Misc.

Help me get the search engine juice

Tejas Patel — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 03:11:00 GMT

Guys need your help here. Help me to get the search engine juice to bring my new blog to the top. My new link is http://itejas.com/index.php .

Tejas Patel

Update:- Thanks Vasanth.

I am moving to my New site/ Please update my records

Tejas Patel — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:48:00 GMT

After few days, I think my blog is ready for me to blog. Guys I am moving to my own domain called Itejas.com. From now on I will be blogging from there. I am going to be blogging in the same way and on nearly the same topics. On Itejas.com I have set up mainly two blogs. One is my main blog called IT Digest - Ingenious Tejas' Digest Blog (Syndication )and the other one is link blog called Tejas' Link Blog (Syndication). With the link blog I will be mainly linking to people and their posts. There is also a Total Digest for people who want to get my aggregated post from both the main blog and the link blog. I am using b2Evolution blogging engine. Also as the time permits i will be evaluating picture gallery software for my site.

So guys update your records and from now on see you on my own site. I realise that it will take a while before I get my audience back to my new site, but with the flexibility of having my own site and my own rules I am going to take this risk. I will like to leave this blog as it is as it is getting a lot of traffic from the web and from other linked blogs. Thanks to Jeff Julian again for providing this space to blog.

Thanks to all readers for being here with me on this blog.

Tejas Patel

Manipulated Google Pics

Tejas Patel — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:38:00 GMT

Ha Ha, These are very funny. Have a look here http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=1322360 . People love to use Google everywhere, don't they!

Tejas Patel

What am I busy with these days/ My new site

Tejas Patel — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 02:46:00 GMT

Ok, since last week I am both busy with work, extra activities and setting up my new website. I set up a website called Itejas.com on the weekend. I choose to go with WordPress blogging software. As my readers might already know, I am not a programmer or developer. I just follow the written instructions on the website on how to install things and so on. I had a hard time getting WordPress blogging software to work. Firstly it was my hosting provider (Brinkster) who were having some technical problems and then the installation of the software was giving me heaps of problem. I had nearly given up, but William Luu saved my day. He helped and solved the major problems with the installation and get my site to up and running where it is now.

I still have to get quite a few problems fixed on my new site. The main ones are:-

1) The feeds are not working. The main feed cannot be subscribed from aggregators like Newsgator and few others. The comment feed is giving me some error message that I don't understand at all.

2) Whenever somebody comments on my blog, the comments are not posted without moderation, even though I have opted out of it. I have followed some of the instructions on the WordPress support site, but it does not help and the problem stays.

3) I don't get email notifications when someone comments on my blog.

I would request people to help me out on this and guide me as to take the necessary steps. Your help would be much appreciated. I have enjoyed blogging on Geekswithblogs.net site, but there were few reasons that prompted me to start a website of my own. I will make a seperate post regarding it. Till the things don't get fixed on my new site, I will keep on double posting ( that is here and on my new blog site at http://itejas.com ). I will again like to thank Jeff Julian of this site to have helped me out and get my own up and running here.

Tejas Patel

Recommendations wanting for a hosting service

Tejas Patel — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:35:00 GMT

Guys, I am looking for a hosting service. Criteria is as follows: -

Reliable
Cheap (under $US 10 per month)
Offers MySQL server (100 MB)
Offers upto 10 GB of data transfer per month
offers for hosting more than one domain (not compulsary)
Email services

I am looking at Brinkster at the moment. Are there any others you can recommend?

Tejas Patel

Am I network worthy?

Tejas Patel — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:41:00 GMT

I am reading Steve Crescenzo's blog. Steve's blog just got my aggregator.Steve is posting a question, 'Are you network worthy?' Steve I am visualising how my face would have turned out if someone asked me that question upfront. Well for me, I would say it won't harm anybody in anyway to network with me. All in all, at the end of the month/year they won't feel that networking with Tejas was a utter waste of time. And this applies not only to people working in Computer industry but from other sectors as well. Seems as if I am boasting now..... I have quite a few online friends, friends scattered around the world, doing different things. I know people working in different industries as well as at different levels. It's amazing how much discount one can get if he/she knows somebody's friend at a local computer store or a local Clive Peters :). I reply to email messages and return phone calls. I don't pretend to be very busy when someone needs my help on something, which quite a few people do (they think that nobody will think that they are pretending).

I would say there are many benefits of networking with the right people or right people's friend. Which brings me to another question. What do you look for when you are networking with people (what qualities)?

Tejas Patel

Found out about Australian Blogging Conference

Tejas Patel — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 02:23:00 GMT

OK, while reading Cameron Reilly's blog, just found out that Cameron and Mick stanic have a podcast site called G'day World Podcast. Good on you guys. I have just started listening to my first podcast from this site which is an interview with Om Malik. I am going to explore the site as time permits me. While surfing the sites, I just realised that Mick and others (not sure who these others are) are organising Australian Blogging Conference. I am excited and try my best that I can attend this. So when does the registration process start? Any early registration discounts on this?

Looking forward to the conference.

Tejas Patel

Missed Geek Dinner at Melbourne

Tejas Patel — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:14:00 GMT

I just found out from Will's blog that there was a Geek Dinner on this 10th January and am sad that I missed it. One more reason that I should catch up with blog reading ASAP. Am waiting for the next geek dinner in Melbourne now.

Tejas Patel

Find the red light cameras in your area

Tejas Patel — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:25:00 GMT

Bookofjoe made a post on Blogcritics about a website for finding out red light cameras in your area. The website is called Photoenforced.com. Now I am a safe driver (this is what I think), but sites like this can come handy especially when you are travelling in a strange areas and you are one of those persons who come into panic mode or feel a bit confused in these situations. I have seen and known people who would over speed in such areas or will forget to give way to people crossing the road. I myself fall into this category but my wife handles new roads very efficiently and without panic. I see that there are a bit more than 500 Cameras listed in here. Unfortunately I could not find entries that relate to my city Melbourne. Also would have to note that the search function on the website does not work very efficiently (It just does not work correctly). The good thing is one can add and edit entries in the database on the website.

I might soon add some red light cameras with their locations that I am aware off. Do any of my Australian readers know of any such Australian website providing similar functionality?

Tejas Patel

Some Jokes a day tries to release some stress away

Tejas Patel — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 04:43:00 GMT

I was suppose to write some blog posts this evening, well that was the plan. Until I started reading Sumit Dhar's blog. I was catching up on his blog when I saw this post. I heard and saw the whole comedy show by Russel Peters and yes, out of 45 minutes show I was nearly laughing all the time. Real funny, a must see and hear show, especially if you are an Indian. This show made me forgot how homesick I am after coming from India. Thanks for the link Sumit.

Tejas Patel