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Free Open Source Software for your website

October 13th, 2008 · 14 Comments

Continuing from my earlier post How-To Kick Start your own website …

Once you get the domain and decided where you going to host, Its time to get your hands dirty with all the softwares you want to install for your website. It could be as simple as WordPress or a combination of softwares like a CMS+Photogallery.

Most of the hosting companies have either Fantastico or their own 1click software packages which makes life super simple for novice users to install bunch of software’s at a click on a button. Incase you don’t have that option with your hosting company and want to install open source software just download it from the respective site, upload it to your server and install (mite not be as easy at times 🙂 )

A quick low down on all free opensource software available on the net to get kickstarted with your website. [All these softwares will work on a Linux Server]

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How-To Kick Start your own website

October 10th, 2008 · 17 Comments

Lot of people call me up asking me that they want a website done but are clueless how to go about it… So here are my 2 bits

  • Domain Name

    Do you know what you want your website to be called? Figure it out first and then check if that name is present or not. Most of the domains are gone so it mite take a while before you finalize the domain name you want.Go for a .COM domain if not then a .IN but choice is your there are lot of exotic domain extensions available like .ME, .Asia, .CH and so on for every country in this world.

    It would cost any where between 10USD for a .COM to 15USD for a .IN to 100+USD for the exotic domain extensions.

    You can register your domains at  one of the million websites offering you the service but i prefer indialinks or godaddy or yahoo domains.

    To know about all the top level extensions available Click here or here

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Design your own Personalised Tshirt!

October 6th, 2008 · 28 Comments

Update: Jai [Pringoo], Priyanka [inkfruit], Ravi [DilSeBol], Ankit [iTasveer], Manish [Picsquare] have all got in touch with me and commented on the blog too. Still awaiting a reply from the rest of them.

I been planning to get some Tshirts printed with stuff for a while now but been skeptical if the site providing the service will be able to do a good job.  So i been asking around for the indian websites which print on tshirts. Listed are a few of them…

http://www.inkfruit.com/
Price range: Flat Price Rs 349/-
Sadly you cant upload your pictures and get them printed. Have to choose from the designs which have won the competition.
Customer Service was prompt and 24/7.

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My Startup Idea: Vada Pav Stall – Phase I

September 27th, 2008 · 12 Comments

For a very long time now I been wanting to open a Vada Pav Stall! Yes nothing new about it. There are 10,000+ Vada Pav stalls in bombay doing pretty well and i was not doing anything different…

There are two places where i want to have one stall each, Bandra Kurla Complex and Kharghar…

Bandra Kurla Complex coz when i used to pass that place there was not even one eating joint! and same for Kharghar… my brother studied there and kept complaining about not even getting a Vada Pav…

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