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Add Watermarks to Photos Online for Free with PicMarkr

Any time you put a photo on the Web, you run a risk that someone will claim it as their own. If you are okay with this, then please ignore this post. However, you can easily add protection against image theft by adding a watermark.

Sure, many photo editing programs (such as Photoshop, GIMP, [...]

Checking to See if Packages are Installed in PHP or Perl

I have this love/hate thing with open source technology. It’s great that it’s free, bugs are openly discussed instead of hidden away, and ultimately I think the open source technologies are more robust.

But here’s what always gets me: the packages and their dependencies.

Perl

At the bash prompt, you can type: [...]

Fix Common Fedora 10 Linux Issues

I’m a big fan of Fedora Linux and have been a user since the Red Hat days. I cut my Linux teeth on Fedora Core 1 (I still have the install discs). Though I’ve tried many other distros, I tend to return to Fedora.

Fedora 10 was released a few days ago. I [...]

µTorrent Mac Beta Finally Released

I just received this e-mail from the μTorrent Mac Team:

Psst…

You asked us to tell you about µTorrent Mac developments.

The beta is out. It’s Leopard and Intel only right now, but we’re working to expand support soon.

Get it here: mac.utorrent.com/beta

Remember it’s beta software, so there may be bugs and annoyances. [...]

Keep Your Address Book in Sync with Dropbox (Mac OS X)

Disclaimer: some users have reported that this method does not work properly. Rest assured that it works, but I only recommend it for people comfortable with the Terminal. There’s a lot of room for error.

Please back up your Address Book before attempting this method. I am not responsible for lost data. Please [...]

ADrive – 50GB of Free Storage (Online Storage Series)

In continuing our online storage series, today we’re going to look at ADrive, which offers a whopping 50GB of free storage. So far we have taken a look at:

Dropboks Mozy Dropbox File Dropper Who.hasfiles myBloop

Note: In addition to the free plan, ADrive also offers paid plans with additional features and storage space. [...]

Stealth Submit: Using AJAX to Save Form Data Without Submitting the Form

Ah, this is sneaky. You may think that a web site can’t read form fields until you hit the submit button, but this is not the case. Using AJAX, a site can read form data at any time. This could be used for nefarious purposes, but I’m presenting here for two reasons: 1) to [...]