XFUTURE BLOG

The Blog are Migrate and Moving

2006-09-02T18:35:00.000+08:00

My blog are migrate and moving to www.xfutureblog.com where just officially launch on 31th august. Hope you all enjoy.

Google Trends in Chinese

2006-08-10T23:00:00.000+08:00

Google Trends in Chinese version. How to translate "What in the world search" in Chinese? "世界在搜索什么" Google says on the main page for Google Trends in Chinese. With google Trends we can know what in the world search in more detail as year, town, country and language.

Below are the screenshot taken when I use google trends in Chinese to search some of the keyword.

Keyword : IE

Keyword : Firefox

Technorati Tags: google trend, keyword

I'm Back

2006-08-10T22:57:00.000+08:00

I'm been away for 10 days and never update my blog. Finally I finished my assignment within these 10 days and do some research for my web hosting with wordpress. Just got my web hosting last week and on the way to configure it, soon will move all my current blog to wordpress.

Is not easy to configure and modifier wordpress for blog, sometime we need to put lot effort just to make it as good as we can. Within this period, I really do lot of research on wordpress and hopefully it helps for me to configure and move my current blog to wordpress.

Technorati Tags: hosting, terminator, wordpress

WordPress Plugin for Adsense

2006-08-01T22:34:00.000+08:00

Google Adsense is probably the best way to earn passive income online, are you agreed? For those who are using WordPress for blogging , here is the plug-in for adsense. This WordPress plug-in is offering the advance options for blogger to managing and insertion of the Google Adsense and Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN).

Below are the features of the WordPress plug-in for Adsense.

Use simple HTML comments for embedding AdSense or Yahoo! Publisher Network ads in a WordPress post
Choose from any number of ad styles and format on a post-by-post basis
Globally change ad styles
Selectively disable display of individual ad styles or all ads
Integrated AdSense Preview tool (a sandbox) for seeing what ads will appear on a given page. (Stand-alone AdSense SandBox Tool also available)
All settings configured through WordPress Options interface (no knowledge of plugins or PHP required)
Easily test different ad formats and color styles across (all, or) a range of blog posts.
(Optionally) Apply CSS formatting to the AdSense code.
Does not display live ads when editing a page, instead placeholders are shown.
Ads are EXCLUDED from RSS feeds - even if you have full-text feeds enabled. (new in v0.3)
Preview your ad blocks from the AdSense-Deluxe options page (in case you forget what the ad style looks like), and ads can be clicked without penalty since they use a test account.
Support for wp-tiger-admin plugin's CSS in post/page editor QuickTags

AdSense-Deluxe
Adsense Beautifier

Remark: This is good news for blogger who using WordPress, it make easier for blogger to insert and manage the adsense. Beside that, it saves time for blogger too. Soon I will host my own blog by using WordPress. Sure I will use this WordPress plug-in in my blog and hope it giving the advantage for all blogger who using this plug-in too.

Technorati Tags: blog, google adsense, passive income, php, tag, wordpress plug-in, yahoo publisher network, ypn

Install IIS For Windows XP Home Edition

2006-07-30T00:22:00.000+08:00

Windows XP Home Edition is not come with IIS service. So for those who need IIS to run on some application, there need go for Windows XP Pro Edition. It's that great that windows xp home edition is come with IIS service? We still can install the IIS service on Windows XP Home edition as the step below.

We need the installation CD of Windows 2000 Professional or Server
Copy the directory i386 from the WinXP Home to your hard disk (If you don't have 2 CD-ROM)
In this directory (i386) there is a file called IMS.CAB with WinRar (or something similar) unpack the content to a temporary folder (you will need them at the end of the installation)
Search for and find the file: c:\WINDOWS\INF\SYSOC.INF
In the section [COMPONENTS] you will find this line: iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,hide,7
Change it to this: iis=iis2.dll,OcEntry,iis2.inf,,7 (remember to change the name in iis2.dll and iis2.inf and to eliminate the word hide. In this way you bypass the protection of XP home)
From the Win2000 cd (Pro or Server) take the files: iis.dl_ and iis.in_ that are in the i386 folder and copy them on your desktop, open a dos windows and with the prompt pointing at your desktop edit the following commands:
EXPAND IIS.DL_ IIS2.DLL
EXPAND IIS.IN_ IIS2.INF
this will generate two new files named iis2.dll and iis2.inf
copy and paste IIS2:DLL to c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SETUP\
and IIS.INF to c:\WINDOWS\INF\
Go to control panel/application/windows components (I don't have an English version of Windows so I don't know exactly the name) and start windows installer. You will see "Internet Information server" is now available as a checkable option.
Select it (I suggest that if you are looking only for PWS to select only that because the more components you install the more files you have to search for)
It will need about 10/15 minutes and during that time the system is going to ask you for a lot of files: some are in XP Home CD other in Win2000 CD. At a certain point the system will ask you for the EXCH_adsiisex.dll file: it is the file you have extracted at the point 3 of this guide, select it and you should go on without trouble.
At the end restart you computer.
Test if it is working: open Internet Explorer and type in the address line: http://localhost
If it will not work, try the following:
open a DOS window and type: iisreset /RESTART
go to web proprieties in "directory protection" (I don't know if this is the exact name on an English version) click on "modify" (or edit, as said before I don't have an English version ...) "browse" and finally"find". You will see all user in your PC. Select the one you are working with and click OK. In the text-box you will see PcName\UserName. Click OK to close the window. Remember to uncheck "password Control) and click OK three times. Close and restart the web server and retry point 12. If all is correct you will see the default presentation page of IIS 5 and the online help

IIS for WinXP Home

Remark: Remember that microsoft are not giving any support of installation IIS on WinXP Home. Any way is work with my WinXP Home. Hope it work for your WinXP too.

Technorati Tags: hack, i386, iis server, tweak, web server, windows 2000, winrar, winxp

Send & Receive Yahoo Mail with POP3/SMTP

2006-07-28T23:58:00.000+08:00

Have you think before receiving yahoo mail by using email client as Ms Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Lotus Notes, Mozilla Thunderbird and etc. For those who have more then one yahoo mail account is better for them to check their daily mail with email client. YPOPs! is an application that provide POP3 access to yahoo mail. YPOPs! is more like a gateway between yahoo mail account and email client. Email client will send and receive mail to yahoo account through it.

Below are the features of YPOPs!

Support multi email client
Easy to setup
Coexisting with spam tools

YPOPs!

Remark: Easy to setup and configure. I have try with Ms Outlook and Outlook Express, is really cool and save time for checking all my yahoo mail. Give your self a try and you will love it.

Technorati Tags: email client, free, gateway, pop3, smtp, spam, yahoo mail

Free Web Photo Editor

2006-07-26T09:27:00.000+08:00

Do you know how to edit photos or pictures without any photo editor softwares install in your computer or laptop? Here's come the good news.Cellsea is offering web photo editor service to public user. Web Photo Editor offered by Cellsea is free and come with the most common features of photo editor software.

Below are the features of the free Web Photo Editor.

Supported file format (jpg, gif, png, bmp, tiff, fpx and pnm)
Maximum file size (2MB)
Basic Image Editing
Blur and Sharp
Image Distortion
Color Adjusting
Image Effect

Remark: For those who use Adobe Photoshop before, Cellsea web photo editor can consider the lite version of Adobe Photoshop and use it without install in the computer. All the common features that offered by Cellsea web photo editor are similar to Adobe Photoshop. Since is free, we can edit the photo through web photo editor anytime anywhere.

Technorati Tags: adobe, adobe photoshop, editor, image editing software, image editor, photo editor, picture editor, web photo editor

Online Photo Album (Picasa Web Albums - Google)

2006-07-24T11:52:00.000+08:00

Now day's lots of people are using online photo album to store their photos. The reason is there can access anywhere anytime when is needed. Picasa Web Albums now is apart of google and providing the free service as given public users to store and share their photos on the web.

Below are the features of Picasa Web Albums

One-click web upload directly from Picasa.
Download entire albums to Picasa in just one click.
Scroll through them quickly, and rotate and zoom
Share the joy with captions and comments.

My Picasa Web Albums

Remark: Open a Picasa Web Albums account with google gmail . For each Picasa Web Albums account, it's comes with 250MB of free storage space. For those who require more storage space, there can get a subscription to an additional 6GB of storage for $25 per year. The 250MB free storage is more then enought for personal use.

Technorati Tags: album, free, gmail, google, online photo album, photo album, photos, picasa, web album

Messenger Plus! Live

2006-07-22T01:54:00.000+08:00

Windows Live Messenger been released since last few months, but some how i feel that is not perfect enough. Trust me, install the Windows Live Messenger with the Messenger Plus! Live. It's the enhance features for Windows Live Messenger.

Below are the features of Messenger Plus! Live

Tabbed chats
Quick Texts
Custom Sounds
Colors, formatting and commands
Personalized Status
Messenger Lock
Contacts on Desktop
HTML Chat Logging
Event viewer and event logging
Contact List Clean-up
Polygamy (run multiple Messenger sessions)

Messenger Plus! Live

Remark: Messenger Plus! Live is the free extension for Windows Live Messenger. It's really great for those who are using Windows Live Messenger. Download and install now.

Technorati : chat, free, live, messenger, tools, windows live messenger

Online Applications (Zoho & gOFFICE) Part 3

2006-07-20T17:51:00.000+08:00

Other then google, Zoho and gOFFICE also offer the similar services to public. Zoho are offering more web-base programs then google and more on office suite and productivity tools. The web-base program that offering by Zoho all of them are free and some of them are free up to certain amount of users as Zoho Virtual Office and Zoho CRM.

Below are the free web-base programs that offered by Zoho

Zoho Show
Zoho Writer
Zoho Sheet
Zoho Virtual Office
Zoho CRM
Zoho Creator
Zoho Planner
Zoho Chat

gOFFICE also offer the free web-base service to public as google and Zoho. The free web-base programs that offer by gOFFICE are word processing, desktop publishing, presentation and spreadsheet, but some of the web-base program as presentations is not yet available for public. Anyway hope the entire free web-base programs offering by gOFFICE will be available to public soon.

Below are the free web-base programs that offered by gOFFICE

Word Processing
Desktop Publishing
Presentations (Coming Soon)
Spreadsheets

Remark: it's great that all of the web-base programs offered by google, zoho and gOFFICE are free. For those who are looking to create, store, edit or share documents and spreadsheet, just register yourself for the free web-base service.

Technorati Tags: excel, free, goffice, office, power point, presentation, spreadsheet, web-base, word processing, writer, zoho

Online Applications (Google writely) - Part 2

2006-07-18T23:09:00.000+08:00

After Google launch of a free web-based spreadsheet program, soon and not long google will launch another web-based program so called Google Writely (Web Word Processor). With Google Writely, we able to create, store and post our documents over the web at anywhere and anytime.

Below are the features and advantages of Google Writely

Upload Word documents, OpenOffice, RTF, HTML or text (or create documents from scratch).
Use our simple WYSIWYG editor to format your documents, spell-check them, etc.
Invite others to share your documents (by e-mail address).
Edit documents online with whomever you choose.
View your documents' revision history and roll back to any version.
Publish documents online to the world.
Download documents to your desktop as Word, OpenOffice, RTF, PDF*, HTML or zip.
Post your documents to your blog.

Remarks: Google Writely now closed for new registration until there fully move Writely to google system. But we still can submit our email here to the waiting list.

Technorati Tags: blog, document, google account, google writely, openoffice, web word processor, word

Online Applications (Google Spreadsheet) - Part 1

2006-07-16T23:03:00.000+08:00

Have you realized that our daily use applications such as excel, word, power point and etc, now are available on the web. Its call online applications where we can create, store, edit and share on the web from anywhere and anytime without download the software. Microsoft Corp also offered this kind of service (Microsoft Office 2007) within their web browser.

Google launch of a free web-based spreadsheet program to public and the service support Microsoft IE 6 and Firefox 1.07 and above. We are able to create, store, edit and share the excel file from multiple computer over the web with Google spreadsheet.

Below are the features and advantages of Google Spreadsheet

Create basic spreadsheets from scratch
Upload your spreadsheet files
Familiar desktop feel makes editing a breeze
Choose who can access your spreadsheets
Share documents instantly
Edit with others in real time
Edit from anywhere
Never lose your work
Easily save and export copies

Remark: Google spreadsheet is more powerful then what we think. For us to enable access the google spreadsheet, we just need login with our google account. For those who not have google account, can create an account here.

Technorati Tags : applications, google spreadsheet, office, online application, web application

Yahoo and Microsoft Messenger finally can chat.

2006-07-14T22:17:00.000+08:00

Is a great news for everyone who using Yahoo and Microsoft messenger. If you are using Yahoo or Microsoft messenger, would you like chat to each other just by using either one messenger? It's really great that we can chat through each other by using either one messenger. You just need the latest Yahoo or Microsoft messenger from Microsoft or Yahoo, and then only you are able chat to each other.

Below are the features for Windows Live Messenger (Microsoft)

PC-to-PC Calling
Telephone calling
Video conversations
Sharing Folders
Text message their phones
Two-way, super-powered address book
Windows Live Alerts
Talk to your Yahoo! friends

Below are the features for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice (version 8)

Free worldwide PC-to-PC calls*
PC-to-phone calls at super low rates*
Drag and drop photo and file sharing
Listen to free web radio
Share IMs from your mobile phone
Share live video with your webcam
Use fun Emoticons, Audibles, and Avatars
Connect to Windows Live (MSN) Messenger
Plug-in the fun

Follow the following step so you are able chat to each other by using Yahoo or Microsoft messenger.

Install the latest version of messenger - you can get in here (Yahoo or Microsoft)
For Yahoo and Microsoft chat to each other, you need register to join the test. Yahoo Messenger register your ID here and Microsoft Messenger register your ID here.
Microsoft Messenger - Add your friend's Yahoo! address to your contact list ('Yahoo ID' + @yahoo.com)
Yahoo Messenger - Click Add a Contact button on the main Yahoo! Messenger with Voice Beta. Then simply add your MSN contacts to your Messenger List.

Ok, done and you are able chat by using Yahoo or Microsoft to each other.

Remark: After i install and register, now i'm able to use either Yahoo or Microsoft messenger chat to each other. But for us to use on this service now, we need to make sure our contact person have the latest version of messenger and register to join in the test list. Then only we are able chat to each other. Anyway, hope this service official release to public soon.

Technorati Tags: IM, Intergration, chatting, interoperability, microsoft messenger, msn, windows live messenger, yahoo messenger

Firefox 2.0 Beta Candidate Now Available

2006-07-12T23:28:00.000+08:00

Since Microsoft launches the Internet Explorer 7 Beta version, Mozilla will launch the Firefox 2.0 beta to public too. Still long ways for mozilla release the final version of firefox 2.0 to public since there just launch the Firefox 2.0 Beta Candidate version. Click here to view the firefox roadmap where i get from the Mozilla official website.

For those who are firefox supporter, don't miss the opportunity to download the firefox 2.0 beta candidate version to play around before the final version release. There have pretty build-in features in firefox 2.0 where can enhance the user's browsing experience. The interfaces of firefox 2.0 are still the same as the current version (1.5.0.4) unlike the IE7 had radical changes on the interface.

Below are the new features from firefox 2.0

Spell checker
Anti-phishing
Horizontal scrolling capability for tabs
Close a tab directly from within the tab itself
Session Restore

Firefox 2.0 Beta (Win Mac Linux)

Remark: Just install firefox 2.0, is great and user friendly browser. I have an experience that to terminate the firefox 2.0 when pc hang. When open back the firefox it will recover all my previous page even i had restart my pc. Hopefully the final version of firefox 2.0 will launch soon.

Technorati Tags: IE7, anti-phishing, beta, browser, firefox 2.0, microsoft, mozilla, roadmap, session, spell checker, tab

Microsoft Private Folder - Free

2006-07-10T23:00:00.000+08:00

If you are sharing the computer with your colleague, roommates, family or someone else, have you think how and where to store your private data in the computer? With Microsoft Private Folder installed each user account in the computer will having their own private folder where just can access by them with password protected. Each time user just double click on the My Private Folder where locate on the desktop, and then key in the password to access that folder. Right click My Private Folder and select Lock to lock back the folder.

Below are the benefits and features for Microsoft Private Folder:

Simple to install and use.
It's free.
Files are encrypted
Password Protected
Files can be import and export
Auto lock after several idle minutes (user set).
Support both NTFS and Fat32.

Microsoft Private Folder (Official Version)
Microsoft Private Folder (Crack Version)

Remark: With Microsoft Private Folder, we can store our own private data in the computer where are sharing with someone. But the limitations of the private folder are cannot be move and rename. The most important is the password, you are not able to access your own private folder if you lost the password.

Technorati Tags: free software, microsoft, password, private, protected, security, sharing

Google Adsense Notifier with Firefox

2006-07-08T23:36:00.000+08:00

For those who play with Google Adsense, how often you check the earning from the adsense? Actually all the way I check my google adsense account through google adsense website, have you think before that you can check it rather then go to the google adsense website! Here is the alternative solution for those who look for the alternative way, where uses the Google Adsense Notifier with firefox browser.

Google Notifier is an add-ons features for firefox where create by mincus. After install the google notifier, we can check our earnings from the status bar where locate at the right hand site bottom of your firefox browser.

How :

Install the firefox browser in your computer - you can get it here.
Get the Google Notifier add-ons features from the firefox browser.
Open and configure the Google Adsense Notifier and Key in your adsense username and password. (view screenshoot)

Ok done, now you can check your adsense earning from the firefox status bar.

Remark: With Google Notifier install within the firefox browser, we can know our daily adsense earning by configure the google notifier update to google adsense database base on the time that we set. Hope is useful for you.

Technorati Tags: browser, firefox, firefox extensions, google adsense notifier, profit, revenue

Remote Desktop - LogMeIn

2006-07-06T23:27:00.000+08:00

Have you think before to access your office pc when at home? I just did it past 3 week with LogMeIn. LogMeIn now offer free service to public, so faster register and open an account for it. Once you register an account with LogMeIn, you are able to upgrade LogMeIn free version to LogMeIn pro version with just a click and try a 30 days LogMeIn pro version with additional services. After 30 days your account will automotive downgrade to free version if you not subscript for LogMeIn pro service. This is the good think that we still can continue use on it rather then we use other remote desktop as GoToMyPc or Go2MyPc service where with 30 days trial and cannot access anymore if after that period.

Below are the features on the logmein free version

Open remote files
Check your email
Run programs
Run system diagnostics
Access from any browser
Access from wireless PDA
Easy-to-use interface
FREE to use

Remark : Yesterday night use jaring wireless broadband to access my company desktop with LogMeIn pro version, i hang on the line about 6 hours and it very stable and no single failure connection between my home and company desktop. For those who look for work at home by accessing your company desktop, LogMeIn maybe is the remote desktop service you looking for.

Technorati Tags: browser, logmein, remotedesktop, remoteservice, security, sharing, vpn

How To Speed Up the Adobe Reader (PDF) Loading Time

2006-07-04T23:11:00.000+08:00

When talking about computer, first thing come across my mind is the speed. Speed of booting, loading, startup, and running. One thing make me feel frustrated was when open PDF file at local computer or at browser, it's very slow when wait for the Adobe Reader to load. When open PDF file with Adobe Reader, it will take up some time to load more then 20 plug-in for Adobe Reader before we can start using it.

Here is the 4 simple way to speed up the Adobe Reader loading time for PDF file.

Adobe Reader 7.0

Install the latest version of Adobe Acrobat - you can get it here
Browse to the plugins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\plug_ins
Create a new folder named Optional
Move all files from the plug_ins folder to Optional, except EWH32.api, print*.api, and Search*.api

Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional

Browse to the plugins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\plug_ins
Create a new folder named Optional
Move all files from the plug_ins folder to Optional, except EWH32.api and Search*.api

Ok done, you can now try to load any PDF file with Adobe Reader.

DWTIPS

Remark : It's really work and loading time for Adobe Reader more faster then before. Hope you all enjoy.

Technorati Tags: acrobat, adobe, browser, hack, pdf, professional, reader, speedup, tip

Performancing for Firefox - Blog Editor

2006-07-02T23:09:00.000+08:00

Blog is Blog is "hottest" topic in street now, even 9 year old kids know how to start writing their own blogs. There are a lot of ways to publish blogs, most people use zoundry, Qumana and BlogJet. But if you are looking for a blogging software that can enhance user experience, "Performancing for Firefox" maybe is the software you searching for. It's intergraded with firefox browser and easy for blogger to writing and posting the blog when browser.

Performancing for Firefox is a blog editor, below are the features and benefits.

It's free
Can set up for multiple blogs
Full WYSIWYG and source editing
Select posting entries with multiple categories
Technorati and Delicous support
Trackback and ping support
Draft and preview support
Click on the "notepad" in the bottom corner of firefox browser to quickly launch editor
Fully-integrated with Performancing metrics tools
Fast and easy to use

Suitable for the blogger who look for the blog editor where writing and posting blog when browsing or reading the article in the browser

Performancing For Firefox

Remarks: I have try and realize that got some features are not included.

No spell check
Better Image are not upload but use image original path to display on our blog
Cannot check or view the previous post (for one-shoot posting)

Technorati Tags: Del.icio.us, MovableType, Technorati, Wordpress, blog editor, blog software, blogger, browser, firefox, metrics service, performancing for firefox, trackback

Google Checkout

2006-06-30T10:41:00.000+08:00

The Google Checkout officially launched, it offering users a unified shopping process that emphasizes safety and user control of the online retail experience. With Google Checkout we can shop from multiple online stores with single login. Click here to check the online stores that offering by the Google Checkout.

We can have a faster, safer and more convenient way to shop online with Google Checkout. Google says on the main page for Google Checkout. Hope Google will keep their promise.

Technorati Tags: e-payment, google, google checkout, online shopping, retail, store

Blogging Tools - Blogger Templates

2006-06-28T23:08:00.000+08:00

Since WordPress theme been update and just available for WordPress. How about Blogger and where can we get the template for Blogger? I just found a website for the Blogger templates. We can view the template before we download by click on it.

How: If we need to test the template with our blog, just simply press on the Download link and another windows will prompt out with the code. Just copy the code to Blogger control panel paste into the template area. Last, press the Preview button to preview your blog.

Remark: Better backup your current template before test with new template or install.

Blogger Templates

Technorati Tags: Blogger, blog, design, eblogger, interface, layout, template, theme, wordpress

Generate Traffic for your Blog

2006-06-27T00:02:00.000+08:00

When start blogging, i always asking myself how to generate traffic for the blog. Generate traffic for the blog is not as fast as one day or one week, some of them take about few months to generate traffic but some of them just take about few weeks. Here are the 10 steps that can do to generate get more traffic for your blog.

Post every day
Use hot word in your blog with Technorati Tag
Get a clear theme that people find valuable so can get more reader to come back to your blog.
Get blog friends and link to other people blog. (they will probably link back to you.)
Create your original and timeless contents.
Do some search engine optimization on your blog.
Use Ping services. (Pingoat or Ping-O-Matic)
Use Flickr for your public photos and link to the articles in your Flickr descriptions.
Use extensive tagging and keyword inside your articles and on services like del.icio.us.
Bookmark every article at del.icio.us (and other appropriate bookmarking services).

Feel free to add to this list in the comments area. What works for you?

Technorati Tags: blog, bookmark, del.icio.us, feed, flickr, ping services, rss, tag, technorati, tips, traffic

Blogging Tools - WordPress Theme

2006-06-24T23:17:00.000+08:00

Good news for blogger who look for the WordPress theme, The WordPress Theme Viewer has now been updated. From the WordPress Theme Viewer we can easily search for the theme with the sorting options. Beside that we able to test run the themes with a blog with test content before download the theme.

Technorati Tags: blogger, design, download, template, theme, themeviewer, wordpress

Stat Counters So Called Website Tracker

2006-06-22T23:34:00.000+08:00

Stat Counters so called website tracker is much when we want to know how, where and when the visitor come to our website. There is a lot of free stat counter on market, some of them are provide some limited service where some of them just provide the daily report via email. The free stat counters that common use by the web developer or blogger is sitemeter.

Once sign up for the free stat counters service, most of them will email the HTML code that we need include in our website. So base on the HTML code, there manage to get all info of visitor when visit the website. Most of the free stat counters service will provide the info for the last visitor by location and by referrals.

But not all blogger are using just one stat counters to track for the visitor,some of them use 2 stat counters for track the visitor. What do you all think about for those who use up 2 stat counters, is because free service report was not accurate as what we aspect ! Even i also use 2 stat counter (sitemeter and onestat) for my blog. What you think ?

Why we got to know how, where and when the visitor are visit our website ? Is because base on the info that we gather, we can know more about the visitor. If most of the visitor are visit the website from the keyword there look for where been include in our website. From that point onward then only we can put more effort (put more keyword in the content that will post in the website) so that more and more visitor are visit our website.

Technorati Tags: blog, html code, keyword, sitemeter, stat counter, website tracker

Weblog Tools

2006-06-20T20:27:00.000+08:00

WordPress was the best weblog tools for blogger in year 2005. It come with a lots of plug-in features for blog. Now the latest version for WordPress is 2.0.3 and some of the hosting plan like www.gotka.com is bundle with WordPress for easy setup.

Since it was develop by open source, is easy for those where want to modified for their own personalized view. The most popular theme or so call blog layout template used by blogger was "kubrick theme". The template was separate into 3 part as header, content and sidebar.

The header part is the top of the layout with light blue color, for the content part is the white color and the sidebar are in grey color. Some blogger use this template and do some modified at sidebar so it split to 2 part as sidebar1 and sidebar2. For those who look for the original template, click here. Some of the site where using the original template with some modification as slackermanager and blog.tmcnet

For who are keen to know more about the WordPress, can go to the WordPress official website. For those are want to start their own blog, may consider of using WordPress. Other then that, there also have fews blog tools for blogger as Blogger.com and Flickr. So what you think about WordPress as your blogging tools !

Technorati Tags: Blogger, Blogging Tools, Flickr, Hosting Plan, Kubrick Theme, Wordpress

IE7 vs Firefox 1.5 (part 3)

2006-06-13T01:20:00.000+08:00

Managing RSS feeds

If there is one growing technology online that has captured the heart of millions, it's RSS feeds and their ability to be used as "live" bookmarks. Firefox was the first to offer the capability of turning RSS feeds into such bookmarks since version 1.0 in November 2004. Clicking on any of the Live Bookmark icons from the Bookmarks menu displays a list of headlines available from that specific feed. And that's great for feeds with well written descriptive headlines, but it's horrible for information-rich feeds with graphics and lots of text.

In IE7 RSS feeds appear as formatted web pages along with a link subscribe to that specific feed; overall a much simpler and more elegant way of using the popular RSS feeds. What's even better is that the box on the right side of the page lets you filter the list by entering search terms or clicking category names, which are automatically extracted from the feed. But one of the greatest features is the fact the RSS feeds can be shared with other applications, like Officer 2007 (due late 2006). We'll likely hear much more about this new feature later on, but it looks really great so far because you can view your RSS feeds in your browser or right alongside your email messages.

RSS Feeds

RSS Feeds Advantage: Undoubtedly, IE7

Resistance to Viruses, Spyware, and Online Attacks

One of the most common reasons people give for switching to Firefox is security. Since it's introduction 18 months ago Firefox has tempted millions to switch to it's more secure browsing experience. After IE6 was plagued with infestations of viruses, spyware, and other malware it was a simple choice for most users. Now that IE7 is here, the playing field is a bit more level; perhaps how much though remains to be seen. We've already seen how Vista and IE7 will relate, but what about users not upgrading to Vista? Will they be protected? Here's what IE7 seems to promise:

It includes the latest updates to code introduced in Windows XP SP2 that blocks downloads, including ActiveX controls, unless you specifically approve them by clicking the Info Bar and selecting the appropriate menu.
A new URL-parsing module should lessen the impact of "specially crafted URLs" that exploit flaws in browser code, especially buffer overruns that can lead to malware installation. In theory, at least, the URL parser should be able to identify and discard dangerous URLs before they reach potentially vulnerable code.
With IE7, you manage ActiveX controls and other potentially dangerous browser extensions using the same Manage Add-ons dialog box that was introduced to IE6 with Windows XP SP2. One noteworthy change: a new Delete ActiveX button lets you automatically uninstall an ActiveX control. And a Web page won't be able to use an ActiveX control installed with Windows unless you specifically approve.
IE7's optional Phishing Filter automatically checks Web sites to see if they look suspicious or are on a list of known sites used by online thieves to steal identities, displaying a bright red bar for a known phishing site and a yellow bar for suspected but unconfirmed sites. Access to known phishing sites is blocked with a bold red bar -- continue at your own risk.

Whether all of these new features are security gimmicks or genuinely useful layers of protection remain to be seen. Will the criminals who worked there way around the bugs of the first version be able to do so here as well? Perhaps. The greatest weakness of IE is perhaps the bad rap it has coming onto this playing field to begin with. All-in-all IE7 looks a lot better than it's predecessor, but no one will be able to pronounce IE7 suitably secure until it has survived a year or more without an embarrassing security crisis. And quite honestly, if Microsoft can't get their act together on this, it might spell a lot of trouble for their browsing future. For now, Firefox remains the best choice for secure browsing, and they got it right the first try (score for Mozilla).

Security Advantage: Firefox, at least for the time being.

Final Thoughts & Conclusions

IE7 is truly a vast improvement over IE6. However it still has a few areas that greatly concern me, and I'm sure countless other users who have made the switch to Firefox. The first is the ever-expanding library of Firefox extensions, small user-written programs that add features and fix annoyances in the officially released browser. By contrast, the number of add-ons for Internet Explorer is much smaller -- not surprisingly, the tightest levels of integration are between IE7 and Microsoft Office. If you're a fanatic about tweaking and tuning your browser, Firefox offers many more choices. Providing many of those who switched are 'advanced' computer users, luring them back with the current features in IE7 likely won't work for Microsoft. For 'normal' users, IE7 seems to provide users with what they felt was missing before (security, tabbed browsing, RSS feeds, etc); so like me, they'll likely consider switching back. That is, unless the other critical failing in IE7 significantly bothers them. IE7 has a weak set of password management tools. Just as in previous versions, IE7 can save a username and password combination for any Web page, but there's no way to edit saved passwords or copy them to a secure location. By contrast, Firefox allows you to view and manage saved passwords; it even imports saved passwords from IE7's protected store (score for Mozilla).

So looking at IE7 and Firefox side by side for a feature-to-feature comparison, IE7 performs very well against Firefox (especially for a Beta). If security can be improved to match that of Firefox and if Web Standards can be tuned in the browser, then IE7 has a very good chance of not only keeping Microsoft's grip on the web secure, but tempting many Firefox users back to what they know best, Microsoft itself.

One of the biggest hurdles that IE7 and Microsoft will have to overcome however is themselves and a bad reputation earned with IE6 and previous browser versions, especially in regards to security and features available. Even if the final release of IE7 improves mightily over the current beta, building that new and improved reputation will be an uphill climb. For now, I'll at least humor Microsoft by playing with IE7, but Firefox will remain my personal browser of choice until the Final IE7 debuts. Then I'll make my final decision, as I'm sure will countless others

Technorati Tags: ActiveX, Bookmarks, Phishing Filter, RSS Feeds, Security, Spyware, Viruses

IE7 vs Firefox 1.5 (Part 2)

2006-06-13T00:41:00.000+08:00

Support for Web standards

It's hard to believe this is often an overlooked part of browser review, at least from a end-user point of view. After all, most users just assume the internet looks how it looks (given they use one browser consistently). For developers, who use multiple browsers however, is not simple for them." Fact is, the way it looks from IE6 may or may not be how it looks through Firefox or another browser.

IE6 has been the poster-child for years of how NOT to develop a web engine in regards to web standards. Developers have to utilize countless unnecessary hacks and workarounds. This is why the site runs so much faster in Firefox for most users; IE6 has to compute all the "work around" codes so it'll look right. IE7 is a god-send for developers, as it promises to fix the most critical bugs and generally do a better job of following those all important web standards (it's about time Microsoft; how about making FrontPage do this too?). Granted IE7 still is a little quirky, but all-in-all favors much better in regards to web standards. Ultimately Firefox still provides the best support for web standards however. That may or may not change by the final release of IE7.

Support of Web Standards Advantage: Currently, Firefox

Managing Tabs Inside the Browser

When I first switched to Firefox the idea of tabs amused me but didn't seem that useful. As time has gone on I've realized these are the greatest tools in the world, and now I can't live without them. Microsoft too has noticed this popular feature and has added it to IE7. But it's what Microsoft did that really makes them shine here. They didn't just add Tabbed browsing to IE7, they made it easy to use and they made it better than anyone before them (score for Microsoft).

IE7's controls for opening, closing, and managing tabbed windows are noticeably simpler than those in Firefox, with a button on the tab bar to open a new window and a red X to close the active Web page.

Open Tap & Close Tap

If there is one feature I absolutely love about IE7 in regards to tabs, it's the fact you can click the "Quick Tabs" button to view thumbnails of all the open tabbed pages . This is where IE7 really puts the nails in the coffin for Firefox in regards to tabbed browsing. Firefox's ability to handle multiple tabs at once is very poor. While you can manage two or three open pages easily enough, opening a dozen or more pages the tabbed interface becomes essentially unusable.

IE7 vs Firefox

Compared to Firefox, IE7 is much simpler to use in regards to tabs, especially closing them. Firefox may eventually change how it utilizes tabs, but for now IE7 has it beat.

Tab Management Advantage: Undoubtedly, IE7

Technorati : Developer, IE6, Tabs, Web, Web Standard

IE7 vs Firefox 1.5 (Part 1)

2006-06-12T23:50:00.000+08:00

Microsoft released a new public beta of its popular Internet Explorer. Microsoft claims that IE7 Beta 2 is more stable and ready for use by the general public. But how does it stack up against the likes of Firefox? Let's take a look.

Basic Layout & Features

One of the first things most users switching from IE6 will notice are the new menu bars and navigation menu. While relatively unchanged since the Beta 2 preview in February, the change from the IE6 interface is pretty dramatic. IE7's page layout is probably it's greatest change though, in a good way. Compared to IE6 or Firefox, IE7 provides more room for viewing the contests of the current page you're on. I installed the Google Toolbar on both and then took screenshots of both IE7 and FF at the same screen resolution to show the difference:

IE7 Sample vs Firefox Sample

One change in IE7 that can be slightly confusing is the fact the traditional top-level menu is hidden until you hit the Alt key. While the standard toolbar vanishes as well, the fact it only shrinks down to a much more compact version of itself is less confusing than one that disappears all together. Granted I don't think this will be any major concern to most users, because the top-level bar is rarely used anyway. The most common command, printing, can be done directly from a new button on the top right-hand corner of the "tab menu".

IE7's new 'Favorites Center' combines the Favorites menu and Explorer Bar into a single drop-down list that users can choose to pin to the left side of the browser window (much like Explorer in Windows). IE7 also includes a rather nifty new Zoom button located in the lower right-hand corner. Clicking on the various zoom levels will increase the page size from 100% up to 400%. Printing pages is also significantly easier in IE7; the browser automatically shrinks the pages to fit on a single sheet of paper (width-wise) and offering a very helpful preview screen as well.

Zoom Preview & Print Preview

The best part of all the changes in IE7's user interface however is that while it's new it's also familiar. It's easy to accomplish common tasks, and the menu's that aren't needed are kept out of the way. Ultimately it's a much cleaner look for the IE browser that takes it ahead of Firefox. It's also easier to use for everyday tasks like printing. Is it enough to switch (back) for? You'll have to decide...

Basic Layout & Features Advantage: Just barely, IE7

Most Secure in 'Windows Vista'?

If you're an individual using genuine (IE7 checks) version of Windows XP (SP2) or Windows 2003 Server then IE7 is a free upgrade. If you're using Windows Vista then you're already set, as IE7 code is build into Windows Vista (due later this year to corporate customers and in early 2007 to retailers.) Both versions incorporate the same security improvements over IE6, but Vista is especially unique in the fact that it along with IE7 provides protected Mode browsing. Even when trusted add-ons are used they are quarantined and given write access only to a select set of virtualized folders (see our Vista area for more details on Virtual Folders in Windows Vista). Combined with Vista's more strict user Account Control this feature should make it significantly tougher for malware and spyware to sneak onto any system.

Security in Windows Vista Advantage: Currently, IE7

Technorati Tags: Features, Firefox, IE7, Malware and Spyware, Microsoft, Navigation, Security, System, Tap, Windows Vista

Yahoo, Microsoft IM Intergration Soon !

2006-06-10T22:45:00.000+08:00

From the photo above is take long time for Yahoo and Microsoft instant messenger work together. Since Oct. 12, 2005 Yahoo and Microsoft agreed toward interoperability between Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger so that users who are using either one of the messenger have the ability to interact with each other.

Until today a fully functional version of Windows Live Messenger with the Yahoo network integrated is being tested internally, but however the final testing has not begun.

Technorati Tags : MSN Messenger, Microsoft, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger

Windows Vista Beta 2 Now Officially Released To The Public !

2006-06-08T15:07:00.000+08:00

Good news for Microsoft supporter !

The new operating system from Microsoft (Windows Vista) Beta 2 now widely available to the public. For who are interested can download Here.

Once we talk about the Windows, it's always related to the security issue. What about the new operating system (Windows Vista) by Microsoft. I think it will be alot of patches or service pack coming in after Microsoft officially release the Windows Vista.

But you all still can go ahead and have a try on Windows Vista Beta 2 where just officially release to public.

Windows Vista Beta 2

Technorati Tags: Microsoft, Operating System, Patches, Security, Service Pack, Windows Vista

Kuala Lumpur International Motorshow 2006

2006-06-06T08:38:00.000+08:00

Sunday (4-5-2006) was the last day for Kuala Lumpur International Motorshow 2006 (KLIMS 2006) where locate at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC). Still many visitors are coming yesterday.

For those who never or not yet go for the KLIMS 2006, you all are welcome to visit this website (KLIMS 2006) for all the photos that been taken in KLIMS 2006. In there we can get to know more about the new car and technology used by Ferrari, Honda, Nissan,Mitsubishi, Lotus, Mazda and etc. Below are some of the photo that taken from KLIMS 2006.

Volvo 3CC

Mercedes-Benz SLR

Ferrari FXX

Technorati Tags : Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Technology, Motorshow

Firefox Browser

2006-06-06T00:31:00.001+08:00

Nowadays, lots of the people are using firefox as their default browser. Even the Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 also having the same concept as mozilla firefox whereby it can have multiple tap in one browser. But for me, i still prefer mozilla firefox as my browser.

Yesterday mozilla firefox has been update to 1.5.0.4, the update provides improvements to the browser's stability and several security fixes. For those that not yet update, below is the step show how to update to the latest version.

Open the firefox browser.
Go to Help and click on "Check for updates"
Follow the instruction to complete the update.

The Mozilla Foundation also offers an update to the mail client, Thunderbird. The updates also provide improvement to the browser's stability along with several security fixes. For Mac OS X users, Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 is a universal binary, which means you no longer need to use Rosetta to run Thunderbird.

Technorati Tags : browser, firefox, thunderbird, Internet Explorer, mozilla