Archive for October, 2006
Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Lifehacker has a post recommending a new open source Wiki for organizing your life. It’s just an HTML document – no php or other scripting is involved. It’s described as ideal for people who like to use applications on portable UPS keys. Follow the link to the original post to get a very detailed description of what this application can do.
Note: it’s designed for a computer desktop, ...
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Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
Firefox 2, the official build (no longer beta) should be available very soon, although they’ve been saying that for a long time now. In the meantime, check out these reviews:
Lots of changes and improvements, but not as exciting as other new releases have been
It’s a social browser
Improved tabbing and security features
Is it really a significant upgrade?
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Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
Ever wondered what would happen to your online business or friendships if you died? How would people find out? What if there are things you’d like to have done in the event of your death, but you don’t know anyone you want to trust with all your passwords?
Dead Man’s Switch to the rescue. It may seem creepy, but this is an obviously valuable tool that could even ...
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Thursday, October 12th, 2006
There’s a great post at LifeHacker about how to turn a MacBook’s iSight feature into a security camera, so that if the laptop is stolen, the owner can have a video of the thief uploaded to an FTP server. Awesome tip, and all for free.
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Thursday, October 5th, 2006
A recent study shows that while a lot of people feel they’re letting the internet dominate their lives, there is no actual, clinical addiction taking place. The telephone survey revealed that many people feel they stay online too much, end up staying on longer than they intended, and can’t stay off for more than a few days.
The same could be said about jobs, by most people: they work too many ...
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