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Make any USB flashdisk bootable

Here is a nice little program that will make a USB disk bootable. It will not only do that but you can also have it copy basic files to the disk as well as do a USB copy. Neat little program.

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Google SketchUp

Have you ever heard of it? I hadn’t until today. It is a free 3-D modeler from Google. You design and model just about anything. You can even share your designs at the 3D Warehouse. Pretty neat stuff.

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Linux BASH commands

My new job is mostly Linux based now which has led me to find this pretty complete listing of BASH commands. I must say I did get a little rusty but it’s all coming back to me now. Hello Linus goodbye Bill. 🙂 Click more below to see the commands.

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Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system

Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can […]

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So you need to know a default password?

Well then you may want to check out this site. It has a nice and simple search to find the make and model of a device you can’t seem to remember what the default password is. I am sure this will come in handy some day. They even have a WAP version available for the […]

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Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP

PowerToys add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. What are they? PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released. Here is a link to the Microsoft page for Windows XP powertoys site. Of note is the image resizer, open command window here, and the synctoy. Happy tweaking!

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Command prompt list for Windows XP

Here is a list of commands that you can run from the Run Command prompt in XP: Accessibility Controls access.cpl Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools control admintools Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl

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Cleartype in Windows XP

I have had this turned on for a long time now and have used it many times on Pocket PC. It has dawned on me tonight that many people may not know it exists. I’m talking about Microsoft’s Cleartype technology. If you haven’t used it yet I think your eyes would thank you to give […]

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The developer search engine

Next month a new search engine called Krugle will launch. It will allow developers to search for source code and technical information from places like Sourceforge and the Sun developer network. You will be able to look for code examples by language. It should come in handy and seems like a fantastic idea.

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Free script debugger from Microsoft

This will help you debug your scripts

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