1. China Cracks Down on Cell Phone Text Message Spam

    Date: 12/31/05     Keywords: spam

    China will begin requiring prepaid cell phone subscribers to register their devices using their real names in 2006 said the country's Minister of Information Industry, Wang Xudong. The goal according to Wang Xudong is to cut down on surging cell phone spam and fraud, most of it delivered via text messaging. He estimated that of [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/china-cracks-down-on-cell-phone-text-message-spam/

  2. Sony Settles Rootkit Class Action Lawsuit

    Date: 12/31/05     Keywords: no keywords

    Sony finally settles the class action lawsuit filed in California caused by their highly controversial decision to install a rootkit for DRM protection of their music CD’s. If you are a Sony CD customer read the full details below to claim your rights. Sony will immediately recall all XCP infected CDs and replace them with non-content-protected [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sony-settles-rootkit-class-action-lawsuit/

  3. WordPress 2.0 - The Horror Story and How to Downgrade

    Date: 12/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

    I have been hearing horror stories across the board with WordPress 2.0 release. The wordpress forum is filled with wide ranging issues. Here's what you can do. If you are on WP 1.5.x version then I strongly suggest that you wait for a patch release with all the major issues sorted out. Robert Deaton came up [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wordpress-20-the-horror-story-and-how-to-downgrade/

  4. High Quality Open Source Java Swing Software Components

    Date: 12/28/05     Keywords: java

    SwingLabs is an Open Source laboratory for exploring new ways to make Swing applications easier to write, with improved performance and greater visual appeal. It is an umbrella project for various Open Source initiatives sponsored by Sun Microsystems and is part of the java.net community. Successful code and concepts may be migrated to [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/high-quality-open-source-java-swing-software-components/

  5. WordPress 2.x Hooks for Action - Comprehensive List for Plugin and Theme Developers

    Date: 12/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

    Comprehensive List of WordPress Action Hooks For WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers by Plugin Developer This contains all the available action hooks (documented as well as undocumented) for WordPress plugin and theme developers. All available documentation on these hooks have been updated from WordPress Codex. Source file and line number information is provided to allow you to find [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wordpress-2x-hooks-for-action-comprehensive-list-for-plugin-and-theme-developers/

  6. Angsuman’s WordPress 2.0 / 1.5.x Dashboard Replacement: How to Trim The Fat Resource Hogging WordPress Admin Dashboard

    Date: 12/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

    WordPress developers are adding their preferred feeds to WordPress Admin Dashboard (from WordPress 1.5 onwards), which significantly slows up loading the Admin Dashboard. Additionally few essential information has been removed frfom the official version of admin dashboard and also some information moved to hard-to-get locations in order to accomodate their copious feed data. This drop-in [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-wordpress-20-dashboard-replacement-how-to-trim-the-fat-resource-hogging-wordpress-admin-dashboard/

  7. WordPress Template Modification Tips for Non-Programmers - Robustness

    Date: 12/27/05     Keywords: php

    Several WordPress plugins ask you to add certain code to the WordPress theme template files to make them work. If you are not a PHP developer or you don't have time to code review the plugin and you decide to activate the plugin then the plugin can very easily cause your site to crash or [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wordpress-template-modification-tips-for-non-programmers-robustness/

  8. WordPress 2.0 Lures Internet Explorer Users to Alternatives

    Date: 12/27/05     Keywords: browser, microsoft

    WordPress administrators & authors who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser are presented with an attractive image and link to BrowseHappy site in an apparent bid to lure them away to alternative browsers. Firefox, Mozilla, Safari & Opera are the presented alternatives. The site contains testimonials of users with an option to post yours. Nice site design [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wordpress-20-lures-internet-explorer-users-to-alternatives/

  9. Angsuman’s Authenticated WordPress Plugin - Password Protection for Your WordPress Blog

    Date: 12/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

    Overview This WordPress plugin (tested on 1.5.x & 2.0) will make your blog accessible only to logged in users. A must-have for paid-content publishers and privacy concerned bloggers. This is a simple zero configuration plugin. It allows you to view any content, if and only if you are logged in. Use Cases Paid Content Publishers If you want to use [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-authenticated-wordpress-plugin-password-protection-for-your-wordpress-blog/

  10. How To Display Sidebar in Single Post in WordPress 2.0 Default Kubrick Theme

    Date: 12/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

    WordPress default theme (Kubrick based) do not display sidebar on single post page. However with a minor change in the theme you can make it to display sidebar. This works in the default theme of WordPress 2.0 and 1.5.x. Login as admin. Click on Presentation / Theme Editor / Single Post. Change the second line from: <div id="content" class="widecolumn"> to <div [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-display-sidebar-in-single-post-in-wordpress-20-default-kubrick-theme/

  11. Internet Explorer Gaining over Firefox in my Microcosm

    Date: 12/23/05     Keywords: web

    On this website Internet Explorer users have snatched back their majority share. Internet Explorer users comprise 49.08 % of total users. Within Internet Explorer versions, IE 6 is most popular cornering 96 % of Internet Explorer market. Firefox is at 43%. Mozilla and Netscape comprise less than 2%. What a mighty fall for Netscape who is [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/internet-explorer-gaining-over-firefox-in-my-microcosm/

  12. The Werken Company Goes Dental

    Date: 12/22/05     Keywords: software, web

    The web site of the werken company (creator of drools - business rule engine, werkflow - workflow management software etc.) has apparently decided to venture into "Dental implants and dental"; I am not kidding. Their site lists their products which they have released under open source license like drools etc. Along with that they have listed: beep4j: [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/the-werken-company-goes-dental/

  13. Werkflow, Workflow Management Software, in Hibernation?

    Date: 12/22/05     Keywords: software

    Werkflow, Workflow Management Software from Codehaus, is apparently in hibernation. The site contains no link to the software or documentation. It makes nice promises but raises a serious question. Why? According to the site a new version of the software is in the works - simpler, without Jelly (thank God) and with only one external dependency (hope [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/werkflow-workflow-management-software-in-hibernation/

  14. Mini Scare with jBPM

    Date: 12/22/05     Keywords: software

    While reading the jBPM (Workflow management software) documentation I got a mini scare with the line "The directory structure of the sub projects core, tools & ejb complies with the maven directory layout". It brought back all my bad memories with Maven, so much so I thought about switching without even giving jBPM a [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/mini-scare-with-jbpm/

  15. New Blogging Rage - Meta Blogging

    Date: 12/19/05     Keywords: blogging

    Meta Blogging is the rage these days. There are literally hundreds of blogs which talks about - blogging. It tells you how to blog, how to earn revenue while blogging including the famous 6 figure blogging tips, blogs to watch and then there are blog networks. Some of the meta-bloggers I (occassionally) read are: ProBlogger Performancing (new but [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/new-blogging-rage-meta-blogging/

  16. WriteBoard from 37Signals - Brief Review

    Date: 12/19/05     Keywords: rss

    I just happened to chance upon much hyped WriteBoard from 37Signals. It is an online (ajax enabled; what isn't these days?) service to create and edit text documents with a wiki like syntax. It allows commenting on the document. Additionally it provides RSS feeds. The key value proposition is collaborative editing of text documents and [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/writeboard-from-37signals-brief-review/

  17. Del.icio.us Down - Whiff of Things to Come?

    Date: 12/19/05     Keywords: web

    Del.icio.us website currently presents you with: Due to the power outage earlier in the week, we appear a number of continued hiccups. We've taken everything offline to properly rebuild and restore everything. I apologize and hope to have this resolved as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued patience. Updates will be posted on our blog [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/delicious-down-whiff-of-things-to-come/

  18. Beautiful Minimal WordPress Theme - Modern

    Date: 12/19/05     Keywords: rss

    I came across a minimal and elegant theme from Ulf Pettersson. It has horizontal navigation with lots of white space, wonderful color selection. You can view it here (multi-page) and read about it here (single page) and download it here. Wonderfully done theme.

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/beautiful-minimal-wordpress-theme-modern/

  19. GMail SMS Signup Now Available in Several Asian Countries; Ignores India

    Date: 12/19/05     Keywords: google

    Google GMail signup is now available in New Zealand, Australia, Turkey and several asian countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Singapore and Thailand. However India is still ignored. Bad Google! If you belong to the above countries then you should go here to get an account.

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/gmail-sms-signup-now-available-in-several-asian-countries-ignores-india/

  20. Critical Vulnerability in Apple’s iTunes for Windows

    Date: 12/19/05     Keywords: software, security

    A critical vulnerability, found in some versions of Apple's popular iTunes software, could enable attackers to remotely take over a user's computer, according to a warning issued by eEye. This flaw existed on the earlier version of iTunes 6 for Windows and was not addressed by the latest security update. eEye is currently testing Mac for [...]

    Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/critical-vulnerability-in-apples-itunes-for-windows/

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