Mozilla guys released Firefox 4.0 beta 7 today and they claim it to be ‘what’s written in the title.’ According to their blog entry at Mozila’s blog, it can render javascript 3 times faster than the stable version of firefox i.e., 3.6 and also comes with enhanced 3D capabilities. If you have used the earlier beta versions, then you might be familiar with the new look of Firefox (somewhat similar to Chrome).

With so many new browsers challenging Firefox’s supremacy, people who have stuck with Firefox will now feel really good about it as Firefox 4.0 has the X-factor we have been waiting for. It might even bring the users it lost to Chrome and the new IE.

To download Firefox 4.0b7. click here

Arsenal has defeated Wolves 2-0 with Chamakh scoring both the goals in the starting and ending minutes of the match. Fabianski did a fantastic job today. That’s really good for us and we really need him to perform as Mr. Wenger doesn’t seem to be interested in getting a keeper to Emirates soon.

And yeah! Bon Jovi’s  Times Square concert is going live on YouTube. Though Bon Jovi is not the first to be going live via YouTube but being a Bon Jovi fan I want this to be the biggest.

Good Day, folks.

How about a personal space for your own community, friends, club or family. Actually, how about something like twitter. Yeah! I mean your own personal twitter.

Is it possible?

Internet comes up with solutions to every problem. Be it fixing your stuff or broken softwares. It has answers to all the questions.

In this case, we have got a couple of good softwares/scripts which perfectly meet our requirements. These are FREE microblogging scripts which can create something looking like twitter.

Here are few of them:

Floopo is an out of box script which enables you to start a microblogging site.

Most of its features are similar to those of twitter, it has both more and less to it. It enables the users to post picture updates along with the 140 char text ones. Though I feel twitter also has its own way of doing something similar. Well, there are quite lot picture sharing sites made specially for twitter. A good example could be Twitpic.com.

It doesn’t have the search function and the API support. But they are planning those features along with enabling users to get updates from twitter.

In my opinion, floopo surely needs a better look. The dull colors make the site unimpressive to the user. But that should be no problem if you are a web designer and work a better theme.

Requirements:

• PHP 5+ (Linux/Unix type server)
• Apache web server
• .htaccess support
• Mysql database server
• Ioncube loaders

Demo: http://demo.floopo.com

Homepage: http://www.floopo.com/

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Well, this has to be my favorite. Ever heard of identi.ca, if not let me tell you that it is one of the top competitors of twitter. StarusNET was formerly known at lanonica. Only thing I have to say is that it is at par with the twitter along with a lot additional plugins supported by an open source community.

Moreover it can be connected to other popular social networks like twitter, facebook, etc. with ease, i.e., no need to update your StatusNET site instead it’ll get your update from the social network you use often. It has also support for OpenID.

Its based on PHP and no hefty requirements.

Demo: http://identi.ca

Homepage: http://status.net

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Can the almighty google be left behind? Jaiku is google’s reply to twitter. Jaiku’s code was eventually made available by google as open source and is currently known by the name of JaikuEngine. It runs on Google’s AppEngine and is scripted in python. So you’ll need a python enabled server to use.

Demo: http://jaiku.com

Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/jaikuengine/

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They call “Shartronix Opensource”, a multimedia microblogging platform. Well, I’ll say its the most simple looking of all of them listed. It has most of the features. Its a PHP based script but allows you do a lot. I’ll say its somewhere between twitter and facebook.

Requirements:

• Apache HTTP Server
• Apache mod_rewrite module
• MySQL – version 5.0 or higher
• PHP – version 5.1 or higher
• PHP Curl library
• PHP GD library

Demo: http://sharetronix.com/opensource/demo

Homepage: http://sharetronix.com/opensource/

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If you have used twitter when it just became popular, then you know how will jisko exactly work.

It has the API feature and can be integrated with the twitter. Also has mobile support. It is also written in PHP.

If you use Jisko you’ll have a feeling of using something familiar.

Demo: http://jisko.net

Homepage: http://jisko.org/

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Another open source software which has a lot features. The author has tried to integrate as many features as possible. It allows the users to add pictures, files and stuff to their updates along with twitter-like App support. It can also be integrated with social networks like twitter, identi.ca using apps.

It runs on PHP and Mysql.

The homepage is quite messed and there is wiki to explain stuff better.

Demo: http://openmicroblogger.com

Homepage: http://openmicroblogger.org

Wiki: http://wiki.github.com/voitto/openmicroblogger

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There were some others which didn’t fill the bill of this post but can also help you create something similar or better.

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1. Echowaves – Has a hell lot of features.

Homepage: http://github.com/dmitryame/echowaves

Demo: http://echowaves.com

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2. Yonkly – The open source version of the software should be could if you can really work on it as developer. The paid versions overshadow the free one.

Homepage: http://www.yonkly.com/

Demo: http://www.yonkly.net/

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3. Sweetter – A nice script but hasn’t been updated since last year.

Homepage: https://launchpad.net/sweetter

Demo: http://sweetter.net/

Google has announced on their official blog that they have launched a new updated versions of Google Toolbars and FeedBurner with the ability to offer its users with its new Url Shortner service, known as goo.gl.

Search engine, mail service, browser, operating systems, social networking etc. Well now there is a url shortening service to it. With so many url shorteners already available, there is always a difficulty to find a reliable one. But with goo.gl you will have a clear a choice as you know that google can be trusted. According to them (googleblog.blogspot.com), this service is suppose to be more

1. Stable:  ”Google’s scalable, multi-datacenter infrastructure provides great uptime and a reliable service to our users.”

2. Secure: “As we do with web search, shortened URLs are automatically checked to detect sites that may be malicious and warn users when the short URL resolves to such sites.”

3. Faster: “At Google we like fast products and we’ve worked hard to ensure this service is quick. We’ll continue to iterate and improve the speed of Google Url Shortener.”

Currently the service is just available with Google toolbar and FeedBurner, and not as a stand-alone service. I hope they’ll make it available for wider use soon.

I finally turned 16 today! And Divyun.com will be completing an year in a few days!!

You should have seen a great deal of improvements around the site!

1. About Page updated.

2. Advertise page finally online and will be further updated soon.

3. Chapter 2 of my tutorials finally out.

4. Proper orderwise list of the chapters can be found at http://divyun.com/tutorials

I know you wouldn’t mind wishing me birthday!

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 9 Nov

Well they were out a week ago, but I came across them today.

Since 2006, Packt Publishing has been organizing “Open Source CMS Award” for the best and deserving CMS.

The Award was split up into two main stages. The first being the nominations followed by voting. Nominations were open back in July 14 2008. Anybody was allowed to nominate a CMS. After a mother, the nominations were closed on August 25. Then, the Judges chose the finalists on the basis of the most number of nominations received and also on number of other factors including performance, usability, accessibility, ease of configuration and customization, scalability and security. Voting Began on 1st of September and ended a month and half later on 20 th October.

They had the following categories:-

1. Best overall CMS. -> The overall winner.

2. Most promising Open Source CMS. -> CMS which has the potential to become the best.

3. Best Open Source PHP CMS. -> The Best CMS written in PHP.

4. Best Other Open Source CMS. -> For CMS written in a language other than PHP.

5. Open Source MVPs. -> It is a new category introduced for the Most Valued People from Open Source Content Management Systems.

Note: The Category “Best Open Source Social Networking Content Management System” has taken a back seat this year.

Now its time for the winners:

1. Best overall CMS.

1. Drupal – Won this second time in a row.

2. Joomla! – Was the winner in 2006.

3. DotNetNuke – Replaced last year’s runner up CMS Made Simple for the third position.

2. Most promising Open Source CMS.

1. SilverStripe

2. CMS Made Simple

3. ImpressCMS/MiaCMS

Replaced MODx, TYPOlight and dotCMS who this last year.

3. Best Open Source PHP CMS.

1. Drupal – Defeated Joomla this time.

2. Joomla!, CMS Made Simple

e107 out of the list this year.

4. Best Other Open Source CMS.

1. Plone – Was the 1st runner up last year.

2. dotCMS

3. DotNetNuke

Mojoportal and Silva out of the scene this time.

5. Open Source MVPs.

A long list of 24 personalities including WordPress’s Matt Mullenweg, etc. Refer here http://www.packtpub.com/article/open-source-cms-most-valued-people-announced.

Originally posted on 28th july

Answer to this – Yup, you can be a webmaster.

Hi everyone,

Years ago when I started, people would laugh at me when I told them I can create a website. Well actually I was still a noob then and used to create some silly static sites made using frontpage and hosted on some poor quality free hosts. Well I really wasn’t a webmaster then. I was just a small scale webdesigner.

So what actually is a webmaster?

A Webmaster is a person incharge of a site. He should have all the qualities of a webdeveloper, designer, he should be able to SEO, etc.

How can you be one?

Just keep reading my blog. lol

You need several things for a site. Make a checklist before you proceed. Here is a sample.

1. A Domain or use a co.cc domain. Click here to get one => http://co.cc

2. Hosting. Go for a free one with a good space and bandwidth, mysql databases, cpanel[maybe], PHP5 will be good, etc. You may use my hosting services at aliengang.net [under construction] Just mail me at mail@divyun.com for free hosting.

3. An idea to work on. Like, you can make blog about yourself, make a community for you and your friends, create a site on a specific topic like aliens, etc.

4. Create your site using any free pre-made software or start from scratch.

5. Then, you need to work on search optimization of your site so that your site is indexed properly and you have to promote it too.

Well, this is all for now. If you are having trouble with any thing in my post, well, google is a webmaster’s best friend. I’ll write more about the things that will make you a webmaster.

Originally posted on 31 october so the stats are quite old.

While wandering on web, I came across a site which helps you calculate your sites’s value or rather say, price. I searched for similar kind of sites, and was surprised to see the values they all show for divyun.com.

Here are the results.

1. http://websitevaluecalculator.com/

My site is worth $78.
How much is yours worth?

2. http://www.sitevaluecalculator.com/result.php?domain=http%3A%2F%2Fdivyun.com

Site Value
Calculator

Values this site at
$231

What is Your Site Worth?

3. http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.divyun.com

My site is worth $2730.2.
How much is yours worth?

4. http://www.cubestat.com/www.divyun.com

$2,483.46

Awkward right! All of them show different values. :O

Values vary between $78 to $2730 which amounts to a difference of $2652. An this is huge.

Now the question of the day:

Which one of them shows the correct result or is the most accurate?

Can’t say.

What are these based on?

They are based on ranks and stats from google, alexa, etc.

If you know the answer then mail me at “IKnowThis at Divyun dot com”.

Originally posted on 2008-11-24

What is Automattic?

For a straight answer to this, I would they are the creators of wordpress. Their projects include:

* bbPress – Forum Software
* Akismet – An anti-comment spam system capable of integration with many blogging platforms and forums.
* WordPress MU – A multi-blog community system built on WordPress.
* Ping-O-Matic – A pinging service.
* Gravatar – Globally recognized avatars
* IntenseDebate – Commenting Tools

With WordPress 2.7 on just around the corner and 3 betas already out, wordpress 2.7 is looking big.

But today I want to write about another press which is budding under Automattic, its called Buddypress. I have tried it and have to say that it works great.

What is Buddypress?

Well buddypress is a set of plugins which transform an installation of WordPress MU(multi-user) into a social networking site.

Features(from buddypress.org):

1. Extended profiles- The extended profile component allows site admins to create specific profile fields for site members to fill in.

2. Private messaging- BuddyPress private messaging works like internal site email. Members can message people on their friends list as well as forward and reply to received messages.

3. Interact with friends- Members of a BuddyPress enabled installation can be connected together by one member adding another as a “friend” and then the other member accepting the friendship request.

4. Groups- Groups in BuddyPress are a gathering of members, blog posts, photos and any other user generated content.

5. The wire- The wire is a place where friends and other members can come along and post messages to a specific piece of content within a BuddyPress installation.

6. Activity Streams- Activity streams aggregate all of your activity across a BuddyPress installation. All of your friends activity is also recorded so you can check what others are doing on the site.

7. BLOGS- Allowing multiple blogs and multiple users per blog is a key feature to WordPress MU. BuddyPress preserves this functionality.

8. Status updates- Status updates in BuddyPress will appear on a member’s profile page. A member can update their status as frequently as they want to.

9. Photo Albums- Members of a BuddyPress installation will be able to create their own photo albums. These albums can be shared with friends and groups.

When will this wonderful plugin will release?

As stated on the site, it should release by the end of this year, 2008.

What does all this mean?

THIS MEANS THAT YOU CAN USE WORDPRESS AS A SOCIAL COMUNITY LIKE ORKUT, MYSPACE , etc. ENJOY!!!!!!

First of all :-

Google is a webmaster’s best friend.

If you keep searching and learning, you may be able to find all the info listed below from one or the other sources. But here is a contrasted summary or a small overview.

To get a domain you would require money.

Time is money

So a little time devoted can help you get a domain.

Some sources of free domains (are listed blelow) along with the “how to”:

(A) Hostbidder-

Hostbidder is webmaster’s forum which has been providing free domains, since 2003, in echange of points (which you get by posting) know as HB$.

FAQ

Q. How many points you get per post?

A. You can get a 10 points per post.

Q. How many you given points for per day?

A. Well, you get points for ever first 8 (>30) words post per day.

Q. How many for a domain?

A. 900 HB$ for a domain.

CLICK HERE.

Note:

4 posts * 10 points = 40 points * 23 days > 900 HB$.

So 23 days ins’t too long to wait for a domain.

Points and HB$ are the same things.

Just like hostbidder, there are plenty of similar sites. I have tried most of them but Hostbidder works the best.

(b) Earning cash online and using it to buy a domain:-

Domains( popular ones like .com, .net,etc.) usually cost around 10 $ or so.

.com for $7.75.

.net for $6.99.

Click for the price list.

Click here to register a domain.

So how to earn this cash?

I think, the answer should be PTC (Paid To Click) sites. But you need to find genuine PTC sites that pay.

Let me recommend some:-

1. B-U-X.net

2. bux3.com

3. Osobux.com

4. Pandabux.com

You clicking alone won’t do much good to you. You need to refer people under you.

20 ads * 10 referrals* $ 0.01= 2 $ in one day.

Awesome!

(c) Contests

Yeah! I mean contests. Find a contest and win a free domain. You’ll find of such kind if you keep searching webmaster’s forums. But this is gonna be hard. Try reading the next method. Its the easiest.

(d) Co.cc

if you think that other methods are bogus or you cost you a lost of time. Then this is for you, use might use a free co.cc domain. Actually, what you’ll get is a sub-domain but would work just like a professional fully functional TLD(Top level domain). No difference.