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Reviews: Commands in Demand

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This week in utilities I am trying and find to be useful I have Commands in Demand from Vasilios Freeware.  This is available here on Download.com.  While I notice the Quick Start key sequence is the same as AutoHotKey, resetting it to something useful is fairly easy.  I am to lazy and [...]

Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google

Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google
Thursday, December 03, 2009

Today, as part of our efforts to make the web faster, we are announcing Google Public DNS, a new experimental public DNS resolver.

The DNS protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s “phone book”. Every time you visit [...]

Computer Hardware Chart

From Technibble.com
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Blogging for Mobile Devices

I just added the WordPress Mobile Edition as a result of my recent road trip across the country.  Think of this as a must have for your platform in today’s world.  Visit http://mobile.nytimes.com using your phone.  Incredibly useful and lightning fast, even when compared to the NYTimes iPhone Application which pales by comparison.

64 Things Every Geek Should Know

From LaptopLogic – read the full article http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know.

If you consider yourself a geek, or aspire to the honor of geekhood, here’s an essential checklist of must-have geek skills.

The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word [...]

Essential Plugins Every Modern Wordpress Site Should Use

I was reading an article from FreelanceFolder.com that started me thinking about which Plugins I used to support any of the standard WordPress blogs I either write or maintain.

I use the following list and want to acknowledge FreelanceFolder for nudging me into using two new ones as well. These are my bare minimum “can’t live [...]

Advanced SSH configuration and tunneling: We don’t need no stinking VPN software

Advanced SSH configuration and tunneling: We don’t need no stinking VPN software
by Noah Gift

In a recent Red Hat Magazine article, Paul Frields gave some examples of how SSH port forwarding can be used
to remotely gain access to resources, or ports, from a remote location.
This article will show a pragmatic implementation of SSH port
forwarding by [...]