One of the major issues in adopting Linux is hardware compatibility. There are many components for which there are no dedicated drivers yet (eg. Atheros wireless cards). You may compile and install drivers in some cases (eg. Broadcom CrystalHD). But in many cases this may not be possible. Therefore it … read more
With the recent actions against many of the torrent indexes, the use of Usenet for downloading has been increasing. For Usenet access, one needs an account with one of the many Usenet providers and a Free Usenet account is hard to find. Usenet servers (aka Usenet Newsgroup Server) relay content, … read more
PHP is a very popular language for dynamic websites such as those using WordPress. Parsing PHP scripts, converting them to opcode, and converting them again to machine code can be quite taxing on the CPU. This in turn affects the site speed and performance. In my previous posts (this and … read more
This post describes how to add post pagination in Genesis Theme Framework without a plugin and style it using CSS. Most bloggers know that splitting posts into pages is one way of increasing pageviews, decreasing bounce rate, and increasing CTR. StudioPress’s Genesis Theme Framework offers some of the professionally designed … read more
Recently, I discussed few steps to improve performance and decrease bandwidth. With Google now using page speed to rank pages in their search results it is all the more important to take care of loose ends that adversely affect your search engine optimization. Pingdom and GTMetrix are two tools that … read more
I regularly backup my WordPress files and the MySQL database on my internal network. While this is safe, what about emergencies where I lose my server and my backup drive? This though drove me to come up with a online WordPress backup solution. One of the first online storage service … read more
With the availability of low cost WordPress hosting, numerous WordPress blogs have sprung up in the recent years. StudioPress’s Genesis Theme Framework offer some of the professionally designed WordPress themes and templates. I wanted to change the header section title to an image logo on one of my StudioPress sites. … read more
Recently, sneaky developers have incorporated stealthy methods (example: AirPush) into android apps to display ads in android devices. Since last week I started receiving ads and spams through android push notification. I also started noticing android mobile ads in the homescreen as icon, which when clicked opens an ad in … read more
Transmission bittorrent is probably the most common bittorent client for Linux platforms. Transmission web interface is like a thin client yet feature-rich and aesthetically pleasing. Bittorrent client for Windows and Linux are both available. I have previously written articles on how to install Deluge with webui on Lucid Lynx server … read more