Below compiled some tips on how to save and/ or reduce on petrol as most of the time it hit our wallets.

1. Pump petrol in the morning when the temperature is still cool. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the petrol. When it gets warmer petrol expands, so if you’re filling up in the afternoon or in the evening, what should be a liter is not exactly a liter. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and temperature of the fuel are significant. A one-degree rise in temperature is a big deal but service stations don’t have temperature compensation at their pumps.

2. If a tanker truck is filling the station’s tank at the time you want to buy petrol, do not fill up. Most likely dirt and sludge in the tank is being stirred up when petrol is being delivered, and you might be transferring that dirt from the bottom of their tank into your car’s tank.

3. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full (or half-empty) because the more petrol you have in your tank the less air there is and petrol evaporates rapidly, especially when it’s warm. (petrol storage tanks have an internal floating ‘roof’ membrane to act as a barrier between the gas and the atmosphere, thereby minimizing evaporation).

4. Don’t be trigger happy. If you look at the trigger you’ll see that it has three delivery settings: slow, medium and high. When you’re filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to the high setting. You should be pumping at the slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created while you are pumping. Hoses at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act as a return path for vapor recovery from gas that already has been metered. If you are pumping at the high setting, the agitated petrol contains more vapor, which is being sucked back into the underground tank, so you’re getting less petrol for your money.

5. Pump your Tyres. Keeping your tyres inflated is one of the easiest and most important things saving petrol means saving money one can do to improve fuel economy. If a range is recommended by the manufacturer, the higher pressure should be used to maximize fuel efficiency. Deflated tires run hot and jeopardize safety. It will also cause the tires to wear out prematurely, affect the vehicles adversely, and hurt the fuel economy by increasing the rolling resistance.

6. Buy a pressure gauge for your car. Get a digital gauge instead of the analog one with a pointer. Don’t rely on the gauge at the pump station because it is often faulty or inaccurate.

7. Pump in the right pressure. Check your car door for the right pressure. They are either in PSI or Kpa. Tyres lose about 1 psi pressure per month due to air loss caused by the tyre hitting holes, bumps and curbs. Therefore, the tyres should be checked at least once a month. Just 1 tyre deflated by 2 psi will result in a 1% increase in fuel consumption.

8. Pump your tires when it is cold. That is dont pump your tires when you have driven more than 5 minutes. Hot tyres will not give you the right pressure.

Maintain correct tire pressure. Deflated tires generate excessive heat, wears out faster and increases rolling resistance. However do not over-inflate as this might reduce the tire’s “grip” on the road, causing potential danger if you need to hit the brakes. Checking the tire pressure every 1-2 weeks will help ensure a smooth, safe ride.

9. Drive at the correct speed. More than 50% of your engine’s power is used to overcome aerodynamic drag (air resistance). Since fuel is burnt more rapidly at speeds above 90km/h, as a rough gauge, traveling within the speed limits on the highway would not only be safer, it keeps the cops away and helps you save money. Imagine… your car burns 15% more fuel at 100km/h, and 25% more fuel at 110km/h than at 90km/h. How much more fuel will it burn if you’re traveling at 120km/h?

10. Watch your engine’s RPM. Your car’s engine runs most efficiently between around 1,500 and 2,500 rpm. Therefore shift gears as soon as possible, before your engine reaches 2,500 rpm. For auto-transmission cars, you can always switch to “economy” mode and avoid stepping too hard on the gas. In this way, the transmission will shift gears faster and the gradual acceleration will ensure that less gas is burnt.

11. Unload unnecessary stuff from your car. Every additional 50kg load added increases fuel consumption by two per cent. So avoid using your car trunk as a storage compartment. This habit consumes extra fuel unnecessarily.

12. Drive smoothly. You’ll use up to six times more fuel to move a car from a dead stop. Therefore anticipate the traffic ahead and avoid bringing your car to a complete stop. Also, you can reduce fuel consumption by up to 10 per cent if you do not brake or accelerate unnecessarily. Avoid following another vehicle too closely — this alone will help you avoid 90% of all unnecessary brakes and hard accelerations.

13. Clean your air filter regularly. Clogged air filters can increase fuel consumption by up to 10 per cent. These airflow resistance promotes incomplete combustion and this cause the efficiency of your engine to go down. So clean up or service your air filters when it’s time to.

14. Avoid Speeding. A car has the greatest fuel efficiency at about 60mph. If you accelerate hard from 60 to 80, there will be a big % increase in fuel consumption. If you stick in the left hand lane of a motorway, you will use less petrol because:

i) 60-70 is the most fuel efficient speed.
ii) You will also benefit from the drafting effect of being behind lorries (not too close) but even at a difference you will benefit from reduce air flow.

15. Switch off your engine when not in use. So try not to chat with your girl friends in the car if possible. We often like to leave our engines idling while waiting for passengers or to make an emergency phone call at the side of the road. However if you leave your engine idling for more than a minute, it consumes much more fuel than restarting (your engine). Contrary to popular belief, the increased wear and tear from this practice is negligible.

Others:

1. Car Sharing. For commuting or long distance travelling, always think if you could share the journey with other people. This has the potential to halve your petrol costs. Many cities such as Leeds UK and Los Angeles see the benefits of encouraging car sharing and offer special lanes just for people with more than 1 person in the car.

2. Drive Less. Instinctively, we get used to driving everywhere, because it is often the easiest mode of transport. However, for each journey we can examine whether:

* Is it necessary?
* There is an alternative type of transport.

3. Buy a Bike. 50% of car journeys are less than 2 miles. These journeys will involve low speeds at which fuel consumption will be relatively high. These journeys can easily be taken by bike. They will save both money and time. A bike is also easier to park and navigate. If you get a bike you will save many car journeys are petrol.

4. Smooth Speed. I learnt this technique through cycling. When cycling you think hard about how to save effort. For example, if you see traffic lights in the distance, you allow the car to slow down naturally, neither accelerating or braking. Some people keep the foot on the accelerator and then have to brake hard for the lights. This uses excess petrol. It is better to try and allow the car to travel with its own momentum, and slow down in anticipation of roundabouts and lights rather than leave it to the last second. In traffic jams, try to avoid sudden start and stopping, instead try to keep the car crawling along, this will save petrol.

5. Increase Efficiency of Car. The fuel consumption of your car can be increased by maximising the efficiency of your car in various ways:

* Use correct tyre pressure and check regularly. Many motorists fail to check tyre pressure and end up using more petrol because their car has become more inefficient.
* Reduce Weight. Don’t carry around unnecessary weight in the boot. More weight will increase fuel consumption especially driving up hills.
* Increase aerodynamics. Keeping an empty roof rack on a car will increase the inefficiency of driving and fuel consumption. Remove it where possible.

By following the above tips, you’ll see your petrol consumption fall and your fuel efficiency increase quite dramatically.

Some of the tips are retrieved from forwarded email sent from friends, while a few of them written by our readers. If you have any comment on the content, do not hesitate to drop us a mail.

1) Get inspired - Find your own style. Flip through some furniture catalogues or magazines. Figure out the concept and the overall ‘look’ of your dream kitchen.

2) Measure your room – For better planning, measure and get accurate figure on how big is the actual room available. Else, you may spoil the whole project if this is not done properly.

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4) Perfect your kitchen - Complete your kitchen with mouldings, lighting and sink organizers, trolleys etc. Find out this necessary at one-stop center such as IKEA store.

With the above, you are next-door to your dream kitchen and good luck to you!

We got you an idea on how to determine if your girlfriend is cheating on you (for guys this time).

Try on it and let us know if it works 

In order to hide your email address on Facebook profile, check out the steps below:

1) Click [Profile] and choose [Info] tab

2) Find [Edit Information] and click on the image under [Contact Information]

and then

3) Here, you will select [No one] under ‘Who can see this’ to complete the hiding process. And you’re done!

One of the methods is through playing online typing game. We bring you a list of sites with different features that can help one to build its typing skill:

1) Start from basic

Peter’s Online allow you to start from the foundation step by step, bringing you to another level before going into the ‘field’. For those who are not beginner, you can skip this step.

2) Rapid Typing Zone – Intermediate

First of all, let’s play a simple typing game as warming up. You can either put your own name or leave it as ‘Typist’ before you want to let others know who you are   Once you find it comfortable, you can challenge other typists too!

Beginner? Start from Home Row Keys first.

3) Once you have determined your performance level and  have reached its maximum result, get ready to play with custom mode, where you can edit and personalize the text that you wish to practice! Very bare–bones, but oh, so functional.

Here is where Keybr for.

Let’s check out the world Facebook’s record (352 wpm):

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking four simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and speak a simple sentence (Coherently) (Example: It is sunny out today.)
R *Ask him or her to Raise both arms.
S *Ask him to stick out his Tongue

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediatelyand describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

NOTE: Ask the person to ‘stick’ out his tongue.. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

A true story.

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall – she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics). She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital – (at 6pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don’t die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

1) Decide whether your cat really needs a bath. There may be other ways to clean your cat, such as brushing the cat, combing or even rubbing down with a cloth.

2) Wear appropriate clothing. Not only is it important to wash your cat but it is important to be safe from any possible scratches, major or minor. A jumper or a long-sleeved shirt must be worn so that your cat has no bare skin to scratch, and it is a good idea to wear clothing that isn’t new.

3) Get at least two people involved.

4) Trim all nails.

5) Put a rubber mat in the tub or use a towel.

6) Have shampoo and a small wash cloth ready.

7) Rinse thoroughly with the water in the tub, blot and finish drying. With long-haired cats, you will have to use a comb and more towels. Long hairs mat more easily when wet, so you may wish to comb the coat until it is completely dry.

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Here we will explore further, with Pidgin . Since they are many chatting networks available, we will only share one among the famous that is Google Talk.

1) If you are new to Pidgin, download Pidgin chat client here.

2) Assuming you’ve installed the file, we will next go straight to the configuration like below.

Click [Add] and follow the 2 steps as shown below and complete the [Basic] and [Advance] tab. Once this step is completed, you should be able to connect to GTalk and load your connection/ friends with no mistake. Now we are on our way to find out who actually block you (if any).

3) To check who is blocking you, go to Offline list. These lists may consist of peoples who genuinely not online and also peoples who intentionally block you where their status will shown as Offline as well.

Simply choose any friend whose status is Offline, right click on [Get Info] and you’ll be able to see the secret behind.

Below comparison chart tells which of your connection is really Offline and who are the peoples intentionally blocked you. If he/ she blocked you, nothing will show under Buddy Information.

Interesting? Get started with Pidgin now!

First of all, you need to understand what they expect from their work or efforts.

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CrossLoop enables you to securely view the screen and control a remote computer via the internet as if you were right there.

It is a remote desktop service which allows users to share their computer screens and collaborate with others over the internet. The service was created by CrossLoop Inc. and utilizes TightVNC as part of its services, focusing on providing an easy interface. The service will work even if one or both of the computers are behind a firewall, so that users do not have to make any changes in the router or firewall to establish a connection.

The CrossLoop computer application uses TightVNC to establish a connection between computers, and a separate application to handle the billing of services between the two endpoints. CrossLoop encrypts the data sent across the computers ensuring that the security stays intact. Data is encrypted using a strong 128-bit Blowfish encryption algorithm.

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