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Apr 5, 2008
SY Tan

Shine For Women in Their Prime

Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. Women have their own world, their own talk and their own clique. To offer an online platform for women in their prime, ranging from 25 to 54 years old, Yahoo has recently launched a site called Shine. This is to target the increasingly visible but mature female group which has been sidelined by male dominated sites.
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Apr 3, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Disable WordPress 2.5 Flash Image/Video/Media Uploader with Plugin

WordPress 2.5 features a new media (including image, video and file) uploader that built on Adobe Flash technology which supports multiple files uploading to the gallery at one time and upload progress indicator bar. Unfortunately, the media uploader has numerous bugs and problems, which basically make the Flash uploader not working, or not successfully uploading the files.
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Apr 3, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Fix WordPress 2.5 Image or Media Flash Uploader Not Working Issue in IE7

WordPress 2.5 uses a new Adobe Flash based Image and Media Uploader which supports ability to upload multiple files at one go with upload progress bar. However, a lot of bloggers and users encounter problems when using this new “Add Media” wizard dialog.
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Apr 3, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Workaround to Override WordPress Shortcode and Display the [] Brackets Tags

WordPress has added a new function named shortcode with API that WordPress developers and programmers to write plugins that create macro codes for use in post content beginning from WordPress version 2.5. Essentially shortcode is an easy-to-use feature where bloggers just need to insert a bracket-delineated strings that can be magically expanded at runtime to reflect actual dynamic contents., without the need to deal with complex HTML and embed codes.
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Apr 2, 2008
Nic Cho

Send-To-Garmin Feature For Google Maps And MapQuest

The global leader in satellite navigation devices, Garmin has announced the new “Send-to-Garmin” feature for MapQuest and Google Maps, allowing consumers to send data/locations from MapQuest and Google maps directly to their Garmin personal GPS navigation devices, which aimed to enhance your navigation experience.
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Apr 1, 2008
SY Tan

Web Applications to Track Flight Delays

Flight delays are always a common problem for travelers. Most travelers have surely faced this problem before. In our previous post, we have discussed how to use the Google search engine to track and check the status of a flight. If you think using Google search engine is not efficient and sufficient enough, there are two more web applications which provide flight delay tracking that perhaps you could try.
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Apr 1, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

How to Fetch and Show RSS Feeds on WordPress Blog (Atom/RSS Aggregator Plugins)

Sometimes, bloggers or webmasters may want to display and show contents from other blogs, and the most easy way to do so is by fetching and importing the RSS feed from external sites and display the RSS feed items on own WordPress blog. Doing so will introduce readers to related external contents, or promote other relevant sites. There are plenty of ways or methods to fetch and display the feed items or contents, or aggregate the Atom or RSS feeed, either by using plugins, external services or using PHP scripts.
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Mar 31, 2008
SY Tan

Test the Strength of Passwords Chosen

Users are often required to give passwords to access personal information that is stored in a computer or online account. What are the elements which constitute a strong password that can reduce the possibility of hackers or information thieves cracking into your system and stealing your private data? We have discussed this in our previous post and suggested the use of the password chart to create a strong password. Once you have created your password, you can actually test its strength or safety with some online applications.
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