I’m writing this post from my newest installed application on my Mac, Opera.  It is my last hope! Some 2 1/2 years ago I made the switch from Windows to Mac and I haven’t ever even teased the thought of going back.  But I have one major complaint about OS X, the Internet browsers are [...]

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So I’m taking a class called, “Network Security.”  The first assignment was to send our professor two emails, one containing the word “devolution” and the second containing the word “fallow” during the hours of 00:00 and 23:59, yesterday. The project has a simple explanation, intercept all emails and create a spreadsheet telling the professor at [...]

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Today while sitting in class I was thinking about the different ways that I prolong my battery life on my MacBook.  These ways basically come down to the brightness of my screen and what I am doing on my computer. If I am on YouTube or some other Flash intensive sites, my battery will die [...]

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I won’t bore you with my rants on how silly I think the FarmVille application on Facebook is because you undoubtedly found this post while looking for a way to block the application. (Side note: This method mentioned here works for any Facebook application actually, not just FarmVille) So here is how it works: Visit [...]

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In my network programming class we are learning about processes and signals.  We have just recently learned about fork bombs.  I thought I would just share a little of my findings with regards to this intriguing concept. Basically a fork bomb is when you computer creates too many processes so that the operating system is [...]

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