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For XMPP, I recommend checking out Prosody ( http://prosody.im ). You can get a working system up with Off-the-record instant messaging and internal file transfers in an afternoon,…

Have a look at BitTorrent Sync: http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync.html One advantage is that there's no third-party storage of data involved.

The leaking via gmail has an issue: In many cases when creating a new gmail account, you have to provide a phone number for an automatic text verification code.

Love the minimalist interface. Perhaps a little more differentiation between comments (becomes a bit hard to read when the comments are nested). We'll definitely use this.

Amen to this. A skilled designer adds a lot of value by setting the type weight and kerning properly, choosing a decent color palette, giving you the right options for light / dark…

Yes, where I am it's often used to direct-to-bill services such as purchasing ringtones. The user clicks on 'purchase ringtone / song etc' and doesn't have to enter any payment inf…

Is it possible to use ipfw / pf to control outbound traffic based on the process that is initiating the connection? I skimmed the man pages but didn't see anything that looked prom…

I've had a decent experience so far with Crashplan (www.crashplan.com). They have good options for security (to ensure your data is encrypted prior to sending it off). The client U…

I might have missed the option, but a way to import additional images / vectors would be nice. Either just an upload or a creative-commons image search. Also, real-time editing wit…

Has anyone else had a problem where the menus have no text. As in, I can't see the menus at all. I figured it might be a font problem but couldn't work out what it could be.