How to Check your Internet Speed via Ping Test

Ping simply is the primary TCP/IP  (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) command used to troubleshoot connectivity, reachability, and name resolution, hence we can also say, it displays help.
Pings do have its own Syntax and this syntax contain Parameters, each with its meaning and function, that's the brief programming definition of it but that's not what I will be pointing out in this post, let's get down to the useful part of it.
P.C users who browse the internet sometimes experience changes in the speed at which pages/data are loading, with this little Tip for Windows P.C, you can ping your network connectivity, hence check its status to see how well or fast your network is receiving data from the internet.

How To Run a Ping  Test On Windows

1. First, Click the Windows Start icon at your bottom-left, it brings out your Menu, scroll to where you find the RUN, right below the Search icon of the Menu, found it right?

Now, click the Run icon, it then pops out a comand telling you: 

Type the name of a program, folder, document, or internet resource, and Windows will open it for you

Just as I had in my P.C when I wanted to run my own ping test in the screen shot below:

2. Type in:     ping www.google.com -t
          OR     ping www.yahoo.com -t (you may try it with a different working web address you know, but these are the major ones I use to run my own ping test)

3. Click OK
Immediately you do this, a pop up comes up displaying the Syntax
Reply from 209.85.229.99: bytes=32 time=189 TTL=45
 if this continously showing up without a Request timed Out syntax, then it implies your network is stable, and you are recieving efficient data from the internet, as we have in the screenshot below:

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Note: The IP that displays vary depending the web address used to ping it.
           And you can also Ping connection Statistics while displaying the ping test by pressing the CTRL+BREAK button on your keyboard.

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Instant Google PageRank Checker

With this Tool, You can know and get your website's PageRank, simply Add your site url click in CHECK PR button, the codes are generated for you , choose the style you want, cut and paste the code in your pages !

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Airtel Bundle Tweak- Get Free Airtel Data Bundle Now

Hi fellas, I suppose this is the reigning topic discussed and shared in many web forums as at the period of my posting it.
Yes, it is very true and easy and fast,


I won't wanna keep you waiting to get it, that's why this post will be very clear and brief.
Just Text "weekytrial" using SMALL Letters without space to 141 and Gbaam! You are given 25MB of Data bundle to browse for one week as the text replies, but hey, you can always Text and receive it again after exursting the first one you used, in fact, this one is infinite.
If you are having problems with Configuring your phone for Airtel, then see this POST.
And go ahead and enjoy it while it lasts.
And don't forget to show some love this Valeentine Season by Sharing this Post with your friens using our Facebook and Google+ Buttons, Enjoy!!!

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How to Download Files from RAPIDSHARE, MEGAUPLOAD, 4shared etc using Opera Mini

Hi Great Fans of editweaks, sorry if I had kept you waiting to get  my new posts.
Well, I'm back, and stronger I guess, #LOL
I noticed most people find it difficult when trying to download from sites like Rapishare, hotfile, megaupload etc with their mobile phone using Opera mini browser.
This is because these sites use some sort of JavaScript that animates the pages and/or times visitors downloading from them and our Opera mini browsers do not support such scripts, hence such sites, or any other sites visited using opera mini are Static.
But, this will change after you read this post ;)  Here is an extremely easy way to download through such sites in an opera without javascript.
Note that this tweak applies to Opera mini versions 4.x, 5.1, 5.2, 6., 6.5 etc that has download managers without scripts  from sites I mentioned above.

In this tutorial i will use opera 4.2 as example and screenshot also for the benefit of newbies.
STEPS:
1. Launch your Opera
2. In the Address Bar, Type: Javascript:alert(c=0)

 



3.  Press Go to

 



4. Bookmark the page that popped up
5. Go to Hotfile, 4Shared, or any File Hosting site that use Javascript time-limit for download
Assuming you used Hotfile and had gotten to file you wanna download

6. Click on the Regular Download.

7. After the Time Limit
Shows 58 sec,25 sec,13 sec etc.. Just count the time in your mind.
 
8. Wait for 1 Minute or the given time limit dispalyed.

 



9. Open the Javascript Bookmark we created earlier

 

10.Javascript Alert will popup with OK.  just click it and proceed.

11. It will take you to a page with captcha, just enter the code shown in the image, scroll down and click download file.from there they will show you the real page of downloading with "click here to download"

12. Just click  Save and proceed with your download

 

The download begins and That's all. We are done.Just a reminder, this works specifically for Opera mini version 4.x, once you succeed getting to step 11, you can still Copy the download URL in the address bar and Paste for direct download to any faster browser or downloader you have.
Post comments if you have something, or simply say Thank You by SHARING this Post with friends using the Share buttons below :)

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Customising E-mail and Vanity URL for Facebook Groups

I had created a Doc about this for a Group I administrate just last month, this Group was actually created for my high school and the members whom most of them were my friends found the Doc very useful, so I decided to share it here on my blog for those of us that are members of one or more Groups on facebook, if you own or will create a Group soon, then you will find this useful too. I have been through decades of sites trying to learn this stuff but believe me, none will make it easier for you understand than the way I have done here. Just take the brief easy tips below and we are done. :)

First, we are gonna be setting up the E-mail adddress, then the Vanity URL
1.  Group's E-mail Address
Now let's assume you are on PC, you have created the group and added some friends to it, go to your top right corner where the Group Setting is located, click EDIT group, on that page, you will find Set up group email, There!!! YOU found it right? that's where you create the group E-mail address, Privacy, Administrators and so on.
You and your members can use this e-mail address to update status or share your photos directly into your Group Wall. This is going to be a very useful to those who may not be active or available on facebook. all they have to do is send it to the group E-mail Address via your E-MAIL  which you used to sign up on up on facebook.

• E.g: I used Ymail to sign up. If I want to send any thing to my Group Wall. I login to my Ymail and send my status or attached photo to "aocss@groups.facebook.com" and it displays right there on the Group Wall without me logging into facebook. Nice isn't it?
•   NOTE that it is strictly for members only, i.e you must be a member before you Send anything to a Group's wall.

2.  Group's VANITY URL (web) Address:
This is where most of us get stuck, but sincerely we are gonna work it out before the blink of an eye, as I mentioned earlier. Use the steps i will give below.
Now, Here's the fact. THERE ARE NO OTHER STEPS!!! :)

YES!  Let me explain,

If you have created your Group's E-mail address, then you automatically created the vanity URL too!
for example if the E-mail Address of a Goup is:  xxxx@groups.facebook.com
then the Vanity URL will be  facebook.com/groups/xxxx
  You are mainly going to be using it to invite people to JOIN the Group, it was much longer than that but its been shortened by the address you customised the group e-mail address with.
That's it, simple as a ABC. Drop comments if you have questions,
and Don't forget to SHARE this with friends using the Social network Buttons below.
Thanks.

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Create Fake Conversations On Your Facebook Wall

I was browsing a friend's facebook profile this morning and was amazed when I saw the popular Mark Zuckerberg commented on his blank post, I had a brief look around and found the App via which he did, so I did my own little tests on the Apps' website to see how it worked.
Whether you are gonna do it for fun, to trick some one or what ever reasons you have to do it, after reading this post, it's a sure thing that you wanna try it out.
With this site and App on facebook, you can create fake conversations on your wall with comments implemented by you, and It's easy stuff once you understand the quick steps to take.

1. Go to http://fakeconvos.com/
2. Connect your facebook account with the website (make sure you are already logged In to make things easier)
3. Create Fake Convo
4. Input the Name Of  the Commenter , and what makes this more interesting is that you can add commenter from your facebook friends' list, or the fake commenter's images from your own Directory, via URL, their Image Library or through the Google Image Search tool they included right there.
5. Add the commenter's post.
6. Add to Stream (A preview of what you are creating is also displayed at the top centre)

You can go on adding other new Names of  commenters, their images and comments, they will be posted underneath the first commenter's post as a reply.
Here's a Sample of the one I created below :)
 

 
 
So why not go try create one for yourself, remember this site will not be held responsible if it's been used for prohibited purposes.
And Don't forget to SHARE this post because your friends are definitely going to find it useful and fun filled. Enjoy!!!

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Etisalat and Glo Stunting FBT for January 2012

Hmmm... First I would like to welcome us to the new year 2012.
Yes, This is what some of us have been running around looking for last year, well I guess I have brought it right in front of you all, strictly for my country people in Naija, except for MTN and Airtel that has been proving stubborn for over 2 months now. My package still remains all networks FBT for your Opera Mini HUI.
Download here> mtn-casts-operamini-4-2-b.jar
or Download here> opera5-2-rebirth-fast-by.jar




I kick off with ETISALAT:Though Etisalat tweaks do fluctuates at times but this particular one has been consistent for me. The HTTP server comes with a Slash trickIP or Proxy Address -10.071.170.030Port - 8080
HTTP SERVER- 82.145.210.96/92.142.210.32
HOST - www.etisalat.com.ngfor s60 (Symbian) first Create a new Access Point and fill in the Below where Prompted,
For s40 users, you just have to download the .prov file of the above settings above
xmlprov-etisalat-by-ediso.ico
just that you have to go through the little stress of  Renaming the file format from .ico to .prov
I hope we know how it works? ;)

The next network to flex with is GLO


Proxy Address -195.189.142.132
PORT: 80Access Point Name - GloSecure
In the Opera Input - wap.gloworld.com
Host: wap.gloworld.com
NOTE: if you are using Opera 6.5 or 6.1 in the FILTER space, put *(wap.gloworld.com/wap.gloworld.com)   and  you are good to go.
This are the working tricks I have now, perhaps i will try cracking others or someday the other networks will come back to their senses that they are the ones loosing by making their firewalls. So flex with the above tricks, thank me later and don;t forget to Use the below  SHARE BUTTONS or drop your comments or suggestions in the Comment Box. Happy New Year!!!

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Bolt browser discontinued for Android, BlackBerry and Java Platforms

I was shocked a few days back to discover that my Bolt browser was popping out some strange message while I was trying to connect to the internet with it, at first I thought there was some mistake I made in my network settings, so I rechecked and also Tested other Apps and they were all working fine except for BOLT browser.
So, I decided to take a visit to their Official website only to Discover that the all time Mobile Browser had been Officially Shut down due to some sort of Economical issues (reasons best known to them).
The photo below was exactly what I saw on the site.



More news reports came up from the Internet saying, the free version of third-party mobile web browser, Bolt has been pulled out from all app stores. Thus the free version of Bolt browser is not now available on the Android Market or BlackBerry app world. Even its Java version is not available.
"The free BOLT mobile browsing service will be discontinued. Unfortunately, the economic circumstances prevent us from running a free service going forward. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your loyalty and support," a post on the browser's website read.
Bitstream has also not indicated if a paid version of the mobile browser can be expected any time soon.
Bitstream developed Bolt browser promised full desktop browser style experience on the mobile web with faster page loads and split-screen view. ed Bolt browser promised full desktop browser style experience on the mobile web with faster page loads and split-screen view.

The browser was one of those several free-to-use mobile web browsers with its own distinct set of features such as the split-screen view, desktop-style web page layout, faster load times with data compression, audio/video streaming and even widget support to anchor social networks — Twitter and Facebook.
Several other free to use mobile browsers such as  Opera, Firefox, Skyfire, Dolphin HD and UC Mobilecontinue to exist for one or more mobile platforms.
Good bye for now Bolt, I was also a fan, I will miss you. :(

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Default Configuration Settings for all Mobile Networks in Nigeria

:) Hi Dear Readers in Nigeria and all over the world. I was busy trying to get some *new* things done offline but thank heavens I'm back. This time I'm giving us something like an ORIENTATION to configuring your Phone browsers by yourselves. Take it or Leave it we all need this Post.
MAJOR REASONS are your operator may not be quick to respond OR may not be able to Automatically Provide you with Settings on your fone via SMS especially if its a New model or not a Popular Phone Brand (e.g Nokia) in Nigeria. You don't have to Worry anymore coz You can set it up Manually and easily, just Locate the web browser settings and enter the below Settings where applicable *depending on the Network operator you use from those I listed below*
Let's Go!

AIRTEL
Account Name: Airtel Wap
Homepage: http:// wap.ng.airtel.com
Username: Internet
Password: Internet
Access Point or APN: internet.ng.zain.com or internet.ng.airtel.com
IP or Proxy Address: 172.018.254.005
Port: 8080

MTN
Account Name: MTN
Homepage: http:// wap.mtnonline.com
Username: web
Password: web
Access Point or APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
IP or Proxy Address: 010.199.212.002 Port: 8080

ETISLAT

Account Name: ETISALAT
Homepage: http:// www.etisalat.com.ng OR http:// mobile.etisalat.com.ng
Username: wap
Password: wap
Access Point or APN: etisalat
IP or Proxy Address: 010.071.170.005 Port: 8080

 GLO
Account Name: GLO
Homepage: http://wap.gloworld.com
Username: wap
Password: wap
Access Point or APN: glosecure
IP or Proxy Address: 010.100.098.022
Port: 8080

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Airtel UnLimited Browsing Package+

Airtel Nigeria has always been giving us Real tough time in cases of FBT. This is because they have one of the Strongest Built Firewalls in my country. Making it uneasy for hackers to byPass via Proxies or whatever method they can use to get in and browse for free. So I came up with this, its been around for a while, few people are already using it and is also been advertised on radio for some time now (but NOT all of us especially most internet users listen to Radio right? :)
 DO THE BELOW AND START SURFING FAST with SATISFACTION
NOTICE=>
ITS STRICTLY MIDNIGHT THINGS

1. Migrate to Airtel big family by dialing *447#, if you are already on the plan don't bother migrating
2. After migration,just make sure you make atleast one minute call to any network between the hours of {8am to 11am} then you are qualified for the 4mb that will be given between the hours of midnight calls.
3. Here is the main trick "you can exceed the 4mb given." meaning You can Download anything you want, yet your credit will still be intact (Between 12.30AM - 4.30AM)

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~TIP~

This is an Opportunity for you, P.C owners (laptop/desktop) to Flex. All you have to do is insert your Airtel SIM into your Modem, connect, and start Browsing Free and Fast!!!

Remember, anytime outside 4:30am, you will be charged for browsing hence your credit in your account balance will be deducted.

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