Date: 06/13/07     Keywords: no keywords

§ Overview I am very excited to announce the release of Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro Version 5.0 for WordPress 2.x blogs. Translator Plugin Pro provides automatic machine translation of your blog in 13+1 languages - English, German, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Dutch, Swedish, Greek, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional. It is [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-translator-plugin-pro-gold-application-program-interface/

Date: 06/13/07     Keywords: browser, java, web

Java applets had taken a beating in the past. Now it appears applets are making a resurgence lately with some quality applet based products. But the real question is how much Java support in browsers it can count on today. Refreshingly Java is still supported on 97.92 % of the browsers based on our web [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/applets-20-java-flash-support-in-browsers/

Date: 06/12/07     Keywords: html

WordPress in its infinite wisdom consumes one dash ( - ) and converts the other when there are two consecutive dashes like this: --. The solution is to use - twice instead of dash. - is the HTML escape sequence for a dash or hyphen or minus sign. This ASCII character is a generic, multipurpose [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-add-double-dash-in-wordpress/

Date: 06/12/07     Keywords: mysql, sql

ANALYZE TABLE analyzes and stores the key distribution for a table. The MySQL query optimizer is the magic inside MySQL that decides which keys, if any, to use to in the query. ANALYZE helps query optimizer to make accurate decisions by detailed analysis of the data, unlike query optimizer which makes quick analysis. The command [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-quickly-analyze-all-tables-in-mysql-database/

Date: 06/12/07     Keywords: no keywords

We are adding finishing touches to the documentation. We will release it tomorrow, Wednesday.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/translator-plugin-pro-50-release-update/

Date: 06/11/07     Keywords: sql

While inserting a SQL query we do not specify the auto increment values, if any. However they are often required for further processing. Here is how you can obtain auto increment / auto generated values after a successful SQL INSERT statement. // // Insert one row that will generate [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/java-how-to-get-auto-increment-values-after-sql-insert/

Date: 06/10/07     Keywords: no keywords

I am not a Paris Hilton fan, nor do I revel in her plight. In fact I feel sorry for her. However this video was just too hilarious to pass; I had to share it. Enjoy! I think even Ms. Hilton would enjoy it. I wish Ms. Paris Hilton emerge from the jail as a much [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/paris-hilton-in-slammer-musical-video/

Date: 06/10/07     Keywords: google

Darren Rowse posted an interesting question: “What matters most to you as a blogger”. Here’s my answer: 1. Blog as repository of knowledge. I am an avid reader; I learn new things everyday. However I keep my RAM (quick search memory) very small. Consequently I frequently refer to my blog and then to Google to find [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/what-matters-most-to-you-me-as-a-blogger/

Date: 06/10/07     Keywords: web

We received over 1 million visitors as early as Feburary 2007 and with over 12 million page hits. We have been observing steady growth throughout the year so far. Monthly Statistics for February 2007 Total Hits 12903959 Total Files 11648688 Total Pages 6077448 Total Visits 1046646 Total KBytes 117331848 Total Unique URLs 79051 Total Unique Referrers 50723 Total Unique User Agents 17339 Page statistics compiled by Webalizer. This year we are working harder than [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/milestone-1-million-visitors-in-february-2007/

Date: 06/09/07     Keywords: web

I am looking at Tata Indicom Broadband connection (unlimited 1Mbps plan) as a backup broadband connection in Kolkata. Browsing the web I found several pretty negative experiences with Tata Indicom Broadband connection (provided below). Here is a review of experiences with Tata Indicom Broadband connection; must-read if you are considering Tata Indicom broadband for home [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/tata-indicom-broadband-connection-review/

Date: 06/08/07     Keywords: technology

Imagine the best way to give dictation (without spelling mistakes) or to program without typing and that pesky carpal tunnel syndrome - by pure mind control alone. Scientists at Brown University and Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems (and others) have made this possible; as published last week in Nature. The application of this technology boggles imagination. Nagle, a [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/ultimate-human-computer-interface-mind-control-research-on-mind-control-thought-reading/

Date: 06/08/07     Keywords: no keywords

Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro is fully supported on all the latest versions of WordPress viz. WordPress 2.2 Release version as well as WordPress 2.3 development version. We will continue to support Translator Plugin on all the latest versions of WordPress. Note: The latest version of ATPP will be released on 11th June, free upgrade for all [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/translator-plugin-pro-fully-supported-on-wordpress-22-23-development/

Date: 06/08/07     Keywords: no keywords

Today’s newspaper reported a heart-warming story in a village in West Bengal who has adopted a widow with AIDS. She is allowed to freely mix with the families and even cuddle their children. His husband contracted AIDS which on job in Mumbai. Coming back home he unknowingly passed it on to his wife and three [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/aids-patient-children-dangerous-mix/

Date: 06/07/07     Keywords: linux

Our DSL link, provided by BSNL (aka World’s crappiest broadband service), was down yesterday causing enormous hardship. However today when it came back up, I could connect it using Windows (yeah, we still have couple of spare laptops lying around) but not on Linux. It gave me errors like: 1. pppoe: Timeout waiting for PADO packets 2. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/solving-pppoe-timeout-waiting-for-pado-packets/

Date: 06/05/07     Keywords: no keywords

ATPP 5.0 will be released on 11th June. ATP Gold (32+1 Language translation) will be released on 13th June. This is a limited edition release. Only 100 copies will ever be released. Each will cost $100. Existing users of ATPP will be offered a discounted price of 80$ for upgrading ATPP to ATP Gold. ATP [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-translator-plugin-pro-atpp-50-atp-gold-release-dates-announcement/

Date: 06/04/07     Keywords: no keywords

I received this strange request on a page where I berate the need for hacking MySpace in general. The first imagery which came to my mind was grisly. He is giving away his girlfriend for hacking! wtf! Who does he think I am, Jack Kevorkian? It was pretty funny as MySpace requests go. On a more [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/i-want-you-to-hack-my-girlfriend/

Date: 06/04/07     Keywords: no keywords

All hell breaks loose! Imagine this: “Most of us are only pretending to work while secretly hoping the project gets canceled after you get fired by the board”. Today’s Dilbert is a bit of fresh air after days of stale Elbonian humor on outsourcing. Here’s an idea for Scott Adams. How about outsourcing your cartoons? I [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/when-an-engineer-speaks-honestly-to-management/

Date: 06/04/07     Keywords: no keywords

Overseas outsourcing has transformed U.S. economy. Now some families are adopting outsourcing for personal tasks, getting them done for a fraction of what they would cost at home. When David San Filippo decided to create a tribute video in honor of his sister’s wedding, he could have gotten a recommendation from a friend or looked up [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/personal-outsourcing-outsource-your-to-do-list/

Date: 06/03/07     Keywords: linux

Linux comes with automatic setup for dual-monitors like windows. However I found the gnome applet rather buggy and unusable. If you have been lucky in using it (look in System->Administration->Display) then you do not need to read further. However most likely you would still want to glance over the super simple setup for dual monitors [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-setup-dual-monitors-on-linux-fedora-core/

Date: 06/03/07     Keywords: no keywords

John Doerr is a very famous Venture Capitalist whose firm KPCB is behind funding many important and influential companies in Silicon Valley like Sun or Oracle, Marimba, also couple of companies I worked for - Extensity & DoubleTwist. KPCB is the leading VC firm in the valley as far as I know. This is a [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/famous-vc-john-doerr-on-environment-green-technology/