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Category Archives: David
Missed family member
Last week on Wednesday my family became incomplete. Our dog, Muirna, passed away from an unknown illness. It has been hard and it hurts, but we have begun the slow healing process. She will always be remembered for all the … Continue reading
How to secure and Eee PC 1000 and why
Ok, so I’ve had my new Eee PC 1000 for several days and am loving it. But, I did find a few really glaring security issues. So with a lot of research I’ve come up with a basic list of … Continue reading
New Article: EeePC 1000 review
I just posted my review of my new EeePC 1000. This is the Linux version with the 10″ screen and 40GB worth of solid state drive. So far I like it, hardware is great, software is good, security sucks. Go … Continue reading
LinuxWorld SanFran 3 weeks away!!
Well it’s coming up, LinuxWorld Conference and Expo is only three weeks away. I had the opportunity again to chair the Security Track, and though it was a rough year getting the session together (This is the first time since … Continue reading
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At the border there is no privacy
I’ve been watching this for a while now, and took note of a recent ruling in a US court which said you have no expectations of privacy at the border when returning from international travel. This means that when you … Continue reading
LinuxWorld Security Track shaping up again!
Busy once more trying to finalize the Security Track for LinuxWorld San Francisco. Will be hard to top some of the speakers from last year, but I’ve got some very interesting topics this year. I just always forget how hard … Continue reading
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Sad news, D&D creater passed away.
When I was young (i.e., all the way through college) I played assorted pen and paper RPGs. It started with the first D&D red box set, quickly followed by AD&D, AD&D 2nd Addition, Marvel Comics, CyberPunk, MechWarriors, WarHammer 40k, and … Continue reading
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Hmmm interesting news about Verizon’s coming “Open Network”
Just ran across this interesting news bit: “Verizon Wireless Says ‘Bring Your Own’ Device” Very interesting, but after reading it, all it really sounds like is a slightly refined version of what GSM networks are all about. I have for … Continue reading
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The annoyance of brute force attacks.
I run several servers, all of which run linux, OpenSSH, and Apache HTTPD. Some run VSftpd as well (legacy requirements). They all are attacked by brute force hacking attempts daily, yes daily. Every day I go through my logs and … Continue reading
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Upgrade from a Treo 650 to a Treo 680…then what…
Well, I decided about a month ago that the old Treo 650 was getting old and needed a little refresh, I generally keep my PDAs for about 3 years before upgrading, and that’s about how long it’s been. Unfortunately, there … Continue reading
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