Archive for December, 2009

Script to Download TED Videos in Bulk

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I recently became addicted to TED Videos. This inspired me to create a simple python script which helps one download TED Talks in bulk. Here is the main part of the script. Scroll down for download link and usage instructions.

#! /usr/bin/python
 
# Name: TED Video Downloader
# Version: 0.4
# Summary: A bulk TED Talks download tool
# License: [...]

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Start Using Linux – Basic Terminal Commands

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This is a compilation of some terminal commands I’ve found useful.
Before starting, I’d like to emphasize on a few things:
- You might want to understand the filesystem hierarchy in linux before you start.
- When you start terminal, your default working directory is /home/user-name
- If you want to get more info on any command, just type [...]

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Creating a WordPress Sandbox – Installing WordPress Locally

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Here’s a video I created an hour ago. Basically, it guides you in creating a wordpress sandbox to test your themes/plugins and other features of wordpress.
You’ll need to download:
1. WAMPServer 2 from http://www.wampserver.com/dl.php) and;
2. Wordpress from http://wordpress.org/latest.zip)

I’m planning to create more tutorial videos. Please give your suggestions, if any.

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