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February 10, 2008

The Coolest FireFox Tip You Didn’t Know

by @ 12:07 pm. Filed under Software

FireFox logo
I found this FireFox goodie some time ago and find it immensely handy. However, even though I work around dozens of computer nerds, it seems to be a trick nobody knows about.
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September 9, 2007

Create standalone OS X programs with Perl, Ruby, Python, etc.

by @ 7:45 pm. Filed under Apple, Software

Platypus packages Perl and other scripts for OS X
Easily create standalone programs for OS X which don't require any commandline experience for the end-users.
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May 7, 2007

Open source PCB design and layout

by @ 6:04 pm. Filed under Electronics, Software

gEDA screenshot
Using the gEDA tool suite, you can design your own schematics and circuit boards on any platform that support X Windows, including Mac OS X.

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April 23, 2007

How do spammers bypass the capcha images?

by @ 8:16 pm. Filed under Software

A capcha image
I'm sure you've seen those "capcha" images on various sites -- you know, those twisted, distorted images of a few letters and numbers which you have to try to read and input to prove you're human. These are a big PITA, but they're one of the easier way to defeat spammers, yet some still get past. This shows how.
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December 28, 2006

Bone up on your programming with battling virtual robots

by @ 4:48 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff, Software, Video Games

A robot
This free "game" lets you program virtual robots to battle each other, against friend's robots, or in a worldwide arena. Note that it's really pretty educational in addition to being fun!
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February 24, 2006

Free app lets you bind keys to start and focus programs

by @ 8:50 pm. Filed under Software, Windows

qliner keyboard graphic
Windows only, sorry. It seems that very few people even know about the Windows-E combination to start an Explorer instance. Well, this open-source freeware lets you assign any program to any Windows-key combination press.
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