Posts in the category “Software”
the code that runs your life
Protect Yourself
Here is a must-read: 7 ways to protect your home PC link via What’s On It For Me?
Nutshell
The Nutshell Toolbar v1.0 is one of the most useful tools I’ve ever found. Way to go, André! link via kottke
CD-R
Here are some good CD-R software links: CloneCD CDBurner.com CDCopy.sk techtv CD Burning Software RoundUp IgD’s CD-R Portal cdmediaworld
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?
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
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
AI
Life began with direct coding on bare, carbon-chemistry hardware, like amino acids and proteins. Higher programming languages, like DNA and RNA, evolved gradually. Computers began in a similar fashion, with programmers coding on to the bare machinery of their circuits. Higher programming languages have followed, each generation more powerful than the last. There is, of