Social Bookmarking: Scuttle
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Link: scuttle.org or Sourceforge Project
Status: Alpha – Not really ready for production
Platform: PHP, SQL
About the only things that falls into this category, however seems to be very usable even though it’s alpha.  This is pretty close to del.icio.us, however no toolbar as far as I know.Â
I like the tagging cloud and the for: designator when posting.
Likes:

Tagging system
similar functions to del.icio.us

Dislikes:

Still alpha but that will change
Popular tags only visible through the tag cloud

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Found a great article to explain how to prevent SQL injection in ASP.

I have been working with OpenSource software for a while, not developing but reviewing for customers, and in most cases have installed at one point or another almost every product listed on this page.  And after downloading and installing some not so great products I though you might benefit from a review of what I believe the best in each class for open source software, specifically targetted at the web.
Your comments appreciated.
Content Management: Mambo
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Link: MamboServer.com
Status: Production
Platform: PHP + MySQL
I believe Mambo to be one of …

Really Slick Screensavers

Check out the above site, there are some amazing free screen savers!
I especially like helios and cyclone, but they are all excellent.
I love it when someone with a passion does this sort of quality work, and then distributes it for everyone to use, it really embraces the sharing concepts of open source.

So, you’re given 6 minutes to explain your philosophy, your product, the value, the market and your competitive advantage huh?  Give me 3 and I’ll get the message across!
The thing that seems to stand out in these demonstrations is the complete lack of pizzazz!  Explain to me why the founder of a company is the best person to do a demo. And the thing the annoys me the most about these demos is the way that some of the presenters completely disrespect the audience.  Someone last year was quoted as …

This is the next tool in the ‘hard to find but really useful’ category.
This is one of those applications that I installed and started using from day 1, and haven’t stopped using it.  In essence Roboform is a username & password saver, however this is only one capability, it also has a great form filler to save time filling in forms on websites.
Username/Passwords
Roboform makes this really easy.  Basically after it is installed every time you fill in a username and password on a web page Roboform pops up and asks …

This is the next tool in the ‘hard to find but really useful’ category.
I’m not even sure where I found this piece of software, but it must be one of the best free pieces of software available today.  If your job requires that you produce screen shots then this is the software you need.
I know, i know, you can create a screenshot without any special software.  For those that didn’t know you can just hit the ‘prnt scrn’ button on your keyboard and your screen will be captured and placed …

I have just had a chance to play with the new IE 7, at last some features we have been waiting for for ages.
Tabbed Browsing
Not only is tabbed browsing now standard and easy to use, there is a cool feautre to enable you to jump to the right tab when you have quite a few open.  When you click on the thumbnail icon in the toolbar you get mini screen shots of all fo the currently open tabs!  Magic stuff.

I love the way Microsoft take an idea and expand on …

Email indexing in Microsoft Outlook using LookOut

When making a decision to buy any piece of software there are a number of criteria typically evaluated. One of the most important elements in the decision process is the strength of the company that builds the software.