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TipsFor.us Giveaway – Win an iPod Touch 8 GB

Important: this contest is valid for USA residents only. Our apologies to our readers outside the US.

TipsFor.us is giving away a brand new iPod Touch! It’s beautiful.

This lovely gadget has 8 GB of storage – enough for roughly 1,750 songs, 10,000 photos, or 10 hours of video. It has a glorious 3.5-inch widescreen multi-touch display [...]

Do You Know What a Browser Is?

Well, this video explains why we have to bleed out our anus to make CSS sites and HTML emails work with IE and AOL.

swfobject.embedSWF(“http://www.youtube.com/v/o4MwTvtyrUQ&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0″, “vvq-2300-youtube-1″, “425″, “344″, “10″, vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes);

Securing a Linux Server: SSH and Brute-Force Attacks

If you have a web server, then you are the target of many possible attacks. *ANY* port you have open on that server can be exploited, so you if you value your uptime and your data, you need to secure it. This article focuses on locking down your SSH configuration and user permissions.

If [...]

Install Warcraft 3 on Ubuntu Linux – A Visual Guide

Warcraft 3 may be far from the hottest new game out there, but it’s still one of the most fun games I’ve ever played. And thanks to advancements in the WINE project, it’s also easy to install and run on the Linux operating system. Plus, it doesn’t require massive hardware just to run decently.

I remember [...]

Weekend Fun – Drive Yourself Crazy Playing Red Square

Looking to kill a few minutes of time at the end of the workday while still appearing busy? Try the maddeningly frustrating yet addictive game called Red Square.

Red Square – mikemiller.net

As it game, it doesn’t get much simpler than this. All you do is click a red square once and hang on for dear life! [...]

Get Paragon Drive Backup Personal for Free (Giveaway of the Day)

If you’ve tried the free Express version of Paragon Drive Backup (see our visual guide), how would you like to get your hot little hands on its commercial sibling – the Personal edition?

For a very limited time, you can grab a free copy of Drive Backup 9 Personal (normally $40) for FREE.

Paragon [...]

Dock Icon Set (First Graphics Release from TipsFor.us)

So I’ve been making an icon set for my workstation for awhile, adding the occasional icon when I installed a new program. I finally created enough that Brian recommended I release them on here.  I’m a big fan of visual cohesion within my desktop environment, and Icons are a big part of that.  [...]