Date: 11/27/05     Keywords: java

Sun is offering for free full-license versions of Sun's award winning integrated development environments (IDEs) - Sun Java Studio Creator 2004Q2 (full license) and Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 (full license). I have used Sun Java Studio Creator and I liked it very much. Both of them are highly recommended. Get your free copies here. Note: If you [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/get-free-java-studio-enterprise-ide-8-full-license-etc/

Date: 11/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

I got an offer through AdBrite to use intermission ads on this site. It is like going to Salon site. For the first time no ad will be shown. On subsequent times one full page ad, once per day per user will be shown. You can easily skip the ads and go directly to the [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/would-you-like-intermission-ads/

Date: 11/22/05     Keywords: no keywords

We bring to you the best of the articles across Taragana Blog Network for the fortnight ending 20th November 2005. It was tougher than we thought as we had a hard-time creating a small list. Next time we will go for weekly schedule. This is our first attempt to highlight some of the posts which [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/best-of-the-fortnight-ending-20th-november-2005/

Date: 11/22/05     Keywords: web, google

I reported previously that Google is about to unveil a new program that lets publishers of AdSense partner Web sites sign up advertisers on their own. It is already operational and it has opted you in (if you are AdSense publisher) by default. I have some concerns about this program. I don't like the fact that [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-adsense-silently-opts-in-publishers-to-online-advertiser-sign-up-program/

Date: 11/22/05     Keywords: google

I am very curious to know if anyone had any luck (signups or revenue) with Google AdSense Referral program launched recently for public. I am aware that it was launched for selected few publishers previously. So if you are one of them I am very interested to know your opinion on how it stacks up against [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/any-luck-with-google-adsense-referral/

Date: 11/22/05     Keywords: no keywords

Today one of my computers started displaying - damaged windows xp profile. It then goes into a temporary account. Any changes made to that account didn't survive the next reboot. Also I wasn't able to access all our earlier settings on that machine. Anyway here's the solution. I simply restored it using the windows xp system [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-recover-from-damaged-windows-xp-user-profile/

Date: 11/21/05     Keywords: software

Rentacoder is where companies outsource their software projects. Long time back I dabbled with RentACoder, got 10 out 10 on all the projects and so I still retain a high ranking and often get invited to do projects. BTW: The link above also contains an outdated picture of mine. This is one such project I got [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/outsource-development-of-complete-book-store-website-mini-ebay-for-75/

Date: 11/21/05     Keywords: no keywords

WordPress.com has finally opened for free signup by everyone. You no longer have to be a privileged invitee or a Flock user or use my hack to get an invotation. It is free as in Blogger. You can get an account name like [Your Choice].wordpress.com You can open an account here. Personally I think it is [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/free-weblog-signup-at-wordpresscom/

Date: 11/21/05     Keywords: technology

The controversial XCP digital rights management technology that Sony BMG bundled in its audio CDs can easily be defeated by applying a small piece of tape to the discs claimed Gartner. Applying a piece of opaque tape to the outer edge of the disk renders the data track of the CD unreadable. A computer trying to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sony-drm-and-others-can-be-defeated-with-a-piece-of-tape-says-gartner/

Date: 11/21/05     Keywords: no keywords

No, it is not a typo. However read the full article. It affects differently depending on your BMI. Decaffeinated coffee may cause an increase in harmful LDL cholesterol by increasing a specific type of blood fat linked to the metabolic syndrome according a new study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2005. “There is a [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/decaffeinated-coffee-may-not-be-good-for-your-heart/

Date: 11/21/05     Keywords: java

BlueJ is an integrated Java environment specifically designed for introductory teaching in object oriented development with Java. I think it has lots of potential. "The aim of BlueJ is to provide an easy-to-use teaching environment for the Java language that facilitates the teaching of Java to first year students. Special emphasis has been placed on visualisation [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/java-ide-for-students/

Date: 11/21/05     Keywords: programming

"Agile programming doesn't mean doing more work with fewer people" - Dilbert Manager's look for exactly that. Agile Programming's core value proposition as I understand is - high quality work with less stress on developers. I am sure you would want to add that it also gives more confidence to customers and leads to happier customers [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/dilbert-on-agile-programming-thoughts/

Date: 11/19/05     Keywords: software, security

Sony's infamous rootkit based DRM software has been at the center of much attention for the last few week. That are facing a class action lawsuit. In the face of serious consumer backlash they recently decided to withdraw their copy-protected cd's which compromises the security of users. Now it appears Sony is headed for more [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sony-drm-rootkit-violates-open-source-license/

Date: 11/18/05     Keywords: no keywords

Helsinki's sewerage problem with toilet-disposed cellphones gave me an idea. Why not design disposable, bio-degradable cellphones? Imagine the great use cases: You are very angry with your significant other / fiance or your boss. How better to show your anger and utter contempt than to flush your cellphone down the toilet while he/she is still speaking. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/toilet-disposable-cellphone/

Date: 11/18/05     Keywords: web, google

Google is launching a new feature Friday that lets publishers of AdSense partner Web sites sign up advertisers on their own. Under the new Onsite Advertiser Sign-up, marketers can create site-targeted ads and submit cost-per-impression bids on the targeted site. Previously, advertisers had to go to Google's Web site to do that. With AdSense, Web [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-starts-competing-with-blogads/

Date: 11/18/05     Keywords: java

This piece of JavaScript assigns a pageview to any click on a link - the pageview is attributed to the filename you specify. For example, to log every click on a particular link to www.example.com as a pageview for "/outgoing/example_com" you would add the following attribute to the link's <a> tag: <a href="/go.php?http://www.example.com" [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/tracking-outbound-clicks-with-google-analytics/

Date: 11/17/05     Keywords: no keywords

Let us talk about the killer features which will make such networks stand out from the rest of the pack. For Ad Publishers Note: More important features are towards the top. 1. Publisher should be able to set minimum price per click for a space. If the Ad system (like AdSense) cannot provide such advertisement then it should [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/killer-features-for-context-sensitive-advertising-systems-like-google-adsense-yahoo-publisher-chitika-etc/

Date: 11/17/05     Keywords: google

I hear rants and raves about Google Analytics all of which are based on their cool demo graphics. However nobody yet mentioned whether they were able to see their own statistics. My own attempts resulted in loooooooooooong wait to even register in all of my several attempts (and I am persistent) before I finally gave [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/is-google-analytics-actually-usable/

Date: 11/17/05     Keywords: spam

This stupid and nasty spammer - my-pills.be spammed me 918 time in less than 24 hours and all the while repeatedly fetching only my home page! Guess what happens? They are into my permanent ban list. Hasta-la-vista morons - my-pills.be! After I aggresively started banning the new crop of referer spammers, my bandwidth usage has come down [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/stupid-nasty-spammer-of-the-day-my-pills-be/

Date: 11/17/05     Keywords: spam

This stupid and nasty spammer - my-pills.be spammed me 918 time in less than 24 hours and all the while repeatedly fetching only my home page! Guess what happens? They are into my permanent ban list. Hasta-la-vista morons - my-pills.be! After I aggresively started banning the new crop of referer spammers, my bandwidth usage has come down [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/stupid-nasty-spammer-of-the-day-my_pills-be/