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Use Your URL As A Universal Login ID With OpenID

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Yan

Have you ever came across a site with this little icon on the login form and you are wondering what it is? It is understandable if you are unsure. It will only make sense when there will be more and more sites adopting the use of OpenID as a way for users to sign [...]

Why Blog With IE? What You Can Do With Firefox?

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Yan

If you are still using IE, you probably may not have heard of Firefox? No? Maybe you couldn’t care less about switching to Firefox. You just like IE the way it is. That’s fine. Let’s not delve further about why IE should not be your choice of web browser. It’s highly debated. Let’s instead explore [...]

What You Need To Know About RSS - Beginner’s Guide

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Yan

If you are new to the concept of RSS, this article is written with you in mind. It aims to explain in a really simple term (I hope it is..) that is easy for every beginner to understand.
What Is RSS?
RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication. Forget about the jargon for now. It is [...]

Now It’s Time To Promote Your Blog

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Yan

Creating a blog is easy, finding a niche to blog about is slightly harder but building an audience for your blog requires lotta hard work and real patience. Of course, keeping your readers loyal is, in my opinion, the hardest thing to do.
Nothing grandiose can be achieved in isolation
You may be a pro in your [...]

Probably Not-So-Often-Used Way To Edit Your Comment

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Yan

If there is one thing distinguishes a blog from a static website is the mean for two-way interaction between the author of the article or the blog owner and the readers who read the article. Using the comment form allows us to express our side of opinions on the subject being discussed. We either agree [...]

Putting A Face Behind A Name With Gravatar

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Yan

You probably have not heard of it but I’m sure you have seen it whenever you visit comment on other blogs. A little image somewhere in the comment section? Yes, that’s Gravatar in work. What about it you may ask?
What is Gravatar?
Gravatar or Globally Recognized Avatar, is an avatar image that visually represent yourself among [...]

Why BidVertiser Wants Me To Do This?

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Yan

OK! I’m not supposed to be writing this article. I am in the midst of testing Bidvertiser Ads for Feed. It is supposedly a new medium of feed advertising, still in Beta, that will embed Bidvertiser Ads on my existing RSS feed.
But somehow Bidvertiser requires me to write a post that will include my verification [...]

Post Installation - 5 Things You Ought To Know

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Yan

So you now have your brand new blog, huh? You are excited about it and it is quiet understandable. You are on your first gear to capitalize on your blog. It is pretty common that you will be on your writing mode to churn out content after content to make your blog looks, in my [...]

Do-It-Yourself WordPress Installation

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Yan

Installing WordPress on your web server shouldn’t be too much of a task. It is relatively easy to perform even for a beginner.
In my pervious article on How To Use FTP- The Basic, I’ve introduced to you what FTP is and recommended several FTP clients for your perusal. Knowing how to use FTP is the [...]

How To Use FTP - The Basic

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Yan

If you are wondering what FTP is, it is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. It is the simplest and most secure way to transfer files from one computer to another over the internet. In simple term, it is how you send one file from your computer to your web hosting server.
If you hold off [...]