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YIPL's Drupal How to has been downloaded five hundred and fifty (550)+ times in 5 weeks.

Tagged as "Goldilocks Teaches Drupal" by CMSWire in its review, it has been said to be easy and step by step by its users. A user has quoted "If you want to learn Drupal CMS, This is the best thing you can get."


So don't wast any time, if you want to start with drupal download the how to and get going.

To Download Click Here.

About the How to, Here.

Geshan Manandhar.

After a good response to the the first lot of 10 Ringtones here is the 2nd lot. Again the balance is maintained and this time also there are short, easy to download and less space consuming files to be downloaded. Ring them out.


Jhalak Dikhlaja - Aksar : http://www.mediafire.com/?en3zmxzvidm

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Title : http://www.mediafire.com/?e1a9wzd0txx

Money Maker - Luda Cris : http://www.mediafire.com/?fsyzivyngn1

Saathiya - Title : http://www.mediafire.com/?6jj4wbnglss

Saawariya - Title : http://www.mediafire.com/?6ywvjwvhxzj

Tenu Leke Remix - Saalame Ishq : http://www.mediafire.com/?atwzdifdht3

Tera Mera Rishta - Aawarapan : http://www.mediafire.com/?6d90uvplddt

Tere Bin - Atif : http://www.mediafire.com/?fmonjdnsson

Woh Lamhen Hip HOp Mix - Jal : http://www.mediafire.com/?8mcmn5t3zzk

Yaadein - Roxen : http://www.mediafire.com/?6qjcwojdxd2

And
All 10 Part2 in Zip file : http://www.mediafire.com/?aizwj1jxytc



Reply in this blog/comment if you want new tones. The next lot is also going to be great.

Geshan Manandhar

After a long wait of four years Jal have finally come up with their new album “Boondh – A drop of Jal”. As in “Aadat” this collection also has 12 songs but in place of two instrumental tracks as of Aadat, Boondh has two slow version numbers at the end. Let’s scrutinize what the album in total has to offer to the buyer. Everyone know blue and water is connected but Mr. Murtaza Naiz has taken it to new heights with the cover design, mainly the front cover is exuberant with water lit candle (See Picture). The trio also looks trendy with short hair and something to say on their own about the album in the inlays. A good thing is that the cover has credited all people involved in the making of this album

The album kicks off with “Sajni” vocalized by the lead vocalist Farhan Saeed Butt. This is a typical slow rock Jal kind track with good lyrics that holds the punch from initial guitar pluck. Its video is also out but fortunately or unfortunately the concept has been “inspired” or should I say it resembles "I Would Do Anything For Love by Meat Loaf". Leaving these things behind, the next song is “Raatein” with the synthetic sound and beats pumping up this is a charged track crooned by Farhan. It has an effervescent lyrics and the song is overall scintillating. Following it we have “Humain Itna Pyaar” amazingly sung by Goher Mumtaz (the master mind behind jal). The husky but soothing voice of Goher takes the song to next level. Flawlessly penned lyrics by Goher this song has a gripping quality that will get you addicted to this song after you listen to it for sometime. Subsequently Farhan is back with “Moray Piya” the lyric is exquisite and the rock sense looming in the background has made this song prolific.

At track 5 my ears listen to “Main Mast Hoon – Dhamaal” which from the beginning has an easy feeling. The guitars stand out in this song and blend effortlessly with the earthy percussion. Consequently Goher croons “Mahia” or I think it should be Mahiya. It has the elements of the Goher composition but lacks the zing in the music department. Lyrics are also ordinary but Goher has a voice to cover it all up. The next number is “Payal” with vocals of Farhan, this was the first song I heard from this album some ten months back as a promo. Astonishingly composed by Goher, it has a heart felt lyrics that has the power to bring tears to your eyes. A simple composition and arrangement but you like this song from the first listen.Again talented Goher is back singing “Chup Chup”, this song has conventional composition with guitar playing in the background. The lyric is affluent with love and feeling of being in love. So, stay chup and let the song speak for itself.

Next on the list is “Kia Se Kia” (hope they are not advertising Kia motors indirectly) or it should have been Kya se kya, this song is composed, penned and vocalized by Farhan. Now he is also trying his hand in things except singing. It is an ok song but some gripes are the composition seems heavy after the slow track chup chup, the lyrics could have been better. This song has the dark element in it. Consequently the patriotic Jal has included “Yeh Mera Pakistan” with vocals of both Farhan and Goher. It has a earthy paki composition and has ok lyrics to support it. I think they included this song as they couldn’t release their album due to political situation but let it be out of the frame. Next number is the first slow version of the album “Sajni - Slow”, the title track with tempo decreased and arranged with a piano only. The vocals are outstanding and the piano compliments the singer’s pitch and range. Last track of the album is “Hamein Itna Pyaar – Slow”, crooned by Goher this slow version stands out mainly due to the touchy voice of Goher. The arrangement only has the piano and you get the real feeling of this song when you listen to the slow version.

On the whole, this album is a very good value for money. Some things to improve can be Goher should been given some more songs to sing in the 10 song album, use of percussion seems limited in some songs but the guitars have been able to cover it up. If you liked “Aadat” then this is a must buy for you.

Geshan Manandhar
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When I interviewed Goher Mumtaz, Read it here.


My Jal-ful Experience with Jal, read it here.

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Geshan Manandhar

Christmas is around 10 days away, here is my wish to Santa.

Dear Santa,
Sometimes I think why is Cascading Style Sheet(CSS) not fully programmable like other programming languages? I'll be glad if this Christmas you can gift us (whole web designing and programming fraternity) something like CSS 2.0 or CSS++. That will largely simplify the way we do CSS. I hope you devise someting that will make all the webpages we develop look same in all the browers though it is Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape and we don't ever have to use


< !--[if IE] >

< type="text/css" media="all"> @import "/css/style_ie.css";< /style >

< ![endif]-- >.


I also wish if this:

#left_side {
margin-top: 10px;
float: left;
width: 200px;
background: #FCD8A8 url('images/side_bg.gif') bottom left repeat-x;
}

#right_side {
margin-top: 10px;
float: right;
width: 200px; /*16 by default */
right:17px;
background: #FCD8A8 url('images/side_bg.gif') bottom left repeat-x;
}


Could be done as this:

var margin_top=10px;

#left_side {
margin-top: margin_top;
float: left;
width: 200px;
background: #FCD8A8 url('images/side_bg.gif') bottom left repeat-x;
}

if(margin_top=="10px"){
#right_side {
margin-top: margin_top;
float: right;
width: 200px; /*16 by default */
right:17px;
background: #FCD8A8 url('images/side_bg.gif') bottom left repeat-x;
}
}//if close
else {
#right_side {
margin-top: 12px;
float: right;
width: 200px; /*16 by default */
right:17px;
background: #FCD8A8 url('images/side_bg.gif') bottom left repeat-x;
}
}//else close


If we could also use loops:

for each(#*_sidebar)
{
widht= 200px;
}

for($i=0;$i<5;$i++)
{
#*_sidebar=width+i; // I know it doesn't make sense, just using loop
}


And last but not the lease if we could get the screen size and program just using CSS.

var screen_size=get_screensize();

if(screen_size.screen_widht=1027){
#header{
background: #FCD8A8 url('images/header_bg_1024.jpg);
}
}//if close
else if(screen_size.screen_widht=800){
#header{
background: #FCD8A8 url('images/header_bg_800.jpg);
}
}//else if close
else{
#header{
background: #FCD8A8 url('images/header_bg_freesize.jpg);
}
}//else close

Hope Santa you listen to us.

The main message is if there was a language may be CSS 2.0 or CSS++ with use of which we could use variables, conditions, loops, objects etc in CSS all features of a standard programming language and we could do it without any effect to our current CSS code life would have been far easeier. Hope somebody will listen and respond, add on your CSS 2.0 or CSS++ facilities you want.

Geshan Manandhar.

Want to impress your clients or friends using Drupal with a stylish floating login box, like the one below:



Method 1: Orginally posted at Drupaldojo.com

Link to post: here.

Link to Video: here.

If you use above method you'll have to code something.

or Method 2: Do it with Thickbox Module (No coding required, happens in clicks)

Steps to do it, (Assumed that you have your website setup and running in Drupal and logged in as Site Administrator userid 1, you also know basic Drupal site administration.)

1. Download the ThickBox Module here.
2. Install it (copy it in /sites/default/modueles - for Drupal 5.x)
3. Activate it (Go to Administer>>moduels>> check thick box and click save configuration)
4. Go to ThickBox Administration (Can be found in Administer page under site configuration Administer>>ThickBox)
5. Check the box that says "Enable for login links" then hit Save Configuration
   
6. Make your login box invisible from Blocks (Adminster>>Blocks)
7. Make a link in any menu (primary links preferred if shown) called Login or with any other relevant title give the link URL as /user and save it. (remember to log out)
   
8. Now when you click the login link (after logging out that is) you'll get an output similar to above screenshot. COOL!!!, you did it.
   

Geshan Manandhar

Now there’s a headline you never thought you’d see. Young Innovations, a Drupal development firm from the mystical land of Nepal, has released a beginners guide, in English, for the Drupal open source web content management system. Drupal how to For Beginners was developed by Young Innovations in conjunction with SAP, and is freely available under a Creative Commons license.

Running to 94 pages and with screenshots-aplenty, the guide is comprehensive. The scope is similarly broad - beginning with an explanation of what a CMS is (as if anybody knows anymore…), and continues through installation, management, customization, and adding modules.

One small gripe — the sages behind this tome are rather more at home wrestling with LAMP configs and pimping add-on modules than with the deployment of English grammar.

Witness this affront to Wordsworth and Byron:

Tut tut. Let me get my red pen.

But to be fair, we’re not marking these guys on syntax and grammar. You just want to know whether this “how-to” is worth downloading as an aid to getting your Drupal website up and running.

The answer is yes, and in fact it’s quite a bit more. Young Innovations should have called this ‘Goldilocks Teaches Drupal’, because everything is just about right.

Right length, right level of complexity, right amount of ‘dumbing down’ for less technical folk — within their stated audience of semi-HTML proficient persons, right balance between explanation and overt instruction.

Despite the aforementioned length, most of the bulk is taken up with screenshots and you can skim it in half an hour and still learn plenty. The primary function it performs, even more important to my mind than being an installation/beginners guide, is that it gives an excellent overview of exactly what Drupal is all about.

And that, I’m sure you’ll agree, is a worthwhile result.

Download the guide as a PDF here, and if you want to have a look at Young Innovations’ playground, visit them here. While you’re at it, why not go here to have a look at Nepal’s burgeoning Drupal community. Call it a cultural exchange.

In related news, influential Drupal consulting firm, Lullabot, has released a podcast citing “50 Drupal Tips and Tricks”. It’s already garnered 400 Diggs in just a couple of weeks, so tips like “Turn any CCK type with an imagefield into a photocast with ConTemplate” are evidently not the gibberish it appears to this non-Drupalist.

The cult of Lullabot has now racked up 50 such podcasts, and you can of course check them all out at lullabot.com.

In related Drupal news, the latest (beta) version has just hit the street. See Drupal Drops 6.0 Beta 3; Sports OpenID and Fancy Installer for the details.

Read it all it sounds cool.