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Ultimate Beginners Guide for Torrents | Start using Torrents in 10 Minutes

Posted by on October 7, 2009 13 comments

What is a torrent?

Torrents are specialized files utilized in peer-to-peer (P2P) network environments. The first P2P software designed to utilize torrents was BitTorrent by Bram Cohen.

How torrent is different from Limewire?

A torrent system works a little different from how limewire does. When you search in Limewire, the program scouts through other Limewire user files to find what best matches your search. If you choose to download a file, it makes a copy of the other persons (or group of peoples) file and puts it onto your computer.

Torrents work in much the same way. However, a separate file first needs to be downloaded. This separate file, commonly known as a torrent (.torrent) file, has all the information needed to download what you want. Basically, the torrent file is a set of instructions where and what to get. The big benefit of this system is that you can download entire libraries of files, not just one by one.

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What is a .torrent file?

To start the download of a file, a user has to click on a link pointing to .torrent meta-data file. These meta-data files are not stored on the torrent trackers server, but are distributed among a number of .torrent file servers. In turn, each .torrent file points to a tracker, which keeps a global registry of all the downloaders and seeds of the corresponding file. The tracker responds to a user’s request with a list of some of the peers having (part of) the requested file, with whom the user can establish direct connections to barter for chunks of the file. One tracker can supervise the simultaneous downloads of multiple files.

What is Seed?

This is a torrent downloader who completely is finished downloading the files. Now he/she is only distributing.

What is Leecher/Peer?

This is the term used for a torrent downloader who is downloading the torrent. This would be you if your not 100% done with the download.

What is a torrent tracker?

A tracker is a program, not located on your computer, which keeps track of everyone who is downloading the same torrent. Each torrent file comes with their own instruction to which tracker the torrent belongs to. BitTorrent trackers are software server “toolkit” applications that typically run on Web sites.

Tracker software serves up torrent files for download from a web site. The torrent tracker maintains information about all BitTorrent clients utilizing each torrent. Using the tracker, the program connects to different peers from which it gets the files.

What is a bit torrent client?

A BitTorrent client is any program which implements the BitTorrent protocol. Each client is capable of preparing, requesting, and transmitting any type of computer file over a network, using the protocol.

How does it work?

What basically happens is a users browses a torrent tracker to find a torrent file of interest, download it, and open it with a BitTorrent client. The client connects to the tracker specified in the torrent file, from which it receives a list of peers currently transferring pieces of the file(s) specified in the torrent. The client connects to those peers to obtain the various pieces.

Such a group of peers connected to each other to share a torrent is called a swarm. If the swarm contains only the initial seeder, the client connects directly to it and begins to request pieces. As peers enter the swarm, they begin to trade pieces with one another, instead of downloading directly from the seeder.

Now, Getting things done? Start Downloading

First of all, you need a program that will take the torrent file and download the files associated with it. There are Softwares for torrents but because all the programs are mostly exactly the same, it doesn’t really matter which one to chose.

A lot of Torrents websites are there, where you can find torrent downloads in almost many categories.

Search for the files you want like ‘OpenSuse’ or ‘Need For Speed Most Wanted’ Game. When you get your results, download the file  utorrent should automatically identify and download and open giving you options about what files to download, where to put them etc. Press ok, and the file should start downloading. Your done!

Download Wave 3 Suite of Applications from Microsoft Now

Posted by on October 4, 2009 3 comments

Windows Live, which is a suite of Microsoft applications including Messenger, Mail with Calendar sync, Live Writer, Photo Gallery, Family Safety, and the Outlook Connector is now rolling out a new beta in what is called Wave 3. Wave 3 now also includes Windows Movie Maker, which used to be found in Windows Vista.

Wave 3 suite of applications is the newest release of the core Windows Live suite of software and services.

Wave 3 suite of applications from Microsoft comprises:

  • Messenger v9
  • Windows Live Movie Maker
  • Mail with Calendar synchronisation
  • Writer
  • Photo Gallery
  • Family Safety
  • Outlook Connector

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Best & Simplest Way To Add Thumbnail to Post Excerpts in WordPress Themes

Posted by on October 4, 2009 21 comments

Adding images to post excerpts can be done in number of ways but the simplest & best way is the concern of most of the wordpress users. Why? Adding images using custom fields is good but not the best.

What if, after writing so many posts to your blog & then after going to add images via custom field separately for each post. Its hectic.

Why not go for a solution that is just 2 clicks away?

Yes, I am talking about the most easiest & reliable way to add thumbnail images to posts excerpts with these benefits:

[1] Using the first image of any post as the thumbnail image of that post wherever you show excerpts (archive page, feed, category page).

[2] No matter, which medium you use for storing the images used in the post, this method will work.

[3] NO need to work with custom fields. Using images that are already in the post.

In simple words, this method will work also for the images that are actually NOT hosted on your wordpress. So, you can also use blogger, photobucket or any other as your image storage medium.

So, just download the Thumbnail for Excerpts plugin for wordpress. Upload it to the wordpress directory & Activate it. All Done, it will do all the job for you. Simple & Easy.

Swift WordPress Theme | Must Theme for New WordPress Users

Posted by on September 29, 2009 7 comments

Thousands of themes available not only for WordPress but also for  blogger, heavy loaded with lots of features always taking the war of themes on & on.

Few days before, My friend Satish Gandham started working on a theme for wordpress which he aimed to load in seconds & to use minimum server resources. Today its almost complete  with its most recent version 3.0.0

Swift The fastest loading, SEO optimized server friendly & FREE wordpress theme, from SwiftThemes.Com recently striked version 3.0.0 with lots of improvements over its previous release.

Why Swift WordPress theme?

It is really very important to choose the right theme for your blog & for new wordpress users its like going for a tough job to sit on & search for the best among thousands, download them & try it on to see whether is good or not.

Swift theme is one that is developed keeping in mind the most of the needs of the wordpress users with excellent performing aspects already added to make it suitable for wordpress users.

So, Download it & just set your preferences with an ease of its very user friendly options page.

Lets take a look on Features Swift WordPress Theme:

  • Clean and simple design
  • Loads very fast, minimum number of http requests
  • Clean typography
  • SEO friendly
  • Cross browser compatible
  • Adsense integrated into killer locations
  • Easy colour picker to customize your copy of SWIFT (Infinite colours to choose from)

Whats new in version 3.0.0?

  1. Cleaner code, customization will be more easy now.
  2. Featured post slide show.
  3. Tabed interface.
  4. Better comment styling to match the overall look of the theme (Check the screenshot below)
  5. Sexybook marks and related posts are most common plugins on wordpress powered blogs,  so I styled them to match SWIFT. Just install them and you have the fancy styling ready.
  6. Swift v.2.1.4 has post content width of 620 pixels, It’s too wide to for easy reading, so reduced it to 580 pixels in v.3.0.0. This also gives more room for sidebar.
  7. Switches to minimal mode with a single click.
  8. Option to add adsense ad at the end of post.
  9. Widgetised banner ads, now you can choose where you want your banners to appear.
  10. Option to choose font and other font properties. (3 built in configurations)
  11. Integrated  page navigation.

Swift WordPress Theme Options Page

 Demo & Download Latest Version

10 Photoshop Quick Keys & Quick Tips in 3 Minutes | Quick Learn Photoshop

Posted by on September 15, 2009 2 comments

Photoshop is one of the widely used tool today. Everyone finds use of Photoshop essentially from time to time & learning photoshop becomes important to make a better use of it. Whether you are a beginner or advanced user most of these tips will help you.

Weekly Video Grabber Section of Inforids.com presents this week a video that can help you learn 10 of keyboard shortcuts to speed up your Photoshop work flow. In a hurry? This 3 min video is yours. Enjoy.

Feel Free to give more shortcuts in Photoshop through your comments.

Live in The Virtual 3D World with Second-Life | A Voyage of the Virtual World

Posted by on September 7, 2009 1 comment

Getting bored with your life? Now on internet you can start a new one, sounds strange but its true. Now Internet is itself a complete package of the things we people do in our life & the things we like. Are you ready to live the Second Life but in the virtual world of internet, so design your new appearance, home, friends & enter in to the virtual utopia that can be as detailed as you like, and you are the sovereign – down to details of currency, economy and government. This is all possible in games such as Second Life, by San Francisco-based Linden Lab.

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Second Life (Second Life is an online game that gives you a new life in a virtual world) “world” resides in a large array of Linden Lab servers. Subscribers (“residents”) run the Second Life client program which allows them, via the internet, to view and modify the Second Life world and participate in its economy. Most of the content is resident-created; indeed, residents retain the intellectual property rights. Second Life residents are represented by an avatar which may be customized in a variety of ways.

The basic avatar is a humanoid in shape and, through a series of graphical user interface (GUI) controls, can be modified by adjusting parameters such as size, build, colours and hair style. Residents can also create or buy clothing, and fit out their avatars with accessories. Second Life has its own economy, and a currency called Linden dollars (LUSD). Residents receive an initial amount of LUSD when they open an account, and a weekly stipend thereafter, the amount depending on the type of account. Additional currency can be acquired by selling objects or services within the environment. Residents can purchase LUSD directly, or convert between Linden currency and US currency through Linden Lab’s currency brokerage, the LindX Currency Exchange, with a rate that fluctuates daily. Interest groups can be created for a fee of LUSD 100. After three days an additional two members must have been recruited, otherwise the investment is lost and the group is deleted.

Second Life has become very popular. Many real-world celebrities have confessed to “living” their second lives in the virtual world. Problems also exist in this utopia. Some residents are malevolent; thus, groups of residents are actively trying to damage the world, by creating self-replicating objects that may eventually paralyse the server. Second Life speculators buy land at low costs in hopes of earning quick profits when it appreciates in value. There have even been real-life lawsuits against Linden Labs for loss of virtual property.

A virtual second life may not be such a utopia after all. It is entertaining & becoming eminent on the Internet.

Innovation for India Awards 2010 By Marico Innovation Foundation

Posted by on September 7, 2009 2 comments

India is a land of Innovators who are changing the world by contributing in business, in technology & to the society. Innovations are leading industries & businesses to explore new arenas with greater bounds & fueling competition driven environment globally. There are foundations which are seeking latest innovations worldwide, bringing them out to the world & awarding them. One of such in India is Marico Innovation Foundation, will hold its 3rd edition of the Innovation for India Awards to be held on 12th March 2010 in Mumbai.

About Marico Innovation Foundation

The Marico Innovation Foundation was created in March 2003 under the stewardship of Dr. Ramesh Mashelkar. The Foundation’s Mission is to Fuel Innovation in India, by providing the nation with a belief that Innovation is possible and is the way to leapfrog India into the center stage of global business leadership. The Foundation also believes that a framework will enable leverage innovation for quantum growth. The foundation is steered by a governing council that oversees both its vision and direction.

Innovation for India Awards 2010

Marico Innovation Foundation (www.maricoinnovationfoundation.org) will hold its 3rd edition of the Innovation for India Awards to be held on 12th March 2010 in Mumbai. Any Indian company, social organization, government body and/or individuals who have successfully conceptualized and nurtured a brilliant idea, made it work and brought it to market is eligible to participate.

The three categories under which Innovation will be awarded are – Business Innovation (Products/Services, Business Model and Innovation in social space by a business organisation) and Social Innovation (innovation by a social organisation). Public Services Innovation (innovations by Central or State governments or any wing of the government including public-private partnership) The Award winners will get felicitated in Mumbai in the presence of industry stalwarts and some of the best innovators in the country. Besides cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, the Foundation would also extend its illustrious Governing Council’s support as mentors to the winners and a platform with VCs and angel investors.

To apply for the Awards visit: Marico Innovation Foundation

The Foundation believes that the only way to disseminate is to first learn. It therefore intends to undertake cutting edge research into Innovation in India. To get to the heart of the matter, to understand how it really happens. It then intends to propagate these findings through large-scale mass platforms across India.

How to make your own animated movies for FREE using Dvolver

Posted by on September 6, 2009 3 comments

Making online your own animated movies is easier & is a game of few clicks now. Watch this joke. Adding information in an easy way that is more understandable, with putting things in an animated way in a movie is very helpful than just saying it in another way.

D- film( Now DVolver) is a really useful website for creating online free animated movies. The site makes it very easy to create short animated movies with colourful characters and cartoon style dialogue in bubbles. Dvolver helps you create movies also allowing you to add flavors of  creativity into the movie.

The site is really easy to use and you just click your way through various screens selecting backgrounds, characters, scenarios, soundtrack and credits. You also type in your own short dialogues. Then when you are ready a single click turns the whole thing into a Flash movie.

You can make short single screen animated movies or longer ones by adding more scenes. You can then email the link to your movie either to yourself or to your students etc.

So, Here Is one which I created. Enjoy.

20 Free SEO Link Building Tips for your Blog

Posted by on August 14, 2009 32 comments

Writing a blog means writing about what you know and then making sure it is keyword analyzed. None of these tips cost me money, only time. If you’ve got the time, you can optimize your blog into a substantial income generating machine. The following tactics are what I do to give the search engines something to crawl about as well as to make money. Here are 20 Free Tools that will increase your traffic, give you higher page rankings in the search engines and convert readers into customers.

1. ARTICLE MARKETING: There are hundreds of article directories that need articles on almost any subject you can think of. In addition, article writing is a great way to drive targeted, highly responsive traffic to your blog. I turn every blog post into a keyword dense, promotional information piece guaranteed to create traffic. Doing this will not only strengthen your search engine visibility, it has been known to increase sales. But, best of all, it’s absolutely free.

2. BACK-LINKS: These are links that link back to your blog. I make it a practice of reading at least 1-2 blogs a day that my peers create. When I read something I’m interested in, I comment on it then follow up on the comment with an email to the Blogger requesting a link exchange. The theory is, if a blog has enough relevant links linking back to it, your search engine page rank will increase, therefore causing more traffic sent your way, as well as it boosts credibility to your blog.

3. SIGNATURE ON EMAILS: I know this is old, but it works. Each time I send an email, I include my blog link under my name. Most email programs allow you to include signatures. Great promotional tool to use when you are forwarding those wacky emails to all your friends.

4. PUBLISH A NEWSLETTER: Your subscribers are loyal to you and will be more likely to buy the things you recommend to them because they trust you. Use your built in list to market your favorite products and services.

5. SOCIAL BOOKMARKING: DIGG, SPIN, SCOOP, DE.LICIO.US, TWITTER, DROPJACK, REDDIT, SIMPY, etc.

Social Bookmarking is becoming the new method for surfers to find information on the internet. Make your blog posts easy to find by submitting your posts to as many social bookmarking sites as you can and watch your traffic grow.

6. FORUMS: Answer questions in forums and discussion groups. Yahoo! Answers has a wonderful method to publicize your blog by allowing you to present your advice to people posing serious (and not so serious) questions on a variety of topics. They even allow you to include your link in your answer.

7. LINK REFERRAL: A traffic magnet that I use daily. I review other business websites, give honest opinions, and in turn I receive targeted traffic. Tip: Use your forum to post and respond to questions. This gives you an added bonus.

8. MY BLOGLOG: Kind of a social bookmarking-blog-traffic enhancer site. I just signed up yesterday and I received 20 visitors in the first 30 minutes. Join Inforids on MyBlogLog

9. SEARCH ENGINE SUBMISSION: Using Web CEO, I submit my site to all the major and minor search engines. There is a free version as well as a paid version. However, I find that the free version suits my professional needs.

10. BLOG OPTIMIZATION: Again, Web CEO comes in handy. I use it to correct errors that my eyes can not see. It is the program to use that will remedy the nuts and bolts of any website or blog.

11. KEYWORD DENSITY: Should be at least 3% in order for the search engines to crawl your site.

12. BLOG DESIGN: Having a clean site design that is uncluttered and easy to navigate doesn’t hurt. Don’t ‘crowd’ your site with an over abundance of advertising, the search engine spiders might consider your blog to be spam if you do.

13. CONSISTENT BLOG POSTING: The recommendation is to post at least 3-4 times per week. Personally, I post Monday – Friday, treating my blog like a job. It helps cure any procrastination urgings I might feel.

14. RELEVANT CONTENT: It is imperative that you create relevant content. Don’t mix a potpourri of information on a blog that is supposed to be about digital cameras. Resist that temptation to step outside of the box, instead contain your flow of information as it relates to your niche subject.

15. RELEVANT ADS: This is also true for the type of advertising you allow on your blog. Health and vitamin supplements don’t belong on a blog about video email software.

16. DEEP LINKING: Create strong internal links to other blog articles in other postings. The search engine spiders love this. It allows them and your readers to crawl around your blog longer and deeper.

17. RSS FEEDS: Use FeedBurner to help distribute your blog to the rest of the blog reading world. RSS Feeds are like hungry virtual Venus fly traps waiting for your information to satisfy its information craving. Use it to your advantage and create strong backlinks as well as free distribution of all your content.

18. USE KEYWORDS, TAGS AND LABELS: Tagging creates a point of reference for your reader as well as the search engines. Remember when we were children and we played the game of tag? Getting tagged then was bad; however having tags for your blog posting helps to categorize your work; it helps readers find what they are looking for.

19. BLOG POPULAR: Give your audience what they are looking for. There are times when I go to what’s popular on Yahoo! or I will just use Web CEO to tell me what all the search engines are showing as popular for the day and write an article or blog about that (I keep the topic relevant to my content though.)

20. COMMENTING: Yes, Comments are the great source of traffic to your blog. So, comment on high page rank blogs like mad, also pay some attention on your comment writing style & its relevancy to the topic.

Ok, these are just 20 Free SEO Link Building Tips (by LaTease Rikard). Let us know if you have more, put comments below, the list is always free to grow!

Read 20+ Most Popular Magazines Online for Free in your Favorite Browser

Posted by on July 27, 2009 2 comments

Reading Magazines is always interesting & a good source of knowledge. You can read latest issue of popular magazines like PC Magazine, MIT Technology Review, Mac World, Reader’s Digest, Popular Photography, etc up to 23 magazines for free.

Zinio offers free access to the digital prints of popular magazines only to the iPhone users, however you can read and download these high resolution magazines for free from your browser. What you actually have to do is trick the website that you are using iPhone browser. If you are Firefox user you can do this by using User Agent addon. Lets see how it is done in Firefox.

Step1: Download User Agent addon from Firefox addon site.

Step2: After installing restart your brower, goto Tools > Default User Agent > User Agent Switcher > Options.

Step3: In the Options window, select New>New User Agent.

Step4: In the Description: field add “iPhone Win XP” without quotations.

Step5: Add the following text In the User Agent: field

Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A543 Safari/419.3

and click OK to close the User Agent Switcher Options window.

Step6: Now switch user agent from default to iPhone via Tools > User Agent Switcher > iPhone Win XP to activate it.

Step7: Just go to the link http://imgs.zinio.com/iphone/ to read 23 popular magazines. Enjoy.

When you click on any magazine you will be asked to enter email address to get latest iPhone updates from Zinio, if you don’t want to give email id, just type any letters that are in email address format like abc@abc.abc to bypass. You have to confirm your age if you want to access PlayBoy and PentHouse magazines.

Other Browsers:

Apple Safari has built in User Agent switcher in the Develop menu, for more info see How to read popular magazines on your desktop for free – by Amit agarwal.

Chrome users has to do some work around see this article Change Google Chrome User-Agent String, Read popular Magazines for free – by Andrew.

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