You know, I’m working as an IT administrator and I care about security. That’s why I’m worrying about passwords too. So why not running some tests to see some interesting numbers? Let’s get to work. Our tool of crime: A linux box running a 400 MHz Xeon CPU, some RAM, a solid Raid and John The Ripper. Regarding […]
Author: ToeiRei
The OQO odyssey – Part 2
This article is part of the OQO odyssey series – You might want to read Part 1 first. As the windows installation was finished, I am adding my default software set containing Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Antivir and some Sysinternals-Tools. But if you remember the first article about the installation, I have left 15 GB for a Linux installation […]
The password on archive anjelina
As some spammer guy abuses my domain name again, my mail server got some work to do. Anyways, this time there’s a new bastard out there pretending to be a video of Angelina Jolie. For making it through the common malware scanners the virus is hidden in a password protected rar archive… Keep your eyes open, out there!
The OQO odyssey – Part 1
Everything started with a package from japan. I bought an OQO Model 01+ on ebay, a small UMPC – The disc was wiped, but the recovery cd was available. Hey, that’s the perfect geek toy! As I opened the box, I discovered, that the power cord was missing. If this is the worst thing happening, I’m happy – […]
A package from japan
eBay is great. Especially if you need spare parts for old hardware. You can get them from everywhere. My last order came from japan. Thanks to package tracking services we are able to see, where our packages currently are. But have you ever thought of looking up the distance on a map? I’m doing it here for you […]
Cutting back WordPress
Since the last release of wordpress, I have had to look through the code again for getting rid of those unneeded killer features. One of them is called revisions. Instead of coding useless stuff, they should listen more to the community and what they need. But let’s get back to our topic and fire up an editor for […]