Ramblings & ephemera
Windows
ipconfig /flushdns
Mac OS X
dscacheutil -fluchcache
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Who runs botnets?
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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Plaxo
http://www.plaxo.com
(web-based)
OggSync
http://oggsync.com
ScheduleWorld
http://www.scheduleworld.com
iCal4OL
http://ical.gutentag.ch
Google Calendar Sync
https://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=89955
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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ImageMagick
mogrify -strip *.jpg
JHead
jhead -de *.jpg
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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I use Amazon’s S3 (Simple Storage Service) to back up files, and I also use OmniGraffle, a diagramming program, on my Mac. This is a letter I sent to OmniGraffle recently that explains a problem with the interaction of OmniGraffle and S3.
Start letter:
OmniGraffle (OG) is a great app, but it has a serious, showstopping incompatability with [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Scott Granneman
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From Bruce Schneier’s “How to Crash the Oscars” (7 March 2006):
If you want to crash the glitziest party of all, the Oscars, here’s a tip from a professional: Show up at the theater, dressed as a chef carrying a live lobster, looking really concerned. …
“The most important technique is confidence,” he [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Scott Granneman
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On the CWE-LUG mailing list, someone asked a question about creating a program that can be extended with plugins. I thought the answer was so useful that I wanted to save it and make it available to others.
On 2/17/07, Mark wrote:
I’m a young programmer (just finishing high school) who has done a fair [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Scott Granneman
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If you want to add a device like an external hard drive to your /etc/fstab file, it helps if you know the hard drive’s UUID. If you use K/Ubuntu, the following command will display the UUID, along with other useful information.
$ sudo vol_id /dev/sdo1
Password:
ID_FS_USAGE=filesystem
ID_FS_TYPE=ext3
ID_FS_VERSION=1.0
ID_FS_UUID=4857d4bb-5f6b-4f21-af62-830ebae92cff
ID_FS_LABEL=movies
ID_FS_LABEL_SAFE=movies
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Scott Granneman
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Start | Settings | Control Panel | System
Under Registered to, you’ll see user name & a 20-digit number. Digits 6 through 15 make up the CD key.
If you’re using an OEM version, the entire number is the CD key.
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Posted on January 29th, 2007 by Scott Granneman
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I upgraded my Ubuntu Linux desktop today from Dapper to Edgy. It appears that in /etc/fstab, LABEL= no longer works, and you must now use UUID=.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=278652
So my fstab now looks like this, for instance (these are all external drives):
UUID=a3d8a126-a7fc-4994-9675-748ed62c3109 /media/music xfs [...]
Posted on December 11th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From Paul’s “The easiest way to fool smart people“:
There’s a saying among con-men that smart people are easier targets, because they don’t think they can be conned.
I’m not sure if that’s true, but there’s one scam that’s almost guaranteed to make smart people switch off their brains and reach for their wallets. It’s a trick [...]
Posted on June 3rd, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From “Google Adsense Tips, Tricks, and Secrets“:
While every website is different, Google has published some heat maps showing the optimal locations. No surprise that the best spots are middle of the page and left hand side. …
Google has also has published a list of the highest performing ad sizes:
336×280 large rectangle
300×250 inline rectangle
160×600 wide skyscraper
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Posted on April 8th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From “Cartridge Expiration Date Workarounds“:
In light of the lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard over the expiration date of their cartridges, two ways to fix the problem:
1) Remove and reinsert the battery of the printer’s memory chip
2) Preemptive: Change the parameters of the printer driver
Search for hp*.ini … In it there is a parameter something like pencheck. It [...]
Posted on March 3rd, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From Jake Ludington’s “Create Podcasts Using Your PC“:
I’m walking through the steps required to record and post your own podcast using tools virtually everyone has or can easily acquire on a tiny budget. … I recommend starting out with Audacity, an open source audio recording application.
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Posted on January 29th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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