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How To Create Facebook Fan Page

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:35:59 +0000

Having a Facebook Fan page has almost become mandatory for all businesses, irrespective of their size and nature of business. While multinationals such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble understood the sheer power of this social media, there are others who have realized what they lost to competition. Facebook fan page is not restricted to the multinational giants, you’ll benefit from a fan page even if you are a work from home mum, teaching art work to students in your free time!

Here are step by step instructions on how you can create a Facebook Fan Page and drive scores of visitors to your website:

Log on to your Facebook account or create an account if you don’t already have one.
At the right hand bottom of the Facebook page, you will see “Create a Page” option. Click on it
You will see a few categories such as:

-Local business/Place

-Entertainment

-Brand/Product

-Company/Organization/Institution

Select an appropriate category, depending on the nature of your business

Under each category, you will be asked to select sub categories, and give the name of your business, brand or your name, again, depending on your business. If you are a local business or place, you will have to mention your address as well. Tick “I agree to the terms of Facebook”
Your Facebook Fan Page is almost ready. You now have to add a Profile picture, Edit info about your business, invite friends, you can tell your present customers to join your fan page, and post updates, and promotes the page on your website.
Before you invite your friends or post updates, click “edit Page” which appears at the top right hand corner
On the left corner, you will see Basic Information. Click on it and fill up all the details.
Save the page, and move on to other tabs –managing admins, permissions, and so on.

Your Facebook Fan Page is ready….Start promoting your business

How to take a facebook profile photo

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:02:42 +0000

If you have a camera on your desktop or laptop and you don’t want to go through the hassle of taking a picture of your pretty face using your own personal camera, you can use a built-in facebook profile photo feature that will allow you to take a picture of yourself and automatically post it as a facebook photo.

Here is how you do it:

1) Log in to facebook, click on your profile and on the top left corner is your profile photo

2)If you get a pop up for Adobe Flash player settings, it will look like the screenshot below. click on the Allow button and check the remember checkbox. then close the adoble flash player settings box

facebook take a profile picture

3) click on the camera button to take your picture

4) Click on Save Picture and the picture that you just took will apear on your profile…

5) Done? ya.. I never said it was rocket science!

Delete contacts numbers from Facebook Phonebook

admin — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:08:57 +0000

Here are the steps on how to delete / remove contacts or numbers from facebook phonbook:

On the main menu for the Facebook Mobile application you will find, Mobile uploads, Phonebook, and Accounts. Click on Phonebook. or you can go to http://www.facebook.com/friends/?view=phonebook directly.
look at the message on the very top “To learn more about Phonebook or to delete any contacts imported from your phone, click here.”
a pop up message will come up that will say “Facebook Phonebook displays contacts you have imported from your phone, as well as your Facebook friends. If you would like to remove your mobile contacts from Facebook, you need to disable the feature on your mobile phone and visit this page.” Click on “This Page”
you will be directed to a page with the following information:

When you import contacts into Facebook from your email, mobile, instant messaging service, or other social network, we may use this information to create friend suggestions for you and your friends. We also display these contacts in your Facebook Phonebook.

If you choose to remove your imported contacts, they will no longer appear in your Phonebook and friend suggestions may be less relevant to you and your friends.

To remove all imported contacts, please make sure to disable the Facebook synchronization feature on your phone first, if you have ever enabled it. Then, click the ‘Remove’ button below.

then you will get this message : “ We are deleting all email and phone contacts you previously uploaded to Facebook. This may take a few minutes”

How to Remove or delete facebook application from your facebook

SolutionHeaven — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:17:23 +0000

Ok, so you added all these applications to your facebook profile and now you are getting all kinds of emails and alerts that you don’t want, specially when they come directly to your email. For example, if you added the speed date application to your facebook you will get some alerts that will notify you of matches for you and other cool stuff, sounds nice right? wrong! specially when your wife or girlfriend see all the emails poping in. Anyways! How do you remove a facebook application if you don’t want to use it any more? easy,,, Here are the steps.

On the top bar of your facebook page click on Settings, a drop down will show. You need to pick Application Settings.

The next screen will show all your applications that you have installed on your facebook profile. To remove the application that you don’t want anymore click ‘X’ (notice that if you are getting alerts that you don’t want you can always click on Edit Settings and modify the configurations for the alerts, you don’t have to remove an app becuase of emails, you can stop those)

After you click the X button you will get a message that will ask you to confirm your deletion. Please note that If you remove an application, it will no longer have access to your data and will be removed from your profile, bookmarks and application page. to confirm the deletion click “Remove”

The last thing you will get is a screen confirming the removal of the application. click Okay and you are done.

Installing and using iPhoto Facebook Exporter

SolutionHeaven — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:15:55 +0000

What a way to make exporting photos to facebook easier! If you are using a Mac OS and using iPhoto, you can download and install facebook exporter for iPhoto. Here is how you install it and use it :First like I said, you would need to have Mac operating system X 10.4 or later and iPhoto version 5 or later.

Installation Instructions:

go to http://www.developers.facebook.com/iphoto . This will land you on the application page, then click on ” Download Facebook Exporter for iPhoto.

After downloading the installer by clicking the button shown the screenshot above double click the downloaded file to extract it (unzip it)
Start the installer package by double clicking on it, this will install the application on your computer.
After your installation is done, open iPhoto. make sure you don’t have iPhoto instance already running.
Find the Facebook tab on the iPhoto export panel.

using Facebook Exporter:

You can start by selecting photos from you iPhoto Library, then click Export from the file menu, then click the Facebook tab.
Add captions and tag your friends on facebook.
After you complete adding the captions and tags click the Export button to upload the photos to your facebook account.

You are done! notice that you can review the pending photos on facebook and you can set the privacy level before you make them visible from your profile. play around to see other features , you will love it!

Facebook Phonebook

SolutionHeaven — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:52:15 +0000

In an earlier post, I put step by step instructions for setting up facebook on your mobile phone and recieving all the facebook goodies, message alerts, SMS messages, friends statuses..etc… I got few emails after that asking about the if facebook has a phonebook. well the short answer is yes, and I did not put that in my earlier post, but this is how you find, create and organize your facebook phonebook contacts.

First, If you don’t have facebook mobile installed, click here to get to the instructions on how to set it up, if you already have it installed. Find the Facebook mobile application on the applications bar at the bottom of your screen. Click on the application.

On the main menu for the Facebook Mobile application you will find, Mobile uploads, Phonebook, and Accounts. Click on Phonebook. or you can go to http://www.facebook.com/friends/?view=phonebook directly.

The first thing you will see is the list of friends that have their phone number public and or have the the Facebook Mobile application installed. You can contact and send message alerts to those friends. for the first time you installed the facebook mobile application you might have no one in your phonebook yet.

You can see how many friends has phone numbers and then sort them by, Status updates, Recently updated, or Everyone. This screen will also allow you to add another phone number if you have more than one line.

Facebook on Mobile Phone

SolutionHeaven — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:36:01 +0000

With facebook mobile you can interact with you facebook from your mobile phone. You can update your facebook status or look up friends profile information, you can also recieve facebook messages, wall posts, and notifications sent to your phone as text messages. Here is how you can set it up…

go to www.facebook.com/apps search for “mobile” Click on the application and that will take you to the facebook mobile application screen. on the upper right hand corner click on “Go to Application”

2. The next thing we need to do is activate the Facebook Mobile.

Add your phone number and the Carrier of your phone for example, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint etc…
Click ”Activate” to activate your mobile phone with facebook.
You will get SMS text message to your phone with the confirmation code.

3. Add the confirmation code sent to you by SMS (Text message) and click Confirm. That will activate your mobile phone with the facebook application.

After you confirm your mobile, you can check the settings for the facebook mobile application. Here are the settings that are available:

Turn on the text messages sent from facebook mobile application.
Turn Off the text messages sent from facebook mobile application.
you can pick which text goes to your phone such as Facebook Pokes, Facebook Messages, Facebook Comments, Facebook Wall posts, and Facebook friend requests.
What status updates should go to your phone. you can specify a friend name that you want to get the status on.
You can specify what times should the texts be sent to your mobile phone.
You an speficiy How many texts should be sent.
Specify if you want to get a confirmation text when you poke, message, or wall post from your phone.
Incase you have multiple phones you can specify which phone you want the text messages to go to.

After you are done click “Save Preferences” and enjoy using your facebook mobile application.

Create and Organize Facebook Groups

SolutionHeaven — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:46:33 +0000

This facebook application allows you to create and organize your groups. You can create up to 200 groups. for example you can get sports facebook groups, family groups, shared activities, shared intrests like Art groups or music groups etc…

The facebook groups on the page shows the recently updated groups and the facebook groups that your friends has recently joined.

This is how you setup facebook top groups.

visit www.facebook.com/apps on the right hand side menu click on the applications “By Facebook” click on the application “Groups” from the applications list.
On the upper right hand side click on “Go To Application”
Click on “Allow” to allow access to the application. Note that the groups application will pull your profile information, facebook photos, your facebook friends info and other content that requires to work.

4. The application will be automatically added to your facebook, you will see three tabs in the applicaiton “My Top Groups”, “My Groups” . You can also check out some settings for the groups box. these settings are:

Bigger groups pictures - This will put 3 facebook groups per row
Hide Group names - This shows the facebook group pictures only.
Use smaller font size for group names.
Show pictures on the left colums.

Additionaly, you can add groups and remove them from you facebook. and if you want to remove the whole application you can. personally I think this is one of the most important applications, specially if you have too many facebook groups.

Protect Lost or Stolen Laptop

SolutionHeaven — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:53:21 +0000

You have to be extra careful today. With the increased security at airports, losing track of a laptop is easier than ever. Here are six guidelines to help you avoid seeing your notebook PC disappear — or, if it does, help you find it or get a quick replacement.

In Summary these steps are:

protect your laptop while going through security checks.
Encrypt sensitive data.
Backup and copy your data periodically.
Trace a stolen laptop’s location.
Set a System password.
Consider Laptop Insurance.

Here are more details about each of the steps above.

1. Tips for getting through security checks. Oddly, some airports have collected stacks of laptops. They’re left behind by harried passengers in security areas. Most are reclaimed eventually. But some people never come back for their machines.Obviously, you’ve got to allow yourself plenty of time when you fly today. When I travel, I carry my laptop in a laptop backpack. There’s lots of room in there, and it’s inconspicuous. I see fashionable businesspeople carrying laptops in expensive cases. They’re asking for trouble. Those cases say, “Laptop! Laptop! Steal me!”Security people most likely will want to check the laptop. If possible, handle it yourself, rather than having them do it. Frankly, they’re not all sophisticated computer users.When recently traveling through the Los Angeles airport, I had to give some hints to the security experts on how to open my laptop. “Just slide the button there right on the top,” I told the perplexed guard. Don’t be afraid to speak up. You don’t need your machine damaged gratuitously.Be sure your battery is charged. The security people may well want to turn on the machine. Most important, don’t let it out of your sight. This becomes especially difficult if you are selected for a random head-to-toe check.Once on board your flight, put the computer — safely stowed in your bag — under the seat in front of you. Try to avoid putting it in the overhead bin. Others will have more access to it there.

2. Have sensitive data? Encrypt it. If you have sensitive information on your computer, consider encrypting it. Programs such as Pretty Good Privacy (www.pgp.com) make the job easy. If you have Windows XP, you already have the tools needed. While the thief has your machine, these extra steps will make it much more difficult to access the laptop’s data.Encryption will protect your business secrets, but it won’t retrieve your data. To do that, you’ve got to back up your information to another computer. If you run your own server, you can easily upload files to it.You don’t have to back up everything on the laptop. Just copy the files you will need to the server. If your laptop should be stolen on your trip, you may be able to borrow a computer at your destination and download your important files. Finding time for backups is a pain, I know. Lots of people don’t bother. But backups can save you.

3. Backup and Copy your data periodically. If you don’t have a server, or don’t want to back up to it, take a look at some digital-music players. Some today have 20-gigabyte hard drives. They are easily hooked to a laptop through the USB or FireWire ports. The data can then be copied to the digital-music player. These things can copy any data, not just music files. Stick it in your baggage.Archos (www.archos.com), for instance, makes players with hard drives that range from 6 to 20 GB and cost $200 to $350. They will connect to your computer via the USB port. Copying files to them should be fast and easy.

4. Trace a stolen laptop’s location. If your laptop does get stolen, wouldn’t it be great if the system could do the high-tech equivalent of phoning home? There are programs that will report the location of a stolen laptop. They work when the laptop connects to the Internet.Some claim to report the laptop’s exact physical location. Tracing programs include zTrace (www.ztrace.com), CyberAngel (www.sentryinc.com) and ComputracePlus (www.computrace.com).Security experts also say that engraving your name on the computer is helpful. That will make it more difficult to fence. A thief might decide to take a pass.

5. Set a system password. Every road warrior should protect their laptop with a startup password. This way, a system password prompt will appear each time you start your computer before Windows even begins to load. It will prohibit any access to the computer at all. So, this is definitely not a password you want to forget!To create a system password, you’ll need to access your computer’s setup utility (also known as CMOS BIOS settings, which stands for “complementary metal oxide semiconductor basic input/output system”). Doing this requires different actions for different computers.Typically, however, if you press Delete, Esc or F1 as soon as you turn on your system, and before it begins to load Windows, you’ll get the setup menu. If in doubt, check your computer’s manual or search online at your system manufacturer’s Web site.Once you’re into the setup utility, scroll through the options until you find a setting for “security,” or it may even be labeled “password.” Enter your desired password and make sure you press “save and exit” (usually F10, but this too varies by machine).

6. Consider laptop PC insurance.Finally, if your laptop is expensive, you might want to insure it. Some homeowners’, renters’ and business insurance policies don’t cover computers, and if they do, they may be limited in the type of coverage.But a few insurers, such as Safeware (www.safeware.com), specialize in insuring computers. You can get an online quote through Safeware or through InsuranceTraders.com, an online directory of insurance companies.Today’s laptops are ripe targets for thieves. If you follow these basic guidelines along with some good common sense, you don’t have to give yours up.

Battery Tips for Mobile Gadgets

SolutionHeaven — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:32:04 +0000

When it comes to battery life, the first thing we think of is laptops. But What about other mobile gadgets? Like PDAs and wireless handsets? How do we make sure your batteries last as long as possible? Here are four tips.

1. Follow instructions and use them right — right from the start. “All batteries should be properly conditioned prior to first use,” says Larry O’Connor, chief executive of Other World Computing, a Woodstock, Ill., developer of battery solutions and computer enhancement products. “You must properly prepare the battery by following the first charge and use instructions.” And what if you don’t? O’Connor warns that failure to follow can shorten the life or runtime of your battery. “Follow the instructions to the letter and that battery will give you a lot more,” he says.

2. Don’t overcharge them. When it comes to batteries for small devices such as PDAs, cell phones or Tablet PCs, the single biggest mistake users make is leaving them plugged in to the charger for lengthy periods after they’ve been fully recharged. “Leaving the batteries, at least those types associated with these devices, on charge for endless periods will reduce the overall life of the battery,” warns Paul Klatt, a quality assurance engineer for Batteries Plus, a Hartland, Wis., commercial-battery distributor. He says battery chargers normally taper down when the battery is fully charged. “However, enduring weeks of even a ‘trickle charge’ creates heat buildup and will eventually cause premature battery failure,” Klatt says. How do you avoid overcharging? Remove the charger right after the battery is fully charged.

3. Use them at regular intervals. This is a problem that affects spare batteries, but it can also be a factor on a backup unit, such as a second cell phone. O’Connor says batteries have to be used in order to get the most out of them. “If you have spares, cycle them at least once every six months — or even better, every three months,” he says. “This will go a long way in keeping your batteries maintained to properly perform.”

4. Stay away from cheap-o replacements. “Quality is very important when it comes to replacement batteries,” says Stefan Betesh, vice president of product development for Sakar International, an Edison, N.J., consumer electronic products manufacturer. Many lesser-known but cheaper brands cut corners when they make their batteries. That can affect the overall life expectancy and performance of the battery. Worse, the batteries may be defective because “most low-end batteries are refurbished or just not working with quality control,” he says. His recommendation? Go with a recognized brand and buy from a reputable source.

But let’s be honest: Keeping your batteries at peak performance is a lot like taking care of an infant. Lots of “dos” and “don’ts” to remember — change this, stay away from that, follow the directions, etc.

Does anyone expect you to do all of this?

Well, not really.

I leave my cell phone charger plugged in overnight from time to time (OK, more than that) and I’ve never cycled my batteries. Is there a solution for those of us who really couldn’t be bothered?

I spoke with Bill Acker, president and CEO of MTI Micro Fuel Cells, an Albany, N.Y., battery manufacturer. He tells me that fuel cells will soon become alternatives to today’s high-maintenance lithium-ion batteries. The new technology can hold up to 10 times more of a charge than conventional batteries. “For the first time,” he says, “wireless and other electronic hand held devices will be truly wireless.”

But fuel cell technology and other innovations like it are still a few years away from being widely available. Until then, these four tips can help you stretch your power supply to the limit.

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