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Category Archives: Random Geekiness

Free Computer Security Recipe

Due to my background in computer security, people ask me – “What should I do to protect my computer?” That’s not actually true. People ask me “What should I do to remove the virus on my computer?” I wish they would ask me the first question. Here’s the answer to the first question. Everything on [...]

Developer Tool Roundup

I’m training new colleagues at work, so my mind has been reviewing all the tools that make the job easier. As long as they’re on my mind, I may as well share them. Balsamiq for Mockups Balsamiq is a very fast interface mock-up tool that has been making my life easier lately. I could talk [...]

Python on Rails

Ever since I saw that first Ruby on Rails tutorial, I’ve been looking for a way to replicate the experience with Python. My personal opinion is that Python has a lot more “power under the hood” than Ruby – a more active developer community, better standard libraries, and more maturity in the third-party libraries that [...]