Monthly Archives: July 2009

Easily See System Info

Posted by decoy on July 26, 2009 None comments

My last post was about one way to save time in Firefox.  I think posting about ways to save time is going to be a common topic for me.  Here’s a way to save time when trying to gather technical information about a machine.

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Speed

Posted by decoy on July 25, 2009 None comments

When it comes to computers, I like to do things as fast as I possibly can.  I love discovering new keyboard shortcuts to minimize wasted time.  To that end, I’d like to share one of my biggest time-savers involving everyone’s beloved Firefox.

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Google account of Twitter employee hacked

Posted by Tom Schultz on July 16, 2009 1 comments

Ok, so this is a “retweet” of PCWorlds article aboout how the google account of a Twitter employee(s) was hacked a while ago. Since you can access nearly all of your google accounts with a single login this caused quite a chain of events.  Not only was some of the individuals gmail accounts compromised but also google docs and The Business Insider has screenshots of some of the information that was compromised.   Now in the article they mention that no twitter accounts were compromised due to this breach only some twitter employees personal accounts.

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# Python Easter Eggs

Posted by Eric Shull on July 15, 2009 None comments

There are some interesting Easter Eggs in Python 2.6. To keep from spoiling the surprise, try the following for yourself. Just open up the Python interpreter and type the following:

  • >>> import __hello__
  • >>> import this

    (Be sure to check out the source code for the this module. You can find it at C:\Python26\Lib\this.py)

  • >>> from __future__ import braces

Google Sheds Beta

Posted by Trevor Dennis on July 9, 2009 None comments

In what was most likely a strategic business move, Google has shed the Beta tag off of their Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Talk applications. The tag of shame has most likely been removed so that they will appear more attractive to businesses who pay $50 a year per user to use these applications.

Dropping the Beta tag off of these applications is more than just a way to appear more attractive to businesses it’s also a step that must be taken before the Chrome OS is released in the second half of 2010. The OS will be released for netbooks and will be aimed toward the average user who surfs the web, writes email, or edits documents all of which can be on online with Google products.