Submitting XML Sitemaps to search engines is one of the most important activity that every webmaster should do to establish web presence and get more search engine traffic such as google, yahoo and msn (bing).
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Archives for 2009
Speed Up Your Old PC+Laptop+Notebook
Is your once super and mighty computer running slow nowadays? Although it can’t be denied that new computers generally do perform better than older computers, it doesn’t mean that you should just throw it away because it’s now running slower then it used to.
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PHP + SimpleXML: Creating XML File Using simplexml_load_string Error
Say you’re trying to create a xml file in PHP by using the SimpleXML library but getting this error:
Warning: simplexml_load_string() [function.simplexml-load-string]: Entity: line 1: parser error : Start tag expected, ‘<' not found in C:\xampp\htdocs\dev\test\sitemapmine.php on line 4
Here’s how that happened and how it can be solved.
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How To Install Software in Ubuntu Guide
Since I’m pretty new to the Ubuntu world, I though it would be a good idea to make a few quick notes about my experience installing third party software in Ubuntu.
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SQL How To Insert Data Into Existing Rows
I needed to write a SQL command that will populate a new column that has just been introduced into a table but spent quite some time figuring how to do that using the INSERT INTO SQL statement. Instead of thinking about INSERT INTO, what was needed in this scenario is the UPDATE syntax.
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How To Run Windows Programs (Exe Files) In Ubuntu
After a few days of messing with Ubuntu on my laptop, I kinda miss a few programs which I use often on my windows box. Running windows program on Ubuntu (or any linux box) is really simple and here’s how.
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Making Good Use Of An Old Laptop
I hate bells and whistles, period. When I see all the fuzz about getting a new windows 7 netbook/laptop/laptop or a new Leopard iMac, I say that’s just pure marketing and economics and has little to do with how good your computer can perform. Yeah, a newer and faster computer can be useful if you’re a video producer, graphic designer, engineer, gamer, web/software developer or else there’s seriously no need for a new one unless it’s broken.
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Google Most Popular Keyword Searches 2009
The 2009 Year-End Google Zeitgeist (most popular searched terms) list is now out and here are those popular keywords.
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Ubuntu Show Desktop Keyboard Shortcut Key
The default keyboard shortcut key for showing the desktop in Ubuntu is ALT+ALT+D, but you can also change it to a custom key if you want to.
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Ubuntu Apt Get Update Problem + Solution
While trying to install new software on a freshly installed Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) using the Ubuntu Software Center, all installable softwares were showing a “not available in the current data” message. The solution is to do a “sudo apt-get update” in your terminal.
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