Norm is new to Daily Cup of Tech and wants to know about the scripting language that I develop in. Norm writes:
I’m very interested in your creative and innovative use of scripts. Could you tell me what language you’re scripting in? I’m not familiar enough to identify what language it’s in.
Thank you!
Thanks for the e-mail, Norm. I have been enamored with AutoIt for many years now and I write pretty much everything exclusively in this scripting language. I used to be a big VBScript guy but switched over a while ago now.
There are several reasons that I use AutoIt as opposed to other languages:
It is freeware.
I am not a developer by trade and AutoIt allows me to create very useful scripts without much difficulty.
Unlike many other scripting languages, AutoIt can create self-contained executables that do not rely on other outside libraries or sources.
I can easily automate repetitive tasks including key presses and mouse movements.
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I’m currently upgrading to windows vista. All those doing the same or considering it may have run into multiple conflicts (as I have) with software not wanting to be installed, complaining or just simply not installing at all. This handy list from ieXbeta’s Wiki is very useful. It sorts most software products made for the windows platform in to 3 categories;
1 - Works
2 - Has problems, but they can be solved / minor unsolved
3 - Heavy Problems, currently
It is updated continuously (the wonders of a wiki) and is quite comprehensive, I hope it is of some use to you.
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News sites have been noting recently that Myspace and Xanga (and their ilk) have been a place for friends and social networks to grieve for those who have passed away - while this is notable and a very cool use of the technology, it was bound to happen.
If you have been online for a time, you have probably posted here or there in various forums, commented to blog entries, or even (if you are old enough) have posted on various UseNet groups and good old newsgroups (which I still love!)…
The point I am making is that the vestiges of our Internet personas will be, for all intents and purposes, immortal - - well, at least the information will be around far beyond our lifetimes. It is the closest we will be (as far as we know so far) to becoming eternal and be able to prove it to those that are still breathing and logging on to the ‘Net…
With that, I suggest you go Google yourself and see what the Internet has to say about you while you are still here.
There are several articles that talk about this and have great tips if you want to limit or do something about your sensitive information on the ‘Net:
I’m somewhat hesitant to admit that I do this quite often… Usually, my goal is to see if I can innocently catch up with someone. Is this a new form of stalking?
However, I did Google a person that I was entering into an auction transaction with. The auction was for a set of wheels and tires, and I discovered that this person was in a car accident recently, as stated by his local paper (I searched for the name of the person, and the city he was from). Of course, this brought up the question, was the set from the car? Would this affect the transaction?
If I did this with a person I was paying money to, it doesn’t take a stretch to realize that potential employers can do the same thing…be aware if you are job-hunting!
So, if you do find information on yourself that you don’t like - here is an interesting…work-around: A search tool that can create higher-scoring search results with more favorable information that you specify (you can read about it via this Wired article). Particularly useful for the shadier folks among us.
Now that I’ve fed your paranoia bug, go Google yourself!
Oh, I still went through with the wheels and tires - my car looks sharp!
Norm is new to Daily Cup of Tech and wants to know about the scripting language that I develop in. Norm writes:
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