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Adventures in flying, computing, etc.
Jan 16, 2013
I don't like Dell
Here are many reasons why I don't like Dell. read more...
Jun 24, 2012
Cryptography Lessons
Simple explanations of how crypto works. read more...
Mar 02, 2012
Federal Linux Security Resources/checklists
A very good use of our tax dollars and worth the attention of sysadmins. read more...
Feb 02, 2012
Verisign intrusion
What does it mean for CAs and our business? read more...
Aug 27, 2011
PA-23 Piper Aztec checkout
Last week I got checked out in the Piper Aztec. We shot some video of the flight. read more...
Jan 12, 2011
Comments on "Views regarding PCI compliance are mostly positive"
Dec 26, 2010
SIP brute force attacks
VOIP systems are under attack. read more...
Nov 19, 2010
You cannot rely on antivirus
Antivirus is inherently out of date while consuming ever-increasing resources while viruses are now far more dangerous. read more...
Oct 10, 2010
Windows market share
For the very first time ever in my many years of involvement with Linux and KPLUG (and probably even in my life) it is credibly reported that Windows market share is decreasing. And a FLOSS web browser has the majority of browsers. read more...
Sep 23, 2010
Aeronautical charts
What to do with expired aeronautical charts? read more...
May 22, 2010
PHP
Why I still don't like it read more...
Apr 02, 2010
The old "because it's the most popular" myth
The ever-popular misconception that "Windows only attracts worms/viruses/botnets because it is the most popular" came up again today. Fortunately, this is readily disproven by counter-example. read more...
Mar 26, 2010
Flight to Catalina Island (KAVX)
Fly to Catalina, shoot a VOR approach to minimums, eat some buffalo, come back home. read more...
Jun 09, 2009
Change and HTML emails
Someone posted about why some IT pros seem to be against change. And then wondered aloud why the mailing list software we use doesn't accept HTML email. I had to to reply... read more...
Apr 06, 2009
Apr 01, 2009
I was attacked by Spam from Outer Space
Mar 26, 2009
Linux worm/virus on the loose!
Yeay! read more...
Mar 11, 2009
RedHat Security
RedHat has just released "Risk report: Four years of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4" read more...
Mar 04, 2009
Assaulted for promoting freedom
More and more this is what freedom is about in the modern age... read more...
Jan 08, 2009
We are paying for Microsoft's jelly doughnut.
I am putting together a theatrical version of Stanley Kubrick's classic war film "Full Metal Jacket". Starring: Microsoft as the fatbody Private Pyle. Russian crackers as Sargeant Hartman rummaging through the footlocker. Your social security number as the jelly doughnut. Windows as the unlocked footlocker. You and I as the rest of the platoon. read more...
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