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Archive for October, 2009

Facebook Password Scam

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Okay folks in case you have not heard as of yet and hopefully before you fall for it. Some scum buckets are sending emails to folks, saying do to our strict security you must reset your password! Don’t and I repeat Don’t fall for this, it seems to be hitting me wth increased rapidity by [...]

WhiteHouse.gov switches to Drupal

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

 
Under the open-source model, thousands of people pick it apart simultaneously and increase security. It comes more cheaply than computer coding designed for a single client, such as the Executive Office of the President. It gives programmers around the world a chance to offer upgrades, additions or tweaks to existing programs that the White House [...]

Pie-splattered comedian Soupy Sales dies at 83 (AP)

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

 
AP - Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He was 83.
Darn I grew up watching him and his famous pie in the face and he had no fears of who got the pie, [...]

Nigerian "Scam Police" Shut Down 800 Web Sites

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

 
Sooner Boomer writes “Nigerian police in what is named Operation ‘Eagle Claw’ have shut down 800 scam web sites, and arrested members of 18 syndicates behind the fraudulent scam sites. Reports on Breitbart.com and Pointblank give details on the busts. The investigation was done in cooperation with Microsoft, to help develop smart technology software capable [...]

Simple KDE Trick #2: using remote desktops with avahi, krfb and krdc (with video)

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

 
Most people nowadays have more than one computer. Often, you are using one, and would like to do something in another. In this video, I will explain how trivial it is to do that without leaving your seat in a modern Linux using KDE.
Darn and after reading this you are going to say, “That’s [...]

Windows 7 Review (Not Linux but interesting read)

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

 
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,…est=latestnewsNotice how W7 is copying features of Linux/Mac. Also, the author states their is no real reason to switch to W7. Without saying it, he could be summarized as stating W7 is a polished Vista.
Darn it is cute they way they have “found” so many new features to add in now, humm Linux has had [...]

Choosing a Desktop Linux Distro, Part 2: Installation and Support

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

 
With more than 200 Linux distributions currently listed at Linux Online, it’s perhaps an understatement to say that newcomers to the field face a broad array of choices. In addition to considering their own goals for Linux, however, potential users may also need to take other factors into account. Hardware considerations are often foremost [...]

Linux Security Notes - AIDE File Integrity

Monday, October 19th, 2009

 
AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Enviornment) is a tool to check the file integrity. It is an opensource substitute for TRIPWIRE. It allows to take snapshots of all the major configuration files, binaries as well as libraries stats. It helps to find which binaries have been changed in case of compromisation of the system.
Nice little [...]

Teeth-Gnashing and Tongue-Lashing Over Desktop Linux Foot-Shooting

Monday, October 19th, 2009

 
Lack of vendor support, lack of marketing, too much “bad techie attitude,” too much infighting and not enough developer cooperation are “Five ways the Linux desktop shoots itself in the foot,” contends Computerworld’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. “Every time I’ve ever posted on ubuntu’s forum, dive been treated very nicely,” protested Anonymous in the Computerworld [...]

Choosing a Desktop Linux Distro, Part 1: Getting What You Want

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

 
There are many compelling reasons to switch to Linux. Excellent security and low — or nonexistent — costs, to name just two, have already persuaded countless organizations and individuals around the globe to eschew the world of end-user license agreements and opt for the freedom and openness of Linux instead. Yet switching to Linux [...]

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