Internet
Suicide machine to kill your virtual life
Jan 12th
The web 2.0 machine is a new site that takes you off all social networking sites so you can have a ‘real’life.
It is designed to permanently remove people’s accounts from Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and LinkedIn.
It proudly claims nearly 900 users, 58,000 unfriended friends, and 230,000 de-tweeted tweets.Facebook is not happy of course and have sent a cease and desist letter.
The suicide site is the collaboration of artists and programs in the Netherlands, reports NPR. ”We change the profile picture and the password so you can’t log in anymore,” says its chief. The site is still figuring out More >
10 cool Facebook applications that you’ve probably never heard of, but should
Dec 19th
We’ve all heard of, played with or used the most popular Facebook applications — Scrabulous, Owned! and (Lil) Green Patch come to mind. But what about the not-as-popular Facebook applications? With more than 27,000 apps to choose from, and the number growing daily, there are plenty of diamonds in the rough that may be unknown, but still stand out because they are particularly interesting, unique, viral or just darn fun.
Here are 10 Facebook applications that you probably have never heard of — but should.
1) Traveler IQ Challenge — This game tests players to find out the answer the question “How well do you know More >
Common Wordpress Myths & Facts
Dec 17th
A lot of people are still on the learning curve for WordPress, so I would like to clear some myths that exist in the blogosphere about WordPress.
1. WordPress is a Website Builder.
No Sherlock, WordPress is a blogging CMS and that is a fact. Although, there are themes and plugins which will make your WordPress blog look like a website.
2. I can use all the plugins in the world and they will rise my WordPress blog to fame.
I am sorry to say but you are mistaken if you think so. WordPress is a blogger’s nightmare when it comes to CPU usage. More >
Is Internet Explorer 6 Dead?
Dec 14th
When will IE6 die?
Floating around forums & googling around I’ve noticed this question still being asked a lot: “Do I still have to support IE6?” and often the the answer you see is that it represents such and such percent of web users, and that’s too many to ignore.
I know we all want it dead, but Microsoft has underlined support for its Internet Explorer 6 web browser, despite acknowledging its flaws. The software giant said it would support IE6 until 2014 – four years beyond the original deadline.
Critics - some of which have started an online campaign – want More >
WiFi tops best technological innovation poll
Dec 23rd
Surfing the net has become a lot more easier since wireless internet has come into being, and now Wi-Fi has rightly topped the poll for the greatest technological advance of the last decade, according to a survey.
With 35.5 percent votes, Wi-Fi has beaten Sky+, Sat Navs, iPods and Blackberries to win the poll conducted by a leading gadget magazine.
In the survey by ‘Stuff’ magazine, the readers were asked to choose the greatest technological innovation of the past ten years. (more…)
Chinese hackers may be jailed for 7yrs under proposed law
Dec 23rd
Hackers who steal data or manipulate large number of computers may be jailed for up to seven years, according to a proposed amendment to the Chinese Criminal Law.
The penalties will also be applicable to those who offer software or tools for hacking to any intruder.
The existing law offers punishment only for intruding into networks of governments, national defence or leading science sectors; or altering the functions of personal computer systems. (more…)
Telecom services: 3G players will be allowed in 2G space as well
Dec 23rd
Successful bidders for spectrum allocation for third generation (3G) telecom services will also be eligible to get spectrum space for second generation (2G) services, as and when any space becomes available, the Telecom Commission said here Tuesday.
‘New 2G spectrum will be allocated as and when it is available. Currently 2G is saturated and we hardly have any spectrum available, so successful 3G bidders will have to wait in queue to avail of 2G spectrum,’ said R. Ashok, member, finance, Telecom Commission, on the eve of bidding for 3G spectrum.
The member’s statement helped dispel rumours that 3G operators would only be More >
6 things I’ve learned about blogging
Oct 22nd
I’ve been writing this blog for about three months now, and I’ve learned a few things about the blogging profession. (I was inspired to write this post after seeing that Wired has now officially claimed that blogs are passé and I should be Twittering and Facebooking more.) Here’s what I have found.
1. The Internet moves in mysterious ways. I don’t claim to understand it and I don’t think anyone else does, not even the most well-paid SEO experts. When I posted once about Google Chrome, there was a flood of visitors here — I think because it showed up on More >
SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
Sep 10th
Definition:
- A software development process is a structure imposed on the development of a software product. Synonyms include software development life cycle (SDLC) and software process. There are several models for such processes, each describing approaches to a variety of tasks or activities that take place during the process.
Task or Activities involved:
- Requirements
- Specification
- Architecture
- Design
- Implementation
- Testing
- Deployment
- Maintenance
Models:
- Agile
- Cleanroom
- Iterative
- RAD
- RUP
- Spiral
- Waterfall
- XP
- Scrum
Support Disciplines:
- Configuration management
- Documentation
- Quality assurance (SQA)
- Project management
- User experience design
Tools:
- Performance analysis
- Debugger
Processes and meta-processes:
- A growing body of software development organizations implements process methodologies. Many of them are in the defense industry, which in the U.S. requires a rating based on ‘process models‘ to obtain contracts. The international standard for describing More >
Rules of web site development
Aug 9th
1. The CONTENT of your site must be interesting and worthwhile. Make your web site different to the thousands of other web sites out there. Include unique content – if someone has found your web site, you have what they are looking for – so present your information or product in a unique way which will make a visitor choose your web site over another.
2. The site must be easy to navigate.
Make sure that when a visitor first visits your site, they can get what they want with one or at most 3 clicks of a mouse. A visitor looking for More >