Archive for August, 2008

Day 1 - Getting Ideas using Amazon and Google News

By Dipankar + August 27th, 2008

Obviously, I am starting a little late but I’m sure I’ll catch up. The post is a summary of the concepts presented on Day 1 of the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Market Research, Traffic, Conversion and Product
Ed calls these four elements the “Magnificent Symphony in Four Parts” and [...]

Preseason Part 8 - Video Tips and Forum Guide

By Dipankar + August 24th, 2008

Part 8 is the last of my pre-season post series and it covers the video tips and forum guide for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Video Tips and Forum Guide

Log in to the Thirty Day Challenge Dashboard and click on any training link. You’ll see a YouTube video [...]

Use .htaccess to change default file of a directory

By Dipankar + August 23rd, 2008

Normally, index.html or index.php are the files that are retrieved when a client requests a directory. For example, when a user types http://www.kuzzuk.net/weblog the browser looks for and retrieves files like index.html, index.php or default.html but lets say I want to show a Flash page first (dreadful idea to have Flash page) then I’d add [...]

Scrabulous is GONE on FaceBook from Singapore

By Dipankar + August 23rd, 2008

Scrabulous, a HUGE time suck from FaceBook is GONE but…
Why am I feeling AMBIVALENT?
I’ll never know…

Preseason Part 7 - Google Subscribed and FriendFeed

By Dipankar + August 23rd, 2008

Part 7 of my pre-season post covers Google Subscribed with setup and tips for FriendFeed for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Google Subscribed and FriendFeed Features and Settings

Log in to the Thirty Day Challenge Dashboard and click the icon “Add my expertise to your Google web searches” (highlighted [...]

Preseason Part 6 - StumbleUpon and YouTube

By Dipankar + August 20th, 2008

Part 6 of my pre-season post covers StumbleUpon and YouTube with its features and settings for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
StumbleUpon and YouTube with its Features and Settings

Sign up with StumbleUpon and install the StumbleUpon toolbar for the Flock web browser.
Note: Do not spam StumbleUpon and use [...]

Preseason Part 5 - Google Account and Google Reader

By Dipankar + August 18th, 2008

Part 5 of my pre-season post covers Google Reader and its features and settings for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Google Account, Google Reader and its Features and Settings

Go to Google Reader and sign up for a Google Account (if you don’t have on) or log in [...]

Preseason Part 4 - Twitter, TwitterBar and Twhirl

By Dipankar + August 16th, 2008

Part 4 of my pre-season post covers Twitter, TwitterBar and Twhirl for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Sign up for Twitter, Setup TwitterBar and Configure Twhirl

Signup for Twitter and familiarize yourself with the Twitter interface.
Follow Ed Dale and Dan Raine on Twitter.
Twitter can be used from the People [...]

Part 3 of my pre-season post covers the Flock web browser extensions or addons for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Note: While installing addons, Flock prevents popups by displaying the yellowish bar. Just click the “Edit Options” button and enter that site’s URL by clicking the “Allow” button.

Flock [...]

Pre Season Part 2 - The Flock Browser Settings

By Dipankar + August 9th, 2008

Part 2 of my pre-season post covers the Flock web browser settings for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008. As usual, at the end is a checklist of action items.
Flock Web Browser Settings and Tips

Go to Tools -> Options and under Feeds tab, change “Subscribe to the feed using:” option to Google (highlighted in red).

Under [...]

Pre Season Part 1 - The Flock Web Browser

By Dipankar + August 6th, 2008

Part 1 of my pre-season post mainly covers the Flock browser that will be used for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008. At the end of each segment, I have provided a checklist of action items.
The Flock Web Browser

Download it from http://www.flock.com/ and install the Flock browser.
Import either your IE or FireFox Settings into Flock [...]

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