Important Security Advisory

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | Labels: , , | 3 comments |


There's been a security vulnerability in Ubuntu Linux namely versions 7.04, 7.10, and 8.04 LTS. For more information, read here.

Here, are steps that you can take to prevent your machine from being exploited.

How to send EXE file via GMail?

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | Labels: | 5 comments |


I tried many ways, including archiving the file into different formats, namely .zip, .gzip, .tar.gzip; but none worked. GMail is just too clever!

Thank you to Marjan. The only way is to actually rename the exe file to txt and then attach it to your email. Like so:

mv pscp.exe pscp.txt


Tada! Not so clever now ehhh??

Desktop 64 is DOWN!

Thursday, May 8, 2008 | Labels: , , | 1 comments |


Level 1 is the brand I trust when it comes to a wireless router. Reason is; its cheap and it works. When my first Level 1 router got struck by lightning, I simply bought another one; the exact same one. And that one too got struck by lightning, crap.

Now I am running on a backup router supplied by my brother. Not sure how long I can use this one though.

And to make it worse, my trusty Ubuntu 64-bit desktop is down. Apparently, the network port is FUBAR-ed by the lightning somehow. The device can still be detected in Ubuntu. I am going to try to install a PCI network card. Actually, I did try last night, but it didn't work out as well as I thought. Ubuntu just refused to cooperate. Since I will be gone until Saturday before I can start working on it again, my Ubuntu 64 will just have to wait for me until then.

Man, just when I was thinking of getting a 500GB HDD, and then this happened.

... and I am back on Facebook!

Thursday, May 1, 2008 | Labels: , | 1 comments |


After pondering for quite a while about getting back on Facebook, I decided to do it anyway. Reason is quite simple; to keep in touch with friends. And believe it or not, my friends nowadays no longer use Fotopages (tonnes of ads; idiots) or Flickr (very very nice) to share pictures. They use Facebook, seriously (except for my photographer friends, most of them still use Flickr; understandable).

Sooooooo... yea, I am back. Yes, Michelle, I am back on Facebook. You win.

BUT I AM NOT PLAYING ANY OF THOSE GAMES! PERIOD!