Faster Firefox : Controlling Memory & Leakage
I use Firefox, most of those I know use Firefox, but the problem with Firefox speed and memory consumption is well documented and debated. It’s very frustrating how heavy and slow Firefox gets with a few small plugins and a couple of tabs and windows opened. Continue Reading →
Best of Twitter – TwitterFeed on FeedDemon tags, TwitThat and Seesmic
Some, or most, of what’s interesting about Twitter is the collection of links that people tweet with others. Few quick ways I use to share links with others on Twitter: I use FeedDemon as my RSS reader, recently being made to sync to Google Reader instead Continue Reading →
Tweaking PHP memory limit for Drupal & WordPress errors
Coming across PHP memory related error messages? Getting that annoying "Fatal Error - Allowed memory size exhausted" message? Firstly, this could indicate that there is something wrong, like a problematic module or plugin that - due to a bug - is consuming Continue Reading →
Plaxo Outlook sync alternatives : Unyk and Google Calendar
Plaxo recently started charging 48US$ for their Outlook sync services. I've being using their Outlook sync services for years now and have found them very valuable, though the price tag of 48US$ a month seems almost outrageous for such a simple service. After Continue Reading →
Migrating WordPress sites to Multi User with Multiple Domains
Too many WordPress sites? Consider migrating them all into one WordPress Multi-User (WPMU) site with the Multi Site Manager functionality to host one installation for multiple domain. Why? One installation and upgrading for core WordPress. One installation Continue Reading →
Troubleshoot Server Load and Optimize Server Speed for Drupal-WordPress in VPS-DS
Following a query from a colleague, a few quick tips on troubleshooting and optimizing a slow overloaded VPS/DS hosting a Drupal site based on some of my experiences. Apache Note - I run my VPSs-DSs with Hostforweb and VPS.NET (aff). Both should be able Continue Reading →
Automatically post your new WordPress blog posts on your Facebook profile
Tired of posting the blogs updates to your Facebook account manually? Want to keep your Facebook contacts up to date with your latest blog posts? There are a few way to do that automatically. In Facebook, the one Facebook application that seems to do it right Continue Reading →
Google Toolbar Pagerank Update Mistake : Redirection Change Effect
Google updated their Toolbar Pagerank a few days ago. Usually, I don't pay much attention to that, but this particular time there was something very interesting happening. One of the domains I have filination.com dropped from PR5 to PR2 and this was due to a Google Continue Reading →
Tired of Feedburner? Try some RSS feeds manager alternatives
Seems like people are tired of Google Feedburner glitches. Not a week goes by without a post showing up on my RSS reader that has something to do with poor performance and bad stats by Feedburner. Many of those posts end up with a cry - are there any decent Feedburner Continue Reading →
The Challenge of Getting Started on Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is a real challenge. Lots of first timers that give it a try usually give up quickly as learning the secrets of the trade takes time. Reading up on one Taiwan based blogger sharing his affiliate frustrations (and again here), I started writing Continue Reading →