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Check your Firewall

Using AuditMyPC, you can run a firewall check to see if you have any vulnerabilities. [...]

linux for web designers

Here's a handy article for PC based web designers thinking of trying out a linux distribution. I'm gonna do it on an old box I have. [...]

Special characters in Photoshop

Here's a handy tip if you weren't already aware of it... to create special characters in Photoshop, like the copyright symbol, do this: ALT + 0169. [...]

Windows security checklist

Found this list a Kottke (he found it elsewhere but that's been removed). It's a security checklist for Windows users; very useful. [...]

Web Drug Database

This looks like a great idea: a database full of drug types with explanations, precautions, side-effects and general advice about each drug. Moreo [...]

Magic bike

magicbike is a mobile WiFi (wireless internet) hotspot that gives free internet connectivity wherever its ridden or parked... Magic Bike. [...]

BLINK X

New search engine in a beta phase worth looking at: BLINK X [...]

How to Remove Internet Explorer

Tutorial on how to remove Internet Explorer from your computer to ensure all shell calls to are directed to your a browser of your choosing. [...]

CD Case Origami

Using a single sheet of A4 paper, by following the attached instructions, it is possible to create a double CD Case... brilliant: instructions here [...]

Back up your PC

BackupPC is a –performance, enterprise–grade system for backing up Linux and WinXX PC's and laptops to a server's diskBackupPC. [...]

Hide email address with CSS?

Here's an interesting idea... use the id attribute of the p tag and assign a style to it to hide an email address: explanation at phoenity [...]

Dropload

Droploadis a place for you to drop your files off and have them picked up by someone else at a later time …files are removed from the system [...]

Pixel Ruler

Got this link for a pixel ruler from mono.Very useful device. [...]

Pick and drop file sharing

Researchers at Sony's Computer Science Laboratories in Tokyo believe they have figured out how to "pick up" a file and "drop" it onto another compute [...]

Comprehensive List of Text Editors for HTML, XHTML, CSS and Programming

In reaction to a recent discussion on the CSS Discuss forum about Text Editors for HTML, XHTML, CSS and general programming; I've collated a compre [...]

FileZilla

FileZilla is a fast FTP client for Windows with a lot of features. [...]

Edit Internet Explorer's Address Bar

EditURLs is a program that provides the user with the capability to edit individual URL addresses in the URL Address Dropdown List in Internet Explo [...]

electric sheep

Here's a screensaver worth mentioning: electric sheep. It's created from fractals and sleeping computers throughout the world! [...]

edit this page php

Here's a handy tool for editing HTML pages. [...]

Create PDF documents with HTML

PDML is an informal markup language written in 100% PHP, allowing to create complex PDF documents very easily for people already familiar with HTMLC [...]

Spintronics

Spintronics is a technology that one day could lead to computers that could start working as soon as the power comes on or rapid fire digital camera [...]

not just a spring clean

Give your PC a Spring clean on a regular basis. Follow Dunstan's advice. [...]

Flipstart

Check out this tiny PC called Flipstart.FlipStart delivers desktop computing to mobile professionals and consumers in a form factor that can be carr [...]

Diet-K

This site looks good ... ahem ... Diet-K. [...]

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