Installing X11 on OS X
If you are running OS X Tiger version 10.4.x, you will need to install X11 in order to use applications like OpenOffice and other Linux ports. It is located on the first disk of the installation DVD. System/Installation/Packages/X11User.pkg After inserting the installation DVD, make sure to scroll down to find the System folder. X11 can also be found when installing Tiger under the advanced option. There is an older version of X11 for previous versions of OS X that can be found on the web.
Diggable WordPress Plugin
Diggable is a plugin for WordPress that adds Digg This buttons to websites. This will make it easier for your website visitors to submit content while it also allows them to see the Digg count for content that has already been submitted. Features General Features Admin Menu with options for button placement and customization No template modification, so you aren’t required to have any programming knowledge Buttons placed at the end of the content post and only visible if you load the page for a particular post There are options to display the buttons on pages and posts and on the front page of the website You can also select between the compact and normal version of the button. Currently the display options are basic but will be expanded...
Setting Passwords that Expire in Linux
The /etc/login.defs file controls the parameters we are interested in changing inorder to enable or disable passwords that expire in Linux. It contains a number of other configuration setting for user accounts on your machine. The following are the ones that we are interested in. PASS_MAX_DAYS: Maximum number of days a password may be used. It controls how often users must change their passwords. Any passwords older than this will force the user to change their password the next time they login. To disable set to 99999. PASS_MIN_DAYS: Minimum number of days allowed between password changes.This prevents people from changing their password 5 times in one day. To disable set to 0. PASS_MIN_LEN: Minimum acceptable password length. No short passwords will...
List of the Best Freeware
I compiled a list of the best free software currently available. I am open to suggestions, let me know your thoughts on my selections. Apple Linux Windows Address Book Mac OSX Address Book Yahoo Address Book Yahoo Address Book Bookmark Manager Del.iciou.us Bookmarks Del.iciou.us Bookmarks Del.iciou.us Bookmarks Browser (online privacy, pop-up blocking, security and adblocking) Firefox Firefox Firefox Calendar Google Calendar Google Calendar Google Calendar Download Manager DownThemAll DownThemAll DownThemAll Email Mail with Google Gmail Thunderbird with Google Gmail Thunderbird with Google Gmail FTP Cyberduck gFTP FileZilla File Compression Zip built in Ark 7-zip File Sharing Azureus Azureus uTorrent Image...
The Best Antivirus Software
The best antivirus software out there is called Active Virus Shield. It is a repackaged version of Kaspersky Antivirus which is one of the best antivirus software that you can buy. It is tons better than Norton or McAffee because it takes up less RAM and does a better overall job at protecting you. The thing that I like the most is that it is free! NOD32 is known for not taking up much memory and having the best proactive scanning/detection. I have recommended people buy it in the past, until I found out about active virus shield. I hate that Norton and McAfee take up so much RAM, NOD32 solved that for me. If your currently using AVAST or AVG the free version I highly recommend you use Active Virus Shield instead. It is a lot easier to use than AVG and does a...
WordPress 2.0.6 Released
It is a good idea to upgrade, as is usually the case because it includes an important security fix. Download the latest version of here. More information on the release can be found here. Installation / Upgrade help. Buy a wordpress T-shirt! An important note is that this is the last release before the 2.1 version is out so if your a plugin developer it would be a good idea to make sure your plugin is compatible with 2.1 when it comes...