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Why You Should Always Salt Your Hashes

Dave Child — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:24:32 +0000

Hashes are used almost everywhere on the web, behind the scenes, to protect your passwords. Learn why it's important to always add salt to your hashes.

Some Thoughts on the New Site

Dave Child — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:29:18 +0000

A few lessons learned from the latest round of updates to Added Bytes.

New Server, New Platform, New Design

Dave Child — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:38:23 +0000

After a year of tweaking and putting it off, I've finally flipped the switch on the new version of addedbytes.com.

Life Chart

Dave Child — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Inspired by the brilliant graphs over at Information is Beautiful, I spent some time finishing up a little data visualisation I've been meaning to do.

Mathematical Anniversaries

Dave Child — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:20:43 +0000

Say "NO" to mundane anniversaries! Start marking numbers with more mathematical significance. Show your other half you love them on your pi-versary! Celebrate your 10,000th birthday in style!

New Opera Logo

Dave Child — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:38:42 +0000

I've long been a slave to the underdog browser known as Opera.

Personal Development: To Do - Revisited

Dave Child — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:58:27 +0000

A year ago, I wrote about things I wanted to achieve in an effort to make myself more organised and reduce my guilt at having so many unfinished projects floating around. I think it was one of the best decisions I made last year - it gave me back my motivation. So here's the updated version for the next year!

Trust Not Granted: A guide to what you can and can't do with XBAPS

Dave Child — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:21:50 +0000

I've done poorly at updating these last few months ...

Python Cheat Sheet

Dave Child — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:29:00 +0000

The Python Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for the Python programming language.

Introducing TriviBot

Dave Child — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:34:13 +0000

Many years ago, I used to be a regular in the #quiz chat room on DALnet. That's on IRC, for you whippersnappers who don't know what DALnet is. If you don't know what IRC is ... then get off our interland, youngster.

The #quiz channel was great fun.