boot & install debian / ubuntu from ntfs
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:14:00 PDT
so, when other distros fail me, i always return to debian. it's a little bit harder to setup, but it (almost) always works on any hardware i have.

• first i download this debian installer mini.iso
• i dont burn it. coz, i cant use the cd drive anymore.
• extract 2 files from the iso into (say) c:\debinst: linux and initrd.gz
• edit c:\menu.lst and add this:

title install debian
kernel /debinst/linux acpi=off
initrd /debinst/initrd.gz

• reboot
• on boot, choose grub. then choose install debian
• that's it. i install debian (again!)
  

btw. you can use this way to install ubuntu using Ubuntu Minimal CD

update:

• first, you need to install grub on ntfs. 
• instead of getting the mini.iso, we can directly get the linux and initrd.gz images from debian installer or ubuntu installer
• also check additional debian installer boot parameters 
• see also: debian minimal desktop installation guide
  

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apt-get freevo on Ubuntu Hardy with packages from Intrepid
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:55:00 PDT
this is how i install freevo on ubuntu hardy using apt-get to get packages from ubuntu intrepid.
First, from Freevo Apt Ubuntu Doc

# Add Medibuntu
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo aptitude install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update # Mandatory dependencies
sudo aptitude install libglib2.0-dev libimlib2 libimlib2-dev libdvdread-dev python-xml python-pygame python-twisted python-dev python-beautifulsoup xmltv lsdvd aumix mplayer libdvdcss2 # Optional packages
sudo aptitude install w32codecs python-pylirc lirc tvtime xine-ui

now, install Python XML

# install dependencies
sudo apt-get install python2.5-dev # download and unzip pyxml
wget http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pyxml/PyXML-0.8.4.tar.gz
tar -xzf ./PyXML-0.8.4.tar.gz
cd PyXML-0.8.4 # build and install pyxml
python setup.py build
sudo python setup.py install # remove temporary files, be careful where you point that loaded rm -rf!
cd ..
rm -rf ./PyXML-0.8.4

then, some apt pinning

# sudo vi  /etc/apt/preferences
# then paste these into it:
Package: *
Pin: release a=hardy
Pin-Priority: 900 Package: *
Pin: release a=intrepid
Pin-Priority: 90

now, get the intrepid repo:

# sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intrepid.list
# then paste these into it:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid main restricted universe multiverse

finally, do the install:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -t intrepid install freevo

that's all it. i got freevo up and running on my hardy

btw. similar setup can be used to make it work on debian stable.

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ways to configure Linux X display driver
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:43:00 PDT
continuing my popular howto easily configure x display, here are other ways to configure X display driver in Linux.

first, we should backup the original xorg.conf, just in case...

cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf xorg.conf.backup1

and when we need to restore:

sudo cp xorg.conf.backup1 /etc/X11/xorg.conf

you might also want to backup xorg.conf from each step result and then choose the one that satisfy you most.

so here's many ways how to configure your X display driver:

• sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf # just remove the xorg.conf. usualy, X will try to configure itself.
• if you have gdm installed, kill it with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace until it gives safe mode. or intentionally breaks xorg.conf with wrong entries. 
• sudo X -configure && sudo cp xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  
• sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
• sudo displayconfig-gtk
• try paste xorg.conf from failsafe / default xorg.conf
• Fix Video Resolution Howto on ubuntu
  

as always, most stuffs should also works with debian and derivatives.
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Atheros 5007 wifi (AR2425 chips) Linux Driver Installs
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:12:00 PDT
i got a laptop with built-in Atheros 5007 wireless LAN (AR2425 chips). and the driver came with ubuntu is not working at all. i also tried ndiswrapper that works but causing a lot of crash. so, after google a lot i found many (somewhat outdated) solutions to make this wireless works but not working anymore...

until i found a ticket at madwifi, then follow this guide. but it's so very long conversation to digest...

so, here i try to summarize it in case i need to repeat the whole steps:

wget http://snapshots.madwifi.org/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-current.tar.gz
tar zxvf madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-current.tar.gz
cd madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-current/scripts sudo ./madwifi-unload
sudo ./find-madwifi-modules.sh $(uname -r)
cd ..
make
sudo make install

that's all it. now i can use the wifi from ubuntu.
(it should also works on all other linux distros).

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MetroTV Indonesia News Ticker
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:43:00 PDT
klik gambar 'Add to Blogger' untuk pasang news ticker dari MetroTV di blogspot loe.



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remove old ubuntu kernel
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:30:00 PDT
after few times you do aptitude full-upgrade, you will end up with many kernel images. many people new to linux dont even know it's there. but it's there. and it can be many of them. wasting quite some spaces, especially if you're on old small 4gig harddrive, it matters a lot.

well... there're many ways you can remove old kernel on ubuntu. and here's my way..

first... find out which kernel installed:

aptitude search linux- | grep ^i

that will also show installed old linux-header (source). you might want to remove them too.
now let's remove them:

sudo aptitude purge linux linux-headers-2.6.24-16-server linux-image-2.6.24-16-server linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-16
sudo aptitude purge linux linux-headers-2.6.24-17-server linux-image-2.6.24-17-server linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-17

that's all it.
that should reclaim at least few hundreds megs space.

guess what... it also works on debian and all distros based on these two.

update. shorter, easier...

sudo apt-get purge '.*-2.6.24-16-*' sudo apt-get purge '.*-2.6.24-17-*' 

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Indonesian Bloggers Galaxy
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:46:00 PDT
Galaksi Blogger Indonesia ini meng-aggregate belasan aggregator / planet planet melalui saluran pipa Yahoo kedalam satu sistem galaksi yang luar biasa besar dan bergerak dengan kecepatan tinggi mendekati bintang utara Polaris.
:)



btw. Loe bisa mencari artikel/blog didalam galaksi ini dengan mudah menggunakan mesin cari blog Indonesia.
dan untuk memasang galaksi ini kedalam blog loe, cukup klik 'Get this' atau klik 'Get as a badge' dari sistem galaksi blog Indonesia ini.
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Any Language to English Translation Widget
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:33:00 PDT
reach more readers and more visitors. reach the world. translate your blogspot from any language (that google understand) into English. just click 'Add to Blogger' then click 'Add Widget' and this widget will be on your blogspot. that easy!



supported languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese

more info: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/faq_translation.html#langpairs
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let's roll the blogs
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:32:00 PDT
Blogger Buzz: Show off your favorite blogs with a Blog List

blogspot now have a new gadget that allow us to put our blog list to our sidebar. you might already have blogrolls using some other services. maybe the google reader's or others.
but all that mostly using javascript! you get what i mean? js means only browsers can see it and search engine bots cant see your blogroll.

and you can guess it already. this new blog roll is 100% SEO and it can even raise your other blogs pagerank.

let's see it in action...


update: wonder why ajaxsearch do not include bloglist in the search result?

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rss feed alert to your messenger
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:04:00 PDT
get instant alert of my blog or any of your favorite news/blog feed to your instant messenger.

• imfeed.com
• feedcrier.com
• zaptxt.com also support email & sms
• anothr.com
  

imfeed need you to sign up and logged in first. works great for me.
feedcrier says we need to confirm the subscription. but the confirmation message never arrive.
cant make zaptxt works. it always say the feed is not validated.

try them out. tell me what you think. share your thought and post a comment.
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Google Talkabout: New chatback styles
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PDT
Google Talkabout: New chatback styles let you put your a gadget on your web. this gadget will let your visitors 'chatback' to you.

go get the google talk gadget for your web.

also, you can chatback to me:

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ultimate htaccess blacklist
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:32:00 PDT
just found another great resources on htaccess blacklist by perishable press. it's called ultimate htaccess blacklist. similar to my previous close to perfect htaccess ban list from webmasterworld forum. but the htaccess have all the rewritecond in one single super long line.

also, it have very nice and almost complete htaccess stuffs.

then, it's also building so-called 3G - third generation - blacklist which include a bunch of redirectmatch stuffs. but be carefull with these. they could/might breaks your cms if you do not understand the logics there.

among all, i will certainly put this into my htaccess:

# PART III: USER AGENTS
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "Jakarta Commons" keep_out
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "Y!OASIS/TEST" keep_out
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "libwww-perl" keep_out
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "MOT-MPx220" keep_out
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "MJ12bot" keep_out
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "Nutch" keep_out
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "cr4nk" keep_out
 
order allow,deny
allow from all
deny from env=keep_out
 

just go check it out for all those .htaccess stuffs and come back tell me what do you think and how you build your htaccess

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Top Indonesian Blogger Widget
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:53:00 PDT
Pasang Top Indonesian Blogger Widget di blogspot loe!
tambahkan alamat blog loe ke daftar Top Indonesian Blogger.

klik gambar 'Add to Blogger' ini:




jangan lupa klik 'Edit Content' lalu ubah width & height sesuai blogspot loe.
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really easy instant blogspot widget
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:38:00 PDT
i just create another widget that allow you - easily,instantly - turns anything into a great free blogspot widget and share it on your blogspot. sort of "widget builder" widget.

just enter your owm custom html/js into it and your widget is ready to share!
and with 2 clicks, anyone can have your widget on their blogspot.

click and try it out! build your viral widget and share it to the world.
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Search Indonesian Bloggers widget
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:54:00 PDT
Indonesia Blogs Search. Search all Indonesian Bloggers all over the world. most comprehensive exhaustive search engine for Indonesia Blogs. unbiased. uncensored. built by Indonesian Bloggers. dari blogger, oleh blogger, untuk blogger!

get this search engine


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translator widget
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:14:00 PDT
add translator widget to your blogspot.
let your visitors translate your blogspot into 30+ languages!
combining the power of babelfish, google, and many more translator into one and only most powerfull translator widget!



supported languages:

Indonesia 汉语简化了 中國傳統 Dutch Français Ελληνικά 日本語 한국어 Deutsch Italiano Português Русский Español العربية Bulgarian Croatian Czech Danish Finnish Hindi Norwegian Polish Romanian Svenska Malay Ukrainian Persian Hebrew Türkçe Brazilian Portuguese Hungarian Icelandic Latin American Spanish Tagalog Serbian Slovenian Latin Welsh Catalan English

dont forget click on 'Edit Content' to adjust the iframe width & height to suite your template.
read blogger help for details.

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rapidshare & megaupload faster downloader, more tools
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:57:00 PDT
following my previous very popular faster download from rapidshare megaupload etc post (which more server oriented tools), and seeing a lot of demand, here i gather more desktop tools to help you get unlimited download faster from rapidshare, megaupload, sendspace, hyperupload, ultrashare, etc..

not all tools here is tested but i try to gather information and found them somewhat popular.
here's some of them:

• orbit downloader, partially tested. more universal downloader. also support video site like youtube, etc...
  
• universal share downloader, good reviews from others. support proxy. semi automatic.
• RapGet, small 200k freeware
• rapidown
  
• theleecher, support captcha and proxy
• RapAut
  
• cmsgrabber
  
• search thepiratebay for rapidshare
• more rapidshare tools: elephant, rapidhacker, etc...
• most recommended: ultimate file search. rapidshare/megaupload/torrent,etc. seek and found any file here.
  

warn: i have not (yet) test them all. secure your windows with good antivirus and antispyware before trying any of them!

oo... dont limit yourself with rapidshare. seek your file here for easier downloads.
also, search for rapidshare here:


put this rapidshare search engine on your blogspot:


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easily arrange any blogspot widgets into tabviews
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:43:00 PDT

make any of your blogspot widget as tabview just like this one.

because i have problems pasting code in blogspot, you can copy and paste the code from my wiki:

blogspot hack: dhtml tabview

and easily turn any of your widgets into tabview. no need to know about ajax/json or other high tech scripting...

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howto easily configure X display
Mon, 26 May 2008 12:56:00 PDT
i just installed ubuntu hardy on an old 400mhz computer with 192meg ram. i setup ubuntu minimal desktop on this old computer.
it took more than 1 hour downloading few hundreds megs packages with 1mbps internet link and another 1 hour unpacking and installing almost 600 packages. and after all that, i can not startx!

tried 'sudo X -configure' then 'sudo cp ~/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf' and still X wont start.
it's and old sis vga with 4 meg ram.

here's a trick to configure X.

sudo aptitude install gdm

what!? what gdm have to do with configuring X!?

this is ubuntu. meaning they do all they can to make it easy for n00b:)

when ubuntu try start gdm and fail, it keep trying with different configuration. after too many fails, it give a low-res X. something like windows safe-mode. then you have option to configure your display or just continue using low-res mode.

off course, you should first try to configure X. just select your vga card from the list and do the test to see if it works.

it works for me. i just select my vga type and everything works out ok.

well. another day saved by ubuntu...

how do you configure your X when other things fail?
comment and share your experiences...


update:

• more ways to configure linux X display
  

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Paypal shopping cart widget is the hottest widgetbox
Wed, 07 May 2008 04:10:00 PDT


Paypal shopping cart is right now #2 hottest widgetbox

my guess is because i recently change the 'View Cart' button become optional. this is an example why you should listen to your users.

thank you all who use my widgets !!
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Paypal Storefront Facebook & Myspace Widget
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:17:00 PDT
it's quite some times already that Paypal launches Storefront Widget. however i just found out that recently. so i create a widgetbox and clearspring widget out of it so that i can easily put it anywhere i want to.
today, i convert Paypal Storefront Widget as Facebook Apps so now everyone can start selling on Facebook.

it's up to you, you like the simple paypal shopping cart or this more advanced storefront widget. both available as facebook apps.

first, build the widget then click the 'get & share' button and start selling now!

update: paypal asked to make it clear, so i will:

• it's mostly only like a wrapper to the paypal original widget. so, if the paypal original widget works, this should also works without problem.
  
• the widget is hosted on widgetbox. so i dont collect any info about you. i can not tell what store_id you use, your paypal email, etc... i can only see a global stats like how many time it's used, etc...
• this widget is made by me. so, if it works or not you can contact me. dont ask paypal for the support. tnx.
  

update: it's now myspace compatible!
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Gerakan Sumur Resapan
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:50:00 PDT

akhirnya...

pemerintah Jakarta mencanangkan Gerakan Sumur Resapan sebagai salah satu upaya Jakarta Bebas Banjir.
mungkin ada orang pemerintah baca blog gue ini kali ye.... (ge-er-aj)

so...
what'u waiting for??
start digging the hole...

yuk...

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install linux from windows without cdrom
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:15:00 PST
nowadays, linux is easy to install. most distro have livecd that you can just boot into linux without installing it first.

but, i have an old sub notebook with no floppy nor cdrom with it. and it's also cant boot from usb. windows on the internal harddrive is the only one it can boot. and i need linux in it.

sure there are more than dozens way installing debian. or you can also say goodbye-microsoft. but, somehow i find none of those suite me.

this is the way i make it work...

• i download archlinux ftp installer cd.
  
• extract vmlinuz and initrd.img into c:\archinst
• download the latest grub4dos.
• extract grldr.mbr to c:\ and optionally menu.lst too if you like to see some sample
• edit menu.lst to something like this:

color black/cyan yellow/cyan
timeout 10
default /default title puppy
kernel /puppy/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 initrd=/puppy/initrd.gz PMEDIA=usbflash title install arch
kernel /archinst/vmlinuz initrd=/archinst/initrd.img title find and load NTLDR of Windows NT/2K/XP
fallback 1
find --set-root /ntldr
chainloader /ntldr
savedefault --wait=2

• edit c:\boot.ini and add this line:

C:\GRLDR="Start GRUB"

• restart your computer and choose "Start GRUB" from your grub menu
  
• then choose install archlinux from it.
• then the archlinux installer 'cd' will boot and i start installing linux into my laptop.

that's how i do it. i can install archlinux without cdrom, even that archlinux said it cant.
not only archlinux, (possibly) you can boot any linux installer or any livecd using this method.

(too bad my other laptop cant even boot archlinux. got kernel panic on both acer travelmate 507DX and IBM Thinkpad 600X)

how do you install your favorite linux?

update: this way to install debian/ubuntu from windows ntfs without cdrom
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Really Easy, Instant Google Custom Search Engine with Blogspot
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:56:00 PST


following my previous Easy, Instant Google Custom Search Engine with Blogspot post (part 1), the search engine can only shown on your blogspot web.

now that i create the google cref widget, you are now free to put your search engine on any other web.
that's what i call Really Easy, Instant Google Custom Search Engine with Blogspot (TM).

it was created for my own use. but i do hope you like it as much i me.
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Easy, Instant Google Custom Search Engine with Blogspot
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:52:00 PST

if you have try/made some CSE (custom search engine) you might find it a bit tedious maintaining the engine. even start making it will need quite some work.

now with blogger-in-draft new (quite old already) search box, we can instantly make any CSE we like very easily. just make some link lists and put in the search box and instantly you have yourself a CSE just the way you like it.

and, it's also very easy maintaining your CSE. just regularly check and keep your link list updated and your CSE should always perform well.

you can test my CSE at my new virtualization blog and the special linux search engine.
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Tarik Dana Paypal dari Bank Lokal
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:24:00 PST
kayaknya email ke saya agak telat karna blogger2 laen juga udah pada ngeblog tentang ini.

Dear, Denny Halim,

New! Withdraw Your Funds to Your Indonesian Bank Account

Now you can add your Indonesian bank account to your PayPal account, so you can withdraw your money directly to your bank. It saves you time and gives you faster access to your PayPal funds! Plus, there is no charge to withdrawal amounts over IDR 1.5 million*. So go ahead and add your bank account today! Click here to learn more *For withdrawal amounts of less than IDR 1.5 million, there is a nominal fee of IDR 16,000.

jadi, sekarang bisa tarik duit dari paypal langsung dari bank lokal di Indonesia.
asik khan...

sayang pemasukannya sedikit...
:)


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will cheap laptop kill wintel world domination?
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:35:00 PST
now that Asus Eee launched all over the world. OLPC ready for purchase. Intel out of OLPC. AMD put in few bucks into OLPC. and dozens other cheap laptop like cloudbook, nanobook, mininote, classmate, is either in planning or ready to launch.

would this be the end of wintel world domination?
what do you think?

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what is your urge to buy a new computer?
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:12:00 PST

cant remember when the last time i bought a new computer. it was the latest technology when i bought it. it's celeron 800mhz which i still use till now. since then, i never (want) to buy any new computer. either it be laptop or desktop or even servers, i use 'old' refurbished computers.

now, all my computers are either pentium II or pentium III or celeron the most 'powerful'. i have one celeron on my laptop, pentium 3 on another laptop. 2 desktops with p2 inside. 1 mail server with p3 and another firewall/router/proxy using p3 also. and all the computers fully satisfy all my needs.

ooh... i forgot i just bought another refurbished p4 hyperthreading computer which i used at this very moment. it's only 2.8ghz and 512meg ddr1 ram. and i put latest centos 5.1 in it plus openvz plus virtualbox. now, almost everything is in this box. and coz too many servers i put into this box, it seem a bit slower, especially with it's only 512meg ram.

this. is my urge to get a new computer. coz i want to put dozens of servers (virtual machines) into this one box. i want my firewall/router/proxy in it. then a zimbra collaboration server. then web hosting platform, (maybe lxadmin hostinabox?). and maybe another dozens of other servers i can put into it.

for future-proof, the computer should be 64bit processor with virtualization technology. either intel multicore 64bit or amd64 athlon x2. we dont need server class platform (like xeon or opteron). nowadays, the desktop class processor already too fast for desktop causing programmers developing huge bloated apps like vista, openoffice and firefox. but for my servers, each servers can run nicely on p2-p3 with 256meg ram. so a desktop class multicore 64bit virtualization processors should be enough to run at least a dozen servers in it. (my server only serving 50+ users. no high load servers here.)

like the celeron that i still use, this new computer should last at least ten years and should only retire after/when it's dead. :) that's how i use my stuffs. my cellulars, my tv, my computers, all used up till the very end of their life!

so. what's your urge to purchase a new computer?

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optimize your ads for maximum revenue
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:29:00 PST


i'm not too often checking my ads revenue. so recently i see that my adbrite is not performing very well. so, i try to check what options i got there to maximize my revenue. after browsing a while, i found the option where i can reserve pricing. here, i set a price for adbrite to beat. if they can pay me more than this, they will show their ads. otherwise, they will show my adsense.
in addition, i also set the adsense alternate url ads to point to my amazon affiliate code.

this way, with one single javascript code from adbrite, i got 3 different ads networks competing for one ad space. amazon vs adsense vs adbrite.

here's how it work:

• if adbrite can pay me more than the price i set, then adbrite ads will show up
• if adbrite cant pay more that that, then adsense script takes over
  
• if adsense can give relevant ads, then adsense ads will show up
• if adsense fail to find relevant ads, it will display my amazon ads instead of the unpaid public service ads.

one of the ads must show up. and hopefully, this will maximize my revenue. only time will tell.
see the Indonesian Online Discussion Community to see how this works.

you can also try these alternate ads:

• alternateURL. they only pay via paypal
• alternate url ads. which display ads from searchfeed. thus you're require to signup with searchfeed first.
• put up chikita.
  

so, what you do to maximize your ads revenue?


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mobilize your blog, put up your ads, and more...
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:40:00 PST
i've been mobilize my blogs for years. and recently switch to winksite. more than mobilize my own blogs, i feed up also few dozens news and other blogs. and i got myself a mobile chat, mobile guestbook and mobile forums, and more...

more...
you can choose to put up your own ads in your mobile web if you like.
you can use google adsense or use admob

even more...
you can use widget to put your mobilized blog in your weblog.
or, you can use my winksite widgetbox to do it also.

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blogger to mailing list gateway
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:47:00 PDT

you might have seen this feature before. but, if you were like me, you might not even care what this blogsend about.
this is the email address you want to send every blog posted on your blogger to. sort of blogger to email gateway.

" so what... i dont want my blog posts emailed back to me. " i hear some of you said.

this is how i make use of it.

• make a mailing list (google groups or yahoo groups)
• put your mailing list address there
• instead of using feedblitz or rss2mail, let your visitors subscribe to your mailing list

now, you have full control to your subscribers. you can even let your subscriber discussing your blog posts right in your mailing list.

you found better way using this feature? let us know here.

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tips & tricks on computers and gadgets
denny on IT ; let's doIT
documenting the brain

paypal shopping cart widget
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:50:00 PDT
a paypal shopping cart widget that allow you to sell any item easily without knowing any scripting (js/php/perl/etc...)

just put up this widget on your web/site/blogger/wordpress/typepad/facebook/etc. and start selling your stuffs instantly.

click on the 'Get Widget' button and start selling now!



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tips & tricks on computers and gadgets
denny on IT ; let's doIT
documenting the brain

order a custom widget for your web/blog
Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:48:00 PDT
if you need a custom widget, you can order one and i will do my very best to create a great widget for your great web/blog.

you can see few widgets i created used in (tota