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Aodhan Cullen - BusinessWeek Young Entrepreneur of the Year
2007-07-20 22:56:00 Aodhan Cullen, 24 years old and CEO of hugely popular website statistics service called Statcounter.com has been voted as BusinessWeek Young Entrepreneur of the Year .Some interesting facts about StatCounter:-The booming Irish Web analytics startup was launched by Aodhan in 1999, when he was just 16.StatCounter currently has more than 1.5 million users and tracks more than 9 billion page views per month across its network of 2.2 million Web sites and blogs.Statcounter.com has perfect 10 Google PageRank 9 which also runs Text Link ads and Google ads.To know more about the service, you can check funduBytes statistics.Read more | Statcounter.com | StatCounter blogkeep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Rene , Sine
WAP email sites- alternate way to bypass proxy
2007-07-16 15:30:00 Is accessing mail sites blocked at your school, office or organisation? There is an alternate way to access the restricted mail sites i.e. WAP sites. WAP sites load faster and are quite handy for both dial-up users and if your Internet traffic plan charges per byte transferred.1. Google:- visit, http://www.google.com/xhtml?hl=en i.e. Google WAP site and you can search, access Gmail and Google News .2. Yahoo:- Yahoo mail, Messenger, Cricket .etc. can be accessed by visiting http://wap.yahoo.com, and selecting your country.3. msn:- msn mobile can be accessed at, http://mobile.live.com/pocketpc/default.a spx?mkt=en-US, where you can check your hotmail and live spaces .etc. Change mkt=xxx and access it in your language, e.g. mkt=es to access it in Spanish language.4. Rediff:- rediff WAP site can accessed at http://mobile.rediff.com, where you can check your mail, news .etc.*Note:- Some WAP sites work only in Firefox web browser and require the wml browser plugin to be installed.Related: ... More About: Email , Sites , Proxy , Alter , Nate
funduBytes: listed at, vote for and blogroll
2007-07-12 12:34:00 This post contains sites and blog directories where funduByte s is listed at, vote for funduBytes and blogroll at a single place instead of putting them to sidebar.Sites and blog directories, where funduBytes is listed at:- Submit BlogVote for funduBytes:- Blogroll :-The above list will be updated soon.Other:-My Odeo Channel (odeo/059c54292134e26e)keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Listed
FeedBurner Integrates With Blogger
2007-07-12 10:43:00 Acquisition of Feedburner by Google has been justified now i.e integration of Feedburner and Blogger . They have introduced a feed redirection feature so that if you are a Blogger publisher and feed on Feedburner then you can redirect native blogger-hosted feed traffic to Feedburner feed.To do so, go to settings -> Site feed and enter your feedburner feed in the "Post Feed Redirect URL" field. So, there won't be some subscribers for native blogger-hosted feed and some for feedburner. More importantly, in case you want to leave Feedburner (though I won't) you can change the "Post Feed Redirect URL" field with the new feed url. In that case, your surscribers won't be left helpless.I am guessing what next, integration of Google Adsense or Analytics with Feedburner!*Note: This feature can be used with any other feed manager and only with Feedburner alone. Read More | Changing chiklet links if you use Blogger redirectionkeep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Rate , Burn
I am on twitter
2007-07-10 21:41:00 Atlast, I am on twitter! (better late than never). Those who do not know about twitter check out information at wiki.In simple words, twitter is a free service to tell the world (your friends or strangers) what are you doing right row and knowing their part. twitter was born out of the offices of Obvious corp. (the same that developed Blogger).You can add twitter@twitter.com in Google Talk and verify your account (settings -> Phone & IM, after logging in to twitter) so that you can update yourself on twitter by send it an IM.Now, a badge for blogger has been released so that you can easily display your twitter updates in your blog's sidebar.I am twitter-casting myself, follow me.twitter blog | twitter.com/fundubytes | Google talk on mobilekeep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Twitter
New Google Official Blogs Launched
2007-07-04 18:57:00 Google has launched few more official blogs; for Blogger in Draft, Orkut and Gmail.Blogger in Draft is a special version of Blogger where you can try out new features before official release i.e beta testing of Blogger lab products. Good thing about this blog is, it has comment enabled i.e you can discuss the features and give feedback.It has been more than 3 years since orkut launched, an official blog has been released now and the first post is from the founder himself. Though comment is not enabled, you can mail your thoughts and suggestions.In the row, Google has launched official blog for Gmail too. In this blog they'll "highlight interesting and useful posts from elsewhere" along with "feature updates, productivity tips, and some insights into the people and the technology behind Gmail". But, both comment and feedback mail are disabled for it.Previous Entries:- How to get SMS alert for incoming messsage in Gmail, Orkut scrap and Blogger comments .etc. How to access orkut ... More About: Google , Blogs , Launched , Official , Googl
What funduBytes says on World Fun Day!
2007-06-27 16:29:00 Though I can't find significance of June 27 in Google and Wikipedia search, Mid Day is celebrating it as World Fun Day. Guess what funduByte s says on it,funduBytes = fun + du + BytesHope you solve it and have fun reading funduBytes...keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal
mGinger, adMAD.Mobi, Sms2India are they worth a try?
2007-06-26 13:08:00 India has become one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world since its commercial launch in August 1995. The only countries with more mobile phones than India with 156.31 million mobile phones are China-408 million and USA-170 million. Indian mobile phone market is expected to touch 348 million by 2010. With such high penetration and knowing the fact that one can't avoid an SMS received, people have found ways to monetize from this medium i.e. mobile advertisement.In India few names that pay to read SMS ads are, mGinger, Sms2India, adMAD.mobi, mGarlic. Here is a comparison between them:- Feature mGinger adMAD Sms2India mGarlic Where to register signup signup signup signup Invite ID Not required required (can be asked to admin) required (random user IDs generated at homepage) Not required Levels 3 5 3 3 Earning/Level (In Paise) 20/10/5 20/15/10/5/1 10/10/10 (dynamic structure for more paying) 20/10/5 (dynamic structure for more paying) Max Ads/day 10 20 10 10 ... More About: Worth , Mobi , Wort
How to translate your blog in different languages?
2007-06-21 22:42:00 Finally, I've coded a language translation tool for new blogger that translates a blog post page to different languages using Google Language Tool.The unique features of this translation tool are,a) It can switch between different languages on the current page i.e. without opening a new window for each language.b) No outbound link for translation. Source Code and Instruction for the same are as follows:-Step 1: Goto Template -> Edit HTML tab and select 'Expand Widget Templates'.Step 2: Find <div class="post-body">Step 3: Add the translation code between<div class="post-body"> and<p><data:post.body/></p >Step 4: Save the template.Though machine translation may not be accurate, still it is quite handy to let readers read your blog in different languages.keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Blog , Languages , Translate , Tran , Diff
Nivio Sending Spams
2007-06-21 16:42:00 Nivio, a group of Indian programmers was recently in news for announcing the world’s first Windows-based online desktop called “Nivio” in Delhi. I too registered for the service, and got a reply "to wait in the queue" today evening.But since then, I am getting spams i.e. whoever is replying to that mail is being broadcast to all registered users.This may be due to mistake of Nivio administrator. To get rid of these messages temporarily simply create filter with condition 'to:nivio.com' and set it to skip inbox, apply a label (created prior to it) or delete it. But, if the Nivio team is doing this knowingly we can mark this message as 'Report Spam' in Gmail.keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Sending
Opera Mini 4 Beta Mobile Phone Browser released
2007-06-20 13:56:00 With Apple set to release the iPhone on June 29, Opera Software has just released the beta version of its web browser for mobile phones, called Opera Mini 4 beta (codename 'Dimension'). Opera Mini is a fast and tiny Web browser that allows you to access the Internet on almost any mobile phone that supports Java.The Opera Mini 4 beta features page tells you 10 reasons to love it. Check out the screenshot which shows how this blog looks in Opera Mini 4 beta. I recommend you download (92 kb approx) and give it a try.Definitely, the war among mobile web browsers like Opera Mini, Nokia S60 3rd edition browser, Apple iPhone Safari, Microsoft's Deepfish .etc. heats up with this release.Previous entries:-Orkut: Opera Mini :: 3: 1 Access Orkut on Mobile phonekeep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Mobile Phone , Beta
Get Indian Idol News, Videos, Pictures, Episode Summary .etc.
2007-06-16 23:55:00 The desi version of international Idol series format, launched by UK show Pop Idol i.e Indian Idol Season 3 is on air. Though season three has got many changes from anchor to judges, still it is more popular among other singing talent hunt shows.Those who do not have access to television can watch the videos from Indian Idol's official website (requires a broadband connection for seamless play). Now, it is possible to share, comment and rate the videos. Even you can embed the videos on your website. So, no more copyright infringement issues. Dial-up users can get updates of the show at India Forums - Indian Idol 3, #1 discussion forum, where visitors read and update voluntarily all the television serial from channels like Star Plus, Sony, Zee TV, Star One, Sahara One, Sab TV .etc. Updates can also be found at blogs like indian-idol.blogspot.com, indian-idol-2.blogspot.com and indianidolshow .etc.Related:Indian Idol contestants on Google Maps | Indian Idol online votingkeep blogging... More About: Videos , News , Pictures , Episode
Goodbye Vellore
2007-05-02 15:38:00 Well, this is the last post from VIT as its time to say "Good bye Hellore Vellore". And I am getting Bangalored. This is my 3rd visit to Bangalore and if I have to say in OOP (Object Oriented Programming) language, first one was private, second was protected and this is public...keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Goodbye
How to send free email SMS and get mobile alerts?
2007-04-12 18:02:00 While searching for sending free SMS, I found how to send email to SMS on your mobile phone. It describes how an email can be sent as SMS to your mobile phone (works on selected operators only). But it has a limitation i.e it truncates long mail and approx only 160 characters is sent as SMS. I have confirmed that Airtel Karnataka is working fine.Extending this idea following things can be done with it :-Auto forwarding mails to mobile phone as SMS:- In Gmail, go to settings -> Forwarding and POP and set your messages to forward at the mobile-number-cum-email. But, currently this is not working. If it works, then selected mails can also be forwarded by creating filters. I have reported this issue to Gmail help and support and hope they resolve it soon.Using your mobile number as another email address to 'send mail from' in Gmail:- Go to settings -> Accounts and set the mobile-number-cum-email as 'Add another email address' under 'Send mail as'. It will send a verification code ... More About: Mobile , Email , Free , Alert
About funduBytes: Video
2007-03-15 18:31:00 Here comes the video featuring this blog site. It is my very first video. It has been created using 30-days trial version of Camtasia Studio Screen Recorder and hosted at youtube. Even though the video is not so clear, I hope you'll like it.Updated, 9th April:Finally, after 4 months I have changed the blog template. And since I couldn't find any new template for the new blogger, settled with default one only. Anyone interested in the previous template, just give me a buzz to get it.keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Video , Fund , Bytes , Byte
Words of Silence...
2007-02-26 07:37:00 Recently Avijit, Arvind, Snehasis and some other friends asked me... What happened to you... You don't talk like you used to... You don’t come online for chat or orkut? Even Gargi asked me yesterday... Where are your prank and jokes? One answer to all of them... yes I too have noted the change in me... may be, because I write them off now. And about pranks and jokes, I must say... my sense of humor is still alive; but, nonsense of humor has definitely died. Previously, it was blah, blah, blah... now its blog, blog, blog... and mind you there are some posts (better say bare truths of my life) that I write, but never publish. At right time, or may be someday after the end of my life... they will be available to read...keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Words , Silence
The Official Gmail Advertisement Video
2007-02-21 16:37:00 Today, I found a new thing on the Gmail login page as shown in the screenshot.On clicking, it plays a video titled "Gmail Theater: Why Use Gmail?" listing out the features of Gmail.Along with it you can catch a glimpse of Google's Office work environment too.So, atlast Google too started promoting their products. This may be in reply of integration of Yahoo Mail and Messenger. It should also be noted that Gmail does not requires invitation anymore to create an account.But, some questions are in my mind :-They used youtube instead of Google videos to host it? I know that Google acquired youtube. But, still it has not been listed in Google Accounts yet, meaning... one can't log in to youtube with Google account. [offtopic: All servies listed in Google Account except orkut starts with capital letter]When I searched for the same video at Google video it displayed links from youtube. It means in near future Google video might just be an interface to search videos, not upload. Otherwis... More About: Video , Advertisement , Advert , Official
Don't Fall in Love; Rise in Love
2007-02-14 11:34:00 Love, a bug that creates a 'Chemical locha' in human mind is in the air. Yes I am talking about Valentine's day only. Its the season to exchange heart shaped red balloons, roses, cards, chocolates and express your love for someone. I still remember the dialog from movie 'Joggers Park' :- "Fall ing Itself is a negative emotion. Don't Fall in love; Rise in love".Apart from usual mails, some Valentine's day e-cards and jokes my inbox contains something related to orkut:-send this to your entire friends list and find out who has added you to his/her crush list !! #C_var_crsLst=1 {1,0}One note for spammers, "Keep Love out of these technical hacks!"In another news, Archaeologists are working on to remove and preserve together the remains of a couple found locked in an embrace, buried 5000 to 6000 years ago.In India, as usual threats and protests were being issued by the VHP, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena etc., against V-day celebrations, saying it is just a Western import.One question for ... More About: Love
Hiding Navbar in Blogger: Some Issues
2007-02-13 16:53:00 Most of us hate the navbar, hanging top of a blog, hosted on Blogg er or Blogspot and use various hacks to hide it. But there are some issues that should be looked upon before hiding the navbar:-1. Violation of TOS:- This still remains a question whether it is violating Terms Of Service or not, because I've seen many popular blogs with hidden navbar and adsense activated. Even I've not heard of deletion of any blog due to hiding the navbar.2. Even though there is no legal problem in hiding the navbar, it helps in bringing more traffic to your blog with the "next blog" button, which takes you to a random, recently-updated blog.For instance, check out the referring URL from my Statcounter statistics.Even Freshblog has similar views.Now, the code that works behind "next button" is:- http://www.blogger.com/redirect/next_blog .pyra?navBar=true3. Search the blog. Navbar gives you a readymade search box which searches the blog you're viewing and displays the results on the same page.4. It... More About: Issues , Logger , Some
BigB vs Shahrukh Khan again
2007-02-07 17:51:00 For last few days there has been a war of words between BigB i.e Amitabh Bachchan and SRK aka Shah rukh Khan . While SRK said "I am sexy, smart and young. That was his century; this is mine"; BigB replied "Let`s see what happens to him after 35 years".On this, my friend Bikas commented "I know how he will look like - Watch Veer Zaara".You might be knowing that Shahrukh Khan replaced Amitabh Bachchan on Kaun Banega Crorepati-3 which was aired on 22 Jan. After watching the first episode, I found some major changes like,'pakka' instead of 'confident''freeze' instead of 'lock''Compaq' computer instead of 'Lenovo' (SRK too being a brand ambassador of Compaq, advertised it by saying 'Compaq da' many times)Giving 'high fives' to contestant.'Shahrukh Mujhe Gale Laga lo' (Shahrukh Hug Me) instead of 'I want to quit'Cheque issued by 'Union Bank' instead of 'ICICI Bank' (BigB comes in ads of ICICI bank)Even a promo video in Bluffmaster style.SRK has indulged himself in ... More About: Again
A common bug in Googlepages and Blogger
2007-02-06 14:16:00 Recently I discovered a common bug in Googlepages and Blogger that is related with auto redirecting to another web page.Previously, when Orkut was not accessible directly from mobile, I was using this link from my Googlepage. But, when it became accessible directly, I changed the code to auto redirect it to Orkut site. But, later on to make some changes when I tried to edit the page, it redirected to Orkut instead of loading the page. Even, after unpublishing the page, problem remains the same.So, all I can suggest is to make a duplicate and try all experiments on that before applying to the actual page.Again, I've noticed that whenever I tell my blog's address to someone they spell it 'fundoobytes'. So, to overcome this confusion, I created another blog with that name and set it to auto redirect to this blog. But, when I clicked on Template, it auto redirected to this site instead of showing the layout.Though there are many other bugs, I've reported these too. Lets see..keep b... More About: Common , Comm , Logger , Pages
Blogger and Blog*Spot Server Error
2007-02-02 15:55:00 Dear readers,For past few days, you might have noticed this error message while trying to access some blogs (including this) hosted on Blog ger or Blog*Spot . Even I too encountered with some errors in middle of working on my template.May be they are fixing some bugs.Well.. one solution I can suggest in that case is to Google "fundubytes" or "rupesh mandal" and click cached as shown in the fig.This is not a complete solution because updated blog might not be there as the Google bots do not crawl this blog frequently; but you can try this rather than skip reading...keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Server , Error
Orkut: Opera Mini :: 3: 1
2007-01-30 15:04:00 Well…Its birthday time for two great technologies:- 1. Orkut turns 3 today. What to say about it! Those who are still unaware of Orkut, check out the information at Wikipedia. 2. Opera Mini celebrated its 1st birthday last week, the best mobile application which made Orkutting on mobile possible.Read More: Official website keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Opera Mini
IM on LAN using DirectX Diagnostic Tool
2007-01-29 14:14:00 (Credits for information: SthitodhiP.S:- This trick works for Microsoft platform only)Chat is one of the most common uses of a network. Generally one can send message by using "net send" command. But most of the times it is blocked by network administrator. Even it sends messages in a new dialog box, which is quite irritating and conferencing is not possible.But, an easier instant messaging can be done using Dire ctX diagnostic tool. This is done in two phases:-Phase 1: Setup of a Server. This phase setups the server to which other clients connect to and chat (done once). Click Start, select Run and type dxdiag In the Run dialog box.You will then be presented with a dialog window asking you to download new WHQL certificates from the Internet. After you click the Yes/No button, the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window will be shown. Click Network tab Click Test DirectPlay. In the DirectPlay Test window, Enter User Name Select TCP/IP port as 80 (as it is the most common port used). Under Cre... More About: Sing , Gnostic
Google Talk for Mobile
2007-01-18 13:22:00 In a previous post, I mentioned about orkutting on mobile. Though it is quite handy in checking your scrapbook, still scrapping is a tedious job. And those who want a seamless chatting with your friends here is an application for mobile called GoTalk Mobi le , which is an IM client to send/receive Google Talk or Jabber instant messages.How to Install?All you need to run this application is:-a J2ME-enabled mobile phone (List of supported handsets) and an active GPRS internet connectionNow the application can be installed in two ways:-1. Go to the WAP site http://wap.gotalkmobile.com/ on you phone and click the install link there from the main page (detailed information on how to install).2. Download the application to your PC (by choosing your phone model) and then then install it on your phone.Some features:- The application is just 63 kb in size.Its free (current version 2.1.6 is in pre-beta edition). Though the site says, the beta versions are free, I just hope that they keep the fi... More About: Google Talk
Are you mobile?
2007-01-11 08:44:00 Many times, people complain me of using mobile too much; one proof is Duration of all sessions under GPRS connection timer since Feb’06 is just short of has completed 2000 hrs.Well, I admit doing so for checking my mails, chat with my friends on Yahoo messenger and Google talk, Orkutting on mobile, check out the comments on funduBytes and other bookmarked feeds, check blog statistics, Latest news, Check VIT exam results, Googling, Wikipedia search, check availability of train tickets, Cricket live score and last but not least accessing internet via connecting it to PC. Some WAPlinks are given at the sidebar.But, it’s not only me others are also talking about full access to information through this tiny gadget. Some hot topics in news are:-Welcome Your Future Computer: iPhone!2007: the year of the phone?Apple Waves Its Wand at the PhoneBill Gates Vision of a Digitally Connected FutureSo, I am mobile... are you??Further reading:The war between Microsoft and Apple continues:-Jobs p... More About: Mobile , Mobi , Bile
Google's footprint on my blog
2007-01-10 18:00:00 Today morning when I checked my blog statistics, surprised to see Googl e in the recent visitor activity of statcounter report.Even Network Location and Domain information under Visitor Segment Performance in Google Analytics report shows Google's trace on my blog.Now, some questions are there in my mind:-a) Has someone from Google really visited my blog? One reason for this may be the conversation I had with Google Adsense Team, through mail regarding some issues on activating Ads on my blog.orIs it just a Googlebot crawling this site? In that case why the visit length is so long?b) Google recommends Firefox and itself using Internet Explorer. What may be the reason?keep blogging! Rupesh Mandal More About: Blog , Foot
One last Goodbye
2007-01-01 11:00:00 Well, here comes my very first blog on a new year.So, first of all, Happy New Year to all visitors. Yesterday, I tweaked the blog for some while. In the evening, engaged myself watching TV… Surfing one channel to another. This reminded me of the days, when there was no cable connection at my home and how I used to wait for 12’ o clock for some special program to be telecasted on Doordarshan on the eve of New Year.Most of my friends are not in Hellore Vellore, so I was feeling lonely. While watching Roadies on MTV, suddenly I felt like hungry, and found it was 15 past 9… meaning mess was closed and I have to go to the Dhaaba, outside the college… to have some food.When SMSed Himanshu, asking him why didn’t he call me for dinner… he replied that he and some others are at Vellore for a beer party… and since I don’t drink… they didn’t call me. While searching for a table in the Dhaaba, thinking of a lonely dinner… surprisingly found Vikas, PD, and Shiv there. On se... More About: Good , Goodbye
Jottings from my Notebooks
2006-12-18 17:53:00 Creating a blog is easy, difficult is to maintain it. For past few weeks I was not getting enough time to write. Even I was thinking what to write! Then suddenly this idea came into my mind. I believe that- to know someone as a student turn the pages of his notebook from back, not front. You'll find many stories there. Similar case for me too. As I've told earlier about no formal classes anymore, so thought to post some of the jottings from my notebooks.Coming to my notebooks, they too have gone through lot of transitions. In first semester I used to have a single notebook, writing all subjects in that only. In second semester made separate notebooks for each subject. In third semester started taking notes in a single diary for all subjects. Fourth semester, a variant of it.... allotted each month a subject that too dynamically. Now, guess what in fifth semester....no notes, only Xerox of others' notes.Jottings from my so called notebooks include sketches, pranks, games.....So ma... More About: Notebooks
Mobile orkutting!
More articles from this author:2006-11-29 05:03:00 Ever thought of orkutting on your mobile. How if you can orkut while travelling by bus, train .etc! well, All you need is :-a GPRS enabled mobile phone an active internet connection (Mobi le Office in case of Airtel) and mobile application opera mini.If you try to open www.orkut.com on mobile it fails due to either design of the site or limitations for support of javascript in opera mini. Even orkut says-Currently, orkut.com isn’t compatible with mobile devices. To access your orkut profile, please try logging in using your computer’s web browser.But the truth is... I've been orkutting on my mobile for past few months with opera mini using this link. Since the link address is too long, for convenience add, rupeshmandal.googlepages.com/mobileorkut (note: without www) as bookmark.Previously, i was able to check scrapbook/communities, delete scraps and search but was unable to scrap someone... But recently unplugged showed some tricks to do so. though they are tedious, they do the ... More About: Bile 1, 2, 3 |
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