Date: 01/11/06     Keywords: no keywords

According to the latest list of the Top Travel Destinations by iExplore, an online seller of adventure and experiential travel, India ranks amongst the fifth choicest place to visit in the world in 2004 and 2005. Egypt, Peru, Galapagos and China are the first four top travel destinations. Other destinations preferred after India are [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/india-fifth-choicest-travel-hotspot-in-world/

Date: 01/10/06     Keywords: software, java, web

It was fun to watch Java software companies posting videos of their product demonstration on the web. Watching them however made me realize couple of important issues. First of all software demonstration videos on YouTube suck (for lack of stronger word). You are much better off using Wink. It is very sad to watch how demonstrators are [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/java-meets-youtube/

Date: 01/10/06     Keywords: no keywords

For diehard Dragonball Z/GT fans… Enjoy!

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/few-dragonball-z-music-video/

Date: 01/09/06     Keywords: java, web

I informed in my previous post that I have decided to shun all java frameworks for my current project and develop with basic Java / J2SE components instead. Here is a synopsis of my journey as it is unfolding. Today I was working with JDBC, doing the simple job of fetching certain data from the web [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/java-jsp-servlet-jdbc-back-to-the-basics-part-2/

Date: 01/07/06     Keywords: no keywords

So your Mom recently handed your the task of replacing your "grandmother's ancient Macintosh with something she could use to connect to the Internet just to send email". Background: Your grandma is 89 years old, has a touch of Alzheimer's, and for the last decade or so, she has been running Macintosh System 7.5 [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/an-bad-case-of-over-design-solution/

Date: 01/06/06     Keywords: java, jsp

I haven't taken the decision lightly. After due process and due consideration of all factors I decided I am going to shun all established Java frameworks and go back to basics for my next project. I will stick to Java, JSP and Servlets only. The benefits doesn't seem worth the cost. I will keep you [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/java-jsp-servlets-back-to-the-basics/

Date: 01/05/06     Keywords: no keywords

Will be back on Sunday. Adiós Amigos.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/on-a-mini-vacation/

Date: 01/05/06     Keywords: technology

Novell(R) Identity Manager was chosen as "Best Identity Manager" in InfoWorld's 2006 Technology of the Year Awards. Winners for this prestigious annual award are selected by InfoWorld test center analysts who judge products based on innovation and effectiveness. According to InfoWorld, "Powerful graphical workflow and design tools, intuitive user interface and solid directory foundation give it [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/novell-identity-manager-bags-best-identity-manager-award-by-infoworld/

Date: 01/04/06     Keywords: web

Overview This plugin makes any mp3 links (in post or page or any other location in your blog) playable directly on your webpage. In addition, your visitors will have the opportunity to easily tag and post the mp3 link to del.icio.us. This script is extremely lightweight, as is the flash movie that plays on demand. Must-have [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/taraganas-delicious-mp3-player-wordpress-plugin/

Date: 01/04/06     Keywords: web

Dear Readers, If you find my Stem Cell Research blog useful, please consider voting for it for the MedGadgets award. This blog is labor of love. The Stem Cell Blog has been nominated under three categories: 1. Best Medical Weblog 2. Best New Medical Weblog (established in 2005) 3. Best Medical Technologies/Informatics Weblog Looking forward for your support. Thanks, Angsuman Chakraborty

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/medgadgets-award-please-consider-voting-for-the-stem-cell-blog/

Date: 01/04/06     Keywords: web

Yet another interesting use of Flash. The presentation is in Q&A format. You move your mouse over a student to get a question. Then click on the student for the answer. Strange UI technique but be rest assured the answers are quite useful if you are a blogger or web publisher or wannabe one. Sample Q&A Q. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/copyright-faq-for-bloggers-web-publishers/

Date: 01/04/06     Keywords: browser, google

Today we will discuss three productivity tips which has helped me most in Firefox last year. Location bar for "I'm Lucky" Google Search In the location bar (where you type in the URL) if you type in a word or phrase and hit [Enter] - the browser does a "I'm Lucky" Google search which effectively does the [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/firefox-productivity-tips/

Date: 01/03/06     Keywords: web

On the persistent insistence of my niece I finally decided to put up my picture on the blog. However I didn't go the full mile. Does that mean I now fully comply with weblog usability guideline which suggests including author photo?

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/i-am-watching-you/

Date: 01/03/06     Keywords: web, apache

In the new year lets look back to Apache Harmony, the much publicised effort to create "open source" J2SE announced in early May last year. After eight months there is still nothing to show, no downloads. The website is sparsely populated. Only four contributors are listed (where is the fulltime IBM employee?). The only recognizable company [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/apache-harmony/

Date: 01/03/06     Keywords: web

I was reading an entertaining article from Jacob Neilson on weblog usability. I take this opportunity for self-assessment. To summarize the key usability blunders he points out are: No Author Biographies No Author Photos Nondescript Posting Titles Links Don't Say Where They Go Classic Hits are Buried The Calendar is the Only Navigation Irregular Publishing Frequency Mixing Topics Forgetting That You Write for Your [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/weblog-usability-the-top-ten-design-mistakes-and-where-we-stand/

Date: 01/03/06     Keywords: no keywords

I am now out of the job market for quite sometime. I enjoy leading Taragana, enjoy everything I do there. However not so long ago I too was in the job market, interviewing, evaluating offers etc. And let me tell you it was fun. It is an intellectual game to me, a mental wrestling with [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/interviewing-tips-for-your-next-dream-job/

Date: 01/03/06     Keywords: no keywords

Kcyap (Ah Kiong) announced WordPress 2.0 theme competition with some exciting prizes funded by him like 60GB iPod video. It starts from 15th Jan to 28th February; winner will be announed on 7th March. The grand prize is iPod video with 60GB storage. The next prize is "Sony PSP which comes with 3 types of [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wordpress-20-theme-competition-announced/

Date: 01/02/06     Keywords: no keywords

I was looking at some strange advertisements which appear on my stem cell research site and realized something always in front of us and yet startling on realization. First I noticed that some totally irrelevant sites appear before totally relevant sites (like selling cloning reagents, offering stem cell treatments etc.). It was odd. In my mind [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/is-google-adsense-intrinsically-suited-for-made-for-adsense-scammer-sites/

Date: 12/31/05     Keywords: browser, security

Users reported experiencing odd browser behavior after installing the most recent security update which has been identified as being caused by a registry key. Problem: Some reported opening a browser window that promptly hangs IE, others have reported opening links that render blank. There are also reports of multiple windows opening when initiating a browser session. When: This [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-fix-strange-problems-with-internet-explorer-december-security-update/

Date: 12/31/05     Keywords: virus

F-Secure claims that the latest "leaked" beta of the IM client might not be what it seems. It is a virus in disguise. F-Secure said that a variation of the Virkel instant messaging virus has been circulating amongst MSN users, posing as a leaked beta version of MSN Messenger 8. The virus uses the Messenger client to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/leaked-beta-version-of-msn-messenger-8-is-a-virus/