1. When Batman Grew Old - A Short Story

    Date: 11/06/06     Keywords: no keywords

    Batman has grown old, very old. Most of his crime-fighting colleagues have passed on. Only Green Lantern remains, counting his not-too-many days left, and of course the ever-green Superman. Superman has remained young as ever, aided by his Kryptonian physique, and remained the “boy-scout” as ever with likewise mental maturity. Batman called him a “fool” [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/when-batman-grew-old/

  2. Guide To IT Entrepreneurship in India

    Date: 11/05/06     Keywords: technology

    I gave a presentation on IT entrepreneurship at National Institute of Technology Durgapur to MBA students and local entrepreneurs in summer of this year. The presentation was in my laptop which I finally got a chance to open today. The presentation may be slightly cryptic to some as there are not much notes to go [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/guide-to-it-entrepreneurship-in-india/

  3. How To Prevent Browser Caching of HTML Pages

    Date: 11/04/06     Keywords: browser, web

    This is old news for most of us and yet when I wanted to quickly find it, it took some searching. So here is, in simple language, what you can do to prevent your web pages from being cached by browsers. Add in your head section (between <head> and </head> tags): <meta HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"> <meta HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="-1"> And then [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-prevent-browser-caching-of-html-pages/

  4. Nasty PHP 4.4 Bug in Session Data

    Date: 11/04/06     Keywords: php, web

    We deployed an application on client site yesterday and we faced a really puzzling problem. Some data stored in session variable ( $_SESSION["messages"] ) was returning the data of a global array $messages. Before deploying we thoroughly tested the project on multiple PHP installations, both on out intranet and on the web. We never encountered [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/nasty-php-44-bug-in-session-data/

  5. You Can Make 75$ / Hour by Participating in Google User Studies / Survey

    Date: 11/03/06     Keywords: google

    Google is asking for participants for their user studies. They will pay handsomely - 75 $ / hour. Google is a reliable company and so you can be sure that there is no scam as with many other survey offers. You can even participate in a study remotely (from your computer), or fill in an [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/you-can-make-75-hour-by-participating-in-google-user-studies-survey/

  6. Former Computer Associates CEO, Sanjay Kumar Sentenced To 12 Years in Prison

    Date: 11/03/06     Keywords: software

    Sanjay Kumar, former CEO of Computer Associates had pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy, securities fraud and obstruction of justice back in April. He has been sentenced to 12 years and fined $8 million. As part of a $2.2 billion accounting scandal he had falsely reported software licence revenues and lied to investors. Together with other executives [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/former-computer-associates-ceo-sanjay-kumar-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison/

  7. How To Use XDForum in WordPress Blogs With Nice Permalinks

    Date: 10/30/06     Keywords: software

    XDForum (example: Anaconda Forum) is a nice basic forum software which works seamlessly with WordPress blogs (download our free theme and plugins). Unfortunately it works out-of-the-box with default permalinks only. Most site today use nice permalinks. This mini-tutorial will teach you how to use XDForum with nice permalinks (how to enable; tips and more). Replace [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-use-xdforum-in-wordpress-blogs-with-nice-permalinks/

  8. Added Forum for Anaconda Theme

    Date: 10/26/06     Keywords: no keywords

    I have added a forum for our popular 3 column widgetized Anaconda Theme (for WordPress blogs). Looking forward to your participation in the Anaconda forum. I used XDForum.

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/added-forum-for-anaconda-theme/

  9. When Google Search Fails

    Date: 10/26/06     Keywords: google

    I have been in an interesting discussion with a very high profile client when Google Search came up. One recurring thought which came up was how the apparent strength of Google search, that made it the number one search engine, is its very weakness in several industries. And Google haven’t been able to address them [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/when-google-search-fails/

  10. Scott Adams Conquers Incurable Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Loss

    Date: 10/26/06     Keywords: no keywords

    Scott Adams, creator of popular comics strip Dilbert, lost his voice 18 months ago due to spasmodic dysphonia, an incurable condition, after he strained his voice during a bout with allergies. He recovered his voice after tremendous self-effort in an apparently miraculous way by rhyming. Spasmodic dysphonia (or laryngeal dystonia) is a voice disorder caused by [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/scott-adams-conquers-incurable-spasmodic-dysphonia-voice-loss/

  11. How To Exclude Files From Displaying in Subversion Status Command?

    Date: 10/25/06     Keywords: no keywords

    Often you have files in your subversion directiory which you do not want to commit / check-in. Such files could be compiled files, intermediate files used for data processing etc. Subversion provides a simple way to exclude such files. The good news is that it allows you to specify them using patterns, so you don’t [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-exclude-files-from-displaying-in-subversion-status-command/

  12. How To Add Revision Number, ID Automatically To Subversion Files in Two Simple Steps

    Date: 10/25/06     Keywords: database

    Revision number of a file is an important information. Two most common uses are in serialization and in making version specific database upgrades for an application. I am using it for the later. Here is a simple way how you can add revision number (Id, Date, Author and HeadURL) automatically to your source files. First you [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-add-revision-number-id-automatically-to-subversion-files-in-two-simple-steps/

  13. Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro 3.2 Released

    Date: 10/24/06     Keywords: google

    I am happy to announce the release of Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro version 3.2 for WordPress 2.x blogs. This is a feature packed release (details) based on customer feedback. There are few fixes in too primarily to adjust to Google Translation engines changing page structure. We will start shipping it from today. It may take [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-translator-plugin-pro-32-released/

  14. How To Enable Nice Friendly URL in Vanilla Forum

    Date: 10/23/06     Keywords: php, web, apache

    Open up conf/settings.php and add this line: $Configuration[’URL_BUILDING_METHOD’] = ‘mod_rewrite’; Believe me, that’s all you need to do. Ain’t that easy? Note: I am assuming that you are using Apache HTTPD Web Server with mod_rewrite enabled. Note 2: I have tested it on windows but I have all reasons to believe that it will work fine on Unix / [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-enable-nice-friendly-url-in-vanilla-forum/

  15. How To Use Vanilla Forum On MySQL Database Without Password Set

    Date: 10/23/06     Keywords: mysql, database, sql

    First of all I want to make it clear that having a MySQL database without a password set (on your root account) is a very very bad idea. However I wanted to set it up on my home machine which has XAMPP installed. And XAMPP by default creates a root account for MySQL without any [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-use-vanilla-forum-on-mysql-database-without-password-set/

  16. How To Enable / Use .htaccess / Nice permalinks in Apache Web Server on Windows

    Date: 10/23/06     Keywords: php, software, web, linux, apache

    .htaccess is a web server directive file populalrly used in Apache Web Server in Linux / Unix environment. In windows environment there is a simple way to enable and use .htaccess. Additionally it allows you to create nice permalinks for software like WordPress or phpBB. To use .htaccess you need to enable mod_rewrite. Even with that [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-enable-use-htaccess-nice-permalinks-in-apache-web-server-on-windows/

  17. Wish You All Happy Diwali

    Date: 10/20/06     Keywords: no keywords

    Diwali is the festival of lights, when forces of good defeats the darkness or evil. Tomorrow is Diwali / KaliPuja in India. I wish you all heartiest of greetings for Diwali & Kali Puja. Signing off for the weekend…

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wish-you-all-happy-diwali/

  18. Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro 3.2 With Exciting New Features in Testing

    Date: 10/20/06     Keywords: no keywords

    We are currently testing Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro for WordPress blogs with tons of exciting new features. This release is fully based on customer feedback. When you speak we listen; all the time. The key features in this release are: Support for fopen has been added (in addition to curl). Now the plugin can be used [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-translator-plugin-pro-32-with-exciting-new-features-in-testing/

  19. How To Individually Style Translator Pro Flags?

    Date: 10/19/06     Keywords: java

    Translator Plugin Pro flags can be individually styled to fully customize to your needs. This allows you to place them in unique locations on your page, style them to your needs and more. For example we used this property to rotate the flags using Javascript to create a dynamic logo for taragana network on our [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-individually-style-translator-pro-flags/

  20. Thoughts on Trophy - Active Defense System Developed in Israel

    Date: 10/16/06     Keywords: no keywords

    The video of trophy shows an interesting concept, active 360 degree defense of static and moving vehicles like tanks from ATR’s and ATGM’s. While it was not shown, I think it is safe to guess Trophy uses several kinetic energy projectile prediction system (in real time) with high powered lasers to counter the threat. While [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/thoughts-on-trophy-active-defense-system-developed-in-israel/

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