59 Open Source Tools That Can Replace Popular Security Software — Datamation.com It's been about a year since we last updated our list of open source tools that can replace popular security software. This year's list includes many old favorites, but we also found some that we had previously overlooked. In addition, we added a new category -- data loss prevention apps. With all the attention generated by the WikiLeaks scandal, more companies are investing in this type of software, and we found a couple of good open source options. Thanks to Datamation readers for their past suggestions of great open source security apps. Anti-Spam 1. ASSP (short for "Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy") humbly calls itself "the absolute best SPAM fighting weapon that the world has ever known!" 2. Used by more than 100,000 sites, MailScanner leverages Apache's SpamAssassin project and ClamAV to provide anti-spam and anti-virus capabilities. 3. This Apache project declares itself "the powerful #1 open-source spam filter." 4. Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware 5. 6. Anti-Spyware 7. Application Firewall 8. 9. Backup
AutoIt - AutoItScript Overview AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages (e.g. VBScript and SendKeys). AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and will run on all versions of Windows out-of-the-box with no annoying “runtimes” required! AutoIt was initially designed for PC “roll out” situations to reliably automate and configure thousands of PCs. AutoIt has been designed to be as small as possible and stand-alone with no external .dll files or registry entries required making it safe to use on Servers. Also supplied is a combined COM and DLL version of AutoIt called AutoItX that allows you to add the unique features of AutoIt to your own favourite scripting or programming languages! Download Take me to the downloads page! Features Standalone and Small
Adeona: A Free, Open Source System for Helping Track and Recover Lost and Stolen Laptops Send/SendRaw/SendInput/SendPlay/SendEvent: Send keys & clicks Sends simulated keystrokes and mouse clicks to the active window. Send Keys SendRaw Keys SendInput Keys SendPlay Keys SendEvent Keys Parameters Normal mode: When not in raw mode, the following characters are treated as modifiers (these modifiers affect only the very next key): ! +: Sends a SHIFT keystroke. ^: Sends a CONTROL keystroke. #: Sends a WIN keystroke, therefore Send #e would hold down the Windows key and then press the letter "e". SendInput and SendPlay [v1.0.43+]: SendInput and SendPlay use the same syntax as Send but are generally faster and more reliable. SendEvent [v1.0.43+]: SendEvent sends keystrokes using the same method as the pre-1.0.43 Send command. Key Names: The following table lists the special keys that can be sent (each key name must be enclosed in braces): Repeating or Holding Down a Key To repeat a keystroke: Enclose in braces the name of the key followed by the number of times to repeat it. Send {DEL 4} ; Presses the Delete key 4 times. General Remarks Related
testifywizard - Project Hosting on Google Code Built upon a ‘best of breed’ open-source tool stack (including J/NUnit, FIT, Fitnesse and Selenium), the Testify wizard allows you to create a new project complete with file structure, skeleton code, running unit tests, acceptance tests, code coverage measures and automated one-button build-and-test process. All it requires is a project name, and the rest is handled by Testify. Testify creates a running, fully portable, stand-alone project. The core Testify generation engine and the original Visual Studio 2005 solution template are based heavily on TreeSurgeon which was originally developed by Mike Roberts and Bil Simser. The Testify presentation slides from Agile Testing Days are in the docs folder Now features BDD type stories with easyb or FitNesse Can now run FitNesse from Ant build (try "go accept") Version 1.1.22 Introduces template import from a zip file.
Firefox Browser | Customize your Web with free add-ons There are many ways to customize Firefox, such as adding features to Firefox with add-ons and customizing the New Tab page. You can also customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars. Do you miss something you use a lot? You can change the items that appear in the overflow menu or your toolbar. Click the menu button , click and choose . Tip: Here's another way to open the Customize Firefox tab: Right-clickHold down the Control key while you click on a blank spot in the tab bar or toolbar and choose from the context menu. Click the menu button , click and choose . Click the menu button , click and choose . Note: You can also turn the Bookmarks toolbar on or off from the menu bar at the top of the screen: Click , go down to and select . Click the menu button , click and choose . Try restoring the default set of buttons and toolbars by clicking the Restore Defaults button when you are in the customize mode.
Scripting Automation Tools - Network Automation "For us, AutoMate combines two very important functionalities: job scheduling/triggering and automation. In our initial effort when we attempted to use Launchpad and AutoIT, we were trying to combine Launchpad's job scheduling functionality with AutoIT's automation capabilities. This was a mistake. Since 2002, the MD Anderson Cancer Center has developed and deployed over 80 automation tasks with AutoMate. Founded in 1941, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is regularly ranked the No. 1 "Best Hospital" for cancer care by U.S. Inside my laptop lua nova » iOS Programming with Lua Matthew Burke, Bluedino Software In this article I will discuss three methods for using Lua to build iOS apps. The techniques range from using Lua to build the entire application (Corona) to using Lua as a component for scripting your application (do it yourself or Wax). Before getting into the details, there are two main questions to answer: Why use Lua? The answers to these questions are intertwined. In case you landed here without knowing anything about Lua, let me hit the high points of the language. About Lua Lua is a fast, lightweight, embedded scripting language. Lua was created in 1993 by Roberto Ierusalimschy, Waldemar Celes and Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lua’s main data structuring mechanism is the table—a combination resizable array and hash. Out of the box, Lua is neither an object-oriented (OO) programming language nor a functional programming language. Can I Script on iOS? Why Use Lua for iOS development? Corona
Drools - Business rules in decision tables explained This document describes a business user/analyst view of Drools Decision Tables. Decision tables are a "precise yet compact" (ref. Wikipedia) way of representing conditional logic, and are well suited to "business" level rules. What does one look like? This shows a decision table in Microsoft Excel. Spreadsheets have been a key business information tool for up to 25 years now, so it was a good idea to use them to capture decision tables. Running it A decision table is executed in a deployed system by the Drools engine. How does the table work? In brief: the columns represent conditions (and consequences), and rows represent individual rules (each row is a rule). In a "normal" table, each rule row will fire where all the conditions are matched. Columns: A condition or consequence column only applies if there is data in a specific rule row. Rows: Data is entered in cells that correspond to the condition column that you wish to apply. The above picture shows actions (colour coded for clarity).