Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Paypal shopping cart widget is the hottest widgetbox



Paypal shopping cart is right now #2 hottest widgetbox

my guess is because i recently change the 'View Cart' button become optional. this is an example why you should listen to your users.

thank you all who use my widgets !!
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Paypal Storefront Facebook Widget

it's quite some times already that Paypal launches Storefront Widget. however i just found out that recently. so i create a widgetbox out of it so that i can easily put it anywhere i want to.
today, i convert Paypal Storefront Widget as Facebook Apps so now everyone can start selling on Facebook.

it's up to you, you like the simple paypal shopping cart or this more advanced storefront widget. both available as facebook apps.

check them out and start selling now!

update: paypal asked to make it clear, so i will:

  • it's mostly only like a wrapper to the paypal original widget. so, if the paypal original widget works, this should also works without problem.
  • the widget is hosted on widgetbox. so i dont collect any info about you. i can not tell what store_id you use, your paypal email, etc... i can only see a global stats like how many time it's used, etc...
  • this widget is made by me. so, if it works or not you can contact me. dont ask paypal for the support. tnx.

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Monday, March 03, 2008

install linux from windows without cdrom

nowadays, linux is easy to install. most distro have livecd that you can just boot into linux without installing it first.

but, i have an old sub notebook with no floppy nor cdrom with it. and it's also cant boot from usb. windows on the internal harddrive is the only one it can boot. and i need linux in it.

sure there are more than dozens way installing debian. or you can also say goodbye-microsoft. but, somehow i find none of those suite me.

this is the way i make it work...

  • i download archlinux ftp installer cd.
  • extract vmlinuz and initrd.img into c:\archinst
  • download the latest grub4dos.
  • extract grldr.mbr to c:\ and optionally menu.lst too if you like to see some sample
  • edit menu.lst to something like this:
color black/cyan yellow/cyan
timeout 10
default /default

title puppy
kernel /puppy/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 initrd=/puppy/initrd.gz PMEDIA=usbflash

title install arch
kernel /archinst/vmlinuz initrd=/archinst/initrd.img

title find and load NTLDR of Windows NT/2K/XP
fallback 1
find --set-root /ntldr
chainloader /ntldr
savedefault --wait=2
  • edit c:\boot.ini and add this line:
C:\GRLDR="Start GRUB"
  • restart your computer and choose "Start GRUB" from your grub menu
  • then choose install archlinux from it.
  • then the archlinux installer 'cd' will boot and i start installing linux into my laptop.
that's how i do it. i can install archlinux without cdrom, even that archlinux said it cant.
not only archlinux, (possibly) you can boot any linux installer or any livecd using this method.

(too bad my other laptop cant even boot archlinux. got kernel panic on both acer travelmate 507DX and IBM Thinkpad 600X)

how do you install your favorite linux?


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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Really Easy, Instant Google Custom Search Engine with Blogspot



following my previous Easy, Instant Google Custom Search Engine with Blogspot post (part 1), the search engine can only shown on your blogspot web.

now that i create the google cref widget, you are now free to put your search engine on any other web.
that's what i call Really Easy, Instant Google Custom Search Engine with Blogspot (TM).

it was created for my own use. but i do hope you like it as much i me.
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Friday, February 01, 2008

Easy, Instant Google Custom Search Engine with Blogspot


if you have try/made some CSE (custom search engine) you might find it a bit tedious maintaining the engine. even start making it will need quite some work.

now with blogger-in-draft new (quite old already) search box, we can instantly make any CSE we like very easily. just make some link lists and put in the search box and instantly you have yourself a CSE just the way you like it.

and, it's also very easy maintaining your CSE. just regularly check and keep your link list updated and your CSE should always perform well.

you can test my CSE at my new virtualization blog and the special linux search engine.
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Monday, January 28, 2008

will cheap laptop kill wintel world domination?

now that Asus Eee launched all over the world. OLPC ready for purchase. Intel out of OLPC. AMD put in few bucks into OLPC. and dozens other cheap laptop like cloudbook, nanobook, mininote, classmate, is either in planning or ready to launch.

would this be the end of wintel world domination?
what do you think?

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Sunday, January 20, 2008

what is your urge to buy a new computer?


cant remember when the last time i bought a new computer. it was the latest technology when i bought it. it's celeron 800mhz which i still use till now. since then, i never (want) to buy any new computer. either it be laptop or desktop or even servers, i use 'old' refurbished computers.

now, all my computers are either pentium II or pentium III or celeron the most 'powerful'. i have one celeron on my laptop, pentium 3 on another laptop. 2 desktops with p2 inside. 1 mail server with p3 and another firewall/router/proxy using p3 also. and all the computers fully satisfy all my needs.

ooh... i forgot i just bought another refurbished p4 hyperthreading computer which i used at this very moment. it's only 2.8ghz and 512meg ddr1 ram. and i put latest centos 5.1 in it plus openvz plus virtualbox. now, almost everything is in this box. and coz too many servers i put into this box, it seem a bit slower, especially with it's only 512meg ram.

this. is my urge to get a new computer. coz i want to put dozens of servers (virtual machines) into this one box. i want my firewall/router/proxy in it. then a zimbra collaboration server. then web hosting platform, (maybe lxadmin hostinabox?). and maybe another dozens of other servers i can put into it.

for future-proof, the computer should be 64bit processor with virtualization technology. either intel multicore 64bit or amd64 athlon x2. we dont need server class platform (like xeon or opteron). nowadays, the desktop class processor already too fast for desktop causing programmers developing huge bloated apps like vista, openoffice and firefox. but for my servers, each servers can run nicely on p2-p3 with 256meg ram. so a desktop class multicore 64bit virtualization processors should be enough to run at least a dozen servers in it. (my server only serving 50+ users. no high load servers here.)

like the celeron that i still use, this new computer should last at least ten years and should only retire after/when it's dead. :) that's how i use my stuffs. my cellulars, my tv, my computers, all used up till the very end of their life!

so. what's your urge to purchase a new computer?

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