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WordPress Contact Form Manager

Post last modified:May 7, 2012
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

Contact Form Manager is a free wordpress plugin to create and manage multiple contact forms for your website.

Main features:

Supported Elements:Text field,Email field,Textarea,DropdownList,Checkbox,Radiobutton,Datepicker,Captcha,File Uploader,Submit Button
Full control on contact form content.
Visual HTML editor for beautiful contact forms.
Style class integration option with form elements.
Option to add * (star symbol) for mandatory form fields.
Auto-save form elements on creation.
Multi language support for contact form messages.
Multiple Contact Forms.
Shortcodes for dispalying contact forms
Modify form element options without replacing shortcode
Autoreply on form submission.
Redirection after contact form submission .
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How to Install VLC Media player on Ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:May 7, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Unix.

To install VLC Media player on Ubuntu 12.04

1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc

3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.

4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.

5.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

6.Then type below command and press enter

sudo apt-get install vlc

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Code Freeze – WordPress read only Mode

Post last modified:May 7, 2012
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

Code Freeze is a free wordpress plugin to change your wordpress site temporarily into read only state.

Main features:

Disables adding/editing/deleting new content, media, themes, etc.
Disables installing/activating/deactivating/updating/deleting all plugins
Disables new comments/trackbacks on all content items
Removes the QuickPress widget and notices to upgrade core or plugins
Provides notice to dashboard users that any changes will be lost
Provides generally “read only” access to the dashboard
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How to install Ubuntu Tweak on ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

Post last modified:May 7, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Ubuntu Tweak is a free ubuntu software to config Ubuntu desktop and system options easier for everyone.

Method 1:

1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa

3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.

4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.

5.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

6.Then type below command and press enter

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

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How to install Netbeans IDE on ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:May 5, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

To install Netbeans IDE on ubuntu 11.10 click here

NOTE: JDK 6 or above (JDK 7) is required for installing and running the Java SE, Java EE and All NetBeans Bundles.

To install JDK 7 on ubuntu click here

1.Go to Netbeans download page and download the netbeans Linux (x86/x64) .sh installer file (like netbeans-7.1.2-ml-linux.sh).

2.Copy your Netbeans installer file to your Desktop.

3.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field.And click Terminal.

4.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

cd Desktop

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How to install Oracle JDK 7 on ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:October 30, 2013
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

For JDK 6 click here : How to install jdk6 on ubuntu

To install Oracle JDK 7 on ubuntu 12.04

1.Go to Oracle JDK7 download page. And download the latest linux jdk in .tar.gz format.
Here its (32 bit) jdk-7u4-linux-i586.tar.gz.
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Free Download Manager 3.9.1 Beta released

Post last modified:May 5, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Free Download Manager 3.9.1 Beta is now available for download and testing.What’s new in Free Download Manager 3.9.1 Beta release?

FDM saves list of downloads and other service data only when it’s required.
Fixed List of downloads could not be saved in some cases
RTSP/MMS downloads
A pack of general bug fixes.

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PHP 5.4.2 released

Post last modified:May 5, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

PHP 5.4.2 is now available for download.
Fixed PHP-CGI query string parameter vulnerability.(unnoticed for at least 8 years).If you are using Apache mod_cgi to run PHP you may be vulnerable. To see if you are, just add ?-s to the end of any of your URLs. If you see your source code, you are vulnerable. If your site renders normally, you are not.
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Keith Haring’s 54th birthday google doodle

Post last modified:May 4, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google is celebrating Keith Haring’s 54th birthday with a new google doodle on its homepage.Keith Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s.Haring achieved his first public attention with chalk drawings in the subways of New York. These were his first recognized pieces of pop art.
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Install RecordMyDesktop on ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:May 4, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

RecordMyDesktop is a free open source linux desktop screencasting program and it producing an ogg encapsulated theora and vorbis output file.

To install RecordMyDesktop on ubuntu 12.04

1.Open ubuntu software center.To open ubuntu software center click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type ubuntu software center in the search field.Then click ubuntu software center.
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