Like my previous post, the goal is to use a single alias to open up any kind of file or directory intelligently. I’ve decided to write a new post because of various improvements over the old code. For one, I’ve implemented everything in Zsh — now everything is much faster, especially for older systems. So now the components are: (1) a custom zsh function called univ_open and (2) some custom options in ~/.zshrc to complement univ_open.

Here is the new univ_open:

 1 # Author: Shinobu (http://zuttobenkyou.wordpress.com)
 2 # Date: December 2009
 3 # License: PUBLIC DOMAIN
 4 # Program Name: univ_open
 5 # Description: open up directories and files intelligently
 6 
 7 univ_open() {
 8     ls="ls -Ahs --color=auto"
 9     if [[ -z $@ ]]; then
10         # if we do not provide any arguments, go to the home directory
11         cd && ${=ls}
12     elif [[ ! -e $@ ]]; then
13         # go to the nearest valid parent directory if file does not exist; we
14         # use a while loop to find the closest valid directory, just in case
15         # the user gave a butchered-up path
16         d=$@:h
17         while [[ ! -d $d ]]
18         do
19             d=$d:h
20         done
21         cd $d && ${=ls}
22     elif [[ -d $@ ]]; then
23         cd $@ && ${=ls}
24     else
25         case $@:e:l in
26             (doc|odf|odt|rtf)
27                 soffice -writer $@ &>/dev/null & disown
28             ;;
29             (htm|html)
30                 firefox $@ &>/dev/null & disown
31             ;;
32             (pdf|ps)
33                 evince $@ &>/dev/null & disown
34             ;;
35             (bmp|gif|jpg|jpeg|png|svg|tiff)
36                 eog $@ &>/dev/null & disown
37             ;;
38             (psd|xcf)
39                 gimp $@ &>/dev/null & disown
40             ;;
41             (aac|flac|mp3|ogg|wav|wma)
42                 smplayer $@ &>/dev/null & disown
43             ;;
44             (mid|midi)
45                 timidity $@
46             ;;
47             (avi|flv|ogv|mkv|mov|mp4|mpg|mpeg|wmv)
48                 smplayer $@ &>/dev/null & disown
49             ;;
50             *)
51             vim $@
52             ;;
53         esac
54     fi
55 }

The basic operation of this function remains the same: if no arguments given, go to the home directory (this is cd’s default behavior); if path is invalid, go to the nearest valid parent directory; if path is a valid directory, cd to it; otherwise, it must be a valid file, so open it up with a program based on the file’s extension, and use vim as the default program for unrecognized extensions (or files with no extensions). Again, filename extensions are lowercased to ensure that we are case-insensitive.

Some improvements over the old code: (1) univ_open now correctly handles messed-up, invalid directories by trying to find the closest valid parent directory — this is achieved with a simple while loop, and zsh’s neat little “:h” method to extract the parent directory (same functionality as the UNIX dirname utility); if there is not a single valid directory in the given path, then it will simply cd into the current directory (i.e., nothing happens); (2) the file extensions are handled much better depending on filetype — for commands that are GUI-based, we redirect its STDOUT and STDERR to /dev/null to silence any error messages, immediately background it with the “&” operator, and finally disown it so that we can continue other work from the same terminal where we used our alias from. Terminal-bound commands, such as timidity and vim, are left as-is.

The neat thing about this new version of univ_open is that this makes bashrun for me obsolete! I can do pretty much everything from the terminal as it is.

And now, the pertinent options in ~/.zshrc to complement our use of univ_open:

fpath=(~/.zsh/func $fpath) # add ~/.zsh/func to $fpath
autoload -U ~/.zsh/func/*(:t) # load all functions in ~/.zsh/func
zmodload zsh/complist
setopt auto_menu
unsetopt listambiguous
zstyle ':completion:*' menu select=1 _complete _ignored _approximate
zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors ${(s.:.)LS_COLORS}
bindkey -M menuselect '^M' .accept-line
LISTMAX=9999
alias d='univ_open' # alias to use univ_open()

auto_menu enables the menu selection system after pressing TAB. unsetopt listambiguous makes zsh automatically complete an ambiguous word to the nearest, partial-word match (combined with auto_menu, this makes it so that you only have to type TAB once, and only once, in all situations). The zstyle lines affect the style of how the menu is displayed. The bindkey portion makes the ENTER key execute the command when using the menu. (Note, ^M is a special character that represents a newline; in vim, you have to type CTRL-V, then CTRL-M to insert it). Finally, setting LISTMAX to a high number prevents zsh from asking “do you wish to see all N possibilities?”, unless N > 9999.

Happy zsh-ing!

At some point, you may have the need to rapidly apply a bunch of scripts on a particular database.  Rather than manually opening each in Management Studio and executing them, you can use sqlcmd to run all scripts in a particular directory, in alphabetical order.  Should save you some time:

for %f in (“c:\path\to\dir\*.sql”) do sqlcmd -S [SERVER_NAME] -d [DATABASE_NAME] -i “%f” -b

* non-Palestinian filmmakers
** Pioneers of Palestinian cinema

Many chemical suppliers are manufactures also. Therefore, a customer can get really good prices for their products that is to be purchased. Chemical suppliers are not easy to locate. They have to be searched on B2B business portal to compare the prices and get the best deal possible.

Chemicals are used in various industries in some or the other form. They are used to make shoes and to make airplanes as well, but each and every industry needs different chemical for their operations. A chemical supplier is one of the leading businesses in the supply industry. They work on international standards to maintain their efficiencies and quality.

There are different suppliers available in the market, but chemical supplier is not available freely. Most chemical suppliers are good with quality range. B2B business portals are the best place for finding chemical suppliers. This portal classifies each and every business unit as per their business category and nature of working. This enables them to reach their desired customer easily. Most chemical suppliers do not sit in the market place. They have a specialized market segment where they engage in business activities.

Now days, business portals have harnessed a common place for suppliers and customers to locate each other on the common ground. It is easier for customers to locate the supplier in their category and get their business done.

Different chemicals are needed for different businesses and B2B portal offers a common platform for every business unit. Small and big suppliers are welcome with same manner at these portals. They can register in their domain and start generating business. Since there is separate domain for small and big suppliers, so the customers with small requirement will approach small supplier and vice-versa.

Internet Marketing has many hands and article marketing is considered one of its most impactful torrents.  Article marketing can be done by submitting articles into various sites. These article submission sites are generally known as article marketing directories. Considered a long term strategy to improve traffic count of a site, article directories are pretty powerful and effective way. There are many factors which make it a beneficial medium, including its free availability.

The articles submitted in an articles marketing directory are brilliantly stuffed with keywords. These keywords are very important for search engine ranking. Different search engines such as Google, yahoo, Bing look for the respective keywords and give placing to articles.

Some of the most famous article marketing directories are -

•    http://ezinearticles.com
•    http://www.goarticles.com
•    http://www.articledashboard.com
•    http://www.articlealley.com
•    https://www.amazines.com
•    http://www.articlesbase.com
•    http://www.articlepool.com

Ezinearticles and goarticles are some of the most famous article directories, which are used for internet marketing. They are considered the bench marks in article submission genre. They have their own approval system and they approve only those articles, which are written nicely and wisely filled with keywords.

How to Create SEO Articles

There are many components of SEO article writing. First factor deals with comprehensive research on keywords.
•    These internet marketing articles must be filled with keywords that are wide-ranging and relevant to the product, at the same time, it should be reader friendly as well.
•    Next factor of quality article generation is paying attention to the density of keywords in the article. The writer should put keywords in middle of article in an intelligent way, which does not kill the essence of the article. In general, good article submission directories accept an article with 2 to 4 percent of keyword density.
•    Grammar and sentence fragment an unavoidable part of tid-bits of article submission. Articles should be written correctively with no grammatical errors and sentences must be in coherent with the topic. It is intelligent to generate smaller sentences, as they make more impact. An expert writer always opts for smaller sentence to temp his reader.
Though article marketing is a slower medium but none can deny with its impact on traffic generation.

The arrival of internet has revolushionized our everyday life and opened the doors for local and International online shopping, online retail shops, online games, online dating, online shopping malls, online work at home jobs and many more. It does not require any real market place or traditional sidewalk stalls where products are displayed, bought and sold at a profit. It brings together manufacturers, buyers and sellers to interact with each other through websites, affiliate programs, emails among others. Online shopping has become more popular than ever as it has given a much needed solution to the time limitation problems posed by today’s hectic life and traffic conjestions.

One best thing is that you will recieve the product delivered at your door step by the free home delivery offer by the online sellers. Most of these online shopping sites are equipped with many unique features just for the benefit of the online shoppers.The products are listed under categories with their images, qualities, manufacturers and price tags so that the buyers can get the desired product at a relatively comperative price. Buyers have also the option of choosing from a wide range of similar products, compare their qualities, prices and delivery terms before adding into their shopping carts.

Among many popular online shopping sites, www.onlineretailshops.net and www.onlineshoppingworldcenter.com can be accessed for products from around the world such as Apparel, Jewelries, Baby products, Games, Watches, Fashion, Designer and Brand name products, Books, Movies, Music and many more.

As everyone wants to get the latest fashion and trendy products our sites are been updated often with new products and latest fashion in town.The prices at which these products are displayed are the best and competitive in the market as we believe in offering quality products at the best prices. Check our sites often and derive benefits by purchasing your favorite products from our sites.

Onlineshoppingworldcenter.com and Onlineretailshops.net are well known online shopping sites working in partnership with world best online shopping networks and merchandisers with guarrantee local and International deliveries.

I’m not the only lawyer who likes to write about Missouri law for general audiences. But there aren’t a lot of us.

I’ve compiled a directory of Missouri legal blogs, or blawgs, that cover developments in Missouri law, which is a permanent page on this blog, which you can find on the sidebar to your right, under the heading “Law,” or you can click the link.

Most blogs–including this one–allow you to keep in touch two ways: by email or RSS. If you click the button at the upper right, you’ll be emailed a link whenever this blog is updated. Or you can use the RSS button to get updates, if you use a feed reader.

I decided to collect the amount of links to web directories.
Great for owners or promoters sites.
Hope I helped you.

The list:

http://www.linksdir.co.cc

http://www.realdir.com

http://www.euro-web-directory.com

http://xtremenights.net/xtremedirectory

http://www.amray.com

http://www.prolinkdirectory.com

http://linkroo.com

http://www.shane-english.com

http://www.aardvark.co.za/search

http://www.tibbiafibbia.com

Free Business Listing to Maximize Online Business Exposure and Build web traffic, NextBusinessdirectory.com can help your business be found online and increase page ranking of your site, the best part is it is FREE and proven to help search engines find your contents online.

Business Directory

For Webmasters who are interested in SEO and Website rankings, it is all about valued links ins and outs. That is why it is important to get links from a Business Directory in the category of your choice so Google and Yahoo or any search engine for that matter can associate your website with the correct business category.
The Free Business directory listing is for a limited time and will offer you:

1. Multiple categories choice.
2. List contact info
3. URL links
4. Free deep link
5. SEO friendly listing
6. FREE

The paid Business listing will offer you a chance to be listed in multiple categories, 3 deep links, longer subscription period, higher ranking, front page exposure all for one low fee of $49.99 / Year. To List your business in our yellow pages, start here

MyLocalPro.com is pleased to welcome All Phases Mechanical (Carver MA) to its local business directory.

Having served the south shore, mid-south, and upper cape cod regions of Massachusetts for over twenty-five years, All Phases Mechanical would be delighted to assist you with any and all HVAC and heating needs.

The company performs all related work – no job too small or large, with a specialty in air conditioning and heating designs and installations. With the pluthera of home designs and additions on homes these days, many AC installs need to be customize to accommodate maximum efficienies … All Phases takes pride in that capability.

So if you are thinking of installing Air Conditioning, have a need for a new heating system, or are just having problems with your existing system, contact All Phases Mechanical.

All Phases Mechanical services the Plymouth MA area; Upper Cape Cod, South Shore area, and the mid-south region of Massachusetts, including Carver MA, Bridgewater, Sagamore MA, Bourne MA, Kingston MA, Rockland MA, Braintree MA, Hingham MA, Brockton MA. 

Learn more about All Phases Mechanical at www.mylocalpro.com/allphases

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MyLocalPro.com is a niche site that promotes local content through its two platforms – a local business directory and a social/professional networking platform (“The Nation). The business search directory specifically catesr to the promotion of small local businesses and small entrepreneurs. MyLocalPro.com provides small businesses with a very affordable online platform to spotlight their business and contact information for viewing by consumers and other businesses. MyLocalPro.com is “where small businesses and consumers meet.”

Having served southeastern Massachusetts since 2007, MyLocalPro.com is preparing to expand its geographical presence nationwide so that ALL small local businesses can benefit from its niche service. Special Expansion Pricing is currently available at ‘Listing Prices’ .

Join MyLocalPro.com’s newest social and professional network – “The Nation.” Chat, Browse, and befriend other Nation members. Intra-act with local businesses and receive exclusive discounts from local businesses in your community!! All for $1.00 per year!!

Post your professional or business opportunity information AND/OR earn income with MyLocalPro.com by establishing a Nation GOLD membership for only $1.00 per month!

CLICK HERE for income earning info.

NEW …. Community Bilboards …. What’s Going on in Your Town??? 

Community Billboards are currently available for Massachusetts: Attleboro, MA; Bellingham, MA; Burlington, MA; Carver, MA, Foxborough, MA; Franklin, MA; Mansfield, MA, Marshfield, MA; Norton, MA; Norfolk, MA; North Attleboro, MA; Norwood, MA; Plainville, MA; Rehoboth, MA; Seekonk, MA; South Easton, MA; Walpole, MA; Wrentham, MA. Rhode Island: Cumberland, RI; Pawtucket, RI

Because some of the most creative, one of a kind, and thoughtful items are made and sold by Local Small Merchants … many available nationwide!!

MyLocalPro.com says … Let’s face it ….. big box retail = generic!! So, if you are looking for something unique and even proprietary check local merchants …. Some of the finest one of a kind products and goodies are only available from local and/or small bakeries, craft shops, handmade outlets, and small shops. Candies, Desserts, and Baked items are not only available local, but proprietary from small businesses.   Unique gifts for teachers, admin folks, colleagues, and old friends are often best found at small boutiques and old thyme shops!!

A first-hand experience is our own client – Montione’s Biscotti … the only source for New England’s best biscotti … appreciated nationwide… see what Patriot’s owner Bob Kraft has to say about his Montione experience!  A much better choice than a gift card!!

Featured Businesses include  … Montione’s Biscotti  & Olde Thyme Shoppe … serving the Attleboro MA area for decades

Also, looking for an inexpensive gift or just a way to say “thank you” to your favorite small local businesses?  Consider a gift that keeps on giving … 365 days … Merchant Gift Idea

Stay Tuned and enjoy……

Ty – “the MyLocalPro guy”

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MyLocalPro.com is a niche site that promotes local content through its two platforms – a local business directory and a social/professional networking platform (“The Nation”). The business search directory specifically caters to the promotion of small local businesses and small entrepreneurs. MyLocalPro.com provides small businesses with a very affordable online platform to spotlight their business and contact information for viewing by consumers and other businesses. MyLocalPro.com is “where small businesses and consumers meet.”

Having served southeastern Massachusetts since 2007, MyLocalPro.com is expanding its geographical presence nationwide so that ALL small local businesses can benefit from its niche service. Special Expansion Pricing is currently available at ‘Listing Prices’ .

Join MyLocalPro.com’s newest social and professional network – “The Nation.” Chat, Browse, and befriend other Nation members. Intra-act with local businesses and receive exclusive discounts from local businesses in your community!! All for $1.00 per year!!

Post your professional or business opportunity information AND/OR earn income with MyLocalPro.com by establishing a Nation GOLD membership for only $1.00 per month!

CLICK HERE for income earning info.

NEW … Community Billboards … What’s Going on in Your Town??? 

Community Billboards are currently available for Massachusetts: Attleboro, MA; Bellingham, MA; Burlington, MA; Carver, MA, Foxborough, MA; Franklin, MA; Mansfield, MA, Marshfield, MA; Norton, MA; Norfolk, MA; North Attleboro, MA; Norwood, MA; Plainville, MA; Rehoboth, MA; Seekonk, MA; South Easton, MA; Walpole, MA; Wrentham, MA. Rhode Island: Cumberland, RI; Pawtucket, RI

Just before Christmas 15 years ago a few grey pages appeared and flickered away on a computer screen in BT for the first time.  

What began as a small pilot project to look at the problem of “information overload” has led to being one of the best intranets globally with everyone in BT using it.

It’s now such an intrinsic part of the way that the company does its business that it is hard to imagine business life without it.  A BT person now uses the information network for a variety of tasks at work and also works with processes and systems which are intranet based.

 These include ‘killer applications’ at the start of our intranet that I have posted about before – BT Homepage, Directory, BT Today and more recently social media tools like Blog Central, BTpedia and Podcast Central.

Information and activities supported by the intranet include sales and marketing data, fault resolution, service planning and provision, facilities management, human resources support, senior executives’ sites and business intelligence.

All our key BT-wide applications most people need to use are online – whether booking a room, claiming expenses, ordering a PC, performance marking or training – saving time, paper, effort and transforming costs.

So what about the future?  I can’t predict for the next 15 years but I’ll post about the next 15 months soon.

There was plenty of rumination in recent years about the ongoing validity of web directories and whether they’ve still got a place in search engine optimization.
Many of us still find directories a helpful resource when looking for things online though with the arriving of social bookmarking sites they have tough competition. A well cared for directory can not only be useful resource for any site visitor but also provide valuable inbound links to a site.

What is a good directory?

To recognise some facts about how great the value of posting to directory is by finding out whether you need to utilize directory if there is no such thing like search engine. If you discover some unsuitable things on directory such as mistaken links, content with some errors and irrelevant, then you can simply disregard the directory. Because it looks like Google regularly controlling its index manually and make several adjustment on some spammy directory whether it will be removed or reduce the value.

There’s a lot of debate over paid and free directories and their value as a web-resource. Both sorts of directory should have equal worth in the face of a search engine however paid directories are better maintained as they typically have a team of moderators checking each submissions. Free directories often rely on volunteers which lead to folks playing the system to permit their own links to be submitted to the list.

Acknowledged Directories

There are many directories that are recognized as ranking well in the main search engine algorithms but the main 2 that most folk will come across are DMOZ and the Yahoo! directory.

There was a suspicion for a period of time that Google now uses a trust rank to filter out spam from its index. It is assumed that it does this by choosing one or two known good sites from across the web which are known to have a good position on rejecting spam. The trust rank then stems from these sites and filters thru the internet giving each site a trust rank in an analogous way to the page rank.

Since the DMOZ is one of these sites getting listed into the index is awfully valuable indeed, though close to impossible to do!

Another directory frequently thought of as worth while for submitting to is the Yahoo! Directory. A site can be submitted to this directory as either a free listing or a paid listing. It is always worth a free submission but approval is reasonably rare and you regularly have to pay the $299 yearly fee.

If the website is for a particular niche market then such as, say, car customizing and modification then it is definitely worthwhile submitting your website to a niche directory. The reason for this is that is the traffic arriving from niche site will be extremely relevant to the content provided by your site. Something that is often missed is that these directories may catch traffic for keywords and idioms that had not been previously thought.

Category Option

Page rank is still valid for Google now, although it seems to have less value now, and is an essential aspect in determining which category your website should reside in a directory. A case is could be if an automotive directory has a sub category of custom parts and accessories with 11 links in it and another sub-category of paintwork with just four links in it then paintwork would offer more page rank to your website. However something to bear in mind is that relevancy also represents an essential part of the category option.

Mardukh is games directory. We have many good games here. Please visit our site. Here you will find free to play MMORPG games list.

We have many categories for games of any type.

Berith is a web directory . Berith is human edited . We have good crew of editors here. This is the best Polish web directory.

Join us and out team of moderators.

A new experience, a new beginning and a new sense of appreciating nature. At Zitahli Resorts and Spa Kuda-Funafaru we offer warm Maldivian Hospitality ensuring a memorable experience. Surrounded by untouched reefs, turquoise water and pristine beaches, this breathtaking 5* luxury resort opened on August 2008.

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