geek ramblings

• Suckerfish HoverLightbox | Monday By Noon
  Great mashup of techniques to create a simple but elegant inline photo gallery.
  (tags: css javascript webdev web design suckerfish images gallery photos)
• Is there a “user’s manual for grownup life” out there somewhere? | Ask MetaFilter
  Susan and I just had a talk on this topic recently (again). We’re struggling to get a bunch of little projects completed, let alone some of the big ones that we need to tackle. Every so often, the pile of uncompleted tasks reaches a critical mass, and we’
  (tags: responsibility planning management household life tips gtd)
• Hack Attack: Safely install software in a virtual layer - Lifehacker
  (tags: software hacks virtual tips uninstall)
• How Do You Make Time for Yourself? | Organizing : RealSimple.com
  A lot of the tips here are pretty simple, but there are a few good ones.
  (tags: life tips organization time management home family)
• Chris Shiflett: Easy Cookie Hacking
  Some very simple notes on testing for XSS via cookies. I’d also suggest looking at the Edit Cookies extension for Firefox — that’s much simpler than trying to set cookies via javascript from the address bar.
  (tags: php security xss testing penetration tigerteam cookies http)
• tamperdata - Mozilla extension for altering GET and POST variables
  I’ve often wished that the LiveHeaders extension had this kind of functionality. Being able to intercept form submissions and alter the data on the fly is excellent for both regular web development and security testing.
  (tags: firefox HTTP extension extensions mozilla webdev tools debugging programming security)

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