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Loans that change lives
2007-08-30 06:27:00 The title has been lifted from Kiva website. Kiva is a place on the web which connects lenders from around the world to borrowers in the developing nations. What’s very good about the website is that it allows multiple lenders to lend to one borrower. So, you can begin lending with as little as $25. ... More About: Loans , Change , Social responsibility , Lives , Chang
PHP 5 on IIS 6 giving 404 error and how to fix it
2007-08-29 08:37:00 How hard can installing PHP on IIS on a Windows 2003 server be? It turns out that it can be very hard even if you follow every step-by-step in the world. I have spent the last two hours trying to get it to work, but despite my best efforts I kept getting a 404 error whenever ... More About: Tips and Tricks , Giving , Error
PHP 5 on IIS 6 giving 404 error and how to fix it
2007-08-29 08:37:00 How hard can installing PHP on IIS on a Windows 2003 server be? It turns out that it can be very hard even if you follow every step-by-step in the world. I have spent the last two hours trying to get it to work, but despite my best efforts I kept getting a 404 error whenever ... More About: Tips and Tricks , Giving , Error
Worth Any Developer?s Time
2007-08-24 06:20:00 If you don’t already read Scott Hanselman’s blog, you should. But even if you aren’t a big blog reader, Scott has just updated his utility list; and this list is a gold mine of tried and tested tools and utilities which make everyday tasks a bit easier and faster. So, without further ado, go the Ultimate ... More About: Developer , Time , Worth , Develop , Wort
Blog to save the environment
2007-08-21 08:00:00 They say that the pen is mightier than the sword. Well it’s time to put the saying to a test. And if you have a blog you can help. Blog Action Day is calling out to all bloggers for joining hands on October 15: “On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a ... More About: Environment , Social responsibility , Save , The Environment
9 surefire tips to get traffic to your site for new bloggers
2007-08-17 12:06:00 There are literally thousands of posts around this topic; and they all offer splendid advice. However, a lot of such advice only makes sense after you have crossed a certain threshold in terms of readership and content. Even then, it is pretty hard to get people to visit you on a regular basis. Here is a ... More About: Traffic , Tips , Blogging , Tips and Tricks , Site
Slips of Tongues
2007-08-14 08:48:00 Well, I did come across (thanks to Wikipedia) some really funny examples of Spoonerisms from the original Spooner himself. For those of you who didn’t know: “Spoonerism is a play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched. It is named after William Spooner, who was notorious for this tendency”. Here are some really ... More About: Funny , Tongue , Slip , Tongues , Tong
Gmail marking Google Emails as Spam
2007-08-13 13:08:00 I use Googl e Alerts a lot. I also have always been very happy with the spam filtering that I get with Gmail . However, as a matter of habit, every once in a while (once a week), I take a quick look at what Gmail has marked as spam. While taking one of these quick peeks today, ... More About: Spam , Emails
3 Reasons for why RSSBandit is not worth it
2007-08-12 07:18:00 I have been using RSSBandit for 5-6 months now. And there always have been problems, but I was sticking out with it. Today, however I finally found the time to look for another reader. But before I tell you what I have switched over to, let me tell you why: RSSBandit uses too much memory. I ... More About: Reasons , Worth , Wort
More versions of SyncMyCal for 30Boxes
2007-08-10 08:14:00 Within days of releasing Sync MyCal30Boxes, the SyncMyCal team has now released Outlook 2007 support. They have also added support for 64bit versions for both Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 in case you are running a 64bit OS. Read more here. SyncMyCal, Tools and Utilities More About: Version
Never seen anything like this in my life
2007-08-09 21:57:00 I have been to Kruger National Park in South Africa, and it has been the best experience of my life. I saw many animals and I saw 4 out of the big 5 up close. However, this one guy (along with some others) is probably the luckiest person on the planet. I haven’t even seen ... More About: Life , Animals , My Life
Technorati advancement yet again
2007-08-09 05:21:00 This must be routine for most bloggers, but for me, every time this happens it brings me joy. I have again gained rank in Technorati ratings. The reason I guess is that I got a number of new incoming links from other bloggers. (? this makes me think that there must be something in all ... More About: Blogging , Vance
Smorty for Blog Advertising
2007-08-08 21:44:00 I have been spending quite some time on analyzing the different way people earn money on the web (and yes, I am a Noob in this field). One of the fastest growing mechanisms for monetizing one’s blog is to get sponsors for what you post. Obviously, there is some skepticism there because people tend to ... More About: Advertising , Internet Marketing , Blogging , Blog , Vert
Technorati rank
2007-08-07 06:04:00 So, a few days after Technorati went crazy (during maintenance), my ranking has been revised; and about time too. I used to have a rank which was above 1 million, and now it has been revised to a better ranking and Authority. It feels nice, but of course, there is a long way to go. For ... More About: Blogging , Rank
How to gain an extra day per year
2007-08-06 23:14:00 If you own a laptop, then you need to be aware of the Hibernate and Sleep functions on your laptop. I have seen a lot of people who never get around to using these functions and actually shut down their laptops when they are done for the day? what a waste of time. I reboot my ... More About: Tips and Tricks , Extra , Year , Xtra
My very own Facebook App
2007-08-05 10:30:00 I thought I would try out my hand at a Facebook app. So, I got coding on the weekend and came up with a fairly simple application. I have created an Outlook 2007 plug-in which syncs your Facebook Event Calendar with a calendar in Outlook. The details can be found here: http://blog.gadodia.net/index.php/faceboo k-eventsync-for-outlook-2007/ Now the problem is ...
Technorati is out of whack
2007-08-05 00:13:00 Technorati is out of whack (by their own admission, by the way). I logged on to Technorati, and was greeted by a dark band on top announcing maintenance under way: Of course, before I even saw that, I was surprised to see this: What a laugh? My blog shows as Rank 1 (and in Top 100) on ... More About: Funny , Technorati , Whack
6 tips for success in the software industry
2007-08-04 23:39:00 Actually this post should be titled “6 obvious tips?”, but through experience I have found that there is nothing obvious in the world and common sense is not quite so common; and also, there is a certain benefit in sometimes stating the obvious. Another thing to point out is that these tips are for the ... More About: Software , India , Industry , Tips , Musings
Future of Spam and chain letters
2007-08-03 06:31:00 Another funny from brainstuck.com: Funny More About: Spam , Future , Letters , Chain
Now the advertiser point of view
2007-08-02 21:01:00 I have blogged a couple of times before about doing sponsored reviews and payperpost.com, but that was always from the blogger point of view. So what is it that advertisers gain from paying a blogger to blog about their products and services? If statistics don’t lie, then it turns out that the advertiser gains a ... More About: Internet Marketing , View , Point , The A , Advertise
Satellite TV in India - Dish TV versus Tata Sky
2007-08-01 13:58:00 In India , Direct-To-Home Satellite television is a recent phenomenon. The majority of the people still use a signal provided by Cable Operators. So did I till earlier this year. There are several problems with this: The quality of signal is almost always a problem. The availability is dependent upon the power backup situation of the cable provider ... More About: Review , Versus , Dish
Do you feel the same way?
2007-08-01 12:24:00 This daily Dilbert is bang on target for my organization at least. Can you relate to it? Funny More About: Feel , Same
Outlook email attachments temp storage
2007-08-01 08:32:00 I open attachments directly from my emails all the time (as opposed to copying them locally first and then opening them). Now, it turns out that Outlook first copies the attachments to a local folder and then opens them. Sometimes, you may want to get access to that local folder. Here’s how: Open up Registry Editor: ... More About: Email , Storage , Tips and Tricks , Look
Some great blogs that I have been following recently
2007-07-31 10:41:00 So, I have added to my reading list and I would like to share the list with everyone. Maybe I should make a Facebook app which allows you to share which blogs you are reading with your friends (if there is not one already). Well here’s my list: Computer Zen ? Scott Hanselman is my all time ... More About: Reading , Blogs , Great , Recently , Been
SyncMyCal syncs with 30Boxes
2007-07-30 14:28:00 My favorite Outlook plug-in now supports sync with 30Boxes. Sync MyCal now brings all the goodness that it has developed into its Google Calendar sync plug-in to SyncMyCal30Boxes. It supports full two-way calendar synchronization date range synchronization auto-sync multiple Outlook Calendar to your one 30Boxes Calendar and other such goodies Go get it. SyncMyCal, Tools and Utilities
iRazoo ? yet another search engine
2007-07-30 13:02:00 Have you visited http://www.iRazoo.com? Well, I have and I won’t recommend it. It’s the latest in a line of people powered search engines (I blogged about a few sometime back). The way Razoo works is very similar to Url.com. You search for something and get search results which are pulled from existing search engines. You then visit ... More About: Internet , Search , Search Engine , Engine
Steps to move your blog
2007-07-29 14:34:00 I posted earlier about changing my hosting provider from WebHostASP to BlueHost. During this process I wanted to move my blog to the new host and wanted to make sure that I don’t have any downtime and I don’t lose anything. Here are the steps I took: Backup: First, FTP to the hosting space and ... More About: Blog , Tips and Tricks , Move , Steps
My experience with Bank Loans
2007-07-27 22:08:00 The Indian banking environment should start taking a cue from its western counterparts. I have a home loan with a prominent bank in India, and it has been the most difficult and painful experience of my life. First up, I had to run from one bank to another to try and get a loan in ... More About: Loans , Musings , Experience , Bank , Peri
Changed hosting provider
2007-07-27 21:43:00 I just did two things simultaneously. I upgraded to the latest version of Wordpress : 2.2.1. The second this I did was to change my hosting provider from WebHostAsp to BlueHost. Well, why did I change? Mostly because WebHostAsp wasn’t working out for me at all. I repeatedly had the following problems: Intermittent availability on the website. At ... More About: Hosting , Provider , Chang , Chan
Filing your taxes can be easy
More articles from this author:2007-07-26 16:35:00 It’s that time of the year when we file taxes in India. For people like me, it’s a big pain; I have no idea what kind of forms are needed; I don’t know what each form means; I got no clue on how to calculate my taxes. So, as do a lot of people, I ... More About: Taxes , Easy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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