Tutorial: Switching a Custom Domain to a New Custom Domain in Blogger

This tutorial will explain how to redirect an old custom domain to a new custom domain, both purchased through Blogger.

Setting up the new domain (newcustomdomain.com)

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard, 'Settings', 'Basic'. Under Publishing, 'Blog Address', click on 'edit' next to oldcustomdomain.com address.

2. If you already own newcustomdomain.com, under 'Advanced Settings' type newcustomdomain.com, click the 'Redirect newcustomdomain.com to www.newcustomdomain.com' and hit Save.

3. If you don't own it yet, click on 'Need a domain? Buy one now' then do Step 2.

Redirecting the old domain (oldcustomdomain.com) to the new domain (new customdomain.com)

1. Assuming you bought your old domain though blogspot, you will need to login to ENOM (access.enom.com) to change your 'Host name' details. If you don't know your username or password, sign in to manage oldcustomdomain.com through Google Apps (http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/business/). On your Dashboard, click on 'Domain Settings', 'Domain names', 'Advanced DNS Settings' and make a note of the domain and password.

2. Login with you old domain and password on access.enom.com

3. Click on 'Host records', 'edit'.

4. Erase everything written on both 'Host Name' and 'Address' fields.

5. On the first 'Host name' line type 'www'. On the first 'Address' line type the full URL of your new domain (http://www.newcustomdomain.com/). On the first 'Record Type', select 'URL redirect'.

6. On the second 'Host name' line type '@'. On the second 'Address' line type the full URL of your new domain (http://www.newcustomdomain.com/). On the second 'Record Type', select 'URL redirect'.

7. Hit save.

I recommend you check that the links are being redirected properly before you close the ENOM website. It can take a few minutes for it to update and you may see an error message when you type your old domain (oldcustomdomain.com), but after everything is up and running, whenever you type your old domain, it will take you straight to your new domain.

I can't guarantee it will work for you, but it worked perfectly for me. I had to search through a lot of info online to find a way to make it work for me, so all I listed there is based on my own experience.

If you have questions feel free to drop me an e-mail at ysisloves@gmail.com.

I hope this helps!

Lots of love,

Ysis

Pussycat Yawns

She is ever so pretty, but that yawn scared the life out of me! :)

Lots of love,

Clas Ohlson Mini Solar Battery Charger Review

Hey guys! Last week I went shopping in town and I saw this little gadget that caught my eye, (not that it's hard for something to catch my eye when I'm browsing the shops) and if you don't know, I am known for being a bit of tech-y person.

If you're an iPhone owner, you have more than likely experienced the frustration of running out of battery in a place where you can't charge your phone. This is pretty much the only complaint I have of the iPhone: the battery is rubbish. So I always tried to solve this problem buying juice packs, kensington chargers; you name it, I've tried it! But I've never found something that really solved my problem, so when I saw this solar charger I saw a light in the end of the tunnel!

What is it and how does it work?

This is a device that, when exposed to light, captures energy and transforms it into electricity. By connecting a chargeable device to the solar charger via usb cable, the solar charger now full of energy, will charge your device.

This solar charger can either be charged by being exposed to direct light or by plugging it into a computer via usb, which is quite handy on those gloomy days in the UK. The kit comes with loads of adaptors to fit different devices, such as adaptors to Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericson phones. The £9.99 price tag is also very reasonable!

A blue light indicates that the solar charger is being charged. A green light shows that your device is being charged by the solar charger, and the red lights indicate the amount of charge you have left. To show the red lights, press down the button at the top.

I love how it's pink and it looks like a little iPod. Isn't it cute? It's very slim and it can fit into your clutch bag or even in your pocket. Now let's reveal the results!

Does it really work?

I charged the solar charger for 10 hours before using it, as instructed by the instructions manual. Then I plugged my iPhone in when I had 5% of battery left and waited. After only 15 minutes, my iPhone had 40% battery and the solar charger had lost one red bar of charge. 30 minutes later, my iPhone had 83% of battery and the solar charger only had lost all its red bars but one.

I'm really pleased with the results. As an emergency charger, this device performed remarkably well. In total, it took my iPhone 45 minutes to get from 5% to 83% of battery. I love the portability, versatility and looks of this device and it's safe to say I'm one happy customer!

The other thing I'm excited to try is to charge my DSLR camera. I don't know if it works yet, but I'll let you know! I bought mine in a Clas Ohlson store at the St. David's Centre in Cardiff, so if you want to know where is your nearest Clas Ohlson, visit their website. They sell a lot of things online, but I couldn't find this particular solar charger.

Lots of love,

Blogmas Days 11, 12 and 13: Better Late Than Never

Blogging every day is harder than I thought it would be. In fact, it's not blogging everyday that's hard, it's finding something interesting in my life, every single day, to post here. Trust me, I have some pretty boring days, so instead of doing 3 crappy posts, I've decided to do 1 collective post, in the hope that it won't be too uninteresting :)

[Day 11] I put my feet up, with the socks I got from Lauren (laurenella.net), and had a relaxing day at home. It was far too cold outside to convince myself to go anywhere! Later that evening I opened door number 11 of my Advent Calendar and ate the little chocolate teddy bear in the basket :)

[Day 12] Another relaxing one! Had a nice bath with some 'Merry Berry bath sprinkles' that I picked up from Marks and Spencers the other day. It wasn't a 'Lush' bath, but it certainly made me feel lush! :) At bedtime, the little chocolate angel was waiting for me on my side table.

[Day 13] I went shopping in town and finally got all my Christmas shopping done! Obviously I couldn't resist and bought a few bits and bobs for myself :) It was quite an impulsive purchase, but hey, it's Christmas! Door number 13 revealed a Christmas Cracker.

That is all for my 3 in 1 post. Hope you're having a great week, and getting your Christmas shopping done. I'm so excited for Christmas :)

Lots of love,

Blogmas Day 10 - Pantomine and New Lighting

Hi guys!

If you're in Britain, you know that at 3.30pm it's dark already, and that is just death for a beauty blogger like moi, who relies on light for my blog photos. So I ordered something online, in the hope of not relying so much on natural light to get good photos, and it arrived today!

This is a 9.0 Watt 160-LED DV Lamp Light Panel (Phew!). You put 6 AA batteries in, mount it on top of your DSLR camera, and voilá, you've got light! You can control the intensity of the light by turning the dial up or down. This will be great for taking portrait shots. Here is a link to the person I bought it from --> Amazon

In the evening I went down to the New Theatre in Cardiff to see a Pantomine. If you've never seen a Panto, I would highly recommend it. It's great fun and fit for all audiences. As opposed to a normal musical that you go and see at the theatre, in a Panto the actors interact with the audience. I laughed so much all the way through the Panto that my stomach was aching after the show!

The one I saw was the Robinson Crusoe and The Caribbean Pirates. We had really good seats and I would definitely watch it again! After the show we went for some food and drinks at Henry's Cafe Bar, and then headed home. But there was still room for chocolate, of course, so I opened door number 10 of my Advent Calendar :-)

P.S. That wasn't my drink, it was my boyfriend's. I was just showing how tall the glass was! lol

Hope you all had a nice saturday! See you tomorrow :)

Lots of love,

Blogmas Day 9 - All Things Glittery!

I went to Tesco the other day and picked up a couple of things from the makeup section - nothing new there! So, today I had a bit of time and decided to try them!

The first thing was this pink glittery lipgloss from Bourjois. I'm more of a lipstick person, if you ask me, but this lipgloss is truly amazing! It's not sticky and the glitter doesn't feel like glitter on the lips. This looks great on top of a nude lippie, or even with a pale pink lipstick to give it that finishing touch!

I also got a delivery from Models Own, wich I have already talked about on my beauty blog (click here to read). It was a glitter nail polish box set, and I've chosen my favourite of them all!

This is such a pretty green and the glitter really does come to life when applied to the nails. I'll take pictures next time I have them on and show you guys :)

Finally,  have a look at door number 9 of my Advent Calendar!

Have a lovely day, guys. See you tomorrow :)

Lots of love,

Blogmas Day 8 - Boyfriend's Birthday

Yesterday was my boyfriend's birthday and we had a few people over to celebrate!

He got lots of pressies and we all had a great time! He didn't fancy being on my blog for the whole world to see him (Boo!), so I chose a few photos I thought were quite cool. :)

I was also playing around with my new hair and I quite like it, especially my shorter fringe!

Finally, door number 8 of my Advent Calendar had a little chocolate bird. Cute!

That's about it. The day was pretty much taken by birthday celebrations and it was really good fun :-) Hope you all had a nice day!

Lots of love,