Date: 12/02/05     Keywords: no keywords

Recently I had to interact with both of these companies to resolve non-trivial customer support issues. In both cases I was pleasantly surprised by the promptness and eagerness of their support. I would highly recommend both of them on this count. Feedster is a blog searching and informatics company and one of the best. Yesterday I [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/feedster-feedblitz-shines-in-customer-support/

Date: 12/02/05     Keywords: blogging

Krutik asked me about tips on blogging. So I thought of compiling a small simple list for people new to blogging. This is not "10 commandments". There are exceptions to each rule which I will try to mention as we proceed. 1. Blog about topics which are truly interesting to you. This will help you succeed [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/10-tips-for-better-blogging/

Date: 12/02/05     Keywords: no keywords

Many programs require you to provide details of a mailserver. You can provide an actual mailserver, possibly from your ISP, but that causes emails to be actually send which you may not want for testing. Here is a simple cross-platform mailserver that you can use to test email sending / receiving of any application. I use [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-send-receive-emails-smtp-simple-freeware-mailserver/

Date: 11/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

LifeHacker is a nifty blog in Nick Denton's blogomerate (blog + conglomerate) which provides interesting tips for computer users. So here is my tip for LifeHacker users (and other readers of Gawker Media), LifeHacker style. One of the problem with Gawker media sites is that they are often filled with several Flash based ads which tend [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/low-noise-way-to-read-lifehacker-gawker-media-sites/

Date: 11/30/05     Keywords: xml, web

As you probably know XmlHttpRequest only works if the request is made to the same web server from which the page was fetched (same origin). Here is a way to communicate across sub-domains using XmlHttpRequest without resorting to reverse proxying. Abe (@ fettig.net) found a solution using iframe and an exception to the "same origin" rule. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/xmlhttprequest-across-sub-domains/

Date: 11/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

I find lots of useful freeware from James Huff's (aka MacManx) Freeware reviews. They are primarily targeted for Mac platform but many of them are also available on Windows. Enjoy!

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/favored-freeware-reviews/

Date: 11/30/05     Keywords: software, java, web

This blog (Simple Thoughts on Java and Web Software) has been featured again in Feedster Top 500 list. This time we ranked 33. Last time we ranked 97. Each month, Feedster brings you a list of 500 of the most interesting and important blogs. Enjoy browsing to see what people are reading, to find feeds that [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/this-blog-is-featured-in-feedster-top-500-november-december-ranked-33/

Date: 11/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

Most of the changes in WordPress 2.0 are internal. However you will notice improved admin interface and some nifty features and some pain. I will highlight the key features for bloogers in this release. AJAX goodies like ability to create categories while editing a post, more intuitive list management, fade-in/fade-out effects etc. WYSIWYG editor with draggable sizing. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/key-features-of-wordpress-20/

Date: 11/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

Firefox 1.5 has finally been released with tons of new features. Here's what's new in Firefox 1.5: * Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update is more prominent, and updates to Firefox may now be half a megabyte or smaller. Updating extensions has also improved. * Faster [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/firefox-15-released/

Date: 11/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

No questions. Previously I wasn't sure if it worked as the site was bogged down by heavy traffic. Today I hooked in their code and few hours later I have my stats. Not only does it work, it is a superstar. The best analytics package I have seen so far and I have seen many. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-analytics-rocks-urchin/

Date: 11/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

30Gigs.com is an invitation-only email service which offers a whopping 30 Gigabytes of storage for your email. As a reference GMail currently offers around 2.5 GB storage. Unfortunately they poorly implemented the registration interface which can be trivially compromised as shown below. Here is a proof-of-concept form which allows you to get a 30Gig email [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-get-free-30gigscom-email-account-without-invitation/

Date: 11/29/05     Keywords: java, web

With the merger of WebWork and Struts now it is crystal clear that our beloved (not to speak bad about the dead) java web framework is no more with us. It's parts will however be salvaged and added to WebWork. Let's review what happened. It doesn't give me much pleasure to say that I already spoke [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/java-framework-struts-is-dead-long-live-struts/

Date: 11/29/05     Keywords: yahoo

There are two services I am aware of which provides free terabyte sized email account. For the idea to sink in the account size is 40 times larger than GMail account which is currently at around 2.5 GB and 1000+ times larger than Yahoo 1GB accounts. MailNation provides free 1TB accounts with the following features: [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-get-free-terabyte-100-gb-email-account/

Date: 11/29/05     Keywords: hosting

Lumunon Media is providing unlimited image hosting (without account creation requirement) which you can use for posting images on message boards, blogs, online auctions, classifieds and even sharing pictures with your family etc. There are two catches. First each image size has to be less than 500K. Secondly the image is guaranteed to be kept [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/free-unlimited-image-hosting/

Date: 11/28/05     Keywords: web

We just completed the first phase of re-designing the The Complete Book of Eye Care book website. We publish the famous eye care book by Dr. M.S. Agarwal and make it available for free to everyone in compliance with the authors wish. The site lists some of the opinions of famous people and publications about this [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/redesigned-the-complete-book-of-eye-care-book-website/

Date: 11/28/05     Keywords: spam

Imagine a pickpocket leaving a note in the pocket they have picked informing the victim that they are very sorry about picking their pocket and what he can do to rectify the situation. Neil found ethical spammers in his wiki (read about wiki spamming) who left a note after they spammed: < !– We leave content intact [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/enter-ethical-spammers-is-spamming-going-mainstream/

Date: 11/28/05     Keywords: google

I have observed this for sometime, so I thought I would bring this to light and see if you have observed it too. Apparently nofollow directive is ignored by search engines including Google, despite their claims. They still follow the links. I have found backwards links to site which were tagged with nofollow in Google, [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/is-nofollow-directive-not-being-followed/

Date: 11/27/05     Keywords: software, java

I have received several questions regarding java certifications. This is a concise guide to java software certification options for java developers, software architects, non-developers like project managers, product managers etc. considering your current expertise and career goals. There are two main choices: Certification(s) from Sun Microsystems or BrainBench. Sun certifications are held in much higher esteem than [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/guide-to-java-software-certifications/

Date: 11/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

Smart cards are used for applications including access control, banking, and mobile-phone subscriber identification. Typically the size of a credit card, they contain an embedded microprocessor with a secure operating system that can establish an encrypted connection with a card reader. Where? Public transport is one area where contactless cards are useful, as passengers don't have to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/java-card-platform-for-contactless-smart-cards/

Date: 11/27/05     Keywords: java

Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 6.0 version (Mustang) lets you access the system tray through two classes in the java.awt package: SystemTray and TrayIcon. These classes give you the ability to add graphics, popup menus, and floating tip functionality to the system tray. If approved by the JSR 270 Expert Group you can expect to find [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/j2se6-mustang-enables-system-tray-taskbar/