I have been using youtube for quite some time. Today as I was browsing the most popular videos today, I bumped into this thumbnail which was a nude snapshot of some asian video (One user tells me its Mandarin) . And the video was not even protected by a login. (more…)

Around 12 hrs back, I found that no webpage with Google adsense ads were getting displayed on my computer. The pages would load partially, upto the point where the adsense ads were and the browser would try to get the ad and retry continously. I tried with both firefox and IE. Saw the problem for multiple sites. I know that adsense ads are in an iframe but still. (more…)

I wanted to open a Bank of America checking account. And you know its a pain to drive up to the branch and fill up the form and signup for an account. So I tried online.. found the link and was ready to signup. Then thought .. wait a minute. If sites can give away free ipod nanos and shuffles for signing up for credit cards, netflix etc .. someone must be giving away something free for signing up for a bank account !! (more…)

No matter where you are hosting your site, you should optimize your site for improved performance of the server. If like me you are on a cheap shared hosting, it makes more sense to optimize .. otherwise if your site gets a lot of traffic your server and the other sites on your server will get thrashed. (more…)

Cheapest DSL or cable : are you game ? This article is for people who stay in an area covered by both Comcast and SBC DSL (basically multiple broadband providers) !! If you do not care much about saving money you should not be reading this article at all . I found this trick useful and I am sharing this ..
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So you want to have your own website at www.yourname.com ? Now for that you do not need to sign up with a host who gives you a free domain name. Free domain names is one of the most common traps web hosting providers get people with !! Domain names and webhosting do not need to be bought from the same provider. (more…)