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Follow Someone Anonymously on Twitter
Over time I’ve come accross several people whose Twitter accounts I’d like to keep up with but don’t want to follow. Some are people I’m just mildly interested in. Others are people that I don’t want knowing that I’m following them. Twitter’s Lists feature gives me a great way to do this by creating a […]
Batch File To Open Multiple Applications
Though an antiquated way of doing things I still use batch files occassionally. Most notably when I start work at the beginning of the day I always launch the same applications so I have a batch file to launch them. These batch files are set to launch an application then wait a specific amount of […]
Generating Root Short URLS From A YOURLS Subdirectory Install
With my increased use of Twitter I find myself tweeting links to articles quite often. But when space is limited to 120 characters and URLs are long one runs out of space to add the link quite easily. The standard way around this is to use an URL shortening service and post shortened URLs. I’ve […]
Don’t Call Me At Work!
I’m usually flattered when a recruiter calls me. Even though I’m happy at my current job it’s always nice to know there are people out there interested in what you have to offer. Today, however, I was more upset than I was flattered. I was sitting at my desk at my workplace, the offices of […]
Unlock iPhone Without Passcode
You’ve got to love the ease of use of Apple products. For example, they make it so easy to set a passcode for unlocking the iPhone. Too bad they also make it easy to circumvent the passcode. Like most phones with passcode locking built in the iPhone allows you to make an emergency call without […]