Many of us have heard of activeCollab which was famed for being the free alternative to Basecamp and became very popular. Then, once the aC community was formed, the owner of the software decided to take a turn. As of version 1.0, the cost for activeCollab (w/ unlimited projects) went from free to $1999 + $499/yr for support & upgrades. Nice.
Spam is virtually unavoidable because once they get your address, there is no stopping it. The only way people say to stop spam is to frequently change your email address. Since you know that’s not an option, there is another way that will keep the spammers at bay and find out exactly who is giving away your email address.
If “writer’s block” means anything, then the following might interest you. The only way to keep traffic coming to your website or weblog is to keep writing new content, but what if you run out of ideas or need a boost to come up with the next big story? The answer is very simple and is most likely in your site itself.
I’ve used this technique to get lightning shots that I’ve gotten from my video camera. This will help you get static pictures from any video clip. You can also manipulate the images and convert them back into a video clip!
Although it is insanely easy to install software on Debian systems using the package manager, there is a neat technique that you can use to clone a PC or reinstall all your software with one command after a format. This works with all Debian-based systems.
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