Archive for the ‘Life Tools’ Category
These are all of our favorite websites, services and downloads that can help make your life easier.
Track Your Stolen Laptop (for Free) with Adeona
Posted on July 14, 2008 by snipe in Life Tools
Adeona is the first Open Source system for tracking the location of your lost or stolen laptop that does not rely on a proprietary, central service. This means that you can install Adeona on your laptop and go — there’s no need to rely on a single third party. What’s more, Adeona addresses a critical [...]
Dropbox versus FolderShare for Syncing Files Between Computers
Posted on July 2, 2008 by snipe in Mac Downloads, Windows Downloads
In my eternal quest to sync up all of the various aspects of my life (contact lists, bookmarks, addons), and to cover the control-freak side of things using version control systems like Subversion and CVS, Dropbox and Foldershare were the next natural step.
Sync Your Browsers Across Multiple Computers with Mozilla Weave
Posted on July 2, 2008 by snipe in Life Tools
Those of you who have upgraded to Firefox 3 may be feeling the loss of Google Browser Sync, Google’s free Firefox addon that previously allowed you to sync bookmarks, stored password, cookies and more across multiple computers. For folks like me, who work on multiple computers throughout the course of the day, this was an [...]
Identify and Fix SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in Web Applications
Posted on July 1, 2008 by snipe in Featured, PHP/mySQL, Web Development, Windows Downloads
Scrawlr is a free software for scanning SQL injection vulnerabilities on your web applications, developed by HP Web Security Research Group in coordination with Microsoft Security Response Center.
Lego Digital Designer Builds Your Lego Masterpiece
Posted on June 22, 2008 by snipe in Featured, Mac Downloads, Windows Downloads
Freeware application Lego Digital Designer is a virtual Lego kit for your Windows or Mac desktop. Once installed, you can either use LDD to build your own masterpiece from scratch or—if you’re lacking patience—you can get a head start by using one of their starter models. With over 763 brick types to choose from, your [...]
Quickly Organize Piles of Files and Folders
Posted on April 20, 2008 by snipe in Windows Downloads
Check out Dir Utils, a little freeware shell extension that lets you quickly organize piles of files and folders with just a few clicks. Its a great utility for anyone who regularly finds themselves organizing downloads and media files. The utility adds five new options to Windows’ right-click menu, including “Unify,” which grabs files from [...]
Multiple IEs
Posted on January 20, 2007 by snipe in Web Development, Windows Downloads
This is handy for when you need to test a website out in multiple versions of Internet Explorer. And its free! Windows only, but then again, IE for Mac is out of development, so its less of an issue. Installation is a breeze, and I’ve set it up on several systems without so much as [...]
Firefox extensions I can’t live without
Posted on January 15, 2007 by snipe in Featured, Geek Life, Life Tools, Tips & Tricks, Web Development
The full list of Firefox extensions that I consider absolutely mandatory. All of these work with FF 2, and many work with older versions. All but one or two have also been updated to work with FF 3. (List last updated Aug 26, 2008.)
