Xenu allows you to systematically check a website for broken links. It's in the download-and-install variety of software. While there are other web-based tools like this, Xenu is free, has an intuitive interface, and allows for a lot more customization. If your web hosting has a limit on the amount of CPU usage you can have at any one time, you can use Xenu to throttle … [Read more...]
IT Goes Green, by the numbers
Out of curiosity's sake and putting some real numbers to the "green" movement, I bought an electricity usage meter. I chose the P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor. It's pretty simple to use and just tells you how many KWH consumed over a certain time period and if you input a rate of cost (off of your electric bill, for example) it will then … [Read more...]
ThreatExpert
The ThreatExpert site has a few components that might be of some interest to those curious about malicious computer threats. Their blog is very good at explaining new forms of threats like click-jacking, flash exploits, and cracking attempts. Along with all the articles on their blog, they also host a "dictionary" of malicious threats so that you can look up everything from … [Read more...]
Managing your Digital Identity
Few people will think about their digital identity when they consider their public exposure. The purpose of this post is not to make you paranoid, but to make you aware of the information that is out there. As we saw recently with Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account getting broken into, one must fully understand and manage their digital identity for security … [Read more...]
GetPlus is a Big Minus
GetPlus is a download manager that a lot of people using Firefox may have encountered when installing Adobe Reader. GetPlus acts as a plug-in for your browser to download and install software and updates to that same software. From their webpage: Our getPlus Download-, Upload- and Installation Manager and igetPlus (for Mac OS) are sophisticated tools for an efficient … [Read more...]