Perl: Lyrical Logfiles A Perl script implements a singing, musical Internet
Dec 31, 2008Instead of just monitoring incoming requests in your web server's logfile, a sound server makes them audible and lets you listen to the tune of users surfing the site.
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more »Perl: isp-switch Reconfigure your network connection with isp-switch
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more »Perl: Automating Color Correction Automate your color correction with a Perl script
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