Fedora 10 Released

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Minority Report Computer is Real

No really. Watch here.

Now they just need to finish up Jarvis from the Iron Man movie and we're all set for RL to become obsolete.

Free OSX Tools I Use Everyday

Since a lot of my friends have been "converting" over to Apple machines, they often ask about programs I have running that they don't recognize. Here's a (fully linked) partial list of applications I use daily either at work or when at home:

• Firefox


• Adium


• Chicken of the VNC


• Remote Desktop Connection


• Smultron


• Visual NetTools


• iStumbler


• iTool


• Skitch


• TrueCrypt


• TinyAlarm


• Carbon Copy Cloner


• 7Zip


• AppTrap


• Growl


• VLC


• GeekTool


• iStat Menus


• MacLoc

Now I know I said free software, but I had to include the following paid software I couldn't live without:

• Little Snitch


• Vmware Fusion


• Things

Update: Want more? Here's one list and another list.

What did I miss? Comments.

BSD has it's own Magazine!

http://www.bsdmag.org/

Woot!

Spam is unpredictable

Does anyone remember when the FBI busted a major spam ring? Bravo to those boys for what must have been a tough job.

Here's a pic of what a huge difference it made according to submissions to spamcop.net:



Hmmm, not much to see here.

Today I saw an article in the Washington Post talking about how Web Host McColo was shutdown after being accused with spam activity. Here's this week's spamcop.net pic:



I leave it up to you the reader to determine which day and at what time McColo was voted off the island.