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Archive for June 20th, 2007

PHP exploit code plants itself in GIF

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

 
Blog: Security researchers found PHP exploit code embedded in a GIF on a major image hosting site, slipping through the proverbial gates with the aid of a legitimate image at the beginning of the file, according to security researchers.

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PHP exploit code plants itself in GIF
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Visuwords: WordNet goes graphical

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

 
WordNet is one of the best English language references available, but its command-line and rather primitive graphical interfaces don’t really do it justice. WordNet would greatly benefit from a graphical front-end similar to Visual Thesaurus that allows you to view and explore the connections between different words. Fortunately, there is a tool that does exactly [...]

GPL compliance issues are tearing Joomla! apart

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

 
Joomla! project leader Louis Landry and his colleagues want to protect the project they love. That’s why, after two years of allowing proprietary plugins for the open source CMS, the group has decided to ask third-party developers for voluntary compliance with the terms of the GNU General Public License, under which Joomla! is licensed. Those [...]

How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

One of the most hated things on the Personal Computer is Crapware. It slows your PC down to a crawl, often causes instability and crashes, eats up valuable screen real-estate, and may even border on Malware. I started on this topic a few months ago with a partial solution but it wasn’t the total solution [...]

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