Looking back I was always against time users spent to update free softwares. Well if you don’t, you can be hacked this was what happened at Kyle’s Blog. The plugin that I created was part of a competition at Weblog Tools Collection where I participated and won the third prize.

This plugin I created called WordPress Automatic Upgrade allows you to automatically upgrade your WordPress installation without you having to do anything except for clicking on mouse buttons.

The plugin also has a Automated Version where you just sit back and enjoy after clicking once and WPAU will take care of the rest. It was all thanks to Ronald Huereca. I spent most of my time on the plugin in July and was unable to write much posts.

Traffic Stats

• Total page views: 17,686
• Unique Visitors: 12,995
• New Visitors: 89.15%
• Average Time spent on Blog: 1 minutes and 20 seconds
• Highest traffic day: July 26th with 617 visitors

Feed Stats

In July 2007 I had 220 Feed Subscribers who had subscribed to read using their feed reader.

Best Posts From The Month Of July 2007 

Cool facts about alphabets and numbers

If you think alphabets and numbers amaze you. Here is a post that how ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ & ‘d’ are not part of the numbering format when written using characters.

WordPress Automatic Upgrade plugin

The biggest and best plugin I created, not the last by any means but this plugin means a lot to me as not only did it simplify upgrading my own WordPress installation, it was useful to lot of people from the community.

I always try out whatever plugin I create so that I may not have to spoil someone else’s. But there are chances that the plugins that I create may not work with your blog and I am extremely sorry about that. It’s a part of creating softwares. Just remember one thing "Everything does not work for Everyone".

FlashBack to July 2007

I didn’t spend much time posting in this month but rather spend time for the community. I do not regret it as the plugin I created is used by 1000s of users across the world and is the least I could do for the community. When I say least I mean that there are quite a few more plugins that will be released shortly and will add more functionality to your blogs.

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• Best Of The Year: June 2007
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• Best Of The Year: March 2007
• Best Of The Year: February 2007

There were a total of 31 posts I wrote in June and quite a few of them were quite interesting. Starting June I went eased into blogging and started focusing more on traffic and quality posts.

I also made a lot of friends during this month, many of them are the best in the blogging world. Internet friendship really started to seem interesting to me. Remember I was still trying to plough my way back and this month definitely helped me do that.

Traffic Stats

• Total page views: 18,648
• Unique Visitors: 13,275
• New Visitors: 90.07%
• Average Time spent on Blog: 59 seconds
• Highest traffic day: June 19th with 535 visitors

Feed Stats

In June 2007 I had 167 Feed Subscribers who had subscribed to read using their feed reader.

Best Posts From The Month Of June 2007

I had written few interesting posts in June and the best of the interesting posts were related to how to’s. I really started giving more attention to how to posts from here.

How to: Create a customized toolbar for Firefox

Many people install multiple extension in Firefox and few of them come with their own toolbars which lead to clutter in and lesser screen real estate. This post talked about customizing the Firefox toolbar and also minimizing the clutter from using multiple extensions. If your Firefox toolbar looks like the screenshot below then it’s right time you read the article.

Add New Locations to Places Bar in File Dialogs

Don’t you get annoyed when you have to navigate to folders when opening files. I usually save images to a folder called Blog Pictures and it was always a pain to use Windows Explorer to go to that folder. With this cool utility you can add regularly used locations to the File Save / Open dialogs.

Save Images Easily and Quickly in Firefox

In the post above I had talked about adding most used locations to file dialogs, this post takes it a step further. You can easily save images without having to open a file dialog with the extensions listed in this post.

Find the right software for unknown file extensions

Ever come across a file extension that you do not know about? Want to find more information about it? This posts gives you detailed instructions on how to find out about unknown extensions and also which software you should use to view that file.

Remove yourself from the top commentators list

My move to WordPress was not futile I started using new extensions. One of them was Top Commentators. I was a bit annoyed when I myself was appearing in the top commentators list and saw to that I did not appear in it any more. This post was for the community so that they could do it for their own blog.

View html source for AJAX content with Firefox

Many a sites use the Web2.0 technology also called as AJAX. In plain old days users could view source for a page using the view source option for a browser. AJAX content being dynamic never showed up in the view source option. This post guided users to view source for AJAX pages using Firefox.

Fix PNG Alpha Transparency Issue in IE6

Well PNG aka Portable Network Graphics is not well supported in IE6. The issue is that if you create a transparent PNG file it will not be displayed properly in IE6. This post talks about overcoming the deficiency in the IE6 browser so that transparent  PNG images render properly in IE6 browsers.

Flashback Views For June 2007

June was a great month for me and I will definitely relish it for the friends I made online as well as the quality of posts I wrote. I tried to focus more on problems users faced with small things.

There was a definite increase in traffic from the previous month even though I had written much lesser posts.

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Liz Strauss one of my best friends and mentor surprised me one fine day by asking me to write for Chitika’s 30 Days 30 Experts Blog Bash held back in April 2007. I was quite skeptical but eventually gave in and wrote the post What is this thing called a blog anyway? A Perspective from India.

This was where I got the kicks from to come back to blogging on a regular basis and I thank Liz for actually sparking that dead interest. If you see me blogging regularly today it is because of Liz and I want to thank her for that, She is the best. If you are listening Liz I apologize for any mistakes I made .

The spark to blog grew in me again and I wrote a record 82 posts in May 2007. Yes from 1 post in April to 82 posts in May, this was the transition that happened to me. Of course most of it was the new enthusiasm that built up in me and I unleashed a lethal dose of posts on my readers.

If you thought that traffic would increase by writing 82 posts in a month you are in for a surprise it did grow but only to some extent and part of it had come from Chitika’s blog bash. If you are returning back to blogging you should definitely read my tips at Blogging Tips where I have written about Getting Out Of Blogging Block Or Whatever.

In that post I have stressed about not writing too many posts when you are returning back to blogging and as you see it has comes from my own experience.

This was also the month where I took the much needed plunge from Joomla to WordPress. Yes for almost a year I used Joomla . In May I finally started using WordPress and wrote my own migration script to move all content from Joomla to WordPress. The move was quite smooth and I was enjoying using WordPress. I was a little miffed with commenting system since there was no option to reply from the admin panel. This led to the creation of my first plugin which is termed as one of the best my 1000s of bloggers. It is called Better Comments Manager.

Traffic Stats

• Total page views: 16,289
• Unique Visitors: 11,079
• New Visitors: 88.06%
• Average Time spent on Blog: 1 minute 17 seconds
• Highest traffic day: May 29th with 600 visitors

Feed Stats

In May 2007 I had 170 Feed Subscribers who had subscribed to read using their feed reader.

Best Posts From The Month Of May 2007

Pondering back on the month of May there were actually quite a few interesting articles I had written but due to the haphazard way I had written it I lost out on lots of readers. Do continue reading my tips and tricks to make a successful blog on Blogging Tips. I write there every Monday so make sure you don’t miss them.

Better Comments Manager – WordPress Plugin release

Like I had said above my move from Joomla to WordPress happened in this month. I also started getting quite a few comments and replying to them was quite a pain. I tried to search for something that would allow me to reply to comments from within the admin panel but did not find any plugin to do that.

To ease the discomfort in replying to comments I developed a plugin for myself where I could reply to comments from within the admin panel. I experimented with it quite a lot and found that it saved me quite a lot of time.

That is when I decided to release my first plugin for the community and I did get quite a love from them. I definitely think this should be a part of the inbuilt WordPress core.

xplorer²- Explore your files with ease

In February I had covered about QTTabBar but once I discovered xplorer². Once I started using xplorer² I completely ditched QTTabBar as well as Windows Explorer. Till date I am still using xplorer² and term it as one of the best alternatives for Windows Explorer.

xplorer² adds a split pane view and also allows you to add tabs to individual panes. If you are not using it yet I definitely recommend this.

Fauxto, Photoshop lookalike photo editor online

If you want to get Photoshop like features for free online then Fauxto is the best alternative for you. Fauxto allows you to add layers to your images, crop them, resize them etc etc and all of this from the comfort of your browser without you having to install any additional software.

Desktop Software’s that keep me productive

There are quite a few desktop tools available but there are the top 5 tools I use no matter on what PC I am. This post was part of Probloggers Top 5 group writing project.

Create Flowcharts Easily Online with Flowchart.com

If you are looking to create flowcharts you will have to use expensive tools like Visio, with this post I exposed one of the best and easiest way to create flowcharts online for free.

Tips on contacting Google AdSense support

Many AdSense publishers have problems at some point of time. In this post I listed out tips on how to contact Google AdSense support and get proper response over time.

Edit Pictures online using free picture editors

One of my favorite posts where I talked about free online picture editors. If you hate having to use a software to edit pictures you can pick from one of the alternatives provided and start editing your pictures online without having to pay a penny.

Best online storage services that are free

If you are looking for space to store your files and do not have the dough to buy a new hard drive this post talks about the free online storage services which allow you to upload files and access it from anywhere. You can easily share the uploaded files with friends and family.

If you are looking to get free online space be it 1GB, 5GB or 25GB you will get all the resources in this post.

How do I update my Firefox?

Many people do not find it easy updating their Firefox browser and one of my readers asked me a question on how to update Firefox to the latest version. This post details how users can easily update their Firefox browser to the latest version.

Flashback Views For May 2007

Well like you see there were quite a few interesting posts I had written in May but due to lack of proper guidance I was haphazard and wayward. These posts would have got much more attention If I had followed my own tips .

The experience I gained in this month was that writing tons of post cannnot gain you visitors, you have to focus on qualilty and then gradually move towards quantity.

The fact that I came out of some sort of a bloggers block to eventually start writing tons of posts was the biggest mistake I ever did. I do not regret it though but I just think that those posts could have been more popular if I had made an organized.

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I will always remember March as the push I needed to get back into writing articles regularly. I won’t be covering April 2007 as this was the month I landed in the US and cut off from everything for the whole month.

Traffic Stats

• Total page views: 11,035
• Unique Visitors: 9,129
• New Visitors: 90.84%
• Average Time spent on Blog: 45 seconds
• Highest traffic day: March 23rd with 413 visitors

Feed Stats

In March 2007 I had 85 Feed Subscribers who had subscribed to read using their feed reader.

Best Posts From The Month Of March 2007 

Most Used Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows

I am keyboard junkie and rarely use the mouse to navigate around except for when I am using the Internet. This post listed out the most used keyboard shortcuts for Windows. I had earlier also covered keyboard shortcuts for launching applications and Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox keyboard shortcuts along with shortcuts to type URLs into the Address Bar.

www.wwwdotcom.com funny domain name

This was one domain name I came across which had the most funny name. wwwdotcom is the most common words that people use to spell out their domain names. Imagine yourself telling someone your domain name on a phone, www something dot com.

20 Most Used Greasemonkey Scripts

Greasemonkey is a great extension for Firefox which allows you to extend the capabilities of a site with your own scripts. There were quite a few popular Greasemonkey scripts but in this post I had come across some of most used Greasemonkey scripts.

Peqno.com, Make urls shorter

There were tons of URL shortening services but I had discovered another one that did the same thing. This post contained some instructions on shortening your URL using Peqno.

Give your brain some exercise

I was pretty stressed out at that time and I definitely needed something to give some much need exercise to my brain. This post was about one of the exercises I used to relax my brain.

Worlds 100 Oldest dot com domains

If you wondered which were the worlds oldest domain names you should head to this post as it tells you about the oldest domain names that were ever created. I wish I was there in those times to book the domain names, I would definitely have picked up all the top domain names .

Flashback Views For March 2007

Looking back March yielded lesser posts but I was only getting back into the groove and this was one of the factors that brought me back to blogging. I will always look back at March as something that revived the blogger in me.

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Well I am skipping January and April as due to my sabbatical I had not written any posts. But starting with the month of February looking back I see a few interesting things that I had talked about.

Traffic Stats

Back then in Feb 2007 I had a very small amount of users who would visit the blog and read it.

• Total page views: 8,970
• Unique Visitors: 7,583
• New Visitors: 90.90%
• Average Time spent on Blog: 45 seconds
• Highest traffic day: February 20th with 340 visitors

Feed Stats

In February 2007 I had 76 Feed Subscribers who had subscribed to read using their feed reader.

Best Posts From The Month Of February 2007 

QTTabBar, Tabbed browsing for Windows Explorer

I always hated the regular Windows Explorer and using Firefox on a day to day basis made me fall in love with the tabbed browsing. In my quest to bring the same functionality into Windows Explorer I came upon an interesting utility called QTTabBar. This utility allows you to add tab functionality to your regular Windows Explorer.

Toshiba announces Worlds Smallest Hard Drive

Back in February Toshiba had announced the world’s smallest hard drive which was only 0.85 inches. The size of the hard drive was roughly a little more than the size of the a American quarter.

7 Add-ons for IE7

If you are a Internet Explorer fan you should check out the 7 best add-ons that can be used for Internet Explorer 7.

Bill Gates restricts his kids from using computers

It is always interesting to know about the lives of popular celebrities. Much more interesting than that was the fact that Bill Gates had restrictions on how much times his kids could spend on the computers.

Phoebe his daughter was addicted to the Xbox 360 game called Viva Pinata a gardening game and was spending 3 hours playing the game. Bill Gates has restricted her from using Xbox for more than 45 minutes.

Google to complete Office Trilogy, Powerpoint clone expected soon

I was always on the look for new Google products and there was speculation at the time that Google would release a Powerpoint clone. I had briefly covered the topic back then.

Pondering back on February 2007 I felt that there were not many interesting things I had talked about, but I was eventually stuck up with too many things to do and could not concentrate on blogging. The next few months start to get interesting though and we will relive it in the coming few days.

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