Hex editing – HexEdit – This orginally named application allows hex-editing of files on OSX
Hex calculating – PCalc – Used for converting Decimal, Octet and Binary to Hex and visa-versa
Working in hexadecimal is common-place when dealing with any type of system, regardless of it’s maker. Commonly seen by most in the reference of settings colours for browser interpretation, hexadecimal represents the readable format of binary.
A simple explanation can be shown with using the HTML colour schema:
#FFFFFF = White will be shown on screen.
#000000 = Black will be shown on screen.
#FFFFFF is actually a representation of the RGB (Red Green Blue) settings of your screen. As each pixel on your screen is made from a Red Green and Blue element. The hex code is actuall like so: Red = FF, Green = FF, Blue = FF totalling FFFFFF.
FF is actually the equivilent of 255, while 0F is equal to 15. Reason being, hex is base 16, while decimal is base 10:

Decimal	Hex
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9
10	A
11	B
12	C
13	D
14	E
15	F

So like decimal (base-ten), hexadecimal (base-sixteen) is calculated along the same principals.
Decimal: 12 = 1×10′s 2×1′s or 21 = 2×10′s 1×1′s
Hex: B3 = 11×16 3×1 or FF = 15×16 15×1

Why does hexadecimal exist, so reading 1011011000101110 becomes a lot easier.

1. Flash Gordon – The best by far.
2. Flare – Free, just extracts the actionscript from the swf.
3. SWF to FLA Converter – Not that great at extracting Actionscript, but good for extracting elements.

Kismet is a tool for wireless sniffing (just viewing what’s already passing through the air). And KisMAC is the OSX version. Best part about KisMAC is the Apple Airport Extreme card drivers for both Active and Passive support. Active, meaning you can see but can’t collect, and passive meaning you can see and collect.
So if your on OSX and you want to see the wireless in your area and collectively watch what’s be sent around, getting KisMAC is a good starting place.

If you are on OSX… click here

Welcome to CUPS web interface. Where you can monitor your print jobs, view your printers, administer print jobs, view past print jobs and so much more.

Little Snitch – OS X firewall application

With almost every type of application now making network connections without user approval it is vital to have a firewall application that is able to alert you when network access is being attempted from your machine out to the net. Most basic firewall settings for OSX allow outbound connections with no alerts or blocking.

You can either learn the ipfw command or just download Little Snitch.