FedEx Virus

kubulai — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:22:44 +0000

Client clicked a link in email that appeared to be from FedEx tracking. The following screen appeared. The victim was expecting FedEx shipments and so was baited into clicking the email link. She uses Windows XP as an Administrator account so the virus was immediately installed without consulting her. Click the photo for the raw image.

VMWare Player

kubulai — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:56:03 +0000

whenever Linux upgrades, the VMWare becomes unusable for a month or two until VMWare catches up. To run, the VMWare Player must be compiled with the current Linux headers. If you upgraded to 11.10 and lost your headers, run the command line sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r), Then download the current (free) version of VMWare Player from VMWare.com and install it. [...]

Worst Passwords — Alpha Doggs

kubulai — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:01:49 +0000

Lists of the Worst / Most Common Passwords [...]

Zoom in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot now works, sort of

kubulai — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:30:26 +0000

I updated Ubuntu software today with apt-get dist-upgrade and the Compiz eZoom feature now functions in Unity 3D. Reboot is required for it to take effect. It DOES NOT work in Ubuntu 2D.

See my prior posts on how to install Compiz. Set the Zoom In to Super + Button 4, Zoom Out to Super [...]

Do It Yourself Cloud Instructions

kubulai — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:43:28 +0000

This article explains how to build your own cloud and automagically download the current versions of all the vids you like to watch. You need some free open-source software plus an old computer. From ExtremeTech: http://www.extremetech.com/computing/101441-create-your-own-personal-media-cloud

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

kubulai — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:08:38 +0000

The next release of Ubuntu, October 2011, is Oneiric Ocelot.

Reviews are here and here. Release notes are here. The Ubuntu home page is here. The conventional Download page is here.

The Unity (mobile phone) desktop is mandatory now with no alternatives. Thunderbird is now the default email client. ‘Dash Home’ is the circle at the top left of [...]

Windows 8

kubulai — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:57:29 +0000

Until we get a better manifestation of the brain-computer communication link the lowly keyboard will remain. Rumors of the death of the desktop are exaggerated at this time. [...]

UEFI

kubulai — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:33:14 +0000

Speculation is that Microsoft will force hardware vendors to hard wire their computers so that they can only boot Windows 8, through a feature called UEFI. See here, here, here, and here.

Microsoft requires that machines conforming to the Windows 8 logo program and running a client version of Windows 8 ship with secure boot enabled. [...]

Simple and Easy Security

kubulai — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:35:05 +0000

InfoWorld.com had a good, short, article on hacking here by Roger A. Grimes. Roger makes the point that security losses are not usually due to smart criminals breaking in by unpredictable means, but rather

Malicious hackers are using pretty much the same old tools and exploiting the same old weaknesses. However, companies and end-users aren’t [...]

HP Touchpad Review

kubulai — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:33:34 +0000

http://geekbeat.tv/review-hp-touchpad-with-webos-is-a-great-deal-for-the-price/

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