With ShoeMoney posting recently about his Dmoz extortion experience, I thought I’d throw in my 2 cents too. I know, Dmoz is slowly losing its reputation, but then again, would you say anything against Dmoz if your site was actually listed in Dmoz? I don’t think so… That said, why bother with Dmoz at all?… Read More: There are still good alternatives to Dmoz, but the number… »
If researchers (who have the US govt blessing) have their way, the possibility is that the Internet may be scrapped and replaced with a more efficient model in the future. Although right now, everything moves on the Web as in “business as usual,” there are already ongoing experiments with new models, one of which is… Read More: Interesting news about the Internet being scrapped »
Affiliate programs are schemes whereby you sell the products of a merchant, and get people to sign up with, or buy from the merchant. The merchant in return offers you a commission for every successful referral that buys from the merchant. The activity of selling other people’s products on the Web is called online affiliate… Read More: Choosing a good affiliate program »
If you watched the movie Total Recall (1991) before, you’d know what I’m going into. Virtual reality takes on a larger meaning with Second Life or SL. The signs were all there, that the Web would eventually get into making the concept of animated avatars real and playable. Never mind if you don’t look anything… Read More: Can you make money with Second Life? »
Since switching from Internet Explorer to Mozilla Firefox two years ago, I’ve had better surf speeds and less trouble with spyware. It’s not that Firefox is the best Web browser; but overall, Firefox is relatively better in most aspects except for the resource usage part. If you want to use Internet Explorer, you can try… Read More: Making Internet Explorer safer »
These days, everyone including their grandma wants a website. Never mind if it is technically a blog or just something high tech like a forum or directory. But, let’s call all of them websites for convenience sake. I know a lot of people would like to have their own website, or are thinking of getting… Read More: Getting a website designed and built by outsourcing »
Those who have self hosted blogs may from time to time decide that they want to tweak the sidebars, adjust the layout, add a widget, or just try out a new theme and see how their blog looks like. Especially for CSS issues, you will likely need a lot of testing and previews to get… Read More: Replicate your blog on XAMPP in Windows XP »
While there is a domain conference going on somewhere in Seattle (which doesnt really involve you or me), something jolted my mind today – how some of the biggest dotcom moguls today quietly made their fortunes while the rest of the world slept, almost ten years ago. These are the guys you never really see… Read More: Domainers who own the Web »
Upgrading WordPress is usually a very easy thing to do, and should be trouble free. Normally, an upgrade only takes around 30 minutes or less to complete, provided you plan things in advance. Most of the work involves making site backups and then later uploading everything. Basically, any WordPress upgrade involves two VERY important keywords:… Read More: Upgrading WordPress and changing the theme »
Of all the good things we can do with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) flash drive, I think running a website is one of them. This is a perfect solution for web designers who need to cart along a whole bunch of designs to show potential clients. Most USB drives today carry a large amount… Read More: Running a website or blog on a USB flash drive »