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As the outcry over Google Buzz's privacy has shown us, it's smart to explore settings in Gmail, along with other places you're sharing data with the search giant. Let's take a look at 10 privacy, convenience, and annoyance fixers you should know.

commandlinefu.com is the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again. Delete that bloated snippets file you've been using and share your personal repository with the world. That way others can gain from your CLI wisdom and you from theirs too. All commands can be commented on, discussed and voted up or down.

Two things have really changed the face of independent backpacker travel in the last decade: digital cameras and—even more so—the internet. While some people can afford the luxury of traveling with a laptop or even a netbook, a real backpacker doesn't want to have to carry the extra weight nor the responsibility of carrying expensive equipment that would be difficult to lug around, relatively easy to steal, and expensive to replace.

Some hacks for enhancing your photos.

Conseils pour photographes débutants.

Canon XSi Guide & FAQ

"After agonizing for weeks over which digital single lens reflex camera to buy, I bought the Canon XSi /450D, my first DSLR. The XSi has several improvements over its predecessor: a faster processor, improved nine-point autofocus, Live View with dual autofocus modes, spot metering, a larger LCD screen and a larger, brighter viewfinder. It also has an updated menu system. In these blog entries, I share my settings and experiences with the XSi, as well as what I’ve learned about using a DSLR."

Graphic cards contain a lot of very fast RAM, typically between 64 and 512 MB. With Linux, it's possible to use it as swap space, or even as RAM disk.

Tutoriel pour customiser l'affichage d'une liste sous forme de tableau.

A site about web development with useful components in css, jquery, php.

Une technique pour réduire la taille des câbles, fils, ... quand on ne s'en sert pas.

Configuration pour éviter les erreurs Yaml avec Vim.

One of the niftiest Firefox add-ons to come out of Mozilla Labs is Ubiquity, a natural language commander that adds killer functionality on-page in Firefox. Let's take a closer look.

A brief explanation as to how to make the Gmail Notifier open Gmail using SSL instead of normal HTTP. The steps should be pretty self-explanatory from the pictures included. This is useful to keep the notifier working if you chose the new Always HTTPS gmail option.

Un topo sur les fonctionnalités de Nautilus

La branche « Testing » de Debian représente la future version « Stable » en développement. C’est pour beaucoup un excellent choix : les logiciels y sont récents et elle est généralement très stable. Cependant, du fait qu’elle soit en développement, elle nécessite une certaine attention et certaines connaissances pour être appréciée et utilisée sereinement.

Comment lire ses mails sur Gmail sans utiliser la souris et gagner du temps.

Abstract: Want to write shorter, cleaner code? Have an unfortunate situation where you need to fit as much as you can in one expression? Prefer a quick dose of hacks to spending the rest of your life reading the docs? You've come to the right place.

Un outil pour tester les différentes polices et taille en temps réel.

Une astuce pour avoir l'autocomplétion dans l'interprète intéractif python.

Astuces pour Firefox 3.

Security companies and IT people constantly tells us that we should use complex and difficult passwords. This is bad advice, because you can actually make usable, easy to remember and highly secure passwords. In fact, usable passwords are often far better than complex ones. So let's dive into the world of passwords, and look at what makes a password secure in practical terms.

Un excellent article sur la configuration de vim pour le support de Python.