The classic scenario goes that a person driving around hears their vehicle make a noise. They take it to the auto mechanic but quickly find that the vehicle won't make the sound now that it is in the shop. The mechanic isn't able to do much about the supposed problem and the vehicle owner goes on their way. Some people have taken to calling unreproducible problems with their … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
The history and popularity of programming languages [infographic]
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New programming languages could be introduced at any time. Knowing the right language might position you very well for a career opportunity in the future. Therefore, it might be advantageous for a developer to track languages like Java, C, Objective-C, Python, Ruby, and Perl to see which direction they are headed in popularity. This infographic also gets into the history of … [Read more...]
PDFMate offers free PDF Merger and Converter tools
Adobe Acrobat, the de facto PDF software, is an expensive utility when you only occasionally need to alter PDF documents. But when you need to, it is nice to have something readily available that works and works well. Even with Office 2013 gaining the ability to edit PDFs, there is still a place for the utilities that make manipulating PDFs easy. PDFMate Free PDF Merger is one … [Read more...]
Free security software tools from HBGary
HBGary was a technology security company that made more of a name for itself in its demise than its successes. The company was founded by Greg Hoglund, a security researcher and author of books on rootkits, exploiting online games, and exploiting software, each of which I have previously read and reviewed. HBGary Federal was a subsidiary spun off to work with the government … [Read more...]
Catincan – a crowdfunding site for open source projects
Kickstarter and IndieGoGo have standardized crowdfunding for a variety of projects. One type of projects, open-source software, has been around for far longer but has often faced gaps between interest in projects and funding. One website aims to fix that problem as a crowdfunding site specializing in open source projects. … [Read more...]