February 25th, 2007
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Edit: updated information march 08.
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February 24th, 2007
Now when browsing on the net, I typically bookmark certain websites I believe will come in useful in the future, or sites I might want to check back for updates, or just recommend to friends. I thought it would be best to make a public list of some of these sites and descriptions about about why they own.
Hamachi
This app allows the setup of mini VPNs or virtual private networks, through a similar to IM client interface. This means to the computers you add in side each of your little groups can access your computer as if it was connected via a LAN. In application this means where ever you are, your laptop will have encrypted connection to your computer at home and behave as if it were on a local network. Other uses could be encrypted file sharing using windows shared folders. It also isn’t hard to use remote desktop through this app or set up a proxy, as the connections are encrypted before they leave your laptop, any wifi would never see the raw traffic.
meebo
This is a website that is a sort of web based trillian or gaim. It allows the connection to a few popular IM networks via a easy website. As a bonus the site provides a repeater app which means your home pc can proxy the service so that if your work blocks the site you can simply ‘host’ the site on your home pc.
freeware list
This is a cool site which lists tons of free software that does just about everything, if you ever want a tool or program but dont want to pay for brand name software check this list to see if there is a freeware version. Typical examples are firefox, openoffice, spybot, avg and 7-zip. At the top of the page there is also a list for open source apps.
Process explorer
This is a sysinternals app that is an alternate to the windows taskman for working out what apps are doing what, which one is using all your cpu and memory. It can replace taskman or just run along side it.
Process tamer
This little app sits in your systray and manages the priority of all your applications, when a program starts eating up cpu it will lower the priority so it doesn’t disturb other apps. It can also be used to remember the priority of apps so next time they open they will automatically be set to to whatever you like. You might prefer itunes is set to high so opening firefox doesn’t make it skip a few seconds.
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February 24th, 2007
Someone sick of all crapware you get upon new computers these days has built an app to ‘decrap’ your computer. The program called ‘PC Decrapifier‘ targets typical Dell machines but should work for any computer sporting the typical crapware. Beware, although the tool specifically targets apps shipped with a new dell machine it will remove some full working apps as well, so if you aren’t running it on a new machine, or have some sort of extended dell free trial on apps you want to abuse (typically norton or mcafee although i’d suggest avast or avg free over these programs), be sure to untick these apps first.
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December 3rd, 2006
Ok, for all you mathematically thinking people out there, and for people who think they can add, I have a game for you.
The game starts with someone (or a computer) with 5 dice, they are rolled and you are asked the answer, now typically you don’t know, so you are told.
The dice is rolled again, and you are asked the answer, and so on. The only facts you need to work it out, in fact you don’t really need any. But traditionally (yes this is a very old game) you can know 3 things. The answer to any roll, the name of the game, and the fact that the answer is always even or 0.
Here’s a web version and another one if you don’t like that interface…
Also a nice article on what happened with Bill Gates back in 1977
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November 11th, 2006
At this minute I’m sitting in front of Firefox, writing this post in a Firefox add-on called ‘performancing‘ it’s a little extension which makes a bar pop up at the bottom of the window to allow you to write something on your blog without stopping what your doing normally, although I suppose its better than the normal Firefox thing anyway.
Anyway, I just found an artical on digg and went to the website and not only read the article but the one two before it, I’m not sure what it is but even though it doesn’t apply to me in almost any shape or form (yet anyway) it seems to have hit me a little harder than I expected.
The first article and the seccond article are on a website called violentacres.com which seems to fit the theme perfectly. Anyway, if you are a digg member, hit the digg this link which I have pointed to the original digg post.
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November 9th, 2006
“On this old Children’s show, there are many obvious sexual suggestions. Absolutely Hilarious if above intended viewing age!”
It is a copy of Rainbow which seems a little over the top, it is the right cast though. It reminds me listening to the lyrics to the original ‘Barbie Girl’ song.
Watch YouTube Clip | digg story
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October 30th, 2006
Sometimes you read something that you just have to share, not only share but archive…
“A kid tries to contact someone over MSN in an attempt to coerce him into dropping password details, and gets a little more than he bargained for.”
read log | digg story | archive of log
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September 26th, 2006
Guess what, it’s now my birthday, and I just hit 18, I know most people will now be expecting a mature adult, but the people who know me should really have more reasonable expectations.
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