Waktoo Technology update and tips

16Oct/090

New interesting toy: Google Wave

google_wave_inbox_addFollowing the popularity of the web 2.0 and social networking, it will become more interesting if Internet Giant, Google also become the key player. You will be shocked if this new Google Wave service is available for the public.

I also interested to try, although Wave was talked for a couple weeks a go. Honestly I send this message to Google when I sign up for Wave testing.

This service, Google Wave will be most popular social networking site. But it will depend how serious Google develop and maintain.

I just curious if the Wave is launched for public, did it will down like Gmail problem a couple months a go.

Please let me test this new service.

16Oct/090

Installing LightWord WP Themes

I've register this domain waktoo.com about a month a go. But nothing change until I think that I need a specific website and tell about the technology. Since I still don't know what technology I've got, I think may be web browsing experience I will share on this blog.

So what the relation with the title above? Of course I want to share you. At first I open wordpress website and wow.... I've got new simple WP Themes there. There're some themes attracted my eyes. But I think I just need a simple and light one.

So I decided to put LightWord on my public_html folder. It's amazing. You can see this frontpage.

I also put URL for you to click: LightWord WP themes. You can directly download and have a nice install...

16Oct/090

Block unwanted Flash Advertisement in Mozilla Firefox

On this amazing web 2.0 era, there are so many website using Flash content flash. For example Youtube. But did you know if Flash Advertisement on a website, can make your computer a little bit slow or hang?

By read this tips probably we can help you. You know, Firefox has addons to manage and support its browser. When you just want to block disturbing and annoying Flash Ads, you need to install and activate Flash Block.

For example, my Windows XP box is using Firefox 3.0.14. Just click this Flash Block URL. Your computer will display this flashblock

And don't worry please to click Install Now. It won't destroy your computer. After that, you need to click Add To Firefox button.

Now your Flash Block is installed. And let me see what happen. When you open a website. The flash ads will be replaced like this

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And when you move your mouse pointer to the ads, it will display like a play button.

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Since now on, of course your web browsing activity will run faster than before. Whenever you need to know what behind the flash block icon, just click it.

Perhaps you still want to know what will being blocked by this addons. They will be:

  1. Macromedia Flash
  2. Macromedia Shockwave
  3. Macromedia Authorware

Don't forget too, you can add whitelist to your favorite website. You just need to click from menu:

Tools -> Add-ons -> Flash Block -> Options -> Whitelist

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Happy web browsing :-)