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Nikto is a Perl script that scans and identifies potential risks on a server, website, or network.It is run completely from the command line and does an excellent job of digging out potential security holes. Download Nikto on their website. Specifically, Nikto tests for:
IDS Evasion
2300+ New RFI Tests
6100+ Files and CGIs
Outdated Versions of 950+ Servers
Version-specific [...]
SQL Buddy is a MySQL web based administration tool. This server-side MySQL database management tool oftentimes replaces phpMyAdmin. Although SQL Buddy’s features aren’t as in-depth as phpMyAdmin, it is definitely a power tool for helping to manage your databases. Quite literally, unpack SQL Buddy and drop the folder into a PHP enabled web directory. Login [...]
The increasing use of ads, links, and other distractions on a web page can sometimes make it difficult to find the main content of a website. Readability has a simple and effective solution to this problem.
Readability offers a configurable bookmarklet to place in your web browser toolbar that will enable you to read site content [...]
Gloobus is a file preview extension for the Gnome Desktop Environment. Sorry KDE fans, this is not for you. As you may have noticed, not all filetypes in Gnome have a thumbnail preview. This is where Gloobus comes in handy. It currently supports preview mode for around 40 different file types.
Images: jpeg / png / [...]
I was looking around for an external hard drive (hdd) enclosure and found the Sabrent on TigerDirect. After reading the reviews, it seemed like people either loved them or hated them. The top two complaints that I read about were the fan quality and the lack of hard drive installation ease. Out of 144 reviews [...]
There are two main tools that I have found to migrate your blog into book format.
BlogBooker
The transformation requires you export your blog as an .xml file. Wordpress already has this feature built-in. Login to the Dashboard, navigate to Tools > Export and then export your blog. Blogbooker wants this file and your web address. Processing [...]
Sketchpad is a fun tool for drawing or painting on the web. It uses the next generation HTML5 to create a media that does not require Flash, Silverlight, or any one of those annoying plugins. Try it for yourself, use Chrome, Firefox, IE (please no), or whatever other GUI browser you want. It will work! [...]
Woorank website analysis tool in beta
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