Google went down for a short while today. I captured a screenshot to share with everyone:
Month: October 2005
The Ultimate Mac Freeware Package for Your iPod
The Mac developer community has given us Mac users a ton of great software for our iPods. But what if you wanted the best that freeware had to offer for your iPod? This article offers you a small group of 5 applications that lets your iPod work for you.
SuSE Linux 10
I’ve been playing around with the latest version of SuSE Linux and so far I’m loving it. Since I’m waiting for my new computer parts to arrive, I went ahead and installed it to my current machine (it’s an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ overclocked to 1.8GHz with half a gig of Corsair RAM, running on an Asus A7N8X Deluxe motherboard). The install went smooth after I got a drive to read the burned dual layer DVD. It some ways it was easier than a Windows install, and supported all of my hardware.
Now I’m just waiting for my new parts to arrive so I can install and run SuSE in 64-bit mode. For those that are interested, my new computer is going to consist of an AMD Athlon64 3000+ Venice (probably going to overclock to 2.4 – 2.7GHz) with a gig of OCZ RAM, running on a DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D motherboard. I’ll post pictures of the build when everything comes in…
Easy Firewall and Brute Force Detection
I’ve been using Advanced Policy Firewall (APF) and Brute Force Detection (BFD) on my dedicated servers for a while now for increased security. I just installed them at work for our Linux-based mail servers. The APF install guide is here, and the BFD install guide is here.
IIS Error – The requested resource is in use
We use a program called SolarWinds to monitor our network usage and statistics. But lately, I’ve been getting “The requested resource is in use” while trying to view our network monitoring and statistics page. Not a very helpful message, thanks Microsoft…
This is on a Windows 2003 Server, so it uses IIS (Internet Information Server) and ASP (Active Server Pages) for its graphing and network overview features.
To fix this error, I just made a backup of the server’s configuration, uninstalled IIS, and then reinstalled. That fixed IIS, but SolarWinds couldn’t connect to the database anymore. I re-ran the configuration wizard that comes with SolarWinds, and everything came back.
I’m glad all of my pages are hosted with Apache on CentOS 4.
Hacking Your iTrip
I’m going to try this with my iTrip.
The Griffin iTrip is great but has a very short range before the signal starts breaking up. In most cases, moving the iPod to the backseat or even the passenger side will cause static and fading in the sound. Here’s how to increase the range to almost 60 feet.
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Solution to the iTunes -208 Error Problem
If iTunes 6 is getting the -208 error, this article at Apple may help you get it fixed.
Remember when typing commands in Terminal – everything is pretty much cAsE sEnSiTiVe.
Apple – Discussions – Solution to the iTunes -208 Error Problem
This link is now broken (apparently the discussion thread got closed).
Now you can just download the iTunes 6 installer from Apple’s site. iTunes 6.0.1 fixed this issue.
Explanation of how the MySpace worm worked
A step-by-step guide by “Samy”, the guy who created the MySpace Javascript worm that was featured last week. Includes code samples and explains how he got around the limitations of MySpace’s script-stripping engine.
Geek goes popular on Myspace
Looks like this guy really wanted to be popular on myspace. Actually kind of interesting when you read it, heh.
The Four Most Dangerous Security Myths
Interesting article found on digg:
A lot of “accepted wisdom” is just flat-out wrong. If you’ve been told that patches always fix a security hole, or that SSL is all you need to be safe, read on.