27. August 2008

Google Suggest goes live

Google Suggest was in Google labs for some years . Its live now . What that means is when searching in www.google.com we get list of search terms according to what we have typed also showing the number of results for suggested terms . 

I am happy to see that when typed “hem ac” google is suggesting my name Hem Acharya which has more than 26K+ results . Thanks to google for indexing me in the suggested list.

At office i had my homepage set to Google Hong Kong www.google.com.hk . I was seeing a JavaScript after typing 1-2 words and there was no suggested keywords dropdown . Now it seems fine. They fixed it so quick.

How to choose a Web Hosting company

One of the most crucial decisions that most online businesses have to make is choosing the best web hosting service. With a popular or well known and reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP) you won’t face many problems, however with a poor web hosting service provider it can be a nightmare.

Choosing the right kind of web hosting service can be a very daunting task at times as there are some very important features that you need to make sure of. Here you can find below what exactly to look for when choosing the best web hosting service.

Amount of web space: A web hosting service provider would usually assign you a certain amount of space on their server. You need to ensure that does it have the right amount of space for your website and your business requirements. You might want to expand your online business tomorrow and would require much more space. So it’s imperative for you that the web hosting company should be able to provide you with ample of space especially if your website is rich in graphics or has video clips.

FTP access: FTP access is very crucial since it provides the ability to upload new pages. Some web hosting service providers allow you to just design your web pages with their own personal web builder. This may be useful for beginners however you need to ensure if they provide you the facility to expand later when you enhance your online business capabilities.

Degree of reliability, security and speed of access: Speed, security and reliability are extremely important for the success of any online business. While choosing a reliable web hosting service you need to ensure that this is taken care of. A site that is not available, not updated on time or is down, will lose many online visitors. If an online visitor finds your site listed on a search engine, and he tries to access it but finds it down, he is sure to move on to the next link and you lose an important customer or visitor. Even slow working websites are very frustrating. So how do you know if a hosting company is reliable or not? By word of mouth or feedback from others! If that’s not possible then you can yourself try accessing your site during peak hours and non-peak hours too. Your site has to be secure of intruders at the same time, especially if it’s an ecommerce website.

Dependence and support: Does the web hosting service provide 24×7 supports? Do they respond rapidly to your issue? Can you depend on them? If you need 24-hour technical support that larger companies need then expect to pay substantially more. In fact, people are much more expensive than machines.

Pricing plans : Price is also one factor that you should look out for when choosing the best web hosting service. It’s not necessarily true that the most expensive hosts are the best. Simply compare prices and services before you finalize one.

Data transfer (Bandwidth): You also need to see if the hosting company provides you with sufficient bandwidth for efficient data transfer. After all it’s your website and you need to ensure that you are getting the best services for the money you invest.

17. August 2008

Fanebook.com Duplicate facebook

This site is exact replica of facebook Login screen . Its a phishing site . I just opened to see its HTML source code all it has is complex JavaScript inside document.write JavaScript function . Even the HTML source looks dangerous and complex to me leave aside the site itself.

03. August 2008

New Search Engine - Cuil.com ( meaning Knowledge)

Whew…

Wow. That was intense. Looking back at the first 48 hours since launch, it was quite an experience. After a lot of hard work, we were thrilled to begin offering our new approach to search. We were even more thrilled with the interest, and traffic, we received.

 

In fact, it was overwhelming—literally. While we had planned for a large number of searches on our first day, we hadn’t planned on more than 50 million. After all, that’s in the same ballpark as Microsoft’s Live Search and approaching Yahoo!. And they have a bit more infrastructure than our small start-up.

 

So for a good part of the first day, the traffic volume simply outstripped our ability to respond. Some machines failed. Some bugs were found. Some of our redundancies…weren’t so redundant. This meant some searches didn’t get the best results. Some didn’t get any.

 

And yet, for a lot of searches, Cuil did provide users with new results, different from the ones folks have gotten in the past, according to the reports we’ve received. This is one of our goals—to give people an alternative to existing approaches.

Above is from Cuil’s Announcement page.

There is already a lot of fuss about new search engine Cuil but my personal experience is not that positive. Though i like Cuil’s philosophy and overall look and feel . I am not happy with the search results which is what cuil is primarily focussed . A search for Hem Acharya in cuil returns no result of my page www.hem.com.np the first result is a proxy site what that hell. I wish cuil will present better results in coming days . I wish Cuil good luck.

19. July 2008

List of Common Internet Error Codes

Here are the most common codes and messages you’re likely to see on your Web browser (HTTP), when accessing Usenet, using e-mail, or using the FTP protocol to upload or download files.

The codes can generally by grouped as follows -

  • 100-199 - Information Codes. Provide information about the request or the servers involved.
  • 200-299 - Success Codes. Indicate that the request was accepted or the requested file has no content (empty).
  • 300-399 - Redirects. Requested content has moved.
  • 400-499 - Client Errors. Cannot find content or you don’t have the correct permissions to access it.
  • 500-599 - Server Errors. There is a problem at the server end stopping the request from completing successfully.

Code    Title Description
100 Continue  
101 Switching Protocols  
200 OK The request was successful
201 Created The request was successful and a new resource was created
202 Accepted The request was accepted for processing, but the processing is not yet complete
203 Non-Authoritative Information  
204 No Content The server has processed the request but there is no new information to be returned
205 Reset Content  
206 Partial Content  
300 Multiple Choices The requested resource is available at one or more locations
301 Moved Permanently The requested resource has been assigned a new URL and any further references should use this new URL
302 Moved Temporarily The requested resource resides at a different location, but will return to this location in the future
303 See Other  
304 Not Modified The requested resource has not been modified since the date specified in the If-Modified_Since header
305 Use Proxy  
400 Bad Request The server could not properly interpret the request. Normally means that either address hasn’t been entered correctly or the page no longer exists.
401 Unauthorised The site being accessed is protected and you either entered the incorrect password or the host does not want users coming from your domain to enter.
402 Payment Required  
403 Forbidden You are not permitted to access this document. It is either password-protected or the host does not want your domain to enter.
404 Not Found The host server can’t find the HTML document at the URL you’ve entered. Either you have mistyped the URL, the document no longer exists, or you’ve been given the wrong URL.
405 Method Not Allowed  
406 Not Acceptable  
407 Proxy Authentication Required   
408 Request Time-Out  
409 Conflict  
410 Gone  
411 Length Required  
412 Precondition Failed  
413 Request Entity Too Large  
414 Request-URL Too Large  
415 Unsupported Media Type  
500 Internal Server Error The server could not satisfy the request due to an internal error condition.
501 Not Implemented  
502 Bad Gateway The server received an invalid response from the server from which it was trying to retrieve information.
503 Out of Resources  
504 Gateway Time-Out  
505 HTTP Version not supported  
  Bad File Request The form you’re trying to access is not supported by your browser or there is an error in the form.
  Cannot Add Form Submission Result to Bookmark List Occurs when you’ve submitted a search request and then try to save the result as a bookmark. Even though it may look like a valid address, the resulting page does not have a URL that can be reused so it can’t be added to your bookmark list.
  Connection Refused by Host You’re not permitted to access this document either because it’s password-protected or the host doesn’t permit your domain to enter.
  Failed DNS Lookup The URL you requested could not be translated into a valid Internet address by the domain name system. This is either a result of a mistake in the system or you could have mistakenly entered an incorrect URL
  File Contains no Data The site you accessed doesn’t contain any Web pages on it.
  Helper Application not Found You’re trying to load a file of a type that your browser doesn’t recognise
  Host Unavailable The server computer that hosts this site could not be reached. The server may be offline or down for maintenance
  Host Unknown The server you’re trying to reach is not connected, or you have lost your own connection. You may have also entered the URL incorrectly.
  Network Connection was Refused by the Server Some servers have limits on the number of people or request they can handle at a time. If you get this message, the server is probably too busy to handle one more user.
  NNTP Server Error This error occurs when you are trying to log on to a Usenet newsgroup. An NNTP server is part of your Internet service provider’s software, so if this error occurs the software may be malfunctioning or the newsgroup does not exist.
  Permission Denied When connecting to an FTP site, can signify that you cannot upload to the site, download a certain file, or access a certain directory.
  Too Many Connections - Try Again Later The limit to the number of people who can use the site at one time has been exceeded.
  Too Many Users To avoid slow uploading and downloading rates, site administrators set a maximum number of users that can access the site at one time. Your request is one too many.
  Unable to Locate Host The server is either down for maintenance or you may have lost your connection.
  Unable to Locate the Server The server indicated in the URL you typed or clicked from either no longer exists or was entered incorrectly.
  Viewer not Found Your browser doesn’t recognise files of this type.
  You Can’t Log on as an Anonymous User You must have a valid username and password to log onto this FTP site.

29. June 2008

After Google’s GMail its Yahoo’s Ymail

Now yahoo mail ids are available with ids similar to yourname@ymail.com or yourname@rocketmail.com . Get your copy before its taken by someone else. 

Yahoomails new IDs

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