Finally, a way to put all that extra gold to good use
Got a lot of gold laying around collecting dust? That college master debater ring, the wedding ring from your first wife, the gold teef from your old “grill”. Now they can be put to good use for something really meaningful, especially with the holidays right around the corner.
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Google has announced new, lower priced online storage options for Gmail/Picasa/Apps file storage. 20GB for $5 per year is an amazing deal. There is a handy comparison to previous year’s pricing too.
jQuery Tooltip @ jQuery TOOLS - Tooltips done right
Looks like one of the better tooltip widgets I have seen. Clean implementation and extensible.
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Closure Compiler - Google Code
What is the Closure Compiler?
The Closure Compiler is a tool for making JavaScript download and run faster. It is a true compiler for JavaScript. Instead of compiling from a source language to machine code, it compiles from JavaScript to better JavaScript. It parses your JavaScript, analyzes it, removes dead code and rewrites and minimizes what’s left. It also checks syntax, variable references, and types, and warns about common JavaScript pitfalls.
To help you work with your transformed code, you can also install the Closure Inspector, a tool that makes it easy to use the Firebug JavaScript debugger with the Compiler’s output.
The Closure Compiler has also been integrated with Page Speed, which makes it easier to evaluate the performance gains you can get by using the compiler.
How can I use the Closure Compiler?
You can use the Closure Compiler as:
An open source Java application that you can run from the command line. A simple web application. A RESTful API. To get started with the compiler, see “How do I start” to the right.
What are the benefits of using Closure Compiler?
Efficiency. The Closure Compiler reduces the size of your JavaScript files and makes them more efficient, helping your application to load faster and reducing your bandwidth needs.
Code checking. The Closure Compiler provides warnings for illegal JavaScript and warnings for potentially dangerous operations, helping you to produce JavaScript that is less buggy and and easier to maintain.
Now that’s what I’m talking about when I think useful. After a disappointing read of the “Go” spec, this seems a little more useful and exciting.
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Stop Paying for Windows Security; Microsoft's Security Tools Are Good Enough - Security - Lifehacker
Installing tonight and replacing AVG Free (which replaced Avast, which replaced McAfee, which replaced Norton, whew). I hate antivirus and malware prevention software but since moving off the Mac last year, it has become a way of life on my netbook. So far, this new tool from Microsoft seems like a worthy replacement to all the other tools I have tried including OneCare, which was a horrible system resource hog. Will report back on success/failure in the next couple of days.
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Interesting article on software from Pramana that helps protect your site from data mining bots.
