Category: Resource
Adobe Acrobat/Reader alternative
PDFs are the de facto standard, and if you’re like me, you won’t pay for Adobe Acrobat nor want to use Adobe Reader as it’s too slow. So what do you do? Use free apps that will take care of these tasks. Here are two that are essential: 1. Foxit PDF Reader – a free,…
Laptop reliability study of the most sturdiest brands
Here’s an article on lifehacker (via SquareTrade) that shows the ratings between brands. So far, Asus and Toshiba are the most reliable.
GRC = Security
I’ve known about grc.com for a long time, but just today visited the site again after a while. Steve Gibson is like Tiger Woods when it comes to security. So, if you’re into this kind of stuff like me, need tools, or just want to become more knowledgeable in that area, give this site a…
Downloadable Python 3.1.1 Docs
As of now, only the Python 2.6.5 Documentation is published for download on the python.org website; however, I was interested in downloading Python 3.1.1’s Documentation. After some searching, I found it; so sharing it to the world. It’s at: http://www.python.org/ftp/python/doc/3.1.1/. (I personally chose the “python-3.1.1-docs-pdf-letter” and it printed fine.) Happy Coding!
How-to: Delete undeletable files and folders
I’m sure you’ve encountered one of these error messages, one way or another: Cannot delete file: Access is denied There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use. The file is in use by another program or user. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that…