Archive for December, 2007

Technobyte moving to a domain soon and also a name change!

December 7th, 2007

I just wanted to inform you guys that technobyte will be moving to its own domain very soon. Most likely in a day or two when the nameservers get sorted out. :)

The new domain will be http://www.technodorm.com. And as you can tell by the link, the name of this blog will also be changing. The new name will be Technodorm. I had been searching for a good domain name for the past 3 weeks and finally I got this domain available. So I am very happy with it. ;-)

Comment posted by Nasir
at 12/8/2007 2:21:24 PM

Congrats for moving onto your own domain!
Lets get into the competition with me mate! ;)

Comment posted by Fahad
at 12/9/2007 10:03:36 AM

Thanks Nasir

And yea sure, lets get into a competition. What type of competition though? most subscribers? most traffic?

Comment posted by NasirJumani
at 12/21/2007 8:03:05 AM

It will be in 4 parameters:
Traffic
Subscribers
Authority
and $$$$ :D

I am starting this competition with this logic in mind that, we both will work hard to get an upper hand on each other, besides that we both can help and improve each other blogging skills….. :)

Site Problems…..

December 6th, 2007

Hey guys. I just wanted to inform you that the host of this site is having some problems with their server. So that is the reason you might be unable to access the site or you get a 500 Internal server error. The host is trying to fix this problem as I write and hopefully it will be sorted out quickly. Until then, you can read the posts through the RSS feed. Just click here to go to the RSS feed on feedburner.

EDIT: The servers are running fine again. The problem has been fixed. Everything should be running smoothly again! :)

Two Things Meme

December 4th, 2007

Well, I recently got tagged by Nasir of Gurupedia Tech Blog for a Two Things Meme.

Here is how my meme goes:
1. Two names I go by: Fahad and umm.. sorry cant say the other one!
2. Two things I am wearing right now: Sweater and Pants?
3. Two things I want (or have) in a relationship: Friendship and Honesty
4. Two things I like to do: Play Sports and finding out about new gadgets
5. Two things I want very badly in this moment: Good Graphics Card and answers to my physics homework
6. Two things I did last night: Study and watched TV
7. Two things I ate today: Noodles and Lays
8. Two persons I last spoke to: My best friend and my bro
9. Two things I am doing tomorrow: Studying and Blogging
10. Two favorite days of the week: Friday and Saturday
11. Two favorite holidays: Eid and New Year
12. Two favorite beverages: Iced Cappuccino and Coffee
13. Two things about me that you may not have known: I fractured my ankle once while playing basketball for my schools team and I love to watch baseball
14. Two jobs that I have had in my life: Ummm, none.
15. Two movies I would watch over and over: Lord of the Rings(all of em ) and The Terminal
16. Two places I have lived: Toronto and Islamabad
17. Two of my favorite food: Chicken Roast and Pizza
18. Two places I would rather be right now: In Canada or on a Basketball Court! :-)

I tag Diegomoney, Hopefulspirit, Cikguazleen.

Get your very own .com domain FREE!!!

December 4th, 2007

Well, today I have a special post for webmasters and as well for the non-webmasters. Would you like to have your own “www.yourname.com” domain? Well, you have to pay about 7 or 8 dollars per year for your domain but I have found a nice little site that allows you to earn your own domain name. All you have to do is sign up on a particular website, confirm your email and voila! You get one point each time you do this and once you have 6 points you can request your own domain. These offers only take about 5 minutes each, if not less. So technically speaking, you can complete the offers in a half an hour! There are two alternatives that you can use to earn your free domain. One is the process I mentioned above and the other is completing surveys. Both are legit and work, so just read below and choose the one that you like.

1) Fbox.us - This is the site that only requires you to sign up and confirm your email on their offers. Now you may be wondering about spam and how your email address will be used by the site. It is very much possible that the sites will keep sending you spam, so I suggest that you make a separate email address to do these offers. This is not a scam as I have done it myself and the other user testimonials also suggest a good response from the admins. You can also earn points for more things like free rapidshare accounts, free gaming servers, free paid hosting from UMX Host, and more free stuff is being added everyday. Also, be sure to read the rules and guidelines before you sign up.

2) DomainLagoon.com – There is also another site that allows you to earn your own .com domain but you will need to complete several surveys which takes more time. But some people may prefer this option so I decided to write about this as well. Firs of all, you will need to be living in the United States, Canada, or England to sign up on this site. This is because all their surveys are targeted to the residents of these countries. Also note, if your from Canada or England then you will have less available offers to complete so it may take a longer time to earn your domain.

All you gotta do is sign up on this site, see the available offers and start completing. The points vary with each offer that you complete. You must earn 9 points to request your domain. Its fairly easy though, I got 11 points in about 2 hours. Also, I suggest that you don’t do the cell phone offers as they may prove to be somewhat misleading. Just stick to the free offers and you will be fine. Also, you will need to validate yourself once you request your domain. This means that you will be required to call on their automated calling system and leave your credentials. It is all given in the frequently asked questions so read them first. There are also other lagoons that you can sign up with to earn different prizes. For example Cashlagoon, Hostinglagoon, Gaminglagoon, and more!

If you ask me, I would suggest Fbox over Domainlagoon as it is available to all international people and is less time consuming. I am eligible to request my own domain at Fbox but I have no ideas about what domain as yet so I haven’t requested a domain yet. But I may do so in the coming week or so. If i do then I will update this post telling you of my experience. If you have any comments or questions, just post below or contact me using the contact page (link at the top). I hope you enjoy your own .com domain! :-)

Update: As I said, I would tell you about my experience with Fbox when I would order from them. I have earned the domain technodorm.com and got it within 3 days. Although I do not have full control over my domain yet, as their policy states that the domain will be given full control to the user after 60 days. So for now I had to tell them my nameservers and they updated for me. But after 60 days, I will have full control over the domain. So in the end my transaction went the way it should have with no extra hassles and such. If you need any help at any time during your run at Fbox, don’t hesitate to contact me. :)

Moved site to another host

December 3rd, 2007

kwix.gifWell, I had gotten tired of the frequent downtimes of my site from freehostia so I had been looking for the past couple of weeks for a new and reliable host. I found kwix host to be the best in its list of features and its excellent user testimonials. They also keep their server very efficient so you guys should expect to see a good increase in speed as well. I had been busy this past week with moving the site over and making sure that it worked perfectly before redirecting everyone from my previous site address.

So I couldn’t post any new articles in this time space that I was moving the blog but now that the site has completely moved, I will get back to blogging. I have built up some good ideas for some posts and I will be blogging about them in the coming days, so watch out. Also, if you haven’t subscribed yet, do so right now. I can assure you that there will be some nice and interesting articles posted in the coming weeks. For now, have a nice day!