Learning a New Programming Language: The ‘Hello World’ Method
Learning a new programming language is fun – and essential if you want to stay competitive. I try to learn new languages all the time(my latest target is Haskell). As a result, I have a system to make...
View ArticleDocument Formats
In FLOSS circles, March 26 is celebrated as the Document Freedom Day. Document Freedom Day (DFD) is a global day for document liberation. It will be a day of grassroots effort to educate the public...
View ArticlePython Reference Manual has a lot to Learn From PHP
Unlike the other scripting languages I work with(like PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, etc.), I am not comfortable using Python. I have made some stuff in Python(for example, frees) – but I could get into the...
View ArticleRules for Creating an RSS Feed
Most of us don’t have to worry about creating an RSS feed for our sites – the CMS tool will do that automatically. But there are times when you are creating a custom application – when you have to...
View ArticleA New Blogging Tradition – Subscription Notification
For the last week, I have been following a new tradition – whenever I subscribe to a site, I send off an email to the sites author letting him/her know that I have subscribed. The main benefit of...
View Article3 Windows Speed Tips from a Linux User
Most of my regular readers know that I do most of my work in Linux. After all, my development platform is LAMP(L being Linux). But it was not always so – I used to be on Windows(in a period now...
View ArticleWindows Hacks: ‘The Escape’
What’s the keyboard shortcut to close an application? Yes, its Alt+F4. Its not an easy shortcut to hit. I always thought that the Escape key was a much better shortcut to close applications. Once I...
View ArticleUsing Linux for a better Windows Experience
If you are a Windows user who want more stability(but unwilling to switch to Linux completely), this post is for you. Basically, you have to create a dual boot system with Linux and Windows – and use...
View ArticlePaypal Integration: IPN’s notify_url Not Being Called
I am working on a mini shopping cart plugin for WordPress with Paypal integration. Its been a while since I worked with paypal – so I ran into trouble. I have a couple of sandbox accounts – and the...
View ArticleHow To Use Twitter To Create Link-Baiting Articles
Guest post by Anand Srinivasan. He blogs on Internet media statistics at TechCrunchies.com. His new startup on online buying how-to’s, shall be launching later this month. One of the problems with...
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