Nirlog.com

Any computer user who is hooked to the Internet for a while knows that it is not a very safe place to be without self protection. I’m talking about adware sites preying for some innocent users to click on them with flashies, smilies and hotbars. Sometimes even experienced users get tricked into clicking on them. There are times when we’re just helpless because of the security holes in Operating Systems (like Windows) and browsers (specially Internet Explorer) that makes us an easy target. Hackers and crackers use these holes to implant adwares and trojans to our computers without our knowledge. There are plenty of phishing sites loaded with booby-traps and emails claiming to be from your bank asking you to provide your personal information and passwords. Email that has transformed the way we communicate today isn’t safe at all. Most of our Inboxes are always cluttered with SPAMs and Viruses during outbreaks.
Read the rest of this entry »

After struggling almost for a week to find an appropriate domain name for my site I realized how difficult it is to register a name that you want. Finally I settled down with Nirlog.com (Nir=Niranjan & log=weblog) after trying many different crazy combinations. Then had to decide which blog software to use. For most of the people there are quite a lot of choices available e.g they can choose from many of the hosted services or apply for some web hosting package and install the software. But I had only one choice because I wanted to have absolutely 100% control of everything. The server, the software and the content.
Read the rest of this entry »