Most common CAPTCHA systems work by generating distorted characters, text, or pictures that can be easily recognized by the human brain but present significant difficulty for computer OCR (optical character recognition) or other image recognition systems. Enter Social Engineering.

5 reasons not to write your own code (and instead, either use open source or purchase source code somewhere else if available).

I believe the recent surge in popularity of CSS frameworks comes from a lack of basic understanding of the CSS box model and how it’s implemented across browsers. I wanted to share with you some quick tips on how to avoid easy pitfalls so you can create your own CSS framework in no time flat, without all the cruft of having ten thousand column combinations available.

A list of 7 habits that I wish someone told me when I started out. I believe that getting into these habits will make the Linux experience more secure, convenient, educational, and ultimately more enjoyable.

Old, but still valid. And it was new to me...

Google makes your life easier with great search, but did you also know it's loaded with pranks, goofs, and put-ons? We show you the best of the bunch.

Have things improved for Safari since the beta last summer? Wow, have they.

JBoss DNA is building a repository and set of tools that make it easy to capture, version, analyze, and understand the fundamental building blocks of information.

Wouldn't it be great if the web application that you wrote to run on a server could be made to run on a regular desktop computer with minimal effort on the user's side? How you can package your application so you can even run your program without installing it on a computer!

Agile software development has its own manifesto which lays out the values and principles of agile process. Lets try to look beyond (or may be just deeper into the meaning of) the essential four value statements.

Some good information on page layout and design based on eye-tracking studies.

A list of the 100 oldest domain registrations for .com

Studies show agile development works, and yet few companies follow its principles. Read this article to learn how your organization can manage the agile way.

A genuine crack for Windows Vista has just been released by pirate group Pantheon, which allows a pirated, non-activated installation of Vista (Home Basic/Premium and Ultimate) to be properly activated and made fully-operational.

An in-depth technical explanation of how memory is allocated and garbage collected in the JVM.

Great and easy tip for setting up a way to open the Windows Explorer from Eclipse.