Beta test on your free time

Category: Freebies,Software,Technology by revalm at August 12th, 2010
beta-test

As relaxing as the summer vacation can be, there are occasionally times of extreme boringness when finding an activity to occupy your time with can be a challenge. Besides managing this blog, lurking social media sites and spending time with friends/family, one hobby I have taken up is testing beta products for companies such as Netgear …

Transferring a WordPress site between hosts

Category: Internet,Tutorials,Wordpress by revalm at August 10th, 2010
File Transfer

Recently, we decided to switch our hosting provider due to issues relating to uptime and server speed. The entire process of transferring our WordPress installation between hosts was documented and turned into a video tutorial to aid others wishing to do the same thing. The tutorial is about 8 minutes long and covers everything from backing …

Youtube 720p streaming on old computers

Category: Internet,Software,Tutorials by revalm at July 25th, 2010
Comparision between Flash and WMP

Despite being a technology enthusiast, I am also a very late adopter when it comes to purchasing new electronics. Being a university student, I tend to think twice before dropping hundreds of dollars on the latest offerings from manufacturers such as Dell and Apple. Additionally, my nature compels me to get the most use out of …

TinyURL integration with your blog

Category: Internet,Plugins,Programming,Wordpress by revalm at July 20th, 2010
TinyURL and Wordpress Intergration

Make it easier for your readers to share the URL of your posts by integrating the TinyURL service into your blog. A demonstration of the final product can be seen by scrolling to the bottom of this page. In order to follow this tutorial successfully,  access to PHP will be needed. Additionally, we will be using …

Easily test cross-browser compatibility

Category: Internet,Programming,Software by revalm at July 16th, 2010
Adobe Browserlab

Are you currently in the process of designing a website? If you are anything like myself, chances are high that you currently have an installation of almost every browser in existence on your computer. Optimizing websites to display properly across several browsers can be a daunting task, especially if you wish to test compatibility with older …

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