Categories: Technology / programming, Usability
How to write a simple TCP server using BSD sockets
July 22nd, 2010[video:vimeo:13538989]
This video tutorial explains the basics of creating a TCP server using the BSD sockets API.
The code is very simple and the comments are very verbose.
This was recorded during a class, in the context of the BEST summer cou… more »
Introduction to network sniffers
May 21st, 2010[video:vimeo:10011691]
This is an instructional video I made for my students, as an aid to a practical assignment.
The tutorial explains
What a network sniffer is and how it can be used
How to look at a network sniff and tell what happens a… more »
Write right rite subtitles
February 27th, 2010Some time ago I held a special lecture about efficient note taking and learning in class. It was filmed, I have the edited the pieces and made a video. The sound is not perfect, so comprehension suffers; the plan was to write the subtitles and then go pu… more »
Education vs employment
February 8th, 2010There is a trend among students - skip classes because they have a job. I've seen this happen to my colleagues when I was a student, and I see this happen to my students today, when I am a teacher.
I always disagreed with this, for a very simple reaso… more »
De ce e mai bine să am mai mulţi utilizatori în Windows?
January 15th, 2010Articolul dat îţi va fi de folos dacă eşti în situaţia în care mai mulţi oameni utilizează calculatorul tău. Nu e o lecţie de istorie, nu-ţi voi povesti că înainte sistemele de operare nu erau "multi user" şi nu erau nici "multi tasking". Îţi voi povesti… more »
Keeper4 - susţine producătorul autohton
December 18th, 2009Într-un viitor apropiat o nouă aplicaţie va deveni publică - Keeper; download.
Keeper e un program care rezolvă următoarea problemă - protejarea datelor importante, astfel încât numai tu să ai acces la ele, în orice circumstanţe. Aceasta este util atu… more »
Ask and you shall find answers
September 12th, 2009This is a collection of keywords people used to find the site, keywords that were phrased as questions that had no obvious answer in any of my articles.
To keep things simple, this is nothing but a Q&A.
English
What alternatives do i have… more »
GNOME survey
May 18th, 2009In the recent past a survey was held among GNOME users, the results are available - Gnome 3.0 General Sociological Research.
Some of the details are interesting, this information can be helpful. I am particularly proud of the fact that most Gnomers ar… more »
How to choose a laptop
April 13th, 2009This article will help you make a choice when buying a laptop. It is not a universal laptop buying guide, because in each case we pursue different objectives so there is no "one size fits all" laptop to choose. However, this guide serves as a starting po… more »
How to enable Task Manager and Registry Editor
March 29th, 2009Most modern malware has the bad habit of disabling basic system tools, to prevent the user from cleaning the system. In the previous article I described how a malicious program can disable safe mode, but there are two targets that are much more common th… more »
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