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How Far Down Does the HBGary Rabbithole go?
very very deep. There has GOT to be criminal charges against the companies involved....of course with the blatant stealing the banks are doing who knows? Folks wonder I see paranoid...if the good guys are willing to break whatever law they have to for whatever...
More Details About HBGary..It Gets Creepy..Please Read Carefully
Read this...people like this are worse than the "bad" guys. Also keep in mind all of the stuff you are putting out there on Facebook and other sites. It's not hard to build a scarily detailed profile of you no matter "careful" you think you are being if you...
Check Paper Error on Canon MF Series
It's apparently a known issue. I had to Google it to find this as this is NOT on Canon's site.
Microsoft Calls it Correctly..Infoworld Gets it Wrong
An IE problem IS a windows problem due to how ie/windows is architected. You cannot remotely take over a machine with firefox unless you are running as admin. You CAN take a over a machine if you are running IE even in non-admin mode due to IE being directly...
Don’t go Near Sandy Bridge Until Fixed Parts are in the Channel
So Intel is going to continue to sell defective products. The new fixed parts won't be out until Apr-June timeframe. Yes you can work around the defect by not using the sata-2 ports...why should we have to do this? If anyone buys a sandy bridge part before the new...
My latest project
I tire of the MS lockin. What I've done is begun to build another deployment option for my clients( all of which are under 10 users. For now i'll user server 2008 for authentication and file/print sharing...in a vm. Another vm holds a vmware appliance running...
The Anonomys “victim” list grows.
So the list grows. Started by a law firm..at the request of BofA. Unless this was gov't sanctioned there's already tons of folks needing to get irons. So far there's been zero mention of a court order so this is all an illegal attempt. So the question remains....
Palantir Shys Away From HB Gary After the Anonymous Pwnage
HB Gary gets further isolated. One of the two other companies that assisted HB Gary in it's illegal witch hunt has now apologized and "severed all ties" to HB Gary. My question is...why would anyone do business with these companies now anyway? I understand if you...
How one man tracked down Anonymous—and didn’t figure out he didn’t until he was the one “pwned”
Now he has not only gotten himself owned but his employer and his employers parent who was in the middle of a sellout. What this man was doing wasn't legitimate research...it was a vendetta. How one man tracked down Anonymous—and paid a heavy price.
More Church client news
Zimbra has been a bit hit. I'm currently trying to get the software lifecycles synchronized. Zimbra 7 has just been released.. unfortunately zimbra does not support Debian any longer. Centos 6 is about to be released and I'm not a fan of Ubuntu. Centos 5 expires...
Radio Support
Got the new server online months ago..sorry for the lack of news. I wound up sticking with Debian. Everything went smoothly and now there are several domains running off of this box including multiple streaming servers. Now a bigger challenge looms...moving...
IPv6 addresses – how many is that in numbers? – Our Latest Discovery
First of all, he’s more precise with his numbers: 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 And he shows us how to say it: 340- undecillion 282- decillion 366- nonillion 920- octillion 938- septillion 463- sextillion 463- quintillion 374- quadrillion 607-...
Facebook Finally Does Something Good
Go do this. At least you won't be able to have your facebook account stolen when you are on public wifi. To turn on your HTTP connection, go to the "Account Security" section of Facebook's Account Settings page. Facebook offers users SSL crypto • The Register.
No opting out from Facebook turning your check-ins, likes into ads
If you want to protect your businesses name then don't use Facebook since they are now going to post ads using your company's name and posts in ads to others. I can see possible trademark and copyright infringement here. Better go check your Facebook profile pic to...
Smishing: A new Twist on an Old Scam
As long as you keep the same rules in mind for text messages as e-mail..you won't get clobbered by this. Keep in mind a text is nothing more than a shortened e-mail send to your phone. Smishing: scary new malware scam - Technology & science - Security -...
New privacy concerns for Facebook over phone numbers, addresses
Considering my earlier post about Facebook this isn't unexpected. If you aren't already paranoid enough to remove your address and cell phone number from Facebook, today might be the day. Facebook has decided to give its third-party app developers API access to users'...
Microsoft sends Windows 7 SP1 to OEMs • The Register
For those who like to wait for SP1 of anything...MS is about to release Service Pack 1 for Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Microsoft sends Windows 7 SP1 to OEMs • The Register.
Google Chrome Delivers Enterprise Deployment and Management – Web Services Web 20 and SOA – News & Reviews – eWeek.com
I'll be testing this first on my network and then pushing it to other networks(clients) that will follow my reccomendation here. Firefox is old and isn't catching up. IE is even more current than Firefox. Google Chrome is the new star right now..:) Google Chrome...
The Cloud and Why it’s Going to Cost You More
At Least in Internet Fees. don't think that Comcast, Verizon, or anyone else can give you 10 megabits at 50/month and be profitable. They can't. I am expecting a new model in pricing much like you do on water or electricity. You pay for every bit of data. You...
An Interesting Revelation
I just did my annual update to the Linux Counter Project which is located at counter.li.org. Once i finished my updates I was quote shocked at what I found. Out of all the machines I manage in one form or another(at least server wise) more than 90% are Linux boxes....
Great site for IR-ADV 5051 manual
http://www.tcnj.edu/~helpdesk/documents/Canon%20eManuals/Canon%20Color%20eManual/iRADV_C5051_Manual_us/contents/adfunc_002/func.html
What the acronyms from cat /proc/cpuinfo mean
BOINC FAQ Service. BOINC FAQ Service. Ever wondered what all those acronyms are that are behind your CPU description? I'll try to put them down in this FAQ. I am missing a few. Sorry for that, I'll keep on hunting though. 🙂 To see the options on your CPU, use the...
Comcast Issues Continue
If you find you can't surf on your Comcast connection they are having intermittent issues with their DNS server. DNS is the server that translates www.hotmail.com to the actual ip address. when those have issue you can't surf. Comcast DNS is having issues...
The Real Story Behind the Comcast-Level 3 Battle: Tech News «
Let's get the Comcast hating blinders off. The Real Story Behind the Comcast-Level 3 Battle: Tech News «.
The Good Ship Level 3 Sinks…but Comcast screws the pooch too
I found this great nugget on the nanog list again. You can read my opinions about this tussle here and here. In a message written on Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 08:12:23PM -0600, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: > The part that I find most interesting about this current...