Date: 01/15/07     Keywords: no keywords

There are 3 options to run rsync server on windows, explained below with pros and cons and instructions. Using DeltaCopy. DeltaCopy server comes with a nice UI. Unfortunately it expects windows setup with a domain server. I won’t startup on puny workstations. Essentially it looks for NT Logon service to be running. NT Logon will [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/3-ways-to-setup-rsync-server-on-windows/

Date: 01/15/07     Keywords: security, web

I wanted a seamless procedure to update web sites and web applications without compromising security. The development server is under a firewall and so is the production server. Also the changes should be merged bi-directionally. I had few options like subversion or unison. I chose subversion because of greater familiarity and also because all of [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/using-subversion-to-seamlessly-update-merge-web-sites-and-web-applications/

Date: 01/14/07     Keywords: html

A very simple way to execute HTML files is by telling the server to parse html files for SSI commands. To do it simply add the following lines to your .htaccess file: AddType text/html .html AddHandler server-parsed .html This has the downside of processing all the html files in that directory and its subdirectories. A better way [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/3-ways-to-selectively-execute-html-files-using-apache-http-server/

Date: 01/13/07     Keywords: no keywords

Subversion is a free open source source code management system (SCM) like CVS, Perforce, ClearCase etc. In this simple 5 minutes guide you will know about some key commands to quickly get started with subversion from ground zero. You may to print a copy for quick reference. How to create a subversion project? You need to be [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/5-minutes-guide-to-subversion/

Date: 01/13/07     Keywords: no keywords

A simple one-celled parasite called Trichomonas Vaginalis, also known as “trick”, which causes an itchy and smelly genital infection especially dangerous to women, has nearly as many genes as a human being, researchers reported on Thursday. They mapped the genome of Trichomonas vaginalis, which causes the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection, and hope they have [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/congratulations-you-have-nearly-as-many-genes-as-trick-parasite/

Date: 01/11/07     Keywords: php, sql, security

While WordPress 2.0.6 is still hot a serious security defect (SQL injection attack) was found and fixed in WordPress 2.0.7, which is currently available as RC1 (release candidate 1). The key defects fixed are: Security defect Worked around a PHP bug for PHP 4.x less than 4.4.3 and PHP 5.x less than 5.1.4 with register_globals ON [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/critical-wordpress-security-defect-found-and-fixed-in-207/

Date: 01/10/07     Keywords: google

Beginning in early 2007, selected Samsung phones are being provided with a range of Google products and services aimed to “create a more dynamic user experience”, including: Google search: Samsung handsets will include a GoogleTM icon in the application menu, providing users with one-click access to search Google Maps for mobile: Google Maps for mobile allows users [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/samsung-mobile-phones-will-integrate-google-search-maps-gmail/

Date: 01/10/07     Keywords: no keywords

We did a performance comparison of Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro with our competitor. This is purely a performance comparison. For the purpose of this comparison we ignored glaring differences like we provide tons of additional features and functionality, full support, actively maintained, unlimited upgrades and that we support translation from each of 14 languages to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-translator-plugin-pro-performance-stats/

Date: 01/09/07     Keywords: database, java, security

Security vendor Imperva has identified an access-control vulnerability in DWR, Java Open Source AJAX development framework (stable release 1.1.3 and 2.0), which it says an attacker can use to compromise a DWR based application which may in turn enable him to say break into back-end databases or servers or launch a denial-of-service-attack. On a positive note [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/analysis-security-vulnerability-discovered-in-dwr-open-source-java-ajax-development-framework/

Date: 01/09/07     Keywords: asp

The Rational Response Squad is giving away 1001 DVDs of The God Who Wasn’t There, the hit documentary that the LA Times calls “provocative — to put it mildly.” There’s only one catch: You have to commit what some non-liberal Christians consider as eternal sin, blaspheming the “Holy Spirit”. So let’s begin with some Bible thumping: In [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/will-you-trade-eternal-sin-for-free-dvd/

Date: 01/09/07     Keywords: no keywords

An electronic vote-counting machine in Schaerbeek, a suburb of Brussels, declared that 4096 more people had cast their vote than the ballot slips testified. The machine had been thoroughly tested and deemed perfect. So what went wrong? Scientists pointed the finger of blame at cosmic rays which can wreak havoc with highly sensitive microelectronic circuits. “The [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/austria-figures-electronic-vote-counting-machines-fingered-by-cosmic-rays/

Date: 01/09/07     Keywords: no keywords

Samsung Electronics announced today that it has created the first LCD panel that can produce independent images on each side (front and back) of a mobile LCD display. This will replace traditionally used dual display panels with one, thereby reducing overall thickness of mobile products by at least 1mm. It is expected to commence mass [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/samsung-develops-double-sided-lcd-with-independent-display-for-mobile-phones/

Date: 01/07/07     Keywords: no keywords

1. More regular posting Sometimes I have posted too many and sometimes none. I aim to post more regularly in 2007 2. Improved layout of the blog I may not drastically change the look and feel but I will extensively tweak it in the coming months. It’s going to be a year of experiments and changes. 3. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/5-things-you-would-see-in-simple-thoughts-blog-in-2007/

Date: 01/06/07     Keywords: no keywords

A hilarious take on Mahatma Gandhi. I am sure Gandhi would have enjoyed it too, he had a nice sense of humor.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/action-hero-gandhi-2/

Date: 01/06/07     Keywords: no keywords

Today I made a decision on my blogs which went in my mind like this - “If it is good for Guy & Jeff then it is good for me. I will reveal more on the decision soon but what I thought was interesting is the thought process behind this decision. Most of the time we [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/if-its-good-for-guy-kawasaki-jeff-jarvis-then-it-is-good-for-me/

Date: 01/06/07     Keywords: no keywords

Nigeria’s aviation minister has accused British airlines of treating Nigerian passengers with the “utmost contempt”. Mr Fani-Kayode said he “would not sit by and allow our people to be treated like animals by anybody or for any reason”. Link My recent experiences with British airlines makes me agree with his statements. British airlines, in my [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/nigeria-condemns-rude-british-airlines-i-concur/

Date: 01/06/07     Keywords: microsoft

What does Paul Ellen (Fo-Founder of Microsoft) and Larry Ellision (Founder & CEO of Oracle) have in common with the crown prince of Dubai and Russian oilman Roman Abromavich (other than being super rich)? They are all proud owners of gargantum Yatchs. Paul’s 416 feet vessel, named Octopus, comes with a remote controlled undersea rover, [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/super-yatchs-of-technology-ceos/

Date: 01/06/07     Keywords: java, linux

Programatically using ICMP Ping is a great way to establish that a server is up and running. Previously you couldn’t do ICMP ping (what ping command does in Linux/Unix & Windows) in java without using JNI or exec calls. Here is a simple and reliable method to do ICMP pings in Java without using JNI [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-do-icmp-ping-in-java-jdk-15-and-above/

Date: 01/06/07     Keywords: no keywords

The first batch of computers built for the One Laptop Per Child project could reach users by July this year. However test XO machines are expected to reach children in February before the formal launch. The scheme is hoping to put low-cost computers (~ $100) into the hands of people in developing countries. The first countries [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/web-20-enabled-100-laptop-will-reach-children-in-february/

Date: 01/05/07     Keywords: hosting

taragana.com domains (including this site - blog.taragana.com) was using ZoneEdit as DNS Servers. I started using their service while transitioning from VPS hosting to the current dedicated hosting. The service was good and so I didn’t prioritize the effort to move the DNS to my server. After all they had two different servers, what could [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/my-experience-in-setting-up-dns-servers-on-linux-and-free-dns-server-zoneedit/