I have an older 80 GB hard drive that I’ve just relegated as an external hard drive by mounting it within an external casing. I thought all my backup problems were over from then on, but little did I know I would soon be facing a problem after I had copied gigabytes of data onto… Read More: Unable to safely remove my external drive »
Do you use Orkut? Orkut is an online community service created by Google back in 2003 that is now largely eclipsed by Facebook, and Myspace. Nonetheless, it still boasts of millions of users worldwide, although most of the demographic makeup has now switched to Brazil and India. Like most Google applications, in order to use… Read More: Google Talk In Orkut »
An obvious difference between Firefox and other browsers is the ability to install add-ons or plugins that can enhance the surfing experience (at least for the majority of add-ons). If you are a web developer, creating user-friendly and standards compliant webpages is important. You may be designing a complex application or a simple webpage, but… Read More: 9 Must-Have Firefox Add-ons for Web Developers »
Upgrading WordPress is supposed to be an easy job, but many people get it wrong and end up with problems that are not apparent until after they upgraded. Even though WordPress upgrades can now be done automatically from the WordPress admin just like you do with plugins, there still remains many who haven’t upgraded to… Read More: How to Upgrade WordPress With Minimal Fuss »
This is an interesting but hilarious piece of news that happened recently, so I thought I would share it with you guys. A domain squatter lost the domain name CarlosSlimHelu.com to the real billionaire. Mr Carlos Slim also happens to be 2nd on the Forbes list of richest men in the world. This episode is… Read More: Domain Squatter Loses Domain to Mexican Billionaire »
Search Engine Optimization or SEO is vital for any website, if you want to get visitors from the search engines. SEO is neither complex nor simple, but does require at least a working knowledge in the basic principles. On-site or on-page SEO is often overlooked in favor of off-page SEO, but it is in fact… Read More: 10 Basic Guidelines for On-site SEO »
This is going to be a post about making money. But to be honest, the inspiration came from a very different angle. When I saw the latest news about the Zune 30GB leap year bug, it occurred to me that although this was bad news for Microsoft, at the same time it reminded me of… Read More: Riding on the Zune »
I’d like to wish all readers of my blog a happy holiday season and blessed fortunes next year. These are interesting and challenging times we live in. When I started this blog early in 2007, I had always intended it to be a place to jot down my observations, musings, news, and share tips which… Read More: Happy Holidays »
I just upgraded to WordPress 2.7 or “Coltrane,” which is not my usual practice, as I tend to wait for the subversions to come out first. But in this case, WordPress 2.7 is such a radical change that I had to upgrade. And I am pleased to say, it looks great. The admin look and… Read More: WordPress 2.7 looks great »
With the release of Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft promises its users a better Internet experience; but for some, it still has a way to go before it shakes off the old stigma attached to previous IE versions. Will it bolster Internet Explorer’s falling market share? Since the browser is new, there are… Read More: Internet Explorer 8 Beta »