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Windows Explorer Replacement - Emerge
2007-11-21 05:26:00
To get a taste of the alternative world you can utilize a Windows Explorer replacement called Emerge . Windows Explorer is responsible for all your desktop, folder, and window activities. Windows Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer have been integrated into a single entity in recent Windows versions; this integration is quite controversial. Emerge provides an alternative, and ...
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EvoTops - Toplist on a Powerful Domain
2007-11-20 20:09:00
EvoTops is a new project of bgevolution.com. While there is indeed an extensive assortment of already existing toplists, a new one can’t hurt. The combination of a toplist style website, and the power of the bgevolution.com domain name, will provide a quality PR backlink source. EvoTops is for the benefit of everyone in a word ...
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Sociable - Social Media Marketing Wordpress Plugin
2007-11-20 03:40:00
The Sociable Wordpress plugin allows you to choose which social bookmarking sites are placed at the bottom of your posts. You can also configure which posts the social bookmark links show up on. You can differentiate between categories, posts, pages, archives, and the homepage. Sociable is a thoroughly bug free plugin that adds a powerful ...
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Alinks Wordpress Tagging and Linking Plugin
2007-11-20 03:27:00
Like Jiglu Alinks selects strategic keywords throughout all of your blog posts, and creates a linking structure to aid surfability. Jiglu is hosten on an external machine, whereas the Alinks plugin resides completely on your system. I haven’t done a speed comparison but Alinks is most likely faster. Jiglu has the fancy popup feature that ...
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W3C XHTML Youtube Video Embed
2007-11-19 23:04:00
Youtube provides a code snippet for videos that is not XMHTML compliant and will cause W3C error violations. Instead of using their code snipper: <object width=”425″ height=”350″> <param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/kOW 6h1LOqM4″> </param> <embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/kOW6h 1LOqM4″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash ” width=”425″ height=”350″> </embed> </object> Use the following format instead: <object type=”application/x-shockwave-flash ” style=”width: 425px; height: 350px” data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/kOW6 h1LOqM4″> <param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/kOW 6h1LOqM4″ /></object> Notice the lack of the embed ...
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NDISWrapper Finishing Touches to get it Working
2007-11-19 22:54:00
NDISWrap per is a powerful tool to get your wireless hardware working. You can install NDISWrapper following my previous video tutorial, and/or my previous texual how-to. http://www.bgevolution.com/blog/index.php /fedora-8-bcm43xx-ndiswrapper/ As for the finishing touches, NDISWrapper requires the blacklisting of conflicting drivers, and configuration for autostart in order to behave as expected. This video tutorial shows what two files need to ...
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Server Guide - Title Explanation
2007-11-19 19:39:00
Some of you may be wondering about the domain name of this blog. This particular domain name was part of a large purchase of domain names I made many years ago. A couple of years ago I decided to make a new website and I chose bgevolution.com for the domain. Essential what I’m trying to ...
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Wordpress Speed Boost - WP-Cache2
2007-11-19 19:31:00
The WP-Cache2 Wordpress plugin can be found at: http://mnm.uib.es/gallir/wp-cache-2/ You will have to disable gzip compression to use the plugin without modification. The gzip option is at the very bottom of the reading configuration menu. Then enable the plugin, and navigate to its configuration menu. It most likely will ask you to create run a link command, ...
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BackupPC - Localhost System Backup
2007-11-19 18:41:00
The Ubuntu repositories comes equipped with Backup PC and all required dependencies. To install BackupPC type: sudo apt-get install backuppc You will be accessing BackupPC via your web browser. To access BackupPC type in a web browser: http://localhost/backuppc Its a rather powerful system, and I personally find it interesting that its designed to be operated via a web browser, although ...
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Blogging - Venting - Documentation
2007-11-19 14:14:00
There are many reason to blog, and for me the most important reason is documentation. There is no way I could remember all the Bash commands, Linux configurations, and server options that I have set. With this blog I have a perpetual resource available to reference when I need to achieve a particular task. Another important ...
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AMD Turion 64 Bit Technology - Virtualization Hardware
2007-11-18 00:00:00
VirtualBox is a second implementation of an OS during a user session. This requires RAM for two or more implementations. I have observed a substantial performance difference, in my host systems memory management, with the virtualization technology turned on in the BIOS. The AMD Turion Chipset has special virtualization hardware that substantially improves the memory ...
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Manufacturer Splash - BIOS - Boot Lag
2007-11-17 21:57:00
If you are experiencing a lag that you believe is abnormal operation, before thinking it is a hardware issue it may prove to be software. I was experiencing a lag prior to the manufacturer boot splash; that screen with the press f10 button to configure the BIOS It would just hang there and not ...
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Gnome/Ubuntu Help Center Bug
2007-11-17 21:31:00
With some Ubuntu Gutsy default installations a keyboard shortcut is automatically created to launch Ubuntu Help Center . This configuration of this shortcut causes Ubuntu Help Center to load automatically on boot, and possible at random occasions. To resolve this issue open the System>>Preferences>>Keyb oard Shortcuts menu. Then change the “Launch help browser” key shortcut to Disable ...
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CRE Loaded Free Online Shopping Cart
2007-11-17 02:32:00
CRE Loaded is a popular website shopping cart solution that comes in a free version and a commercial version. This tactic has worked in the past with other companies, and is a good idea on the part of the CRE Loaded Company. They are simultaneously contributing to the open source online community, ...
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Debian Mod Cband for Apache
2007-11-17 01:15:00
To install type: sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-cband Then add the following to your apache2.conf file: LoadModule cband_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_cband.so On Fedora there is actually a folder link in the /etc/apache2 configuration folder. This blog post details configuring a virtualhost with cband throttling: http://www.bgevolution.com/blog/index.php /apache-mod-cband/
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Statcounter on Wordpress Blogs
2007-11-16 20:09:00
It is not necessary to use Statcounter on a wordpress blog, and it is much less bandwidth hungry to use the built in statistics feature: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stats / Statcounter is great for a website that is not heavy on bandwidth, and some themes for Wordpress make the page very big. On a cable connection this website takes almost 3 ...
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OS Reinstall is First Thing to do
2007-11-16 19:29:00
If you are experiencing issues with your computer, and are unable to do any subsequent software configuration, the first thing to do is reinstall your operating system. Back up everything on your computer to a USB hard drive; there should be no worries as this is a typical procedure. Independent of a Windows, Linux, Unix, ...
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Broken Hard Drive
2007-11-16 19:10:00
I currently have three broken hard drives sitting on my desk. A true shame. You will know that a hard drive is broken when it will not format correctly, or mount correctly. Abnormal noises are an obvious sign of a hardware failure. If you have critical data on a hard drive that is showing signs ...
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Server Transfer to New Location - New IP
2007-11-16 19:00:00
This feat requires at least 2 computers. You can duplicate the entire server environment on the second computer, set the computer up at the second location, change the IP address associated with the domain name, and viola turn off the main computer at the original IP once the IP re-configuration is complete. I’m not quire sure ...
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Boot Problems - No Manufacturer Splash Screen
2007-11-16 15:40:00
There are many reasons you manufacturer boot screen will not load, or lags. Primary issues include hardware failure, but before concluding this the following techniques may alleviate your problems. First update your BIOS from the manufacturers website. The bios update programs typically run on Windows, therefore I hope your Linux machine has a saved Windows partition ...
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Simon Stenhouse - Excellent PHP Scripts
2007-11-16 03:48:00
Provided on his website are free excellent php scripts to do a variety of task. Useful tools including contact forms, and statistics software are among the available software. His website also has demos setup so you can preview the function and aesthetics of the script before you decide to implement it. http://www.simonstenhouse.net/index.php?a rea=projects
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BMW Hydrogen 7
2007-11-16 01:00:00
This vehicle runs on pure hydrogen compressed in a storage tank in the rear of the vehicle. In the future if hydrogen fueling stations become available such a vehicle would be marketable; although this is currently not the case. High strength material make the dense compression of hydrogen a relatively safe and viable concept. Overall this ...
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Sony Offers Solid State Drives (SSD)
2007-11-16 00:29:00
I have posted about solid state drives before, and to recap I think they are the next technological leap for data storage. Sony is currently offering SSD upgrades with their computers, and currently the item is seen as a device for a power computer. As demand increases, and production accordingly the price and availability of ...
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Google Keyword Targeting
2007-11-16 00:20:00
The title of a webpage is a critical piece required for desirable search engine inclusion. Your targeted keywords should be in the first three words of your page title. This should be for every page. Also your keywords should be scattered appropriately throughout your blog post, which is consistent with a blog post they conveys ...
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CNN Democratic Debate 11/15/2007
2007-11-15 23:14:00
The candidates all have the answers, they say the right words, and in fact certain candidates have explicitly said certain activities of President George W. Bush are illegal. Impeachment was as a commonly heard term, and the audience responded positively. The degree of attacks on competing candidates appeared to decrease, although tension, and occasional personal ...
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CMOS Battery Soldered Connection
2007-11-15 17:03:00
Desktop PC’s typically have a clip on their motherboard where the CMOS battery sits. On laptops sometimes the CMOS battery is unreachable. On the HP DV2000 The CMOS batter is located under the hard drive panel, and has a 3 pin connection to the motherboard. The connection clip is attached to the battery via solder ...
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CMOS Battery - The Simplest Cause of Massive Problems
2007-11-15 14:05:00
If your computer is having trouble booting, saving the date and time, or just operating abnormally the cheapest and quickest solution is to replace your CMOS battery. This little battery is responsible for keeping your BIOS powered, and without power there is no way your system can operate normally. The BIOS is responsible for Basic ...
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Computer Graphics - What can be Done One Layer at a Time
2007-11-15 13:51:00
This gif animation highlight the abilities of artists now-a-days. A layer by layer animation of how a girl can be drawn is quite revealing. Frankly I do not have such ability, and do not forsee having such ability, but its nice to know that other people can do these things, and produce some incredible artwork. ...
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Bush - Hey you Elected Him
2007-11-15 13:43:00
This civilian was elected President of the United States. Hes definitely not an Engineer? He actually went to college? Good? Bad? Hey im not the judge; you must judge for yourself. http://alternet.org/blogs/peek/67856/
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Boobs - Most Popular Side Views
2007-11-15 13:37:00
For the girl lover in all of us CO-ED magazine has provided a listing of the best Boob s of all time. Obviously this is a subjective listing, and may not be consistent with your opinions entirely, but in general they have chosen some good boobs for the toplist. Overall all the girls on the list ...
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