Date: 03/15/05     Keywords: html

Email signature are by default text messages. However I wanted to create HTML signature (see below) for my email messages. The procedure is supported but not at all straighforward. Steps: Go to Tools/Option/Mail Format and set Send in this message format to HTML. Create a file with .html extension in notepad containing your only HTML text (don't bother [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/short-tutorial-how-to-create-html-signature-in-microsoft-outlook/

Date: 03/15/05     Keywords: java

A large repository of free books (with a catch) is available at safari.java.net. The catch is that it is free for 15 days. As usual it requires your email address to prove your identity, may do some cookie stuff too.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/large-repository-of-free-online-books/

Date: 03/15/05     Keywords: java

J2SE is Java 2 Standard Edition. The 2 stands for version 2 of the platform. At the same time Java 1.2 was also renamed as Java 2 (the language I presume). Then came 1.3 (note it was never called Java 3). Now we have Java 1.5. Suddenly the big guns at Sun decided to rename [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/j2se15-new-wine-in-new-bottle-with-old-cork/

Date: 03/15/05     Keywords: java

J2SE stands for Java 2 Standard Edition. The 2 stands for version 2 of the platform. At the same time Java 1.2 was also renamed as Java 2 (the language I presume). Then came 1.3 (note it was never called Java 3). Now we have Java 1.5. Suddenly the big guns at Sun decided to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/j2se5-new-wine-in-new-bottle-with-old-cork/

Date: 03/15/05     Keywords: no keywords

A laptop from Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles was stolen with unencrypted data exposing personal information of more then 8, 900 Southern Nevada residents. By personal information I mean everything - name, age, DOB, SSN, photographs and signatures of residents who obtained drivers licenses between November 25th and March 4th. Paul Masto, assistant special agent [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/now-its-dmvs-turn-to-leak-personal-information/

Date: 03/14/05     Keywords: spam

I receive daily several thousands of spam emails on debt consolidation, mortgage and on organ enhancements advice/pills for organs I do not possess. I have been offered millions by unknown Nigerians, offered services I do not care about, images which were bad enough to spoil my day! I manage to filter most of them daily using [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/naive-bayesian-is-a-failure-against-spam/

Date: 03/14/05     Keywords: no keywords

A discussion on immune system re-education results.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/immune-system-re-education-may-be-the-best-hope-for-diabetes-cure/

Date: 03/14/05     Keywords: software

On the long term viability of free content and free software - a side by side look.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/the-future-of-free-web-take-2-in-software-and-content/

Date: 03/14/05     Keywords: microsoft

Hundreds of influential Visual Basic developers (recognized by Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional program) have signed a petition demanding Microsoft should continue supporting Visual Basic (classic) as it is doing for C++. Microsoft's plan is to end support for Visual Basic and force a transition of millions of VB developers to VB.NET or other .NET languages. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/crossing-the-chasm-for-millions-of-vb-developers/

Date: 03/14/05     Keywords: java

Discussion on feed targeting to JavaBlogs

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/targeted-feed-for-javablogs-from-today/

Date: 03/14/05     Keywords: no keywords

Diabetic foot care experts presenting at the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Scientific Conference said that foot and ankle surgeons are pioneering an approach to relieve pressure on nerves in diabetic feet that cause loos of sensation and foot ulcers. "The new surgical approach is to release the tarsal tunnel to decompress the [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/new-foot-surgery-method-helps-in-neuropathy-may-prevent-amputations/

Date: 03/13/05     Keywords: no keywords

You would be surprised.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-popular-is-wordpress/

Date: 03/12/05     Keywords: technology

The Government today said: "The UN declaration is non-binding and has no legal status, but it calls on countries to prohibit all forms of human cloning. This is totally unacceptable to the UK government which strongly supports stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research which involves the use of cloning technology. Stem cell research [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/way-to-go-britain-talks-tough-on-stem-cell-research/

Date: 03/12/05     Keywords: no keywords

It is of much regret that the ban on human cloning has been passed in the UN, however symbolic it may be. My heartfelt support goes to the following countries for their opposition to the ban. I am proud to say India is in this list. Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/stupidity-on-the-rise-un-approves-human-cloning-ban/

Date: 03/12/05     Keywords: rss, java

I have been playing with my blog to find the optimum number of messages to make available from the main page. Somehow that triggered JavaBlogs to think that all of these entries are new and publish them! Let me say it again. Dave Winer you did a good job in developing RSS. You did a [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/javablogs-and-wordpress-loves-to-repost-old-blog-entries/

Date: 03/12/05     Keywords: no keywords

From our childhood I have been to several places with asbestos roofing. It is extremely common in sheds or garages and in many cases as roofing of the house. I had no idea that it is carcinogenic and can cause a rare but fatal form of lung cancer (mesothelioma)! What is amazing is the total lack [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/asbestos-menace-in-india/

Date: 03/12/05     Keywords: spam

A 'comprehensive' sweep of the net by 70 law enforcement organisations from 26 countries should help authorities combat phishers, spammers and scammers, says a leading consumer protection agency. It sounds too good to be true and effective. I am keeping my fingers crossed. The surprising part of the news is at the end: According to recent estimates, spam [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/massive-web-trawl-nets-spammers/

Date: 03/12/05     Keywords: microsoft

Shocking pictures leaked by a careless Microsoft blogger reveal a love that dare not speak its name. The photos from the Redmond campus are, in fact, so raunchy and audacious that a special Register editorial meeting was held to discuss whether or not they should even be discussed in an open forum. In the end, [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsofts-fetish-with-sun-servers/

Date: 03/12/05     Keywords: css, web

CSS is an astounding piece of feces; in fact I think it is an insult to feces to be put in the same league as CSS. Oh what a web of deceit we weave! Web designers were agog with excitement when CSS first came. I can still hear shouts of - no more tables, global modification of [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/i-hate-css-i-hate-hacking-php-hacks/

Date: 03/11/05     Keywords: no keywords

The sad case of Ms. Paris Hilton's personal information, stored in her mobile, made publicly available by some cracker (yes I believe he is using it with a profit motive) is known to all. It was not only an embarrassment for her but also a cause for concern for everyone who confided their personal information to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/corporate-lesson-by-ms-hilton/