Help study software protection scheme / Aladdin HASP protection systems - oDesk

Help study software protection scheme / Aladdin HASP protection systemsAdditional SkillsI have been studying activation protection schemes used in some software packages. One in particular has me stumped with how it operates. It is believed to be operating with an Aladdin HASP protection system.I'm looking for someone to help examine one final area of the protection scheme with me and hopefully find what I'm missing so I can continue my research.C...

Budget: $250.00
Starting On: March 19, 2008
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Posted On: March 19, 2008
ID: 729966
Category: Software Development > Other - Software Development
Skills: C/C++/Win32SDK
Country: United States
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30 Tasks In 30 Hours Over 30 Days

In the shadow of just about everyone is a burgeoning to-do list.  Some things are essential, some need to get done eventually.  The bigger it gets, the less motivated you can get that you will complete them all.

Like many of you I have one, and I was seeking a way to motivate myself to pare it down.  I then recalled a blog post a while back by Andy Wibbels on his concept called 30h30d, or 30 hours in 30 days.  The principle is you take your list, identify tasks that are an hour in length, for those that are longer, break them into hour-long pieces, and schedule one a day for the next 30 days.  Its beauty is in its straight-forward simplicity.

I started it last Wednesday, and as of today I have completed 7 days and as a result 7 tasks.  I must admit not every task was a complete hour (scheduling a doctor appointment) and some took a little longer (integrating Feedburner monetization into my sourcegate technical tips blog), and with these examples you can see there's a mix of business and personal tasks.

So far so good.  My reporting this has a dual purpose – to inform people of this method, and to publicly let people know I am doing it, adding more accountability to this endeavor.

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Starting On: March 29, 2008
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ID: 729962
Category: Web Development > Web Applications
Skills: Flash/ActionScript, Flash/Macromedia, Design/Flash, PHP/MySQL, Graphics, 3D Design, Financial
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GUEST ARTIST - Jeff Kennedy

No. 18 - Coffee, Pen and Ink sketch by Jeff Kennedy

Although I have yet to meet Jeff personally, he’s one of many friends I’ve met thanks to the Internet. Jeff is one talented, busy person who has several sites in various stages of development including, Northern Illinois Fly TYers, Jeff Kennedy Studio, My Sketch Blog, Brook - Pinup Fishing Illustrations, Callibaetis, and of course, Drawing Flies!

Jeff says of his work at Drawing Flies,

“I initiated the creation of this blog as a challenge. The challenge is to draw a fly a day for an entire year. Part of the challenge is the discipline to accomplish this every day and the other is to expand my creativity and to help find my artistic voice.”

At Jeff’s site, you’ll discover he is quite prolific and accomplished in many media!

As one might imagine, among Jeff’s many hobbies are fly fishing and fly tying. While the number of fishing flies I’ve tied in my life could be counted on one hand, Jeff and I share an interest in the great outdoors, streams, fishing, fishing flies, and watercolor. I could have highlighted any number of Jeff’s works, but I chose “No 18,” because—aside from appreciating the work itself—there is an interesting and informative story as to how Jeff created it. You can read about it here.

The artistic beauty of a well tied fishing fly has never escaped my attention. However, I’ve overlooked the fly as subject matter for my own work. Besides it historical significance, a fishing fly could argumentatively be thought of as a beautifully designed piece of miniaturized, utilitarian sculpture. Thus, my fascination with Jeff’’s new found direction! It is one of those, “Darn, why didn’t I think of that” things that—one time or another—happens to everyone.

If you haven’t already, I invite you to visit Drawing Flies. As Jeff stated when he began the site the first of the year, “… hang on and enjoy the ride for the next 365 days!”

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(IT) Middleware Developer/Support

Rate: £70k-£75k   Location: City Of London   

Middleware developer/support analyst is required for top tier Investment bank. Candidates must have Java, XML, PL/SQL, Web technologies, Tibco MQ Series, Scripting languages, inter application messaging, architecture, lead development and application support experience. Only candidates with Investment banking experience will be considered. Please contact Az Lasmi immediately on 0207 608 5802 or please send an updated CV.

Rate:£70k-£75kType:PermanentLocation:City Of LondonCountry:UKContact:Azzez LasmiAdvertiser:Cititec Associates LimitedEmail:Azzez.Lasmi.EC0F5.65174@mail.jobserve.comStart Date:ASAP Or 4 WeeksReference:JSREFAL957

By The River

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Sacramento, CA., March 8 & 9. Click here for details

By The River - DETAIL - Watercolor by Woody Hansen
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Living close to the American River Parkway, in Sacramento, California, has advantages for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Seasonal changes are constantly reflected along the parkway. Hardly a week goes by without a new visual menu of inspiring shapes, colors, values, sights, smells, and sounds.

Depending on the season, and time of day, the river rises and falls, speeds up and slows down. The water appears to turn from blue, to green, to brown, and back to blue again. Then too, the riverbank and surrounding area is in continual change from day to day.

However, I’m seldom interested in replicating the exact scene before me. Therefore, the greens, oranges, purples, seen in By The River are not as they were on the day of the painting, but are from a mental inventory of images both near and far.

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River Debris

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Mendocino, CA., April 5 & 6, 2008 Click here for details

River Debris - DETAIL - Watercolor by Woody Hansen
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On any given day one might find a variety of debris along the banks of Sacramento’s American River. The debris is quite often left by people who claim to enjoy the great outdoors. That’s the bad news. The good news is that from time to time that trash provides subject matter for a painting or two.

Interestingly, the garbage left along the river today doesn’t seem as large in size compared to what I recall seeing in the mid-seventies. Back then, the river was littered with large objects like discarded refrigerators, old tires, engine blocks, shopping carts, and even rusted automobile bodies. I recall a full sheet watercolor painting I did back then of an old, rusted out auto body half submerged in a muddy pool of water. It came out looking close to something Gahan Wilson* might have created for Playboy or the New Yorker magazines.

However—other than a recliner, a sleeping bag, and a mattress—today’s discarded trash seems small by comparison to thirty years ago. Today’s trash seems made up of smaller objects like crushed beer cans, magazines, soiled diapers, empty potato chip bags, old shoes, torn clothing, condoms, and discarded fishing paraphernalia. Unlike automobile bodies, these items can be carried to a nearby trash can in a large plastic bag. So, I suppose the optimistic observation is that things are improving, we are messing our nest less.

Note: Colors used in this painting are Joe Blow Green, Bountiful Blueberry, Mousey Grey, and Sutter’s Gold (available at your local art supplier).
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*Click here to visit the Official Gahan Wilson website.

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