is to write a function that checks if magic quotes is running and then runs addslashes () based on the results. We check the status of magic quotes using the get_magic_quotes_gpc () function.

<?php
function Mod_addslashes ( $string )
{
if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()==1)
{
return ( $string );
}
else
{
return ( addslashes ( $string ) );
}
}
?>

In the code above, we first check if magic quotes is turned on. If it is, we just return the data again. If it isn't we run it through addslashes () first. So, each place in our code where we would have normal run addslashes (), we will now run Mod_addslashes () instead.

Magic Quotes in PHP

2011-02-27T19:50:00.000-08:00

What is Magic Quotes?:
When turned on, Magic Quotes automatically performs an addslashes () on all form data submitted. This means that a [\] is placed before every ['], ["], [\], or nul in the data, so That's Great would be converted to That\'s Great automatically. This all happens before your coding even sees that data, so if you're just passing a string to the next page (and not to a database) it will print out with slashes even though you may not want them.

Why is it Good?:
If Magic Quotes is running, you can be sure that you won't get any SQL errors due to illegal characters slipping by without a backslash. It saves having to run addslashes () on all the form data that's going to your database.

Why is it Bad?:
You shouldn't learn to rely on Magic Quotes, or you won't learn to program without it. Also, when you let something automated run, your handing over control. It may seem easy now, but in the long run you may regret it. Plus, you may not always want slashes added, because not all forms go to MySQL, some just pass data to email or echo it on another page.

What about stripslashes ():
Perhaps your asking, if Magic Quotes is running, why don't I just run stripslashes () on the data I don't want it on? You're right, this does work... BUT do you really want to make sure your running this on every script you ever run, and redo everything you already have running?

How do I know if it's on?:
If when you run addslashes () you're getting three backslashes instead of one, it's probably running. You can check for sure in your phpinfo () or by running get_magic_quotes_gpc().

How do I turn it off?:
If you have access to your php.ini file you can edit it to set magic_quotes_gpc = Off. You could also try doing it from your .htaccess by adding the line php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off. Or when in doubt, contact your hosting provider.

10 Tips to be the top on google search result

2010-10-08T05:22:00.000-07:00

Having a Web site that gets found in Google isn't hard to do, but it can be difficult to know where to begin. Here are ten tips to get you started.

1. Start out slowly. If possible, begin with a new site that has never been submitted to the search engines or directories. Choose an appropriate domain name, and start out by optimizing just the home page.

2. Learn basic HTML. Many search engine optimization techniques involve editing the behind the scenes HTML code. Your high rankings can depend on knowing which codes are necessary, and which aren't.

3. Choose keywords wisely. The keywords you think might be perfect for your site may not be what people are actually searching for. To find the optimal keywords for your site, use tools such as WordTracker. Choose two or three highly targeted phrases for each page of your site. Never shoot for general keywords such as "travel" or "vacation."

4. Write at least 200 - 250 words of visible text copy based on your chosen keywords. This is a crucial component to high rankings and a successful Web site. The search engines need to "read" keyword rich copy on your pages so they can successfully classify your site. Use each keyword phrase numerous times within your copy for best results.

5. Create a killer Title tag. HTML title tags are critical because they're given a lot of weight with all of the search engines. You must put your keywords into this tag and not waste space with extra words. Do not use the Title tag to display your company name or to say "Home Page." Think of it more as a "Title Keyword Tag" and create it accordingly. Add your company name to the end of this tag, if you must use it.

6. Create Meaty Meta tags. Meta tags can be valuable, but they are not a magic bullet. Create a Meta Description tag that uses your keywords and also describes your site. The information in this tag often appears under your Title in the search engine results pages.

The Meta Keyword tag isn't quite as important as the Meta Description tag. Contrary to popular belief, what you place in the keyword tag will have very little bearing on what keywords your site is actually found under, and it's not given any consideration whatsoever by Google. Use this tag, but do not obsess over.

7. Use extra "goodies" to boost rankings. Things like headlines, image alt tags, header tags <H1><H2>, etc.), links from other pages, keywords in file names, and keywords in hyperlinks can cumulatively boost search engine rankings. Use any or all of these where they make sense for your site.

8. Be careful when submitting to directories such as Yahoo and the Open Directory Project (DMOZ). Having directory listings are a key component to getting your site spidered and listed by Google. Making mistakes in the submission process could cost you dearly as directory listings are difficult to change later in the game. Therefore, it's important to read Yahoo's How to Suggest Your Site and How to add a site to the Open Directory before submitting.

9. Don't expect quick results. Getting high rankings takes time; there's no getting around that fact. Once your site is added to a search engine or directory, its ranking may start out low and then slowly work its way up the ladder. Some search engines measure "click-through popularity," i.e., the more people that click on a particular site, the higher its ranking will go. Be patient and give your site time to mature.

10. Don't constantly "tweak" your site for better results. It's best not to make changes to your optimization for at least three-to-six months after submission. It often takes the engines at least that long to add your optimized pages to their databases. Submit it, and then forget about it for a while!

If you've followed these tips and still can't find your site in the engines, the first place to "tweak" would be your page copy. If you added less than 250 words of visible text on your pages, this is probably your culprit. Also, double check your keyword density, and make sure that you only targeted two or three phrases per page. Eventually, you'll see the fruits of your labor with many top ten rankings in Google and the rest of the search engines!

Indenting Left and Right Paragraph

2010-10-02T04:15:00.001-07:00

The space or distance between the page margin and the text in a paragraph is called indent. These are applied to set the margins of selected paragraph.

In a document, margins determine the overall width of the main text area or in other words, the space between the text and the edge of the page. Indentation determines the distance of a paragraph from either left or right margins.

There are six types of indents that can be used in a document. These are:

First line indent is the distance between the first line of the paragraph and the left margin.
Left indent is the distance between the start of each line of the paragraph and the left margin.
Right indent is the distance between the end of each line of the paragraph and the right margin.
In hanging indent, the first line of the paragraph is not indented and all other lines start at same distance from the left margin.
The first line 'of the paragraph usually starts from the left margin.

To indent a paragraph, follow these steps.

Select the Paragraph you want to indent.
Select the "Paragraph" command from "Format" drop down menu; "Paragraph" dialog box appears.
Specify values in Left and Right fields of indentation and click "Ok" button of dialog box.

Protecting Document with Password

2010-10-02T04:14:00.001-07:00

You can protect your document by applying password so that unauthorized person can not display as well as modify your document. You can apply two types of passwords:

Password to open the document:

If it is applied then you have to give the correct password to open the document, otherwise you cannot open the document.

Password to modify the document:

If it is applied then you have to give the correct password to modify the document, otherwise your document is opened but you cannot modify the document. It means that your document becomes read-only.

To apply a password to document, follow these steps.

* Open Save As dialog box by selecting "Save As" command from File menu.

* Click "Tools" button of Save As dialog box and choose "General Options" from drop down menu, "Save" dialog box appears as shown in figure below.

* Enter first password in "Password to open" text box and second password in "Password to modify" text box (if required) and click "Ok" button of dialog box. Microsoft Word will open "Confirm Password" dialog box for the confirmation of passwords. The maximum length of password is 15 characters.

* Re-enter the password to open and password to modify and click "Ok" button of Confirm Password dialog boxes one by one.

* Click "Save" button of Save As dialog box.

How to select text Vertically in Word 2007?

2010-10-02T04:13:00.000-07:00

Almost everybody who writes their documents in Microsoft Word knows how to select the text horizontally. You have to select the text horizontally in order to delete, underline, italicize etc. But many times you face a situation in which you have to select the text vertically. For example you might have to delete the first few words in every line in a list in order to delete it. You need to do that as you reformat a Word document. Many people think that it is not possible to select text vertically in Word 2007 document. It is very easy to select text vertically in Word 2007. You just need to do this trick in order to make the vertical selection:

Point the mouse to the beginning of the text you want to select.

Hold down the Alt key.

Drag the mouse pointer downwards around the required area while still holding down the Alt key.

The text will be selected vertically.

After you select text vertically in Word 2007, you can make it bold, underline, italicize, delete, cut or copy it. You can also paste it anywhere else in the document if you want.

This feature which allows you to select text vertically in Word 2007 is very useful while working with lists. I have deleted the first word from every item on the list by holding down the Alt key and selecting vertically. However, a vertical selection can be useful in any other sort of document as wel.

How to display the top secret of Sony Ericsson mobile phones?

2010-10-02T04:11:00.000-07:00

Today tip is about the secret codes of Sony Ericsson mobile phones. These codes will work on most of the latest Sony Ericssonmobile sets. You can display the hidden information of mobile sets and then troubleshoot the routine problems using these codes.

Sony Ericsson Useful Secret Codes

Code Action

0# To display the last dial number

*#06# To display the IMEI Number of the mobile

-> * <- <- * <- * Use to display the secret menu of Sony mobile

<**< Use to display the information about mobile network

< 0 0 0 0 > Use to reset Sony Ericsson mobile default language

>*<<*<* Use to display the mobile software version

<0000> Use to reset Sony Ericsson mobile default theme

# To display the SIM Number of the mobile

**04*0000*0000*0000# You can access you mobile settings without SIM card

*#0000# Use to reset Sony Ericsson mobile English menu

904060 + > Use to reset mobile phone settings

904093 + menu Use to display the CDMA Mode

On/off button Press and release quickly on/off button to verify the battery

status.

> * > (>); To display the text contained in the phone

How to display the hidden settings of iPhone handsets?

2010-10-02T04:10:00.000-07:00

Today tip will help you to play with your iPhone mobile phones using secrets codes. These secret codes will work on most of the Apple mobile handsets. You can display the hidden information of Apple handsets and troubleshoot the routine problems with the help of these codes.

Follow the list of latest Apple codes list:

Code Action

*#06# To display the IMEI Number of the mobile

*225# Use to display the balance detail of postpaid number

*#43# Use to verify if call waiting is enabled

*#61# Verify the number for unanswered calls

*#62# Verify the number for call forwarding if no service is available.

*#67# Verify the number for call forwarding if phone is busy

*#646# Use to display the minute detail of postpaid number

*777# Use to display the balance detail of prepaid number

*3001#12345#* Display the iphone inner settings

*#33# To verify whether barring is enabled or disabled for outgoing

*#21# To display the settings for your call forwarding

How to display the hidden settings of Samsung mobile phones?

2010-10-02T04:00:00.001-07:00

Today we will discuss about the some secret codes of Samsung mobiles. These codes may be not applied to all old models of Samsung mobile, but you can try to all latest Samsung mobiles. You can display the hidden information of mobile sets and troubleshoot the routine problems using these codes.

Follow the list of latest Samsung codes list:

Code Action

*#9999# Use to display the mobile software version

#*3849# Use to reboot the Samsung handsets

*#06# To display the IMEI Number of the mobile

#*2558# To on/off the mobile time

#*7337# Use to unlock the latest Samsung set

#*4760# Use to activate and deactivate the GSM features

*#9998*246# To verify the memory and battery information

*#7465625# To verify the Lock status of mobile

*#0001# To display the Serial Number of the mobile

*2767*637# Use to unlock the mobile code

*#8999*636# To display the storage capacity of the mobile

#*2562# Use to reboot the Samsung handsets

*#8999*667# Use to run the mobile in Debug mode

*2767*226372# To fine-tune the camera settings

*#8999*778# Use to display the information about mobile SIM card

*2767*637# Use to unlock the mobile code

*7465625*28638# Use to make active the Network Lock

#*#8377466# To display the hardware version

*7465625*746*Code# Use to make active the SIM card lock

*#pw+15853649247w# Use to unlock the mobile code without SIM card

#*3888# To verify the Bluetooth information

*#9998*627837793# Uses to get extra parameter for unlock mobile settings

#7465625*28638# Use to unlock the Network Lock

#*7983# Voltage Use to regulate Frequency or Voltage

#7465625*746*Code# Use to unlock the SIM card lock

#*2834# Use to reset the handsfree options

#*5376# To delete all SMS in one command

*#4777*8665# Use to explore the GPSR tool list

#*2474# To verify the charging duration

*2767*688# Use to readjust the mobile TV options

How to display the hidden settings of LG handsets?

2010-10-02T03:59:00.001-07:00

Today tip will help you to play with your LG mobile phones using secrets codes. These secret codes will work on most of the LG mobile handsets. You can display the hidden information of LG handsets and troubleshoot the routine problems with the help of these codes.

Follow the list of latest LG codes list:

Code Action

2945#*# To access the test mode of the set

2945*#01*# Use to display the secret menu of LG mobile set

*8375# Use to display the mobile software version

*#06# To display the IMEI Number of the mobile

2945#*70001# Use to manage Simlock menu for LG (LG 7010, 7020)

277634#*# To set the defaut settings of mobile

1945#*5101# Use to manage Simlock menu for LG (LG B1200)

2945#*5101# Use to manage Simlock menu for (LG 5200, 510W )

2947#* Use to manage Simlock menu for (LG 500, 600)

47328545454# To set the defaut settings of mobile

*#07# To display the SW and IMEI Number

277634#*# To remove the security codes of LG sets

or 47328545454#

* 6861 # To recount checksum

##2342 Apply to resets the set advanced settings

##786 Used to reset the mobile memory and life timer

##889 To Enable the TTY

#PWR 668 To perform the Factory test

How to display the hidden settings of Nokia mobiles?

2010-10-02T03:58:00.001-07:00

Today tip is about the secret codes of nokia mobile phones and will work on most of the latest nokia mobile sets. You can display the hidden information of mobile sets and troubleshoot the routine problems using these codes.

Follow the list of latest nokia codes list:

Code Action

*#7780# To restore the factory settings of mobile set

*#3283# To verify the set Manufacturing date

*#746025625# To stop the sim clock

*#67705646# Use to delete the operator logo

*#73# Use to reset game scores and phone timers

*#0000# Use to display the mobile software version

*#06# To display the IMEI Number of the mobile

*#92702689# To display the mobile warranty related settings (Serial no, Made,

Purchasing date, Repaired date, Life time).

*#7760# To display the Production serial number

*#bta0# Use to display Bluetooth MAC address

*#9999# Use to display the mobile software version

*#147# If you are using Vodafone then this code will help you show the last call detail

*#2640# To display the mobile security code

*#7328748263373738# Apply to resets the set default security code

*#43# To verify the call waiting status

*#2820# To verify the Bluetooth information

*#7370# To format the mobile phone memory

*#delset# To delete the GPRS AND EMAIL settings

#pw+1234567890+1# To display the lock status of mobile set

#pw+1234567890+4# To display the lock status of your SIM

How to save your Mobile Phone dropped in water?

2010-10-02T03:57:00.000-07:00

Many of you get your mobile phone wet by one way or another. You worry as you mistakenly drop your mobile phone in water. It can also get wet if you are out in a heavy rain. However, there is no need to panic. It is possible to save your wet mobile phone by quickly repairing it. In order to save your mobile phone from water damage, you can consider these easy and simple solutions:

Act rapidly :

The first thing you have to do in order to save your wet mobile phone is to act rapidly. Quickly remove all the detachable parts as well as covers possible such as the back cover, battery, the SIM card, memory card etc. Next, take a piece of cloth or a tissue paper to wipe the excess water you are able to notice within the mobile phone. Make sure that you dry it completely. If you don' t do this, the water inside the mobile phone will begin to evaporate and gather in places which will be difficult to reach.

his will save your wet mobile phone and it will start working if it was under water for just a little while.

Using a hairdryer :

Take a hairdryer and begin drying the mobile phone while giving more consideration to the place where the battery is located. The battery housing usually consists of tiny holes to let in air (so giving more space for water) inside the mobile phone.

Make sure that you are not holding the hairdryer very near to the mobile phone. Keeping it too close to the mobile phone may harm the electrical mechanism of the mobile phone. Keep on drying the mobile phone from a safe distance for about twenty to thirty minutes.

If solution number 1 and solution number 2 don't work, try solution number 3.

Drying for a long time:

Take off the covers as well as battery from the mobile phone. Put the phone in a dry as well as warm place to let the water inside the phone evaporate gradually from the little holes in the mobile phone.

A few frequently used Keytool commands

2010-09-29T02:52:00.000-07:00

Create an empty keystore: keytool -genkey -alias foo -keystore truststore.jks keytool -delete -alias foo -keystore truststore.jks
Generate a private key and an initial certificate as a JKS keystore: keytool -genkey -keyalg RSA -alias "selfsigned" -keystore KEYSTORE.jks -storepass "secret" -validity 360; you can also pass the data for the DN of the certificate as command-line parameters: -dname "CN=${pki-cn}, OU=${pki-ou}, O=${pki-o}, L=${pki-l}, S=${pki-s}, C=${pki-c}"
Generate a secret key that can be used for symmetric encryption. For this to work, you need to make use of a JCEKS keystore.: keytool -genseckey -alias "secret_key" -keystore KEYSTORE.jks -storepass "secret" -storetype "JCEKS"
Generate a Certificate Signing Request for a key in a JKS keystore: keytool -certreq -v -alias "selfsigned" -keystore KEYSTORE.jks -storepass "secret" -file MYCSR.csr
Import a (signed) certificate into a JKS keystore: keytool -import -keystore KEYSTORE.jks -storepass "secret" -file MYCERT.crt
add a public certificate to a JKS keystore, eg the JVM truststore: keytool -import -trustcacerts -alias "sensible-name-for-ca" -file CAcert.crt -keystore MYSTORE.jks; If the JVM truststore contains your certificate or the certificate of the root CA that signed your certificate, then the JVM will trust and thus might accept your certificate. The default truststore already contains the root certificates of most commonly used sommercial CA's. Use this command to add another certificate for trust:; keytool -import -trustcacerts -alias "sensible-name-for-ca" -file CAcert.crt -keystore $JAVA_HOME/lib/security/cacerts; the default password of the Java truststore is "changeit". if $JAVA_HOME is set to the root of the JDK, then the truststore is it $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/security/cacerts keytool does NOT support adding trust certificates to a PKCS12 keystore (which is very unfortunate but probably a good move to promote JKS)
delete a public certificate from a JAVA keystore (JKS; eg JVM truststore): keytool -delete -alias "sensible-name-for-ca" -keystore $JAVA_HOME/lib/security/cacerts; the default password of the Java truststore is "changeit". if $JAVA_HOME is set to the root of the JDK, then the truststore is it $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/security/cacerts
List the certificates inside a keystore: keytool -list -v -keystore KEYSTORE.jks; -storetype pkcs12 can be used
Get information about a stand-alone certificate: keytool -printcert -v -file MYCERT.crt
Convert a JKS file to PKCS12 format (Java 1.6.x and above): keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore KEYSTORE.jks -destkeystore KEYSTORE.p12 -srcstoretype JKS -deststoretype PKCS12 -srcstorepass mysecret -deststorepass mysecret -srcalias myalias -destalias myalias -srckeypass mykeypass -destkeypass mykeypass -noprompt

A few frequently used OpenSSL commands

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generate a new private key and matching Certificate Signing Request (eg to send to a commercial CA): openssl req -out MYCSR.csr -pubkey -new -keyout MYKEY.key; add -nodes to create an unencrypted private key
add -config <openssl.cnf> if your config file has not been set in the environment
decrypt private key: openssl rsa -in MYKEY.key >> MYKEY-NOCRYPT.key
generate a certificate siging request for an existing private key: openssl req -out MYCSR.csr -key MYKEY.key -new
generate a certificate signing request based on an existing x509 certificate: openssl x509 -x509toreq -in MYCRT.crt -out MYCSR.csr -signkey MYKEY.key
create self-signed certificate (can be used to sign other certificates): openssl req -x509 -new -out MYCERT.crt -keyout MYKEY.key -days 365
sign a Certificate Signing Request: openssl x509 -req -in MYCSR.csr -CA MY-CA-CERT.crt -CAkey MY-CA-KEY.key -CAcreateserial -out MYCERT.crt -days 365; -days has to be less than the validity of the CA certificate
convert DER (.crt .cer .der) to PEM: openssl x509 -inform der -in MYCERT.cer -out MYCERT.pem
convert PEM to DER: openssl x509 -outform der -in MYCERT.pem -out MYCERT.der
convert PKCS#12 (.pfx .p12) to PEM containing both private key and certificates: openssl pkcs12 -in KEYSTORE.pfx -out KEYSTORE.pem -nodes; add -nocerts for private key only; add -nokeys for certificates only
convert (add) a seperate key and certificate to a new keystore of type PKCS#12: openssl pkcs12 -export -in MYCERT.crt -inkey MYKEY.key -out KEYSTORE.p12 -name "tomcat"
convert (add) a seperate key and certificate to a new keystore of type PKCS#12 for use with a server that should send the chain too (eg Tomcat)
: openssl pkcs12 -export -in MYCERT.crt -inkey MYKEY.key -out KEYSTORE.p12 -name "tomcat" -CAfile MY-CA-CERT.crt -caname myCA -chain; you can repeat the combination of "-CAfile" and "-caname" for each intermediate certificate
check a private key: openssl rsa -in MYKEY.key -check; add -noout to not disclose the key
check a Certificate Signing Request: openssl req -text -noout -verify -in MYCSR.csr
check a certificate: openssl x509 -in MYCERT.crt -text -noout
check a PKCS#12 keystore: openssl pkcs12 -info -in KEYSTORE.p12
check a trust chain of a certificate: openssl verify -CAfile MYCHAINFILE.pem -verbose MYCERT.crt; trust chain is in directory (hash format): replace -CAfile with -CApath /path/to/CAchainDir/
to check for server usage: -purpose sslserver
to check for client usage: -purpose sslient
debug an SSL connection [server doesn't require certificate authentication]: openssl s_client -connect idp.example.be:443
debug an SSL connection with mutual certificate authentication: openssl s_client -connect idp.example.be:8443 -CAfile MY-CA-CERT.crt -cert MYCERT.crt -key MYKEY.key; trust chain is in directory (hash format): replace -CAfile with -CApath /path/to/CAchainDir/
send the starttls command (smtp or pop3 style): -starttls smtp or -starttls pop3

Importing your Certificate/Private Key (from .pfx file format)

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From the Start menu, select "Run...". Type "mmc" and hit Enter.
Under the File menu choose Add/Remove Snap in.
Click Add, then from the Add Standalone Snap-in panel choose Certificates, and click Add.
Choose Computer Account and click Next, then choose Local Computer and click Finish.
Close the Add Standalone Snap-In window by clicking Close.
Close the Add/Remove Snap-in window by clicking Ok.
Click the + to Expand the Certificates (Local Computer) Console Tree
Right click on the Personal Certificates Store (folder)
Choose > ALL TASKS > Import
Follow the Certificate Import Wizard to import your Primary Certificate from the .pfx file. When prompted, choose to automatically place the certificates in the certificate stores based on the type of the certificate.
Close the MMC console. In the case that you are prompted, it is not necessary to save the changes made to the MMC console.

Configuring Your Site - IIS 5/6

In your IIS manager, right-click on the site that you would like to use the certificate and select properties.
Click on the Directory Security Tab and hit the Server Certificate Button. This will start the server certificate wizard.
If given the option, Choose to 'Assign an existing certificate' to the site and choose the new certificate that you just imported.
If you do not have that option, you should be asked what you want to do with the current certificate on the site, choose the option to "replace" your current certificate.
Browse to the .pfx file that you created earlier.
Finish the certificate wizard.

Occassionally a server or IIS restart is required before your server will recognize the new certificate.

Exporting/Backing up your certificate/Private Key (to .pfx file format)

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From the Start menu, select "Run...". Type "mmc" and hit Enter.
Under the File menu choose Add/Remove Snap in.
Click Add, then from the Add Standalone Snap-in panel choose Certificates, and click Add.
Choose Computer Account and click Next, then choose Local Computer and click Finish.
Close the Add Standalone Snap-In window by clicking Close.
Close the Add/Remove Snap-in window by clicking Ok.
Click the + to Expand the Certificates (Local Computer) Console Tree
Look for the Personal directory/folder and expand Certificates.
Right Click on the Certificate you would like to backup and choose > ALL TASKS > Export
Follow the Certificate Export Wizard to backup your certificate to a .pfx file
Choose to 'Yes, export the private key'
Choose to include all certificates in certificate path if possible. (do NOT select the delete Private Key option)
Leave default settings > Enter Password (if required)
Choose to save file on a set location
Finish
You will receive a message > Export Successful
The .pfx file backup is now saved in the location you selected.

Installing your SSL Certificates in Apache

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If you are installing an Extended Validation SSL Certificate, use our Apache EV SSL Certificate Installation Instructions. If you are installing any other certificate, follow the instructions below.

Copy the Certificate files to your server.
Download your Intermediate (DigiCertCA.crt) and Primary Certificate (your_domain_name.crt) files from your Customer Area, then copy them to the directory on your server where you will keep your certificate and key files. Make them readable by root only.
Find the Apache config file to edit.
The location and name of this file can vary from server to server -- Especially if you use a special interface to manage your server configuration.
Apache configuration files are typically found in /etc/httpd. The main configuration file is usually named httpd.conf. In some cases the <VirtualHost> blocks will be at the bottom of this httpd.conf file. Sometimes you will find the <VirtualHost> blocks in their own files under a directory like /etc/httpd/vhosts.d/ or /etc/httpd/sites/ or in a file called ssl.conf.
If you open the file with a text editor, you should be able to find <VirtualHost> blocks which contain Apache settings.
Identify the SSL <VirtualHost> block to configure.
If you need your site to be accessible through both secure (https) and non-secure (http) connections, you will need a virtual host for each type of connection. Make a copy of the existing non-secure virtual host and configure it for SSL as described in step 4.
If you only need your site to be accessed securely, configure the existing virtual host for SSL as described in step 4.
Configure the <VirtualHost> block for the SSL-enabled site.
Below is a very simple example of a virtual host configured for SSL. The parts listed in bold are the parts that must be added for SSL configuration:
```
<VirtualHost 192.168.0.1:443>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html2
ServerName www.yourdomain.com
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /path/to/your_domain_name.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/your_private.key
SSLCertificateChainFile /path/to/DigiCertCA.crt
</VirtualHost>
```
Adjust the file names to match your certificate files:
- SSLCertificateFile should be your DigiCert certificate file (eg. your_domain_name.crt).
- SSLCertificateKeyFile should be the key file generated when you created the CSR.
- SSLCertificateChainFile should be the DigiCert intermediate certificate file (DigiCertCA.crt) If the SSLCertificateChainFile directive does not work, try using the SSLCACertificateFile directive instead.
Test your Apache config before restarting.
It is always best to check your Apache config files for any errors before restarting, because Apache will not start again if your config files have syntax errors. Run the following command: (it is apache2ctl on some systems)
apachectl configtest
Restart Apache.
You can use apachectl commands to stop and start Apache with SSL support:
apachectl stop apachectl start
Note: If Apache does not start with SSL support, try using "apachectl startssl" instead of "apachectl start". If SSL support only loads with "apachectl startssl" we recommend you adjust the apache startup configuration to include SSL support in the regular "apachectl start" command. Otherwise your server may require that you manually restart Apache using "apachectl startssl" in the event of a server reboot. This usually involves removing the <IfDefine SSL> and </IfDefine> tags that enclose your SSL configuration.

Troubleshooting:

If your web site is publicly accessible, our SSL Certificate Tester tool can help you diagnose common problems.
For help moving your certificates to additional servers or across server platforms, see our OpenSSL export instructions.
If you need to disable SSL version 2 compatibility in order to meet PCI Compliance requirements, you will need to add the following directive to your Apache configuration file:
SSLCipherSuite HIGH:+MEDIUM:!SSLv2:!EXP:!ADH:!aNULL:!eNULL:!NULL
If the directive already exists, you will probably need to modify it to disable SSL version 2.

Moving a Certificate from Apache to a Windows IIS Server

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Back up your certificate: To import your certificate to Windows, you will first need to combine your primary certificate, Intermediate (CA) Certificate, and your private key file into a .pfx type backup file. To do this, use the following command:
openssl pkcs12 -export -out DigiCertBackup.pfx -inkey your_private_key_file.txt -in your_domain_name.crt -certfile DigiCertCA.crt This creates a backup of your primary certificate called DigiCertBackup.pfx. Copy this file to your IIS Server.
Once the .pfx file is copied to your Windows server, follow these instructions to import your PFX file on Windows.

Importing an IIS .pfx file certificate into Apache or other non-Windows-based servers.

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Most servers use plaintext certificate files. The certificate files that you download from your digicert account are already in this format. However, the private key that was generated on your IIS server is not yet in this format. This same private key is required for your certificate to function properly on your non-Windows-based server. To export the private key from the Windows IIS server to your non-windows-based machine, you must extract the private key from a Windows .pfx backup certificate. To do this you will use the OpenSSL utility to extract the private key from the .pfx backup file:

First backup the certificate you have working on your IIS server to a .pfx file using the instructions listed above.
Second, use the following OpenSSL command to create a new text file from which you can separate the Private Key: openssl pkcs12 -in mypfxfile.pfx -out outputfile.txt -nodes
where mypfxfile.pfx is the certificate backup from your IIS server.
The above command would have created a text file named outputfile.txt. Open this file with a text editor and you will see the private key listed first: -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- (Block of Random Text) -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
Copy and paste all of the private key, including the BEGIN and END tags to a new text file and save it as your_domain_name.key
Use the Digicert Certificate Installation Instructions to install the the .key file you just created and the other certificate files from your Digicert Account to your new server.

Convert PFX Certificate to PEM Format

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For secure, trusted access you must install an SSL server certificate on the Access Gateway server. The uploaded certificate file must have the following characteristics:

The server certificate must be issued by a Certification Authority (CA) that is trusted by end users. For best results, use a commercial CA such as VeriSign, Thawte or GeoTrust.

The certificate must be in Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format, a text-based format that is a Base64 encoding of the binary Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) format.

The certificate file must include a private key and the private key must not be encrypted. There should be no password required to use the PEM file.

Any necessary intermediate certificates must also be appended to the end of the PEM file.

If you have requested and installed a certificate onto a Windows server using the Internet Information Service (IIS) certificate wizard, you can export that certificate with its private key to a Personal Information Exchange (PFX) file. To import this certificate onto the Access Gateway, you must convert the PFX file to the unencrypted PEM format.

You can use the open-source utility OpenSSL to perform the conversion from PFX to PEM. You can download a Win32 distribution of OpenSSL here:
http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html

You might also need C++ re-distributable files if you want to use OpenSSL which can be obtained at the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en

To convert a PFX file to a PEM file, follow these steps on a Windows machine:

Download and install the Win32 OpenSSL (Win32 OpenSSL v0.9.8i) package from http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html
Create a folder c:\certs and copy the file yourcert.pfx into the c:\certs folder.
Open a command prompt and change into the OpenSSL\bin directory: cd %homedrive%\OpenSSL\bin
Type the following command to convert the PFX file to an unencrypted PEM file (all on one line): openssl pkcs12 -in c:\certs\yourcert.pfx -out c:\certs\cag.pem –nodes

When prompted for the import password, enter the password you used when exporting the certificate to a PFX file. You should receive a message that says MAC verified OK.

Point a browser to the Access Gateway administration portal or HTTPS port 9001: https://access-gateway-server:9001.

Log on as root. The default password is rootadmin.

Click the Maintenance link at the top of the page.

Click the Browse button next to the Upload Private Key + Certificate (.pem) field. Browse to the c:\certs\cag.pem file and click Upload.

Restart the Access Gateway for the new SSL certificate to be applied.

How to increase traffic to your blog from google

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First step: Go to Google and type in “Google keyword tool”. The first result is the Google Keyword Tool.
I recommend typing in a question word, like “how”, “how to”, or “what”, followed by a generic word that describes your blog, like “business”.

Sort by Global Monthly Search Volume. This is how many people, on average, search for this keyword in a month.
Look for keywords that have between 70 and 10,000 searches per month.
Important: You should only target one keyphrase with each of your blog posts.
Your blog post title and permalink should be this exact keyphrase. Resist the urge to add extra words.
Use your selected keyphrase several times in your blog post.
Also important: Make sure that when people link to your blog post, they use that exact keyphrase. The best way to do this is to make it the title of your blog post.
If you have a WordPress blog, download the free All In One SEO Pack to modify your page title, keywords, and meta description.
Your meta description is the sentence or two that appears below your blog post in Google search results.
Guest posting, and linking to your blog post in the “blurb” at the end of your guest post, will help your post rank higher in the search engines.

Use this simple system to get thousands of visitors to your blog every month!

Have you had good results from using the Google Keyword Tool to rank your blog posts well in the search engines? Let me know in the comments.