Windows Live To Shut Down Users Shifted To WordPress

Windows Live is shutting down. Microsoft announced that the users will have six months to shift to WordPress. This is how you can Upgrade to WordPress.

Conceivably Tech says Microsoft May Acquire WordPress. That I think would be a big tragedy. I have a few self-domains which use WordPress and won't like to pay for something which is available free of charge and I am sure there are millions of WordPress users like me.

When I started blogging 2 years ago WordPress was a bit behind Blogger in terms of internet tarffic. I am sure now it would be #1. Tried Googling for traffic details of sites based on different platforms but couldn't get any data. It would be a good catch for Microsoft but a big setback for those of us who support Open Source and like free goodies.

If Microsoft does acquire WordPress their primary interest would be to monetize it directly or indirectly. I don't think they would be really interested in keeping the developer community behind WordPress alive.

I came across Text Pattern a few weeks ago and liked it. Didn't install it coz not very comfortable with FTP. Hostgator doesn't provide the option of Fantastico installation for Text Pattern.

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Peace Proverbs and Quotes

Been some time since I last posted 'Proverbs and Quotes' - one of my favourite subjects. Below are some proverbs and quotes on Peace.

* It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. ~ Andre Gide

* One can always win a war, but how does one conquer peace? ~ Michael Holmboe Meyer

* Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan. ~ Peter Nicols

* Peace does not make a good ruler. ~ Botswana Proverb

* A woman's clothes are the price her husband pays for peace. ~ Bantu Proverb

* Being a pacifist between wars is as easy as being a vegetarian between meals. ~ Ammon Hennacy

* Either war is obsolete or men are. ~ R. Buckminster Fuller

* If peace only had the music and pageantry of war, there'd be no wars. ~ Sophie Kerr

* If there is no enemy within, the enemy without can do you no harm. ~ African Proverb


Sources : World of Quotes, Bella Online, and A Factor.

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Home Goods Christmas Tree Ornaments

Last month I started working on a site dedicated to Christmas Gifts. Checked a few sites on google's first page for different search terms related to Christmas Gifts and decided I'll try and make some money, thru this site, during the holiday season.

Ofcourse the top keywords are very competitive and the sites ranking 1-10 for them must have been around for some years. Displacing them would be a tough task. I'd be happy if I am able to make between 10-20 K from the site, in US $.

Really tired of posting 50-100 posts on different blogs, focussed on health products, and making just $ 150 - 200 each month. Biggest challenge would be to add content during the next few weeks, therez not much time left if you are starting a new site on Christmas Gifts.

While I havn't submitted the site-map to search engines I'm pretty satisfied coz one of the pages has made it to the second page on google for the search term home goods christmas tree ornaments. I know the pages already up are thin on content. My aim would be to have 4-5 vendors listed on each page.

I've also integrated a blog. I guess blogs are good for attracting traffic. The downside is that updating the site gives me little time to write posts for other blogs. It is difficult being a one man army.

Would be great to have feedback on the site and how to improve it. Will post about how the site is developing in a couple of weeks.

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Ubuntu Gentoo Linux Support In Dehradun

I support Open Source and was pretty sure that when I purchase my own system it would run on an Open Source Operating System. But I am pretty lazy and like the majority went for Windows. The system had a virus issue due to an infected pen drive and I got the Operating System reinstalled - however, once the Norton trial period expired (30 days) the virus cropped up again. That's when I remembered Open Source Linux Based OS's.

Tried installing Ubuntu from an old Chip disc I had but it didn't work. Went to a bookshop, purchased the latest edition of Linux For You and installed Mandriva, the disc came free alongwith the magazine. Couldn't figure out how to make the Tata Photon Plus wireless modem work on Mandriva. Searched the net for Linux Support in Dehradun but couldn't find much.

Saw an ad for FOSS Technical Support in Dehradun, on Dehradun Classifieds, and gave Devakrit a call. Devakrit is a self taught Linux pro and was really happy to find him. He installed the latest version of Ubuntu - Lucid Lynx 10.04 - on my system and the internet and the printer - HP Deskjet F 2488 - work fine. The look and feel of Ubuntu is much better than windows. Herez what my desktop looks like right now :

Ubuntu has a repository of over 30,000 software programs! and is strongly backed by Canonical.

Devakrit also provides support for Gentoo installation and customization. It's also possible to install Linux alongwith Windows if you are reluctant to bid a final farewell to the popular but not very secure operating system.

Linux based Operating Systems used to be text based and difficult to operate for laymen but not anymore. Ubuntu is just as easy to use as Windows and the performance is much much better. Alternatives are available for all Windows Utilities and they are free!

If you are in Dehradun and want support for Ubuntu, Gentoo, and other flavours of Linux please contact Devakrit. The support charges are a fraction of what a Windows and Anti-Virus software license would cost you. These are the contact details - Phone # 9358181042 Email fosstc at gmail dot com

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