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  • Best ways to make extra money in Africa

    Best ways to make extra money in Africa

    Nowadays, the world’s economy is becoming better and bigger than ever before. In this large vast economy, there are endless opportunities where one can earn money. Whether it’s investing in a business or building a passion over a preset goal and finding a way to make money out of it, no matter where you are, you can do something to earn money. We all know Africa doesn’t have the greatest economy in the world, but you would be surprised from the number of opportunities one can find locally, and even online.

    Finding a way to make a profit over natural unlimited resources.

    A company named Agriprotein, based in South Africa, had an ingenious idea which made them rich, and it barely cost them anything. They managed to create healthy feeding supplements for livestock out of nothing but maggots, that’s right, maggots! It might sound a bit disgusting, but here’s how the process goes, first they breed millions of flies daily, and the flies lay eggs which hatch into maggots. These maggots are then fed organic waste, like human and animal excrement, also left over food and blood from nearby butchers and slaughterhouses. Once the maggots or larvae are fed and fattened, they are extracted, properly cleaned, and processed into a proven to be highly nutritious, protein filled livestock feed, which is sold globally! There’s unlimited ways one can make a profit out of natural resources, all you have to do is think outside the box.

    Online Betting/ Live Casino

    Even though casinos are a bit scarce in Africa, doesn’t mean you cannot find ways to do a little gambling and get the chance to win some extra side money. Thanks to the convenience of smartphones or computers and an internet connection, we can now visit the casino and try out the thrilling casino games from the comfort of our own home, some say it’s even safer than visiting the actual casino, and you can also win bigger! This site shows you all you need to know about online casinos and you can even try out the awesome experience, just don’t forget, as much as you can win money at the casino, you can also lose it, so always make sure you keep control.

    Blogging

    Nowadays, some of the world’s biggest and most successful celebrities are bloggers. We all know how social media has hit the world by storm in the past few years. Everyone uses social media, one way or another. It’s not so difficult to become a successful blogger, and the only investment you need to make is something to upload with like a phone or a computer, and if you want to make your blog more interesting, a good camera is important to take pictures and video. Websites like youtube and many more have monetization features which can earn you money through advertising while people watch or read your content. However, you can also make your own monetized blog website, and earn money through it as well.

    Investing in Stocks/Cryptocurrencies

    Nowadays, one of the biggest businesses online is the stock and cryptocurrency market. People invest in stocks from world-renowned companies like Amazon, Tesla, Facebook, knowing that the values of these companies’ stocks can go either up or down. If the value goes up, you can sell your stocks and make a profit. There are ways one can anticipate the market values of stocks, and many people managed to earn millions out of it. With cryptocurrencies, it’s similar. Let’s take bitcoin as an example. There’s a limited amount of bitcoin around the whole world, and the amount keeps going down and down, due to losses through failed accounts and conversions. The value of a bitcoin was the lowest when it first came out, however, now there is about half of what there was when it started, and the more limited it becomes, the higher its value goes in time. 

  • Ten ways to maximize money as a freelance translator

    Ten ways to maximize money as a freelance translator

    Working as an online translator with certain clients in the freelancing industry can be extremely challenging if you do not get acquainted with space quickly. Also, as a freelance translator, you need to achieve financial freedom in order to live a secure life exactly like the full-timers.

    As you are aware that the freelancing industry is extremely volatile and there could be a lot of ups and downs that the industry might go through which can affect the professional that is related with this industry quite massively.

    If you do not want to get affected by any of these things and are interested to establish yourself as a successful freelance translator and maximize your money there are certain tips and tricks that you need to know. You can access the below section of the article to understand those techniques that can help you to increase your finances freelance translators.

    Word of mouth works brilliantly

    A lot of people suggest that you need to go for advertising in order to publicize yourself to get more work. The trick is not about advertising yourself on a large scale; it is important that you start spreading the word amongst your friends and relatives and word of mouth can turn out to be a wonderful technique and can also help you to save a lot of money on advertisement.

    Real-world experiences better

    A lot of people would recommend you to start investing in classroom sessions in order to understand the freelancing world or the concepts of translation. It is always important to gain experience by getting a good number of projects. These are such professions where practical knowledge is highly recommended rather than theory.

    Never try to get an extra degree in your native language

    How to stop to translate mentally into the native language (Part 1) | by Ekaterina Zubarik | Medium

    If you are already fluent in your native language, it is important that you do not spend unnecessary time and money in getting an extra certification or degree in the same language. As you would already be proficient, it is good that you invest the money on some other languages and become bilingual or multilingual. This can help you to get more number of projects and in turn, help you to make more money.

    Never compromise on the charges

    If you are confident enough with the kind of work that you deliver, it is important that you charge what you are worth for. There are a lot of online translatorsthat compromise on very less amount of money, and this is eventually going to make you feel dejected as you would start facing a lot of financial crunches.

    Get to understand the cycles

    Once you start working as a freelance translator at dormzi or other platform, you would be able to quickly understand the ups and downs that occur during every cycle. During the peak season, it is important that you earn more and you can relax when the workflow is less. Understanding the cycle would also help you to learn your finance Management.

    Plan your expenses

    People quit the freelancing world, not because of the challenges that the industry poses but, it is mainly because of the incompetency of an individual. You must always remember that comparing full-time employment with the freelancing world is only going to make you feel disappointed. When you start working as a freelancer, you must start jotting down your expenses and plan them accordingly, and this is how you are going to become richer as a freelancer.

    Earn before you start spending

    It is important to acquire some wealth even before you switch into the freelancing world. Earning as a freelancer right at the start can be quite challenging. Hence, even before you spend on something, remember to earn.

    Time is money

    There are a lot of times where freelancer would face doth of assignments in the areas of translation. During such times it is important that you start utilizing the time effectively without wasting it on relaxation. You must know other ways of generating income for yourself, and that is another way of maximizing your earnings as a freelancer in the translation industry.

    Do not give up on any assignments

    Some of the assignments can be extremely tricky, but it is important that you take them up, especially when there is a change in the cycle. You can seek help from the other freelancers and finish the work, and that is going to help you to earn quite a bit.

    Start taking classes

    As a translator, you would certainly be proficient in grammar. In order to increase your income, you can start to take classes for people that are looking forward to developing their language skills.

    These are some of the most important ways that can help you to maximize your money as a freelancer in the translation industry.

  • Data Recovery Superheroes Rescued Lost Photos from Burned Hard Drive

    Data Recovery Superheroes Rescued Lost Photos from Burned Hard Drive

    Our home is a reflection of our lifestyle. It takes years of hard work to build a home that tells the story of who we are, where we’ve been, as well as the things and people we love. Imagine what if all of a sudden your “happy place” turns to nothing. What if suddenly everything is lost, forever! Imagine losing that first cricket bat your father gifted you, that antique piano that you inherited from your grandfather, the first bicycle of your child, and all those precious memorable pictures hanging on the wall of your living room. It can be traumatic to lose the things that money can’t buy. But life is full of unexpected, tragic events. And one such awful incident happened this year with Ethan Miller, a resident of Los Angeles.

    On July 25, 2020, Miller, along with his wife and twin daughters, was sleeping peacefully. It was the weekend so nobody was expected to wake up early morning. Also, last night the couple celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary so everyone was tired. But at 4:30 in the morning Miller felt uneasy in his sleep and got up. To his surprise, the bedroom was filled with smoke. He immediately alerted Karen, his wife and they both rushed to their children’s bedroom. Before the family could understand anything, their life changed completely. Their home went up in flames right in front of their eyes. The lovely family of four was standing in front of their happy place, watching it burn to ashes. 

    It is believed that the fire started in the kitchen and the party’s leftover alcohol bottles and candles ignited the flames. The fire spread to the nearby furniture across the living room and eventually the whole house. The family managed to escape the fire without any physical injury but by the time help arrived they had already lost most of their possessions. Luckily, the family had insurance but rebuilding life after losing everything takes a while. Of all the things lost, the family was most upset about losing the things that money can’t buy- their memories. 

    Miller is fond of photography. He had an extensive collection of vinyl records, as well as photographs that were all destroyed. The pain of losing your precious collection that you’ve maintained over the years can be unbearable. When sharing his experience, Ethan Miller said, “I always knew that fires are common in Los Angeles but never thought it could happen to me. This incident left shock, horror, and emptiness. We have both practical and emotional hurdles to overcome. Besides the monetary loss, the most traumatic part was the loss of one particular hard drive that contained the most precious moments of my life. From my wedding photographs to the last pictures of my parents- everything was stored in a hard drive that was burned in that tragic fire. It was this same hard drive that contained a video reel of my twin daughters. I was collecting clippings of my daughters from the moment they were born. There were videos of all their birthdays, the first word they spoke, the first step they took- all moments that can’t be recreated. I wanted to compile these pictures and clipping to make a video when they both turn 16. But then all of it was lost. I was insured and could buy new stuff but not these memories.”

    Miller was disheartened looking at the state of his charred hard drive. But it was Karen who did some research and found Platinum Data Recovery. The couple approached this data recovery company with little hopes because their drive was badly damaged. But after facing troubles for the past several days, this time they were not disappointed. “I approached Platinum Data Recovery knowing that there’re little or no hopes of recovering our data. But these geniuses didn’t let us down”, said Karen. 

    Los Angeles County experience intense heatwave and the strong winds often help to fan the flames in the region. Fire accidents are common in this region due to which Platinum Data Recovery receives many cases of recovering data from fire-damaged media. “When we received Miller’s hard drive, it was deformed but luckily the platters with information and ROM chip were intact. We took the PCB (printed circuit board) out of the damaged drive to extract the small chip called “ROM”. ROM chip is what makes hard drive’s PCB unique. We have cleaned and unsoldered ROM chip to read the information from it. This information was written to the donor PCB. After that we took the drive to our ISO 5 class 100 cleanroom and moved the platters to the donor drive’s base casting that had new read/write heads assembly. All these steps allowed us to recover about 97% of the lost data. With years of experience, our team has become proficient in recovering data from damaged platters and rebuilding electronic components.” avers David Green, Senior Engineer at Platinum Data Recovery.

    Unlike other cases of data loss, recovering lost photos from the burned drive is extremely complicated. This is because fire damage results in physical component failure. In this case, data extraction was challenging because engineers needed to find the right model of the donor drive, which was very rare. Severely damaged drives can’t be cloned easily and need to undergo a meticulous recovery process in the cleanroom to make it cloneable. After performing several levels of work on the drive, the team at Platinum Data Recovery was finally successful in retrieving the precious memories of the Miller family. “I can get new furniture and appliances but without David Green and his team, I would have lost the most precious memories of my life. When I lost everything, these superheroes rescued my most valuable belongings.”

  • South Africa Struggling To Overcome the Impact of Coronavirus

    African response to the novel coronavirus pandemic that started in early January of 2020 has been a very mixed basket. Some countries like Tanzania and Burundi literally ignored the whole problem and did not enact any of the necessary health and safety regulations that would prevent further spread of the virus. Nigeria, which is one of the largest countries, did recognize the danger but lagged behind on testings and contact tracing policies. However, there are some that decided to follow up on every regulation and bring in a necessary quarantine period for the citizens to try and outlast the virus spread. Countries like South Africa were on the frontiers of proper regulations, although a bit too much with tobacco and alcohol sales ending up restricted as well. The nation started testing the citizens in mass and tried to contain the issue before it spread further. The acting president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, became quite popular with the people with these policies and rallied huge support from the population. This even manifested itself into health minister, M.D. Zweli Mkhize, travelling around the country informing people about the president’s decision.

    Problems with Lockdown

    The problem arose due to the fact that the South African economy is not strong enough to support the strict 3 week lockdown period. The quarantine was made effective to curb the spread of the virus. The army was brought in to help the police keep the population in check. Only groceries, pharmacies, filling stations, and banks were allowed to open. Educational institutions were closed down almost instantly. Otherwise, Zweli Mkhize has warned the population that if the infection escapes into the city as much as 70% of the population could become infected. The inner movement through big cities like Johannesburg is extremely hard to regulate though since a lot of people are living in very close proximity to each other in cramped shacks that do not even have enough comfort to enforce at least basic hygiene. However, the national government’s lockdown was so strict without the ability to send out meaningful stimulus packages to households that it in conjunction with the ever-increasing unemployment rate pushed a big number of people to literal hunger. The government was forced to ease the restrictions and just go with the faith in the people of South Africa to abide by the social distancing laws.

    Breath of Fresh Finances

    A number of people started searching for an alternative income source. The tourism industry was shut down, there were no flights, no hotels, restaurants, schools, no gold mines, trains, nothing. Those who were fortunate enough to have some money on the side started researching trading as the means to try and stay afloat. A huge number of people utilized the available resources and learned much about the foreign exchange market (Forex, FX) through online sources. Apart from this, South Africa boasts one of the most regulated and well off FX industries due to the hard work of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), which is the successor to the Financial Services Board (FSB), which managed to root out a number of scam companies from its market making it possible to trade in a much safer environment for people who had the necessary hardware (which may be anything from a simple smartphone, tablet, laptop or even PC) and an internet connection. One of the most useful tools that came out from this growth in effectiveness and size of government interference in the financial industry was the huge number of FX related websites trying to navigate beginners through dangerous waters of a young market. Most websites would try to narrow down the perspective to just news provision, while others would directly deal with the companies operating in the country. Based on the information gathered on one such platform the Top Forex Brokers website the growth in FX trading popularity gave a boost to the economy and South Africa now boasts as much as $20,37 billion in daily traded volume on forex across all instruments plus all the revenue that entrepreneurs managed to generate through operating these information sources.

    The FX trading has become so prevalent that the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) now ranks the South African rand as the 18th most commonly traded currency in the world. This may not seem like much but it’s quite an achievement considering there are more than 100 different official currencies across the world. 

    South Africa Now

    Things were going fine and dandy for the duration of the quarantine. However, once it was lifted – fast forward five months – and the country quickly became the world’s fifth-biggest outbreak hotspot. As much as 640,000 citizens are infected with almost 16,000 people who succumbed to the illness. The dysfunctional politics and weak economy became large contributors to the widespread outbreak. The government just did not have enough funds to finance the people of South Africa to stay at home. Although the number of infected is huge the most pessimistic forecast was estimating as many as 1.2 million infected with over 50,000 deaths. This means that for now, the situation could have been much worse. As a comparison, Brazil has over 3.3 million cases and 108,000 deaths. However, the efforts from knowledgable people to study and overcome the issues by finding additional stable income through trading currency pairs on FX has paid off. Rand trading has increased as much as 182% over the last year since the coronavirus started rocking the world. 

    The coronavirus hit the economy in a very damaging way that will probably take a couple of decades to recover from. There are reports that the South African economy shrank by almost a third of what it used to be before the pandemic. The annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to collapse by almost 33% during the three months period in just one financial quarter. 

  • Windows 10 File Sharing Not Working? Here Is How to Fix It

    Windows 10 File Sharing Not Working? Here Is How to Fix It

    File Sharing is a Windows snap-in feature provides by Microsoft that is designed to facilitate users’ to share files on the same LAN with just a few steps.

    However, an increasing number of people complain that they encounter the error of Windows 10 file sharing not working, especially after updating to 1803/1809. So, do you know how to solve the error of Windows 10 file sharing not working? To fix this problem, you can choose to restart your computer, enable file and network sharing, turn off password protected sharing, allow file sharing through Windows Firewall, or share files via other ways, such as trying MiniTool ShadowMaker to share files on other locations or another computer as long as they are on the same LAN.

    So, in this post, we will show you how to fix the Windows 10 file sharing not working error.

    How to Fix Windows 10 File Sharing Not Working?

    Way 1. Restart Your Computer

    Some users may doubt this method, but you can indeed try this solution when encountering the Windows 10 file sharing not working issue. And if this method does not take effect, try the following ones.

    Way 2. Enable File and Network Sharing

    In order to fix the error Windows 10 file sharing not working, you can try enabling File and Network sharing.

    Now, here is the tutorial.

    1. Open Control Panel.
    2. Choose Network and Sharing Center.
    3. On the left panel, choose Change advanced sharing settings.
    4. Then under Private section, check the options Turn on network discovery and Turn on file and printer sharing.
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    1. After that, right-click the items you want to share and choose Properties. Then go to the Sharing tab and click Advanced Sharing. Next, check the Share this folder option and click Apply and OK. Besides, you can change its permissions.

    Once all steps are finished, check whether the error of Windows 10 file sharing not working is fixed.

    Way 3. Turn Off Password Protected Sharing

    When Password protected sharing feature is enabled, then other users either need to have a user account on your PC or they should be familiar with your username and password. So, if they are not, they would come across the Windows 10 file sharing not working error. Hence, you can try turning off password protected sharing.

    Now, here is the tutorial.

    1. Open Control Panel.
    2. Choose Network and Sharing Center.
    3. On the left panel, choose Change advanced sharing settings.
    4. Then expand the All Networks.
    5. Scroll down to find the Password protected sharing.
    6. Then check the option Turn off password protected sharing.
    7. At last, click Save changes.
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    Once all steps are finished, check whether the error Windows 10 file sharing not working is solved.

    Way 4. Allow File Sharing Through Windows Firewall

    If the File and Printer feature is disabled in Windows Firewall, you may also come across the error of Windows 10 file sharing not working. In this situation, you need to allow file sharing through Windows Firewall.

    Now, here is the tutorial.

    1. Open Control Panel.
    2. Then choose Windows Defender Firewall.
    3. In the pop-up window, choose Allow an app feature through Windows Defender Firewall.
    4. Then choose Change settings.
    5. Scroll down to find File and Printer Sharing and check it.
    6. Then tick it under the Public tab.
    7. At last, click OK to save the changes.
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    Once all steps are completed, check whether the error of Windows 10 file sharing not working is fixed.

    Top Recommendation – Share Files via Another Way

    When the Windows 10 file sharing is not working, other users will fail to access the files in the shared folder on your computer. So, you can try another way to share files.

    In this situation, you can choose to transfer files to an external device so that everyone can access it or you can choose to send the files to the shared folder on their computer. To achieve that, MiniTool ShadowMaker is competent. It is a piece of file sync software, allowing you to send the files to an external device or send the files to another shared folder with quick.

    MiniTool Software company has been developing innovative, professional partition management software, data backup utilities and data recovery solutions for users from 180+ countries and areas for over 10 years. Their software products have got featured by a lot of authoritative tech news sites such as TechRadar, LifeHacker, PCWorld, CNET, FileHorse, TechAdvisor, Softpedia, etc.

    Here we will show you how to share files with MiniTool ShadowMaker.

    1. Launch MiniTool ShadowMaker.
    2. Then go to the Sync page.
    3. Click Source module to select the files you want to share or sync to another location. You can select a lot of files at a time.
    4. Then click Destination to choose a target disk. You can choose a portable device. Also, you can choose a shared folder. If you choose a shared folder, you should type the path, username and password.
    5. After that, click Sync Now to continue.
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    Once all steps are finished, you have successfully synced files to the portable device. Then connect the device to another computer and other users are able to access it.

    A big difference between Sync feature of MiniTool ShadowMaker and Copy and Paste feature is that the Sync feature enables you to transfer files with fast speed even though they are large files. If there is not available portable device, you can choose to sync files to the shared folder.

    As for how to fix Windows 10 file sharing not working issue, this post has shown several solutions. In order to share files with other people, you can also try MiniTool ShadowMaker. It allows you to sync files to different locations and sync large files and folders with lighting speed.

  • How To Use GBoard App To Scan Your Face And Create Your Personal Facebook Stickers

    How To Use GBoard App To Scan Your Face And Create Your Personal Facebook Stickers

    Expressing oneself during chats or in comment sections on various social media platforms has over the years improved and become less difficult.

    In the past, it was purely text and photos. There was nothing like Emojis. So one had to try so much to put out the right text to convey a message and the exact emotions they had at the time of putting out the text. This however changed when the emoji era came.

    People shared their emotions with various emojis here and there. It was easier to understand how people felt with emojis. It also made conversations more beautiful and colourful.

    And then came to the master move called stickers. Stickers became the biggest chat elements on social media when they were introduced. Barely could anyone read comments on social media without stickers? It has become a widespread element of the global chat culture. People of all races and genders use stickers now to express humour and other emotions on social media.

    However, Google’s Gboard keyboard has the icing for the global ‘Sticker cake’. With Gboard, anyone can create mini avatar stickers of themselves using their real face. It is very simple and can be customized as well.

    In this article, I shall teach you how to create your own Gboard avatar sticker from your smartphone – both android and IOS.

    But before we get into the steps involved, you first need to install the Google Gboard on your smartphone. For android users, you can get your Gboard for free here. If you are an IOS users, the Gboard keyboard is also available for free. Get it here.

    You can learn more about how to add, edit or customize android keyboards here.

    How To Create Your Personal Mini Avatar Sticker On Android

    1. Open any application which requires the use of Keyboard. So, it can be your normal text app or Whatsapp, Facebook messenger or any other app in that category. Select the emoji icon beside the Space bar on your Gboard Keyboard.
    2. Click on ‘Stickers’ and click on the Green Plus (+) sign on the right.
    3. Select ‘Create’
    4. Next, the face scanner will pop up on the screen. When asked to permit the scanner to access your camera, kindly grant the permission and fit your face into the space provided on your screen, using your front camera. Click on the camera icon to snap your face.
    5. The keyboard will automatically come up with a list of stickers based on the photo you took. To edit them, you can select any of them and start customizing. Otherwise, just press ‘Done’ on your screen to add them to your list of stickers.
    6. You can either start using your stickers by selecting the ‘my minis’ button on your stickers menu or you can customize each of them.

    How To Create Your Personal Mini Avatar Sticker On Your Iphone

    1. Open the Gboard app on your iPhone.
    2. Select the stickers link and click on ‘create’ from the ‘Browse’ tab.
    3. Next, the face scanner will pop up on the screen. When asked to permit the scanner to access your camera, kindly grant the permission and fit your face into the space provided on your screen, using your front camera. Click on the camera icon to snap your face.
    4. The keyboard will automatically come up with a list of stickers based on the photo you took. To edit them, you can select any of them and start customizing. Otherwise, just press ‘Done’ on your screen to add them to your list of stickers.
    5. You can either start using your stickers by selecting the ‘my minis’ button on your stickers menu or you can customize each of them.

    How To Customize Your Mini Stickers

    After successfully creating your Mini stickers with your Gboard keyboard, the next thing you want to do is to be able to customize it to fit your preference. Here, in this section of this article, I will take you through how to customize your mini stickers.

    1. Click on stickers in your Emoji list on your Gboard Keyboard.
    2. Click on My Minis
    3. There are a list of categories displayed. Click on ‘Customize’ beneath the category you wish to edit.
    4. You can then change the appearance of your mini sticker by changing the face shape, hair, hair colour, eye shape, eyebrow shape and size, nose shape, facial hair and colour, Facial marks, Glass frames and style, Shirt colour, Piercings and earring positions.

    Note: This app does not provide a perfect shape for your head, ears or nose so your sticker may not look exactly as you do. It is still worth the effort though since it still produces a near-perfect result.

    Conclusion

    Social media is interesting because people are able to share their opinions and views freely and it provides various perspectives on issues. This is more so because of the use of emojis and stickers to convey various emotions and expressions.

    What if you can further customize those stickers and emojis to look just like you? Yes, it’s possible with Google’s Gboard keyboard. And in this article, we took you through how to create your own sticker with this application as well as how to customize it further.

    I hope you found this article very interesting and helpful. If you have any questions, comments or reservations regarding this post, kindly leave them in the box below this post or contact us.

    We write because you read. And we appreciate your presence on this blog daily. Kindly share this article with people within your network.

  • Online Security With 7 Top-Rated VPN Services 2020

    Online Security With 7 Top-Rated VPN Services 2020

    Choosing a reliable top-rated VPN is not an easy task. Much depends on the extensive testing done, but much of it also depends on the user. Everyone has different needs when it comes to VPN services, and it is not easy to find, which is the best and top rated VPN in everything.

    The VPN market is becoming more extensive and more popular every year. This review will help you choose the best and reliable VPN for Windows, macOS, iOS, or Android that will make your online life safer.

    7 Top-rated VPN Services 2020

    The following are seven top-rated VPN services in 2020: 

    1. NordVPN

    NordVPN has an exciting 2019, and into this new year (2020), its users are still increasing. It has proven its worth in the VPN industry by overcoming some challenges and providing a ton of new services and products.

    Their strength remains in the mainstream VPN service because they are serving a remarkable network of over five thousand servers in fifty-nine countries around the world. This thing makes them different from the competitor and keeps them one of the biggest and top-rated VPN in the VPN industry.

    They offer users great anonymity options, consistent and fast speeds, reliable performance, and reasonable pricing options. 

    2. ExpressVPN

    ExpressVPN is one of the most trusted, reputable, and top-rated VPN. In fact, it is one of our best solutions for online security because its services are safe, reliable, and stable.

    It is hosting over three thousand servers in ninety-four countries around the world. It is offering a long and outstanding list of features, including access to content or restricted sites such as Netflix, youtube, BBC iPlayer, and support for P2P file sharing.

    Of course, many additional services, making it top-ranked VPN on this list.

    3. Surfshark

    Surfshark is the fastest growing newcomer in the VPN industry. This service, founded in 2018, is fast, powerful, reliable, and offered at an unbeatable price of $ 1.99 / month.

    Surfshark has already expanded its network to include more than seventeen hundred servers in over sixty countries. 

    The entire Surfshark experience was speedy. Even if you may run into potential problems, there should be no cause for alarm as their support team will resolve any issues quickly. 

    Of course, many additional services make it a top-rated VPN such as: 

    • block ads and phishing attempts, 
    • unlimited device connectivity, 
    • and affordable prices. 

    4. FastestVPN

    FastestVPN offers one of the most outstanding long term plans. They have undergone many improvements and having the fastest and stable speeds as their name claims. Overall, the specs are top-notch, the performance is good, and it also comes with a seven-day money-back guarantee. 

    5. Hotspot Shield

    Hotspot Shield is providing its users with military-grade encryption and hosting over two thousand servers in twenty-five countries. It is one of the largest and top-rated VPN providers with a forty-five-day money-back guarantee. 

    They also support every device (mobile, desktop, tablets, etc.) available today so you can run it on up to 5 dives at the same time.

    6. PureVPN

    PureVPN prides itself on providing excellent quality VPN for media streaming and geolocation restrictions. This works great for Netflix and other similar services and includes support for desktop, mobiles, Kodi, and even Chromebooks.

    It also has a vast server network spanning one hundred and forty countries – one of the most prolific in the world. PureVPN prices start at $ 3.33 per month on a 2-year plan.

    7. VyprVPN

    Switzerland-based VyperVPN is a no-fuss, no-fuss Virtual Private Network (VPN) service provider. They are different because they own (do not rent) their servers. That is the reason they have more control over the security of their services than other VPNs.

    For those concerning geolocation restrictions on services like Netflix, youtube, Facebook, etc., this can be an exciting choice. They developed their protocol, known as Chameleon, which is mainly designed to hide your identity and the fact that you are using a VPN service. 

    It’s easy to use and validates many of the required fields for as little as $ 2.50 a month on a two-year plan, especially if Chameleon protocol is enabled.

    After going through a lot of top-rated VPNs, we have mentioned a few big names. These VPNs have high ratings across all categories (privacy, speed, stability, customer service levels, and pricing). 

    Use these Top-rated VPNs and enjoy online security! 

  • Choose the Best and Cheapest Website Builder

    Choose the Best and Cheapest Website Builder

    Do you know that 75% of people look online before purchasing a service or product? So, in this century, if you don’t have a website for your business, your chances of growth are lesser. If you want to make a business website, blog, or an online store, you search the best and cheapest website builder. There are multiple options available in the market, and each one claims of being the best and most affordable. So how to choose the cheapest website builder? In this article, we have discussed some website builders to help you to find the right option at an affordable price. So Let’s begin. 

    Cheapest Website Builder

    The following are the five best and cheapest website builders: 

    WordPress

    WordPress comes first on our list because it is the most popular and reliable website builder. More than 34% of online websites are using WordPress. And the craziest thing about WordPress is that it’s totally free. You can call it a Wikipedia of Website builders, community-driven, and completely open-source.

    Moreover, this website builder comes with more than 10,000 plugins. These plugins can be used for SEO, eCommerce, image sliders, creating tables, adding payment portals, and increasing the functionality of the website. 

    In addition, you can build your website according to the requirements of your business or niche. There are much user-friendly drag and drop builders like Divi, Elementor, and Beaver. Due to its wide range of functionalities, WordPress is an attractive builder for blog owners, larger websites, and also for small business websites.

     Wix

    The next cheapest website builder on our list is Wix. It was started in 2006. Now becomes one of the best options for those who want a responsive, quick, and a beautiful website. It is also famous for its attractive and responsive templates that you can install in only one click. If you want an easy and beginner-friendly builder, Wix is the right choice for you. 

    If you don’t want to set the built-in template, you can design your website according to your need. Furthermore, Wix provides you with the ability to edit desktop and mobile views differently from one another. 

    As for the price, Wix offers the following plans: 

    • Connect Domain (Most Basic): $4.50 per month
    • Combo (For personal use): $8.50 per month
    • Unlimited (Entrepreneur and Freelancers): $12.50 per month
    • VIP (First Priority Support): $24.50 per month

    All premium plan by Wix provides you with hosting, theme, bandwidth, storage, support, and domain name. Its overall rating and performance make it a highly recommended website builder. 

    Weebly

    The third number on our cheapest website builders is Weebly. It is now operated and owned by Square that is a payment portal. While Weebly is known for its lackluster features, user-friendly interface, and attractive templates.

    If you look at their library of theme/templates, you can notice its hundreds of excellent looking templates as compare to others. All theme comes with drag and drop features. You have multiple options to choose from, such as:

    • Small business 
    • Online stores
    • Persona website
    • Event website
    • Portfolio website
    • Large business 

    It offers you a free version with limited functionality. To get all the features, you have to buy its premium plans. When it comes to the pricing, Weebly offers the following plans:

    • Connect (connect a domain) $5.00 per month
    • Pro (include professional website features): $12.00 per month 
    • Business (fully integrated eCommerce): $25.00 per month
    • Business Plus (Advanced email marketing and eCommerce features) 

    After discussing their price plans, we can say that Weebly is a great website builder with affordable prices and simple to use drag and drop templates. 

    Squarespace

    Squarespace is, last but not least. You will notice that it’s not as cheap as the other website builders are. But the services offered by it has no comparison. One of the highlighting features of Squarespace is its beautiful templates. It has 60 templates created by professional designers. If you want to build your blog, Squarespace is a best choice because of its design, functionality, and blogging tools.

    Squarespace offers the following price plans:

    • Personal: $12.00 per month (save 25% annually)
    • Business: $18.00 per month (save 30% annually) 
    • Commerce: $26.00 per month (save 13% annually)
    • Advanced Commerce: $40.00 per month (save 13% per month)

    They are definitely not as cheaper than the others, but they offer a lot for the price such as:

    • Unlimited bandwidth 
    • Unlimited storage
    • Free custom domain 
    • Free hosting 

    It also supports OpenTable, YouTube, Xero, Twitter, DropBox, and Instagram. So if you want to treat yourself, Squarespace is the best option! 

    We have discussed the website builders that we have tried personally and found them the best among the others. We hope this website will help you to find the best and cheapest Website Builder for you. 

  • Why Upgrading Your Home Router Can Be A Good Idea

    Why Upgrading Your Home Router Can Be A Good Idea

    Have you had the same router for 5 years or more? You’re not alone in having an old router. Most people think the age of their router is unimportant. After all, it still works so there’s no problem, right? Wrong! 

    Updating an outdated router can be a wise decision.

    Why Should I Update My Router?

    Your router is a hard worker. You plug it in and it works for years. You probably don’t even think about it unless something goes wrong. But just because there’s not a major malfunction doesn’t mean it’s giving you the best performance. This is simply because router performance tends to degrade over time.

    An ignored router can provide a less-than-perfect internet connection. And this will affect every user on the network. Dropped connections, the inability to connect at all nodes – all can result when your router is old and decrepit.

    Upgrading an old router to a more recent model can provide immediate improvement. A router made within the last 4 years is likely to have wider Wi-Fi coverage, a stronger signal, and a better way to handle heavy traffic loads. Modern routers have to handle everything from streaming movies, streaming music, and online gaming – the demands are heavier than just a few years ago.

    Here are some great reasons why upgrading your home router is possibly a great idea

    More Devices Can Connect at Once

    Most people love their electronics. Cell phones, tablets, computers, gaming consoles, etc… And everything connects to the internet. It’s estimated that in 2017, there were around 27 billion devices connected to the internet. And that number is expected to reach 125 billion within the next 10-years. That’s a lot of devices!

    If you want your network to keep pace with demand, then it’s important to have a router that can handle multiple devices.

    A newer router with MU-MIMO technology can easily handle several devices at once. MU-MIMO stands for Multiple User Multiple Input Multiple Output, and it allow simultaneous wireless transmissions.

    Less Interference and Congestion on Your Home Network for Better Performance

    An newer router is likely a dual-band router (or eve tri-band) – or it should be. The old but familiar 801.11b and 802.11g both use the 2.4GHz band. A newer router should provide 802.11n or 802.11ac, which uses the 5GHz band (or 2.4GHz if you like).

    In most cases, you’ll have the option to choose between 2.4GHz and 5GHz on your home network. You can choose 2.4GHz for older electronic equipment, and 5GHz for newer gadgets that support that band.

    Multiple people watching YouTube, streaming videos, and playing games can really clog a network. But multiple bands can help prevent this slowdown.

    Improved Features

    A newer router will likely have features not available on an older router. These features either didn’t exist when the older router was created. Or the features were so hard to understand until it required a degree in computer science to use them.

    Things are much easier now when it comes to accessing features on a newer router. You might have the option to set bandwidth preferences for certain devices (QoS). You could have the option of blocking certain devices from the internet during certain times of day (Parental Controls). You could even be able to set-up a guest network for visitors in your home.

    The features depend on the type of router you have. And with a new router, you’re likely to have easy access to several helpful features.

    Save Money if You Rent from an ISP

    Is your internet connection via a cable company (like Comcast)? If so, you’re probably renting your modem or router for $4 a month or more. Examine your bill. You might see where you’re charged monthly for the equipment. Upgrading your equipment and buying it outright can save you money.

    A router will cost anywhere from $40 up to $100 or maybe more. But you will save in the long run by paying for it upfront.

    Now is the perfect time to take advantage of new technology by updating your router.

  • How to cancel auto-renewal on MTN, GLO, Airtel, and 9Mobile in Nigeria

    How to cancel auto-renewal on MTN, GLO, Airtel, and 9Mobile in Nigeria

    Data renewal may be a sensitive issue on the opposite aspect and additionally dangerous thing, on the other hand, the gain to be gotten has to put into consideration in favour of the decision-item in question.

    Auto-Renewal of data plan annoys web users because some of the subscribers don’t seem to be interested in the selected data plan again.

    MTN, Glo, Airtel as well as Etisalat(9mobile) are the networks that activate the automated renewal of data plans, immediately the existing data has expired or got exhausted.

    If you are a not too stable internet user and don’t always do things online, then this post is actually for you. After you get data subscription from MTN, GLO, Airtel and/or Etisalat (9mobile), auto-data renewal policy is mechanically activated on the subscription plan.

    Whenever your data subscription is exhausted and there’s available airtime on your line, the network would automatically deduct your credit and renew your current data subscription plan that is weird to a once in a while web user.

    How to Cancel Auto-Renewal on Etisalat (9mobile) line

    9mobile (used to be Etisalat) made it easier for her customers to cancel the automated reviving of the data subscription bundle/ plans when it expires.

    With a brief USSD Code you dial on your mobile phone, auto-renewal is off for good for all active data subscription bundles on your line.

    • Simply dial *229*0# to deactivate the data auto-renewal feature.

    Alternatively,

    • Text STOP to 229 and
    • you would receive a confirmation message from 9mobile that your request was successful.
    • You can keep trying until you get a confirmation message from the network provider.

    How to Cancel Auto-Renewal On Airtel line

    Airtel possesses low-cost data subscription plans for users to subscribe and keep connected with friends on-line. Kindly choose one of the available data plans that best suit your budget.

    After you have made the activation, you should activate the auto-renewal feature so that Airtel doesn’t tamper with your airtime once the data subscription data bundle expires.

    To opt-out of auto-renew on Airtel:

    • Text “STOP” to 141. Or
    • Text “STOPAUTORENEW” TO 440.
    • you would receive a confirmation message from Airtel that your request was successful.
    • You can keep trying until you get a confirmation message from the network provider.

    How to Cancel Auto-Renewal on Glo Line

    There isn’t any doubt that Glo Nigeria offers large data volumes for a very small amount and at an equivalent time they struggle to alleviate you the strain of subscribing to their data plans manually.

    Glo superimposed the automated re-subscription feature just in case your existing data subscription bundle expires, it gets revived automatically.

    The Glo auto-renewal option is nice, however not everybody values that, therefore we have given the easy technique to deactivate auto-renewal on your Glo line:

    • Kindly Send “CANCEL” to 127
    • You would receive a confirmation message from Glo informing you that the operation was made.

    You might need to contact the Glo client Care line, just in case the higher than code didn’t work for you.

    • Simply dial 121 and lay your complaint

    How to Cancel Auto-Renewal on your MTN Line

    • Firstly, you need to dial *123*5*1# and reply with 2, to ascertain your existing data plan.
    • Now cross-check the list of the data subscription plans in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and replica the subscription code.
    • send the No Plus Subscription code to 131.

    For example, to cancel auto-renewal on MTN daily arrange (50MB), SMS “NO114” to 131.

    • you would receive a confirmation message from MTN that your request was successful.
    • You can keep trying until you get a confirmation message from the network provider.

    Conclusion

    I can boldly say it is sweet to recharge your line and purchase a brand new data subscription data bundle. Gboah! You’ve received your requested data subscription bundle and it is time to start browsing/ surfing the internet.

    Then, what if your data subscription expires and you don’t need to subscribe at the instant; due to one issue or the other. we hope that this article shows you ways to cancel auto-renewal on MTN, Airtel, 9mobile, and Glo.