Fighting Link Spam in the trenches
(from DieSpammersDie on Tools to Make Tools)
The Problem
Because FeedMeLinks has a decent Google Page-Rank and a deliberately low barrier to entry, “link spammers” have discovered the site and are posting hundred of almost identical URLs to the site in order to promote other online properties. This disturbs users and dillutes the value of the site […]
Ever wonder, What will happen if install software XXX on my machine?
Here’s a trick to see what files will be installed before you run an installer (because after you’ve run it, the installer has now hidden mysterious files all over your hard drive and you have to hunt them down to find them.) Try this:
open the contents of the Installer by right-clicking and selecting “Show Package […]
I installed Flash 8
It doesn’t run as horribly as I expected.
Whoopee!