tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242237432024-03-13T16:05:26.130-04:00Cranial SoupPeas, carrots, green beans, and gray matter.Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-53108292661501897122009-05-13T00:34:00.014-04:002013-10-30T20:52:23.329-04:00OpenCandy: A New Kind of Adware/Spyware<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335167503983734690" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qlCAUZtia6Q/SgpSk_Qob6I/AAAAAAAAAx8/s3LFFsZIZs4/s400/opencandy.jpg" style="float: left; height: 164px; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0pt; width: 303px;" /><br />
They claim to be doing something noble, but the only thing sweet about <a href="http://www.opencandy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OpenCandy</a> is the sales pitch to naive developers that might just fall for it, tricking them into thinking it is somehow different than the typical common adware/spyware.<br />
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A lot of developers do seem to be biting the bait, but no matter how you slice it, it's still adware/spyware, and to me it stinks worse than the old fashioned kind.<br />
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In <a href="http://www.opencandy.com/what/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OpenCandy's own words</a>, this is what they do:<br />
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Recommendations are made to users during the installation process. Utilizing the install process creates a user-friendly experience and offers optimal engagement for making a software recommendation. The user is presented with a screen that describes the recommendation, at which time they may choose to install the recommended software.</blockquote>
That makes it adware!<br />
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We then provide analytics back to the creators, so they can see how their software and recommendations are performing. This way they can better understand how to build and recommend great applications. </blockquote>
That makes it spyware!<br />
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We've also provided our technology as a platform to a handful of software creators who are utilizing an offer screen during the install process as an advertising unit. Some creators are already monetizing their distribution by offering apps like browser toolbars, so we're helping them improve their user experience and optimize the effectiveness of their offers. </blockquote>
That makes it your typical spyware/adware we have always known.<br />
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Actually, this is much worse, because instead of big companies like Sun & Opera making some software and offering it for free and advertising Yahoo's toolbar in the installer, we have a lazy predator company backed by venture capitalists that doesn't want to bother with or take the risk in developing a ton of software of their own to push toolbars to make their millions. They want to use the software of naive developers to accomplish it.<br />
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An ad is an ad, and to me there is no difference.<br />
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There is no difference between showing an ad for some other product by some other developer in the installer of my software, no matter how much I might even like that software myself, and popping up an ad for CocaCola or Viagra on a user's screen during the install process.<br />
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Do you remember what you parents told you about not taking candy from strangers and why? Well, these guys are not really strangers, they are known preditors. The founders of OpenCandy are <a href="http://www.opencandy.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the same guys</a> responsible for the inclusion of the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=divx+adware" target="_blank">spyware/adware in DivX</a>.<br />
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Now, before you call me a hypocrite for bashing adware installers while having ads on my blog, let me explain the difference:<br />
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Any visitor to my blog can turn off Javascript and not be exposed to ads. Or they can use a noscript plugin, or an ad blocker. They have that choice before they land on my site.<br />
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I even offer an <a href="http://cranialsoup.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">ad-free RSS feed</a>.<br />
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If I want to recommend software to my users, I put it <a href="http://appsapps.info/links.php" target="_blank">on a separate page of my site</a> and not in my software or installers.<br />
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When the ads are in an installer, the user can't install the software without seeing the ads. They have no real choice. That's the difference. And I seriously doubt that developers are going to offer two different installers and give users the option to see or not see ads or be exposed to spyware.<br />
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So now that I have told you what I think, what is your opinion on OpenCandy, as either a software user or developer (or both)?<br />
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<u><b>UPDATE Saturday, February 19, 2011:</b></u><br />
The following applications have been found to install OpenCandy:<br />
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<ul>
<li>aMSN</li>
<li>Any Video Converter (last freeware, OpenCandy free version 1.21 available <a href="http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/512255-free-any-video-converter-10/" target="_blank">here</a>)</li>
<li>ApexDC++</li>
<li>ATI Tray Tools</li>
<li>aTube Catcher </li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">avast! Free Antivirus </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">AxCrypt </span></li>
<li>CDBurnerXP Pro</li>
<li>Cheat Engine</li>
<li>CNET TechTracker</li>
<li>Connectify </li>
<li>CrystalDiskInfo</li>
<li>CrystalDiskMark </li>
<li>CutePDF</li>
<li>Daemon Tools </li>
<li>DarkWave Studio</li>
<li>Dexclock</li>
<li>Dexpot</li>
<li>DoubleTwist </li>
<li>Driver Sweeper</li>
<li>Duplicate Cleaner</li>
<li>DVDStyler </li>
<li>DVDVideoSoft products</li>
<li>eRightSoft products,including Super</li>
<li>ExtractNow</li>
<li>Ezvid </li>
<li>FL Studio</li>
<li>FreeFileSync </li>
<li>Free YouTube Downloader</li>
<li>Freemake Video Converter</li>
<li>Freemake Video Downloader</li>
<li>Free Music Zilla</li>
<li>Free Video Dub</li>
<li>Free Video To Flash Converter </li>
<li>Frostwire</li>
<li>GameHouse</li>
<li>HappyLand Adventures </li>
<li>IE7Pro</li>
<li>Image Tuner</li>
<li>ImgBurn </li>
<li>IZArc</li>
<li>kantaris</li>
<li>KMPlayer</li>
<li>Launchy (when not downloaded from SourceForge) </li>
<li>Media Info</li>
<li>MediaCoder</li>
<li>MediaInfo</li>
<li>MiPony </li>
<li>mIRC</li>
<li>Miro</li>
<li>MyPhoneExplorer </li>
<li>Office 2010 Trial Extender</li>
<li>Orbit Downloader</li>
<li>PDFCreator</li>
<li>PeaZip </li>
<li>Photobie</li>
<li>PhotoScape</li>
<li>Power Plan Assistant for Windows 7 </li>
<li>PrimoPDF</li>
<li>PSP Video</li>
<li>RealArcade </li>
<li>RedKawa</li>
<li>SIW</li>
<li>Soldat</li>
<li>Soft32 Updater </li>
<li>SPlayer </li>
<li>Startup Manager</li>
<li>StepMania </li>
<li>SUPER </li>
<li>Super Mario Bros X (Level Editor)</li>
<li>Super Simple Photo Resizer</li>
<li>Sweet Home 3D </li>
<li>TechTracker</li>
<li>Trillian Astra</li>
<li>Tubetilla </li>
<li>True Burner</li>
<li>Unlocker</li>
<li>uTorrent </li>
<li>Veoh Web Player </li>
<li>Videora </li>
<li>Vistaglazz</li>
<li>WebShot</li>
<li>Winamp </li>
<li>WinSCP</li>
<li>Xfire </li>
<li>YouTube Downloader HD </li>
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This is not an exhaustive all inclusive list. This is just what I have found with a quick Google search. If you know of any other applications that should be added to this list, leave a comment and let me know.Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-48610473912586340092009-03-31T18:50:00.001-04:002009-03-31T23:42:54.041-04:00Fix Firefox Not Remembering to Keep You Logged Into Sites<h3><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qlCAUZtia6Q/SdKeNY_1mZI/AAAAAAAAAu4/t_ARy-6s51E/s1600-h/FirefoxLogo%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="FirefoxLogo" style="display: inline; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px" height="139" alt="FirefoxLogo" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qlCAUZtia6Q/SdKeNpscp6I/AAAAAAAAAu8/mZdbROOtGeE/FirefoxLogo_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="141" align="left" /></a> The Problem: </h3> <p>Lately, I have been hearing a lot of complaints from people that Firefox does not remember their preferences to stay logged into sites, after they close Firefox and run it again. </p> <h3>The Cause: </h3> <p>The cookie database file is corrupted. </p> <h3>The Fix: </h3> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">WARNING:</font></strong> This will log you out of ALL sites till you log into them again! </p> <p>You may also lose certain site preferences that depend on cookies. You may have to configure those again. These would not be settings that are stored on the site's server. They would be settings specific to your PC and not set if you used the same site from another computer. While it might be a bit of a bother to reconfigure them, it's not a common thing to store site preferences this way and it should only affect a very small number of sites, if any at all. </p> <p>The only one I can think of off the top of my head is Google search. If you have configured it to turn safe search off for images, set it to show more than 10 results per page, or to open links in a new tab or window, you will have to set it again. </p> <p>You will not lose any saved password information stored in the password manager. You will only lose all of your cookies.</p> <p>Ready? </p> <ol> <li>Make sure Firefox is closed. </li> <li>Go here: <ul> <li>On 2k/XP: <font color="#ffff00">C:\Documents and Settings\(your name)\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\</font> </li> <li>On Vista/Win7: <font color="#ffff00">C:\Users\(your name)\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\</font> </li> <li>On Mac OS X: <font color="#ffff00">~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/</font> or <font color="#ffff00">~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/</font> </li> <li>On UNIX/Linux: <font color="#ffff00">~/.mozilla/firefox/</font>  </li> </ul> </li> <li>In that folder you will find a folder that has a bunch of random letters & numbers for a name and ends with "<font color="#ffff00">.default</font>". </li> <li>Open that folder and find the file named "<font color="#ffff00">cookies.sqlite</font>". </li> <li>Delete "<font color="#ffff00">cookies.sqlite</font>". </li> <li>Run Firefox and log into all your sites again. </li> </ol> <p>Firefox will create a new cookies.sqlite file with the necessary info and you shouldn't have a problem any more. </p> Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-87571890880146222072009-03-16T23:10:00.001-04:002009-03-16T23:10:21.572-04:007 Reasons Not to Direct Link to a Developer's Download Files<p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 30px 0px" height="169" alt="downloads" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qlCAUZtia6Q/Sb8UnKwWemI/AAAAAAAAAsk/36AprmLCk78/downloads%5B27%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" align="left" /> As a developer, I can't help but be more than a little bit bothered by the fact that some bloggers chose to direct link to application download files (.zip, .exe, etc) in some of the articles they write, rather than the page on the developer's site, in which the download links can be found.</p> <p>If this is how you do things when you write articles & reviews, then I'd like to inform you that this isn't a very nice thing to do, for the following reasons: </p> <ol> <li>You are depriving the developers of the full credit they deserve for the work they have done. If the application is worth writing about, it's also worth giving the developer full proper credit. </li> <li>Some freeware authors have Paypal donate buttons on their sites, and your readers will never see them, therefore never click them. This deprives some developers of their only income and maybe their only incentive to keep making freeware/donationware. </li> <li>Some freeware authors have advertising on their sites, and additional page impressions or clicks generated from the traffic you send them means an income for them, and your direct linking to the files prevents that from happening. This is how some software can remain free, rather than the author resorting to making it payware (or even worse, adware). If you would like things to stay free and clean, you have to do your part to help the developers keep it that way. </li> <li>A blog linking to a page on a small developer's site can mean a big boost in Page Rank, making their software easier to find through search engines. This helps the people searching for the perfect tool to do the job they need, as well as the software developer that created it. </li> <li>You are depriving and cheating your readers of the chance to browse around the developer's site, and perhaps the opportunity to discover more useful software they might be interested in. And in the case of the applications that come from sites like <a href="http://donationcoder.com/" target="_blank">donationcoder.com</a>, you are preventing them from discovering a wonderful software enthusiasts community that they really would enjoy, and can even request custom made freeware, made to their specifications. </li> <li>In some cases, you may also be making it more difficult for your readers to find the info necessary to submit bug reports and get support, not to mention application updates and upgrades. </li> <li>You may also be depriving your readers of important information related to installing or using the application, that they may need to know. </li> </ol> <p>So, could you please be a really nice person to us poor freeware/donationware developers, and your readers, and fix your links to point to the pages and not the file downloads? And in the future, always link to the pages, instead. </p> <p>Your readers and the software developers would really appreciate this.</p> <p>Thank You.</p> Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-33372510950285003512008-12-06T13:00:00.003-05:002010-12-13T22:49:33.156-05:00AutoHotkey is NOT a Virus, Worm, or Trojan!<p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px" height="200" alt="AutoHotkey" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qlCAUZtia6Q/STq90-KrE6I/AAAAAAAAAgg/_kavoAd-uH4/ahk%5B9%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="200" align="left" /> I am so sick and tired of irresponsible antivirus companies unfairly flagging compiled AutoHotkey (AHK) scripts as viruses, trojans, and worms. </p><p><a href="http://www.autohotkey.com" target="_blank">AutoHotkey</a> is a free, open source scripting language, just as much as Perl, Python, Ruby, or JavaScript is a scripting language. </p><p>There is nothing wrong with the language itself, nor is there anything wrong with most scripts written in it. A lot of <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel" target="_blank">really awesome, useful, Windows utilities</a> have been developed in AutoHotkey. </p><p>The language is powerful, easy to learn, enables you to write Windows utilities very quickly, and you can compile them to .exe and distribute them to others that don't have AutoHotkey installed, or you can give them the source script (.ahk) and they can run that if they do have it installed. </p><p>The problem is that there are idiots that will write malware in AHK, just as there are idiots that will write malware in any other programming language. You can't blame the language for this. And you can't blame all the developers that use the language, either. </p><p>But that is exactly what the antivirus companies are doing. They have decided that if a single person writes and compiles malware in AHK, then all compiled AHK scripts are malware. This results in tons of false positives, ruined reputations of innocent programmers, and a mistrust in AHK applications by the general public. </p><p>Developers have repeatedly contacted antivirus companies and complained, which after enough outcry from programmers and the public will result in them fixing the problem with the false positives. That is until a new version of AutoHotkey is released. Then the antivirus vendors get amnesia and forget that AutoHotkey is a language again, and flag all utilities made with it as malware, once again. </p><p>Lather, rinse, repeat. </p><p>This has been going on for a few years now and it's a viscous cycle that needs to stop. </p><p>I have written utilities that I would love to distribute to the public, with the source code, but I am afraid of putting them on my website, out of fear that my reputation will be destroyed by the stupidity of the antivirus companies. </p><p>This is unacceptable behavior on their part. Can you imagine if these antivirus companies decided to pick on another programming language and did the same thing they do to AutoHotkey? Can you imagine if every six months they decided that all applications written in C/C++ were malware? Or anything compiled with Microsoft's Visual Studio was malware? How about if they decided that all JavaScript was malware? You wouldn't be able to load most web pages or run most of your software. If they did that, those antivirus companies would all be out of business very quickly. </p><p>But that is exactly what they are doing. And AHK is the language they are picking on. </p><p>I am asking all developers and AHK users to join an organized effort to take the bull by the horns and petition the antivirus companies to stop the unfair treatment of our software. </p><ul><li><a href="http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31975" target="_blank">An open letter for Antiviral software companies</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=15210.0" target="_blank">DonationCoder stands behind AHK developers</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=223437" target="_blank">All of these false positive virus alerts on ahk scripts</a> </li>
</ul>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-446812569570981212008-08-20T10:06:00.004-04:002008-08-20T11:28:16.424-04:00Barbie Wants to CodeI thought the idea of branding was taken a bit too far when I saw this, but I think we can take it to an absurd distance and territories completely unknown, by proposing a fun little exercise for your 1337 Photochop skills.<br /><br />Now that <a href="http://www.popgadget.net/2008/07/hello_kitty_ant.php" target="_blank">Hello Kitty has her own antivirus</a> (how can you take a product like that seriously?), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie" target="_blank">Barbie</a> is jealous and wants her own programming IDE...and she wants <span style="font-weight: bold;">YOU</span> to design it for her.<br /><br />Your assignment (if you choose to accept it):<br /><ul><li>Take a screenshot of your favorite IDE.</li><li>Drag it into the photo editing software of your choice.</li><li>Dress it up Barbie style...all pink, flowery, and quite girly.</li><li>Make it look like something Barbie would be proud to code in.</li><li>Show it off by posting a link to your creation(s) in a comment.</li></ul>Here is one I quickly did to give you an idea of what I mean and get your creative juices flowing. I am sure you can do much better than this, with a little thought and effort.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Delphi 6 for Barbie:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://appsapps.info/blog/delphi4barbie.png" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qlCAUZtia6Q/SKws3vZDE7I/AAAAAAAAAdM/AJ1qGiJplqI/s400/delphi4barbie400.png" alt="Delphi 6 for Barbie" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236609802850997170" border="0" /></a>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-3593587560316613982008-07-17T13:10:00.005-04:002008-12-11T02:24:11.602-05:00Procrastinators: Beware of magical mops<img style="margin: 25px 10px 5px 0pt; float: left;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qlCAUZtia6Q/SH-F2nN53uI/AAAAAAAAAXI/mksQ_byyq2Y/s400/magical+mop.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224041266059796194" border="0" /><br />Some of what makes anti-procrastination tools work, is their novelty. Once that novelty wears off, you are right back where you started, procrastinating again.<br /><br />A hypothetical example:<br /><br />Let's say I hate mopping my floor and I always procrastinate about doing it. Then I see an ad on TV for a wonder mop, with a handle that twinkles when you push it. You stop pushing, it stops twinkling. You push it faster, it twinkles more. And even more amazing, is that it also sings! I order this mop, because it seems like it could make mopping fun.<br /><br />So the mop arrives, and I can't wait to get it out of it's packaging and try it. I fill my bucket with soapy water and begin mopping. The singing & twinkling is pretty cool, and before I know it, the whole floor is clean. Great! Wonderful! Terriffic! It's working. I didn't procrastinate and I got the job done.<br /><br />I like this mop so much, I am having no problem mopping my floor and keeping it clean. I am not even procrastinating about it any more. This is the best mop ever! It's like magic!<br /><br />But a few months later, after the novelty of the twinkling & singing mop begins to wear off, I find myself beginning to procrastinate about mopping the floor again. What happened? This was supposed to be the best mop ever. What went wrong?<br /><br />Nothing went wrong. I just had an unrealistic expectation that some wonder tool was going to make me like doing a task I hate.<br /><br />The truth is that nothing can make me like mopping floors, not even a magical, singing, twinkling wonder mop.<br /><br />So if you try an anti-procrastination tool and it works for awhile, but then stops working...the problem isn't the tool. It's you and how you feel about the task...your real feelings.<br /><br />Instead of looking for a new tool to trick yourself into thinking that you like what you hate, work on the real problem: the task itself, how you feel about it, and why.<br /><br />If you can be honest with yourself, you can begin to look for a real solution instead of tricks. If you fix the root problem, you won't need a singing, twinkling mop to get things done.Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-73118573582505324032007-12-06T21:48:00.002-05:002008-06-02T16:06:32.787-04:00DonationCoder N.A.N.Y. 2008 Programming Challenge<p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" alt="" src="http://lh3.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3GoktifrCI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/KVh3Ses0k8g/nany128x1282" align="left" height="128" width="128" />This is a challenge for anybody with <em>any</em> kind of coding skills, even at the beginner level. </p><p><a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=11206.0" target="_blank"><strong>The challenge is to release a new freeware/donationware application on or before January 1, 2008.</strong></a> </p><p>It was a lot of fun <a href="http://nany.donationcoder.com/" target="_blank">last year</a> and it got quite a bit of publicity. It was covered by <a href="http://shellcity.net/" target="_blank">ShellCity.net</a>, <a href="http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/09/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/" target="_blank">CybernetNews.com</a>, and <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/02/donation-coder-nany-challenge/" target="_blank">ghacks.net</a>, along with many other sites & blogs. </p><p>So if you can code, you might want to <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=11206.0" target="_blank">take the challenge</a> this year. </p><p>I have been a member of <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/" target="_blank">DonationCoder</a> for quite some time now, and it has been a wonderful experience for me. </p><p>One of the great things about this site and the community behind it, is the feedback you get from users, which helps you to improve your software and make it the best it can be. It is a kind of co-operative endeavor, with the end users and the developers working together as a team. You don't have any idea how great of an experience it is until you experience it for yourself, either as a user or a developer. </p><p>This entire team approach of software development brings the developer and end user together in a way that most people never have seen or experienced before. <a href="http://codingsnacks.donationcoder.com/" target="_blank">The results are amazing</a>. </p><p><img style="margin: 20px 0px 0px 5px;" alt="codywriting128" src="http://lh3.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3GoltifrDI/AAAAAAAAAGY/D0VAUj3Gl7M/codywriting1284" align="right" height="136" width="128" /> When you are coding for an unknown mystery user, it is easy to assume what he will want and like and what he will use your software for, having no clue what he really wants, likes, or needs. The reality is that you end up coding for yourself, and hoping the end user has the same tastes as you. It is quite easy to become disconnected and out of touch, when you are just coding and posting your creations on your own personal site for others to download, with no real interaction with the people you are writing for. </p><p>And as software users, it is easy not to think of developers as approachable people that will listen to you and consider your comments & suggestions seriously. It is also too easy to think of software as not having a human element behind its creation. This can lead people to not really care where their software comes from or appreciate the amount of work that goes into making it. It's this not caring attitude that can be an element contributing to the issues with software piracy that exist today. It's a bit harder for a user to bring themselves to pirate software, when they are hit with the reality that the stuff they are using actually has a 'face'. </p><p>Now before you get the wrong impression of what this is all about, let me explain what it isn't. This isn't a situation where a coder creates, users make demands, coder submits to demands, working himself to death and becoming resentful...or all he gets as feedback is bug reports or complaints. It's not like that at all. </p><p>And it's not a matter of users getting everything they want, which results in a bloated application full of useless features, that does everything except make your bed for you. </p><p><img style="margin: 20px 15px 0px 0px;" alt="dclogo_globe1" src="http://lh5.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3GonNifrEI/AAAAAAAAAGg/c-op8vBkyp0/dclogo_globe15" align="left" height="100" width="200" /> This is <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?board=31.0" target="_blank">ongoing honest discussions</a>, with not just feature requests, but an explanation of why they want the features, discussions between the developer and the users about which would be the best features to add and/or remove, and discussions on how the best way to present them would be. </p><p>Many of these discussions are between the users themselves, where they have to make up their minds and come to an agreement of what they really want & need, as a group. And the developer helps with guiding them and keeping things realistic and explaining what is or isn't possible, or what is or isn't within the limits of their coding abilities. </p><p>When something is outside the coder's abilities, there are other developers on the site that <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?board=75.0" target="_blank">can be helpful</a> and provide <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?board=77.0" target="_blank">resources to learn from</a>, and share some of their knowledge & experience so that you can do things you thought were impossible, and learn a lot in the process. </p><p>And the users really do appreciate the developers that will listen to them and be honest with them, with many showing that appreciation with <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Donate/Credits.php" target="_blank">donations</a>. But don't do this for the money, because <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Articles/One/index.html" target="_blank">you will never get rich from freeware or donationware</a>. Do it instead for the experience and the fun it will be, and the greater sense of connection to the people you are coding for, and how it will help to keep you from losing touch with your userbase...or the realities of real world software use. </p><p><img style="margin: 25px 0px 0px 10px;" alt="codythumbup" src="http://lh5.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3GooNifrFI/AAAAAAAAAGo/miZCXAfGv9o/codythumbup4" align="right" height="50" width="114" /> So think about something you can make and <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=11206.0" target="_blank">accept the challenge</a> today. You have about 3 weeks to come up with something you can release. And if you are out of ideas, you can take a look at the <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?board=71.0" target="_blank">Coding Snacks</a> section of their forum and maybe fill a request for a small tool that someone needs. </p><p><a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=11206.0" target="_blank">http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=11206.0</a></p>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-2998805107554884932007-11-17T01:29:00.001-05:002007-11-18T02:30:33.890-05:00Satan for President, 2008?<p>There is a neat little tool available called <a href="http://www.fucksatan.com/FreeSoftware/AntiChristHunter/tabid/55/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Anti-Christ Hunter v6.6.6</a> that will help you find those people that are in league with Satan.</p> <p>I decided to put it to good use and provide a service to the voting community by identifying all the U.S. Presidential hopefuls and how they score. </p> <p>Let's see who is in league with Satan...</p> <p>This concise list is based on the candidates for ALL parties and independents, not just the major two. (candidate list provided by <a href="http://www.vote-smart.org/election_president_search.php?type=alpha" target="_blank">vote-smart.org</a>) </p> <p>In alphabetical order:</p> <p> </p> <table border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#99cccc"><b><font color="#000000">Name</font></b></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#99cccc"><b><font color="#000000">Score</font></b></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#99cccc"><b><font color="#000000">Notes</font></b></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Laura Davis Aaron</td> <td width="46">942</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Stephen Adams</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">750</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">16% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Virginia E. Algar</td> <td width="46">798</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Donald Kenneth Allen</td> <td width="46">1026</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Thomas Wayne Allen</td> <td width="46">1128</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Gene Amondson</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">756</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">10% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Yul L. Anderson</td> <td width="46">960</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jose Miguel Aparicio</td> <td width="46">1128</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Roland G. Aranjo</td> <td width="46">780</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michael Andrew Arterburn</td> <td width="46">1398</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Blake Ashby</td> <td width="46">516</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Warren Roderick Ashe </td> <td width="46">1170</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">George Brent Bailey </td> <td width="46">1020</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Jared Arlen Ball</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">690</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">76% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99" height="8"><font color="#000000">George H. Ballard</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99" height="8"><font color="#000000">690</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99" height="8"><font color="#000000">76% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jedidiah Elijah Wendell Kennedy Banks </td> <td width="46">1170</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Jon Jay Banks</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">732</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">34% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Terry Lee Barkdull </td> <td width="46">1134</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Daniel James Barnett</td> <td width="46">1038</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Bob Barr </td> <td width="46">348</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Michael W. Bay </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">612</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">46% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">William David Beadles</td> <td width="46">1002</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Carl Durantye Belle</td> <td width="46">1068</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">William F. Berg </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">702</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">64% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Joseph R. Biden</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">750</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">16% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" height="17">Christina Gerasimos Billings-Elias </td> <td width="46" height="17">2022</td> <td width="230" height="17"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Sheila Bilyeu</td> <td width="46">768</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">David Michael Bishop </td> <td width="46">960</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Greg Black </td> <td width="46">396</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">William Hobert Blakley</td> <td width="46">1290</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michael R. Bloomberg</td> <td width="46">948</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">John Douglas Blyth</td> <td width="46">1158</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Matthew Jay Borman</td> <td width="46">1134</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jacques Yves Boulerice </td> <td width="46">1422</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">John Taylor Bowles</td> <td width="46">1284</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">J. Boydston</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">744</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">22% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Robert Edwin Boyer </td> <td width="46">1188</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Ryan Joseph Brady</td> <td width="46">1086</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Dewey R. Broughman</td> <td width="46">1074</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Elaine Brown</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">708</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">58% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jeffrey Earl Brown</td> <td width="46">1098</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Edward Allan Buck</td> <td width="46">792</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">William Jason Burns</td> <td width="46">1272</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Emperor Caesar</td> <td width="46">822</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">John Lee Campbell </td> <td width="46">798</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Dan Byron Canfield </td> <td width="46">882</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Raymond Joseph Caplette</td> <td width="46">1470</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Myrtle Charlotte Carlyle</td> <td width="46">1626</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jerry Leon Carroll </td> <td width="46">1206</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Anthony Lungo Carter</td> <td width="46">1386</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">James Harlin Carter </td> <td width="46">1050</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Willie Felix Carter </td> <td width="46">1146</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Patrick Cazneau </td> <td width="46">894</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Janice Marie Chase</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">744</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">22% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jeanne Chebib </td> <td width="46">469</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Liza Dawn Cherricks</td> <td width="46">1104</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Todd Marvin Clayton </td> <td width="46">1260 </td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Hillary Rodham Clinton</td> <td width="46">1386</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Eamon Patrick Clune</td> <td width="46">1086</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Stephen Colbert </td> <td width="46">972</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">James Cooper </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">720</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">46% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Hugh Cort</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">600</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">34% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michael James Cortney</td> <td width="46">1194</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">John H. Cox</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">582</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">16% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Eric Leland Creviston</td> <td width="46">1248</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Randolph Wilson Crow</td> <td width="46">1434</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" height="23">Claire Elisabeth Fields Cruise</td> <td width="46" height="23">1554</td> <td width="230" height="23"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Orion Karl Daley </td> <td width="46">960</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" height="32">HRM Caesar St Augustine <br>De Buonaparte</td> <td width="46" height="32">2184</td> <td width="230" height="32"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Jack L Dietz </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">606</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">40% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Christopher J. Dodd</td> <td width="46">1056</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Susan Gail Ducey</td> <td width="46">966</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michael Christopher Dutcher</td> <td width="46">1614</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Earnest Lee Easton </td> <td width="46">1068</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">John Reid Edwards </td> <td width="46">942</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Max Englerius </td> <td width="46">888</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Philip Epstein </td> <td width="46">948</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Lou-Gary Espinosa </td> <td width="46">1182</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Nickolas Bevan Farmer </td> <td width="46">1134</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Clarita Fazzari </td> <td width="46">906</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Lowell Jackson Fellure </td> <td width="46">1386</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">H Neal Fendig </td> <td width="46">510</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Bennie Lee Ferguson </td> <td width="46">1056</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Richard Earl Fleharty </td> <td width="46">1152</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michael Keith Forrester </td> <td width="46">1368</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Robert Leonard Forthan </td> <td width="46">1374</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Heather Fox </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">660</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">94% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Dory Frank</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">672</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">94% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Elizabeth Mason Frothingham</td> <td width="46">1614</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">David Ernst Furniss </td> <td width="46">1332</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Ida Cecilia Garza </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">654</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">88% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Anne Hart Geisler </td> <td width="46">936</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Daniel A. Gilbert </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">714</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">52% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Donald Robert Gillen</td> <td width="46">1122</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Rudolph W. Giuliani</td> <td width="46">1194</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Wrendo Johnson P. Godwin </td> <td width="46">1572</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Albert Gore</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">618</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">52% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Mark Blair Graham </td> <td width="46">798</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Peter Samuel Grasso </td> <td width="46">1284</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Maurice Robert Gravel </td> <td width="46">1278</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Raymond Ferrill Green </td> <td width="46">1314</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jon A. Greenspon </td> <td width="46">918</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jackson Kirk Grimes </td> <td width="46">1158</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">William Long Hale </td> <td width="46">918</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Albert Hamburg </td> <td width="46">768</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Dennis M Hanaghan </td> <td width="46">792</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Gerald Lamar Hankins </td> <td width="46">1008</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Curtis Hayward </td> <td width="46">1020</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">John Robert Henry </td> <td width="46">1170</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Henry Hewes </td> <td width="46">780</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Samuel B. Hoff </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">648</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">82% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Joe Honeychurch</td> <td width="46">948</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Albert B. Howard </td> <td width="46">774</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Mildred T. Howard </td> <td width="46">924</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ff3300"><font color="#ffffff"><b>Michael D. Huckabee</b></font> </td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ff3300"><font color="#ffffff"><b>666</b></font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ff3300"> <div align="center"><font color="#ffffff"><b>ANTI-CHRIST ALERT!</b><br>They are in league with Satan!</font></div></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">William Charles Hughes </td> <td width="46">1278</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Darrel Reece Hunter </td> <td width="46">1080</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Duncan L. Hunter</td> <td width="46">930</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Alexander Michael Huton </td> <td width="46">1278</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Daniel J. Imperato </td> <td width="46">912</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">William Michael Ingram </td> <td width="46">1152</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Robert Garrison Jackson </td> <td width="46">1512</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michael Paul Jingozian </td> <td width="46">1236</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jerry Roland Johnson </td> <td width="46">1410</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Stanton T. Jolley </td> <td width="46">1212</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Arnold Matthew Jones </td> <td width="46">1302</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Robert Coleman Jorgensen </td> <td width="46">1488</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Keith Russell Judd </td> <td width="46">1188</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Timothy Charles Kalemkarian</td> <td width="46">1632</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">John Joseph Kennedy </td> <td width="46">1188</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Alan L. Keyes </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">630</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">64% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Daniel Melzine Kingery </td> <td width="46">1308</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Mark Irwin Klein </td> <td width="46">1002</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">David Allen Koch </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">726</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">40% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">William Ronald Koenig </td> <td width="46">1224</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Philip A. Kok</font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">648</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">82% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Yaphet Kotto </td> <td width="46">936</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Karl Everett Krueger </td> <td width="46">1332</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Steve W. Kubby </td> <td width="46">930</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Dennis J. Kucinich </td> <td width="46">918</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Karen Kwiatkowski</td> <td width="46">1206</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Dal Anthony LaMagna </td> <td width="46">978</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Christopher Lafontaine </td> <td width="46">1416</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">God Johan Josephe Lally </td> <td width="46">1284</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jared Benjamin Lee </td> <td width="46">768</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Kip Lee </td> <td width="46">348</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Monroe Lee </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">612</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">46% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Joseph Felix Leonaitis </td> <td width="46">1398</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Alden Link </td> <td width="46">492</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Elvena E. Lloyd-Duffie </td> <td width="46">1098</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Bradley K. Lord-Leutwyler </td> <td width="46">1608</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Frank Lynch </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">672</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">94% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Steven Douglas Mabey </td> <td width="46">1260</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Stephen D. Macmillan </td> <td width="46">1014</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Yehanna Joan/Mary Malone </td> <td width="46">1350</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Greg Martin </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">672</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">94% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Mike Benjamin Martisko </td> <td width="46">1272</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Joseph Martyniuk </td> <td width="46">1230</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">John Christopher Mason </td> <td width="46">1488</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">John Sidney McCain </td> <td width="46">996</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">James Hatton McCall </td> <td width="46">1020</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Laura Jane McCumber </td> <td width="46">966</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Frank Edward McEnulty </td> <td width="46">1308</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Raymond Louis McKinney </td> <td width="46">1560</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Orleans Victor Mcfoy </td> <td width="46">1398</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Megally Megally </td> <td width="46">900</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Lee L. Mercer </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">576</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">10% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Kent Philip Mesplay </td> <td width="46">1266</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Prince Michael </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">696</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">70% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Joseph C. Miechowicz </td> <td width="46">1140</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Hubert Billy Miles </td> <td width="46">1152</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Robert W. Milnes </td> <td width="46">1038</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Steven Edward Mirabella </td> <td width="46">1278</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">James Creighton Mitchell </td> <td width="46">1374</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Sal Mohamed </td> <td width="46">546</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Omar Jones Monahan </td> <td width="46">1056</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Brian Joseph Moran </td> <td width="46">1068</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Robert Edward Moreau </td> <td width="46">1236</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Howard Louis Moxham </td> <td width="46">1314</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Abdul (Kareem) Muhammad </td> <td width="46">1002</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jesus Bilal Islam Allah Muhammed </td> <td width="46">1656</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Grover Cleveland Mullins </td> <td width="46">1578</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Ralph Nader </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">582</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">16% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">George C. Nelson </td> <td width="46">834</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Sandra Queen Noble </td> <td width="46">1002</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Barack Hussein Obama </td> <td width="46">978</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Lawrence Anthony Obern </td> <td width="46">1392</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Frederick Eugene Ogin</td> <td width="46">1086</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Glenda Gail Parker </td> <td width="46">846</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">George E. Pataki </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">720</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">46% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Ronald Ernest Paul </td> <td width="46">1170</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jeffrey Charles Petkevicius </td> <td width="46">1686</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">George David Joseph Phillies </td> <td width="46">1560</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Matthew D. Pinnavaia </td> <td width="46">1086</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Deshon Porter </td> <td width="46">942</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michel Anissa Powell </td> <td width="46">1176</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">James John Prattas </td> <td width="46">1140</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Madison Augustine Primus </td> <td width="46">1728</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Rajesh Srinivasa Raghavan </td> <td width="46">1470</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Charles G. Railey </td> <td width="46">858</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">William Nathaniel Raven </td> <td width="46">1338</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Larry Keith Reed </td> <td width="46">954</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Bill Richardson </td> <td width="46">864</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Ralph Marshall Robinson </td> <td width="46">1470</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Willard Mitt Romney </td> <td width="46">1386</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Paul Russell Rosenberger</td> <td width="46">1692</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Gary Rostad</td> <td width="46">768</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Kamal Karna R Reverend Roy </td> <td width="46">1500</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Gary W. Ruff </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">750</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">16% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Mary J. Ruwart </td> <td width="46">1008</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Cameron Sadovsky </td> <td width="46">1110</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Launeil Neil Sanders </td> <td width="46">1164</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Marshall Samuel Sanders </td> <td width="46">1410</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Ole' Savior </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">696</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">70% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">John W. Sawyer </td> <td width="46">966</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Barbara Ann Scaff </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">642</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">76% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Joseph Charles Schriner </td> <td width="46">1398</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Larry Joseph Schuetter </td> <td width="46">1596</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jonathon Sharkey </td> <td width="46">1104</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Scott J. Sheldon </td> <td width="46">984</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Jack E. Shepard </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">606</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">40% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Freddy Irwin Sitnick </td> <td width="46">1320</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Christine Smith </td> <td width="46">1044</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michael Charles Smith </td> <td width="46">1116</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Rhett R. Smith </td> <td width="46">948</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Richard Michael Smith </td> <td width="46">1086</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Keith Robert Sprankle </td> <td width="46">1362</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Douglas Stanhope </td> <td width="46">1062</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Johns Wallace Stevenson </td> <td width="46">1536</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michael Sugerman </td> <td width="46">894</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Vermin Love Supreme </td> <td width="46">1392</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Kat Swift </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">654</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">88% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Charles Joseph Leo Symonds </td> <td width="46">1680</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Edward Anthony Szynalski </td> <td width="46">1728</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Tom Gerald Tancredo </td> <td width="46">1050</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Nanci Jean Taylor </td> <td width="46">972</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Fred Dalton Thompson </td> <td width="46">1314</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Michael Tienken </td> <td width="46">774</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Linda Tompkins-Reagan </td> <td width="46">1218</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Bruce Calvin Trask </td> <td width="46">1074</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Corrogan R. Vaughn </td> <td width="46">1092</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Charles Gordon Vick </td> <td width="46">1104</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Da Vid </td> <td width="46">240</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Hugh Wallace </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">606</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">40% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Mark R. Warner </td> <td width="46">840</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Lanakila Washington </td> <td width="46">1146</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">James Louis Dezort Watchman </td> <td width="46">1770</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Thomas Wells </td> <td width="46">882</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Ruth Bryant White </td> <td width="46">1272</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Virgil L. R. Wiles </td> <td width="46">1050</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Jomo K. Manual Williams </td> <td width="46">1344</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Kelcey Brian Wilson </td> <td width="46">1182</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Robert B. Winn </td> <td width="46">840</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">Marc Wolin </font></td> <td width="46" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">648</font></td> <td width="230" bgcolor="#ffff99"><font color="#000000">82% in league with Satan</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">James Wellington Wright </td> <td width="46">1584</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Vernon Edgar Wuensche </td> <td width="46">1326</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Eugene Robert Zarwell </td> <td width="46">1392</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="218">Frank Zilaitis</td> <td width="46">930</td> <td width="230"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p> </p> <p>So there you have it folks. Now you know who the Anti-Christ is, what he's up to, and who is working with him. 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And you really don't feel like downloading & installing an application that you won't get much use from.</p> <p>That's where this <a href="http://www.creatingonline.com/webmaster/html_generator.htm" target="_blank">nice little editor</a> comes in. 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Tables aid in the layout of your page. </li><li><b>Insert Bulleted Lists</b> </li><li><b>Insert Numbered Lists</b> </li><li><b>Insert Horizontal Lines</b> </li><li><b>Form Wizard</b><br />Step-by-step wizard helps you to create and insert simple forms into your web page. </li><li><b>Insert Text Fields and Text Boxes</b> </li><li><b>Easy Text Formatting</b><br />Format your text by selecting font face, size, color, bold, italic, and underlined via familiar word processor type buttons. </li><li><b>Paragraph Formatting</b><br />One click aligns all left, right, or center. </li><li><b>Button Wizard</b><br />Easily insert buttons anywhere on your page! </li><li><b>MORE</b></li></ul> <p>Whatever isn't covered by the features in this editor will most likely be covered by their other online tools, listed on the right side of their page.</p> <p>So no more excuses...go make that web page you have been procrastinating about!</p> <p><a href="http://www.creatingonline.com/webmaster/html_generator.htm" target="_blank">http://www.creatingonline.com/webmaster/html_generator.htm</a></p>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-9475443609859417032007-10-11T13:41:00.002-04:002008-08-27T06:08:53.650-04:00Online Privacy Policy Generator<p><a href="http://www.the-dma.org/privacy/creating.shtml" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px" height="147" alt="online privacy policy generator" src="http://lh6.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3GwvdifrJI/AAAAAAAAAHI/TmXH9YYw4q8/SNAG-0063%5B5%5D" width="158" align="right"></a>Constructing a privacy policy for your website can be a complicated task, but it doesn't have to be any more.</p> <p>With this generator it is as easy as checking off some boxes and filling in some blanks. </p> <p>They give you the choice between generating an HTML page which you can just save, or emailing you an HTML or plain text copy.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.the-dma.org/privacy/creating.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.the-dma.org/privacy/creating.shtml</a></p>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-41193194303511993992007-10-11T13:11:00.002-04:002008-06-02T16:24:44.316-04:00Software for Starving Students<p><a href="http://softwarefor.org/" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;" alt="software for starving students" src="http://lh3.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3GzXtifrKI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/4-qlp8oExAA/starving%5B6%5D" align="left" height="143" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://softwarefor.org/" target="_blank">Software for Starving Students</a> is a <strong><u>FREE</u></strong> downloadable collection of programs, put together with students in mind (but anybody can use it).</p> <p>Everything is all on one a single disk. There are both Mac OSX and Windows versions available.</p> <p>If you ever wanted an easy way to gather and install some the best free software available, this would be it.</p> <p>Included applications:</p> <table width="100%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <h5><u><span style="color: rgb(220, 177, 163);">OS X</span></u></h5> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.adiumx.com/">Adium</a> </li><li><a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.bleezer.com/">Bleezer</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.blender3d.org/">Blender</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.fadingred.org/cashbox/">Cashbox</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.shatters.net/celestia/">Celestia</a> </li><li><a href="http://cyberduck.ch/">Cyberduck</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.kelleycomputing.net/freedmg/">FreeDMG</a> </li><li><a href="http://freemind.sourceforge.net/">Freemind</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.mac.com/jrc/Genius/">Genius</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.geogebra.org/">GeoGebra</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.gltron.org/">GLtron</a> </li><li><a href="http://handbrake.m0k.org/">HandBrake</a> </li><li><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/adg/ImageBurner/">ImageBurner</a> </li><li><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/spr/words.html">Latin WORDS</a> </li><li><a href="http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/">Monolingual</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.neooffice.org/">NeoOffice</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.nvu.com/">NVU</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.mcsebi.com/pacx.php">Pac the Man X</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.sveinbjorn.org/platypus">Platypus</a> </li><li><a href="http://povray.org/">POV-Ray</a> </li><li><a href="http://simonhaertel.de/">Quinn</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.loganscollins.com/schoolhouse/">Schoolhouse</a> </li><li><a href="http://seashore.sourceforge.net/">Seashore</a> </li><li><a href="http://smultron.sourceforge.net/">Smultron</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.stellarium.org/">Stellarium</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/">Thunderbird</a> </li><li><a href="http://transmission.m0k.org/">Transmission</a> </li><li><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/typetrainer4mac/Menu1.html">TypeTrainer4Mac</a> </li><li><a href="http://videolan.org/vlc/">VideoLAN Client</a> </li></ul></td> <td width="50%"> <h5><u><span style="color: rgb(220, 177, 163);">Windows</span></u></h5> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.7-zip.org/">7-Zip</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.antp.be/software/renamer/">Ant Renamer</a> </li><li><a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.autogk.me.uk/">AutoGK</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.blender3d.org/">Blender</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.shatters.net/celestia/">Celestia</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.clamwin.com/">ClamWin</a> </li><li><a href="http://live.gnome.org/Dia">Dia</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/">Exact Audio Copy</a> </li><li><a href="http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/">FileZilla</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.getfirefox.com/">Firefox</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.foobar2000.org/">Foobar2000</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.freeciv.org/">Freeciv</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.geogebra.org/">GeoGebra</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.mattdm.org/icebreaker/">Icebreaker</a> </li><li><a href="http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/">InfraRecorder</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.inkscape.org/">Inkscape</a> </li><li><a href="http://jmemorize.org/">jMemorize</a> </li><li><a href="http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/">Juice Receiver</a> </li><li><a href="http://keepass.sourceforge.net/">KeePass</a> </li><li><a href="http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/">MozBackup</a> </li><li><a href="http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/">MP3Gain</a> </li><li><a href="http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/">Notepad++</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.getpaint.net/">Paint.NET</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.pidgin.im/">Pidgin</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.povray.org/">POV-Ray</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/%7Esgtatham/putty/">PuTTY</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.scribus.net/">Scribus</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html">Spybot S&D</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.stellarium.org/">Stellarium</a> </li><li><a href="http://supertux.berlios.de/">SuperTux</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.getthunderbird.com/">Thunderbird</a> </li><li><a href="http://tortoisesvn.net/">Tortoise SVN</a> </li><li><a href="http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/">Tux Typing 2</a> </li><li><a href="http://utorrent.com/">µTorrent</a> </li><li><a href="http://videolan.org/vlc/">VLC Media Player</a> </li><li><a href="http://windirstat.info/">WinDirStat</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.debugmode.com/wink/">Wink</a> </li><li><a href="http://winlame.sourceforge.net/">winLAME</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html">XAMPP</a> </li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://softwarefor.org/" target="_blank">http://softwarefor.org/</a>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-12285857670811882702007-07-24T00:56:00.001-04:002007-11-18T02:35:31.540-05:00KB936357 = funky<p>This is a Windows Update patch you have to watch out for and be careful.</p> <p>It is microcode for the BIOS of certain affected systems.</p> <p>Only systems with the following CPU's need this:</p> <ul> <li>Mobile: Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor. </li> <li>Desktop: Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor, Intel Core 2 Quad desktop processor, and Intel Core 2 Extreme processor. </li> <li>Server: Intel Xeon processors 3000, 3200, 5100, and 5300 series. </li></ul> <p>The problem with this patch is that it is installing itself on systems not affected and causing problems.</p> <p>If you have your Windows Update settings set to automatically download and install patches, you might want to change this to downloading, but asking before installing.</p> <p>When a new update downloads and you are asked, do not select the typical or express install. Choose the advanced option and check for this patch in the list. </p> <p>If you don't have one of the affected CPU's, unselect this patch and do not install it.</p> <p>You will have to do this every time, so keep the patch number handy so you'll remember the name of it.</p> <p>I know of at least 1 person that ended up with this patch that didn't need it. </p> <p>For one guy with an older P4 CPU, it messed up his router causing him to have a problem with it disconnecting every few hours.</p> <p>Another guy...I haven't heard from him since he rebooted after an update tonight(he has an AMD64 CPU). I suspect he ended up with this patch and it may have caused problems, but I can't be sure at this time.</p> <p>So please be careful with this one. Don't install it if you don't need it. </p> <p>But if you do have one of the CPU's affected, please install it...you do need it, even if you are not currently having problems. There is a flaw in the listed processors that creates an <a href="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2006-7215" target="_blank">exploitable vulnerability</a> and your BIOS needs this patch to correctly deal with it and protect you. </p> <p>The alternative to installing this patch on affected systems is to install a BIOS update from your motherboard manufacturer. Not all manufacturers have released a BIOS update to address the issue, and some require your system to have a floppy drive to install it. It is just easier to use the update from Microsoft for affected systems.</p> <p><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936357" target="_blank">Full patch info from Microsoft</a></p> <p><a href="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2006-7215" target="_blank">Details on the vulnerability with select Intel processors</a></p>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-41203403841742630832007-06-22T20:52:00.001-04:002008-03-01T18:24:46.345-05:00Web Server in Your Pocket<p><img style="margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px" height="158" alt="IPAQ 5500" src="http://lh3.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3IfLdifr3I/AAAAAAAAAM0/siZbaBQxEmE/IPAQ_5500%5B5%5D" width="100" align="right" />Imagine a web server that can fit in your pocket.</p> <p>You don't have to be a super mega-geek Linux-loving hardware hacker to do it.</p> <p>All you need is a Pocket PC running at least Pocket PC 2003 with an internet connection. </p> <ul> <li>Here is your <a title="vxWeb for Windows CE" href="http://www.cam.com/vxweb.html" target="_blank">web server</a>. </li> <li>Here is <a title="PocketHPH" href="http://mobileleap.net/hph/" target="_blank">PHP</a>. </li> <li>Here is <a title="Microsoft Compact SQL Server" href="http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/compact/default.mspx" target="_blank">SQL Server</a>. </li> <li>Here is <a title="TZO DNS" href="http://www.tzo.com/" target="_blank">dynamic DNS</a>. (Check the <a href="http://www.tzo.com/MainPageDownload/index.html" target="_blank">downloads page</a> for the Pocket PC client) </li> <li>Here is your <a title="CEdit" href="http://www.logicalsky.com" target="_blank">code editor</a> so you can develop your website right on your Pocket PC.</li> </ul> <p>Now I haven't tried it out, so I can't supply any instructions, and I am not sure why you would want to run a web server on a Pocket PC other than for the reason "Because I can". Or maybe you might be on a plane and want to do some web development. Maybe you can use the GPS in your device to publish a simple page giving your current location for your friends and family.</p> <p>Either way, it's kind of insane but sounds like it could be fun.</p> <p>Bad news for you: You can't do it for free. It will cost you about $78 for all the software and at least $25 - $50 for a year of dynamic DNS service. (depending on if your ISP blocks port 80)</p> <p>Bad news for me: I am going to miss out on all the fun because my Pocket PC is too old and runs WinCE 3.0 Pocket PC 2000...and I am too broke to afford the expense even if my device was supported.</p> <p>But if you decide to try it out, I'd love to hear about it. Drop me an <a title="Reveal this e-mail address" onclick="window.open('http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01QiXNy2c6B6QkvvMCkPP4Ww==&c=mA_uLeYmeEHTHodBHr2yGGSLbpTwlRWuO40bf9m873Q=', '', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=500,height=300'); return false;" href="http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01QiXNy2c6B6QkvvMCkPP4Ww==&c=mA_uLeYmeEHTHodBHr2yGGSLbpTwlRWuO40bf9m873Q=">email</a> and maybe give me a link to your portable website. (don't worry...I won't share your link or your email address, and I won't spam you.) I'd love to snag some screenshots of your mobile site for a possible update in the future.</p> Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-54475930993325843892007-05-26T04:39:00.001-04:002007-12-26T04:55:56.963-05:00reCaptcha: Stopping spam while digitizing books<p></p> <p>We have all seen captcha text...everywhere.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/">Carnegie Mellon University</a> has come up with one with a bit of a twist that they call <a href="http://recaptcha.net/">reCaptcha</a>.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://recaptcha.net/" target="_blank"><img height="102" alt="" src="http://lh5.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3IlK9ifr7I/AAAAAAAAANU/CH4MNiGVqvM/SNAG-0449%5B4%5D" width="245"></a> </p> <p>While helping to stop spam and ensuring that a human is actually submitting a response, it is also helping to digitize books. (currently helping <a href="http://www.archive.org/">Internet Archive</a>)</p> <p>Quote: <blockquote> <p>To archive human knowledge and to make information more accessible to the world, multiple projects are currently digitizing physical books that were written before the computer age. The book pages are being photographically scanned, and then, to make them searchable, transformed into text using "Optical Character Recognition" (OCR). The transformation into text is useful because scanning a book produces images, which are difficult to store on small devices, expensive to download, and cannot be searched. The problem is that OCR is not perfect.</p> <p>reCAPTCHA improves the process of digitizing books by sending words that cannot be read by computers to the Web in the form of CAPTCHAs for humans to decipher. More specifically, each word that cannot be read correctly by OCR is placed on an image and used as a CAPTCHA. This is possible because most OCR programs alert you when a word cannot be read correctly.</p> <p>But if a computer can't read such a CAPTCHA, how does the system know the correct answer to the puzzle? Here's how: Each new word that cannot be read correctly by OCR is given to a user in conjunction with another word for which the answer is already known. The user is then asked to read both words. If they solve the one for which the answer is known, the system assumes their answer is correct for the new one. The system then gives the new image to a number of other people to determine, with higher confidence, whether the original answer was correct.</p></blockquote> <p>The service is free, and they even have one specifically for protecting your email address on a website.</p> <p><a href="http://recaptcha.net/" target="_blank">http://recaptcha.net/</a></p> Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-37726853988409603972007-03-05T04:04:00.001-05:002007-12-26T05:20:37.255-05:00Time Bug<p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px" height="100" alt="timebug" src="http://lh6.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3Iq9Nifr-I/AAAAAAAAANs/1C_9G4pnyAE/timebug%5B4%5D" width="100" align="left"> Anybody that knows me knows I am obsessed with clocks and timers. So naturally I am going to tell you when there is a major bug that could upset how accurate your clocks are.</p> <p>In 2005 a new law was passed that changed the start of Daylight Savings Time from the first Sunday in April to the second Sunday in March, in the US. This is 3 weeks earlier than it used to be. Canada will be following the US and will also be changing the date as well.</p> <p>Software created before this law was passed has the potential for screwing up. And computers aren't the only devices that can be affected by this...your old VCR or wrist watch has the potential of having problems too. Any device that contains a clock that adjusts for Daylight Savings Time can be affected.</p> <p>Some older operating systems that are affected (Windows 95, 98, ME, 2K) are not longer supported and there is no patch available to correct it (if you know of a good 3rd party one, leave the link in a comment). For these operating systems, you will have to turn off the automatic time adjustment and fix it manually when the change is supposed to occur.</p> <p>For those running XP, there will be a patch available that will be sent out as an automatic update on Tuesday. You will need to have Service Pack 2 in order to receive this update.</p> <p>Vista users are immune, as that operating system was created after 2005 and doesn't have this bug.</p> <p>You can still be affected by this bug even if your operating system is patched, corrected, immune....other people may not have fixed theirs. Be very careful about trusting times for meetings and appointments from March 11 to April 1...confirm them and make sure everyone's clocks are synchronized, otherwise there could be problems with people showing up at the wrong time.</p> <p>Also, avoid any type of transactions where the date is important within an hour of midnight, unless you know the system that will be recording the transaction is corrected. This means that your transactions could be recorded with the wrong date if you are not careful. Don't put off paying your car insurance till the last moment or you could find yourself with a lapsed policy.</p> <p>Also be aware that any software that you use to update the time on your PC automatically, will need to be patched. Please check with the company that released that software for a patch or newer version. Most of these programs check with an official time server that gives the time in GMT and the software just subtracts time based on the date. If the date used in the software is wrong, your clock will be wrong.</p> Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-29096900620144468392007-01-15T18:52:00.001-05:002007-12-26T06:15:04.677-05:00CodeIDE: the online IDE that works in your browser<p><a href="http://www.codeide.com" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px" height="94" alt="www.codeide.com" src="http://lh5.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3I3t9ifsII/AAAAAAAAAO8/ZmduWwJhTXU/SNAG-0165%5B7%5D" width="150" align="left"></a><a href="http://www.codeide.com" target="_blank">CodeIDE</a> is an online IDE that works with BASIC, Pascal, C++, Perl, JavaScript, HTML, and LISP.</p> <p>Registered users can chat online and save programs on the service.</p> <p>There is also a <a href="http://codeide.com/wiki.cgi">wiki</a> to help you learn programming, and a <a href="http://forum.codeide.com/">forum</a> for discussions.</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.codeide.com" target="_blank">http://www.codeide.com</a></p> Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-1164220214507548162006-11-22T13:30:00.000-05:002008-08-27T10:30:26.852-04:00NANY Challenge: New Apps for the New YearMouser has set the challenge:<br /><br />To pledge, create, and release a new application for January 1, 2007.<br /><br />It doesn't matter how big or small...just has to be something new.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=6231.0" target="_blank">http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=6231.0</a><br /><br /><br />-----<br /><br />This might be just what I need. I said I'd do it. Maybe this will be good for me...push me out of my slump.<br /><br />Now...what to make?<br /><br />I am actually nervous about this. I can't think of anything to make...nothing is inspiring me...nothing saying to me "Get your bitch ass into your IDE and make some code!"<br /><br />I want to make something fun...something different...something that will make people smile.<br /><br />Maybe something that will make people that don't feel like smiling, smile.<br /><br />If I can manage to make something that will make me smile, it should work for others, too... since smiles don't come easy for me, lately.<br /><br />I think I know what I am going to do...I can see it forming in my head...yes...I know what I'm going to make. :-)<br /><br />You all will be smiling soon.Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-1162456774295507322006-11-02T03:39:00.000-05:002008-08-27T10:30:26.858-04:00Win MS Visual Studio Suite (worth over $10k) !!!Quoting <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?action=profile;u=2" target="_blank">mouser</a> from <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com" target="_blank">DonationCoder.com</a>:<br><br> <blockquote><img class="floatLeft" title="" style="margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px" src="http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9421/veignzh3.jpg" border="0">Chris Hanscom from <a href="http://www.veign.com/" target="_blank">Veign.com</a> (and a longtime member of DonationCoder) has generously donated a super-tricked out version of Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite with MSDN Premium Subscription for us to give away to one very lucky programmer.<br><br>The suite includes includes every piece of software that MS makes for development purposes: Visual Studio, all Microsoft Operating Systems, all software development platforms, lots of MS applications (all the Office products), mappoint, SQL Server, and also includes the full MSDN library on DVD plus online access. It's valued at over $10k.<br><br><br><br> <div align="center">- <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Specials/vs/" target="_blank">click here to enter</a> -<br>deadline is November 25th, 2006</div><br><br><br><br> <div align="center">----------------------------------------------</div><br><br>NOTE: This giveaway is for serious programmers only, but you do not need to be a supporting member of DonationCoder.com to enter. If you have friends who are programmers but don't hang out at DC, please feel free to send them the link - we'd like the prize to go to someone who can really put it to use.<br><br>The prize cannot be resold and will be issued in the winners name with licensing being controlled by Microsoft. As Microsoft is issuing the subscription, Veign and DonationCoder cannot be held liable for anything relating to this giveaway (to include, but not limited to, cancellation of subscription by failing to follow the licensing rules set forth by Microsoft or by attempting to resell any software included in the subscription). So we ask that only serious programmers enter.</blockquote><br><br>(from <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com" target="_blank">DonationCoder.com</a>)<br><br>Digg this <a href="http://digg.com/programming/Win_MS_Visual_Studio_Suite_worth_over_10k" target="_blank">here</a>. Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-1161180805641105492006-10-18T10:13:00.000-04:002007-12-26T07:12:55.644-05:00Microsoft's EULA<p>I was installing the .Net 2.0 framework on a WinME PC recently.<br><br>I am wondering if I should have agreed to this EULA:<br></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3JEU9ifsLI/AAAAAAAAAPU/Xc2b6EsNydA/dotnet2.0%5B6%5D" target="_blank"><img height="180" alt="omgwtfbbq!" src="http://lh6.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3JEWNifsMI/AAAAAAAAAPc/JBhKszBmfhE/dotnet2.0_thumb%5B4%5D" width="200"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><sup><em>Humorous Note: Windows Live Writer's spellcheck doesn't know what WinME is.</em></sup></p> Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-1160749759409407562006-10-13T10:26:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:30:26.861-04:00Companies Pay for Good Reviews and PraiseThe <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=2341" target="_blank">discussion</a> began back in February for us, on DonationCoder.com, but the latest chapter is quite hilarious.<br><br>If someone offered you cash or a freebie to say nice things about their products on forums or in your blog, could you, with a clear conscience, do something like that to your readers? Even if it was a crap product? Would violating their trust be worth it in the long run?<br><br><a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/09/19b.html" target="_blank"><img height="100" alt="phone" src="http://lh5.google.com/omgplzstfukthx/R3JHb9ifsNI/AAAAAAAAAPk/ht104HQZLzY/phone%5B9%5D" width="59" align="right"></a><a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/09/19b.html" target="_blank">Joel Spolsky</a> didn't think so. Sprint gave him a free phone to write about. And he wrote about it in the most brutally honest way imaginable.<br><br>Way to go, Joel, for your honesty and not compromising your integrity for a free phone. You've earned +10 internet points from me.<br><img class="floatClear" title="" src="http://www.freesmileys.org/emo/score010.gif" border="0"> Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-1157891093696742962006-09-10T08:24:00.000-04:002013-11-04T02:33:02.347-05:00SpellcheckOn my last post, I was using the program <a href="http://download.cnet.com/W-bloggar/3000-10247_4-10130318.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wBloggar</a>, and ran the spellcheck before posting.<br />
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Now, I really like wBloggar... I like it a lot. But the spellcheck feature definitely leaves something to be desired.<br />
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It found error with the word 'voicemail' and suggested this replacement:<br />
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Now let's use that correction in a sentence, shall we?<br />
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"As soon as I got home I took off my coat and checked my <b><span style="color: yellow;">vaginal</span></b> messages."</blockquote>
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Oh, yes...that's a great replacement! Don't you agree?<br />
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Everyone should replace all instances of the word <b><span style="color: yellow;">voicemail</span></b> with <b><span style="color: yellow;">vaginal</span></b> from now on.<br />
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The world will be a better place if you do. ;-)Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-1155633125634525292006-08-15T05:12:00.000-04:002007-11-18T02:50:30.887-05:00Got 15 minutes? Give Ruby a shot right now!You can try your hand at Ruby without having to download, install, or configure anything...in your browser!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://tryruby.hobix.com/" target="_blank"><img title="" src="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8376/rubythumbda2.png" border="0" /><br /><br />http://tryruby.hobix.com/</a></div><br /><br />This is a great interactive tester for the curious.Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-1152418457712541192006-07-09T00:14:00.000-04:002007-11-18T00:49:42.311-05:00Are you ready to try Linux?You have been running Windows since forever and Windows is all you know. But you are getting fed up with the security holes and instability. You are tired of paying for OS upgrades. You are curious about alternatives to Windows, but are you ready for Linux? What do you really know about Linux? What do you need to know?<br /><br />This article attempts to give you the newbie's facts in order to help you make up your mind as to whether you want to try Linux or not. This is not for the experienced Linux user or someone that has already made up their mind. This is more for the 'lin-curious' ones out there seeking some info.<br /><br />It will attempt to answer these 6 questions:<br /><br /><ol><br /><li>How many versions of Linux are there?</li><br /><li>What applications are available for Linux? And what the heck is LAMP?</li><br /><li>How can I listen to some tunes?</li><br /><li>What "desktop" environment should I use with my distro?</li><br /><li>Linux on the server, Linux on the desktop -- which is it?</li><br /><li>You've given me lots of facts, but not much advice. How do I get started?</li><br /></ol><br /><br /><a href="http://www.linuxpipeline.com/handson/188701516" target="_blank">Six Things You Didn't Know About Linux: A Beginners' Guide</a>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-1152416905054649462006-07-08T23:48:00.000-04:002007-11-18T02:50:30.890-05:00Test Your Knowledge of Ubuntu TopicsTake this quiz to see if you are ready for the real test.<br /><br /><blockquote><br /><em>As reviewed last month, the latest Linux certification to go live is that of Ubuntu Professional. To earn this certification, you must first become LPI certified at Level I (LPIC I), and then pass an additional exam. The following questions are intended to allow you to test your knowledge of the topic and make certain you are ready for this certification before you begin considering it or preparing for it. Answers are at the end of the article. Good luck!"</em><br /></blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=10092/ur0607g/ur0607g.htm" target="_blank">http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=10092/ur0607g/ur0607g.htm</a>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-1151468006399281472006-06-28T00:13:00.000-04:002008-06-02T16:37:37.868-04:00Coming soon to a PC in front of youMore Microsoft 'goodies'....<br /><br />This one in the form of WGA...you know, that annoying update that has been messing up everyone's pc's.<br /><br />If they don't think your copy of Windows is 'genuine' they nag you with popups about it. Unfortunately too many with legal copies are being nagged...and worse. It has caused big problems with RAID arrays.<br /><br />So far you have been able to 'opt out' of installing this, and still be able to get security updates.<br /><br />But soon it will be mandatory to have this crap installed in order to get updates. And very soon it will be required if you want Windows to work at all. And what if it doesn't pass? Your copy of Windows may self destruct. Who knows what may happen to your personal data that isn't part of Windows.<br /><br />Microsoft isn't denying any of this. My advice to you is to back up your important data now, just in case, or go back to using Windows 2000.<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=84" target="_blank">http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=84</a>Apphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.com0