I was six-years-old when I received my first chess set. It was one of those with the cardboard chessboard and manila and black plastic pieces. I’m sure it came with a rulebook, but I doubt I read it. Perhaps I should have.
There are six pieces in chess. Each piece has its own movement restrictions. The smallest and seemingly the most worthless piece is the pawn. It can move to one unoccupied space on every move with the option to move forward two squares on its first move provided both squares are also unoccupied. It can only move forward unless it is attacking in which case it must move diagonally to capture an opponent’s piece. And, the pawn has a special shape-shifting move in which it can be promoted to any chess piece if it makes it to the eighth rank (the opponent’s back row). That’s it. Or, so I thought. Enter the en passant.
When I set up a username and password for a new account I have but two options: use the same U/P for all accounts, or set up an individual U/P for each site, service and software program. The first is the easiest and least secure. The second challenges my brain and usually leads to me clicking the “forgot my password” button. Enter the password manager.
The new iPhone 4 comes with a 5-megapixel still camera and HD (720P/30FPS) video recording capabilities. While this is a vast improvement over the 3GS, the recorded images are degredaded to a ridiculously poor quality unless you tether your iPhone 4 to a computer and transfer the files directly (or dl iOS 4.1). Enter Pixelpipe.
