Top 10 Downloads of 2006

As 2006 is approaching the end, ZDNet have published the top 10 list of most downloaded software from their website. Below is the list, maybe it will help you to find new software for upcoming 2007.

1. Spyware Doctor 4

This popular and fast utility can remove spyware, adware, Trojan horses, and keyloggers from your computer. It is free to try, but you have to pay $29.95 for the full version

2. Webroot Spy Sweeper

This is another popular Anti Spyware software. The limitation of free version is the spyware removal is disabled. Pay $29.95 for a full version

3. Limewire

This a P2P file-sharing program for all types of files. The best part of this software is, it is free. But, I am always disappointed when downloading something, because what I get is always a corrupted or blank files.

4. ICQ

This popular chat client allows you to communicate with your friends via Internet. But I prefer to use Yahoo Instant Messenger because I don’t have to create another account, just using the Yahoo account. With the new version of Yahoo Messenger, you can chat with MSN Messenger users too!

5. Morpheus

This is another P2P file-sharing client. The ability to search multiple P2P networks including the Neo Network, Gnutella and BitTorrent is the advantage of this client. But I prefer using uTorrent as my bittorrent client.

6. Spybot – Search & Destroy

This program ca search your hard disk and Registry for threats to your security and privacy. According to editors’ review on Download.com, this program is good to protect you from Spyware, but it has too many bugs.

7. Winzip 11

WinZip is the original and most popular of all Windows ZIP file utilities. But now I am using WinRar. Besides you can also try an open source ZIP program, 7Zip.

8. Lexa Organizer

Lexa Organizer is an effective task manager which can help you to organize your personal life and work. This software is very suitable for those, who have unorganized life. My life is already well-organized. I don’t need this.

9. Real Player 10

You need this program to play real media files. But as an alternative, you can use Windows Media Player Classic from K-Lite codec pack. The player can play almost everything!

10. Clean Center

CleanCenter will find and clean junk files on your pc, so that your pc can run faster. It comes with a full working free 15 day trial. The full version will cost you $19.95

From the list above, only one application is installed on my computer, Real Player 10. It is because I don’t need the other softwares. Besides, I don’t have money to buy the program. Freeware is my first choice. By the way, Happy New Year! May this year bring all of us lucks and wealth!

Get the correct color combination for your Wordpress theme

When I try to design a theme, the most difficult part is to get the correct colour combination. If you have natural talent to choose the correct scheme, you dont have any problem. For me, when it is about choosing colour, I need help. Thanks to Online Color Schemer from Colorschemer.com. By using the tool, you can choose your color and the tool will generate the related color scheme. You can also darken or lighten the colors with some clicks.

For more color references, you can visit the post about color on Lorelle on Wordpress.

Related Link:
Colorschemer.com

How to redirect your WP Feed to Feedburner’s Feed

Feedburner is an excellent feed service, which allows you to track your feed subscribers. After you have created your Feedburner's feed, you should redirect your original Wordpress readers to the Feedburner's feed, so that you can track the exact number of your feed subscribers. By the way, the Firefox users, who use Live Bookmark to read your feed, use the original Wordpress feed. Therefore, it is a must to redirect your feed.

There are two ways to redirect the feed. First is by using .htaccess.

Just copy the code above to your .htaccess file and you are done. But the problem is, this only redirects http://yourblog.com/feed to http://feeds.feedburner.com/YourFeedburnerFeed. Firefox Live Bookmarks do not read /feed, but /?feed=rss2. If you now how to edit .htaccess, you can do it. But I don't know.

The solution is the second way of redirecting the feed. It is more simple because what we need is only a Wordpress Plugin. You can get the plugin, WordPress FeedBurner Plugin v2.1, at ordered list.com. Moreover, it is also suitable for those who don't have access to .htaccess file. And the plugin is compatible with all version of Wordpress.

I've redirected my feed and I can see the number of subscribers is increasing, from 13 to 59. Cool!

Related links:
How-To: Use .htaccess to redirect your Blog Feed to your Feedburner Feed
How to Redirect Wordpress Feed Traffic to FeedBurner?
FeedBurner Plugin v2.1 Released

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