Since I was not getting enough new templates & modules for my older but stable version of Joomla v1.0 CMS, I decided to go for an upgrade. For the beginners, Joomla is the most powerful CMS (COntent Management System) that is used to run various large & small websites and the best part is that it is a freeware. People like me who blog regularly can't use simple HTML to create websites considering the level of updating needed for every new post being added. That's where these Content Management System comes in. Prior to Joomla I was using PHPX, which was very simple and effective, but that developer team is no longer active. It had been more than 2 years Joomla v1.5.X had released and now many free webhosting companies are offering pre-installed Joomla websites. So considering the new modules / functionalities and the fear of getting behind / obselete, I went for the upgradation to latest version v1.5.15.

Rome was not built in a day, so was my old version website that took years to become stable. Atlast now I am updated with the latest version of Joomla (V 1.5.15) and it took a lot of effort and testing to get the site live. Even though I have rushed through to meet the deadline, I have some more work leftout. The Mamblog section contributed by Meera, that foddered the gossip centric minds had been left out because of the ASCI/Unicode issues. I have to manually copy the articles from the old site backup and recreate them, so give me sometime. Coming to the downloads section, I had indexed the Comedy Dramas and have to list the Philosophical discourses / rest of the articles. My due apologies to Vijay / Ananya / Annamalai as I couldn't fetch their RSS feeds because of a problem with Joomla Library component called 'Simplepie' that dumps too much of data in the database. I promise to enable fetching their feeds once I get the solution for the issue mentioned. Also there is no need to register just for downloading the dramas. I am yet to find the best working template as I am facing problems with articles that have "Read More" contents and I promise to make your stay at my website enjoyable. There are miles to go regarding this and meanwhile I'll write a post on the technicalities involved with the upgradation process. Post your comments and suggestions to make this site better. - {oshits} readers!!!

Hai Guys, It has been a while since I had blogged and every friend of mine thinks that it is Aadhi (his spelling is decided by my father as 'AADHITHYA' as per numerological reasons) is the reason for the break. I wish it would be a lovely reason but actually the website migration Joomla 1.0 to Jooma 1.5.15 is taking a lot of time. Against my expectation, the migration of blog contents (sections, categories, articles) was a breeze but finding the equivalents for the modules and moving the data is tedious. Since I have decided to go for new equivalent modules for Downloads and much loved & read Mambogs, they are taking a hell lot of time in getting accustomed to the module and then doing the configurations. I have this weekend as target for going live with Joomla 1.5.15 and working towards that. You people take a look at the beta version of the site , let me know your comments and suggestions. If you get a 'Fatal Error' message, just refresh your browser ('F5' button) and the page will load again. I am looking for its solution, till then please bear with me. - {oshits}

Hai Guys, I happened to come across this piece of personality test software (2 MB stand alone exe file) while searching some Personality Development materials for Ananya. I took this test for a lark but was surprised at its accuracy. It has just two set of screens where you have to choose the colours in the order of your preference. The second screen repeats itself and you have to be true while taking that screen. And the small report it gives out was quite accurate. I tried to fool the software by inconsistent selections and the results were drastically different from the test I took sincerely. So just thought of sharing with you all through my blog. Enjoy!!! Click here to download the file ~ //End// ~ {oshits} readers for this piece of intresting post.

Many times we end up copying or bringing the same file under same name at various periods. Worse is that we don't even remember that both the files are identical in the content but with the  different file name. It is a cumbersome task of identifying them and removing them manually. Our PCs can identify same name only, not the identical content. Once in such an instance, I stumbled upon a wonderful piece of software called 'Duplicate File Remover'. This software is powerful enough to identify the 'duplicate or triplicate' files in not only Documents but Pictures, music, video and other formats also in contents other than names. Let me guide through a small example with picture files.

{mosimage}This once again derives inspiration from Vaithiyanathan's "Laws of Workplace" - "A machinery can't be mastered until it is harnessed to the maximum extent". We are regularly using many useful softwares but we don't know much about them. These few tips are for most of the novice users, who can find it useful in day to day usage. This time the topics are about securing your files with Winzip, Minimising the Windows at a click, Printer friendly mail pages and Line breaks in Excel.

For about three months I worried that whether my digicam had got damaged, if so where should I get it repaired and the cost associated with the service. It is surely going to cost lot of bucks and at the end you are not sure of the parts if changed.The problem started with the day I bought a new compact flash card. Even though Fujifilm offers a slot for CompactFlash card, it supports the XD Card as premium medium.