Dec 15, 20084

WordPress Theme Choosing Tips and Resources

Categories: Blog Setup
WordPress Theme Choosing Tips and Resources
Choosing a WordPress theme that will go good with the content of your blog and will stand the test of time is not an easy task. Sometimes it takes days for me to find that ultimate WordPress theme that I really like and has all the essential features that I want. I spend more time choosing a theme upfront even though the WordPress theme of a Blog can be changed anytime is because sometimes it can be a hassle to change the theme in the middle when I have made a lot of custom changes to the existing WordPress theme. What to Look for When Choosing a WordPress Theme Non Technical side of things The first thing to pay attention to when choosing a WordPress Theme for your blog is the look and feel of the theme. Look and feel of a theme is very important. You want your visitors to feel comfortable when browsing your site. I try not to choose a theme that hurts the eye at the first look. The theme also gives your visitor an idea about your blog's content. So try to choose a theme that's relevant to the content. For example, if your blog is about Christmas ...
Dec 15, 200811

How to Install WordPress on Your Blog (Instructions with Screenshots)

Categories: Wordpress
How to Install WordPress on Your Blog (Instructions with Screenshots)
This is a quick WordPress Installation guide with screen shots to get your blog up and running quickly. After reading this WordPress Installation guide you will know exactly how you can install WordPress quickly on your Blog in Four easy steps. A detailed WordPress Installation Instruction can be found at WordPress.org. I install WordPress frequently for my friends and myself and I find the detailed installation instructions on WordPress.org to contain too much details for me, so I needed a cut down and more common version of WordPress installation instructions and hence the birth of this post. This WordPress installation instruction mainly takes into account the most common web hosting solution example (e.g. access to 'cPanel'). I install WordPress this way because it allows me to work on concurrent installation related tasks at the same time (e.g. Add database while the WrodPress files are being uploaded to my server) resulting in a reduced total WordPress install time. Step 1: Transfer the WordPress files to your web server Download and unzip the latest WordPress package from WordPress Download Page. Upload the WordPress files (all the directories and files that is inside the extracted WordPress Directory) to the root directory (In most cases this will be the ...
Dec 13, 200853

How do I Start a Blog and Make Money Online?

Categories: Blog Setup, Featured, Make Money
How do I Start a Blog and Make Money Online?
This is a step by step and easy to follow guide that will help you setup your own blog from the start. This guide is not to motivate someone to start blogging. It is best suited for someone who already made the decision to start a blog and needs some step by step direction of the whole process. This guide is not complete yet. I will be writing and publishing the bits and pieces of how to start a blog from scratch and make money online over the next few months as time permits. Who Should Use This Guide? This guide is intended for anyone who is looking for an answer to any of the following questions. how do I setup a blog? how to blog? how to start a blog? Getting started Blog Setup Getting a good domain name Getting a cheap and reliable web hosting solution Setup WordPress on your Blog Selecting a nice theme for your WordPress Blog Things to know when selecting a theme What WordPress Plugins to use Creating your blog posts Creating your blog pages Establishing your blog Writing content Promoting/finding reader Site Optimization Search Engine Optimization (SEO) WordPress Optimization Tips and Tricks for Better Performance and Speed Plugins to Speed Up Your WordPress Site Web Analytics 101 – Learn Which Analytics Data You Should ...
Dec 12, 20080

How to Make Gmail Load in Secure (SSL) Mode by Default

Categories: Tech Tips
How to Make Gmail Load in Secure (SSL) Mode by Default
By defalut Gmail doesn't load in Secure (SSL - Secure Sockets Layer) mode. In order to load Gmail in SSL mode (https) by default do the following: Login to your Gmail account. Go to the “Settings” page. The Settings menu is located on the top right hand corner. [caption id="attachment_297" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Gmail Settings option"][/caption] Select "Always use https" option from the "General" tab. [caption id="attachment_475" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Use https in Gmail by default"][/caption] Hit "Save Changes" and relog. This time when you log into your Gmail account, you will see the secure icon on your browser's status bar (Go to the view menu then click on 'Status Bar' to enable the brower's status bar if it's not enabled already). [caption id="attachment_476" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="SSL Icon in the Status Bar"][/caption]
Dec 11, 20081

Are you taking full advantage of Gmail?

Categories: Tech Tips
Are you taking full advantage of Gmail?
Do you use Gmail? Sure, you use Gmail but do you really use Gmail? Did you know that most of the Gmail users don't even take full advantage of this powerful webmail service? Gmail Archive Gmail Archive is your friend. How many times did you delete an email and there was a useful phone number or address in the email? Many of use like to keep a clean inbox, Gmail Archive allows you to do that without having to delete the email. Read the 9 Reasons to Archive to learn more. Gmail Labels Labels are like folders. Label is a really good way to organize and sort your emails. If you are not sure how to use labels then you can learn it from Google's help centre. Gmail Lab Gmail engineers come up with new ideas all the time. Gmail Labs is the place to try them out. The Gmail Lab can be accessed from the 'Settings' menu (Click on 'Settings' then 'Labs'). There are a ton of useful gadgets in Gmail Lab. Below are a few examples: Tasks: The 'Tasks' gadget help you keep track of what you need to do and what you have already done. Default 'Reply to all': Make 'Reply to all' your default option ...
Dec 11, 200815

Good Domain Name Picking Tips for Your Blog Setup

Categories: Web Hosting
Good Domain Name Picking Tips for Your Blog Setup
The first thing that comes to my mind when setting up a blog is getting a good domain name. In this article, I have described why I think it is important to choose a good domain name upfront. I have also explained how you can pick a good domain name for your blog or website followed by some domain name picking tips and general outlines ("dos" and "don't s"). Why pick a good domain name for your blog Apart from many other reasons, you want to pick a good domain name for your blog site from the start because most likely you will be stuck with that domain name for the rest of the blog's life. You may change the domain hosting provider from time to time depending on how reliable your current domain hosting provider is but the domain name will remain the same. The reason I say that you will be stuck with that name is mainly because changing the domain name is kind of like starting all over again from the start and you don't want to do that once your site is established and getting regular traffic. You will start with '0' Google Page rank and will have ...
Dec 7, 200813

How to import WordPress SQL database backup file without having ‘create new database’ privileges in phpMyAdmin

Categories: Troubleshooting
How to import WordPress SQL database backup file without having ‘create new database’ privileges in phpMyAdmin
In this article I have explained how you can import your WordPress SQL database backup file even when you do not have the 'create new database' privilege in phpMyAdmin. This is particularly useful when you are trying to import the SQL database as part of transferring your site from one host (old-host.com) to another host (new-host.com) and your new host doesn't have the 'Create new database' privilege in phpMyAdmin. In your phpMyAdmin page check for the 'create new database' privilege. If the privilege settings looks like the example shown below then your database import following the normal method is going to fail as it will try to create a database and you don't have permission to do that. [caption id="attachment_417" align="alignnone" width="192" caption="No privilege to create new database "][/caption] You will get the following error when trying to import the database file: #1044 - Access denied for user 'username'@'localhost' to database 'database_name' To get around this problem and to complete importing your database to your new host do the following: Login to your cPanel and click on 'MySQL Databases'. Create a new database with your preferred name (I am going to use the name 'newDB' for easy reference. You should have privilege to create a new database ...
Dec 4, 20082

Energy saving tip – How much money can you save by turning off your computer overnight?

Categories: General, Good Living
Energy saving tip – How much money can you save by turning off your computer overnight?
I never realized that a large amount of money can be saved just by cutting the unnecessary wasted energy costs. I have done a little experiment with the 'MS6115 Mains Power Meter' on my work desktop computer to find out the effect of wasted energy in an attempt to save the company some money by generating awareness. I am pretty shocked with the results to be honest seeing how much energy is wasted every year throughout the world! I have used the Dell Optiplex GX620 Desktop Computer for this Energy usage/cost calculation. MS6115 Mains Power Meter was used to measure energy usage. I have been doing various kinds of experiments with this power meter that i mentioned on my Essential tips to start living Green today post a few days ago. Wasted Energy cost of a Desktop CPU (Dell Optiplex GX620) A desktop CPU running idle with Screensaver consumes about 0.082 Kwh (What is kilowatt-hour, kWh?). Energy Usage for overnight, 5pm-9am, 16 hours (Given an eight hours work day) = 0.082 x 16 = 1.312 Kwh Energy Usage over five working day overnights = 1.312 x 5 = 6.56 Kwh Energy Usage over the weekend = 0.082 x 48 = 3.936 Kwh One working week Energy Usage ...
Dec 4, 20082

The differences between Power (Watts) and Energy (Kilowatts-hour, kWh)

Categories: General, Good Living
The differences between Power (Watts) and Energy (Kilowatts-hour, kWh)
Before you can start saving money by cutting cost on unnecessary electricity usage in an attempt to live a greener life (Essential tips to start living Green today), you need to understand Power and Energy and the units of power (watt) and energy (kWh), what they mean, how do you use these terms etc. I have tried to give a high level explanation on the differences between watt and kilowatt-hour (kWh). Feel free to add your thoughts through the comment are below.
Dec 3, 200861

Find out which web hosting company offers the cheapest and reliable web hosting solution

Categories: Featured, Web Hosting
Find out which web hosting company offers the cheapest and reliable web hosting solution
I have been looking for a good web hosting company who offers cheap but reliable web hosting solution for quite a while. The keywords here are cheap and reliable and for some reason these two words do not want to go together very well :). If you are willing to pay big money then you have nothing to worry about... your options are endless. My focus is finding that sweet spot where reliability meets affordability. I update this page with my findings on affordable web hosting solutions. Hopefully this information will be of some help to someone looking to find a good web hosting company. I am very strict when it comes to the reliability of the web hosting company. Server uptime is very important for anyone who has a website doing whatever business that they are doing. If your site is down when a visitor or customer goes to your site then you are losing traffic and business. In addition to losing temporary customers, if your site goes down frequently then there is a good chance that your customers will get annoyed and will try to avoid coming to your site in the future. Most web hosting companies guarantee 99.9% Server ...
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