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Aza Raskin: Protecting Your Email Address with CSS (3)
on Aza's Thoughts (35) permalinkIt’s not often that you learn something from Spam (besides, of course, that there are an amazing number of inexplicably generous Nigerians). Yet, a number of months ago I got some spam where all of the various offers were written, surprisingly, in pristine English: no numbers replacing letters, no images, and no misspellings. That made me sit up and take note. How had such a brazen piece of spam got through my filters? The answer, ...
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How Web Savvy Parents Can Help Kids Learn The English Alphabet (14)
on Digital Inspiration (315) permalinkThis is an reference chart for geeks who may want to teach ABC to their kids. Creative. Also check this very interesting video about how Chinese are learning English in large groups. Thanks Pratham. How Web Savvy Parents Can Help Kids Learn The English Alphabet - Digital Inspiration | FAQ | RSSShared by Amin Sabeti (102) Anand L (18) Anjul (10) BethRitterGuth (57) cbgreenwood (3) Compuwizard123 (39) elias (14) gisc (73) itline (158) MeghnaK (102) Nkululeko Masondo (86) Razzu (47) Ricardo M. (85) Setu (20)Contribute comment
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HeavyLoad Tests Your Computer's Performance Under Stress (21)
on Lifehacker (4350) permalinkWindows only: Freeware application HeavyLoad tests your computer's performance under pressure by maxing out your CPU usage and eating up memory. If neither your computer nor HeavyLoad crash, the idea is that your computer fared well. There is no report after you run the test, and you can keep it running for as long as you want. HeavyLoad is not much of a diagnostic tool by any means, but if you're looking for a quick ...Shared by AJ (433) Avi (1358) BuzzDiggity (275) Compuwizard123 (39) Daniel (503) digits12 (329) Francisco Solis (38) Gatewayy (15) ghassem (50) guy (1073) Jeff (72) Mr. BabyMan (534) ProfVegas (363) shoM3000 (33) ShuTian (889) SMC (430) Tal Siach (1014) Terrence (35) tsangal (57) wwdj (13) Zach (134)Contribute comment
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Find Who Has Access to Your Gmail Account (83)
on Google Operating System (697) permalinkAfter years of testing, Gmail has finally added a very useful security feature: tracking open sessions. If you log in to Gmail from more than one computer and you forget to sign out, you'll be able to see the list of locations where your account can still be accessed. Until now, the only solution when you forgot to log out from Gmail after using a public computer was to change your password. Otherwise, anyone could ...Shared by (``-_-´´) (172) abe (105) Andrew Girdwood (38) Aranittara (10) Arik (10) babak (8) Bonstio (11) Brian (13) Carl Mendoza (60) Chad Wells (3) ckaroli (135) Cogo (34) Compuwizard123 (39) cs (40) Dave (25) Dave C (4) Deb (6) Don Hazelwood (32) DWM (13) einstein (3) euribates (16) Fuzzyman (27) Gene Locklin (28) ggatin (17) gisc (73) handraiser (3) HejGustav (55) hosein (129) Ian (13) imma (20) Jackson (14) Jared Cherup (2) jccamus (51) Jean (20) Jen (52) Jeremy Hylton (1) jerobins (46) Jigar Mehta (85) John (45) John Ager (24) Jonna (1) Keith (14) Krista Janicki (19) Leon Ridge-Cooke (22) Lu Tao (245) Marco (17) Mathieu Ravaux (20) Mike (55) mjs (10) Moderated AppSec Feed - OWASP Foundation (44) Mory (27) naovouporai (53) natalia (97) neilfws (29) Neko (14) Olivier G. (50) Parag (3) Patrick (14) Paul (83) Philou (47) pkj (31) ppalli (26) puthali (13) R. Francis (44) Ramkumar R. Aiyengar (9) Robert van Bregt (42) rOckY (295) Sacha (58) shakalaca (2) Shey (54) Shogun (11) StalkerNOVA (24) SYM (107) SyP (9) Tech For Novices (156) Tewe (5) Tim (5) tvaughan (6) vanerj (3) Wind (10) Ye1980s.com~微笑!?™旗下 (104) بهرنگ (93) 康爷 (48)Explore read five notes
- Jen said: NICE!
- puthali said: ah always wanted this, for days when i forgot to log out in office...wonder if it supports for gtalk as well...
- 康爷 said: Google收购了邮箱安全公司之后果然开始忙活起来了
- Sacha said: a smart, smart feature...
- Jackson said: note the "... is currently being rolled out ..." part, I don't see it on my gmail yet
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How to Get In on Early Betas [Invitations] (28)
on Lifehacker (4350) permalinkYour friend just messaged you about the coolest new webapp, so you head over to sign up and ... "We're in private beta at the moment." If you strike out with invite-sharing services like Invite Share, the Lifehack.org blog has a few recommendations on getting in without an open invite. One is so straightforward, it's likely overlooked in most cases:Try to contact someone in the PR department, but anyone with the power to grant invites ...Shared by Adelle (10) Brandy (100) Brian (180) cc1263 (83) charlie anzman (154) Compuwizard123 (39) Darren (50) Dustin Diaz (65) Evan Sims (60) fonsus (19) Glenn Batuyong (176) Jakob (63) Jay (126) jimdmcd (33) John Ager (24) Jonathan The Seagull (136) Marc (17) marcusmeisel (38) Matteo (399) Mike F (924) MrGuff (71) Nick Campbell (35) PoPPaP (8) Radi (112) RJO (35) rOckY (295) Sarah (52) Shelton (24)
- Adelle said: I love Invite Share!
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Hackit: Network Attached Storage? (7)
on Hack a Day (361) permalinkFiled under: HackIt, dailyWith each passing day the rate we acquire digital media increases (we don't even bother unpacking our CDs when we move anymore). Large publishers have started moving away from DRM, which means we'll be buying even more digital media in the future. Acquiring all of this nonphysical property puts importance on not just making it easily accessible, but also protecting it from destruction. Slashdot asked for reader suggestions of what NAS to ...Shared by Art (107) Barry Ferg (5) blogan (18) C.K. (57) Compuwizard123 (39) paco_reyes (77) tsangal (57)Contribute comment
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How To Install torrentflux-b4rt on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) (4)
on Only Ubuntu Linux (13) permalinkTorrentflux-b4rt is a web based transfer control client.Torrentflux-b4rt allows you to control your internet downloads / transfers from anywhere using a highly configurable web based front end.Torrentflux-b4rt is very easy to install on a web server and includes a simple setup script which can be accessed from a web browser. Just upload the files to your web server, run the setup script and your torrentflux-b4rt installation is ready to go. First you need to make ...Contribute comment
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Coding Horror: Investing in a Quality Programming Chair (109)
on Coding Horror (406) permalinkIn A Developer's Second Most Important Asset, I described how buying a quality chair may be one of the smartest investments you can make as a software developer. In fact, after browsing chairs for the last few years of my career, I've come to one conclusion: you can't expect to get a decent chair for less than $500. If you are spending less than that on seating -- unless you are getting the deal of ...Shared by 100rabh™ (22) Alan (49) Alan (32) Alan Wood (13) Aleš Roubíček (5) alex (3) Amit (26) Anand Sharma (133) anders.norgaard (19) Andreas (13) Andrew M (4) Angus Fraser (360) Antonio (4) Augmented Web (30) Azeem (37) Babychen Mathew (852) Barry Ferg (5) Ben Shoemate (81) Bill (33) Bramha (5) Brandon (29) brianwyrick (102) Burad (48) Chris (19) Christian (32) cisellis (26) CMS (8) Compuwizard123 (39) Curt (41) D. Hayes (11) Dharmesh (1) Doug (38) enguillem (10) Eric Koleda (3) francois (7) Fred (41) Gary (4) gastaoss (152) grant (42) Gregory (19) Gurkan (6) Hassan (31) Imran (17) J (20) j1m (13) Jakob (63) javaneze (29) Jeff (72) jerobins (46) John (14) John (8) Jonathan (46) jonezy (9) Jorriss (43) joshb (2) Justin Yost (66) Keith (11) Keyvan Nayyei (12) Kurt Brockett (3) lak (11) Lance Fisher (3) Leo K (27) LouCypher (219) Lu Tao (245) ManiacD (43) Mark (17) Michael Krakovskiy (1) Migs (13) Mike (55) Morton Fox (187) mrshl (23) Munsifali Rashid (1) Muthu Ramadoss (21) Nicholas (35) Nick (152) Nicolas Roberge (10) Nikki (156) npike (43) olive (7) Patrick Altman (16) Paul (4) Peter (2) Phillie Casablanca (19) phrakture (13) psvensson (28) rabble (20) Rahul Das (6) ray (14) rene (40) Rob (11) Robert Fischer, Smokejumper Consulting (30) rveguilla (28) Ryan (15) Sam (24) Scott (29) Sharjeel (58) Shine (53) Smal (7) smerrell (1) Steve (4) Stuart Maxwell (29) TiTi (157) tOMPSON (7) Tony Duckles (12) tsangal (57) Vashira (12) Venci (40) Yuvi (148) zapnap (44)Explore read eight notes
- mrshl said: A nice look at some high-end chairs that offer great ROI.
- Steve said: I had a crap chair I found in a skip for ages. Just replaced it with a mid-range Ikea one that is much better, but not as good as these
- Muthu Ramadoss said: I need those Chairs!
- Vashira said: gimme some T-T
- Sam said: Sadly, the uber-expensive chair I have at work is at best a german torture device. My $99 chair from Office Depot is much more comfortable.
- Ryan said: Mmmmmmm.... Chair Porn.
- Paul said: I'm a big believer in investing heavily in the tools that you actually interact with, monitors, mice, keyboards, and especially chairs.
- javaneze said: excellent post!
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Kid-Proof Your PC with SteadyState [Screenshot Tour] (61)
on Lifehacker (4350) permalinkWhen you've got your Windows XP or Vista setup running perfectly, you don't want to lose all your painstaking customizations to a reckless tot, an experiment-minded friend or spouse, or a rogue system-lousing program. Windows SteadyState, as we mentioned earlier this week, helps you to create a kind of virtual rubber room those types can play around in and not really harm anything. SteadyState can also restrict web site access for innocent eyes, set timer ...Shared by aaron.lidman (9) AaronTN (78) Adam Selwood (41) AJ (433) alfred westerveld (123) alphakamp (41) beanj007 (62) Brian (180) Compuwizard123 (39) ct2000 (19) DaveBinM (15) David (16) David Worrell (50) dopegroove (4) Ed (3) Éric (27) Eric (4) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (125) Flackrum (55) Fred Schechter (143) G Code (105) Garci (65) ghassem (50) guercheLE (65) Haggis (22) Hannibal (40) J.R. (8) Jamie (12) Jason Nazar (87) Jonas (37) Joyce (45) jsuplido (4) kfc (46) Larsen (11) LightMatt (5) Lu Tao (245) Luciano Passuello (41) Matt (2) Mike (54) Mike F (924) nparker13 (255) nwistheone (14) oneAustin (7) Peter (9) Ron (5) Ruman (6) Russ (2) Ryan (61) scott (562) Siutat (3) Sumesh (88) Terrence (35) Tim (1) TO-Double-D (61) Travis Tubbs (17) tsangal (57) William Spaetzel (38) wvpv (14) wwdj (13) yasha.sozo (49) Zsombor (18)
- David said: This is good for all you parents out there. Looks to be a useful app.
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Don’t believe everything the Validator tells you (1)
on Web Devout tidings (2) permalinkThe W3C Markup Validator is an excellent tool. If you’re a serious web developer, using the Validator is probably a routine by now. It’s also very reliable when it says you have an error. However, there are plenty of cases where the Validator will say a page is valid even though it doesn’t actually comply with the HTML or XHTML standard. The Validator pretty much assesses two levels of compliance: it makes sure that your ...Shared by Compuwizard123 (39)Contribute comment
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Javascript Vi (17)
on Hack a Day (361) permalinkFiled under: misc hacksFew would dispute that Vi was a great text editor in its day, but no one has done anything to bring it back until now. A company called Internet Connection has developed JSVI, a clone of Vi that was written in javascript and runs inside editable text areas on virtually any browser with javascript support. It functions identically to Vi, offering ed/ex command support, vi-keys, unicode awareness, and a number of other ...Shared by Ben (17) Charles (55) choffee (19) Compuwizard123 (39) Eater (46) eggtea (117) fernand0 (20) hybridite (42) Jason L (2) Jc2k (3) Jeff Daly (65) jlapenna (9) Jonny Hou (16) jtokash (37) kalle (12) Noah (23) Nolan Eakins (7)Contribute comment
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What comes next in this series? 13, 33, 53, 61, 37, 28... (124)
on The Official Google Blog (396) permalinkPosted by Marissa Mayer, VP Search Products & User ExperienceLate one night in the summer of 2000, I found myself answering user support emails in response to two new features we had just released, Advanced Search and Preferences (at the time catchily called "Language, Display, and Filtering Options" :)). Busy crafting answers about how to set Safesearch or change the number of results offered by default, I worked my way through the email queue. And ...Shared by aaa (2) Aaron (3) abhi (11) Abhishek (19) Ade (56) Akshat (41) Amit (2) Anatoly (228) Andreas (7) angelchrys (52) Angus (43) Angus Fraser (360) Anthony (42) Arne (28) Asfaq (1) atul (231) badpazzword (36) Benjamin Golub (73) Bhavesh (56) brianwyrick (102) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (137) Caleb Brown (18) cgsheldon (653) Chandoo (39) Charles (2) Chris Schrier (8) Chung (121) Clay (65) Compuwizard123 (39) Darius (15) David Bradley (35) Denny (7) Derek (80) dobata (540) donlbe (20) Dustin Diaz (65) Eater (46) Eugene (74) Fiona (2) frivmo (9) G$ (17) geekgrrl (21) gisc (73) Goyal (21) Griswold (10) guymal (2) henry (40) Igor Poltavskiy (118) Ionut (18) irishandrew (32) Jardenberg (8) Jeremy (5) jerobins (46) Jeroen (13) Jessica L. Hannah (23) John (26) John Magnus (55) Jonathan (6) Jonathan T. (2) Jonathan The Seagull (136) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (241) joz joz joz (19) Jrod (148) Katie Fellows (98) kidmarmite (88) Kingsley (10) Kirby Witmer (26) Kris (15) Krishna (11) kskobac (12) L.A. King (1) Laughing Squid (199) Linden (7) livibetter (33) manki (6) Marianne (36) MG (99) Michael S (5) Mike (4) Mike F (924) Mike Reardon (13) MiramarMike (19) mjs (10) morberg (9) Moses (105) Musa (5) Muzo (22) neeraj (25) NiouT (23) Nishith Prabhakar (32) Ole Begemann (21) pestwave (111) Phil (34) pkj (31) PMinze (80) Powera (51) Pradeep (11) Quinny (24) Radi (112) Richard (5) Robert (33) Robert Scoble (86) Roberto (40) Roel (21) runawaymule/Chris (92) S Anand (2) salehoffline (22) Sam (58) Sean O (45) SeanConnolly2000 (6) Shaun (12) Shlomit Kotek (12) SiliconViper (45) stratus (17) sylvainbriant (46) TechDad1246 (54) Tee Emm (20) Theo Bosdas (25) Umang Saini (6) Umesh (27) Walter DeFoor (86) Zahra HB (230) zappy (15) Zhasper (49)Explore read seven notes
- Marianne said: Oh look, Google's trying not to appear evil.
- Sam said: I'd say that's a massive change on their homepage! Millions of people would say 2008 Google lesser no. of times, than before!
- zappy said: Less is more.
- Asfaq said: Wow... just looking at the kind of research that Google does makes my knees go jelly
- Jardenberg said: Haha, det här är makalöst kul, och så rätt på så många sätt. "Larry and Sergey told me we could only add this to the homepage if we took a word away - keeping the "weight" of the homepage unchanged at 28. Given that the new Privacy link fit best with legal disclaimers on the page, I looked to the copyright line. There, we dropped the word "Google" (realizing it was implied, obviously) and added the new privacy link alongside it."
- Phil said: geile siecher da bei google
- Richard said: Minimalism, it's truly the way forward, thus ends my haiku.
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How To Build A Web App in Four Days For $10,000 (Say Hello To Matt) (243)
on TechCrunch (4252) permalinkIn this post, guest author Ryan Carson goes through some of the lessons learned from building a Web app in four days. Carson is the co-founder of Carsonified, a web shop in Bath, UK. They’ve built four web apps, created ThinkVitamin.com and run events like Future of Web Apps. If you’re bored you can follow Ryan on Twitter. The time it takes to design, build and deploy web applications has been steadily shrinking, especially with ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (129) Adriana (26) Adrien O'Leary (14) Affan (47) AJ (433) Alemsah (21) Alex Dong (1) Alex Dumitru (1153) Andre Siregar (7) andré.friedrichs (151) Andrew Bruce Smith (38) Andrew Ruess (199) Ankur (47) aqeeliz (2) Archit T (20) Arik (10) arsalan (26) Bananalope (27) Bart Mroz (32) Beau Mac (1) benexia (1) Bharath Balasubramanian (2) bigstrings (3) Bill (56) blake borgeson (1) bodzasfanta (125) Brad Garland (5) brennan moore (40) Brent (46) Brent (5) Brent the Closet Geek (58) Brenton (42) Breyten (41) Brian (13) Brian Junyor (83) Bruce (25) Burcu Sarar (11) Cameron (8) Carl Fyffe (9) Carlos Villela (13) Carsten (98) Charleno Pires (79) chrisbrogan.com (54) Christopher (13) Chuck LeDuc (13) Cocoy (78) Colin (29) Compuwizard123 (39) Coolbox (34) Cris Pearson (23) cvander (18) Daiko (22) Damon (1) Dan (4) Dan (7) Dan MacKinlay (62) Dani (9) Daniel Bachhuber (61) David (6) David V (42) Davide (4) Dennis Laumen (43) Derek (80) Dominik (71) Don (20) Doug (38) Drew (4) Egor (7) Emily (12) Eunice (7) fabio (35) Felix Bredoteau (1485) Fernando (8) Filippo (6) G$ (17) Gabriel Oyarzabal (7) Gene Smith (3) Gene W (14) GeniusBoyWonder (20) gergi (20) gisc (73) Glenn Batuyong (176) GP (65) Grodzik (1) Guillermo Esteves (22) guopai (1) Haltse (31) Hamish.MacEwan (31) hankfdh (10) hbenny (9) HejGustav (55) hoop6464 (22) hyderabadblues (21) Hyunhak (23) iAlja (109) indigo (5) iomegadrive (22) itsthenewmike (35) Ivo (23) Jardenberg (8) Jasdeep (2) Jase (35) Jay (17) Jeff Smith (4) Jeremy (2) Joe Breen (6) John (45) Jon. L (17) Jonathan (5) Jonathan Sullivan (6) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (241) Josh (12) Josh N. (42) jrodgers (2) Julia Dalton (5) Juras Vetrau (38) Just A Clerk (56) JUSTIN (95) K (1) Katie (20) Kenneth (19) Kenneth LeFebvre (13) kevan (29) Kevin Tate (1) Kin (15) Klemo (14) Kolby Kallweit (6) kramed (17)
