• Number of images were over 90,000 and size of about 95GB which rules of conventional method of first downloading everything from old server  on your own machine and then uploading to new server is not feasible.
• Shared hosting provider only gave FTP access. so it rules out rsync,scp,bittorrent or anything similar based transfers. host even refused to achieve the 90,000 files.

In short, you will have to move all files and database via FTP.  Here is how:

Get the Database Dump:

1. Download SQLBuddy, extract it & upload it to your old server via FTP. Download Link
2. Now open webbroswer, Now goto the localisation where you extracted it. For example, location for me was http://gaurishsharma.com/sqlbuddy(this is no longer accessible). yours might be similar.
3. Login with your username and password.Click on Export and follow on screen instruction. now a database dump file *.SQL will be create in ../sqlbuddy/exports/export.sql. Which you can use to restore database.

Moving All Files

1. Login to your new server via shell account.
2. For transfer we will use wget – which is available on all linux based servers. we will use the following command

wget -r -c -nH -l0 ftp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@ftp.domain.com/ --append-output=websitedownload-wget.log -b

Where:

USERNAME: username of old server
PASSWORD: actual password of old server
ftp.domain.com: is the URL or IP address of your old FTP server

Now, after you run its command. you get a output like this

Continuing in background, pid 16554.

-jailshell-3.2$

This means that wget is now downloading all the files from your old server in background, so you can go for sleep and check back. to check the process you can read logfile websitedownload-wget.log

Explanation of Options

-r flag: recursively download all files and directories.
-c flag: not re-download everything that’s already been downloaded (and continue everything that’s been half done).
-nH flag: to make wget not create a directory with the name of the host prior to fetching the files.
-l0 flag: to make sure wget goes down every directory and downloads. By default, wget only goes down 4 directories.
–append-output: it will save the entire download output to file, so you can read it later.
-b flag: it will run wget into background so you can close the terminal and the transfer will still be running.

I Personally tried this method and it works great! The biggest advantage of wget method is that incase transfer gets interrupted or the server goes down,can you can ‘resume’ from where you left.

Hope this help you when you are moving large websites

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Recently, Facebook has enabled support for XMPP/Jabber protocol which means that now you can using standalone Instant Messengers like Pidgin(Works on Windows,Mac & Linux),iChat(Mac only).  This works on Windows,Linux and Mac on any application that support jabber protocol.

here I would demonstrate to do this on Windows with pidgin.

Step 1) Set your Facebook username by going here. if your profile url is facebook.com/xxxxx then xxxxx will be your username. please remember it, we will need in later steps.

Step 2) Download & install Pidgin: Pidgin is Open Source IM App which can be freely downloaded from Pidgin.im. Please visit the site and download & Install. Installation is pretty straightforward – typical windows style. Just keep Clicking Next,Next,Next and pidgin would be install automatically.

Strep 3) Configuration: now Launch Pidgin. you will be greeted with Account Dialog Box  click on “Add Account” to a facebook account

Step 4) Now in Add Account Screen, enter the following & leave rest to default:

• protocol: XMPP
• username: your facebook username . Its the same which you get in step-1
• Domain: chat.facebook.com
• password: <enter your facebook password>
• Check Remember Password

Step 5) In the Advanced Tab, Do the following

• Uncheck “Require SSL/TLS“
• Check “Allow plaintext auth over unencrypted streams“
• Connect port: 5222
• Connect Server: chat.facebook.com

Step 6) Click on Save and wait for few seconds while pidgin connects to facebook. If you have configured the settings correctly then you should be able to see this:

Congrats! you can start chatting with your friends rightway

Bonus Tip:Pidgin supports multiple protocols. so you can also add your GTalk,Yahoo Messenger or MSN accounts same way you added your Facebook account and chat on all of them at the same time. no need to install separate client program for each protocols.  Great Nice eh?

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Understanding a model no. would help you know about features of it by simply checking it label & you would no longer have to be dependent on not-so-informed salesman in your local shop. many times there are different model no. of exact same capacity but they differ in cache size which has a direct result on performance. more cache means faster performance

Now we will try to understand model number of various hard drives from different manufacturers.

Note: i would discuss only about consumer series internal hard drives from popular manufacturers. discussing others are beyond the scope of this guide.

Where do i find model no?
Its written clearly on faceplate of hard drive with bold characters along the serial no and other information like date of manufacturing etc.

1)Seagate

sample model number:ST3500630AS
we break is as: ST-3-500-6-30-AS

• ST: Company initials. ST= “Seagate Technology”, STM – Seagate Technology Maxtor(Maxtor Hard drive).
• 3: Form factor. 3 = Standard 3.5″ inch drives; 9 = 2.5″ inch Laptop drive.
• 500: Total Capacity in Gigabytes(1000mb = 1GB). this is a 500GB model.
• 6:Cache Size. 0 = 2MB, 2 = 2MB, 3 = 8MB,4 = 16MB, 6 = 16MB and 8 = 8MB. Note:the cache is the buffer memory between the controller and the mechanical hdd. the more cache it has – the more data it can store to transmit off to the controller. the faster data access on the hdd will be.please don’t confuse it with CPU Cache.
• AS: Connector Interface type, A= 40pin PATA or IDE and AS=SATA interface.

Link:How to interpret Seagate model numbers

2) Western Digital

sample model number::WD6400AAKS
we break it as: WD-640-0-A-A-K-S

WD:Company initials

640: drive capacity in Gigabytes. its a 640GB drive

A:Form factor.

A:Brand/Series

K:RPM/Buffer Size or Attribute
S:Interface Type

Link: Model Number Format for WD Products

I myself have migrated to a self-hosted wordpress driven blog and would share my experience; the most seamless way to make the switch.

Please Note: As i was running blogger with a custom domain(gaurishsharma.com) so switch was relatively easier for me, as i didn’t have to use any dirty scripts to redirect traffic from old blogger blog to new wordpress blog.

Aims of this Guide:

1. Move all the posts and comments data from old blogger blog to your new wordpress blog.
2. Maintain the permalinks of your old blog, so links from search engines and bookmarks don’t get broken in process.Thereby maintaining backlinks for a good Page Rank
3. Carry Over your RSS feed subscribers to new blog.
4. Making the switch as seamless as possible with least amount of downtime possible.

Assumptions while making this guide:

• You use feedburner service, for feed syndication
• you are publishing your blog on a custom domain(eg. yourname.com) and if you are still stuck on sub-domain of blogspot(like xxx.blopspot.com) its time to take the plunge, go register your own domain(yourname.com).A custom domain helps build a unique online identity and shows that you are really serious about blogging.  these days Domain are really affordable around Rs.350INR per year.

The Procedure Explained, Step-by-step:

1. Moving to custom domain: If you are publishing on subdomain of blogspot(xxx.blogspot.com). First step is switch to a custom domain, instrutions can be found on Google Help page.After changing to a new address, kindle wait for atleast 3-6months, so all traffic from your old blog’s URL its automatically your new custom domain. I realize 3months is a long period but its necessary  for making a smooth switch, but if you are less patient then try this hack.
2. Importing Data: Since, all of your traffic is coming to your new custom domain(yourname.com). its time make a switch. Go to WordPress.com and sign-up for a free blog. choose whatever address you like as that’s gonna be temp. Now, Import data from your blogger blog by logging into wordpress dashboard & Tools –> Import –> Blogger.Next authorize wordpress to access your blogger blog and press magic Import Button. importing post would take some time. so please be patient.after importing completes, set the author name.
3. Exporting Data: Now navigate to Tools –> Export.Save this file to your computer.now all your posts & comment are saved on your computer disk. at this point we no longer require that free wordpress blog we registered in step 2
4. Installing WordPress:Login to your webmaster’s Control Panel. most webhost have Cpanel installed which has Fantastico feature, with its help you can install wordpress in few clicks. else you could The famous manual install, the only extra step in manual method is database creation by phpadmin.
5. Importing final data: Login into your newly installed wordpress’s dashboard. Goto Tools –> Import > WordPress. broswe to the location of file which you saved in step-3.
6. Maintaining Permalinks: Now we need to use the exact URL stucture as we had in our blogger blog. First Install plugin called – Maintain Blogger Permalinks by uploading this to your wp-content/plugins/ dir. Activate the plugin once and run it via Tools > Permalinks. This is one time task and you can safely remove this plugin afterwards.
7. Next go to Settings –> Permalinks –> Custom & enter the following stucture:- /%year%/%monthnum%/%postname%.html
8. Importing feed: Login to your feedburner account. and click on Edit Feed Details. In feed url enter http://www.your-domain-name-here.com/feed/rss eg. http://www.gaurishsharma.com/feed/rss

Thats all.
Now you change update NS records of your domain, to redict visitor to your new wordpress blog. Remember: It takes about 24-48 in Dns propagation.

Happy Blogging

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Unhappy with your bank’s crippled net banking facility? How many times have you have wished that you had a fully featured Internet banking service which has all the features which would help you transact on the Internet smartly. want to change to another bank’s net banking service but don’t want ditch your old savings account.
ICICI bank has product which they call “b2 Branch Banking“.It is a fully online direct banking service in which everything is done online, zero transaction charges on the savings account, no cheque book, no branch access, savings account with quantum optima facility. It is too simple, easy and saves your time

• What a b2 account offers:
  • Zero Balance and Zero Transaction Charges – There are no charges on transaction done in b2 savings account. Also, unlike regular savings account you don’t have maintain a minimum amount in your account.
  • Virtual Credit Card(VCC) -  It enables to transact online with a credit limit of your choices. This card has limited balance which user specifies while generating so even if it fails in wrong hands you stand no risk.
  • No Penalty for premature withdrawal of FDs – you can make a premature withdrawal(breaking it before its full term) in your b2 saving account without having to incur the 1% penalty applicable on regular FDs.
  • E-wallet – An e-wallet gives you the conform of using a debit card online without having to expose your entire savings account for online transactions.
  • Greater Acceptability -  ICICI payment gateway is supported by most e-commerce Website. where as name of your good old bank may not appear while you are shopping on your favorite Website  .
  • Online Prepaid Mobile Recharge – you can recharge your mobile right from your b2 account itself and money would be automatically debited from your account. not a big feature but still useful. maybe you can use to refill when your talktime runs out in middle of night while talking to your girlfriend.
  • Absolutely No Making Charges on Demand Draft
  • No Charges on NEFT
  • SMS Alerts

Now, we know that B2 savings account is not a regular savings account. then obviously we must not be getting facilities of normal savings account. below is the difference between normal saving account & b2 savings account

• What a b2 account does not offer: 
  • No branches, no cheque books – You will not have access to any ICICI Bank branches. For instance, you won’t be able to withdraw cash from a branch. since, you can move money online in easy ways, there will be no cheque book with account.
  • No debit card, no ATM access – Since this is a truly online account – you can move money from your b2 account to your other bank(S) very easily as and when you wish – you will not need a debit card or access to an ATM
  • No physical statements and passbook – you will not get any passbook or statement. instead you can see them, in your b2 account itself.

To Apply for ICICI b2 account, you have to visit ICICI B2 Page and click on Apply Here. A simple online Application form has to be filled with all your details. After filling up the form an ICICI bank executive would come to you for collecting required documents.
One problem you might face is in step-3 that name of your employer might not be on the list. no problem, simply click on “O” and select “Others”. if you are unemployed like you are still studying then simply write “NOT APPLICABLE”.

• How to move money into your b2 account: there are many ways of doing that but the best one is dropping a cheque into any ICICI bank ATM’s Dropbox. just write your name and b2 account no in pay field and the amount would be debited to your account in 5 days.
• How to move money out of b2 account: Again, there are many ways. the best is to transfer money into some other account by NEFT.

This service is useful for people you do lot of electronic transactions on regular basis.b2 can exist in perfect harmony with your regular savings account. use b2 for electronic transactions and your regular account for other offline transactions.  
It is a real Internet banking facility which is absolutely free to use. I wonder how ICICI plans to earn from this service.  I have been using this service from past 2months and I am very happy with it. I would certainly suggest you to sign up for it.

Links:   ICICI b2 Home Page  |  Apply for ICICI b2  |    ICICI b2 in the news

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Its Advantage is that this service does not require GPRS connection on mobile. It is entirely SMS based.if you are looking for GPRS based service try http://m.orkut.com.

It is to be noted that Receive SMS is entirely free but you would be Charged Rs.2/- per SMS(1/- for MTNL) for sending a SMS. In my opnion the best utilization of service is to Receive scraps, sending scraps from mobile should be generally avoided unless urgent as its charged.

What is orkut SMS?
orkut SMS allows you to stay in touch with your orkut friends using text messages from your mobile phone.
How does orkut SMS work?

1.	Register your phone on the orkut website.
2.	Send SMS commands from your phone to the appropriate orkut SMS number. Number for India:- 56555

SMS Commands

I am Using this on my Vodafone Mobile number from past week. I must say its very fast, i am getting scraps on SMS even before e-mail notifications.

If you are a Orkut user, you should try it at-least for receiving scrap which is free.
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What is Evdo Data Card?

In Simple terms, EvDo is a Technology which works on CDMA networks and it provides high speed Internet access on Mobile. it can also be termed as Mobile Broadband since you don’t have stick at one place, you can move freely move and still be able to check your e-mail as long as you are in coverage area. Just like you do with GRPS service with your mobile phone. A much more, technically correct definition is given below:-
Evolution-Data Optimized(Evdo) is a telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals, typically for broadband Internet access. It is based on CDMA Technology.The EV-DO feature of CDMA2000 networks provides access to mobile devices with forward link air interface speeds of up to 2.4 Mbit/s with Rev. 0 and up to 3.1 Mbit/s with Rev. A.

What are Features of Bsnl Evdo?

• Personal broadband wireless service for a wide range of customers, from business people to students
• Always on & Unlimited Access
• Advantages over WiFi: It does not need a wifi hotspot. You take the internet with you and surf the web in your car, on the train, in the airport, at a convention, on the road. just about anywhere.
• High-Speed Internet Access supported upto 2.4mbps

What is the cost of BSNL EVDO service?

BSNL EVDO is an unlimited bandwidth service, which means you can use as much as you want, there are no data limits on the service. you just have to pay the monthly rental of Rs.650/-. its Truly Unlimited service, no extra costs

Do I need any special Device to use this service?

You can need EVDO wireless usb modem/card. Bsnl currently gives EV-DO card AC8700 by ZTE Mobile Tech.This device stylish device plug directly in USB port of your computer/laptop.It Weights about 40g.The device costs 3,500 Rs.(May vary +/- few Rs in few regions). In case you don’t want to purchase it outright, you have a rental option available. Here are a few pics of the Device

Can I see a complete Traffic card, which its all the charges i have to pay?

When i went to bsnl office for enquiry of the service, i was given a Tariff card. the same has been upload for your kind reference. I got this card from BSNL jaipur, so Charges maybe slightly different for different states.
BSNL Data Card Tariff

BSNL Data Card Tariff

Presently, in which cities service is available?

Please contact your nearest exchange for availability.unofficial list BSNL EVDO Enabled Cities in India

Does this device work with Mac & Linux?

Yes, it works with Mac & Linux.

How do I get the BSNL EVDO service?

You need to visit the main BSNL office in your area to get EVDO connection.In Jaipur,Rajasthan. I went to Bajaj Nagar Telephone Exchange but before you get your own connection, please ask them for a demonstration. Also, ask them but the coverage details & what likely speeds would get in your area.

What is CDMA 1x ?

CDMA 1x is the previous version or the older version of EVDO which has speed upto 144kbps. As EvDO is still in Nascent stage of deployment very few areas have Evdo BTS (base transmitting stations), rest are still CDMA 1x. If BTS near you is not Evdo enabled then you will get CDMA 1x speeds of upto144kbps.

What about the speeds & performance?

Speeds & Performance depend on Signal Strength which varies place to place . some people have reported to get about 1.5mbps speed and some only get around 100kbps only. so i would suggest you to contact your nearest local exchange and ask for a live demo. here is a brief account of my personnel experience.

• With about 4Signal bars; speeds were around 200-600kbps range. placing the device at specific positions helps in signal reception.
• Speed was constantly fluctuating & were not stable; however average speeds of 300kbps were observed over the period of 2hours.
• Websites like orkut,yahoo,rediff loaded speedily but video playback on youtube was not smooth due to constant fluctuations of bandwidth availability.

Troubleshooting EvDo Connectivity

ZTE Device comes with LED light which shows us status of Internet connectivity. it has 2 colors & various states which inform us about the current network. Additionally, top bar of bundled ZTE application provides a lot of useful information on current connection state. For a Smooth working Connection, you have have minimum 3 signal bars, else would face connectivity problems.

Special Note for torrent & Rapidshare Users; Others can skip this

In Bsnl EvDO you aren’t directly connected to Internet.instead you are connected to a Proxy server on bsnl’s network which has a private IP, in 10.xx.xx.xx range. that proxy server then connects to Internet Gateway aka National Internet Backbone. so as a result, proxy server blocks all incoming connections to it, except those coming from known ports like port 80,443 etc.Every Proxy server has a unique Public IP address, and all subscribers connected to it will share that Public IP address. Its entirely different from convention when every Subscriber has unique Public Ip address
This Approach was two shortcomings:

• Rapidshare: As a single public IP address is shared among lot of users, there is a great chance at someone from your IP address would have already download from Rapidshare. so now for next 30days you can’t download from that same IP, as its a limitation imposed by rapidshare on free users. however premium account holder
  won’t be affected due to this.
• Torrents:Currently BSNL has set the proxy in such a way that it blocks all incoming connections other than of known ports like port 80,443 etc. as a result you aren’t connectable to other users. you can only download a torrent and can’t upload. on private trackers you would be banned shortly for a bad ratio and on public trackers you would get slow speeds

Pros

• Fast, cheap & portable
• Unlimited Usage
• Unique, presently this is only Evdo service in INDIA, rest operators have networks which are many times slower. dsadadother operators have started similar services namly tata photon,reliance netconnect plus but none of them is unlimited. Even Unlimited Plans have data limits under Fair Usage Policy. so if you want Truly unlimited Internet access on the move at affordable prices, Bsnl Evdo is your best bet.

Cons

• Constant fluctuations of speed which depends on signal
• No All india Roaming; you can roam in your state only Now Available: National Roaming is Now available on BSNL Data Card
• Limited Coverage: Evdo network is under deployment, it is available in selected cities only. other area will get speeds upto 144kbps(CDMA 1x)

Conclusion

Bsnl Evdo is good service with gives excellent speeds on the move comparing to other alternatives like GPRS. The technology involved is quite new in India, this can be judged from the fact the DOT has not issued any format licenses for 3G CDMA. when licenses are issues we would expect similar roll outs from other operators also.
I would recommend people to try this service atleast once, if they find it suitable they should subscribe to it
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• BSNL EVDO Review – High speed 3G Broadband in India
• BSNL EVDO CLUB – UnOfficial BSNL EVDO Website
• EVDO Service – Chennai Telecom Circle

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Linux is a stable OpenSource Operating system.It has a ability to run for long hours and crashes are rarely seen.On top of it, it has a inbuilt scheduler which is robust and  it never misses tasks. All this Characteristics make Linux a perfect choice for downloading. Yeah almost perfect choice (discussed later).
In This Guide we would learn how to smartly schedule downloads. This way files would be automatically downloaded while you sleep. This Guide is mainly for BSNL/MTNL broadband subscribers. I have Tried to prescribe a general procedure which is applicable on all major Distributions.so distribution specific goodies are not discussed here.

Mainly there are two mode of this, you need to pick a method which applies to you.

• Router Reboot method: Suitable when your connection is configured as always-on and router is PPPoE mode. so you don’t need to dial your connection every time you connect to Internet. it works with selected routers which supports telnet connectivity.Dependant upon routers.
• Bridge Mode: Suitable when you dial to connect to Internet using a Dialer program on your PC. in this setting your PC is in Bridge mode.it works with every router.

#!/bin/sh
#############################################
#Script Written By Gaurish Sharma
#change the password,userid & command values with your own set
#the default password & username
# in most cased is 'admin'
#use it in terminal as sh router-reboot.sh | telnet
#(C) GaurishSharma.com
#############################################
add='open 192.168.1.1'
userid='root'
password='your_passoword'
command='reboot'
echo $add
sleep 1
echo $userid
sleep 1
echo $password
sleep 1
echo $command
sleep 1

# m h  dom mon dow   command
# Reboot Entry, please replace with correct path
10 2 * * * cd /home/gaurish/scripts && sh router-reboot.sh | telnet
# Start Torrent client, please replace with correct path of your router
12 2 * * * DISPLAY=:0.0 /opt/azureus/azureus
# Downloads via wget, Please replace with corrent path
13 2 * * * wget -ci /home/gaurish/downloads.txt
# Reboot Entry, please replace with correct path
50 7 * * * cd /home/gaurish/scripts && sh router-reboot.sh | telnet

50 7 * * * /sbin/shutdown -h 0

# m h  dom mon dow   command
# Start Torrent client, please replace with correct path of your torrent program
10 2 * * * DISPLAY=:0.0 /opt/azureus/azureus
# please replace with correct path of download.txt
13 2 * * * wget -ci /home/gaurish/downloads.txt

10 2 * * *  /usr/bin/pon dsl-provider
49 7 * * * /usr/bin/poff
50 7 * * * /sbin/shutdown -h 0

What you are missing in Linux, comparing to windows?
In starting of this post i said,  almost perfect choice for downloading. so you gotta missing something. which is ability to power on your PC automatically.
I am still searching for a method to start a Linux box automatically at a specific time.
As a workaround you can do the same thing via your BIOS, but a limited no of BIOS support this. so either leave your machine running with monitor turn off or use the BIOS trick.

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Note:Instructions for configuring DNS are different for every registrar. Hence,for clarity I would be using FreeDNS service. it would enable me to give specific easy to understand, step by step. Since free service which is open to everyone without paying any charge.Therefore, you are encouraged to use this service.

PART-I

Setting up DNS Records

1) Signup for FreeDNS. Complete Registration by clicking on Activation link which would be sent to email address you provided at time of registration.Now your account activation is complete and you can proceed next step.

2) Add Domain: From the Homepage, Click on Domains. your would be asked to login to your newly created account. Now click on Add a Domain.Now you should see a screen similar to what is given below. Enter the your Domain address, Choose Share State to Private and click on Submit

3) Change NameServers: Most likely you would receive a warning that your Domain is marked BROKEN. It is because you need change your Domain NameServer configuration. Instead of using default server, you have to change to FreeDns supplied nameservers which are:

• NS1.AFRAID.ORG
• NS2.AFRAID.ORG
• NS3.AFRAID.ORG
• NS4.AFRAID.ORG

Changing Nameserver usually requires logging in to your Domain Control Panel and click on Option Named “Change Nameserver Records” or “Modify NameServer”. If you need help you can contact your registrar and Perform a Google search. in search box enter “Change Nameserver <registrar name>”. for example Namecheap. A DNS change takes upto 24hrs after the change you should no longer see see the broken mark

 

 

.

4) Now Click on Domains. you should get your newly added domain. to create DNS records click on Manage.

5) In the next Screen, click on ADD to add a new subdomain.In enter the following values and click Save.

• Type = CNAME
• Subdomain = www
• Destination = ghs.google.com 

6) Now click on yourdomain.com(remember there should not be any prefix before it).In the Next screen Click on Forward to a URL. we should now create a Web Forward record.

 

  

7) Leave the Redirect From field as blank. In Redirect To Enter http://www.YourDomain.com. Please ensure presence to www. leave rest options at defaults and click on Save

Go Back to Domains & Manage(refer to step 4). Now we would change the MX record. click the link on which is has a value MX and 10:mail.yourdomain.com

9) In the next screen for change MX record. and click on save

• Type = MX
• Subdomain =
• Destination = 1:ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM

10) We are Done with this part, your current screen should look similar to that of screenshot given below but the Domain name should be different and it should not appear broken as in my case. mine is showing broken 
because i am working on a imaginary Domain. for you if everything is fine it should show status as active.

11) (Optional)To check email you have to use http://mail.google.com/a/yourdomain.com. you want a shorter domain like http://mail.yourdomain.com then you have create a CNAME record mail.yourdomain.com pointing to ghs.google.com. Refer to Step 5 for more help

PART-II

Setting Up Email

1) Signup with Google Apps.Choose the Standard Edition. signup it pretty easy to figure out and you can read the inbuilt help in case of facing difficulty. After Sign you would be taken to your dashboard.

2) Verify domain ownership:You in your Dashboard you will be get a Prompt “To activate Google Apps services you must verify that you own your domain – example.com”. Click on Verify Domain Ownership.In Verification method choose create a CNAME record. Find the CNAME settings and enter the following as the CNAME value or alias: <verification string>.Set the CNAME destination to the following address:
google.com. Refer to PART-I Step 4-5, this time just enter the Verification string in place of www as sub domain.the Verification string would be different for every Domain.

3) Active Email:Now you need to active Email service by clicking on Activate Email > I Have Completed these steps. if everything is done correctly you can now proceed to adding more users in Dashboard.

PART-III

Setting Up your Blog

1) Open Blogger Dashboard. if you don’t have a blogspot blog then get one
 2) Under manage Blogs, click Settings

3) Navigate to Settings Tab Publishing Tab. Click on Switch to Custom Domain
 4) Now Publish your Blog at www.yourdomain.com and click on Save. Also check the Box which says “Redirect gaurishsharma.com to www.gaurishsharma.com” and click on Save.

5) Wait for sometime for DNS changes to be replicated across the Internet Infrastructure. this normally takes upto 24hrs.

Final Thoughts

• To make setup Process more easier you can Purchase Domain Directly through google. Google Takes $10. payment is done via Google Checkout
• If you want a Static Website instead of a Blog, then you can use Google Apps’s Sites to Create one.
• To check your mail you have to login at http://mail.google.com/a/yourdomain.com or http://mail.yourdomain.com (If you created a Short URL)

Enjoy, your new CyberSpace !

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What you would be able to do at end of this guide?

Your computer would automatically power-on(if supported) & connect to predestined time, your download would be automatically started. And at a predetermined time your PC would turn off. Best part is that all this occur when you are in deep sleep.

Requirements Tools:-

• BSNL Internet Connection in Bridge mode(dial-up mode). Bridge mode is that when you use dialer in connect Internet. Internet is not not always on.
• Tested on Windows XP 32bit, may or maybe not work on Vista
• Any Download manager which supports scheduling, I recommend Free Download Manager(FDM). Download FDM
• Torrent Client like utorrent. required only is you regularly download via torrents, else FDM has inbuilt bittorrent support.

Procedure:-

1. Click on Start menu and Open Notepad from All Programs>Accessories>Notepad
2.  Type the following text and save the file as connect.bat
rasdial
where:
Connection name have to be replaced with the name of dialer you created in xp. to find your connection name . Open Start menu > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections.  here you should find connection name. example for mine it is
rasdial Bsnl jp2555355 Hari-om

3. now create a similar file with following text and save it as disconnect.bat
rasdial   /disconnect
4. Create another file similar to first two with following text and save as
shutdown -S -T 0    See The [Update] at end of the post

5. Enable Hibernation by Start control > Run. type powercfg.cpl and check enable hibernation. ensure there is necessary free space available.

6.Open Scheduled tasks by tying “control scheduled” in run dialog box.
7. Add a new schedule task by clicking on “Add schedule task“. you would be presented with Scheduled task Wizard. please click next to continue.

8. Now in Select applications window, Click on Browse and navigate to the location where you have saved connect.bat  and click on Open

9.In perform this task, select Daily and click on next to continue.

10. In Select Time & date screen, choose Start time as 2:10 AM and Perform this task daily. Click Next to Continue.

11. Enter the password you use to logon, leave blank if there is no password. Click Next to Continue

12. you will get a confirmation screen. Click on Check box “Open Advanced properties for this task when I click Finish.” and now finally click on Finish.if you didn’t enter a password you get a access it denied error. please ignore and proceed to next step.

13. In Advanced properties check “Run Only If Logged on” and click Apply.

14. Click on Settings tab and check “Wake computer” to run this task. Click okay

15. Now you can add any other task like FDM or utorrent, in exact same procedure to be run at 2:11 AM Daily. but just choose desired program from Application Window in place of connect.bat in Step 7
16. Now add disconnect.bat task to be run at 7:50 AM Daily
17. Lastly, Shutdown.bat task to be run at 7:
18. If you have done everything correctly,your scheduled task should be similar to to screenshot given below.

How To Use

1. Set your downloads in FDM or utorrent in such a way that whenever they are started downloading begins.
2. Put your Computer to Hibernate Mode. Hold down Shift key in Shut Down menu to see Hibernate option.
3) Don’t Turn off main AC power. if you have a UPS, please keep it on. also router needs to need on. you can turn off your monitor Only.

Congrats!, you can now sleep cool which you download “Stuff”. Incase of any problems, please ask them here




[Update]
You need a separate Utility like Poweroff to be able to shutdown computer.
1) Download Poweroff
2) Schedule to power off automatically at  7.50 AM daily.
3) Create a Service by Service>Create Service
4) Then Save Settings to the service

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