Last week, I wrote about FireSheep, a newly released add-on for Firefox, allowed everyone including amateur hackers and snoopers the ability to not only identify individual social networking sessions currently in progress but also the ability to impersonate those people. This was made possible by intercepting cookies being broadcast in the clear (i.e. completely unencrypted) …
Tag: Linux
Nov 12 2010
BlackSheep – Detect FireSheep on an Unsecured Wi-Fi Network
- By Boydo in Blogging, Browsers, Communications, Connectivity, Facebook, Firefox, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Secure, Social Networking, SSL, Technology, Twitter, VPN, Wi-Fi, Wireless, WPA2
Sep 10 2010
Samsung Galaxy S – Why Download and Recovery Modes Are Missing
- By Boydo in Android, Interfaces, Linux, Operating Systems, Technology, USB
I’ve had some time on my hands the last couple of days due to the flu so I thought I would put some of that time toward working out why the download and recovery modes are seemingly disabled in some Samsung Galaxy S units around the globe. It’s been established that the download and recovery …
Jul 12 2010
No Static IP? Use DynDNS!
- By Boydo in Communications, Connectivity, Domain Name System, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, VoIP, VPN
Some of us aren’t blessed (or perhaps cursed depending how you look at it) with a static IP address. For me, it’s a blessing that I do have one because I can run a whole bunch of servers (for VoIP, web servers, TF2 and VPN for instance) without having to keep updating an IP address. …
Jun 10 2010
So Many Clocks – Which One is Right?
A lot of devices these days have a clock built into them like mobile phones, desk phones, microwaves, televisions, digital video recorders, computers as well as in our cars. With all of these clocks, which one is the most accurate and how can you ensure that your time is kept in sync with the rest …
May 16 2010
Skype Beta – Five-Way Video Calling Released
- By Boydo in Apple, Communications, iPad, iPhone, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Skype, Technology, VoIP
A little while back, I wrote about Skype and how it is great for free, high quality voice and video calls to other people that also use the Skype service. This week, Skype released a beta version of Skype into the wild that is capable of five-way video calling which is up from the usual …
Apr 11 2010
Skype – Free Voice and Video Calls for the Masses
- By Boydo in Apple, Circuit, Communications, Connectivity, Fixed, iPhone, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Skype, Switching, Technology, VoIP, Wireless
Traditionally, people have relied on landlines and more recently mobile phones to keep in touch with their friends and loved ones. Sure, costs to call people interstate or internationally have come down over the years and mobile caps are helpful to a degree but you still end up having to bear the cost of communication. …
Mar 31 2010
Subsonic – Free Streaming Music
- By Boydo in Apple, Connectivity, Content & Search, iPhone, iPod, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless
A few days ago, a friend of mine (thanks Mark!) brought a fantastic piece of software to my attention. It’s called Subsonic and it basically allows you to stream your music collection over the Internet to a streaming capable device. You’ll need a Windows, Mac or Linux computer to act as the streaming server and …
Mar 10 2010
Electronic Voting – Where is it?
- By Boydo in Legal, Linux, Operating Systems, Technology, Voting
A couple of days ago, I came across an article at ZDNet about the Victoria Electoral Commission expanding its e-voting deployment through the use of Linux-based computers. It still fascinates me that in this day and age that we still resort to pencil and paper and physically turn up at a designated location to cast …
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