It seems like forever since I’ve been behind the mic recording my very own segment for the podcast. But sure enough, here I am. fseventer First off this week is a tool from FernLightning called fseventer. This app gives you new visibility into just what files on your hard drive are modified by the tools [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Admin Tools'
Mac Lab Rat – GGP #083 :: Be Verwi Verwi Quiet
April 26th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: Admin Tools · Apple · Downloads · Global Geek Podcast · Mac Lab Rat · Podcasting
Virus Hunting — Avast + Unlocker
March 28th, 2008 2 Comments
After a somewhat brief Aikido class tonight I was enlisted by Crow to help rid a Vista machine of the Vundo trojan which found it’s way onto the machine (prior to Avast being installed). Avast did a great job of finding most things and cleaning them up. What it had trouble with was a few [...]
Tags: Admin Tools · Security · Utilities · Windows
Endless Options: The Redesign Begins
March 26th, 2008 No Comments
I’ve been contemplating an update to the look of the blog for several months now. I know it’s only had the current incarnation since the summer, but I’ve always liked things to feel new and fresh. The trouble had been finding the right WP theme. Many of the ones I like visually didn’t have enough [...]
Tags: Admin Tools · Blogging · Web 2.0
Admin Links Widget for WordPress 1.1.0 Released
February 1st, 2008 1 Comment
Well after a far more successful 2007 than I could have imagined, I’ve released the first significant feature update to the Admin Links Widget. First, THANK YOU to everyone who has downloaded the widget. It has been downloaded an astonishing 2300 times since the inaugural release on August 14th of last year. The most significant [...]
Tags: Admin Tools · Blogging · Development · Downloads · Open Source · Programming · Web 2.0 · Wordpress Plugins
Scope Creep – A Real World Example
February 1st, 2008 2 Comments
Here’s a real-life example of how scope creep can absolutely kill a project you’re working on. I tend to find that this particular phenomenon tends to take hold of my projects on a regular basis, and I’ve been actively trying to combat it for quite a while now. The project in question was a very [...]
Tags: Admin Tools · Blogging · Development · Internet · Web 2.0 · Wordpress Plugins