I am introducing a new feature in my website called ‘Anunay’s Chat‘ where the visitors can chat with me whenever I am available online. This feature is a crude AJAX and JQuery based chat interface. It saves the chat logs as a (X)HTML file that can be deleted. It runs on PHP and does not require MySQL to function.
The styling of the chat interface is done by CSS. The files needed for the system are very compact and it fits into about 7 KB. The source is attached at the bottom of the article. (I love Open Source.)
Wibiya is a website application offering custom user built web toolbars for putting up on websites and blogs. It enhances the beauty and design of the blog and can also be used just for the sake of easing out the reader’s experience on the blog.
Wibiya enables blogs to integrate the most exciting services, applications and widgets of their choice into their blog through customized web-based toolbars. Our platform offers a one-stop solution for integrating, managing and tracking third-party applications.
But, as every rose has thorns. Wibiya too has both pros and cons. The first setback being that Wibiya does not allow direct user registration. You have to firstly apply for a invite to its private Beta mode. Done that, after sometime, it automatically mails you with an invite.
Another setback with Wibiya is that it comes as a plugin for Wordpress, which has to be uploaded, activated and then works. This is not the problem. The actual problem is that the plugin queries the Wibiya’s website for displaying the toolbar on the client’s browser which takes some what longer than it would have taken on the blog’s server itself. Pondering over this. It struck to me that even this has an advantage. It helps to save on valuable bandwidth which is helpful in cases with limited bandwidth web hosts.
Smashing Magazine Smashing Magazine delivers useful and innovative information to Web designers and Developers. Informs the readers about the latest trends and techniques in Web development.
Smash Magazine A blog about the ‘SMASH’ Magazine with valuable resources.
Hongkiat Provides online tips for designers, web developers, interface designers and bloggers.
Hong-kiat’ism A blog authored by Hong Kiat, a professional living in the beautiful country of Malaysia.
Web Designer Depot Webdesigner Depot is an exciting new platform designed to explore different web and graphic design techniques, great examples and best practices.
Smiley Cats Smiley Cats is the premiere provider of childrens entertainment and creative arts fun in a 30 mile radius of Swindon, Wiltshire.
Smiley Cat Smiley Cat Web Design is the online home of Christian Watson. Christian lives with his family in Austin, Texas.
The Alexa traffic rank for this website blog.anunay.co.in is around 57,00,000 when I checked it today. While the widget on the right hand side shows yesterday’s rank, which is about 86,00,000. Even the official Alexa traffic rank widgets shows the same rank. I cannot understand how come this is possible when Alexa boasts itself as being the world’s largest web information company. This is extremely ridiculous. You can verify it yourself by clicking on the link on the left of the page.
Wordpress is all about cool customizations to tackle your needs.
Extending this idea, here I am posting on how to customize your admin panel and login screen.
I tried my best to make this post the simplest way to customizing your Wordpress experience.
First of all, download the login.css, wp-login.php and colors-fresh.css files to your computer from the Wordpress directory in your blog.
Edit login.css for changing the color of the login form and the displayed logo.
Edit colors-fresh.css for changing the whole look of your admin panel (on every page.)
And, edit wp-login.php for changing the links from the logo and the displayed text, along with the login form.
There it is. You wanted more? Perhaps its the Wordpress’ famous 5 minute customization!
There are many ways to memorize ?, including the use of Piems (a portmanteau, formed by combining pi and poem), which are poems that represent ? in a way such that the length of each word (in letters) represents a digit. Here is an example of a Piem: How I need a drink, alcoholic of course [or, in nature] after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics. Notice how the first word has 3 letters, the second word has 1, the third has 4, the fourth has 1, the fifth has 5, and so on.
Amazing ! Isn’t it?
I composed a Piem all by myself. Here it is for you reference.
Its a trap, a witty recurring,
of hidden depth and maths.
Thousand scholarly attacks,
Uselessly, all to end thinking.
Enso is a human interface designed to enable the user to perform various actions in computing just by typing it out. It has been built by Humanized Inc. founded by Aza Raskin. The software is freeware and installs as a service on port 7070. It has a lot to offer for developers and users alike.
It works as easy as 1 2 3. When you press a particular key (that you can assign to it), a translucent box appears and you can then type into it. Suggestions for the possible commands appear alongside. The commands are carried out as soon as you release the key. If your typing skills are polished then this all happens in a flash!
Having to change programs to perform simple tasks—for example, making a quick calculation, or looking up a definition—breaks your concentration, takes you away from the task at hand, and wastes your valuable time. Enso lets you do common computing tasks easier and faster than ever before. You get a huge productivity boost and a simpler digital life.
Ubiquity is an experiment into connecting the Web with language in an attempt to find new user interfaces that make it possible for everyone to do common Web tasks more quickly and easily.
Ubiquity is an experiment with two parts. It’s both an interface and a development platform. Ubiquity 0.1 focuses on the platform aspects, while beginning to explore language-driven methods of controlling the browser. It searches when u say search, translates when u put in translate and a phrase along with the language you want to translate it to. It even mails your friends and does other web chores.
Find out more on Mozilla’s Website.
Links : Ubiquity Homepage | Download | Release Page
Klok : A tool for freelance workers to manage their billable hours to clients. Also gives you tools for visualizing what you spend the majority of your time on, managing your projects and more.
SocialAddict : A tool for people who are addicted to social networking sites. Supports Facebook and Tweeter among others.
Google Analytics : A tool which gives access to all features of Google Analytics and one can access multiple accounts from one interface.
ReadAIR : A tool which allows you to read your Google Reader articles outside of the browser.
NetBook : A tool which is a combination ebook/audio book reader that gives you access to the Project Gutenberg Library, and allows you to read or listen to them while off line.
WebKut : A tool for capturing a web site that lets you open a web page and capture the entire page, the current view, or just a selection.
Pixus : A tool which allows you to not only measure the screen object size with easy. With overlay mode and presets, you can also preview how your design will look in the real environment. Ideal for web and interface designers.
htmlText Editor : As the name suggests!
Icon Generator : A tool which allows you to create buttons and icons with ease.
Top 100 Videos : A desktop version of AOL’s Top 100 Videos
