A few weeks ago, a worm that targeted jailbroken iPhones was released. This worm worked by exploiting a very simple security vulnerability. When installing SSH on a jailbroken phone, a default password is assigned and the user is not forced to change it. That’s the only problem. This worm scanned for open SSH ports in [...]
Recently, I found this graphic on the internet. It annoys me to no end that most people do not understand the difference between “I could care less” and “I couldn’t care less.”
There are so many posts out on the internet about router security. Well, here is another one. In my house, I receive at least 6 WAPs in some spots of my house. Over the few years that we have lived in our current house, I have seen router security improve. However, people take the first [...]
I have 30 Google Wave invitations available. I have posted this on many places on the internet, so I won’t be upset this time about outsiders. Comment with your GMail address to get one. Revision: I am out of Google Wave invites until further notice. I will post again once I receive more invitations.
Here is my second project on the Arduino. I had the idea to expand the LCD project that I previously posted here to add a little bit of customization. What I did was set it up so that I could type in text on a web page (remotely) and have it show up on the [...]
Connectify is a new program that turns your Windows 7 PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot. It’s interesting because Microsoft had announced that this feature would be built into Windows 7 on release, but never got around to finishing it. Interestingly, enough code was left in the operating system to make it easy to code a [...]
I will be giving out 8 Google Wave invitations. The first 8 people who post comments here using their GMail address as the contact for the comment will get them. I apologize for those who read my blog regularly. Someone posted this at Overclockers UK and sent a bunch of people who have never even [...]