How To Create Blogger Custom Robot Header Tags ?

What does custom robot header tags do? 


The custom robot header tags provide additional directions to the crwaling bot, how to index the page. The best practise is to allow all indexing except archives and search pages. This can be done easily on blogger


Where to find the setting ?


Navigate to blogger button on left--expand the drop down and select settings.



Select settings--and in search preferences, you can find the custom robots header tags with edit on side


When clicked on edit, a window opens and make changes as below


This can improve your SEO score pretty much and results in more income if you have ads enabled in your site by ad providers. This technique was un-revealed to blogger users-Those who used blogger to hoist their site and link to an external domain. This resulted in losing ranks to a lot of users. Any template changes may sometime result in changing the values. So if you made a template change recently, check that it still exists as above diagram

Explanation

The 'all' enabled allows to index all pages in homepage. The 'noindex' tells the crawlers to never index a search or archive page. 

How To Add A Robots.txt File To Blogger?

Robots.txt ?


What does really robots.txt file do to your site/blog? They give guidelines for search engine bots (tells robotic crawlers how to crawl on your site and what to index).  We normally have a blogger page without a robots tag assigned. If you bought a new domain and want to move your blog to that domain. Here is where you need the custom robot file assigned. Else you will be visited by lots and lots of crawlers, resulting in un-natural views. Also some search engines cant crawl unless  they found a valid robots.txt file. All these can result in poor SEO (Search engine optimization)


Where To Add Robots.txt ?


The robots.txt must be added to the root of your blogger. For this, navigate to

Blogger button (left side)---From the drop down, select settings



 Select search preferences--There you can find custom robots.txt with an edit on the side



What to enter in space provided ?


There are many robots.txt file generators available, but the best practice is to try them out yourself manually. Only problem is that a misconfigured robot directory causes search engines to avoid your site.

There are 3 types of robot files added

1. Allow all bots and allow any action (not preffered by me)

Copy and Enter the following below. (in red colour)
(copy to a notepad before pasting. Else it may return an error)

User-agent: *
Disallow:
Sitemap: http://www.YOUR-SITE.com/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=500

(please be sure to edit YOUR-SITE to your site address.)

Explanation

The command allows all robots to crawl through your site without limitations and acess all labels via search.


2. Allow all bots with restricted acess

Copy and Enter the following below. (in red colour)
(copy to a notepad before pasting. Else it may return an error)

User-agent: *
Disallow:/search
Allow:/
Sitemap: http://www.YOUR-SITE.com/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=500

(please be sure to edit YOUR-SITE to your site address.)

Explanation

The command allows all bots to crawl through with limitations to search indicated by disallow:/search and allow homepage indexing indicated by allow:/

3. Allow only specific bots


Copy and Enter the following below. (in red colour)
(copy to a notepad before pasting. Else it may return an error)

User-agent:BOT-NAME
Disallow:
Sitemap: http://www.YOUR-SITE.com/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=500

(please be sure to edit YOUR-SITE to your site address,and BOT-NAME to bot you wish to allow)

Explanation

The command only allow specific bots and may result in low traffic. But it is necessary for specific customers having trouble with crawling bots.The disallow being left blank indicates,no restriction is present there.

Nokia Lumia 925 Full Phone Specifications

Nokia lumia 925 is the boasted premium phone from nokia stable. The reason i say boasted is that this phone has no more features than a mere LTE 4G and +2MP camera from lumia 720 and really gave the critics a phone to talk upon. This device also has some improvements in screen size, but resolution remains 720p. This also pulled many customers back from buying it


This phone, announced on may 2013 was released on june 2013. It got a mixed reception from 
audience as expected. Let us see what all are the features binding in this device.


NETWORK


This device supports all networks including 2G,3G,4G where it supports GSM 850,900,1800,1900 in 2G mode, HSDPA 850,900,1900,2100 in RM 892 and HSDPA 850,900,1700,1900,2100 in RM 893in 3G mode. It supports LTE 800,900,1800,2100,2600 in 4G mode.The device has a micro-SIM support and one needs to have a SIM cutter to adapt his existing SIM into a lumia 925


BODY


The device is 5.08*2.78*0.33 (inches) in dimension. The device weighs around 139 grams.


DISPLAY


The device has an AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colours. The device has a display around 4.5 inches in size. It supports a display resolution around 768*1280 pixels and has a pixel density of 332ppi pisel density. The device has a multitouch feature and is protected by corning gorilla glass 2 and has pure motion HD and clear black display technology.


SOUND


The device has vibration alerts, MP3 and WAV ringtone support. The device has a built in loudspeaker and has a 3.5mm jack supporting dolby headphone sound enhancement.


MEMMORY


The device with such a premium pricetag dont have an external card slot and it has an internal storage of around 16gb (13.5GB usable). The device has 1GB ram.


DATA


The device supports a class B GPRS and EDGE upto 236.6Kbps speed. It also supports HSDPA upto 42.2Mbps and HSUPA upto 5.76Mbps. The device also supports a dual band Wi-Fi and it also supports tethering as it supports Wi-Fi hotspot. It has a version v3.0 bluetooth and it also supports NFC. It also supports micro-USB v2.0 for fast data transfer between PC.


CAMERA


The device has a 8MP camera which supports 3264*2448 pixel resolution. It has carl zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual LED flash. Other features are 1/3" sensor size, pureview technology, geo-tagging and touch focus. The primary camera is 1080p HD supported upto 30 frames per second. The secondary camera is of 1.3MP and supports video recording upto 720p at 30 frames per second



FEATURES

The device has a windows phone 8 operating system and can be upgraded to windows phone 8 amber. The dual core cpu is supported by qualcomm MSM8960 snapdragon chipset and supported by adreno 225 GPU for excellent graphics rendering. The sensors incorporated are accelerometer,gyrometer proximity and compass. The device also features HTML5 and supports GPS with GLONASS. 



BATTERY


The device has a non removable li-ion battery with 2000mah and the series is BL-4YW.It can provide a talktime of upto 12 hour in 3G mode.


FOR


  • 8MP camera
  • AMOLED screen


AGAINST


  • 2000mah battery
  • Dual core CPU
  • 1GB ram
  • 1.3MP secondary camera
  • 768*1280 display resolution


RATING


4.5/5






Nokia Lumia 520 Full Phone Specifications

Nokia lumia 520 is the lowest priced phone in lumia segment. Nokia introduced the lumia series with windows 8 mobile OS and now upgraded to windows 8 mobile 'Amber'. The lumia series are known for reliability, speed and crystal clear audio and video at affordable prices. The lumia 520 is a small squary smartphone which has almost all features available at a very reasonable price. The device is available in many attractive colours like yellow,red,cyan,black,white. The people using it may need some time to spend with it before being familiar with the OS. Its not that much user friendly like apple ios or android versions of OS. 


This device was announced in february 2013 and hit the markets on april 2013. The device has many underlying features in such a smart budget. Let us see the features.


NETWORK


The device supports 2G and 3G networks. It supports GSM 850,900,1800,1900 in 2G mode, and HSDPA 850,1900,2100 under RM-915 and HSDPA 850,1700,1900,2100 in RM-917. These RM versions show, there are 2 regions available and ones specific to network band demand would be sold there.The device has a micro-SIM support and one needs to cut his existing SIM in a SIM-cutter to adapt it to micro-SIM format.


BODY


The device is 4.72*2.52*0.39 (inches) in dimension and it weighs hardly 120 grams.That is so light like a feather


DISPLAY


The device has an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display supporting 16 million colours. The display size is 4 inches approximately and display resolution is 480*800 pixels. The screen has a pixel density of 223 and pretty decent for such a low pricetag,


SOUND


The device has vibration alerts and WAV ringtones. It is also provided with a loudspeaker loud enough for a person and also a 3.5mm jack is provided to listen to audio through external speakers or headphones.


MEMMORY


The device has an internal memmory of 8GB. Hardly 6GB usable. It also supports micro-sd cards upto 64GB and is really a boon. The device has 512MB ram for memmory operations.


DATA


The device has a class B GPRS and an EDGE where it supports upto 236Kbps. HSDPA at 3G network maxes out at 21.1Mbps and HSUPA at 5.76Mbps


CAMERA


The device has a 5MP primary camera and can shoot pictures upto 2592*1936 pixel resolution. It also features autofocus,geo-tagging and features a sensor 1/4 inches in size. The video recording at 720P is supported at 30 frames per second. There is no secondary camera for this smartphone.


FEATURES


The device is pre-installed with windows phone 8 OS which is upgradable to WP8 Amber via OTA or wire update (offline). It is powered by a dual core 1GHZ processor and supported in a walcomm MSM8227 chipset. An Entry level graphics processor, adreno 305 is provided for video and graphic support. The device also features sensors like accelerometer and proximity.It also have HTML5 support. The GPS with GLONASS is supported.


BATTERY


The device is powered with a BL-5J series 1430mah li-ion battery and can provide talktime upto 10 hours max.


FOR


  • Dual core CPU at reasonable price
  • Windows 8 Amber


AGAINST


  • 1430mah battery
  • no secondary camera
  • Primary camera 5MP with 720P video support
  • 512MB ram



RATING


4.4/5


Nokia Lumia 720 Full Phone Specifications

The nokia lumia 720 is the third phone in nokia lumia series previous phones are nokia lumia 520,620 respectively. This device can be said as a tweaked version of nokia lumia 520 where it lacked camera features and battery backup. Lumia 720 is a complete package at the offered price for a windows user. This device unlike the younger brother has scratch support with gorilla glass and many other features.


This device was announced on 2013 february and made available at stores on april 2013. Let us see the technical specifications in detail.


NETWORK


The device has 2G and 3G network support and it supports GSM 850,900,1800,1900 modes in 2G and HSDPA 850,900,1900,2100 in 3G mode. The device has a micro-SIM slot only and one with an existing mini-SIM needs to cut the sim in Micro-SIM shape to continue using it in his new lumia 720.


BODY


The device is 5.04*2.66*0.35 inches in dimension and mere 128 grams in weight.That is amazing weight savings.


DISPLAY


The device has an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen featuring 16 million colour support. The display size is approximately 4.3 inches and it has a pixel density of 217ppi. The device has multitouch support and is protected from scratches by the legendary gorilla glass series-2. It has a clear black display technology as in AMOLED and superb to watch.


SOUND


The device has vibration,custom MP3 and WAV ringtone support. The loudspeaker is enough for a person and it provides a 3.5mm jack support with dolby headphone sound enhancement technology. Thats awesome.


MEMMORY


The device has an internal storage of around 8GB  (hardly 6GB usable). It also has 64GB memmory card support (micro-SD). It also has a 512MB ram for running applications smoothly. (Expected a 1GB ram)


DATA


The device has class B GPRS and supports EDGE upto 236Kbps. In 3G network, HSDPA maximum support is for 21.1Mbps. It also supports 5.76Mbps HSUPA too. The device has a wifi (dual band) with no tethering support and includes a v3.0 bluetooth. NFC is also supported and it also features a micro-USB port to copy data between PC and smartphone.


CAMERA


The device has a primary camera of 6.1MP and supports a resolution of 2848*2144 pixels. It includes carl zeiss optics,autofocus,and LED flash. The device also has geo tagging and can record videos at 30 frames in 720P quality. The secondary camera is of 1.3MP and can create video recordings (video calls) at 720p quality at 30 frames per second.


FEATURES


The device is pre-installed with windows phone 8 OS and it can be updated to windows phone 8 'Amber'. The device features a dual core 1GHZ CPU and is supported by a Qualcomm MSM8227 chipset like the lumia 520. The graphics processor is adreno 305. The device has inbuilt sensors like accelerometer,proximity,compass and it also do support HTML5. The GPS with GLONASS is supported.


BATTERY


The battery provided with nokia lumia 720 is a BP-4GW series 2000mah li-ion battery and can provide backup upto 14 hours maximum in 3G mode.


FOR


  • Dual core CPU
  • 6.1MP camera with LED flash and a secondary camera


AGAINST


  • 512MB ram
  • 720P video recording


RATING


4.6/5



Samsung Galaxy S4 Activ Full Phone Specifications

Samsung galaxy activ is also known as Samsung I537. This smartphone was launched to compete SONY xperia z, both being waterproof and dust proof. Samsung galaxy s4 activ is the first waterproof smartphone from samsung. This device is perfect for rough users as they dont need to care for wet or dusty conditions. This is best for travelers/explorers as they are prone to such conditions every now and then. The device is IP67 certified and it adds to the value of the device. The strategy seemed to have worked well. Samsung have found many potential buyers by date. This smartphone was announced on early june 2013 and relesed june end 2013. 


This device has many features and let us see what they are one by one.

NETWORK


This smartphone supports 2G,3G and 4G networks. It supports GSM 850,900,1800,1900 modes in 2G mode and HSDPA 850,900,1900,2100 in 3G mode and LTE 800,850,900,1800,2100,2600 in 4G LTE mode. The SIM supported is a micro-SIM and one needs to have a SIM cutter to adpat his existing mini-SIM to use in samsung galaxy s4 activ 

BODY


The device is 5.5*2.81*0.36 (inches) in dimension and it weighs 153 grams. This device is IP67 certified and is water and dust resistant. It is water resistant upto 1meter and 30 minute.

DISPLAY


The device features a TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colour support. The display is a full HD capable 1080*1920 pixels. The device has an excellent 441pixel density. The device supports multitouch and protected by corning gorilla glass 2 from scratches. The device features a typical Touch WIZ UI.

SOUND


The device has alerts such as vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones and features a decent enough loudspeaker to listen to music. The device also has a 3.5mm jack to listen to audio via headphone or through external speakers.

MEMMORY


The device has an internal memmory 16GB (11.2GB usable) and an external card slot supporting upto 64GB and has a 2GB ram.

DATA


The device has a class 33 GPRS and EDGE and HSDPA supporting 42Mbps and HSUPA around 5.76Mbps.The device supports a dual band Wi-Fi and has a Wi-Fi DLNA with tethering support. The device has the latest version of bluetooth v4.0 incorporated. The device features NFC and has an infrared port. The micro-USB v2.0 port can help in transferring data from pc to smartphone

CAMERA


The primary device is 8MP and captures pictures of 3264*2448 pixels. It supports LED flash and autofocus. The other main features are simultaneous HD and video and image recording. It supports Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization HDR and AQUA mode for in water video capture.The device also supports 1080p HD video recording at 30 frames per second. The secondary camera is of 2MP and also supports 1080p HD video recording for video calls.

FEATURES


It has a pre-installed v4.2.2 android jellybean OS and the quad core 1.9GHZ krait is supported by Qualcomm APQ8064T snapdragon 600 chipset. The graphics is powered by adreno 320 and is apt for crystal clear image and video rendering. There are many sensors incorporated like accelerometer,gyro,proximity, compass and hand gesture. HTML5 is supported. Device has GPS supported with GLONASS. The device also has a java MIDP emulator. 

BATTERY


The device has a Li-ion 2600mah battery and it provides backup upto 17 hours.

FOR


  • Quad core 1.9ghz Krait
  • Water proof and dust proof
  • 2GB ram

AGAINST


  • 8MP camera
  • TFT screen
  • Gorilla 2

RATING


4.6/5



How To Increase Internet Speed on Windows ?

Are you a victim of slow response in your system? Then you have come to right place. people face many problems due to a low-response internet connection, Mainly when you are connecting via mobile/3G dongle. There are some solutions to that problem. 
The problems experienced due to slow response times are 
  • Non-consistent torrent speed
  • Cant use both torrent client and browser
  • Page load-lag
  • High download times
  • Slow upload
  • Waited connection in case of ticket booking



One solution is to increase your COM port bit-rate.You can do this by following the instructions below

Windows 7


Start--Control panel--device manager--expand ports--double click com port--change bit rate to maximum value available.

or

My computer--right click--properties--double click Device manager (left side top)--expand ports--double click com port--change bit rate to maximum value available.

(Those who with a Netsetter or dongle must not do any other setting here. Those who with a DSL modem can change Flow control to HARDWARE from dropdown)

Windows 8


To view my computer icon at desktop,

Right click on desktop--click personalise--click change desktop icons (Left side top)--select my computer in column--click apply

(Now you can see my computer icon at desktop, proceed as below now)

My computer--right click--properties--double click Device manager (left side top)--expand ports--double click com port--change bit rate to maximum value available.




Feel free to ask any doubts below at comment section

Author
Vighnesh Aravind

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Full Phone Specifications

Samsung galaxy s4 zoom derived originally from Samsung galaxy camera is really a smartphone camera for android enthusiasts. This device is also known as Galaxy s4 zoom SM-C1010 and SM-C101. The device is somewhat bulky for a smartphone and apt for a camera. This device was launched after people complaining about lack of SIM support in Samsung galaxy camera. This device support almost every networks including 4G. The device can be exactly called as a smartphone integrated camera, as it features all qualities of a medium smartphone and excellent quality camera.


This device was announced in 2013 june and released in july 2013.Let us see the features this camera has to offer


NETWORK


The device supports all networks including 2G,3G,4G. It supports GSM 850,900,1800,1900 in 2G mode and HSDPA 850,900,1900,2100 in 3G mode. It also do support LTE 4G. The SIM architecture is micro-SIM and one needs to apply for a micro-SIM to use in this device or he can use a SIM cutter to use his existing mini SIM in this device.


BODY


The device is 4.94*2.5*0.61 (inches) in dimension and weighs just 208 grams with the camera.thats awesome.


DISPLAY


The device features a super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen supporting 16 million colours. The display resolution is 540*960 pixels and with a pixel density of 256ppi. The display area is around 4.3 inches. The device features multitouch and the screen is protected from scratches by corning gorilla glass 3.


SOUND


The device has vibration alerts and default WAV ringtones. It also have MP3 custom ringtone support.This allows user to add his favourite track as ringtone.The device has a loudspeaker and 3.5mm jack to listen to audio through headphone or external speakers.


MEMMORY


The device has an internal memmory of 8GB with 5GB available to user. The device also has 1.5GB of ram. It also supports micro-sd cards upto 64GB.


DATA


The device supports GPRS,EDGE and HSDPA. About 21.1Mbps speed is supported in HSDPA mode and 5.76Mbps in HSUPA mode. The device also supports Wi-Fi and functions as a Wi-Fi hotspot too. The device has latest version of blutooth, NFC, and infrared port. It also has a microUSB slot to copy data from PC. 


CAMERA


The primary camera is of 16MP and supported with autofocus and xenon flash. Other special features are geo-tagging,touch focus,face and smile detection, 10x optical zoom, optical image stabilisation, HDR and panorama.The primary camera can shoot videos at 1080p HD at 30 frames per second. The secondary camera is 1.9MP and can recors videos at 30 frames per second too.


FEATURES


The device has android jellybean OS 4.2.2 loaded and features a pega-dual XMM6262 chipset and a dual core 1.5GHZ cortex A-9. The GPU, Mali 400p, one featured samsung galaxy s2 and was a super hit one. The inbuilt sensors are accelerometer,gyro,proximity and compass. It also supports HTML5. A FM radio is incorporated. GPS is supported and have GLONASS support too. The device also features a java MIDP emulator too.


BATTERY


The device is powered by li-ion 2330mah battery which gives a talkime of hardly 13 hours.


FOR


  • Perfect camera 16MP with 10X optical zoom
  • Android 4.2.2
  • Gorilla 3


AGAINST


  • Battery life too low


RATING


4.5/5


Author
Vighnesh Aravind
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