history of hackers

In 2004, tech journalist Danny O’Brien interviewed several people he called
“over-prolific alpha geeks”—skilled and highly productive technologists
whose continuous output seemed unaffected by the constant disruptions
of modern technology. O’Brien hoped to identify patterns in the way these
Introduction
productive techies managed their work processes. Commonalities did emerge,
and the term life hacks was born.
The so-called alpha geeks had developed secret systems and tricks for getting
through their daily drudgery. They used simple, flexible tools such as text
files, email, and Unix command line scripts, and avoided bloated, complex
software. They imposed their own structures on their information, and set up
mechanisms that filtered and pushed the data they needed in front of their
eyes at the right time automatically.
The life hacks concept resonated with geeks across the Internet, including
the one typing these words. Amovement was born. In January of 2005, I began
writing Lifehacker.com, a daily weblog devoted to life hacks. Almost two
years later, I have the privilege of sharing the best life hacks that came out of
that work with you in these pages.

Posted in: HACKING TRICKS