Lycos Europe has apparently scrapped the MakeLoveNotSpam screen saver that turns the users computer in to a DDoS attacker against spamming web sites.
Lycos Europe has apparently scrapped the MakeLoveNotSpam screen saver that turns the users computer in to a DDoS attacker against spamming web sites.
Warwick University researchers have developed a mobile phone case that is biodegradable. Even better, it grows a flower when planted.
On my other blog I wrote about Lycos Europe releasing a screen saver that hits web servers that are “spam friendly”. Lycos denies that this constitutes a DDoS attack, but if it walks like a duck… Well, the spammers aren’t taking it sitting down.
Say the term “virus” to most computer users and you’ll cause a shudder. But, what do you really know about computer viruses? How do they work? Why are they written? What can you do to protect yourself?
HTTP return codes are 3 digit (usually) numbers that are returned to your browser when they request a page. Typically your browser will take care of these, but if you are developing your own site you should put these in your bag of knowledge.
How often do your online databases get updated? How often do you back up? Are you dependent on your host for backups? Try this quick PHP script to backup your MySQL databases from the server.
Check the next page that comes out of your color laser printer. It just may have a small pattern of yellow dots that can be used to trace the document back to you.
Often times while developing web pages you find yourself needing to know how the server is set up. If you have been developing in PHP for any length of time, certainly you know the command phpinfo(). For those of you that have not tried this, you’re in for a surprise at how much it tells you.
Sure, I know there’s a newer version of SimCity; and, sure, there’s hundreds of pages with cheat codes. But, this game runs on my computer and it’s one of my favorites.
One of the hardest things I learned while working on web development was the .htaccess file. Sure, I found tutorials everywhere, but most of them were written in a language I didn’t understand (remember, I was new to web development). So, here is a simplified tutorial on .htaccess and what it can do.