Sep 30
Update: Wave invites sent to the first 30 requests.
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With Google announcing 1,00,000 free invites for Google Wave, a lot of “Free Google Wave Invites” sites / blog posts have gone up in the past 2 days. Most of them are fakes, and you have just as much chance of getting a Wave invite from them as actually winning a Nigerian lottery. Anyways, as always, I have come to your rescue.
Leave a comment here with your email ID and I’ll try to send you a Google Wave invite as / when I get some extra invites. Also note that with each Google Wave account, you get 8 invites using which you can further spread the Wave love.
Anyways, try registering on these links to get it directly from Google.
Google Wave Invite Request
Google Wave Developer Sandbox Account Request
You can also try your luck here if you want – Google Wave Invites
Update: Wave invites sent to the first 30 requests.
Google normally approves them in a week. Leave a comment if I missed anyone. 20 more invites in the next week.
Jul 30
This tutorial will explain how to password protect your directories using .HTACCESS and .HTPASSWD
You may want to protect your web directories from listing content publicly if they contain your private content. This is the easiest way to protect your directory using password authentication.
First of all, create a new text file and rename it to .HTPASSWD and enter this text
user:password
Next, create another text file and rename it to .HTACCESS and enter this text
AuthUserFile /home/user/domain/path/folder/.htpasswd
AuthType Basic
AuthName “Login Details”
Require valid-user
Upload both the .HTACCESS and .HTPASSWD files to the directory you want to password protect. Now if you try to access that directory, it will prompt you for a username and password.
You can add more users to the .HTPASSWD file if you want to. If you want to use the same .HTPASSWD file for protecting another directory, you can just reference it again in your .HTACCESS.
Jun 20
Have you ever wanted to find out the Details of a particular IP Address? If so, this awesome blog will show you how to do it. There are many reasons why you may want to find out the details of any IP address; here are the best ways to do so.
IP2Location gives you detailed information about an IP address. Just visit http://www.ip2location.com/demo.aspx and enter the IP address. You get details like country, region, city, latitude, longitude, zip code, time zone, ISP, net speed, IDD code etc. You can also choose to see that location on a map.
To see the details of an IP address, just go to http://www.ip2location.com/0.0.0.0, where 0.0.0.0 = the IP address you want to search.
GeoBytes IPLocator also gives you all the details of any particular IP. Just go to http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm and enter the IP address to check. It shows details like country, region, city, coordinates etc as well as the location on Google Maps.
IP-Details.Com is another nice service which lets you access information like country, network, ISP, address, geographical co-ordinates etc of any legal IP address. Just key in the IP address in the search box and you get the details. It also shows the approximate location on a map. You can search for any IP directly by visiting http://www.ip-details.com/ip-search/0.0.0.0 where 0.0.0.0 is the IP address you want to search.
Jun 20
TinyURL has been in the game since the very beginning; it was probably the first service which kickstarted the whole URL shortening trend. It offers no extra features, just the basics – enter a long URL and get a TinyURL. You can also specify a custom URL like http://www.tinyurl.com/pathik
Bit.Ly is another popular URL shortening service. It offers much shorter URLs than TinyURL as well as custom URLs. It also offers URL tracking and statistics. You can track the number of clicks, referrers etc. To view the stats of your shortened URL – http://www.bit.ly/pathik, visit http://www.bit.ly/info/pathik
Is.Gd is a good alternative to the above two services, but it has no frills, just basic URL shortening. It doesn’t offer custom URLs, tracking etc, but is shorter than both Bit.Ly and TinyURL. http://is.gd/16vUZ
There are many more URL shortening services like Cli.gs, SnURL.com, zURL.ws etc, it doesn’t matter which you choose to use. I prefer to use Bit.Ly for the tracking features it provides. Plus, it is also the default Twitter URL shortener.
May 24
If you are on Facebook, chances are you must already have given a lot of quizzes. Here’s a tutorial to make your own Quiz.
To Create / Make Your Own Quiz on Facebook
Just log in to your Facebook account.
There are 2 great applications that allow you to create your own personalized quizzes.
Facebook – Make a Quiz
Facebook – Quiz Maker
Go to either of these applications and just Create a New Quiz. enter the Quiz details like Questions, Answers, Results and the description. It’s a very easy process and should be done in a minute or two. Each Application determines the results from the answers differently. Once you are done with creating the Quiz, you can publish it as an application.
To publish any new application, you first have to add the developer application to your profile. You can do that by clicking here – Facebook Developer Application.
After that, Create a New Application
Enter your application name, description and other details.
Also go to the Canvas tab on the left, and enter the URL you want for your application – http://apps.facebook.com/yourapp/
Note down your API key and Secret. Save Changes.
Go back to the QuizMaker / MakeAQuiz Application and enter your API key and Application Secret. Finish / Save Changes to finish building your quiz application. Send over the Application link to your friends.
If you have any doubts, leave a comment here.
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