General

Steps to take after you have just brought a land

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There are many reasons why people purchase land. Most people purchase land to build a house or building structure on it. It is expected that a successfully purchased land should be developed as soon as possible.

If you bought a plot of land from the government, developing it as soon as possible is the best way to prevent relocation of the plot to someone else. You will not lose your plot of land but you might now have it in a less desirable location.

In reality it can take some time before a purchased land can be developed. But it’s not advisable to just leave the land fallow. These are some things you can do to keep it busy and discourage people from trespassing or illegally taking some portion out of your land.

  1. You can construct a fence round the portion of land purchased.
  2. If you do not have the money to fence it round you can construct corner pieces at the extremes of the plot
  3. You can farm on it in the meantime.
  4. If you are not farming on it, have it cleared of thick vegetation periodically.
  5. Visit the site periodically noting what is going on around.

Also concurrently, you can start the design of the building with the help of an architect according to town planning regulations. Have the land surveyed according to government regulations (Red copy) Then process  and obtain town planning approval.

On Buying a Landed Property

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Buying land is a cautious and serious business. It is not something that should be done in haste. There must be proper investigations as to the history of the land and pricing of  which process will take some time. 

I will briefly discuss under the following headings

Apply caution.

Buying land is not a rushing matter. You must take time to investigate and try other options. You must save enough money for transportation costs to places of interest.

Know the original owners of the land and the relationship to the person that wants to sell.

Experience has shown that you will not immediately meet with the real land owners but middle men. Ensure that these middle men tell you the history or what they know about the land. At advance stages of negotiations make sure they allow you to meet with the real seller or owner in person. Feel free to inquire from people living around the area where you want  to buy the land.

Find out the real price of the land.

The middle men will always inflate the price of the land. Smartly negotiate the price with them. If possible negotiate with the real owner of the land.

Check the genuineness of the land at the lands registry.

Before you make payment for landed property, take time to independently check the genuineness of the land at the land registry. If the land already has a red copy survey, it makes the process easier.

Be ready to pay a little more than the agreed price of the land.

After making payment for the land you will also pay the agent or middle men their commission. This is usually a small percentage of the cost of the land. You should negotiate it with them.

How to give a picture a transparent background using photoshop

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Making the background of a picture transparent may become necessary if you want to place that picture within another picture. If the picture you want to place within doesn’t have a transparent background, the whole image may not look nice. Below is a short video on how to remove the background of a picture and make it transparent.

The steps are as follows;

Create a copy of the photo and use the copy for editing. 

Open the image with photoshop

To make the image editable, double click on its layer and click ok

Use the quick selection tool to select the part of the image that is not background.

Save the selection.

Next , with your selection still active, select the inverse.  This will select the background portion of the image.

Use the eraser tool to erase the background portion of the image to transparent.

Export the image as png with transparency enabled.

Watch the video for detailed process

Phishing

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Have you ever visited a website that looks like the original but on carefully observation its fake, if so, someone might be trying to steal your personal information such as login details.

What is Phishing

Phishing is a process of trying to find private information such as PINs and passwords by trickery. It is achieved creating a fake website and make the login page look like the original. On you inputing your login details, they are stored by the hacker and used for nefarious activities.

For instance if it was a fake facebook page that you entered your login details, the hacker will have access to your account and can use it to send unauthorized messages, adverts, close your account etc. If it was a fake internet banking login page; on inputting your login details the person may now have access to your account, view you credit information and even withdraw money.

What to do if you have been Phished

  1. Run antivirus software in your computer device
  2. Change the password of the affected account.
  3. If you cannot access your account call customer care agent .

How to prevent being phished

Check carefully the website structure/login page that it is exactly the original.

Ensure the web address uses https and not http.

Web browsers such a Google chrome may issue a warning if it suspects phishing.

How to Respond to Cyberbullying

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What is Cyberbullying 

First of all I will start by defining Cyber Bullying. Cyber Bullying is when someone sends abusive or insultive words or messages to you by electronic means. For instance, someone can send threats or  insultive words to your phone through your social media accounts such as facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Text message, Anonymous or non anonymous phone call and so on. Anyone can be cyberbullied, however this phenomenon is usually common among popular figures, such as sports men and women, politicians, religious figures and so on.

How to respond to Cyberbullying. 

The best way to respond to Cyberbullying is to block the person on the online platform which he/she uses to send those messages. For example if you are being bullied through a phone call you can block the  person’s number or numbers. This will prevent further calls or text messages from that person. Similarly, on online social networks such as Twitter and Facebook you can block any person from sending messages to you. The process is easy. All social networking sites have instructions on how to block and unblock accounts of people from sending messages to you.

If the Cyberbullying is done anonymously, or the person uses fake accounts to send messages, take a step further by reporting the situation to the administrators of the online plateform.