Category Archives: Computers

Posts about computers in general.

Being a Responsible Adblock User

I’ve been using firefox in combination with adblock plus for a long time now, and haven’t really second guessed myself. A lot of websites aren’t there for the users, but in fact just there to make money. I don’t appreciate … Continue reading

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Things To Know About Passwords

Doing this project for my work, which requires me to crack passwords from a long list of users, has taught me a lot of general things about passwords. I’ve actually figured out 600 745 of the 2000 passwords from users … Continue reading

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Crack Project

So I’ve got a 3rd project now. I’m supposed to see if I can break passwords from a computer. This will be used to email them and let them know that they need to change their passwords. It involves cracking, … Continue reading

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Server Move

I’ve moved all of my websites to new servers. It’s on the same service provider, but I’m paying less and I have more bandwidth and space. It was a good 4 hours or so to move everything over, but I … Continue reading

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Tablet Pen

My new laptop is fully put together now that I got my pen from Toshiba. The battery is here and everything. The laptop is a Toshiba Tecra M4, and when I push the joystick button in on the screen, it … Continue reading

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Tablet PC

I’m getting a tablet PC today! It was actually pretty cheap, I got it off eBay without an operating system, so there wasn’t a lot of competition. I’m excited! UPS says it has been sent out for delivery. 3 day … Continue reading

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Presenter Slowed, Other Work to Continue

There’s just not enough time in my nights. Time in the day is unproductive for me, because I just don’t have the motivation to do it before 5:00. Then I finally get my shows watched and turn off the TV, … Continue reading

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Video Card

I finally have a fully working computer. After spending two weeks ordering a video card, sending it back because it wasn’t compatible, and ordering another video card, it’s finally complete. The via driver that was used by my computer was … Continue reading

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A Good Progammer

I found a pretty good article on the signs of a good programmer. I fit a lot of those, except maybe being in a variety of technologies. I pretty much stick to things that have good documentation (such as programming … Continue reading

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Linux: Setuid/Setgid

This is good information that all Linux developers should know: setuid/setgid.

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