Scott has been posting some really good entries lately.
This is one of them: Web Sites with Embedded Command Lines: You got your Command Line in my Internet – Scott Hanselman.
Being a keyboard addict, I love that!
–jeroen
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Web Sites with Embedded Command Lines: You got your Command Line in my Internet – Scott Hanselman
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/09/20
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xkcd: Click and Drag
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/09/19
xkcd: Click and Drag: a brilliant piece of JavaScript with images at http://imgs.xkcd.com/clickdrag
–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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Keep your WP title length shorter than 118 characters for these work: WP.me — shorten your links
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/08/13
When you have a WordPress.com account, articles can have multiple links, one of which is a shortlink in the WP.me domain.
For instance, this article has these links:
- http://wp.me/pvelJ-2wX
- https://wiert.me/?p=9731
- https://wiert.me/2012/08/13/watch-your-wp-title-length-so-these-work-wp-me-shorten-your-links
- https://wiert.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/watch-your-wp-title-length-so-these-work-wp-me-shorten-your-links
When it gets published, and you publicize through Twitter, the WP.me shortcut gets appended to your Tweet.
Since WP.me shortlinks are 22 characters long, you loose 23 characters (an extra space is needed for separation) of Tweet size.
Which means your blog title should be nog longer than 117 characters (i.e. shorter than 118 characters). Read the rest of this entry »
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Getting hacked often involves social engineering and corporate policy flaws (involved: Apple, Amazon, GMail)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/08/10
With more and more stuff being linked together in the cloud, getting hacked becomes increasingly more simple.
This time, it involved Amazon, Apple and GMail, some good knowledge on how the system works, and social engineering to sound trustworthy.
The goal was to get access to a 3-letter Twitter account, the collateral was someones digital life.
Lessons to learn from how Mat Homan got hacked:
- Make local backups often
- Use two-factor authentication
- Don’t have all your devices on “wipe from the cloud”
- Don’t bind your primary accounts together on the clouds
- Have distinct reset accounts for your primary accounts
- Make your primary accounts use a distinct name
Applause for Mat for coming forward on this. I know lots of people that wouldn’t.
–jeroen
via:
- How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.
- Emptyage — Yes, I was hacked. Hard..
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Pricetracker/-watch/-drop alters/-history charts for Newegg.com, Amazon.com, Best Buy, BackCountry.com, Zzounds.com
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/08/06
Cool: sites that allow you to do track prices, get history charts, get alerts for price drops, etc. Got there through SSD prices in steady, substantial decline – The Tech Report.
Your account works at all of our price tracking sites:
- camelbuy (Best Buy)
- camelcamelcamel (Amazon.com)
- camelcamper (Backcountry.com)
- camelegg (Newegg.com)
- camelsounds (Zzounds.com)
And your account will work at any new sites we launch!
The SSD price drop together with the HDD Prices Not Expected to Decline Until 2014 makes me think: if/when I should finally ditch my RAID 5 storage server and build an ZFS server with server hybrid storage (which is totally different from desktop hybrid storage).
Many of the great references at Understanding how to use SSD as Hybrid Storage Pools for ZFS point to the old sun.com site, and suffer from link rot. A few I found back: Read the rest of this entry »
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Twee goede behulpzame zaken met vakkennis in Amsterdam: Muco Electronica en Modelbouw, Meijer IJzerwaren
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/07/27
Ik had wat spullen aan electronica en ijzerwaren nodig, en onderstaande zaken hebben me uitstekend geholpen.
Ze zijn beide niet groot, maar dat is juist hun kracht: ze weten alles van wat ze verkopen, geven juist advies en hebben vriendelijke bediening.
Daarnaast hebben ze beide naast hun winkel, ook een webshop.
Allereerst Meijer IJzerwaren. Read the rest of this entry »
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Google Map Maker – submitting your own corrections to Google
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/07/01
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France requires car drivers to have 2 alchohol testers in their car (via: Frankrijk: alcoholtester verplicht | ANWB Motor)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/07/01
As of today, France requires all car drivers to have 2 alcohol testers in their car. Either an electronic version that can be used multiple times or a chemical version for single use, as long as it is NF certified.
–jeroen
via: Frankrijk: alcoholtester verplicht | ANWB Motor.
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Fun things to know: Sextant
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/06/29
Always wanted to know how a Sextant works?
Look at the animated GIF on Wikipedia
–jeroen
via: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant
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