If you manage Linux (or any Unix variant) Servers – specifically web-servers, one of the tasks that frequently befall you is to secure the servers with SSL Certificates. The de-facto standard implementation of SSL / TLS on Linux is OpenSSL. OpenSSL is a robust, commercial-grade, and full-featured toolkit for the...
This morning a strange sight greeted me when I tried to get on to Linked-in – a HTTP 500 error!! Never have I encountered such a thing with any major online service that is delivered from a worldwide CDN (Content Delivery Network). A couple of servers down here and there...
I’ve just released a CakePHP Component for displaying CAPTCHA images in your CakePHP based applications. The component is fairly easy to integrate into your projects and displays dynamically generated CAPTCHA images each time the page loads. You can grab the component from here or from its GitHub repository. The component...
The Windows Club has just released a free eBook titled, “The Complete Windows 7 Shortcuts”. Apart from an exhaustive list of more than 200 common and new keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7, this eBook contains introductory discussions on basic keyboard usage, organization of keys, typing & editing, creating custom shortcuts,...
Here comes Google’s latest baby – Google Transliteration IME (Input Method Editor) – a freeware tool that allows you to attain mastery of typing 14 different languages including Indian scripts such as Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. What makes the job easier is the phoenetic...
Chitika, the search targeted advertisement network is offering a free guide (eBook) for making the most out of Chitika Premium and AdSense. The book analyzes various medium to large websites and provides valuable suggestions for optimal & harmonious placement of Chitika and AdSense advertisement blocks on your website leading to...
A new feature in Google Reader now allows you to monitor (and get updates) from static websites that do not offer feeds. Using this feature is as easy as subscribing to a normal RSS feed – simply enter the URL of the site in the Add Subscription box and hit...
A smarter Google is out to capture the Next Generation Web with a pledge to provide a better understanding of the web. “Google Squared” – which, so far, was an experimental effort to automatically identify and extract structured data from the web has been rolled out into the public today....
In light of YouTube’s recent foray into paid content with the likes of Disney and Sundance (and some rotten deals), here’s a bit of news that shines out bright. YouTube has successfully brokered an exclusive deal with IPL (Indian Premier League) to stream the IPL matches live on the internet...
If you are looking for something that performs on-the-fly conversion of web-pages into PDF format, PDFMyURL may just be the right tool for you. The service allows for single-click conversion of pages into their PDF counterparts in the following manner: By visiting their site and entering the URL of the...