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Utilities for backing up client-side website data

Posted on May 16, 2008 by samurai

I was looking into various methods for backing up websites on my localhost and have come up with 3 options. I’m sure there are more, but these require tools you already have. Internet Explorer 6 (I don’t have IE7 installed … Continue reading →

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Wylde Computer: Revision A

Posted on May 15, 2008 by samurai

I recently purchased a used Alienware box that I will be turning into my “hotrod computer.” Since I have a habit of naming my machines (since most of the time they need encouragement or I need to personify them when … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Point: HTTP Optimizer

Posted on May 14, 2008 by samurai

For work I built an HTTP Optimizer: Vanishing Point. It’s a framework that accepts plugins, so that custom optimization engines can be built for different file types. Currently I have released a CSS and Javascript optimizer plugin. Both implement packers/miniifiers … Continue reading →

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pwlib.java

Posted on May 13, 2008 by samurai

I have finished up the first version of pwlib.java. It was created in Java 1.4, because I haven’t bothered to update Java in ages. I should be revising it for 1.6 soon enough, but this is something to get you … Continue reading →

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Windows Vista is less secure than Windows 2000?

Posted on May 13, 2008 by samurai

In a recent study by PCTools, Windows Vista was found to be far more vulnerable to malware than Windows 2000. These tests were run on both server and client editions of the operating system and the following statistics were provided: … Continue reading →

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A change…

Posted on May 12, 2008 by samurai

You may notice that I changed from full blog posts on the front page to excerpts posted on the front page. For posts that didn’t have an excerpt before (most of them) they are simply being truncated. I will be … Continue reading →

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