Posts in the category “technology”
FTP
Has anyone ever used BitBeamer? [ed. note: That link is now dead.] I’ve been using WS_FTP forever, and I just downloaded LeechFTP, but I’ve started looking for alternatives. [ed. note: That link is also now dead.] What’s your favorite ftp app? Note: Yes, I know that this page gets about 3 readers/month, but I still
MicroPoll
I just downloaded and installed the MicroPoll system from technoerotica. I think it’s a killer, tiny, perfect-for-blogs polling script. Do you agree?
StarDestroyer.Net
StarDestroyer.Net: This classic Star Wars site includes the Empire’s recruitment propaganda page and the highly informative “turbolaser commentaries”.
Sims
“Imagine a computer game in which you follow all the rules, but your characters still die, because someone has introduced a virus into the game. Not only that, but the person who invented the game is the one who is distributing the virus.”
Pitfall!
Activision has created an online version of Pitfall! to celebrate its 20th anniversary. You’ll need to get Shockwave to play, but it’s pretty cool. link via me-fi
Code Search
The DevX Source Code Library is a great resource for developers. Anybody out there know how to generate a UPS tracking number / shipment via XML?
Target Links
There’s a code snippet on the movabletype.org : support forum that details one of the many options you have if you want to make every link on your site open in a new window. I can see how this might be useful to include in a sidebar, or an include file or something, but it’s
What the Hell is XML?
A List Apart: What the Hell is XML?
Passwords
I recently changed my SHELL / FTP passwords at DreamHost because of the little Blogger security breach. (I don’t use Blogger any longer, but I thought I’d be on the safe side.) Customer Support sent me the following message: After looking further into your account it was discovered that you only changed one character between