Interesting: namebench – Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility – Google Project Hosting.
It runs on Mac, Windows and Linux, comes with a GUI and a console version.
–jeroen
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namebench – Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility – Google Project Hosting
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/12/17
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Some interesting USB devices to add more than 2 monitors to your PC or Mac (via: USB Graphics – Graphic solutions GeForce & Radeon)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/11/09
Thanks to Matthijs ter Woord who pointed me to these.
They require a single Intel®, Nvidia®, or AMD® primary WDDM driver. That driver does the actual rendering, the USB device then gets the rendered parts over USB to the monitor.
The really cool thing is: they work on a PC with Windows XP and higher, and on Mac with OS X Tiger or better.
The chipsets are based on DisplayLink technology; they have their own USB devices as well.
USB2.0 to DVI-I Graphics
CSV-2000D – SenseVision USB Graphics – USB2.0 to DVI-I
USB2.0 to DVI-I graphics devices let you easily add an additional monitor to your notebook PC, desktop and MacBook®. The Club 3D SenseVision USB2.0 to DVI-I Graphics allows you to extend your desktop display beyond 1080p HD resolution displays. … View Details
USB2.0 to HDMI Graphics
CSV-2000H – SenseVision USB Graphics – USB2.0 to HDMI
USB2.0 to HDMI graphics devices let you easily add an additional monitor to your notebook PC, desktop and MacBook®. The Club 3D SenseVision USB2.0 to HDMI Graphics allows you to extend your desktop display beyond 1080p HD resolution displays. … View Details
–jeroen
via: USB Graphics – Graphic solutions GeForce & Radeon.
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It looks like everything signed by an Adobe Code Signing Certificate can be malware
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/09/29
If I read Inappropriate Use of Adobe Code Signing Certificate my conclusion is that anything signed by the Adobe Code Signing Certificate since 2012-07-10 potentially can be malware.
As a precaution, I will manually revoke the certificate on all my systems (that’ll take a while!). If anyone knows how to automate that process, please post a comment showing how to.
Hitching on a trusted certificate of a big software company comes close to the ultimate hack: trojaning signed malware in the distribution of an OS vendor.
–jeroen
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Zero-day Java exploit fixed: Either update Java immediately, or disable it if you don’t use/need it
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/08/31
On monday, I wrote it was Time to disable Java for a while: Zero-Day Season is Not Over Yet.
Today Oracle released a fix, which you should either install immediately (that is NOW, don’t hesitate!).
For this vulnerability, it is enough to disable Java from your browser – see: How to disable Java in your web browser – but as with any software: if you don’t need it, just disable/uninstall it.
Disabling/uninstalling on a Mac may impose a problem, as Apple hasn’t come with an update for the OS X editions that came with Java pre-installed.
Most other users can either install the version on their current system on-line from Download Free Java Software, or download offline installers for other systems at Java Downloads for All Operating Systems.
I might actually try the Java Unattended Silent Installer and Updater from Ninite – Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once.
–jeroen
via:
- Java update (WebLogic Partner Community EMEA).
- Oracle’s emergency Java patch blocks zero-day exploits, researchers confirm – Mac software – Macworld UK.
- Java 7 Update 7 emergency patch released.
- Time To Update Java – Or Disable It! – Forbes.
- Java Downloads for All Operating Systems.
- Download Free Java Software.
- Ninite Java Unattended Silent Installer and Updater.
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Time to disable Java for a while: Zero-Day Season is Not Over Yet
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/08/27
Hmm, time to disable Java for a while:
–jeroen
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SSH tricks
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/08/24
SSH tricks
Recommended reading: SSH tricks
Quote:
SSH is a protocol for authenticating and encrypting remote shell sessions.
But, using SSH for just remote shell sessions ignores 90% of what it can do.
$ ssh home -L 80:reddit.com:80This article covers less common SSH use cases, such as:
- using passwordless, key-based login;
- setting up local per-host configurations;
- exporting a local service through a firewall;
- accessing a remote service through a firewall;
- executing commands remotely from scripts;
- transfering files to/from remote machines;
- mounting a filesystem through SSH; and
- triggering admin scripts from a phone.
–jeroen
via: SSH tricks.
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Tonido as alternative to DropBox (via: Bei sensiblen Daten lieber eigene Cloud-Lösung – c’t – PresseBox)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/07/30
On the research list (wow, Google Translate is very accurate this time!): Tonido
More and more programs allow users to cut the cord of cloud providers like Google and Dropbox. The Tonido software is suitable for example for users who want to make sensitive customer or patient data accessible on multiple devices without outsourcing it to an external server. “Once you have installed Tonido on your PC and create an account, you can in the local network, but also on the move access to a PC or mobile devices on the complete data set”
Original German text from the mid December 2011 issue of c’t Magazin:
Immer mehr Programme ermöglichen es Anwendern, sich von Cloud-Anbietern wie Google oder Dropbox abzunabeln. Die Software Tonido eignet sich beispielsweise für Nutzer, die sensible Kunden- oder Patientendaten auf mehreren Geräten zugänglich machen wollen – ohne sie auf einen externen Server auszulagern. “Sobald man Tonido auf dem eigenen PC installiert und ein Konto angelegt hat, kann man im lokalen Netz, aber auch von unterwegs mit PC oder Mobilgeräten auf den kompletten Datenbestand zugreifen”
Thanks Noud van Kruysbergen for translating the German c’t article into Dutch.
–jeroen
via: Bei sensiblen Daten lieber eigene Cloud-Lösung – c’t – PresseBox.
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Mac OS X: Copy and paste the full path of a file in the Finder (via: Reality Distortion)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/07/27
FilePathToClipCMPlugin is a live saver.
- Download it.
- Open the .dmg
- Open a new Finder window
- Point it to the folder “/Library/Contextual Menu Items/” or to “˜/Library/Contextual Menu Items/” (create the latter if it does not exist).
- Drag the required plugins there
- Restart your machine (restarting the Finder did not work for me)
–jeroen
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Mac keyboard shortcut to move things to the Trash – Mac Guides: command-backspace #mac #keyboard #shortcut
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/05/18
Some shortcuts on the Mac are difficult for me to remember. For instance the one to move s
omething from the Finder to the Trash.
The guides on Trash at MacRumours.com to the rescue:
You delete files and folders by moving them to the Trash. You can:
Drag and drop a file on the trash icon in the dock
Control-click on a file and select “Move to Trash” from the menu
Select a file or files and use the keyboard shortcut: command-backspace
Select a file or files and choose “File > Move to Trash” from the menu bar
Notes:
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Mac & Windows – How to prevent screensaver from kicking in
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/05/14
A few tools to prevent your screensaver to run:
Windows (most seem to work with Windows 7 too)
Note: on Windows 7 this will not prevent the inactivity timer on an RDP connection!
Mac OS X
- Caffeine (it is available as an entry in the Mac App Store)
–jeroen
via: windows xp – How to prevent screensaver – Super User.
Note: no need to write it yourself :)
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