Chriss Shiflett writes about a new page that lists a whole lot of examples/test cases of XSS issues. Using these, you could test your site/system for XSS vulnerabilities. A basic knowledge of XSS is expected already, but in his posting, Shiflett also links to some websites about the basics of XSS.
If you’re running Linux and you have a wireless card based on the Texas Instruments chipsets, then you don’t need to search for any Linux drivers for those cards. That’s what I found out after purchasing a license for my D-Link wireless card from Linuxant. It seems that Linuxant has landed a deal with Texas Instruments, resulting in the free use of the Linuxant Driverloader software for users of TI-based wireless cards. Now that’s what I call good service from TI. Also good service by Linuxant, by the way, who promptly refunded the license I bought.
If you’re NOT using a TI-based card, however, the Linuxant Driverloader software is still a very good buy. I have it running on my laptop (Intel Pro Wireless 2200 card) and it works perfectly. And the installation was dead easy. Definately a well-spent $20.
Don’t be scared. This is still the same site. I just changed the design… uhm, slightly? 😉
The default Pivot template is, well, a bit boring of course. And one is expected to alter it. And so I did. I based this design on Persian for WordPress. Of course, with Pivot’s slightly different setup, I had to alter it slightly. But it works well imho.
Only thing I know is that in Internet Explorer something is not going well, but that might also be related to the Calvin & Hobbes comic I posted earlier, because the image is a bit too wide for this design. I’ll tweak a bit and see how it works 🙂
Anyway, enjoy 🙂
Ubuntu Linux. A relatively new distribution in the Linux world, with a Gnome desktop. Being the lover of editting configuration files manually and such, I didn’t think it was for me. When my wife wanted linux though, and she disliked Slackware because it wasn’t intuitive enough for a new Linux user (can’t blame her), Ubuntu was my first thought. I’d received a few installation cd’s (you can order those for free!) and thought I’d give it a try.
Wow. I never thought I’d be impressed this much by a graphically oriented distribution. I mean, I also use X, but don’t use Gnome or KDE because I don’t need all the eyecandy, but this is good. Much better than, for instance, the default installation of Gnome that you get with Slackware, which was mainly what I was basing my opinion of Gnome on.
The menu’s are very intuitive, and there’s a lot of graphical configuration tools. Perfect for someone who has just left Windows for Linux. Very, very impressive. And maybe even more impressive is the great support. On the Ubuntu Forums you can already find answers to a lot of questions, simply by searching around a bit. I bumped into some minor issues, but had quickly found all the answers I needed.
Yes, Ubuntu is definately one of the best distributions, especially for people new to linux. There might be some minor flaws, but in general it definately works well and looks good.
Paul decided that it was time to call back some people. As the Support Team Leader, I also get regular messages through PM, e-mail or even in the comments of my weblog of people asking me for support. That is not what is supposed to happen. It’s clear from the forum rules, the README and my signature that I (and all other team members) should not be contacted with support questions in any other way than through the Support Forum.
OK, that’s all now. Walk on through. 🙂
I will probably get scolded at from the real Linux people. But after ages of struggling with my wireless network setup, I’ve finally found a solid, stable way to keep my wireless network running. This solution came in the form of the payware software Linuxant DriverLoader.
Now, I know that using their software does not give a good signal towards hardware manufacturers. And if I would’ve had time enough to spend on getting it to work, I would. But all I needed was a good, working wireless network. And I’ve got that, with little trouble, thanks to Linuxant. I don’t care anymore than I have to pay $20 per computer. I don’t care that it’s not Open Source. I’ve got a working network, and thats the most important thing for me.
Now, Bugtraq contains a lot of people that are not that smart. Just for the record, there are also a lot of people there that *are* really smart though 😉
Anyway, I just got pointed to this vulnerability that was recently posted. It seems that in phpBB 1.4.4, there is a vulnerability in the image bbcode.
OH NO!
To explain my … uhm … panicked response for those not in the know: phpBB 1.4.4 is a very very very old version of phpBB, and has been unsupported since the release of phpBB 2.0. That was quite a while ago. phpBB 2.2 is already on it’s way. Yes, it’s THAT long ago.
You know when your country is fucked when your artists tour around the world and start apologizing for their own government and their people who have been able to re-elect one of the worst presidents of all time.
On monday and tuesday, Live‘s Ed Kowalczyk did just that during their shows in Rotterdam.
A saturday night out. It’s been a while, and now that I’m gonna do it, it’s gonna be good. And varied. I’m starting with a performance by Adam Kowalczyk, followed by a nice party with performances by Owen, Apparat and Lackluster.
So, starting out with a pop/rock gig, and then moving to danceable electronic bleeps. Yes, this is going to be a good night.
It is really hard to type when you have a 5-week-old kitten sleeping on your arm. Trust me on that.