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Slow down spam with ZB Block 9 Sep 2012 | 08:01 am
How would you like a big burly mean bouncer to help keep spam off your forum, blog or website? I've been trialing a PHP program called ZB Block before I install it on some of the commercial websites ...
How do you keep a spambot busy? 7 Sep 2012 | 08:49 am
Everybody's heard the one about "How do you keep an idiot busy?", but I thought it'd be better to keep a spambot busy. I recently wrote a web page that will keep both types of spambot busy for a long...
Quick-n-dirty Linux Slideshow 9 Aug 2012 | 09:00 am
Here's a quick-n-dirty script for a slideshow on your linux box. Since it runs from the console, it's suitable for any linux box, on any hardware, as long as there's an X server. This includes those c...
Karma Consultant 16 Apr 2012 | 08:20 am
I'm not usually one to beat my own drum, but times are getting tough. I am a veteran who's turned to webmastering because it's difficult for me to hold a "regular" job. I have trouble moving around a...
Warming the footsies 27 Dec 2011 | 04:18 am
It's cold out thar! The economy is in the crapper, so if you've turned the heat down to save some money, but have trouble sleeping due to the cold, this hint may be of help. Just take an empty 2 lit...
On watermarking images 15 Jun 2011 | 02:02 am
There are several ways to watermark images, and several reasons why you should. We're not going to discuss the "why", but one method of the "how". There are two common ways to add a watermark: a ...
Vampire solvent 11 Jun 2011 | 02:02 am
This is a bulb of garlic What do you get when you stuff 4 bulbs of garlic and 8 habanero peppers in a mason jar with apple cider vinegar? Vampire solvent. This stuff is SOOO garlicky, it's gonna...
Convert html page to a PDF document (with images) 10 Jun 2011 | 02:02 am
> Today we'll be going over how to convert a html page to a PDF document. Pictures linked the html page are will be included1. Yes, you can "print to PDF" from a lot of programs, but that method ...
Convert jpg images to a PDF document 6 Jun 2011 | 02:02 am
Today we'll be going over how to convert a directory full of jpg images to a PDF document. This exercise requires ImageMagick1 and PDFTK. Windows users will also need CYGWIN for the bash shell and...
GNOME3 Hybrid DVD 25 May 2011 | 02:02 am
GNOME is a desktop environment / graphical user interface that runs on top of a computer operating system. It is composed entirely of free and open source software and was created by two Mexican pr...
