Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Fix domain.com to WWW. Redirection Easily from WordPress Admin


If your wordpress blog is set up on http://domain.com and you want to make it into http://www.domain.com , then you can do it very easily right from the wordpress admin dashboard, without any need of using set/write redirection rules in the .htaccess file.

Manage http://domain to http://www.domainEasily for a WordPress Blog, Site

Fix domain.com to WWW. Redirection Easily from WordPressStep 1 : Go to your /wp-admin Dashboard and go to "Settings"
Step 2 : Under "General" you’ll see there are WordPress address (URL) and Site address (URL). By default both of them will have http://domain.com set as default.
Fix domain.com to WWW. Redirection Easily from WordPress
Step 3 : Add www. to "Site address (URL)" and Save.
After this http://domain will automatically redirect to http://www.domain for any url.
Generally the "Site address (URL)" is use to redirect your blog from domain.com todomain.com/blog etc
This is a very simple trick to fix the www. But I found out not many people don’t know about this. Most recommend using the .htaccess method which is not at all required because wordpress can easily do this for you.
Also See : Create Simple Contact Us Page in WordPress Without Any Plugin
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Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:43 AM PST
Guess-the-Google is an addictive guessing game based on Google’s image search. It turns the mental activity of searching into a fun, visual and engaging game where people can enjoy the challenge of being the fastest and most efficient at making that connection between search terms and their results.
# Link : http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google
There is a highly addictive game that took account of this to establish their bases. Its consists of a guessing game in which we find out what search term is the right result for the 16 images shown to us.
Addictive Online Game to Guess Image Search Keywords Correctly
The game picks a random word, performs a Google Image search, and then gives you the results. You have 20 seconds to figure out the original search query. The faster you figure it out, the more points you get. The game is simple, but surprisingly addictive. Watch my screencast below…
This could be a great brain break for students as well. A similar guessing game online that uses Google images results but without the time limit and simpler isimagequize

Create Better Presentation Slides Using PDF: PowerPoint Alternatives


Whenever we talk about presentations the only thing that pops in our minds is a boringly animated PPT or PPS file with some cheesy effects, but ultimately boring. But nowadays presentations have moved to animated, flash, video and even the PDF formatted slides. This article highlights PDF as a better alternative to create presentations.

Advantages of PDF Presentations Over PPT

Compatibility : Unlike the PPT format which requires the bulky MS-Office suite which can be costly at times. But PDF format is well recognised format to deal with because of hundred of free pdf reader applications including online tools to open them.
Security : No doubt a PDF file is much more secure than a PPT file. PDF files can bepassword protected, copy, edit restricted and even printing can be avoided. Also PDF files aren’t affected by viruses like ppt file.
Speed : A PDF file opens almost instantly. Even the lightweight pdf readers are hardly few MB and take few seconds to install. no comments on MS Office.
Embedding Media : You can easily embed videos, add pictures even sound files easily with a few clicks.
Tip : Convert Powerpoint Slides to Video, Share on Youtube

How to Create Beautiful PDF Presentations Free

# Convert PPT, PPS into PDF Format

Moyea PPT to PDF Converter [download] PowerPoint to PDF, is a free, smart and integrated PDF creation program that converts most printable Windows applications including Word, Excel & PowerPoint to PDF file in one mouse click.
Convert PPT, PPS into PDF Format
The totally free PDF creator goes beyond what its name suggests as PPT to PDF. It can enable users to quickly save their PPT data onto protective PDF files.

# "Save as PDF" Plugin for Office (Save PPT Presentations as PDF file)

This Office addon (download) allows you to export and save to the PDF and XPS formats in eight 2007 Microsoft Office programs. It also allows you to send as e-mail attachment in the PDF and XPS formats in a subset of these programs. This addon seems to work fine with 2003, 2010 versions.
"Save as PDF" Plugin for Office (Save PPT Presentations as PDF file)
Similar addon can be found at digitaltrends which allows you to create PDF files by simply click the "Save as PDF" button from MS PowerPoint, creating documents which can be viewed on any computer with a PDF viewer.

# Create, Edit, Share PDF Presentations Online

1. Zoho Show is an online tool for making powerful presentations.Whether you are a professional, a teacher, a student, a businessman, a salesman or anyone looking to put together a cool presentation, you have come to the right place.
Zoho Show’s pre-built themes, clipart and shapes coupled with features like drag-and-drop makes it an easy application to use.
2. Google Docs Presentations lets you create free, embeddable presentations (like below) from Google. Create and share presentations on the web. Add text, images, video and more directly to your presentation slides.
You can invite anyone to either edit or view your presentations and thus work collaboratively. Also easily upload your existing presentations as Google Docs accepts most popular file formats, including PPT. Finally you can download the presentations as PDF format or regular ppt.
Google Docs Create, Edit, Share PDF Presentations Online
And if you need some inspiration about creating slides with Google Docs watch thisEpic Docs Animation created with 450+ presentation slides.
3. Acrobat.com is an adobe office suite, similar to Google Docs and Zoho. One of its coolest features is the creation of presentations directly from your browser.  The interface is similar to Powerpoint: there is a roll of slides, toolbars, themes … And, of course, transitions.
Acrobat.com Create, Edit, Share PDF Presentations Online
In addition, Acrobat.com can import PPT and PPS formats.  When you’ve finished your presentation, go to the Layout menu and click Export to save as PDF.

# Create PhotoSlide Presentations with Images, Photos Easily

PDFrizator (download) is a freeware tool to create PDF presentations with Images, Photo slideshows with the possibility to setup the PDF page transition effect, page advance time, and background music.
Create PhotoSlide Presentations with Images, Photos Easily
This can be done for already existing PDF’s, or from the various file type formats supported, that can all be converted, and visually combined, in the same project. Because of the possibility to convert multiple file formats, the PDFrizator is also a handy tool to rapidly, and visually, create PDF files.

Free WordPress Theme Like the NEW Lifehacker, Gawker Template


Last week all the blogs in Gawker network like lifehacker, gizmodo got a new-design concept which surprised lot of people. Somehow it didn’t create buzz as it failed to impress people leading to criticism.
But in case if you are one of the very few like me who liked the new lifehacker wordpress theme, then you can try out QAWKER, a new WordPress theme that is a fully-working, and free to download clone of the Gawker/Gizmodo/Lifehacker/Kotaku redesign.

QAWKER : Free Lifehacker, GizModo Worpress Theme Clone


Links: Qawker Demo  |  Download: qawker.zip

The code written by Sahas Katta of skattertech.com, is entirely open source, so feel free to make changes or improvements. It works perfectly with the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari.
Like the original, his template features a two-pane interface with a full article on the left and a list of scrollable recent posts bar on the right. He used jQuery to get all the instant loading features working without the need to refresh pages. Nice :)
Note: I noticed thats jQuery dynamic content loading is not changing the URL in the address bar unlike the lifehacker etc theme. Now this will stop Google Bot etc from Crawling the Site properly. Also it might trigger a sitewide Penalty. So I think one should wait for this theme’s developer to release a bug free version.

Launch Windows Programs, Applications More Effectively & Quickly


No doubt, window 7 taskbar is very useful with the option to pin useful programs to it along it the jumplists it creates for each application. Here is another cool app. to help you easily launch your frequently used applications easily.

Zum : Free Useful Application Launcher for Windows

Zum saves you time and makes your desktop look more tidy by giving you fast access to frequently used items on your computer and thus which eliminates the need for all those shortcuts and clutter on your desktop.

Once installed, it shows that main bar that has eight categories in which you can add applications and website for quick launch. To add a new application or website shortcut, just click Menu > Applications and Web Sites. You can either select from the list or give it any custom name.
# Download Zum at zum.codeplex.com