People often ask me ‘after the fact’ Windows security questions.
First, I always feel compelled to mention that when it comes to anti-virus, an once of prevention is better than a ton of cure.
But I understand people’s aversion to reinstalling Windows at the slightest provocation. I disagree with it, but most people don’t work as closely with security issues as I do.
So for the less paranoid people out there, here’s how I would check for a key logger installed on a Windows computer*:
It’s been awhile since I have posted here praising Python for being the best programming language, scripting language, and generally the best freeware tool available.
So this post is to remedy that.
Let the record show: I love Python.
Okay, I try to have something useful in each post here, so here’s a fun line of code.
Ever wonder how many characters 255 is?
'x' * 255
Aha! It looks like this:
'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I know that most graphic design tools have a million rulers built in; but I don’t like the time commitment they take to open and import into. Usually, I first want to know if something is really the size I think it is; or if it needs to be resized.
Most of us do this with guess and check methodology; but JR Screen Ruler is a free and easy on-screen ruler for Windows. So it’s time to return to the old adage: Measure twice, resize once.
Enjoy! - Edward