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Give Snort a try
If you’ve been wanting to give the open source network intrusion detection system Snort a try, check out Knoppix-NSM.
I haven’t tried it yet, but Russ McRee wrote a nice article about it called Putting Snort to Work in Information Security magazine.
Transformer Costumes that Really Transform
These people must have way too much time and money on their hands, but I admire the creativity!? This is amazing.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeMUlSe1sjM[/youtube]
Free Audio Book and Podcast Downloads
I love to listen to audio books and podcasts while I’m driving, mowing, washing the dishes, or doing anything else that doesn’t require much mental energy.
PickTheBrain has a list of sources for free audio material.
I use iTunes to find most of the podcasts that I listen to. Lately I’ve been listening to:
- Buzz Out Loud from CNET
- DTS Chapel
- FLOSS Weekly
- Gmail Podcast
- MacBreak Weekly
- NPR: Car Talk
- NPR: Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me
- Nuclearity
- Security Now!
- Stand to Reason
- Steve Brown, etc.
- This Week in Tech
- Windows Weekly
- World Vision Report
HP printer practical joke
(thanks to Jarvis for this one)
Change the display on your HP laser printer to say something like “Insert Coin”, or any other message of your choice.
This hack has been showing up on some of my favorite blogs, including Hackszine.com from Make: magazine and? lifehacker.
If you haven’t checked out lifehacker, you need to.? It’s full of productivity ideas, cool tools, and other fun stuff.
PureText: Paste Plain Text!
The utility that I’ve needed for years and finally looked for: PureText.
So many times I copy text from a web page or other document and need to paste it into an application that doesn’t offer the “Paste Special” option. I just want the text, not the formatting.
PureText lets you create a shortcut key (Windows-V by default) that will paste just the plain text from the clipboard.
Update (12/4/2012):
Now that I’m using a Mac most of the time, I use “Plain Clip” every day. I just copy some text, click once on the Applications stack in the dock, then type “plai” and hit enter to clear the formatting out of the clipboard. I’m sure there’s a quicker way, but that’s my habit now.
Real-Life Donkey Kong Shows Human Stupidity in 8 Bits
Unbelievable.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KyIpMtvJvE[/youtube]
Free Tools for IT Management
NetworkWorld has another interesting article listing free tools for IT management. A previous, similar article is here.
Latest Cisco Router Guide
The latest Cisco Router Guide, which can help you compare router features and choose the right router for the job, is available here.
Cool site: BetterExplained.com
I was drawn to this site by A Visual Guide to Version Control, but there are also articles about Ruby on Rails, natural logarithms, and other topics related to numbers, programming, and business and communication—all areas that I’m interested in.