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class\u003d'Apple-style-span'\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a pro,completely customizable theme released.Grab on it.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ca style\u003d'color: rgb(0, 0, 204);' target\u003d'_blank' href\u003d'http://www.labnol.org/'/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d'192' border\u003d'0' width\u003d'520' style\u003d'display: inline;' src\u003d'http://img.labnol.org/di/blogger.png' alt\u003d'blogger template' title\u003d'blogger template'/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca style\u003d'color: rgb(0, 0, 204);' target\u003d'_blank' href\u003d'http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id\u003d709734006'\u003e\u003cb style\u003d'background-color: rgb(255, 255, 153);' class\u003d'highlighted0'\u003eAntonio\u003c/b\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d'Apple-converted-space'\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cb style\u003d'background-color: rgb(255, 204, 204);' class\u003d'highlighted1'\u003eLupetti\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, who knows the ins and outs of Blogger templates more than anyone of us, maintains his blog on\u003cspan class\u003d'Apple-converted-space'\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d'color: rgb(0, 0, 204);' target\u003d'_blank' href\u003d'http://woork.blogspot.com/'\u003eblogspot.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d'Apple-converted-space'\u003e \u003c/span\u003ethat is awesome both in terms of content and web design.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday\u003cspan class\u003d'Apple-converted-space'\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d'color: rgb(0, 0, 204);' target\u003d'_blank' href\u003d'http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/10/daily-inspired-blogger-template.html'\u003e\u003cb style\u003d'background-color: rgb(255, 255, 153);' class\u003d'highlighted0'\u003eAntonio\u003c/b\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d'Apple-converted-space'\u003e \u003c/span\u003ereleased\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d'Apple-converted-space'\u003e \u003c/span\u003ethe full source code of his Blogger template to public for free with absolutely no strings attached.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe template design supports easy integration of third-party ads (both AdSense and custom 125×125 banners), Twitter, Job board, Flickr pictures, delicious bookmarks, and you may also\u003ca style\u003d'color: rgb(0, 0, 204);' target\u003d'_blank' href\u003d'http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/embed-rss-feeds-add-html-websites-javascript/2515/'\u003eembed RSS feeds\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d'Apple-converted-space'\u003e \u003c/span\u003evia the FeedBurner service.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe entire layout us superb and the look of the blog is killing.One of the best free templates.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-8782697953878094740?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/8782697953878094740/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/10/pro-theme-for-freeblogger.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/8782697953878094740"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/8782697953878094740"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/10/pro-theme-for-freeblogger.html","title":"A pro theme for free(Blogger)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-4226970067818519480"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-22T10:33:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-10T06:50:12.424-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A few Beautiful Blogger themes."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eIt's easy for a new Blogger to get lost among the hundreds of free blogger templates available today.Here are a few blogger themes which just caught my eye.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e1.Field of Dreams by Blogger Templates\u003cbr/\u003eVery catchy theme for personal blogs.bright colours with the tabs at the top. bright and catchy headers.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Toi-rh0Nm00/SEj5s8zvTCI/AAAAAAAABeY/GlUJU_2cTT8/s400/fieldofdreams+screenshot+b.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ca href\u003d'http://fieldofdreams-template.blogspot.com/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eDemo\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d'http://myblogtalk.com/bloggertemplates/fieldofdreams/fieldofdreams.zip' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eDownload\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e2.Visionary Reloaded.\u003cbr/\u003eThis is a beautiful magazine style theme with tab funciion at the top right.The 3 columns make ample space for ads and also the minimalist approach gives it a businesslike feel.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/4/6/30/f_visionaryrem_b6223f6.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ca href\u003d'http://visionaryreloaded.blogspot.com/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eDemo\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d'http://bloggertemplates.itmag.org/2008/06/blogger-templates-visionary-reloaded.html' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eDownload\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-4226970067818519480?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/4226970067818519480/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/09/few-beautiful-blogger-themes.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4226970067818519480"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4226970067818519480"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/09/few-beautiful-blogger-themes.html","title":"A few Beautiful Blogger themes."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Toi-rh0Nm00/SEj5s8zvTCI/AAAAAAAABeY/GlUJU_2cTT8/s72-c/fieldofdreams+screenshot+b.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-6384142147274307881"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-09T06:31:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-09T06:39:31.489-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"widget"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Followers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Does your blog have followers?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Well, the much awaited gadget of followers of your blog has been rolled out by Blogger.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; \"\u003eYou can add a widget that lists the people who follow a blog. Visitors can follow a blog from the widget and see their subscriptions in Blogger's dashboard or in Google Reader.It's very easy way of telling who all are following your blog.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZaGO7GjCqAI/SMPuUS6XJzI/AAAAAAAALsU/h7vb8dgy3lg/s640/blogger-followers.png\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243296423630808882\" style\u003d\"display: block; text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou can add this widget by going to your dashboard and add a gadget, click on the Followers(new) gadget.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-6384142147274307881?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/6384142147274307881/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/09/does-your-blog-have-followers.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6384142147274307881"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6384142147274307881"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/09/does-your-blog-have-followers.html","title":"Does your blog have followers?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZaGO7GjCqAI/SMPuUS6XJzI/AAAAAAAALsU/h7vb8dgy3lg/s72-c/blogger-followers.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-7873593036902713115"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-01T01:16:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-01T01:16:00.179-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"contest"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winner"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"And the winner is....."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SLmqz0TbjdI/AAAAAAAAAFo/0AMDniXzowE/s1600-h/top.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SLmqz0TbjdI/AAAAAAAAAFo/0AMDniXzowE/s320/top.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240407448612474322\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe winner of my monthly contest is:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2hitchhikers.blogspot.com/\"\u003eAbhay Karnataki\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAbhay has a beautiful blog filled with his own first hand experiences and the charm of everyday happenings.\u003cbr /\u003eP.S. I have accredited 100 ec's in your account and also you are in my top spots now.\u003cbr /\u003econgratulations and thanks for all the comments.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-7873593036902713115?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/7873593036902713115/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/09/and-winner-is.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/7873593036902713115"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/7873593036902713115"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/09/and-winner-is.html","title":"And the winner is....."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SLmqz0TbjdI/AAAAAAAAAFo/0AMDniXzowE/s72-c/top.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-1489878129231712691"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-30T10:23:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-30T10:35:42.908-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cloud"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"widget"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"label"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How does your label cloud look?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"\u003eWell, if you have a blog then you must surely have been labelling your post.Most of you must have even put up the labels in your sidebar widget.\u003cbr /\u003eSo how does your sidebar labels look like? Does it still look like the primitive one below?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k412/a1vivekbarunrai/blog/label.jpg\" style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOr perhaps you have upgraded to the more appealing and nice looking label cloud like this one:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.bloggingtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/phydeaux-blogger-label-clou-247x300.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;\" src\u003d\"http://www.bloggingtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/phydeaux-blogger-label-clou-247x300.png\" alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHowever, there is a new sidebar widget for labels which is really cool.If you still don't have it for your blog, then you must go right ahead.To see how this widget looks like, you can visit my \u003ca href\u003d\"http://vivekbarunrai.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehome blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eThis widget uses a combination of JavaScript and Flash animation to parse and display your blog labels. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTo install this widget, do the following:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 1:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGo to Layout\u0026gt;Edit HTML in your Blogger dashboard, and search for the following line (or similar):\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;b:section class\u003d'sidebar' id\u003d'sidebar' preferred\u003d'yes'\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e Immediatly after this line, paste the following section of code:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;b:widget id\u003d'Label99' locked\u003d'false' title\u003d'Labels' type\u003d'Label'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;b:includable id\u003d'main'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;b:if cond\u003d'data:title'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e  \u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;data:title/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/b:if\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;div class\u003d'widget-content'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;script src\u003d'http://halotemplates.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-cumulus-example/swfobject.js' type\u003d'text/javascript'/\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;div id\u003d'flashcontent'\u0026gt;Blogumulus by \u0026lt;a\u003cbr /\u003ehref\u003d'http://www.roytanck.com/'\u0026gt;Roy Tanck\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; and \u0026lt;a\u003cbr /\u003ehref\u003d'http://www.bloggerbuster.com'\u0026gt;Amanda\u003cbr /\u003eFazani\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;script type\u003d'text/javascript'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003evar so \u003d new\u003cbr /\u003eSWFObject(\"http://halotemplates.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-cumulus-example/tagcloud.swf\",\u003cbr /\u003e\"tagcloud\", \"\u003cem\u003e240\u003c/em\u003e\",\u003cbr /\u003e\"\u003cem\u003e300\u003c/em\u003e\", \"7\",\u003cbr /\u003e\"#ffffff\");\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e// uncomment next line to enable transparency\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e//so.addParam(\"wmode\", \"transparent\");\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eso.addVariable(\"tcolor\", \"0x\u003cem\u003e333333\u003c/em\u003e\");\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eso.addVariable(\"mode\", \"tags\");\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eso.addVariable(\"distr\", \"true\");\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eso.addVariable(\"tspeed\", \"100\");\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eso.addVariable(\"tagcloud\",\u003cbr /\u003e\"\u0026lt;tags\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b:loop values\u003d'data:labels'\u003cbr /\u003evar\u003d'label'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a expr:href\u003d'data:label.url'\u003cbr /\u003estyle\u003d'12'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;data:label.name/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/b:loop\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/tags\u0026gt;\");\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eso.addParam(\"allowScriptAccess\", \"always\");\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eso.write(\"flashcontent\");\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/script\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e  \u0026lt;b:include name\u003d'quickedit'/\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/b:includable\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/b:widget\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThen preview your template. If installed correctly, you should see the tag cloud appear in your sidebar.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you want to change the size and colour of the label cloud , just play around with the highlighted numbers in the code and you will do fine.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eP.S:Many thanks to \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.roytanck.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eRoy Tanck\u003c/a\u003e'\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e who designed this widget as a plugin for wordpress,and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/08/blogumus-flash-animated-label-cloud-for.html#arc\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eAmanda\u003c/a\u003e for converting it into a blogger widget.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-1489878129231712691?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/1489878129231712691/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-does-your-label-cloud-look.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/1489878129231712691"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/1489878129231712691"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-does-your-label-cloud-look.html","title":"How does your label cloud look?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-4393172963828844787"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-25T10:44:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-25T10:44:29.243-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What's the status?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eI had announced a contest for the top commenter of the month nearly 10 days ago .The prizes were:\u003cbr/\u003e1.100 EC\u003cbr/\u003e2.a spot on my blogroll for 2 months.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eWell let's see whats the status at this time?\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k412/a1vivekbarunrai/topcommenter.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eStill five more days left for the contest, so lol for all.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-4393172963828844787?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/4393172963828844787/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-status_25.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4393172963828844787"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4393172963828844787"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-status_25.html","title":"What\u0026#39;s the status?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-6612321311859385600"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-23T11:24:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-23T11:24:00.360-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Just Added Top Droppers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eWell  there are some cool \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.google.com/webmasters/gadgets/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003egoogle gadgets\u003c/a\u003e that you must try for your blog.\u003cbr/\u003eIf you are an Entrecard Fan then you must get the top droppers or recent droppers widget in your blog. Just a sign of appreciation for all those who religiously drop on your blog and as default are your regular visitors.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eI really liked the top droppers widget and if you want to try it too then Mike from \u003ca href\u003d'http://michiganrafter.blogspot.com/2008/06/add-entrecard-top-dropper-google-widget.html' target\u003d'_blank'\u003emichiganrafter\u003c/a\u003e has written a very good tutorial for this.\u003cbr/\u003eThough I feel an icing on the cake would have been if it displayed the no. of drops also.But for now , it's cool!\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d'273' width\u003d'523' src\u003d'http://media.wendyknits.net/images/google.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-6612321311859385600?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/6612321311859385600/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/just-added-top-droppers.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6612321311859385600"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6612321311859385600"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/just-added-top-droppers.html","title":"Just Added Top Droppers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-2120791761421279917"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-23T10:19:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-23T10:20:02.470-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Which is the most viewed video on youtube?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eYouTube has come to define the new era of online video, so let's take a look at their \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.youtube.com/browse?s\u003dmp\u0026amp;t\u003da\u0026amp;c\u003d0\u0026amp;l\u003d'\u003emost popular videos\u003c/a\u003e of all time.\u003cbr/\u003e \u003cbr/\u003eWell, I had thought that the most viewed video would be something to do with cokeandmenthol or George Bush perhaps,  but no, the most popular video of all timeon YouTube, so far, has been \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003ddMH0bHeiRNg'\u003eEvolution of Dance\u003c/a\u003eby comedian Judson Laipply. It was added to YouTube on April 06, 2006\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp\u003eand has since gone on to attract 96.5 Million views. \u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has \u003cspan class\u003d'smallText'\u003e389,948 ratings.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d'smallText'/\u003eIt's had 216,032 comments, the first of which was: \"That was freaking AWESOME! Thanks\u003cbr/\u003efor sharing!!\". \u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp/\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d'youtube-video'\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d'350' width\u003d'425'\u003e\u003cparam value\u003d'http://www.youtube.com/v/dMH0bHeiRNg' name\u003d'movie'\u003e \u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam value\u003d'transparent' name\u003d'wmode'\u003e \u003c/param\u003e\u003cembed height\u003d'350' width\u003d'425' wmode\u003d'transparent' type\u003d'application/x-shockwave-flash' src\u003d'http://www.youtube.com/v/dMH0bHeiRNg'\u003e \u003c/embed\u003e   \u003c/object\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/03/1165080802797.html?page\u003dfullpage'\u003ea SMH article\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eat the end of 2006, Laipply is a comedian and motivational speaker from\u003cbr/\u003eCleveland, Ohio. The video shows him dancing a six-minute routine\u003cbr/\u003eencompassing 32 songs spanning more than 50 years of music and dance.\u003cbr/\u003eIn many ways this is your typical YouTube video - a funny, goofy, short\u003cbr/\u003eand \u003cem\u003eclever\u003c/em\u003e video, in this case uploaded by and starring a\u003cbr/\u003eprofessional comedian. 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Want to win 8GB ipod?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003e\u003cp style\u003d'text-align: justify;'\u003e\u003ca href\u003d'http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/blog/2008/ubd-1-year-anniversary-contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eUnique Blog Design\u003c/a\u003e has done wonderfully well in the past year and now they are celebrating their anniversary with style.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d'text-align: justify;'\u003eTo celebrate this 1 year birthday, \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/blog/2008/ubd-1-year-anniversary-contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eUBD\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d'http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/blog/2008/ubd-1-year-anniversary-contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003e will be running a contest for the remainder of August\u003c/a\u003e. The \u003ca title\u003d'Posts tagged with Contest' rel\u003d'tag nofollow' href\u003d'http://www.indocontest.com/tag/contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003econtest\u003c/a\u003e is open to everyone on Earth! If you are not from Earth, you are responsible for the cost of shipping. So, what are the prizes?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d'text-align: center;'\u003e\u003ca href\u003d'http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/blog/2008/ubd-1-year-anniversary-contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d'358' width\u003d'519' title\u003d'Win 8gb Ipod Touch At Ubd 1 Year Anniversary Contest' alt\u003d'UBD Prizes' src\u003d'http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/prizes1.jpg'/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp style\u003d'text-align: justify;'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrand Prize\u003c/strong\u003e - Brand New 8GB iPod Touch ($299 value) and One (1) Copy of Their New UBD Citrus WordPress Theme (coming next week).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp style\u003d'text-align: justify;'\u003eThree (3) runner-up prizes include copies of their new UBD Citrus WordPress Theme.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d'text-align: justify;'\u003eHow to Enter:\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp style\u003d'text-align: justify;'\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style\u003d'text-align: justify;'\u003e\u003cli\u003eFor one (1) \u003ca title\u003d'Posts tagged with Contest' rel\u003d'tag nofollow' href\u003d'http://www.indocontest.com/tag/contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003econtest\u003c/a\u003e entry - just reply to \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/blog/2008/ubd-1-year-anniversary-contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003ethis post\u003c/a\u003e with a comment. Only one comment per person will be counted.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFor five (5) \u003ca title\u003d'Posts tagged with Contest' rel\u003d'tag nofollow' href\u003d'http://www.indocontest.com/tag/contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003econtest\u003c/a\u003e entries - write a blog post about the UBD 1-Year Anniversary \u003ca title\u003d'Posts tagged with Contest' rel\u003d'tag nofollow' href\u003d'http://www.indocontest.com/tag/contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eContest\u003c/a\u003e and link back to \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/blog/2008/ubd-1-year-anniversary-contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003ethis post\u003c/a\u003e. If your blog post does not appear under the “Pingbacks,” leave a comment with a URL to the post.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca title\u003d'Posts tagged with Contest' rel\u003d'tag nofollow' href\u003d'http://www.indocontest.com/tag/contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003econtest\u003c/a\u003e runs from 12:00AM PST Friday, August 22nd, 2008 to 11:59PM Sunday, August 31, 2008.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWinners will be chosen Monday, September 1, 2008 through a random drawing.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOnly one (1) comment entry per person and one (1) blog entry per\u003cbr /\u003eperson. The total number of entries any person can receive is six (6)\u003cbr /\u003eentries.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePrizes include (1) grand prize of an Apple iPod Touch 8GB ($299\u003cbr /\u003evalue) and three (3) copies of our new UBD Citrus WordPress Theme ($99\u003cbr /\u003evalue) - coming next week.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title\u003d'Posts tagged with Contest' rel\u003d'tag nofollow' href\u003d'http://www.indocontest.com/tag/contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eContest\u003c/a\u003e is open to everyone world-wide.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca title\u003d'Posts tagged with Winner' rel\u003d'tag nofollow' href\u003d'http://www.indocontest.com/tag/winner/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003ewinner\u003c/a\u003e will be randomly chosen Monday, September 1st, 2008. \u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo hurry, and enter yourself.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp style\u003d'text-align: center;'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor more detail about the \u003ca title\u003d'Posts tagged with Contest' rel\u003d'tag nofollow' href\u003d'http://www.indocontest.com/tag/contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003econtest\u003c/a\u003e please visit\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d'text-align: center;'\u003e\u003ca href\u003d'http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/blog/2008/ubd-1-year-anniversary-contest/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eHappy Birthday UBD! 1-Year Anniversary Contest\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-840900331385715271?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/840900331385715271/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/udb-contest-want-to-win-8gb-ipod.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/840900331385715271"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/840900331385715271"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/udb-contest-want-to-win-8gb-ipod.html","title":"UDB contest. 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A gem by Albom Mitch.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" src\u003d\"http://i21.tinypic.com/vh5hu0.jpg\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI read it yesterday and it was a like taking a deeeeep breath and smiling with oneself.\u003cbr /\u003eSo often we are lost giving so much importance to things that we think we ought to do that we lose the sight of the real thing that gives us joy.\u003cbr /\u003eMorrie is a professor and he is one of the rare gems who can be actually called a teacher. He teaches with his life.\u003cbr /\u003eLater in life he contracts ALS, a deadly disease( the same as Stephen Hawking), and this book is a discussion between him and one of his student.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" src\u003d\"http://www.chicagocritic.com/assets/images/autogen/a_morrie3.jpg\" width\u003d\"426\" height\u003d\"348\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTake time out and read this. I'm sure you will feel more happy.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSome snippets.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SK75M8F6ecI/AAAAAAAAACI/tQvL73F4wLU/s1600-h/morrie1.bmp\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SK75M8F6ecI/AAAAAAAAACI/tQvL73F4wLU/s320/morrie1.bmp\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237397417363143106\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SK75NAVVx-I/AAAAAAAAACQ/TorFWMThdpI/s1600-h/morrie2.bmp\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SK75NAVVx-I/AAAAAAAAACQ/TorFWMThdpI/s320/morrie2.bmp\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237397418501588962\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-4199236756198708062?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/4199236756198708062/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/tuesdays-with-morrie.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4199236756198708062"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4199236756198708062"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/tuesdays-with-morrie.html","title":"A beautiful little book."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SK75M8F6ecI/AAAAAAAAACI/tQvL73F4wLU/s72-c/morrie1.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-5805585170170461907"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-21T12:14:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-21T12:15:04.249-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"So how does it look?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eIf you have visited my blog before then you might have noticed that it has gone a complete makeover. I found this excellent template  and I won't be changing it for a long time now.\u003cbr/\u003eFeel free to comment on how is the new avatar, and you might win some EC for that.(Check the contest)\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-5805585170170461907?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/5805585170170461907/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/so-how-does-it-look.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/5805585170170461907"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/5805585170170461907"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/so-how-does-it-look.html","title":"So how does it look?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-891390425486441502"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-19T22:50:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-19T22:51:03.863-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Vodafone releases iPhone 3G price! (India)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eThe much awaited iPhone 3G's price and models has been announced by vodafone. However, Airtel is yet to do the same.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://techdigest.tv/apple-iphone-in-hand-thumb.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eHere is the complete excerpt from Vodafone.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We are delighted to announce that the iPhone 3G will be available\u003cbr /\u003ein India from August 22, 2008. It will be available in 8GB \u0026amp; 16GB\u003cbr /\u003emodels, priced at Rs 31,000 ($710) and Rs 36,100 ($820) respectively. \"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe the first to get the iPhone - \u003c/strong\u003eWe have received a\u003cbr /\u003elarge number of registrations. As there are limited stocks, make sure\u003cbr /\u003ethat you get yours first, by paying an advance of Rs 10,000 to confirm\u003cbr /\u003eyour booking.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere can you make this advance payment? - \u003c/strong\u003eThe\u003cbr /\u003eiPhone 3G will be available at select Vodafone Stores. All you need to\u003cbr /\u003edo is drop in at any select Vodafone Store between August 20 and 21 and\u003cbr /\u003emake the advance payment by cash or credit card. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon’t forget to show the iPhone booking SMS, which you would have\u003cbr /\u003ereceived from us, when you visit the Vodafone Store to pay the advance.\u003cbr /\u003eTo find a Vodafone Store near you, \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.vodafone.in/vodafone/mailer/newsletter/proactivelinks.asp?s\u003d120091\u0026amp;sources\u003dupw_iphone120808_lnk01\u0026amp;linkname\u003dhttp://www.vodafone.in/iphone/Pages/iPhone_details.aspx?cid\u003dupw' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eclick here\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet an appointment now. No queues for you. - \u003c/strong\u003eOnce\u003cbr /\u003eyou pay the advance, we will immediately give you an appointment date\u003cbr /\u003eand time, starting August 22 when you can come and experience a full\u003cbr /\u003edemonstration and collect your iPhone, all ready to use with your\u003cbr /\u003econtacts and settings, by paying the balance amount.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHurry! Limited stocks. - \u003c/strong\u003eRemember, the sooner you\u003cbr /\u003econfirm your booking, the earlier you´ll get your iPhone. We have\u003cbr /\u003elimited stocks and it will be on first come, first serve basis.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy a Vodafone connection now! - \u003c/strong\u003eAs you are not a Vodafone customer, you will need a Vodafone connection for your iPhone 3G. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe recommend that when you come to confirm your booking, please do\u003cbr /\u003eget yourself a Vodafone connection too. Remember to carry a passport\u003cbr /\u003esized picture, photo ID proof and address proof as these are required\u003cbr /\u003efor activating your Vodafone SIM card.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy to help - \u003c/strong\u003eIf you have any queries, log on to \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.vodafone.in/iphone' target\u003d'_blank'\u003evodafone.in/iphone\u003c/a\u003e or call us on 9719097190 and we´ll be happy to help.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-891390425486441502?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/891390425486441502/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/vodafone-releases-iphone-3g-price-india.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/891390425486441502"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/891390425486441502"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/vodafone-releases-iphone-3g-price-india.html","title":"Vodafone releases iPhone 3G price! (India)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-6978210139370144689"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-18T01:08:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-18T01:08:19.231-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Add Star Ratings to your blog(Customised Template for Blogger)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eLet's face it now!\u003cbr/\u003eFor every one comment which u get for your posts, there will be 50 others who will just read the post and hop on to another blog/site.\u003cbr/\u003eThe main reason for this is 'why should I take all the trouble to wait for another window to open up and enter the comment\"\u003cbr/\u003eSo to facilitate easy reader involvement, consider the star ratings widget to rate your posts.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://www.csci.org.uk/images/180-star-rating-image.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eYou can get an excellent post on this topic by Amanda from\u003ca href\u003d'http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/07/how-to-add-star-ratings-to-your-blogger.html' target\u003d'_blank'\u003e Blogger Buster.\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eHowever, it didn't help much with my customized template and I've seen some other people also comment that it didn't work out.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eIf you have a customized template, try this:\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep1:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThis tutorial is for the star ratings widget provided by \u003ca href\u003d'http://bloggerindraft.blogspot.com/2008/06/updates-and-bug-fixes-for-june-26th.html' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eblogger in draft\u003c/a\u003e.So first you need to login through blogger in draft.\u003cbr/\u003e     a\u0026gt; Log out from your google account.\u003cbr/\u003e     b\u0026gt; go to \u003ca href\u003d'http://draft.blogger.com/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eBlogger in draft\u003c/a\u003e and login\u003cbr/\u003e     c\u0026gt; go to layout\u0026gt;page elements. click on edit in the BLOG POSTS.\u003cbr/\u003e     d\u0026gt; Check the star ratings .\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k412/a1vivekbarunrai/star.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep2:\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003eGo to layout\u0026gt;edit HTML\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003ecopy the whole existing HtML code to your system(just in case something goes wrong).\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eCheck the expand widget templates box.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep3: \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003eSearch for the following line of code\u003cu\u003e.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;data:post.body/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep4:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003eCopy the following code just after the above code.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u0026lt;span class\u003d'star-ratings'\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e        \u0026lt;b:if cond\u003d'data:top.showStars'\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e           \u0026lt;div expr:g:background-color\u003d'data:backgroundColor'\u003cbr/\u003eexpr:g:text-color\u003d'data:textColor' expr:g:url\u003d'data:post.absoluteUrl'\u003cbr/\u003eg:height\u003d'42' g:type\u003d'RatingPanel' g:width\u003d'180'/\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e        \u0026lt;/b:if\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e      \u0026lt;/span\u0026gt; \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003estep5:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003eAgain search for the following code(the last instance)\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u0026lt;b:include name\u003d'feedLinks'/\u0026gt; \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eStep6:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/b\u003e copy the following code right after the above code.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u0026lt;b:if cond\u003d'data:top.showStars'\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e    \u0026lt;script src\u003d'http://www.google.com/jsapi' type\u003d'text/javascript'/\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e    \u0026lt;script type\u003d'text/javascript'\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e      google.load(\"annotations\", \"1\");\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e      function initialize() {\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e        google.annotations.setApplicationId(\u0026lt;data:top.blogspotReviews/\u0026gt;);\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e        google.annotations.createAll();\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e        google.annotations.fetch();\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e      }\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e      google.setOnLoadCallback(initialize);\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e    \u0026lt;/script\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e  \u0026lt;/b:if\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep7:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e Preview your changes. If satisfied, save it .\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eYou're done.! \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-6978210139370144689?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/6978210139370144689/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-add-star-ratings-to-your_18.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6978210139370144689"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6978210139370144689"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-add-star-ratings-to-your_18.html","title":"How to Add Star Ratings to your blog(Customised Template for Blogger)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-2313481244775145586"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-16T14:09:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-16T14:16:41.503-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Take a break!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"\u003eJust a break from all the tech and blog and net. Humor for a change. Just enjoy these!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBtw I will be launching my humor blog soon.So watch out for that!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSoccer mania\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://lolz.ir/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/funny-2.thumbnail.jpg\" style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFunny huh!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/%7Earobic/funny/funny.jpg\" style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMr dog-l-ass\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.icseguess.com/uploads/images/funny-picture-1475818506.jpg\" style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo much for Victoria's secret\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.freefunnypixs.com/images/media/2/zzzzzvictoria_secrets.gif\" style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eToilet truck\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.bostonapartments.com/humor-plumber-toilet-truck.jpg\" style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" width\u003d\"555\" height\u003d\"490\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-2313481244775145586?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/2313481244775145586/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/take-break.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/2313481244775145586"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/2313481244775145586"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/take-break.html","title":"Take a break!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-6938407575947464041"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-15T10:07:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-15T10:49:48.102-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Blogging contests! Want to win???"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"\u003eRecently I have been attracted to a few contests hosted by some blogs.\u003cbr /\u003eMost of them give away small bucks or a few hundred Entrecard Credits.\u003cbr /\u003eHowever look at the bright side, u get that just for commenting or linking or subscribing. Now that's not a great deal to crib about.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.harart.com/pictures/dollar_sign.gif\" style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" width\u003d\"575\" height\u003d\"363\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eActually I am enjoying doing this since I won 1 contest yesterday for just leaving one comment.\u003cbr /\u003eI just woke up in the morning and read a message from mike of monkeyfables fame saying \" I have send you 50 ec for winning the contest\".\u003cbr /\u003eThis immediately brightened my day.\u003cbr /\u003eSo I will be posting about some of the interesting contests in the blogosphere. Just take a chance!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere's one from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://dablogger.com/\"\u003edablogger.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://dablogger.com/win-5000-paypal-advertising-spots-and-entrecard-credits/\"\u003ehttp://dablogger.com/win-5000-paypal-advertising-spots-and-entrecard-credits/\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eanother one\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://jeflin.net/2008/08/02/win-25-cash-money/\"\u003ehttp://jeflin.net/2008/08/02/win-25-cash-money/\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd another one\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.anothermmoblog.com/\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ehttp://www.anothermmoblog.com/\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd yet another one\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.crunchnow.com/2008/07/crunchnow-dot-com.html\"\u003ehttp://www.crunchnow.com/2008/07/crunchnow-dot-com.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-6938407575947464041?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/6938407575947464041/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/blogging-contests-want-to-win.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6938407575947464041"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6938407575947464041"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/blogging-contests-want-to-win.html","title":"Blogging contests! Want to win???"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-5777377276198033655"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-14T08:12:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-14T08:13:01.908-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cool way to let people contact you!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eWell you might have noticed that I changed the template of this blog.\u003cbr/\u003eOne thing that was eating me was that when someone clicks on the \"Contact Me\" link then which page should open.\u003cbr/\u003ei.e. I was searching for a friendly and easy form through which a user could send me an e-mail directly 'coz it would be too troublesome for a user to copy your email and then log on to his/her account and then send you an email.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://kontactr.com/images/logo.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThat's when I stumbled upon this gem of a thing called \u003ca href\u003d'http://kontactr.com/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eKontactr\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr/\u003eYou can create an account and give your email. U will receive the url for your contact form which u can use in your blog HTML code.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd above all this service is FREE!!\u003cbr/\u003eIf you want to check the form just click on the \"Contact Me\" tab at the top of this blog.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eNext time someone wants to contact you they will just want to Kontactr.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003ePlz comment if you found this post useful. Or at least rate it. These are the foods for a blogger's soul.(I hope most bloggers agree)\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-5777377276198033655?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/5777377276198033655/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/cool-way-to-let-people-contact-you.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/5777377276198033655"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/5777377276198033655"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/cool-way-to-let-people-contact-you.html","title":"Cool way to let people contact you!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-4185605323951461605"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-11T02:44:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-15T07:02:02.971-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Most easiest blog contest! win 100 EC"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.masternewmedia.org/images/gift_by_xmasbaby.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://www.masternewmedia.org/images/gift_by_xmasbaby.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis is the first ever contest which I am hosting in this blog, so I thought of making as simple as possible.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRIZE:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e 100 EC(entrecard credits) transferred to your account.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eRULES:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e¤To enter this competition all you have to do is leave a comment on \u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eany \u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epost(s)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e in this blog.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e¤The person who has posted the maximum number of comments wins\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e¤In case of a tie, the winner will be chosen by a randomiser.\u003cbr /\u003e¤The contest ends on 12:00 IST on 16th August, 2008.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:130%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eUPDATE: Since the blog is so young, I thought of extending the end-contest date to the end of this month.And to compensate for that I have added one more prize. Results will be declared on 31st august, 2008.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:130%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePRIZE2: Free backling to your blog/site in my blogroll for one full month.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e¤The winner will be announced on the same date and they have to claim the prize whithin 48 hrs of declaration.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE: When you leave a comment please leave your name and the url of your blog or website.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST OF COMMENTING!!\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-4185605323951461605?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/4185605323951461605/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/most-easiest-blog-contest-win-100-ec.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4185605323951461605"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4185605323951461605"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/most-easiest-blog-contest-win-100-ec.html","title":"Most easiest blog contest! win 100 EC"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-2820130060749195513"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-10T12:46:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-10T12:47:48.718-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Blogging for Beginners 2 : Get a customized template!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"When I first started my blog, i had made it in minima template. However I used to wonder how can I make my blog look customized and beautiful like most of the other blogs.\u003cbr /\u003eAlthough, i had changed the header and made some changes but still I was not satisfied.Then I came across ready made templates for free.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThese are customized templates which u can download for free . I will give some links which provide these templates.There are many other sites which provide customized templates for free or for some charge.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" src\u003d\"http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/02/101-excellent-blogger-xml-templates.html\" /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/02/101-excellent-blogger-xml-templates.html\"\u003ebloggerbuster\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/02/101-excellent-blogger-xml-templates.html\"\u003ebloggertemplates\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAll you need to do is click on download the template. Save the xml file in your desktop(or any convenient location which is easy to find).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow once once u have saved the xml template file, go to your bloger account\u003elayout\u003eedit HTML.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere u will find, upload a template from your hard drive.\u003cbr /\u003eupload the xml file u have saved and click preview.If u are satisfied with  your settings, click save.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SJ9FsDV8sDI/AAAAAAAAABY/PGeNckJM5FE/s1600-h/template.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SJ9FsDV8sDI/AAAAAAAAABY/PGeNckJM5FE/s400/template.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232977915141730354\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA few words of caution:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. before uploading anything you might want to save the current template .in case any catastrophe happens , you might want the old things back.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2.\u003cbr /\u003eI have found that with the free blogger templates, sometimes it is difficult to add some widgets and extra code.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-2820130060749195513?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/2820130060749195513/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/blogging-for-beginners-2-get-customized.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/2820130060749195513"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/2820130060749195513"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/blogging-for-beginners-2-get-customized.html","title":"Blogging for Beginners 2 : Get a customized template!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SJ9FsDV8sDI/AAAAAAAAABY/PGeNckJM5FE/s72-c/template.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-8625490572762921897"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-07T12:32:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-07T12:32:13.724-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Apple iPhone 3G is here!!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eFinally the release of the much awaited iPhone 3G is declared.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApple iPhone\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2008/07/apple-iphone-3g-launch-day/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003elaunched on July 11\u003c/a\u003e worldwide, is finally selling in India from\u003cstrong\u003e August 22\u003c/strong\u003e, 2008. Apple has announced \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2008/05/apple-iphone-in-india-now-on-airtel/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eAirtel\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2008/05/vodafone-sells-apple-iphone-in-india/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eVodafone\u003c/a\u003e as the  authorised sellers for Apple iPhone in India. Now Indians can also be proud \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2008/06/new-apple-iphone-3g/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eiPhone 3G\u003c/a\u003e owners a few weeks later.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/files/articles/iphone3g_485.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBharti Airtel\u003c/strong\u003e has \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.airtel.in/wps/wcm/connect/About%20Bharti%20Airtel/bharti+airtel/media+centre/fy2008-2009/pg_bhartiairtel_to_bring_iphone' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eannounced\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ethat it will launch the iPhone 3G in India on August 22. Customers will\u003cbr /\u003ebe able to purchase iPhone 3G at Airtel Relationship Centers. However,\u003cbr /\u003ethe pricing details have not yet been officially announced (see \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2008/07/apple-iphone-3g-pricing-plans/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eUS pricing plans\u003c/a\u003e). Airtel customers can \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.airtel.in/iphone3g/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003ebook an iPhone\u003c/a\u003e now.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVodafone \u003c/strong\u003ehas started \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2008/06/vodafone-preregisters-iphones-in-india/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003epre-registration much earlier\u003c/a\u003e than Airtel, but there is no official announcement for iPhone sales on their site. \u003ca href\u003d'http://vodafone.in/existingusers/iphone/pages/preregister-iPhone.aspx' target\u003d'_blank'\u003ePre-register iPhone here\u003c/a\u003e on Vodafone.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href\u003d'http://apple.co.in/iphone/buy/' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eApple India store\u003c/a\u003e has geared up for Apple iPhone sales and has started pointing potential customers to Airtel and Vodafone websites.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-8625490572762921897?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/8625490572762921897/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/apple-iphone-3g-is-here.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/8625490572762921897"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/8625490572762921897"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/apple-iphone-3g-is-here.html","title":"The Apple iPhone 3G is here!!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-3771960762631226111"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-06T08:18:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-06T08:18:31.011-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to speed up your TORRENT download?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003eIf you download files( documents, music, videos etc.) by torrents then here I discuss two ways of increasing your down load speed upto 2x faster.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIP 1\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e: I will take example utorrent but you can do this with any torrent downloader. \u003cbr/\u003e          Open utorrent application and click on Options.\u003cbr/\u003e          Click preferences. Go to advanced ( at the last).\u003cbr/\u003e          Among the many things u see there, look for net.max_halfopen.\u003cbr/\u003e          Its default value will be 8. Set it to 50.\u003cbr/\u003e          You're done . This should definitely increase your download speed.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d'428' width\u003d'581' src\u003d'http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k412/a1vivekbarunrai/utorrent.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIP 2\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e :\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe blue or green network cable coming out of your\u003cbr /\u003ecomputer/modem/router is actually a busy highway comprised of 65,536\u003cbr /\u003etiny electronic lanes\u003c/b\u003e (yes, over sixty-five thousand little lanes\u003cbr /\u003efor your electrons). Each lane is called a \"port\", and each port is\u003cbr /\u003edesigned to allow only specific types of information through. Many\u003cbr /\u003eports are assigned in a semi-standardized way. Here are some example\u003cbr /\u003eport assignments:\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHTML pages: port 80\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFTP file transferring: port 21\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWorld of Warcraft: port 3724\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePOP3 email: port 110\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMSN Messenger:  port 6901 and ports 6891-6900\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEverquest: port 1024\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBit Torrents: port 6881\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e2) Bit torrents, by default, first look for port 6881 to enter/exit your computer.\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf port 6881 is closed for whatever reason, torrents then go to port\u003cbr /\u003e6882, then 6883, and so on, until it eventually tries port 6999 before\u003cbr /\u003egiving up.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e3) Every ISP, and every home router, can optionally block any of these ports\u003c/b\u003e with the intention of preventing hackers and controlling the network.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e4) If you tell your own personal router and firewall at home to open (aka \"forward\") port 6881 and port 6882\u003c/b\u003e, then your bit torrents will find their way into your computer that much faster. Sometimes up to 5x faster.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-3771960762631226111?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/3771960762631226111/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-speed-up-your-torrent-download.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/3771960762631226111"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/3771960762631226111"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-speed-up-your-torrent-download.html","title":"How to speed up your TORRENT download?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-3452341162070517872"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-06T07:36:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-06T07:37:01.881-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"5 compelling reasons to use Mozilla Firefox"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://images.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl\u003dhttp://www.pc-magazin.de/common/images/firefox_ie_desktop/firefox_ie_desktop_1152x864.jpg\u0026amp;imgrefurl\u003dhttp://current.com/items/87742231_firefox_3_0_is_a_winner\u0026amp;h\u003d864\u0026amp;w\u003d1152\u0026amp;sz\u003d234\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;start\u003d12\u0026amp;sig2\u003dEWgfxhfflGtMzJ59S-7DLA\u0026amp;tbnid\u003dESt97Jn_i4N_uM:\u0026amp;tbnh\u003d112\u0026amp;tbnw\u003d150\u0026amp;ei\u003dk7WZSIiRB5Kq6gPsifzbDw\u0026amp;prev\u003d/images%3Fq%3Dfirefox%2B3.0%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://www.mozilla-firefox-download.org/images/firefox.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eIf you are still using Internet Explorer then consider Switching to Mozilla Firefox 3. I bet you won't regret.\u003cbr/\u003eThought there are tons of reasons to switch to Firefox, these five compels me the most.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eREASON 1\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e : Proven security track record, with more frequent, transparent updates, so that you use a safer browser.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eFirefox has an immaculate track record.So it is one of the most trusted brands.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eREASON 2\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e : Tabbed browsing\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eWith Firefox you can open several sites in the same window. It's much easier in here than in Internet Explorer.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://www.switch2firefox.com/imgs/feat_tabbedbrowsing.png' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eREASON 3\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e : Great Looks and Great Add-ons\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe first time I used it, I was simply impressed with the looks of the browsing window. \u003cbr/\u003eFirefox also has some great add-ons which provide much needed tools with some applications. A list of great add-ons in the next post.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eREASON 4\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e : Better Bookmarks and History\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d'http://www.switch2firefox.com/imgs/feat-bookmarks.png' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp class\u003d'justify'\u003eFirefox makes it easier to organize your Bookmark collection with its handy Bookmarks manager (\u003cstrong\u003eBookmarks, Manage Bookmarks...\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003emenu item). Create folders to group similar items, and add annotations\u003cbr /\u003eto remind yourself of why you bookmarked a particular item later. Sort\u003cbr /\u003eon any of a number of properties including Name, Location, Date Last\u003cbr /\u003eVisited, etc. Firefox also lets you associate a Keyword with any\u003cbr /\u003ebookmark so you can open it by simply typing its keyword in the\u003cbr /\u003eLocation Bar of the browser. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e	\u003cp class\u003d'justify'\u003e Both Bookmarks and History are available as convenient Side Bar panels for quick access. Simply hit \u003cstrong\u003eCtrl+B\u003c/strong\u003e for Bookmarks, \u003cbr /\u003e		and \u003cstrong\u003eCtrl+H\u003c/strong\u003e for History. Links open with a click.\u003cbr /\u003e	\u003c/p\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eREASON 5\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e :  \u003ca href\u003d'http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/04/17/628/'\u003eAwesome bar\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e  You can find places you've been before with a couple of keystrokes.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d'182' width\u003d'547' src\u003d'http://konquefox.free.fr/images/screenshot_bar_newbuttons.png' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eOther reasons include:\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e - \"Save on exit\" so that when you launch Firefox, you're immediately ready to surf, with last windows and tabs open\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e - Remember passwords without a dialog box, so that you decide to save the password \u003cem\u003eafter\u003c/em\u003e you've logged-in\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e - New download manager, users can pause a download and resume it\u003cbr /\u003elater, with a search box to easily retrieve previous downloads\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e - Fastest on complex Web applications, such as GMail so you are more comfortable, even on old machines\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e - Uses less memory than any other browser, so you'll get more mileage out of your computer\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e - Moving the Web forward by supporting advanced Web standards so\u003cbr /\u003ethat the Web keeps evolving and benefits users in the long term.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ch1\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-3452341162070517872?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/3452341162070517872/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/5-compelling-reasons-to-use-mozilla.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/3452341162070517872"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/3452341162070517872"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/5-compelling-reasons-to-use-mozilla.html","title":"5 compelling reasons to use Mozilla Firefox"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-6892011876411321091"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-06T00:10:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-06T00:11:16.370-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Blogging for beginners 1: How to start a blog? (Tips)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d'justify'\u003eAssuming that you don't know much about blogging and want to start a blog of your own, I will guide u stepwise as to how to get along in the blogosphere( yeah! that's what they call it). Also included are valuable tips that will help you advance your blogging skills to higher levels.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eTo start a blog all you need is a \u003ca href\u003d'google.com'\u003egoogle account\u003c/a\u003e. There are many .com service providers for blogging. Prominent among them are \u003ca href\u003d'wordpress.com'\u003eWordpress\u003c/a\u003e and \u003cbr/\u003e\u003ca href\u003d'www.blogger.com'\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e. Blogger is an excellent base to start a blog.\u003cbr/\u003eGo to \u003ca href\u003d'blogger.com'\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e and sign up for a blog. Select a suitable name for your blog.\u003cbr/\u003eSomething that relates to the background of your blog.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d'213' width\u003d'312' src\u003d'http://files.5min.com/Thumbnails/124/6164_3.jpg' style\u003d'max-width: 800px;'/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eSelect any template you like at the start. Minima works best for beginners.\u003cbr/\u003eIn 3 easy steps your blog is ready. Now the real work starts.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eI will just include a few tips for now. More in the later posts.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIP 1\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemove the navigation ba\u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003er\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eYou will notice that most of the websites and good looking blogs dont have the ugly blue navigation bar at the top. Well you can also remove it from your blog. Just follow \u003ca href\u003d'http://blogsutras.blogspot.com/2008/07/first-hack-vanishing-nav-bar.html'\u003eBawa's blogsutras\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr/\u003eNOTE: This will help you understand the basics of your blog settings,layout etc. However, let me tell u this that if you decide to implement a customized template for your blog, this tip will not mean much.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIP 2\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChange the header\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eYou can edit the header of your blog to any image you want.Again follow \u003ca href\u003d'http://blogsutras.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html'\u003eBawa's blogsutras\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIP 3\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdd RSS\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the first things you would want to do is to let your readers subscribe to your posts.So add a RSS feedburner to your blog.Follow Abhay's tips on this \u003ca href\u003d'http://2hitchhikers.blogspot.com/2008/07/troubleshooting-in-html.html' target\u003d'_blank'\u003eHERE\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdd a comment for any problems.I would be most ready to help.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-6892011876411321091?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/6892011876411321091/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/blogging-for-beginners-1-how-to-start.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6892011876411321091"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/6892011876411321091"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/blogging-for-beginners-1-how-to-start.html","title":"Blogging for beginners 1: How to start a blog? (Tips)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-4499625406206163085"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-05T05:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-10T06:50:14.149-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Add a favicon to your blog !!!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" src\u003d\"http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k412/a1vivekbarunrai/bar-1.jpg\" width\u003d\"570\" height\u003d\"44\" /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eEver wondered how come other blogs and sites have their own customized  icons and you have the same, boring, common \u003cimg style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" src\u003d\"http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k412/a1vivekbarunrai/blogger-logo.jpg\" width\u003d\"17\" height\u003d\"17\" /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003elogo beside ur url? Well u can also customize the icon (called favicon)\r\u003cbr /\u003eaccording to your preferences.\r\u003cbr /\u003eI'll make it as simple as possible.\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 1\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e: Choose an image which u want to set as favicon.You can convert any image of any size to a standard favicon of 16x16 pixels format. Just make sure that the image looks good in such a small size. To convert the image to a favicon with extension .ico visit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/\"\u003eHERE\u003c/a\u003e.\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eYou can also create your own customized animation favicon or choose from among the many already existing at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.favicon.cc/\"\u003eHERE.\u003c/a\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 2\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e: Once you have your favicon.ico file, you have to use some webhosting space to host the image. Now the problem is that normal image hosting sites like picasa, photobucket do not host .ico files.\r\u003cbr /\u003eGo to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sites.google.com/\"\u003esites.google.com\u003c/a\u003e and create an account or login.(Google pages do not accept new signup)\r\u003cbr /\u003eSome options of creating a website will come, just accept it.\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eClick on \u003cu\u003eedit page\u003c/u\u003e and insert the favicon.ico image which u have saved in your computer.\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eOnce the image appears click on it to open it in a separate window.\r\u003cbr /\u003ecopy the url of the picture.\r\u003cbr /\u003eeg.     \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sites.google.com/site/vivekassdown/Home/favicon.ico\"\u003e http://sites.google.com/site/vivekassdown/Home/favicon.ico\u003c/a\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eBtw, this is my favicon as you can see.\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 3\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/u\u003e:\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eOpen your blogger.com account and go to \"edit HTML\" in the layout page .\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eSearch for this \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\u003e'\u003c/b\u003e It is right at the top.\r\u003cbr /\u003eNow just below this paste the following code, as shown in the figure.\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003clink href\u003d\"url%20of%20the%20favicon\" rel\u003d\"shortcut icon\"\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003clink href\u003d\"url%20of%20the%20favicon\" rel\u003d\"icon\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SJhLgQnzwKI/AAAAAAAAAAc/GzPSILgCnoI/s1600-h/url.bmp\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SJhLgQnzwKI/AAAAAAAAAAc/GzPSILgCnoI/s400/url.bmp\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231013984780664994\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"\u003edon't give a space between '\u003c' and 'link'  above.\u003c/span\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003clink href\u003d\"%27%3Cu\"\u003e\u003clink href\u003d\"%27url\" rel\u003d\"'shortcut\"\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003clink href\u003d\"%27%3Cu\"\u003e\u003clink href\u003d\"%27url\" rel\u003d\"'icon'/\"\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"max-width: 800px;\" src\u003d\"http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k412/a1vivekbarunrai/2-2.jpg\" width\u003d\"550\" height\u003d\"333\" /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eRemember to check by clicking \"PREVIEW\".\u003c/b\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eSave the template and you're done.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-4499625406206163085?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/4499625406206163085/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/add-favicon-to-your-blog.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4499625406206163085"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/4499625406206163085"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/add-favicon-to-your-blog.html","title":"Add a favicon to your blog !!!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G8tlyK2AOZE/SJhLgQnzwKI/AAAAAAAAAAc/GzPSILgCnoI/s72-c/url.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-2138026281600880834"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-04T23:14:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-04T23:50:29.103-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to remove the \"MUHAHAHA!!!\" virus?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cp\u003eIf you find this message “I DNT HATE MOZILLA BUT USE IE OR ELSE…” when you launch Firefox or this” ORKUT IS BANNED, Orkut is banned you fool`, The administrators didn’t write this program guess who did?? ” when you try to launch Orkut Or \"youtube IS BANNED,youtube is banned you fool`, The administrators didn’t write this program guess who did??`r`r MUHAHAHA!!,30\", then you are system is infected with w32.USBworm (w32.USB worm). Don’t PANIC, this worm is a decent worm, which does not destroy your files or damage your computer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe message is something like this for firefox:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/804/firefoxblockqb1.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/804/firefoxblockqb1.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e         \u003cp\u003eThe following steps help you to remove w32.USBworm completely from your system.\u003c/p\u003e     \u003cp\u003eFirst you need to see all the running processes on your system, for that you need to press Alt+Ctrl+Del. This will launch 'Task Manager' then click on Process tab to see all the running processes. Then you need to manually search for 'svchost.exe' (you will find many but you need to carefully select the one which is having 'User Name' as your Windows login name). Refer to the below attached picture. After finding the process, right click on the process and click 'End Process Tree', and then click on OK. This will kill the running virus on your system. \u003c/p\u003e      \u003ch1\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.freewebs.com/mgsujith/worm/taskManager.jpg\" align\u003d\"center\" /\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNOTE: This only  ends the running process ( i.e. the process). To completely remove the virus you have to edit the registry. I found an excellent video which helps you to do this.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cobject width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"344\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/iuQ29KtXLlU\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/iuQ29KtXLlU\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"344\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-2138026281600880834?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/2138026281600880834/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-remove-muhahaha-virus.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/2138026281600880834"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/2138026281600880834"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-remove-muhahaha-virus.html","title":"How to remove the \"MUHAHAHA!!!\" virus?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vivek Barun"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12639055563188384940"},"email":{"$t":"vivekbarun.blog@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11472067463054734993"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103603292686756710.post-1830086258594904116"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-04T23:01:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-04T23:13:54.080-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why should you blog? Top 10 Reasons"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://mariamusic.blogspirit.com/images/medium_hearnoseenospeakno_blogOK.2.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://mariamusic.blogspirit.com/images/medium_hearnoseenospeakno_blogOK.2.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e1. To Express Your Thoughts and Opinions\u003c/h3\u003eYou have something to say, and blogs provide a place to say it and be heard.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"lsItm\"\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e2. To Market or Promote Something\u003c/h3\u003eBlogging is a great way to help market or promote yourself or your business, product or service.  \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"lsItm\"\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e3. To Help People\u003c/h3\u003eMany blogs are written to help people who may be going through similar situations that the blogger has experienced. Many parenting and health-related blogs are written for this purpose.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"lsItm\"\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e4. To Establish Yourself as an Expert\u003c/h3\u003eBlogs are wonderful tools to help bloggers establish themselves as experts in a field or topic. For example, if you're trying to get a job in a specific field or hoping to publish a book on a specific topic, blogging can help legitimize your expertise and expand your online presence and platform.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"lsItm\"\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e5. To Connect with People Like You\u003c/h3\u003eBlogging brings like-minded people together. Starting a blog can help you find those people and share your opinions and thoughts.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"lsItm\"\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e6. To Make a Difference\u003c/h3\u003eMany blogs are issue-based meaning the blogger is trying to provide information to sway people's thinking in a certain direction. Many \u003ca href\u003d\"http://weblogs.about.com/od/popularblogsbloggers/qt/PoliticalBlogs.htm\"\u003epolitical blogs\u003c/a\u003e and social issues blogs are written by bloggers who are trying to make a difference in their own ways.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"lsItm\"\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e7. To Stay Active or Knowledgeable in a Field or Topic\u003c/h3\u003eSince successful blogging is partially dependent on posting frequency and providing updated, fresh information, it's a perfect way to help a blogger stay abreast of the events in a specific field or topic.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"lsItm\"\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e8. To Stay Connected with Friends and Family\u003c/h3\u003eThe world has shrunk since the Internet has become more accessible. Blogs provide a simple way for family and friends to stay connected from different parts of the world by sharing stories, photos, videos and more. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"lsItm\"\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e9. To Make Money\u003c/h3\u003eIt's important to point out that most bloggers don't make a lot of money blogging, but the potential does exist to generate revenue from your blog with hard work and commitment. There are many bloggers who bring in big bucks. With patience and practice, you can make money through \u003ca href\u003d\"http://weblogs.about.com/od/monetizingablog/p/BlogAdvertising.htm\"\u003eadvertising\u003c/a\u003e and other \u003ca href\u003d\"http://weblogs.about.com/od/bloggingtips/tp/5BlogMonetizationTips.htm\"\u003eincome-generating activities on your blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"lsItm\"\u003e\u003ch3 style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e10. To Have Fun and Be Creative\u003c/h3\u003eMany people start a blog simply for fun. Perhaps a blogger is a fan of a particular actor or loves knitting and wants to share that passion through a blog. One of the most important keys to successful blogging is having a passion about your blog's topic, so you can write prolifically about it. Some of the best and most interesting blogs started out as blogs that were written just for fun and to give the blogger a creative outlet. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1103603292686756710-1830086258594904116?l\u003dtech-a-tete.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/feeds/1830086258594904116/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-should-you-blog-top-10-reasons.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/1830086258594904116"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1103603292686756710/posts/default/1830086258594904116"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://tech-a-tete.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-should-you-blog-top-10-reasons.html","title":"Why should you blog? 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