Technical Zone

1: Web Developers Toolbox will help speed up your development process with extensions for troubleshooting, editing, and debugging Web projects. This collection includes Test Pilot (test Firefox features), Pixlr Grabber (Screen grabs),  Stylish (install themes for just about any site that is theme-able), Colorzilla (advanced eyedropper), ShowIP (show the IP address of the current page), Greasemonkey (customize the way a Web page displays), FireFTP (cross-platform FTP client), Web Developer (menu and toolbar with Web developer tools), Firebug (edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript), and FoxyProxy Standard (proxy management tool).

2: Traveler’s Pack is a great tool for those who are on the go. You can plan, book, and document your trips. This collection includes: BabelFish Instant Translation (translate language), FoxClocks (know what time it is no matter where you are), Flagfox (displays a country flag according to the site you are on), Deep Web Search Engine (share sites through Samucaya), ScribeFire Blog Editor (easily post to your blogs), Lonely Planet (Search travel guides), Fotofox (drag, drop, and arrange pictures; upload pictures to services without interrupting your browsing), Stand-alones

3: IE Tab will embed Internet Explorer tabs within Firefox. With this extension, you can take advantage of the power of two browsers in one window. NOTE: This extension is not available for Linux.

4: Power Twitter adds feature to the Twitter Web interface, such as inline YouTube and other sites, link to page title translation, specific user search scoping, status history on mouseover, AND link shrinking.

5: WOT Safe Browsing tool will let you know if a Web site is safe to browse. Using a fairly universal traffic-light rating system, it shows you which sites are safe (green), questionable (yellow), or unsafe (red).

6: PDF Download is a handy PDF-centric tool that allows you to take whatever action you want/need on a PDF document. View PDF docs as HTML in Firefox or use the Web-to-PDF toolbar to share pages as high-quality PDF files.

7: RightToClick will stop JavaScript annoyances, such as the forbidden right-click (hence the name). This little beauty will also enable you to select text that is normally disabled by JavaScript.

Hello Folks,

Recently I had was troubleshooting this error and find a cool solution for it.
When I browse my pages after index.php page, it gives me an error message of no input file specified.

Two things you have to do and then see the magic..

1). .htaccess Add following code to .htaccess
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?$1 [L]

2. Config file of codeigniter

$config['index_page'] = “index.php?”;
$config['uri_protocol'] = “QUERY_STRING”;

Cheerrrrs

Servers are almost always deployed, at least initially, with specific objectives in mind. Regardless of whether the server is deployed in a small business or large enterprise, frequently the server’s role changes over time.

1. Always start with a verified data backup

Never make any changes to a server, even minor upgrades, before confirming a verified data backup exists. Whenever a server is powered down, there is no guarantee the server will come back online. While rare, I’ve seen servers that were shut down simply to install Windows performance and security patches fail to restart.

2: Consider creating an image backup

Several manufacturers offer IT professionals disk cloning technologies that simplify recovering servers when failures occur. Some, including Acronis Inc. and StorageCraft Technology Corp., provide a universal restore option that enables recovering a failed server even to a different bare metal chassis. Downtime is drastically reduced.

3: Don’t make multiple simultaneous changes

Most every IT professional understands the importance of minimizing server restarts, so novices are tempted to complete multiple simultaneous upgrades using a single shutdown. But adding disks, replacing memory, installing additional cards, and other tasks should all be performed separately. Why? When things go wrong a day or two later, the process of isolating the change responsible for the error is exponentially more difficult when multiple simultaneous changes were made. If only a single change is introduced, it’s much easier to track the potential culprit.

4: Monitor logs closely after making changes

Following server upgrades, never assume all is well just because the server booted back into its OS without displaying errors. Monitor log files, error reports, backup operations, and other critical events more closely than ever. Leverage Windows’ internal performance reports or third-party monitoring utilities, to ensure all is performing as intended whenever changes or upgrades are completed.

5: Confirm the OS

It’s easy to forget the operating system a server is running. This is especially true when a server room isn’t standardized and multiple boxes sport a collection of operating systems.

6: Confirm the chassis supports the upgrade

Server hardware is famously inconsistent. Manufacturers frequently change model numbers and product configurations. Whenever installing additional disk controllers, disks, memory, or other components, you can review the manufacturer’s technical specifications online before ordering upgrades.

7: Don’t assume plug-and-play

Whenever installing new hardware, don’t assume the device will plug-and-play well with the server’s operating system (even if the manufacturer states the component is compatible). Before you order upgrades, perform a Google search to learn the experiences other technology professionals encountered when deploying that same component using the same OS.

8: Optimize performance

Be sure to follow up on any upgrades requiring associated software adjustments. For example, just adding memory to Windows servers doesn’t automatically optimize Windows’ performance using the additional RAM. System administrators must also update a server’s virtual memory settings to optimize Windows’ operation following a memory upgrade. Further, when new disks are introduced, the page file may need to be moved to the new disk to gain performance advantages.

9: You get what you pay for

Certainly, less expensive disks, RAM, power supplies, and other components are always available. But when it comes to servers, it doesn’t pay to cut corners. Only high quality, high availability components should be deployed in servers. While these items may cost marginally more than other (lesser quality) alternatives, the performance and uptime benefits more than offset the additional expense.

10: Document changes

Surely you’re maintaining log files for each server. Within the documentation for the server just upgraded, update the documentation to note the component that was upgraded, the manufacturer, the vendor and even the order number and serial numbers, if possible. Include warranty and support information as well.