72 New Top Level Domains will be available by October 2012

In 2012 the next stage in the Internet’s revolution begins with the arrival of new top level domains (TLDs) such as .sfo, .berlin, .nyc, .web, .eco, .shop, .gay, .x-x-x, .hotel, .film, .radio, .green, .site, .sport and .music. ICANN, the organization in charge of domain names, is planning a dramatic rewriting of the rules for web [...]

[PHP] How To Parse Youtube URL to Get Video ID, Thumbnail Image, or Embed Code

Hello, sometime we need to parse Youtube URL to get video ID, thumbnail image, or embed code automatically with PHP. To do so, I have created a function parse_youtube_url(); With this function we can: – Get video ID – Get Embed code – Get Thumbnail or HQ Thumbnail URL Check this out:

Make Your Own 123 WordPress Paging

Hello, In this tutorial I will show you how to make your WordPress paging looks eye-catching without using plugins. But hey, there are many plugins out there could do it automatically without any programming skills required. Yes I know, at least, I assume that you want to do it yourself by using PHP. Yes you [...]

Word Replacer Plugins Version 0.2.1 Released

Post merged here: http://takien.com/587/word-replacer-wordpress-plugin.php

Tips Mencari Ide Menulis di Blog

Bingung nih mau nulis apa, sementara blog sudah lama tidak diupdate. Sepertinya semua sudah pernah dibahas… Teman-teman pernah mengalami yang namanya kehabisan ide atau idehidrasi? Pernah, bahkan sering? Wah… segera hubungi dokter. Hehehe Sebenernya ide itu ada dimana-mana, di sekitar kita dan kapan saja, dan setiap saat kita selalu dapat ide. Masalahnya adalah kita lupa [...]

List of Available ‘Unique’ Domain Name for Your Website

May be you want to build a new website but don’t have idea about the domain name. Some of the requirements of domain name is short, pronounceable, easy to remember, and as much as possible has a dictionary meaning. And no less important is, has dot com extension. The following is the list of available [...]

WordPress 3.0.2 is available! Please update now

On November 30, 2010, WordPress 3.0.2 was released to the public. This is a mandatory security update for all previous WordPress versions. For version 3.0.2, the database version (db_version in wp_options) remained at 15477. Installation/Update Information To download WordPress 3.0.2, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area or visit [...]

How to Create Simple jQuery Tooltip

There are so many jQuery Tooltip we can find on Google.  However, sometimes we just need something simple. So, why don’t you create your own? Basic This tooltip would replace title attribute of an HTML element. This tooltip text is extracted from the title attribute. This tooltip is compatible with common modern browser. This is [...]

Honesty Is Not Always the Best Policy

Suddenly I’m interested to talk about search engines. Many people talking about search engine comparison, the techniques of Search Engine Optimization, even just exposing new features. No, I do not want to talk about it. So? It’s about honesty. Yeah, their honesty in revealing the crime. Hahaha. Pictures mean a thousand words: Yahoo.com: Ask.com: Google.com: [...]

The Way I Deal with Spam Comments

There are so many WordPress plugins tagged spam published in WordPress plugins directory. Most of the plugins is to combat spam comment in WordPress blog. However, I am not use one of those plugins, because of several reasons:  they are captcha based (eg. re-Captcha) and they are using API (eg. Akismet). In my experience, using [...]