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Analysis of WPAU- WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plug-in

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  • September 22, 2011
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A plugin that automatWordpress Pluginically upgrades your wordpress blog. Yeah! That`s what we are talking about. Wordpress has the core software that is built by hundreds of community volunteers and houses more than thousands of plugins and themes to make a blog almost a user can imagine.

There are over 25million people who have chosen wordpress to power the place on web they call “home”. Some people who have self – hosted wordpress blog would have the opportunity to notice the multiple updates for installed plugins. Many still hesitate to try the automatic upgrade, but it is not as scary as many think.

Plugins can extend wordpress to almost anything a user can imagine. There are at present 16,264 plugins available in wordpress.org and the number is still counting. For example WPtouch is a simple, elegant and powerful mobile theme for a user`s site. This plugin automatically transforms the blog to an iphone application-style, theme, complete with ajax loading articles and effects when viewed from iphone, ipod touch, palm pre, Samsung touch, blackberry storm/torch devices. Another plugin that goes by the name, wickett twitter widget, displays tweets from one or more accounts into wordpress widgets.

Created by Keith Dsouza, a techie, editor in chief and owner of techiebuzz.com, the wordpress automatic upgrade is not a default part of wordpress 2.5; it has to be installed normally. i.e., the user has to download the zip file, unzip it, upload the resulting folder into the plug in folder and activate it. Once it is activated, the user walks through eight steps.

  • It backs up files and makes available a link to download it.
  • It backs up the database and makes available a link to download it.
  • Downloads the latest files from wordpress.org/latest.zip and unzips it.
  • Put the site in maintenance mode.
  • Deactivates all active plugins and remembers it.
  • Upgrades wordpress files.
  • Gives user a link that will open window to upgrade installation.
  • Reactivates the plugins.

There is also a fully automated mode. The manual mode can be used when the automatic upgrade fails and the users are advised to follow wordpress upgrade instructions. The plugins use only 2-3MB of the user`s bandwidth to download files. The backup and db files will be stored in a folder called wpau-backup in the root folder of the user`s site.

In order to use the automatic upgrade plugin, the user has to produce the FTP (File transfer Protocol) address, typically the user`s domain name, the FTP user name and password. The user has to mention whether the connection type is FTP or a sFTP (Secured File transfer protocol). This information can be obtained from the webhost. With the FTP information the user provide, the wordpress automatic upgrade plugin (WPAU) will change the file information so that WPAU can automatically write files to the server. Once the upgrade is over, the WPAU will automatically change the permissions back to read only.

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5 ways to socialize effectively through Google+

Google+Life is enriched by actively participating in the society. As you know, there are innumerable ways to maintain contacts, communicate and share information through social networking sites. Of late blows the whistle, Google+, being cooked by imaginative Google engineers who are testing and letting tasted by select few user invites, has already spread fumes out. Google+ can help you socialize in a better way.
If you are not sure about the how to’s of Google plus, this tutorial on Google+ will be of help.

Better contact management

The first step to socialize is maintaining contacts. You can easily maintain groups in different circles. Friend contacts can be placed under friends circle, family members can be placed under family circle and co-workers can be placed under employee circles and fans can be placed under fans circles.

You can name a circle as you want. Interactions will be made on a circle basis. What you post in one circle will not reflect in other circle. You can add your friend both in employee circle and friend circle in which case he gets information from both circles. Using circles you can bring friends from other networks like Facebook and Twitter also.

Sharing information

Sharing of information is vital to be social. Sparks is an interesting feature through which you can gather information on various topics of interest. In fact, the Google+ search engine will gather interesting links on its own just by opting the topics of your choice. You can share music, photos, videos and links with a single circle or all circles.

Google is planning to promote music in a big way including sharing, offering live music performance and group listening parties. If you post some interesting or useful piece of item which may be text or image or video, members from your circles can comment on it. By actively approving the comments or replying the comments, you can make it a live platform.

You can even write blogs on your own and start uploading them! Here lies the great opportunity to promote yourself or your products and services, although Google+ does not support business officially as of now.

Face to Face (F2F) Chat

Don’t you love talking with your loved ones, as if you are right in front of them? With ‘Hangouts’ you can gather yourself for video face to face chat. Multiple people can participate in this anytime and anywhere. With video chat, you can share and explain things in a better way, better understand the feelings of other people by closely watching them. If you are bored and no one is readily available, you can watch YouTube videos too while on hangout.

Instant Messaging

If you want to be in touch with your friends through simple text messages, you can do so through ‘Huddle’. You will be able to send short messages to individual or circle.

Of course, you and the one who receives need to use Android application to achieve this. When you invite a new person to the conference, he will be able to access the context from the time of his joining only.

Social gaming

Social gaming is going to be a big boon in the coming days. Google+ is on the way to create an altogether new platform to enthuse both young and old.

Have you tasted Google+? What is your experience?

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Dr. Jane H Sheeba is Research Scientist in Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics at Bharathidasan University.
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Review of top anti-virus software for PCs

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  • December 11, 2010
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Anti-virus, these days has turned out to be one of the inevitable requirements for the personal computer. With the novel ideas of hacking erupting every now and then, there is a need for a perfect information security system that has all your confidential information safeguarded. Reviews of the latest top brands of anti virus systems are as follows.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011

An anti virus system that has all the required features of any good anti virus software, though advanced is simple in installation and usage. It is designed in such a way that it protects, prevents and removes all the malware that causes harm to the PC and robs you of your secret information.

The protection that the software provides is from all the traditional computer virus types in addition to having the capacity of detecting new threats. There is also an online download and installation facility that keeps you at ease. Its usage of iChecker and iSwift scanning technology helps in keeping your resources safe. The other features include a virtual keyboard, desktop security gadget which offers better access to your system security and gamer mode.

Norton Anti-Virus 2011

This brand of anti virus has always been on the forefront ever since anti virus software saw its light of day. It supports a number of browsers like Chrome and Opera, email clients like Outlook and IM clients like Yahoo and MSN messenger. This is also known for its simple-to-use characteristic and easy installation. It provides information security to the hilt so that the ones who know how to create viruses and spread it can never ever cause harm.

The most important feature of this software is the bootable recovery tool that helps in the fixing of a crashed PC. The advantage of Norton Anti-virus 2011 is that there is a Norton Safe Web for Facebook. This scans the videos posted by your friends for virus

Bit Defender Anti-Virus Pro 2011

The best aspect of this easily accessible anti virus software is its flexibility. It can work when controlled manually or automatically. The feature of the Bit Defender Anti-Virus Pro 2011 that is worth a mention is the inclusion of the Search Advisor that provides protection while surfing on the net using any browser.

Apart from providing all the features that a reputable anti virus software provides, it does all the optimization with the maximum speed. Therefore, it provides a complete information security from different types of virus. A specialty mode is also offered for the laptop which can automatically run even when the laptop is left unplugged.

ESET NOD 32 Anti- Virus 4

The latest version from the house of ESET NOD 32 Anti-Virus has a number of features that were missing in the previous version. From keeping your PC safe from Trojans, spyware and viruses this high speed anti-virus version knows how to prevent computer viruses at all times.

It is provided with a smart scanner that detects even the hidden threats that can harm your system. Along with the email scanner it also has the necessary system tools that help in the cleaning of the infected system effectively with the help of Integrated SysInspector and SysRescue.

This article was submitted by one of our guest author: Sweta Menon

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Tips for writing faultless code in JavaScript

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  • December 10, 2010
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JavaScript is a programming language that is more prevalent these days due to its easy-to –use characteristic. This can be entrenched onto the header of the web pages thus improving the look of the page and providing many interactive features that is not found in the obsolete programming languages.

Some of the interactive features include special effects, games, graphics, etc. Most of them who are new to programming often misconstrue Java and JavaScript. It is a myth that Java and JavaScript are interlinked with each other.

The fact is that there is a huge difference between the two. Though Java is an equally significant programming language, JavaScript is the easier of the two. There are no requirements of applets and compiling in JavaScript as in Java. Writing codes in JavaScript is as easy as writing codes for UNIX and like there are UNIX tips for better code writing, there are ways for effectively writing Java Script codes too.

Code writing in JavaScript Before beginning with a proficient code in JavaScript, one needs to learn the practical measures that work. One such approach is writing a simple program which provides solution to a practical real life problem. After writing a simple one, fidget with it to get some different ideology.

The following step is to get the basics of JavaScript to get a legible code. Legibility is most important if one wants to effortlessly find the flaws in the coding. Usage of proper variable names is extremely important as far as JavaScript codes are concerned.

If you have an age old experience in writing PHP codes, try and avoid influencing the JavaScript code with a PHP one. Maintain a constant principle for naming of variables so that the code is easier to read and make changes when needed. A good Java Script convention consists of Class Names, the function names, the necessary local variables and names of the exception.

A hint for increasing the readability is to use more white spaces between letters in the variables. For more productivity, use a JavaScript library. These libraries are helpful in solving the issues in the browser compatibility and also act as a source of code. Some of the recommended libraries are the Yahoo UI library, Google Closure, AJS, Moo Tools and JQuery. Always keep the structures of the codes in directories and files.

When your Java Script code sprawls for more than 30 lines, splitting the codes and saving them in different directories and files it look more uncomplicated. The flaws in the codes can also be easily identified. The above are some of the basic tips for effectively writing codes for JavaScript. The author of the above article has also written many on streaming video problems and webcasting that you may find interesting.

For further details, kindly contact the author: Sweta Menon