Speed up wordpress blog by using WP Super Cache

A really successful wordpress blog can consume a lot of server power as each page needs to be dynamically created for each user. Now you can remove the need for doing so by using WP Super Cache plugin.

This plugin generates static html files from the dynamic WordPress blog. Once the file is generated your webserver will serve the static html file instead of processing the comparatively heavier and more expensive WordPress PHP scripts.

Advantages of WP Super Cache

1. It saves server power. If your blog has become popular and you are yet to move to a dedicated server, then you should use this plugin.
2. It will speed up your wordpress blog. That in turn makes the user experience of the blog readers much better. Also a faster blog/website is liked by most search engines, including Google.
3. Static html pages are better than dynamic ones from SEO point of view

Topics: Internet, Plugin, SEO, Wordpress

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wordpress version 2.5.1 is released

Version 2.5.1 of wordpress has been released. I shall check with Tarun to see if he has upgraded to 2.5.1. This version contains one serious security fix.

Topics: News, Wordpress

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Yahoo is down 15%

In the first trading session after microsoft withdrawing its offer, yahoo stock is down more than 15%. At 24.3$ it is significantly higher than the price before microsoft made the offer though. Most of the leading bloggers are predicting a number of shareholder lawsuits against yahoo board.

Topics: News

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Google hacker

check http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/

Topics: Uncategorized

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airtel.com redirects to vodafone

I had made a post about ie7.com advertising for firefox. In the comments to the post rajeev pointed out that airtel.com redirects to vodafone. Someone please let me know if this is legal.

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Speed up gmail

I never thought that I will ever worry about speeding up gmail. It has always been faster than I ever needed. However past few days I am at my native place. I have been accessing the internet through a reliance netconnect card. And unfortunately this has been painstakingly slow at the best and plain dead at the worst

The frustration of waiting forever to read my emails led me to search for ways to speed up my gmail. Here are a few steps that I have been using to speed up gmail.

Avoid automatic browser check by using this url http://mail.google.com/mail/?nocheckbrowser

You can use the mobile version of gmail at http://mail.google.com/mail/x/cm6v0×0kvrf5-/?f=1 Since it is designed for mobiles, it is really fast

or you can use the html version of gmail at http://mail.google.com/mail/h/5rfigl1ekf0l/?zy=f&f=1

Topics: Tips and Tricks

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On my way to beat techcrunch !!

Being as popular as techcrunch is perhaps the most ambitious objective of any tech blogger including me. Just found out the january traffic number for techcrunch. So techcrunch has 2,647,027 unique visitors. Well with 6,800 unique visitors binaryday needs to grow only 400 times to beat techcrunch. Not that tuff….watch out for me mike.

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How to change the template on blogger

Many first time bloggers start out on blogger.com blog. As the blog becomes older, you may decide to go for a new layout for various reasons including better monetization. Here is a step by step guide on how to change the template for a blogger blog.

Log into your Blogger account

go to the dashboard at the upper right corner.

Click on “Template” link

Click “Pick New” Tab

Select a template of your choice and click on “üse this template” link

Select the template of your choice, and click the “Use This Template” button.

Topics: Internet, Tips and Tricks

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IPL league table : Ranking of the teams in IPL

1 Rajasthan Royals 10

2 Delhi DareDevils 8

3 Mohali Kings XI 8

4 Chennai Super Kings 8

5 Kolkata Knight Riders 4

6 Mumbai Indians 4

7 Bangalore Royal Challengers 4

8 Deccan Chargers 2

Topics: ipl

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ie7.com advertises for firefox

I stumbled upon ie7.com accidentally and I was surprised to find a huge firefox logo there. Just wondering if this is legal i.e to book a domain similar to the brand of your rival? Please let me know if you have any views on the same in the comments.

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“Hello world” program in 366 languages

Anybody who has done even a little bit of programming in any language knows what is a “Hello World” program.
But ever seen a collection of hello world programs???
Check this(http://www.roesler-ac.de/wolfram/hello.htm) . It’s a collection of hello world programs in 366 different languages…Awesome !!!

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Microsoft withdraws its bid for yahoo

Microsoft has withdrawn its bid for yahoo. Yahoo killed the deal by not accepting microsoft’s offer even after they increased the bid by additional $5 billion. See the press release here. Contrary to popular belief, microsoft decided not to go the hostile way as that would have led to serious value erosion in yahoo.

In a letter to microsoft employees, steve ballmer has outlined microsoft’s strategy going forward. It basically involves 3 components
· Deliver on the basics. We will continue to improve search relevance and build out our ad platform.

· Expand our global scale and focus. We will pursue partnerships and investments to realize the competitive advantages that come with scale.

There was a significant increase in yahoo’s share price in anticipation of the acquisition. There will be blood on the street on monday, once the trading resumes.

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Recent pagerank update

There has been a pagerank update by google recently. Unfortunately binaryday.com has suffered a drop in pagerank from 4 to 3. Couple of other blogs i.e abhisays.com and bishtblogs.net have undergone a similar drop in the pagerank. I am not sure if google has decreased the pagerank of blogs across the board or there is something wrong with binaryday itself.

Topics: News, SEO

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Original post that made Linux

Linux began with this post to the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.minix, in August, 1991,
written by a Finnish college student:

Hello everybody out there using minix-
I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be
big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.

That student, of course, was Linus Torvalds and the “hobby” of which he wrote grew to
what is known today as Linux. Version 1.0 of the kernel was released on March 14,
1994.
(Taken from the book : “Linux programming unleashed”)

Topics: Softwares, Uncategorized

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The Controversy Over IPL CheerLeaders - Grow Up India

	There is an unprecedented outrage in India over the IPL Cheerleaders. The outrage has been created by both the players and politicians. Shahid afridi said that the skimpily dressed cheerleaders are distracting the batsmen. Afridi went on to say that cricket does not need cheerleders as cricket is an entertainment itself. Fair point there.
Next Rahul Dravid said that IPL cricket should be called bikini cricket because of the cheerleaders present in IPL.
On the political front the moral brigade are saying that the cheerleaders are against our culture. The issue was first discussed in the assmebly of maharastra and then in bengal. However right now it looks more like talk only. I doubt if any substantial action shall be taken against the cheerleaders despite claims to the contrary.
While we claim to be more respectful to the women folk, our actions speak otherwise. The cheerleaders who have performed all over the world feel thretened by the nature and magnitude of the comments people pass here. Recently, in a match played in Jaipur, the spectators passed some lewd comments on cheerleaders. A cheerleader from Uzbekistan told a national newspaper, “Wherever we go, we do expect people to pass lewd remarks, but I’m shocked by the nature and magnitude of the comments people pass here. Be it a 70 year old man or a 15 year old boy, they all ogle us and make amorous advances. I feel very threatened. We are here to entertain them, to add a bit of glamour to the game, but we are living in constant fear.”

May be it is time that we learnt to behave in a more mature manner and accept that we live in an age where there is no dearth of sources of vulgar content for anyone who may want to watch it. Be it internet or simple porn videos, even school kids have access to them. And politicians will do well to remeber that the voters have already realized this. So no amount of hard talk will not result in any gain in the vote bank.

Topics: News

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