Quick Review: Boxee Box
December 27, 2011 – 12:22 am | 3 Comments

Some of the technical issues with Boxee Box could have been fixed if the dev team was paying more attention to addressing the bugs rather than adding “features” of dubious value. In the final analysis, for the price and ease of use, Boxee Box is the best in its class and price range. You just need to be mindful of its limitations and buy it in hope of future improvements to its usability.

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Facebook Security for the Lazy
April 28, 2011 – 2:36 am | 2 Comments
Facebook Security for the Lazy

Every time you use Facebook, you probably have a nagging feeling in the back of your head that someone other than your friends is reading your posts. You should trust that feeling. At the same time, keep in mind that Facebook is a tool designed primarily for sharing personal information with large groups of people you barely know. Facebook is not your personal diary or a substitute for SMS. You just need to assume that everything you post on Facebook inevitably will end up in the hands of someone you don’t like very much. And then you proceed based on that assumption.

Linksys WAP54G Secure Configuration
June 11, 2008 – 1:09 pm | No Comment
Linksys WAP54G Secure Configuration

Below are some basic steps to secure a wireless access point (WAP). The screenshots are for Linksys WAP54G v. 3.04, however, the same steps will apply to wireless access points from other manufacturers. Understand this: …

Distributed password cracking with Medussa
May 10, 2006 – 2:43 pm | No Comment
Distributed password cracking with Medussa

Medussa is a password cracking application that supports distributed processing. One node acts as the Medussa server and the rest of the nodes are running the client application. The server node, in addition to running …

Protected: Notes on Electronic Security
February 7, 2006 – 12:05 pm | Enter your password to view comments.

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