Monthly Archives: Mai 2008

Google Investing In Datacenter Near Linz?

Posted on 30. Mai 2008 by jplasser

There’s some rumor that Google is going to build a datacenter near Linz.

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Windoze: "Built-In" Security Tools

Posted on 30. Mai 2008 by jplasser

For those of us who didn’t know this: Built-in Windows Command-Line Security Tools. “Built-In”, haha …

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Foolproof Systems

Posted on 28. Mai 2008 by jplasser

“The biggest problem encountered while trying to design a system that was completely foolproof, was, that people tended to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” —Douglas Adams

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CopyAllURLs Maintenance Release 0.8.1

Posted on 21. Mai 2008 by jplasser

I just uploaded the latest version of my Firefox extension. It now supports Firefox 3 (I tested it with RC1, but it should also work with the final fox). At the moment I have not yet implemented any new features, … Continue reading →

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Debian's poor OpenSSL Randomness

Posted on 16. Mai 2008 by jplasser

This is worth reading. Update: The Debian people created a website with instructions to rollover keys. And there’s also a Perl script for testing SSH servers an other packages for vulnerabilities. Update 2: Bruce Schneier jumped in. And here is … Continue reading →

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Recording ISOs on Vista

Posted on 14. Mai 2008 by jplasser

Windows Vista lacks the ability to burn ISO files on CD. ISO Recorder fills this gap. Ah yeah, I know I should have installed a real operating system … Edited to add on 2008/06/18: I had to uninstall ISO Recorder … Continue reading →

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I don't use "personal firewalls"

Posted on 9. Mai 2008 by jplasser

I have never used personal firewalls on my computers. And I really tend to refuse such piece of software. Maybe it’s related to my habit not to work on Windows over the last years, but I generally think you don’t … Continue reading →

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Quotes from Schneier's "Beyond Fear"

Posted on 9. Mai 2008 by jplasser

Just found some interesting quotes from Bruce Schneier’s book “Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World”. I really like this one: “Anyone can understand security. The people who think they know best, and the people who think … Continue reading →

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Java does'nt like C:\Programme on Vista

Posted on 8. Mai 2008 by jplasser

On my German Windows Vista I have a folder called C:\Programme which is basically the translation of C:\Program Files in the English version. But unlike in Windows XP, where the folder is really called this way, Vista does use a … Continue reading →

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New testing magazine

Posted on 8. Mai 2008 by jplasser

I just found a new magazine in our company’s mail and it’s quite informative and entertaining to read: testing experience. Download the first issue for free here (PDF). Jose Diaz, from Diaz Hilterscheid have for a long time hatched the … Continue reading →

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