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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Uploading Joomla to your web (hosting) server

After having developend and tested your website on a local server, the next big challenge is uploading the website to your web server, and updating the configuration such that you "go live". The tutorial below gives you the steps required to move your Joomla website from your local computer to a server. With a few tweaks these steps also apply to moving Joomla from one host to another.


Upload all files to your web server

The first thing you need to do is transfer the files to the web server where your live site will be hosted. To be able to do this, you will need FTP (FTP is a way of allowing easy transfer of files across the web) access to your web server. FTP access typically consists of:

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Installing Joomla on local computer (localhost)

First to install joomla you need a webserver, php and mysql installed on your computer. If you don't have these installed..download WAMP (Windows Apache MySql PHP) server and install it. I am writing this tutorial using WAMP
as my server. But these steps are almost same in all other servers.

Follow the steps below

1. First you need joomla package. Go to Joomla website and download the latest version of joomla.
Follow this link download joomla. This tutorial is based on
Joomla 1.5.x.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

14 Essential Plugins for WordPress

Plugins offer custom functions and features so that each user can tailor their site to their specific needs. WordPress plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress. The core of WordPress is designed to be lean, to maximize flexibility and minimize coding. So it so easy to add a plugin or remove a plugin from your blog site. WordPress Plugins are available from several sources. The “official” sources for WordPress Plugins are:
There are hundreds of WordPress plugins available in the Internet, but you may not require all of them for your site. I selected 14 essential plugins which I am currently using.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

How to Backup your WordPress Database


Considering what happened on this incident , I think it's fitting to write up a tutorial on how to backup your wordpress Database. There are a couple of ways to backup your database, I'm going to show you how to do it using WordPress Database Backup Plugin .
    1.Extract wp-db-backup.php, upload it into /wp-content/plugins/ and activate it under the Plugins menu.
    2. Click the Manage menu in your WordPress admin area.
    3. Click the Backup sub-menu.
    The plugin will look for other tables in the same database. You may elect to include other tables in the backup.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Differences Between Conventional Data Backup Systems and Rollback RX


Historically, our defense against a hard drive crash has been a complete disk image kept at a physically separate location - this image is copied back on to a replacement hard drive. This is the foundation of all Data Backup Software (MS Backup, Ghost, etc.) – the physical imaging of data.
But image-based backups have two major problems: they are very resource-hungry and they require a lot of manual intervention. So arduous is this that even disciplined IT shops do it as infrequently as is possible. Most small businesses and individuals seldom get around to doing backups.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Cryptainer LE - Free 128 bit file and disk encryption software

Cryptainer LE encryption software was developed as a freeware 128 bit file/disk encrypting tool.

It a simple, easy to use software that creates encrypted "vaults".
One can store any kind of data in them It creates a 128 bit "vault" that encrypts all files by simply dragging and dropping them into this vault.

Additionally it lets you create secure e-mail files that you can send to anyone.

The free, fully-functional Cryptainer LE version uses a 128-bit implementation of the powerful Blowfish algorithm while the registered versions Cryptainer ME, Cryptainer PE and Cryptainer 6 offer a choice between a 448-bit implementation of Blowfish and a 256-bit implementation of AES (Rijndael).

Thursday, September 10, 2009

How to create a backup of all drivers and restore them - easy way

Double driver v2.1

It really gives many people headaches and troubles when it comes to re-installation of your Windows operating system. After the Windows installation, you need to find and install all hardware drivers again. You may get into troubles if you don’t have the Driver CD or you have lost it or they are unavailable on the net?

Double Driver is a freeware Windows application that allows you to backup hardware drivers on your system for restoration purpose at a later time. This driver backup utility can save you a lot of time and comes in handy especially when you need to reinstall your Windows. Instead of going through all kind the troubles, you can use Double Driver to get all your hardware drivers restored in one go.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

How They Hack Your Website: Overview of Common Techniques By John Conroy | Mar 5, 2008

We hear the same terms bandied about whenever a popular site gets hacked. You know… SQL Injection, cross site scripting, that kind of thing. But what do these things mean? Is hacking really as inaccessible as many of us imagine; a nefarious, impossibly technical twilight world forever beyond our ken?

Not really.

When you consider that you can go to Google right now and enter a search string which will return you thousands of usernames and passwords to websites, you realize that this dark science is really no mystery at all. You'll react similarly when you see just how simple a concept SQL Injection is, and how it can be automated with simple tools. Read on, to learn the basics of how sites and web content management systems are most often hacked, and what you can do to reduce the risk of it happening to you.

Monday, August 17, 2009

HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool

I had this problem with my USB flash memory stick: During a new install of WinXP Pro I deleted all partitions seen at WinXP partition manager which unfortunately included my USB Flash Drive which was still left plugged. When I plugg it in, message pops up that I should formate it. If I try to format the flash drive using WinXP I get the message "Windows was unable to complete the format".
I was looking for answers by visiting forums, sending mails to technical support, but nobody had a solution. I solved it by using HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool.
Its usefull piece of software and I think that everybody should have it in basic software collection.

Download link: http://hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool.software.informer.com/

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

How to build and host a website for free - 2

Part 2 - Building a small site the easy way
First steps
Let's start with the assumption that you're going to build a simple site with a few pages for your family, or a local group that has a fairly simple agenda. In this case we can use the normal web page type of site, and there'll be maybe 10 pages or less. This will be what is called an HTML site / a flat site / a hard-coded site / a hand-coded site.


Thursday, July 2, 2009

Free hosting for your web site

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server owned or leased for use by clients.

The scope of web hosting services varies greatly. The most basic is web page and small-scale file hosting, where files can be uploaded via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or a Web interface. The files are usually delivered to the Web "as is" or with minimal processing.[1]Many Internet service providers (ISPs) offer this service free to subscribers.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Free joomla hosting



I've been looking for a free joomla hosting with no ads just to learn it before paying a commercial webhosting service.

After a while I finally achieved to find one on the Cyberspace which is freehostia.com. In fact it does not only provide joomla but other packages as well like wordpress.

Monday, June 8, 2009

How to build and host a website for free

Part 1 - Your Website ... The Big Decisions

Decisions to make
Creating a site
Flat and dynamic sites
Domain names

Websites
Lots of people need to have a website now, but apart from "What will it cost?", there are two major hurdles to get over first:
- what's it all about and how do I do it?
- where do I find all the kit I need?
OK, well, we'll try and distill a ton of knowledge into a very short space here. It can't be that short, though, 'cause it took about 10 years to learn it!

Monday, June 1, 2009

The darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions

Heysel Stadium Disaster

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


The Heysel Stadium Disaster (often simplified to Heysel or the Heysel Disaster) refers to the deaths of 39 (and injury of some 600 more) people, mostly fans of Juventus F.C., before the 1985 European Cup Final held in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels. The disaster is one of the most high profile and one of the worst cases of football hooliganism in European and world football. It was the first of two stadium related disasters of which Liverpool was a part; the other was the Hillsborough Disaster.
Approximately an hour before the scheduled kick-off time a group of supporters of English Liverpool F.C. breached a fence separating them from rival supporters of Juventus F.C. and charged at and attacked the Italian supporters. The Juventus fans retreated, putting pressure on a dilapidated retaining wall, which collapsed away from them. The crush of fans against the wall and its collapse led to many deaths and hundreds of injuries. The game was played despite the disaster in order to prevent further violence.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

How to change folder background

TweakXplorer allows you to change the design of Windows Explorer by adding custom backgrounds and images. For this, simply select a photo or image on your hard drive. Note that it is even possible to replace the solid color of the window with the image of your choice and display a thumbnail when hoveringmouse over a folder. With this free program, you can now give your work environment a unique look.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Changing Boot and Login screen in Windows



1. How to Change or Create Boot Screen in Windows using TuneUp Utilities

TuneUp Utilities is one of the best system optimization suite for Windows. It provides various options to tweak your system. It also provides options to change Windows theme, boot screen, login screen and icons.

Here is a step-by-step procedure to change or create new boot screen in Windows XP and Vista using TuneUp Utilities:

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