YouTube Monetization disabled and re-enabled!

Like many small time YouTube creators, I also got an email in January 2018 about changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP)  regarding changes new threshold of 4,000 hours of watchtime within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers. The revenue wasn't much but it was good to get some revenue from the little effort made in creating some videos. Unfortunately, my channel did not meet the subscriber threshold though watch time was alright. So, as per the new rules, monetization was set to be disabled.

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How to resize photograph and signature to certain width and height in pixels and file size in KB?

This post is intended for those who are trying to submit or upload images on websites that ask for certain dimension - both in size and pixels. How to resize photograph and signature to certain width and height in pixels and file size in KB? Most online applications for government exams in India asks for scanned photograph and signature in specific pixel size and image size such as -

 Upload Scanned Images of Photograph and Signature:

    The scanned images of photograph and Signature should be in jpg/jpeg format only.
    Size of the photo image must be between 20 KB to 40 KB
    Size of the signature image must be between 20 KB to 40 KB
    Dimension of photograph image should be 3.5 cm(width) x 4.5 cm(Height) only.
    Dimension of signature image should be 3.5 cm(length) x 1.5 cm(Height) only.

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How to select your own channels on Airtel Dish TV as per TRAI rules?

There are numerous TV channels today but only a few selected channels are watched by most subscribers depending on various factors such as age, interest, gender etc. Kids would like to watch cartoons, youth may want to watch music, movies and sports. Elderly people may want to watch news, religious channels etc. With so many channels of the same kind, as subscribers we are paying even for channels we don't watch. 

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How to uninstall Intune Company Portal from Android?

Microsoft Intune is a product from Microsoft which helps organizations manage access to corporate apps, data, and resources. Company Portal is the app that lets an employee of a company, securely access those resources. The Intune Company Portal is a provides access to corporate apps and resources from almost any network.


The Company Portal App is installed as a Device Administrator. Therefore, the uninstall process is slightly different from that of regular Android Apps. In this post, we shall not cover the installation or the configuration of the app which should ideally be setup with the help of the company's IT support. In this post, we shall see only the uninstallation process in Android devices.

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How to install fonts in Windows Computer and backup already installed fonts?

In this post, we shall see how to install fonts on Windows computer and also how to backup existing fonts from Windows computer.

To use any font, it has to be installed first. After which, the font can be used in programs such as Microsoft Word or Photoshop etc.

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DIY - Mi Redmi Note 4 Screen Replacement

DIY - Mi Redmi Note 4 Screen Replacement


In this video we'll see a demo of Mi Redmi Note 4 Screen replacement in case of a broken screen.

You can buy a compatible screen replacement for your phone and replace it on your own instead of taking to a repair shop. In this video, I used a compatible screen replacement for Mi Redmi Note 4 phone that came along with the front frame and not just the screen.

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CamStudio Review - Best free open source desktop recording software for Windows

CamStudio is a free and opensource software for recording desktop screen. It is probably one of the best screen recording software with tons of features.  It is useful for making demonstration or tutorial videos with good features. 

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