11/15/2007

Coding Horror: Don't Forget To Lock Your Computer

Jeff is the man!....well, he isn't but whoever did the last this is!...or woman.

Coding Horror: Don't Forget To Lock Your Computer

11/13/2007

Hack Attack: Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800

Hack Attack: Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800

Introduction - Watching Folder Activity in VB.NET - Developer Fusion - Visual Basic, C# Programming, ASP.NET, .NET Framework and Java Tutorials

"Have you ever wanted to write an application that constantly monitors a folder and raises events when there is any activity in that folder? In the good old days using VB6, you had to use windows APIs to do something like this, which was not very simple and required a lot of coding."


Introduction - Watching Folder Activity in VB.NET - Developer Fusion - Visual Basic, C# Programming, ASP.NET, .NET Framework and Java Tutorials

11/09/2007

Shutdown with a batch file

shutdown -r -f -t 60 -c "to stop this shutdown open a dos window and type shutdown -a"

this will restart the machine with a 60 second timer that will let you abort it.

11/05/2007

Geek to Live: Incorporate text files onto your desktop

Among other things, Samurize displays a constantly-updated text file right on your computer desktop, no text editor or command shell required, for quick and easy visual reference.


Geek to Live: Incorporate text files onto your desktop

9/10/2007

8/15/2007

AccessPDF - Pdftk

AccessPDF - Pdftk

If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a command-line tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Keep one in the top drawer of your desktop and use it to:

  • Merge PDF Documents
  • Split PDF Pages into a New Document
  • Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
  • Encrypt Output as Desired
  • Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
  • Apply a Background Watermark
  • Report on PDF Metrics such as Metadata, Bookmarks, and Page Labels
  • Update PDF Metadata
  • Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
  • Unpack PDF Attachments
  • Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
  • Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
  • Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)

Pdftk allows you to manipulate PDF easily and freely. It does not require Acrobat, and it runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Solaris.

8/13/2007

8 Surprising Household Deodorizers : RealSimple.com

ok, let's be straight....geeks stink....now you don't have to. 80)

8 Surprising Household Deodorizers : RealSimple.com

8/03/2007

Make Your Own Moleskine-Like-Notebook

ok you hipster pda types....kick it up notch and do the whole freakin' thing yourself.

Make Your Own Moleskine-Like-Notebook

6/27/2007

DIY Tyvek Stuff Sack from FedEx envelope

not geek stuff per se but very clever bag out of tyvek
DIY Tyvek Stuff Sack from FedEx envelope

6/25/2007

DIYDryEraseBoard - ElephantStaircase

How to make your own dry erase board for $20

DIYDryEraseBoard - ElephantStaircase

6/22/2007

MAKE: Blog: Make a Messenger Bag out of Trash Bags - Make: Video Podcast

MAKE: Blog: Make a Messenger Bag out of Trash Bags - Make: Video Podcast:
"Learn how to fuse plastic together and then upcycle a bag out of it! All you need is an iron, plastic bags, a sewing machine, and some straps and buckles and a few hours of your time and you're on your way to having a cool durable bag!"

Spam: Keep your email address from spambots with Text to ASCII - Lifehacker

Spam: Keep your email address from spambots with Text to ASCII - Lifehacker: "Webapp Text to ASCII converts plain text into its ASCII equivalent - meaning it can obscure your email address or other private data from automated spambots online. This isn't a foolproof method, as spambots can be programmed to decode ASCII, however, a good majority of them aren't. Go ahead and check out Text to ASCII's capabilities -- this entire post is written in ASCII. View the source code and verify! The next time you want to leave your email address in a web form, head over to Text to ASCII, convert your email address to ASCII and you'll be good to go."

6/20/2007

Wink - [Homepage]

Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users.


Wink - [Homepage]

6/18/2007

Featured Windows Download: Convert MP3 audiobooks for the iPod with MP3 to iPod Audio Book Converter - Lifehacker

Featured Windows Download: Convert MP3 audiobooks for the iPod with MP3 to iPod Audio Book Converter - Lifehacker

Windows only: Freeware application MP3 to iPod Audio Book Converter takes your regular MP3 audiobooks and converts them to the iPod (M4B) audiobook format, allowing you to take advantage of the features afforded to iPod audiobook files.

Namely, that means that your iPod will mark your last listening position so you can pick up where you left off (which you can more tediously do with MP3s) and let you adjust the playback speed. If you've got many MP3 audiobooks, or even podcasts, converting them to the M4B format—while less portable—should give you a nice added level of audiobook friendliness. If your files are already in M4A format rather than MP3, all you have to do is rename the extension to M4B.

5/04/2007

InterfaceLIFT

nice high res wallpapers.

InterfaceLIFT

5/03/2007

Mailto URL Encoder - About Email

Or you can just use this!


Mailto URL Encoder - About Email

mailto line break!!!!

AAHHHHHH....to get line breaks in the body of a mailto command use

%0D

been looking for this for so freakin' long!!!

4/12/2007

Gmial Skins Setting Code

I ripped this from http://iceman7.googlepages.com/GmailSkinLabel.txt
cuz I needed it the other day and couldn't find it!

Create a label called: gmskin:brown,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1

1. Simply change the color with a choice from below.
2. From left to right, the 1's and 0's can be changed according to the Label Settings below.

************************************************************************************
Label Settings

1st Number - Navigation Orientation:(Far left number)
1 Vertical (along the left side)
0 Horizontal (above the Web Clips)

2nd Number - Scroll Navi Panel:
1 Stay where it is
0 Moves down with the page as you scroll

3rd Number - Zebra Strips:
1 All one color
0 Unread messages alternate color

4th Number - Attachment Icon:
1 Leave as paperclip
0 See what kind of attachment it has from inbox

5th Number - Show Email Address:
1 Show it
0 Hide it

6th Number - Invite Box:
1 Show it
0 Hide it

7th Number - Footer Stuff:
1 Show all the stuff at the bottom of the screen
0 Hide it all

8th Number - IG Column:
1 Show nothing
0 Show the left-most column of your personlized homepage next to your list of messages

9th Number - IG Column Width: (Far right number)
1 Normal
0 Wide (for wide screen displays)

************************************************************************************

************************************************************************************
Color Choices:

brown
fade
green1
green2
green3
grey
lemon
lime
mint
murk
orange
pale
pink
plum
purple1
purple2
sand
sea
slate
white
************************************************************************************

3/29/2007

Lifehacker Code: Texter (Windows) - Lifehacker

"Lets you define text substitution hotstrings that, when triggered, will replace hotstring with a larger piece of text. By entering your most commonly-typed snippets of text into Texter, you can save countless keystrokes in the course of the day."
Lifehacker Code: Texter (Windows) - Lifehacker

key words:
keystroke text expander macro

3/22/2007

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

AAHHHHH!!!!!! this is what makes me want to destroy everyone with an MS employee id!

If you are using the 32 bit version then uninstall Microsoft Update 896344 to get the FSTW to work.


Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

Config.trim on minimize - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

Finally a way to REALLY beat down that climbing mem usage on firefox.
after you add this config entry and set it to true, when you minimize ff it releases all but 50meg of the memory! Perfect for all those mem leaking extentions 90)


Config.trim on minimize - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

3/02/2007

The SequoiaView Homepage

Ever wondered why your hard disk is full? Or what directory is taking up most of the space? When using conventional disk browsing tools, such as Windows Explorer, these questions may be hard to answer. With SequoiaView however, they can be answered almost immediately.

The SequoiaView Homepage

ColorJack: Sphere

colour picking with everything.

ColorJack: Sphere

2/16/2007

watchmycell.com | Home

cell phone minutes minder.

watchmycell.com | Home

Sysinternals Suite

utils for windows.
Sysinternals Suite

2/02/2007

Video Clips and Images Gallery: The truth about working in the IT industry

Video Clips and Images Gallery: The truth about working in the IT industry

the below is stolen from above in case it drops off the face of the universe...just too funny.

The truth about working in the IT industry:

1. We work weird (night) shifts...
Just like prostitutes.

2. They pay you to make the client happy...
Just like a prostitute.

3. The client pays a lot of money, but your employer keeps almost every
penny...
Just like a prostitute.

4. You are rewarded for fulfilling the client's dreams...
Just like a prostitute.

5. Your friends fall apart and you end up hanging out with people in the
same profession as you...
Just like a prostitute.

6. When you have to meet the client you always have to be perfectly
groomed...
Just like a prostitute.

7. But when you go back home it seems like you are coming back from hell...
Just like a prostitute.

8. The client always wants to pay less but expects incredible things from
you...
Just like a prostitute.

9. When people ask you about your job, you have difficulties to explain
it...
Just like a prostitute.

10. Everyday when you wake up, you say: "I'm not going to spent the rest of
my life doing this."
Just like a prostitute ........

Salon.com Technology | Courtney Love does the math

well, now we know who the REAL pirates are.

Salon.com Technology | Courtney Love does the math