Crypto Flaws
Over on Bruce Schneier's Blog , there's some interesting discussion about some attacks on AES encryption that have recently come to light. It's all highly th...
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Technical notes and observations from years of supporting creative businesses on Mac.
The Homewrecker
Spotted over at the Instructables site, the rather appropriately named: The Homewrecker .
Read post →Warning Signs for Tomorrow
An old one, but a good one... Over at Andart , there are some well thought out, and quite humorous, Warning Signs for Tomorrow . They were posted some time a...
Read post →Best Practices for VMWare Fusion and Time Machine
There has been some confusion going around as to the best way to back up data in a VMware Fusion virtual machine. It is not practical to use Time Machine to...
Read post →Kai's Home-made Pesto Recipe
Take 1 bunch of Basil and pick off the leaves, leaving all the stems behind. Rinse the leaves well and pat dry with a tea towel. Gently roast a small handful...
Read post →RFC 1925 - The Twelve Networking Truths
Here are the 12 networking truths. They apply to a whole heap more than just networking, most of them are good advice for pretty much any situation you could...
Read post →Samsung SNE-50K e-book reader announced - SlashGear
eBooks are getting closer and closer to being completely usable. No longer the size of a (rather thin) trade paperback, this one is more the size of a regula...
Read post →VLC 1.0.1
The VLC Media Player has just been updated to 1.0.1 VLC is an outstanding project, providing a free and open source media player for Mac, Windows and Linux t...
Read post →Diesel Power
Automatica is on the road, and travelling in a Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI Pacific. Using an incredibly fuel-efficient turbo-diesel engine, this car is rated at...
Read post →How to find your DHCP Server Address under Mac OS X
Here's how to find out the IP address of the DHCP Server your Mac is currently using to obtain it's IP address. ipconfig getoption en0 server_identifier You...
Read post →Tether Me
If your carrier doesn't support tethering your iPhone, to use it as a 3G wireless modem, help may be at hand Tether Me will generate a custom APN file that y...
Read post →HOWTO - Host your static site using the Google App Engine
[This is a post from an old blog of mine that I'm reposting as the information in it is still quite useful] Google's App Engine is designed for hosting your...
Read post →Key-based SSH Logins with PuTTY
Here's a quick writeup on how to set up key-based (passwordless) logins to SSH servers using PuTTY on Windows. I've seen mention of this ability before, and...
Read post →Mac mini Media Centre
[This is a post from an old blog of mine that I'm reposting as the information in it is still quite useful - obviously specs and pricing have changed somewha...
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