Date: 09/03/06     Keywords: microsoft

I just had quite some experience using WordPress 2.x’s new WYSIWYG editor based on Tiny MCE, while publishing documentation for 3 column Anaconda Theme for WordPress. Two word summary of WYSIWYG editor: it sucks. This new WYSIWYG is frustrating to use at every step of the way. It is buggy like the worst Microsoft products. The [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wordpress-wysiwyg-editor-is-a-disaster/

Date: 09/01/06     Keywords: browser, css

I am happy to announce the long awaited release of Anaconda theme for WordPress 2.x (and above) blogs. Your search for a good css based three column WordPress theme is finally over. Anaconda uses flexible 3 column layout which is designed entirely with CSS. The center column and left sidebar are flexible and adjusts to browser [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/css-based-3-column-anaconda-theme-for-wordpress-released/

Date: 08/31/06     Keywords: no keywords

If you, like me, have lots of Firefox tab open at the same time then this extension is a must have. It allows you to easily view all your tabs with a simple key - F12. You can use it in two ways: global mode (F12) or local mode (Shift + F12). In global mode, a [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/firefox-extension-showcase-simplifies-tab-browsing/

Date: 08/31/06     Keywords: no keywords

Overview We have released Angsuman’s Translation Plugin Pro Version 3.0. This comes with several new features and enhancements, defects reported in version 2.0 has been fixed. The main thrust of this release is flexibility and configurability. We have exposed lot’s of choices to the end-user (blogger) with reasonable choices as default. This will ensure zero-configurability as [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-translator-plugin-pro-for-wordpress-2x-blogs-released/

Date: 08/30/06     Keywords: no keywords

Oracle has continued its push into business intelligence analytics by releasing PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management 9. The release adds broader enterprise planning and compliance management capabilities, as well as more features specific to higher-education institutions, including a Campus Solutions Warehouse module. Oracle said the new functionality would help colleges respond to challenges such as global competition [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/oracle-releases-peoplesoft-enterprise-performance-management-9/

Date: 08/30/06     Keywords: technology, google

Apple Computer said that Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, was joining its board. Eric was elected to the board at a meeting yesterday, Apple said. He came to Google from Novell in 2001. Before that he was chief technology office at Sun Microsystems, in its glorious days. Apple and Google are beginning to compete in markets [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/eric-schmidt-googles-ceo-joins-apples-board/

Date: 08/30/06     Keywords: no keywords

Sony released DVR writer named AWG170A (they need to fire their naming department), touted as world’s fastest, with a blazing 18x speed for burning single layer disks. It would write your 16x discs too at the higher speed. The drive will write DVD-RAM discs as 12x. DVD±R DL and DVD+RW discs are written at up [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sony-ships-worlds-fastest-18x-dvd%c2%b1r-writer/

Date: 08/30/06     Keywords: software, microsoft

The government in India’s southern state of Kerala is campaigning to eliminate Microsoft products from use in public institutions. As part of a drive against “monopolistic” organizations, schools and public offices across the state are being encouraged to install free software systems instead of purchasing Microsoft’s Windows programs. “It is well-known that Microsoft wants to have a [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/government-of-kerala-india-to-replace-microsoft-windows-from-public-institutions-with-linux/

Date: 08/30/06     Keywords: web

AT&T said hackers broke into one of its computer systems and accessed personal data, including credit card information, on thousands of customers who used its online store. The attack affects about 19,000 customers who purchased equipment for high-speed DSL Internet connections through AT&T’s Web site. AT&T is offering to pay for credit monitoring services for customers [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/hackers-steal-19-000-att-dsl-customers-credit-card-information/

Date: 08/30/06     Keywords: yahoo

AdRotator is a WordPress plugin which you can used to randomly rotate your ads (including but not limited to AdSense, Yahoo Publisher Network, Clicksor, Chitika etc.) on WordPress blogs. It allows you to display an advertisement (which is randomly selected from a group of advertisements specified in a text file) at your chosen location. The [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-display-adsense-yahoo-publisher-ads-using-adrotator-plugin-for-wordpress/

Date: 08/29/06     Keywords: software, google

Privacy watchdog - StopBadware.org is an academic project supported by Sun and Google among others that aims to establish a neighbourhood watch-style scheme to put pressure on purveyors of unsavoury programs. It has classified AOL’s software as potentially damaging badware. AOL’s inclusion of bundled software apps and lack of transparency over additional installed components earned it [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/aol-90-labelled-as-badware/

Date: 08/29/06     Keywords: no keywords

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is earmarking Y300 million in its 2007 budget to produce what the Asahi Shimbun terms a lie-detector for online information. It would be an automated fact-checker that draws on related information to spot how likely something is to be a load of bull. The Ministry envisages it being able [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/japan-government-funds-300-m-online-bulls-detector/

Date: 08/29/06     Keywords: no keywords

We are testing version 3.0 of Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro for WordPress 2.x blogs. We are overwhelmed by the encouraging response from the WordPress community. After the initial releases we had lots of positive response and feedback on how we can improve this plugin. And we listened to all of your requests. The key features [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-translator-plugin-pro-version-30-new-features-fixes/

Date: 08/29/06     Keywords: no keywords

I come from the background of non-glamorous corporate development where we developed rock-solid code with very few defects, if any. And yes we had to sit through endless design meetings, reviews and more meetings. Over the years I realized top-notch developers in this field share very similar traits. I am talking about developers who alone [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/5-habits-of-best-software-developers/

Date: 08/28/06     Keywords: no keywords

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Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/broadcasting-bloopers/

Date: 08/28/06     Keywords: no keywords

The parents of 17-year-old Liam Ashley wanted to teach him a lesson for taking his mother’s car without permission. They charged him with theft. The judge offered him bail but his parents chose to send him to prison as a deterrent. He was strangled and beaten to death on the way to prison. Ashley was found [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/tough-love-can-kill-your-child/

Date: 08/28/06     Keywords: browser, security

I think few graphs will clearly illustrate the gulf of difference between these two leading browsers (Internet Explorer 6.x & Firefox 1.x) in terms of security. Let’s start with our favorite whipping boy,market leader Internet Explorer 6.x, shall we? Internet Explorer 6.x Security Advisories Source: Secunia Firefox 1.x Security Advisories Source: Secunia Now let’s look at their criticality. Now [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/security-how-internet-explorer-6-fares-against-mozilla-firefox/

Date: 08/28/06     Keywords: sql

Omid has discovered a vulnerability in Mambo & Joomla, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct SQL injection attacks. Input passed to the “id” parameter when editing content isn’t properly sanitised before being used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code. Successful exploitation requires “Editor” [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/mambo-joomla-sql-injection-vulnerability-discovered/

Date: 08/28/06     Keywords: web, hosting

I faced serious hacking attempts from a server owned by my dedicated web hosting provider, LayeredTech. More than 23, 000 brute force attempts were made on ssh server alone. And over 13000 attempts recorded in messages log files. What surprised me most was the machine from which the attack originated. You cannot even begin to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/brute-force-ssh-hacking-attempt-on-my-server-guess-who-was-responsible/

Date: 08/28/06     Keywords: software, web, hosting, google

Google Apps for Your Domain provides communication and collaboration tools for your organization, customizable with your branding, color scheme and content through their control panel. You don’t need any hardware or software to install or maintain. In short you get GMail, IM, Google Calendar & web page design and hosting tools for free for your [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-apps-directly-competes-with-microsoft-office-for-small-business/