1. Create a backup of your whole iTunes on your second computer (the one which needs to be synced with iTunes).
2. Make sure iTunes is closed on both computers. Start by copying the whole iTunes folder from the first computer and pasting it in the second computer replacing any files and folders (if you have music in second computer, don’t worry, you can re-run iTunes lookup to get them back in).
3. Open iTunes on the second computer and plug-in your iPhone. (all your settings would have been copied over with the songs. Re-run the lookup if you have songs missing).
4. Sync away…. you can right-click on the iPhone and click “Transfer purchases” to authorize the second computer. (Please note you can only authorize 5 computers.)

I still don’t understand why Apple can’t do this themselves!!

The latest release for jQuery Image Resize Plugin fixes a nasty bug and as the following updates:

• Fixed: Plugin stops working if height parameter was left out.
• Optimised the whole plugin by reducing excessive function calls.
• Improved code structure for quick execution.
• Smaller minified version.

Download the latest version: http://github.com/adeelejaz/jquery-image-resize/downloads
Report any bugs: http://github.com/adeelejaz/jquery-image-resize/issues

The latest version of jQuery Image Resize plug-in is out and includes the following updates:

• The plugin doesn’t need both height and width parameters anymore. The plugin caters for just one parameter e.g. if width parameter is supplied, the plugin works out the height and vice versa.
• Fixed a weird IE6 bug.
• Chainability – The plugin now returns the jQuery object. So, now you can do stuff like $(".resizeme").aeImageResize({width: 250}).css('color', '#000');
• More optimised.
• Minified using Google Clousure (like jQuery).

Download the latest version: http://github.com/adeelejaz/jquery-image-resize/downloads
Report any bugs: http://github.com/adeelejaz/jquery-image-resize/issues

I found out there was already a jQuery plugin called ‘resize’ so I renamed my plugin to .aeImageResize

I also have included a better minified version of the plugin.

You can download the latest version from here

Download the latest version:
https://github.com/adeelejaz/jquery-image-resize/downloads

I’ll try my best to give support on my blog but if you find any issues, please report them to the Issue Tracker.

Create a .htaccess file (if one isn’t already present) and add the following lines at the end of the file:

# GZip
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml text/javascript text/css
 
# Setting longer cache time
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType text/css "now plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/javascript "now plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/gif "now plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/png "now plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "now plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "now plus 1 month"

The first statement enables compression for HTML, plain text files, XML, JavaScript and CSS. Enabling compression means that the data is compressed before being transmitted. Less data to move means things can move along a lot quicker.

The second set of statements enable caching by file types, namely on CSS, JavaScript, GIF, JPG and ICO. Now I’m using a cache expiry date of one month, but you can use anything that suits you.

For example, if you make a lot of changes to the CSS and images, you might prefer files to expire after a day, in which case you can change it to:

ExpiresByType text/css "now plus 1 day"

The ExpiresByType can take in a number of keywords like: years, months, weeks, days, hours, etc. For more info, check out Alternative Interval Syntax for ExpiresByType.

If you have anything to add, feel free to drop it in the comments and I’ll update the post.

Google:

I google a lot. I cannot even think to browse the internet without Google Chrome. I love Google Mail and Google Docs. It is easy to conclude that I, umm kinda, like Google. But Google is much more than that. It is a multinational corporation, a pretty darn big one as a matter of fact. And it is not just any corporation, Google generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program.

Privacy:

This is a term that gets thrown around a lot, but what does it actually mean to a consumer like me? Not much really.. When I’m driving around or even just walking into a store, I’m getting tracked by these CCTVs. The calls I make or texts I send are also tracked by my network provider. My mobile network provider needs to know exactly where I am to provide me service. Thanks to the recent x-ray security scanners at the airports, my body parts are up for grabs as well!

The era of ads and privacy:

Ever wondered why tooth brushes are placed near tooth pastes? Or why items on sale are placed near expensive goods aisle? I hope you get the idea. And this just does not end there. If you are watching TV, you are more likely to see ads related to the program you are watching. Last night I was watching a show about holiday resorts in Spain. During one of the breaks, I was advertised the cheapest flights to, umm, Spain. The advertisement industry needs to know who their potential customers are and where to find them to maximise conversion.

Knowing who to sell what (or for Google, knowing who to advertise what) reaps huge rewards. This particular selling tactic is not only critical to Google but it is used by every retail store on this planet. If I’m looking for a car, it is highly likely I would be interested in local car dealers or websites that sell cars. Its not any different than going through a magazine or newspaper looking for something that catches my interest (just more time consuming).

Google tries to track different aspects, some basic, others controversial but the main reason behind is to provide with us more useful information (and, of course, ads). This just not saves time but improves our experience of using Google Web Search. For example, when I search for “golf”, am I interested in the sport or the Volkswagen Golf?

Why I do not have a problem with Google’s take on privacy:

To help Google to help me, I need Google to know what I’m interested in. I certainly do not mind being shown some ‘sponsored ads’ that might get me a special deal. I’m a professional programmer and when I’m in the middle of my work and need to look something up; it is really critical that the information I’m looking for gets to me as soon as possible because any time spent off searching is taking me off my thought process.

I know its a big risk and ask from Google to not be evil and continue developing and improving its services but that is one risk I’m willing to take. I certainly can’t imagine leaving Google Mail because it is a brilliant product. Soon, I’d be leaving my iPhone 3G to move to Google Android-based smart phone (more on this in another post). I know I’ve heard rumours that Google might launch a phone-based ad service where if I drive by Asda (UK version of Walmart), I’d see ads from Asda (or special offers). My question is .. what is wrong with that? If I have to choose between going to Asda to find offers, I’d prefer getting updates on my phone instead!

After months of painful emails about Dr. Web updates, I finally found a solution:

Log in as root (or you can use sudo) and open /etc/drweb/drweb32.ini:

Look for:
CronSummary = Yes

And change it to:
CronSummary = No

Do a restart for the Dr. Web daemon by (add sudo in the beginning if not using root):
/etc/init.d/drwebd restart

That should do it! Seems so easy once you know it.
Please do leave a comment if this works for you

The problem:

Just a bit of background about the problem. I have been using Plesk 8.4 and been really happy with it. I’ve gone through all the versions but the latest one Plesk 9.3 had been sending me these weird emails:

From: MAILER-DAEMON@example.com
To: anonymous@example.com
Subject: failure notice

Following files has been updated:
/var/drweb/bases/drwtoday.vdb
/var/drweb/bases/dwntoday.vdb
/var/drweb/bases/dwrtoday.vdb
/var/drweb/updates/timestamp

And you usually get one of these an hour! Thats 24 a day! Crazyyyy!

A really simple approach is:

<a href="nuke.php?launch=yes" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to destroy humanity?')">Delete</a>

When the user clicks on it, this will produce the a pop up box, displaying that message and two buttons. If the user click yes, the link is followed otherwise nothing happens, and we live again

.htaccess, now a days, plays a major role. It lets you re-write URLs, redirect traffic, and if you are really good with it, point people to different scripts on your website. It is also an excellent way to cloak your web space structure.

The problem occurs if someone is able to have a look at your .htaccess file and see how things are processed at the ‘back stage’. Or the reason could be that you have written a state-of-an-art .htaccess file and want those 16 year olds to stay away from it.

Just place this at the top of your .htaccess file and you can sleep peacefully, once again

<files .htaccess>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</files>