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NM-Delete-Revision WordPress Plugin

Since version 2.6 WordPress has included a feature which stores revisions for different posts you edit. Although this functionality can be useful it times, over time it also takes up storage space and makes your database slower. This plugin allows to scan your database for revisions and then delete them if you choose. Completely disabling revision functionality is not a good idea. Instead, you should use this plugin to periodically delete redundant revisions.

Until now, I’ve been using the Delete-Revision. It’s functionality is good, but working with it can be major pain because of the poor translations used. Not the developer’s fault – he seems to be some Chinese guy who just used BabelFish for translation. (Which is why his original plugin speaks of ‘losing weight’ rather than ‘deleting revisions’.) So I decided to make my own edits and came up with NM-Delete Revision. This removes the locale settings for Chinese language and gives a properly translated interface. Downloads are available below. Version numbers are in sync with the last version of the original plugin it was modified from. Feedback is welcome – leave it using the comment form below.

Version 1.2

Download version 1.2 of NM-Delete-Revision

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Catch Raju If You Can

catch-raju-if-you-canThe story of Satyam’s cookbooks booking of their cooks cooking of their books has been getting considerable airtime. The hero of the day, of course, is Ramalinga Raju – the chap who claims he pulled of a conjob worth close to Rs 7000 crore. Man, he totally kicks that wussy Titanic-chap out of the park as far as conning is concerned. And he will probably now spend the rest of his time in jail writing like Injuns about riding tigers.

Even more surprising is the role of PricewaterhouseCoopers, the audiors involved in this mess. Where were they looking when this fraud was taking place over the years? The answers really simple – the other way, while Satyam paid them baksheesh.

Satyam jokes seem to be the flavor of the season. You know, the sort which goes like…

‘Satyam’ is a one-word oxymoron

A fan website of the ol’ lad was created. Notice the amusing bits there too…

Ramalinga Raju's website
Now that's what you call a bloody good joke