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Disable Java plugins to avoid drive by installs
As a computer repair technician I clean up a lot of computers with Java based malware. Java is known for its zero-day vulnerabilities and as a popular vector for cross-platform attacks. Not to mention the fact that Java Runtime Environment (JRE) updates never remove old versions, and Java installs and enables plugins for all popular [...]
A good reason to dump OpenDNS
Like me, you’ve probably read all sorts of great things about the public DNS service OpenDNS, but one thing you should find out for yourself is how it will impact the speed of your web browsing. After using OpenDNS name servers for months at work I started to notice that page load times at home (on a [...]
Fix a malfunctioning BlackBerry Trackball [video]
A friend of mine had a couple Bolds with trackball issues, we went as far as taking one of them apart and attempting to clean the trackball mechanism with no luck. I finally came across this method on a forum and we were amazed by the results – so amazed that we recorded the process [...]
Trojan.Rootkit-1835 ClamAV False Positive
This morning I was going over last night’s ClamWin scan results on my Windows XP box and found a few instances of Trojan.Rootkit-1835 infecting the following files:
Enable Gnome Video Thumbnails in Arch Linux
Gnome’s file manager Nautilus does a great job of automatically thumbnailing all kinds of files including pretty much any video file. But, in a fresh Arch Linux install you still need a few gstreamer packages to enable totem-video-thumbnailer to do its job…
Relevant Windows 7 facts
This is not meant to be a thorough report, just the highlights I found relevant related to its recent release. Versions Starter is weak (for netbooks) 32-bit only, OEM pre-install only Home Basic is for emerging markets (we probably won’t see it in the US much) Home Premium is what most consumers will end up [...]
WordCamp PDX ’09 Day 1 – What I came away with
I just attended WordCamp Portland ’09 Day 1 (Sat, Sept. 19 2009) an this is what I came away with… Session: Jason Grigsby – Speed Up WordPress. Make Readers Happy and Your Site Green Setting expires headers really does matter in the battle for page loading speed/efficiency. SpriteMe makes CSS sprite implementation so easy there’s [...]
Sometimes Ghost is truly the best tool
Lately I’ve been loving Clonezilla for rolling out refurbed Dell workstations. It’s been really cool, boot from USB “liveCD”, clone disk to disk directly over gigabit ethernet, reboot, repeat. But after doing 10 of them, I ran into the true limitation of Clonezilla. Clonezilla relies on ntfsclone and partimage (great tools) but they share a [...]
Google Reader Mobile beats Viigo for RSS on BlackBerry
Viigo has some great features and all but for simple RSS reading on my BlackBerry Google Reader Mobile beats the crap out of Viigo.
New theme: The Morning After
New theme integration is progress. I just don’t have the gas to do it all in one night…
