Category: Misc

  • Thunderbird 3.0.1 and Lightning… they did it again

    Trouble using the latest Thunderbird 3.0.1 with Lightning? Fear not, use a nightly build.

  • “Why is my browser so slow?”

    Every now and then people complain about their web browser being slow. The conversation usually goes like this: Me: Ok which browser are you using and which version? Customer: Firefox 3.5 Me: Ok which plugins did you install? Customer: Adblocker, Noscript, FoxyProxy, HTML validator, Firebug, Google Speed, SkipScreen, FireFTP, WeatherBug, Fireshot. Ah yes and TwitterBar.…

  • Serious security issue in OneFileCMS 1.1.0

    Serious security issue in OneFileCMS 1.1.0!

  • Public DNS

    OpenNIC has some decent public DNS resolvers available. I think I will use one of them and Google’s 8.8.8.8 as a backup.

  • Performance Optimization For Websites

    The Smashing Book has just been published! I have contributed the chapter “Performance Optimization For Websites”. Go there right now and buy it! Thank you! :) BTW there is a sample chapter for you to check out if unsure.

  • Puttygen Mini Tutorial

    This mini tutorial I have just made will prove useful once your Linux sysadmin wants you to provide an OpenSSH public key. You will remember this tutorial then :) Enjoy. Please note: Make sure you download Puttygen from the official Putty/Puttygen website and not from another one! Please watch the second part also.