OpenDNS was founded in 2006 and ever since then I’ve been addicted to it. Each time I’m diagnosing network issues I manually add the magic numbers for DNS. The four simple numbers are 4.2.2.1; forever embedded in to my memory. So why do I use it you ask it? For a [...]
Print PostIt’s the only PDF file you’ll ever need to open, so why download Adobe’s PDF viewer? That’s the motto the folks at samurajdata had when creating their online PDF reader.
It’s as simple as it gets. Either enter in the web address of the PDF, or upload it to their servers from your computer. [...]
For as long as Gaim has been in existence, the passwords you store are in plain text. All can be found in in ~/.gaim/accounts.xml. If you’re on Windows, it might be in your user’s local settings. This can pose as a security risk if you’ve accidentally installed malware, or even have someone [...]
Print PostIf you’ve ever owned a Wordpress blog, you know that the amount of spam comments is ridiculous. I get a couple thousand spam comments per week, and checking through Akismet to find false positives would be nearly impossible. Shifting through comments, there is a clear pattern of spam. A lot of them [...]
Print PostTo tech savvy computer users experimenting with new things isn’t a big deal. You read on the subject, ask people, or post on a forum. However, a lot of users are afraid to try new things. One of the most useful things for news junkies is RSS. RSS is such an [...]
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