The Beta Haunt is Back!

I don't share a particularly nice history with beta releases and there were no surprises in my latest beta venture. I was lured to try the second beta of Opera 9.50 on my Feisty today; it installed like a cake and then it just wouldn't open like another [bitter] cake. The "Welcome to Opera" dialog box comes up as usual and then the program shuts down itself. I am really smug over this because I had stored all my twenty-something RSS subscriptions in Opera's RSS Feed reader (it's solid!). Add to that a dozen passwords in Wand and about forty bookmarks, and I may as well start crying. I hadn't expected this from a second beta, which is usually much more stable than the first and [almost] ready for daily use. I have already tried a rescue operation by firing up gDebi and trying an uninstall similar to that of IE 7 (uninstalling IE 7 gives you IE 6 back), but to no avail so far. I just guess I will have to uninstall this beta [ and lose all my treasure :'( ] and go back to Opera 9.27 (I actually use Firefox for surfing and all, but Opera's storage features are unmatched).

As I said I don't share a nice history with betas. The first one I ever used was Comodo Antivirus in 2006; it instantly alerted me of some 3200 viruses in my computer and deleted half the system files. 3GB of photos, 8GB of music and 6 movies were wiped away in seconds. After reinstalling Windows, I vowed never to try a beta again (well except Google Pack which, like all Google products, will seemingly never come out of beta).

I think I kept the vow for about 6 months before the Ubuntu fever hit me and I was tempted to try the beta of Ubuntu 7.04. The installation (intended for a dual boot with XP) went smooth, except that Windows was nowhere to be found after the restart. Again, GBs of lost data and unending scowls from the entire family... I would still say this mishap was for the good, because I (and later my sis, mom and dad) realised how good Ubuntu really is. Once out, I downloaded the stable version and continue to use it till now (I would love to try the latest releases but dad downgraded to a limited broadband plan...grrrr).

This Opera blackout was my third beta try and my third failure as well. Testing betas is a geeky attitude and I am trying to adopt this, but this setbacks just keep me in the backfoot. However, I am not giving up on betas in any case (in fact I will be trying more than ever, once all my exams are over) and hopefully my luck is to change for the better.

OK too much beta talk for now. I am off to sleep, have a great day / night! :)

3 Tools to Keep Your Software Updated

If you are like me, you probably use a hundred various types of software tools on your PC. Using (and more often showing-off) your software arsenal is one thing; keeping them updated, with the latest patches and fixes, is quite another. A non-updated software is like stale bread, it neither looks good nor works properly.
Some software have inbuilt automatic updaters than scan the servers for any new update and download it themselves. The others have to be manually updated; it's OK if you use few third party tools, but again if you are like me, you may well be 80 years old before you manually finish updating all your software! So here are some update checkers, that ease your job by finding new updates and notifying you of the same.

Google Updater
You have probably heard of Google Pack, a bundle of some quite a few free and useful tools (read more about Google Pack). Now, this Pack additionally comes with the Google Updater, which runs silently in the background and checks for updates of software included in the Pack. Not only this, Updater will download and install the updates as well, provided you allow it.

As Google Pack contains 13 tools covering almost all important software categories, The Updater can conveniently take a big load off your head. If you have already have some Google Pack tools on your computer, you can tick them off while downloading it. Home

Available for: Windows XP / Vista, Mac OS X

FileHippo Update Checker
I am a big fan of the FileHippo download site, as it is uncluttered, always updated and really fast. FileHippo houses about more than a hundred free and non-free software (anyone got exact numbers?) and you are bound to some of those on your computer. To keep those software that are available in FileHippo (and you have on your computer as well), you can use FileHippo 's Free Update Checker. This tiny tool is only about 100KB big and takes seconds to run. Once installed this tool will check FileHippo 's constantly updated database for any new versions / releases and open your default browser so that you can download the update.

Source : FileHippo

It's not as convenient to use as Google Updater, but that's OK considering that it can cover a lot more software on your computer. The program has been in public beta for some time now and is pretty stable now. Home

Available for: Windows 98+ (requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0)


VersionTracker Pro (Not free)
CNET Download.com has released this power packed software + driver update checker for your PC. VersionTracker Pro scans your hardware and software to find the best possible updates and downloads them as well. The software checker is based on Download.com 's enormous database, so you are virtually assured of getting updates for ALL your software (unless you have got some alien world tool). VTP also downloads driver updates (something which we all ignore so adamantly) which means lesser hardware failures and better performance of your system. VTP isn't free, but it's worth every cent of the 30 bucks that it costs. Home | Download.com

Available for: Windows 2000+, Mac OS X 10.2+



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Grinning Green

  has been [incredibly] certified as safe (green) by the McAfee SiteAdvisor team. If you have the SiteAdvisor plug-in, you will see it's green glow everytime you visit  . The thing amazing me isn't the "safe" rating, but the rating itself. As I say, this is really incredible because I haven't seen any other website or blog with an Alexa below 500,000 to have received the rating.

I have also made cosmetic modifications in the blog, and you are requested to visit it (if you are on a feed reader) and have your view. :)

CamStudio

CamstasiaStudio is a dead necessary tool for everyone, especially tech bloggers, to make stuff like training videos to PowerPoint presentations to lectures look better, reach more people, and pack more punch. That's great news, but the $299 price tag really hurts. Any way to get it for free? Simple, just strike off the "stasia" and you have the open source CamstasiaStudio - CamStudio!
CamStudio shortens everything about Camstasia - it has a smaller name, a smaller price tag ($0.00, that is), a [much] smaller size and, unfortunately, lesser features as well. But don't fret, CamStudio can still record all screen and audio activities on your computer and create industry-standard AVI files. These AVIs can then easily be converted to small-size flash videos (.swf files) for convenient online sharing. As you can see, the program has a simple and intuitive interface.

Source : CamStudio

The Softpedia editor has said in his / her review that CamStudio is packed with a lot of features which make it comparable to big-bro Camstasia (read the full review). I am going back to Windows myself in a month or two, and then I will have my own small review of CamStudio. Still for now, I will definitely recommend it to everyone who is looking for a quality screen recording tool at a Hurrah! price. :)India Counts

Home | Softpedia | Download.com

I am in for PayPerPost

I have signed up for PayPerPost, a free online service that pays to blog about offers available on their site. Besides their paid post opportunity, they offer some other good programs such as referral or money from reviews of your own posts. This is my first "sponsored" post and I need to write 200 more words ( :gasp: ), so you can just hit the "Next Post >>" button if you are already getting the yawns.
I was indecisive as ever on whether to go for PPP or not. Finally, I decided to have a try and see if I get something to my PayPal account, which is currently an ugly zero and constantly pesters me with the "Please verify your credit card details" (being 17 I don't have a credit card yet and my dad never trusts anything on the computer!). Now that I am in, I will try with a few more sponsored posts, check out the payouts and then decide whether to continue or not. As Sven says in his first PPP post, you have got to be a fast reader + writer to write all these sponsored posts so that you can concentrate on your main posts. I am a fast reader and a fast typist, but not a fast writer. I keep writing a sentence and then press the Backspace key - this goes on until the worst possible sentence comes out. Then I hit the Publish button, run to my blog and read the post, and shout "Hey I didn't write that awful line!". Anyway, 200 drudgingly boring words are over (Yay!) and I am off to sleep. If you feel you can be a good payperpost writer, consider signing up here:




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P.S. All future PPP posts will have a :PayPerPost Article: tag at the top.

Better Webpage Viewing (Ubuntu Starter Tip)

The Firefox browser in Ubuntu uses the DejaVu Sans font by default and overrides the default font selection of all web pages. This may not matter most of the time, but some web pages look ugly / distorted in this font (especially if you have a low resolution CRT monitor, like me). Take a look at this portion of the Yahoo! Sports page to know what I mean :

As you can see, the DejaVu Sans font is just too big and the headlines overlap each other.

This problem can be addressed in two ways :

1.Every time you open Firefox, go to View > Text Size and select Decrease. Alternately, you can press the Ctrl + - . Note that you will have to do this every time, because the font size is automatically reset to normal when you close Firefox.

2.There is a better and permanent solution to this. Go to Edit > Preferences and open the Control tab. Click the Advanced button under Fonts & Colors, and select the check box just before this statement : "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above".

An immediate effect can be marked on the same Yahoo! Sports page, which is now displayed in it's default Arial font:

You can fix font problems in the Windows version of Firefox in a similar way (though you are unlikely to have any problem at all). However, take care that you need to go to Tools > Options and not Edit > Preferences. :)

Fortify Your Computer : 4 : The Ultimate Security Tips

Over the last three Fortify Your Computer posts, we have covered all the security tools that you will need for your Windows' safety (read them here : FYC 1 | FYC 2 | FYC 3). In this final post, we shall make a list of what YOU need to do to keep your computer safe and fortified.

1.Hit the Update button.
Security tools are useless against constantly evolving new threats unless you keep them updated. Most antivirus, antispyware and other apps come with an automatic updating system, but for others you must not forget to manually check for updates.
In the security tools that we mentioned, A-Squared Free doesn't have the automatic updating feature and, therefore, has to be manually updated.

2.Never use more than one antivirus or firewall.
Antiviruses and firewalls don't go well with one another. Your computer is likely to be under a bunch of conflicts, notably driver conflicts, if you use more than one antivirus or firewall.

3.Never turn OFF the real time protection.
Most antiviruses and antispyware have a feature called "real time protection". While this is ON, the security app will run in the background and continuously check for incoming threats. You will be warned immediately when a malware tries to attack your computer so that you can delete it without delay. Needless to say this is a very vital feature and must always be kept ON.
Real time protection is known by different names for different security software, so don’t get confused. The most popular ones are ‘Real time protection’, ‘Resident shield’, ‘Virus / Spyware Guard’, 'OnGuard' etc.


Here are some more tips that you should keep in mind while browsing the net.
1.Never give away your email address to untrustworthy sources.
You are likely to be pelted with dozens of spam mail everyday if you do so. Websites which misuse your email are called "phishing" sites. To tackle this most newer web browsers like Opera 9.x, Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0.0.x have inbuilt phishing filters which will warn you of such websites.

2.Browse safe, stay safe.
You can greatly reduce the chances of getting your computer infected, by staying away from malicious sites. But how to distinguish an unsafe site from a safe one? A safe web surfing tool comes to use at this point. In FYC 2, we covered McAfee Site Advisor, a free safe web surfing tool for IE, Flock and Firefox. SiteAdvisor uses color coding to indicate a website's safety - green for a safe site, yellow for a potentially unsafe / spammy site and red for a known unsafe site. However don't always depend on SiteAdvisor - it has stamped the "unsafe" tag on some completely safe and popular websites like Giveaway of the Day, BidVertiser, FeedBurner and Alexa.
If you use some other browser like Opera, you will have to depend on your own website-detecting capabilities and Opera's own strong phishing filter. These Spyware and Spam quizzes from the SiteAdvisor team will give you a general idea of how to distinguish a safe site from an unsafe one.

3.Never click on flashy advertisements that look alluring.
You may have come across online ads like "Congrats you are our 99999999th visitor!! Click here to claim your prize". Clicking on these ads will take you straight to a malicious site which can instantly infect your computer, if you don't have adequate virus and spyware protection. To completely block such ads from appearing, you can install the AdBlock Plus addon on your Firefox / Flock browser.

4.Ensure safe online transactions.
While making an online transaction (like purchasing anything via your credit card), make sure that the links provided in the web page match match with the ones that show up in the status bar. Also, check that the address bar shows a URL starting with https:// and NOT http:// (you should additionally check for a "lock sign" (as shown in the pic) either in the address bar or in the status bar). [via ReadersZone]
This precaution should also be taken while signing in to any online account.


This concludes our Fortify Your Computer section. Hope you enjoyed reading it and made your computer more secure at the same time! :)

Working With OpenOffice.org Extensions

OpenOffice.org is an open source, multi-platform office and productivity suite. It includes a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet (Calc), a database manager (Base), a presentation tool (Impress), an all-purpose calculator (Math) and a drawing tool (Draw). OOo uses the open document format by default, and also supports the native formats of many other office suites like Microsoft Office (upto version 2003) and Corel WordPerfect.

Good as it is by default, OOo can be made even better by inserting plugins (aka extensions) into it's source code. However the extension manager is not as easy or conspicuous as the ones in other open source apps like Firefox or Pidgin. In this post we shall carry a workout of how to install extensions in OOo.

Note: This tutorial has been made using OpenOffice.org 2.3 on Ubuntu Linux. However the same procedure applies to OpenOffice.org on Windows or OS X. The procedure is same for StarOffice and OxygenOffice Professional as well.

1.You need to have OOo in the first place. Download it (completely free!) : Home (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) | Download.com (Windows only)

2.Visit the OOo Extensions Repository page and download the extension/s that you want (note that it will be an .oxt file).

3.Now open any one OOo application, say Writer. Go to Tools >Extension Manager.

4.The Extension Manager window will pop up. Click on My Extensions and then Add.

5.Navigate to the place where you had saved your downloaded extension and select OK.

6.You may have to agree to license agreements for a few extensions (don't worry, most extensions are open source) before the Extension Manager starts the auto installer. Just restart your OOo app and the extension will be active!

Some Useful OOo Extensions
The Extensions Repository at OOo houses thousands of extensions and you are very likely to be confused, especially if you go there for the first time. Instead, you can start with these popular plugins.

Professional Template Pack
80 professional looking templates for Writer, Calc, Draw and Impress.

OxygenOffice Extras - Gallery
3400 gallery images for your OOo.

OxygenOffice Extras - English Templates
Yet more templates!

Writer's Tools
A complete menu with a bunch of features to all your OOo applications.

OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs
Enable your OOo to export and import documents, spreadsheets and presentations to and from your Google Docs account.

There are lots more which you can search for and download. However don't use too many plugins as it may slow down the suite.


You may also like to read:
Free Alternatives To MS-Office : 1 : Offline Apps
Free Alternatives To MS-Office : 2 : Online Apps

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No More Nonsense Stuff

If my frequent "I-did-this-&-I-did-that" posts annoy you, breathe easy - I have decided to make my own personal blog and write those stuff there! I am thinking of some name for my blog so that I will create it pronto via Blogger. :)

Poking the Draft

Blogger Draft is a snapshot of the new upcoming features in Blogger. I tried it out and, to be honest, I don't think there has been much of an improvement.

Draft includes the scheduled posting feature, by which you can set a timer for your post to be published in future. The most drastic improvements, however, are in the Layout section. The Page Elements have now been rechristened as Gadgets.

There are three new default gadgets - a Subscription Links gadget (the one in the left sidebar), a blogroll manager and a revamped search box (look it up in Beta Cubed). The enormous swarm of tiny (and not-so-tiny) Google gadgets are included as well.

Blogger Draft is fully operational and is completely identical to Blogger, but there are supposedly some bugs to be sorted out before the features are made available to Blogger.
Visit Draft @ draft.blogger.com
Official Draft Blog @ bloggerindraft.blogspot.com

While all these changes are definitely welcome, Blogger still remains horribly crippled in a lot of aspects. There are no new default templates, implying that users have to rely on heavy third-party templates. The commenting section stays dreadful as ever (I am amazed why on earth the Blogger guys aren't changing this!). The tiny tweaks that can be done to the open source WordPress platform are absent from Blogger as well.

Overall Blogger, whether in draft or not, is still miles behind WordPress, and some more flexibility should be incorporated rather sooner.

Fortify Your Computer : 3 : The Security Peripherals

The previous Fortify Your Computer (FYC) posts covered all the major security apps required for your Windows computer (read them here: FYC 1 | FYC 2). Now we shall move to some lesser used security tools - password managers and antispam.

KeePass
If you own multiple online accounts, chances are you have set the same (or nearly similar) passwords for all of them. This is not a very good idea and can put all your accounts at risk. But then again, who can remember 20 different passwords? To tackle this, most of the newer browsers come with sufficiently packed password managers and auto-fill wizards. However a standalone tool is always more flexible and robust. KeePass is an open source password manager and probably the best one you can get. It puts all your passwords into one database, which is locked by a manually set master key. KeePass doesn't integrate automatically to browsers like IE or Firefox, but there are third party plug-ins available for the same. This small tool is simultaneously released in two versions - 2.x and 1.x - the latter being a lite flavour with some missing features. Home | Download.com | Plug-ins


Combating Spam
Spam is probably the most irritating thing you can associate with the internet. Everyday you open the inbox and there's the "Collect your $99999999... FreeLotto cheque!" (enough nine s?) or "I am Idi Amin the Nigerian prince" sitting like Grandpa Joe. Using a spam filter is the only way to stay clear of such spam, even if it is not fool-proof. Major email providers like Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail and even some web hosts have pretty good spam filters to cleanse your inbox. Not enough? Desktop mail clients like Outlook Express and Mozilla Thunderbird have stronger junk filters. Still not enough? There are some free antispam software for your rescue!

MailWasher Free
This free tool stands to it's name - it washes your incoming mail of all spam, viruses and phishing attacks before downloading them onto your computer. It's available for all Windows 95+ versions. Home | Download.com

Comodo Antispam
Comodo Antispam is another strong antispam tool for your security arsenal. Available for Windows 2000/XP only. Home | Download.com

If you have already been hit by the spam bug, the only way out is using antispam tools or spam filters. However if you have just opened a new email account, following a few small steps will significantly reduce your chances of getting bulk spam. All those tips and more will be covered in the last instalment of Fortify Your Computer. Stay tuned! :)



>>>Next on Fortify Your Computer : Tip-o-pedia, The Ultimate Security Tips

The Mega Linux Countdown: Hardy Sulphur!

It's time yet again for the new releases of two of the best Linux distros - Ubuntu and Fedora. Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) is coming out on April 24th, Fedora 9 (Sulphur) will be released 6 days later. You can see the countdown tickers below (if you are on a feed reader, please visit the blog to see the tickers).






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Fortify Your Computer : 2 : Firewall & Safe Web Surfing

Fortify Your Computer : 1 covered free antivirus and antispyware applications. This post will analyse free firewalls and safe web surfing tools.


Comodo Firewall Pro
A firewall is probably the most important part of your security suite (? read Firewall FAQ). If you are looking for a free firewall head straight to the Comodo web page and grab the Comodo Firewall Pro. It is undoubtedly the best of all firewalls, whether free and non-free. CFP has an unending number of features and is still extremely light on the system resources. The default configurations are set to optimal values and your computer will run perfectly well even if you do not change anything. The thing that I like most about CFP is that it automatically allows safe applications on your computer to access the net without badgering the head. The Defence+ feature (HIPS) may be a bit irritating at first, but it runs silently once all the rules are created. If you are looking for a strong, light, easy-to-use, highly configurable and free firewall, CFP is out there waiting for you. Home | Download.com | Softpedia

Available For: Windows Vista/XP [Version 2.4, with somewhat less features, is available for Windows 2000 and older versions]


McAfee SiteAdvisor
Staying away from malicious and spammy sites can greatly reduce your computer's chances of being infected. SiteAdvisor comes in handy for this purpose by warning you of potentially harmful web pages - it glows green for safe sites, yellow for spammy sites and red for harmful or malicious sites. SiteAdvisor isn't foolproof and has marked some completely safe sites as dangerous (BidVertiser and GAOTD for example), but is definitely a good way of staying clear of most dangers. Home

Available For:
OS - Windows Vista/XP/2000 SP4, Mac OS X, Linux
Browser - Internet Explorer 6+, Mozilla Firefox 1.5+, Netscape 9, Flock 1.0+


>>>Next on Fortify Your Computer : Antispam & Password Managing Tools

Fortify Your Computer : 1 : Antivirus & Antispyware

It's near mandatory for all Windows users to have a set of strong security tools on their computer, especially if the comp is connected to the internet. However most of the security resources (i.e. antivirus, antispyware, firewall etc.) available over the net are either non-free or fake. The non-free or premium products are available in trial versions, which consistently peck you to buy the full version and lock themselves up after 15 or 30 days. Fake products (? read Smitfraud) are dangerous, as they will actually add to the viruses and spyware present on your computer! One more option is getting a cracked version of some licensed software (via torrents or p2p networks), which is illegal and also carries a high risk of giving you some virus. We are left with one last choice - use free or open source tools. Even if they are not conspicuous, high quality and completely free security tools do exist! I have compiled up some such free antivirus and antispyware tools in this post. A later post will cover free firewalls, safe web surfing tools and tips for strong security.



AVG Free Edition
AVG's free antivirus solution is the one-stop solution for viruses, worms and trojan horses. The cosmetic looks of AVG aren't great, but are simple enough for the most novice users. AVG has all the features you would expect from an antivirus:

• a strong scanner
• strong real time protection
• scheduler to modify the scanning and updating behaviour of AVG (automatic by default)
• updates on a regular basis

The best thing about AVG is that it is extremely light on your system resources. This solid antivirus has received five star ratings from editors of CNET and Softpedia and is a must-have on your PC. Home | Download.com | Softpedia

Available For: Windows Vista/XP/NT/2000/ME/98


Avast! Home Edition
If the simple interface of AVG didn't impress you, Avast! most probably will. The default media player skin of Avast! is a bit confusing, but there are about 50 more skins available to choose from! And Avast! isn't just about skins - it has the most powerful real time protection of all antiviruses, free or paid. The virus scanning engine is no let down either and has better detection rate than AVG, Norton and McAfee. Spyware and rootkit protection are included as well. Avast! carries a boutique of features, but the lack of proper organization may leave you somewhat confused. Free registration is required every 14 months. Home | Download.com | Softpedia | Skins | Registration | Features

Available For: Windows Vista/XP/NT/2000/ME/98/95


Windows Defender
Windows Defender includes real time monitoring, a feature absent in most free antispyware utilities, in addition to a powerful spyware scanner. It is pimped up by the new-age-Microsoftish-look, and fits perfectly into your Windows Vista or XP desktop. High detection rates, a system monitoring add-on (Software Explorer), and features like scheduled scanning+auto updating have made WD my favorite antispyware utility. Home | Download.com | Softpedia | Features

Available For: Windows Vista/XP (Genuine Only)


Spyware Terminator
Windows Defender doesn't work properly on pirated copies of Windows XP or Vista. If that's the case with you, Spyware Terminator will be a noteworthy substitute. ST includes a whale of features - a 12-shield real time protection, HIPS (? read this), daily updating, boot-time scanning and scheduled scanning. It can even double up as your antivirus by integrating the open source ClamAV engine into it's database. While ST has almost everything better than WD, installing it will also give you Web Security Guard and the Crawler toolbar- two crappy and resource hogging add-ons for Internet Explorer. The good news is that you can uninstall both these crapware from Add / Remove Programs (Control Panel) and still keep your ST.
ST is recommended to everyone who wants super strong spyware protection for free.
Home | Download.com | Softpedia | Features

Available For: Windows Vista/XP/2003 Server/2000 (Version 1.9 is available for Windows ME/98)


A-Squared Free Edition
Spyware and other types of malware are growing by geometrical progression today. It is not possible for a single antispyware (be it the costliest one out there) to be able to detect and remove all types of malware. It is, therefore, advisable that you keep a secondary antispyware on your computer - you can use it whenever you feel your computer is slowing down or is acting abnormally. A-Squared Free is a good option for this purpose. This no-hassle antispyware has a strong scanning engine that will weed out some of the toughest malware from your computer, which may have given WD or ST the slip. A-Squared doesn't run in the background - so no questions of your computer slowing down! Home | Download.com | Softpedia

Available For: Windows Vista/2003 Server/XP/2000/ME/98




[Note]
You should use only one antivirus to prevent driver conflicts. Also, use A-Squared with either Spyware Terminator or Windows Defender.



>>>Next on 'Fortify Your Computer' : Firewall & Safe Web Surfing

Optimisation Over; New Posts Coming Soon!

I have finally finished tweaking and optimising PC Ton!c and will be back to posting very soon. I really thank Atin, David ans Sumesh for their awesome posts on blog optimisation (links given below).


Engproving
I am trying to improve my dull English style by reading lots of other blogs and newspapers, hopefully it gets better as well!

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Speed Up Your Blogger Page Load Time - Compress Your CSS : David
Do you need to optimize your blog : Atin
Optimize Your Blog : Sumesh

Optimus Maximus!

Everyone who has visited PC Ton!c knows that it takes ages to load completely. So I decided to utilise my spare time in some tweaking jobs - first I cleaned up the CSS a bit using the free CSS Compressor from CSS Drive; then I knocked out the Vista Bliss header image and transferred the other images to my Google Pages account. Hopefully the lazy Ton!c will start up a bit faster now. However I am suspicious of that compressor thingy [my blog code looks horrible! X-( ]; so if you do face any problems (like images and videos not appearing or pages getting stuck or anything else), please leave a comment and I will put back my old CSS code pronto. If you have any more optimisation tips, please share them too! Have a great day! :)

Oh yes, a very happy April Fool's Day and Utkal Diwas to all of you!