Monthly Archives: August 2009

Change / Preview Theme on Live Blog in Background

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Hamad

When I started blogging for the first time, changing themes wasn’t an issue because my blog was almost empty with respect to content and the traffic was too less to call my blog a live one. So, I used to just … Continue reading →

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Import Your Online WordPress Blog to Localhost

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Hamad

We recently talked about installing a fresh copy of WordPress on your localhost or computer. Now we will tell you about importing your current online blog to localhost to make an exact copy. To proceed with this, you must know … Continue reading →

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Increase / Change MySQL Import Size in PHPMyAdmin

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Hamad

By default the size limit for importing MySQL database is 2 MB. To increase this limit you will have to change the php.ini file which can be located in C:\WAMP\BIN\Apache\php.ini if you are using WAMP. Search upload_max_filesize upload_max_filesize represents the … Continue reading →

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How to Install WordPress on Localhost or Your Own Computer

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Hamad

We sometimes need to test things out with wordpress like plugins and themes before applying them on the live sites. The best way to do that is by installing wordpress on your harddrive for testing purposes. Since PHP is a … Continue reading →

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Control Car From iPhone With iCar Remote

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Hamad

Just today I came across this cool but fake iPhone app which lets you control your car through your iPhone. You can start off your engine, open and close doors and windows and even drive your car forward or backward … Continue reading →

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Convert Photoshop Document (PSD) to WordPress Theme

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Hamad

Recently I shared with you an easy tool called Artisteer which lets you create wordpress themes in designer mode. All you have to do is make choices about colors, columns, menus & widgets etc. Today I will be introducing you … Continue reading →

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Write Mathematical Equations in Microsoft Word & Powerpoint

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Hamad

MathType is a must-use software and  really handy for engineering students mostly. A lot of times we have to write mathematical equations with lots of fractions, super and sub-scripts & mathematical symbols. This is where MathType is really useful. What … Continue reading →

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Featured Post Gallery as a Slideshow in WordPress

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Hamad

Recently I wanted a plugin for my music blog which could display a slideshow of featured posts above all other posts. So I may keep displaying new content to the users along with some featured artists without taking much extra … Continue reading →

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MSN, Yahoo!, GTalk, AIM Messenger for Ubuntu

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Hamad

Pidgin is one of the most powerful universal chat clients which supports over 15 chat networks including MSN, Yahoo!, GTalk & AIM. One of the reasons why I think its extremely powerful is because of it’s support for Windows, Linux/UNIX, … Continue reading →

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