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So You Lost Your Vista Password?

03.May.08 | 2 Comments

I try a lot of software and utilities every week, both at work and at home. Most of it I never mention here on the blog for a variety or reasons. But when I find one that works well or is a life-saver, then I know what my next post will be about!
And this is [...]

Worst Phishing Attempt EVAR!

01.May.08 | 2 Comments

Just got this in my email — most possibly the worst phishing attempt I’ve yet to see. It was meant to look like a paypal message from an eBay purchase.
First, they forwarded it to me. But the spelling…

Check out those URLs. Seriously? You couldn’t at least spell the anchor text “properly?”
Weaksauce, but very funny!

WordPress Upgraders — Did You Miss New Security?

29.Apr.08 | 5 Comments

If you’ve just upgraded your WordPress blog — as opposed to a new install — it is possible that you’ve missed out on a new security feature introduced with WordPress 2.5x. Why do I think that’s possible? Well, because I did.
WP 2.5 introduced a “security key” that you add to your wp-config.php file. When I [...]

Follow-Up on Proxy ARP [Resolved]

19.Apr.08 | 1 Comment

Last May (has it really been that long?) I had an article about Proxy ARP and my challenges in trying to accomplish something along those lines on the cheap. I had some good comments but, to be honest, didn’t totally comprehend the solutions offered.
From that post:
So here’s the poop: I have a handful of servers [...]

Dead Latitude (alas!) and No Metasploit Love on Win 2000

16.Feb.08 | 7 Comments

I no longer am looking for a battery for a Dell Latitude. Alas, she died this evening — the CPU fan gave up the ghost. I tried some of the magical 3-in-1 oil but no love. Decided that I’m not spending any more money on this one… I’ll pull the ram and hard drive tomorrow [...]

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