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Hot Traffic (Disabling Hotlinking)?
2007-08-02 13:50:00 Imagine veiwing a post in your blog, and realizing all of the images you were displaying in the post were replaced with this one. That is exactly what happened to the owner of this site. I suppose eventually he will realize that his images are useless, so I’ve taken a screenshot. The administrator of Lin ... More About: Traffic , Blogging , Linkin , Hotlinking
Wordpress Worm?
2007-08-01 15:43:00 If you are using Wordpress 2.2.1, there is a security hole that allows an attacker to edit your PHP files on your server. Although you could wait until Wordpress is officially patched, “MyBeni” has created a worm that uses the hole and patches Wordpress for you. Although knowingly running a worm on your blog isn’t ... More About: Blogging , Worm
Text-Link Ads?
2007-08-01 01:40:00 Text-Link Ads is a program that allows you to make money by selling links on your site. Sign up is free, and you simply submit your site and then add the code, or install the plugin in Wordpress. Instead of relying on people to click your ads in Google Adsense, in Text-Link Ads people pay ... More About: Blogging , Text , Text Link Ads
Featuring?
2007-07-30 13:49:00 Fechr (Pronounced Feat ure) is a great new site designed for promoting websites! You simple submit your site, and then eventually they will put your site on their homepage for 24 hours, sending you hundreds if not thousands of views! Although now being “featured” is free, the webmasters plan on charging $5 in a couple months, ... More About: Blogging , Turin , Featuring
ScribeFire?
2007-07-30 00:34:00 ScribeFire is a Firefox extension that allows you to blog from Firefox, instead of having to login to your blog’s site. ScribeFire makes managing multiple blogs as easy as possible, as it will remember the username and password for each blog, as well as switching from blog to blog with the click of a button. ... More About: Blogging , Scribe
Ubuntu So Hated Because?
2007-07-28 00:29:00 I’ve noticed something the last few weeks when it comes to Ubuntu . All over the place, you have numerous Linux users that constantly bash Ubuntu. No, I’m not talking about the people on Digg that bury stories because you use the word “Ubuntu” in a story, I’m talking about the mindless zombies that will tell ...
Commercial Games In Linux?
2007-07-26 16:25:00 I recently wrote about 11 great games in Ubuntu , and then I later wrote about 5 more games in Ubuntu, and all those games were, and still are completely free. However, after writing about those games, I have received many suggestions for commercial games. So I’ve decided to compile a list of non-free games for ... More About: Linux , Commercial , Games , Ames
Helium?
2007-07-25 23:54:00 He-The chemical symbol for Helium . I’m not talking about that Helium; I’m talking about the service called Helium. Helium allows you to write about what you know, and then get paid for it. Folks, this is a legitimate site. I’ve tried a few sites that didn’t do what they promised, however this one works. There is ... More About: Blogging
Computerized Democracies?
2007-07-25 02:27:00 “A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine“ -Thomas Jefferson I recently recalled my World History teacher explaining to the class how, if it were called for, here in the United States we could setup a true Democracy. He believed it was ... More About: Society
Computerized Democracies?
2007-07-25 02:27:00 “A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine“-Thomas Jefferson I recently recalled my World History teacher explaining to the class how, if it were called for, here in the United States we could setup a true Democracy. He believed it was ... More About: Politics , Teri
Sunbird In Ubuntu?
2007-07-21 19:49:00 Sunbird is a wonderful open source calendar application released by Mozilla. Sunbird is expandable by extensions and themes, just as Thunderbird and Firefox are. Sunbird manages to stay easy to use, but also has many interesting features. Installing Sunbird in Ubuntu is just as easy as installing Thunderbird and the Liberation Fonts. Follow these two ... More About: Sunbird
Top 5 Portable Firefox Extensions?
2007-07-20 13:32:00 If you have setup some portable programs on your USB device, I’d be willing to bet Firefox is on there. However, maintaining a base install as well as a portable version can become confusing after a while (loss of cookies, passwords, bookmarks, etc), however these five extensions will keep things under control. 1)Google Browser Sync Although ... More About: Windows , Extensions , Portable
10 Portable Apps Every USB Drive Should Have?
2007-07-19 21:24:00 A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your ... More About: Portable , Drive , Portable Apps
Irssi?
2007-07-19 14:14:00 Many Ubuntu users will find themselves needing help with their new OS. Many of them will turn to the Ubuntu forums, others will search the web, and then many will simply join the #ubuntu channel on irc.freenode.net. The #ubuntu channel is full of people, and you can get help for most of your problems within ...
Irssi?
2007-07-18 18:57:00 Many Ubuntu users will find themselves needing help with their new OS. Many of them will turn to the Ubuntu forums, others will search the web, and then many will simply join the #ubuntu channel on irc.freenode.net. The #ubuntu channel is full of people, and you can get help for most of your problems within ...
Liberation Ubuntu Script?
2007-07-17 15:41:00 After recently writing a script to Install Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 in Ubuntu , I’ve decided to write more scripts to complete other tasks. So instead of having to manually run these commands to install Libera tion fonts in Ubuntu, you can now run this script to do everything you need. 1)Download My Script Save it to your Desktop 2)Run The ... More About: Liberation
Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 In Ubuntu?
2007-07-16 23:56:00 Thunderbird is great. I use it everyday to check my three email accounts, all at once. However, the Thunderbird in Ubuntu Feisty’s repositories is a little outdated (It has 1.5.0.12 when the current version is 2.0.0.4). Version two has many new features, including the ability to add a Gmail account simply by entering your username ... More About: Thunderbird , Under , Thunderbird 2 , Hunde
PayPerPost?
2007-07-16 00:59:00 As many of you know, I recently took all ads off of my site, hoping that donations will fund my hosting. Not much longer after removing the ads, I read about PayPerPost on Video Store Blues. Ok, so although I’ve only been signed up for it for a few hours, I can tell it seems ... More About: Blogging , Payperpost
Liberating Ubuntu?
2007-07-15 23:08:00 If you converted from Windows to Ubuntu like I did, chances are that you also installed the “Microsoft Core Fonts” (Times New Roman, etc) as I also did. However, recently, I discovered fonts that I actually like better than the Microsoft fonts. Libera tion fonts are fonts released by RedHat. Getting these fonts to work in ...
No More Ads?
2007-07-15 15:17:00 Almost every blogger has tried them, but I feel that few ever have any good results. Yeah, I’m talking about ads. While Google Adsense and Yahoo Publisher are to of the major ad programs, there are countless programs out there. I’ve tried many of them on this website, but I’ve had disastrous results every time. ... More About: Blogging
Installing Games (Or Any Other Program) In Ubuntu?
2007-07-15 14:45:00 After putting together a list of 11 great games in Ubuntu , and then another list of 5 more games in Ubuntu, I’ve had countless people complain to me that they don’t know how to install them. So I’ve decided to explain it once more, for everyone! Actually, these methods show you how to install ... More About: Games , Program , Ames , Gram
Even More Gaming In Ubuntu Feisty?
2007-07-12 22:56:00 After recently putting together a list of 11 great games in Ubuntu , a few concerned readers politely suggested games that should have been on that list. As a result, I discovered many games I hadn’t even heard of, but turned out to be fun. Instead of changing the old list, I decided to create another ... More About: Gaming , Games , Feisty , Ming
The Ultimate Firefox Setup?
2007-07-11 16:48:00 Firefox is great (TechyStuff.Info is viewed best in Firefox). I feel that to use Firefox to its fullest extent, its setup should include all the features you need, but also give you the maximum viewing area (Because browsing the web is what Firefox was made for). To do this, these are the extensions I use. 1)Ad-Block ... More About: Technology , Firefox , Setup , Ultimate , The U
Gaming In Ubuntu Feisty Fawn?
2007-07-10 19:41:00 A recent article on 10 Advantages of Ubuntu over Vista drew ridicule because “Linux doesn’t support games”. While I knew this was only a half truth, I decided to blog about it myself. It is true that you can’t run to Walmart and buy a Linux version of the newest games; Yet there are plenty ... More About: Gaming , Feisty Fawn , Feisty , Ming
Iraqi Intelligence?
2007-07-07 18:24:00 For many Iraqi s, we have morphed from being invaders to occupiers to members of a tribe. I call it the ?al Ameriki tribe,? or ?tribe America.? -Michael Yon Michael Yon is a freelance reporter currently operating out of Iraq. If you still think that our troops are terrorists, see how Bush didn’t lie, and the Democrats did. If ... More About: Politics , Intelligence
Capital Punishment Abortion Is Murder
2007-07-06 21:44:00 Recent comments from a post about legalized licenses to kill brought up some questions. For me, comparing the death penalty to abortion is absurd. Yes, we are all created equal, but it is what a man does in his life that determines whether he is righteous or wicked. I believe that capital punishment is a topic ... More About: Politics , Murder , Abortion , Punishment , Capital
Capital Punishment Abortion Is Murder
2007-07-06 21:44:00 Yes, we are all created equal, but it is what a man does in his life that determines whether he is righteous or wicked. I believe that capital punishment is a topic that shouldn’t be taken lightly, just as abortion shouldn’t. I do believe in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as those are ... More About: Murder , Abortion , Punishment , Capital , Capital Punishment
A License To Kill?
2007-07-04 02:44:00 A license to kill is exactly what abortion is. Supposedly, it is the woman’s “right” to choose to kill an unborn child. What about our unalienable rights:Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (or the pursuit of all who threaten it, if you’re in the Navy)? Ah, the argument is that an unborn child ... More About: Politics , Kill , License
A License To Kill
2007-07-04 02:44:00 A license to kill is exactly what abortion is. Supposedly, it is the woman’s “right” to choose to kill an unborn child. What about our unalienable rights:Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (or the pursuit of all who threaten it, if you’re in the Navy)? Ah, the argument is that an unborn child doesn’t ... More About: Abortion , Kill , License
Alltray?
More articles from this author:2007-07-03 17:50:00 Alltray is a great little program that allows you to minimize anything to the notification area. For example, instead of having to leave Thunderbird minimized to the taskbar all the time, you can send it to the notification area, and click the icon to maximize it. Here is an example. If you didn’t notice, the calculator ... More About: Ubuntu , Tray 1, 2, 3 |
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