Tag Archives: Moving

Is this what people call “writers block” ?

I know the feeling, kid.

I know the feeling, kid.

First of, I am not  a writer to call this a “writers block”, so let us call this “blogger’s block”, ok ?

It’s been a while since I updated my blogs. I keep the “Add New Post” page open for a long time waiting for some thought to come in to my mind ( or to my fingers, if not mind ), but I sit there, and nothing happens. I read those inspiring blogs again and again …. things that can usually make me write something .. ( there are a few blogs where I spend hours, or visit 25 times a day, I will tell you later ) but no … nothing happens ..  Is this what you call Bloggers’ Block ?

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Windows 7 is coming, so is Linux

Windows 7 is coming soon, and I have seen good feedback about it, so far .. ( beta release ).  Its better than Vista, and they are correcting their mistakes. But, interesting thing is, Windows 7 looks almost similar to KDE 4, ( latest release ) which is a Linux desktop environment. 

With netbooks getting popular, Linux is taking another step forward, because  they make netbooks even cheaper, and flexible. 

Universities, Schools and even government departments are moving towards Linux, and there is a lot happening in the open source community ….   and something like this too .

Okay, that’s about something I’ve been reading about for the past few weeks…  and you will see more posts about them here ..  let me know if you would like to taste some open source software blogging :)

Self Hosted WordPress How to : Plugins

Plugins are something new that you are going to find on your dashboard while moving to self hosted wordpress blog. Plugins, as the name suggests, adds more features and addons to your blog.

Most Popular Plugins:

WordPress.com stats – so that you won’t miss your stats as you used ton wordpress.com blogs. This plugin needs a wordpress.com API code, which you fill find on your wordpress dashboard ( link )

All in One SEO – For SEO crazy bloggers. I have installed it, but not sure how to make the best out of it. Yep, I am not a SEO guy.

Auto Tager : Suggests and adds tags automatically when you write, edit and publish your blog posts. Very useful.

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Self Hosted WordPress How to : Themes

So, thinking about moving to “self hosted wordpress blog” ?  learn how to find, upload and edit your themes

There are tonnes of themes available for you to download. Most of them are free. They are free themes way better than some paid ( or premium themes ). So, think twice ( or more than that ) before you purchase a paid theme.

The best way, will be to google a little. Try Google or you can go to  WordPress’ Official Website. Also, there are brilliant theme designers, with themes that will fall in love with. Here is one of my favorites, pearsonified.com

ps: I will keep updating you guys about beautiful themes that I find during my theme hunts, so subscribe to the RSS feed, for more

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