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Portable Wordpress – The ultimate guide to setup Wordpress locally on your computer

July 15th, 2009

We are so used to deal with our Wordpress set, that it is common to presume as usual to develop a web site remotely. But did you ever think about the benefits that could be accomplished by installing Wordpress on your computer? Read more…

Chen Guides development environment, local install, portable, server, Windows Vista, wordpress, XAMPP

Is EuroDNS scam?

June 12th, 2009

It was the time I was looking for a .ch (Swiss) domain registration and after a quick search my flight landed onto the EuroDNS (www.eurodns.com) airport.

I still had in my mind those banners seen many times while surfing the Internet, so I thought “Oh, those guys again…. Well it must be something reliable”… Advertising pays! Read more…

Chen Articles, Internet domain availability, domain registration, fraud, Internet, scam

You Gopher! Lynx! @#://!!!

April 2nd, 2009

I’m not swearing at you!

Thoughtful in the Web 20th anniversary, I’ve been assaulted by old Internet memories.

I still remember those wobbly modem sessions at hundreds/thousands kbps, with continuous disconnections, CRC errors and… WHOA! What a feeling! The appeal was there, the mental constrains of clumky BBS’s was over, those magic hyperlinks so useful and comfortable. Read more…

Chen Articles, Internet Andreessen, Anniversary, BBS, Bill Gates, compleanno Web, festeggiamenti del Web, Internet, Internet memories, ricordo quei rally sul web alla folgorante velocità, the Web 20th anniversary, Tim Berners Lee, Web

Why I won’t buy the iPhone!

February 27th, 2009

It’s quite a long time the iPhone has made it’s first debut on the world scene, and I have to admit I’ve been tempted more than once……..”shall I buy it?”.

That was the question… Even though in the early days I’ve been one of those PC enthusiast, battleing religiously against Apple and Macs, at a certain time I had to admit Apple’s superiority in terms of design and  software user interface and usability .

That’s the case for the iPhone.

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Chen Articles Iphone, Mobile, Phones, Trends