I actually learn linux all by myself too. all u need is time and self-study. If you are new to linux.. it’s best you use virtual machine or extra computer that can install stand alone.

there are many virtual machine that can install linux, my favorite one will be virtual box.. So, u can install on your windows computer, and virtual box will run as a mini-computing system. If u r very new to linux.. there are many ways you can get to know them.. First learning in Distrowatch.com and what are the core ingridients in each distribution.. I like Fedora 10 or 11 the best to learn new things, because they have apache, httpd, ftp, database, many scripting, also security and networking setup, I quite like it…

Let’s say, u want dual-boot with computer, not using virtual machine, try ubuntu 9.04, ubuntu is the best linux to install.. they have two version, desktop and server version, u can choose whatever version u want to master it.

Generally learning for Linux, for starter.. you can read through this website to get to know bit by bit.

Free trainings are starting from Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Level. Moreover, you will be able to learn some useful tips and tricks of Linux operating system and its functions. Once you complete the course, it is time to choose a particular distribution and start mastering the Linux one by one. My person choices will be Fedora 11 or Ubuntu 9.04 as of today.. These versions will change time after time as they will release more or less every 6 months to 12 months as a new version.

Thanks for reading.

Ok, Last week, I got an email for my hosting, as a member there, I can give you discount coupon code, but sadly, I cannot actually register myself as my hosting can track my IP address.

So, here is what I received in my email

We have an exciting new coupon code for you.

WebHostingBuzz is offering 75% of on its shared and reseller hosting plans for a limited time.

The coupon code for this campaign is GONECRAZY.

So, there you go, the offer is valid until May 15, next month, I will post another one as soon as they sent me an offer.

So, if you are planning to have a new web hosting or not happy with the current one, take an advantage, normally, they actually can help you migrate from your old servers for FREE as well and all these deals include free domain name for life starting from 1 domain to many more. So, be sure to check out and if you are keen, enjoy your promotion.

Check out the promotion here.

What’s the catch for me?

As a member there, I now enjoy 2TB disk space and 20TB traffic a month for unlimited domains and you can only upgrade after you become first level client. I have been using this hosting since 2004 and I did not have much problem with the hosting, simply put, that’s why I am still using this hosting.

Get the best offer while you can. Any comments and suggestions always welcome.

Well, here it is another technique that I am very happy to share. I am big Yahoo! Answers fan. Before, I didn’t really put my website link in Yahoo! answers, but after a while, I tried to put once or twice in a while. And yes, it gives me good traffic, at least, 10-15 unique hits from one answer.

Of course, your answer should be unique, informative and helpful. That’s the most important thing, once they love your answer, they will definitely try to click your website which should be the source of the answer. When I answered about sports, I never put this website as a reference, it will be spamming to the audience and also to Yahoo! and i saw many people got banned for that.

SEO point of view, you will not gain anything as Yahoo! answers is no-follow link, but you get the traffic and mostly targeted traffic, that means, your true audience will read more about your site.

Nowadays, many people abuse and use yahoo answers as a tool and the bans are more frequent, so make sure you do the reference in proper way and relevant niche. Here is my Yahoo Answers account you can view. Remember, do not put too many of your links in your answers especially it’s not relevant to your website and the particular answer. And make sure you get good percentage of BEST Answer. So that people believe and trust in what you explain more. That will also help your traffic as well.

So, here is a good e-book how to get traffic, affiliate sales, or direct sales that depend on your business on Yahoo! Answers. But I definitely tried and got noticeable amount of traffic.

Thanks for reading

Google has introduced KNOL for sometimes, now they are promoting it. I definitely think KNOL will help all the information seekers better than ever. This is probably another technique of Google’s collection of knowledge base search engine, we could presume.

What is KNOL?

It’s basically units of knowledge written about various subjects. However, as like many google applications, knol is current at a beta stage.

Why should we participate at KNOL?

Many advantages, make yourself exposed to the knowledge based world, information sharing site. You can take credit for writing, provide credentials, reviews and comments. Users can provide comments, review and related information.

What subjects we can write on KNOL?

Well, pretty much everything. LOL

What are common advantages using KNOL?

You can get good back links to your website, that’s pretty good for SEO, but it’s very important you don’t spam the links. You can get credited and for me, the best thing is collaboration mode that many people can work together on a same project/subject which is pretty awesome. I think that idea is derived from online project collaboration sites as Google has capabilities for doing it so such as Google Docs.

What do I think about this?

KNOL for me is basically a combination of blog/search engine/multimedia gateway to all the information retrievers. Being a active participant on google’s main site, you will not only create traffic for your website on your niche, but also will create exposure to your materials. All you need to do is to be original, informative and unique with your content.

So, happy KNOLing.

Have a great weekend.

I am so impressed with wordpress 2.7, because it changes a lot of things. The design is very nice and easy to browse.

You may be amazed to know that wordpress has changed interface and its functions. The best thing I like about is to be able to update everything easily and one click install for plug-ins. Isn’t that cool?

Now it will take less than 1 minute to install usual plugins that would take about 10 minutes and now no hurdles at all.

All the drop down menu on the right has given users to browse and make changes easier than ever.

This wordpress 2.7 will save you time and efforts to set up and upgrade in the future. That’s the best thing I like about. The version upgrade will be now like plugin upgrade and you do not have to worry about database backup and etc.

Another fantastic thing is Ajax interface for comment management that administrator can now easily manage the comments that are being waited for moderation.

Of course, it will not be enough if I don’t mention easy breezy Admin control panel’s new look that will give you maximum satisfaction of being a wordpress blogger.

So, don’t wait and upgrade your wordpress to 2.7. Thanks for reading