Mac OS X dashboard widgets are small applets built for specific tasks, like checking weather, pulling in information from websites etc. They are smaller than any full-fledged application, use less resources, and yet get the job done just as well for simple tasks. Mac widgets are placed on the dashboard, that can be invoked by […]
Category: Technology
Fix “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance” WordPress error
While upgrading a plugin for WordPress (the blogging software we use on this site), I saw the following error: “Briefly unavailable for Scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute”. This is a new maintenance mode (introduced in WordPress 3.0) that is activated while upgrading WordPress core and plugins. While this is a feature, there are […]
Password to delete all contacts in Samsung mobile phones
Recently, a relative of mine asked me to help him migrate from an older Samsung SGH X210 mobile phone to a new dual SIM phone (also Samsung). One of the things I had to do was move all personal data, including contacts, and delete them from the older phone (before selling). Obviously, this was not […]
Fix “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook, cannot open Outlook window” error
Microsoft Office sometimes throws up the following error (including when exiting Outlook to switch profiles) Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window This can be irritating when you are checking / sending a mail urgently. Here are a few possible solutions for the problems – if one does not work, move on to […]
Have you optimised your site code?
Website optimization is an important process for every webmaster trying to reach “the top”. It includes several parts, some of which may not be plausible for all. Optimisation refers to the cleaning of code markup, images and backend so that your site loads quickly, and causes less stress on your webserver. The Importance of Optimization […]
How to add emoticons/smileys in GMail
Have you ever wished to add emoticons to GMail? If so, here is a Greasemonkey script to add smilies/emoticons. GMail, to me, is still the best webmail. It has loads of features, a minimalist look, and most of all, is owned by Google. GMail pioneered the AJAXed interface for webmail. Yahoo and Microsoft followed. However, […]
Is domination of WordPress and FeedBurner good?
FeedBurner and WordPress are the overwhelming dominators in their respective fields. They seem to offer decent services(that’s an understatement!). But as the saying goes, no domination is good. Every day, we hear and read how great WordPress is, how cool FeedBurner services are, etc. They provide excellent services, and have huge communities backing their decisions. […]
Greasemonkey scripts for GMail
Greasemonkey is an extension for Firefox. Some folk say its the most useful of all Firefox extensions. While that is an exaggeration, it is partly true. I consider Greasemonkey as one of the more useful extensions. And it is among my limited collection of extensions on Firefox. Greasemonkey allows you to write/upload scripts – simple […]
Windows Live Writer: Avoid System hang/excessive resource usage
Windows Live Writer is one of the most popular offline blogging software. This is rather unusual – with the exception of operating systems, most Microsoft products are either useless or have better competitors. However, Windows Live Writer stands out as an exception. It is used by thousands of bloggers around the world. Being a Microsoft […]
Do not forget http:// in WordPress posts
More often than not, most people type website/blog addresses without http or www. Nowadays, this is not much of a problem, as most sites have 301 redirects from non-www version to www version. Whenever I have linked out to other blogs, I have used the URL from the address-bar. This avoids any typo in the […]