I wasn't struck by the number - these days, 1,000 sites unfortunately isn't that many - so much as by the list of sites that were hacked. My own city's site, which I've visited many times to pay parking tickets and the like, was nailed (though it's now clean). Snapple took a hit, as did the National Health Service in the UK ...
Q: "Which Linux distro do you use?" A: "I've used different distributions over the years. Right now I happen to use Fedora 9 on most of the computers I have, which really boils down to the fact that Fedora had fairly good support for PowerPC back when I used that, so I grew used to it. . ."
Video of how to take a screen capture and save it to your photo gallery with the iPhone.
While Windows Vista contains many new features, a number of capabilities and certain programs that were a part of Windows XP are no longer present or changed, resulting in the removal of certain functionality. The following is a list of features which were present in Windows XP but which have been removed in Windows Vista.
Those of you with a WordPress blog—we use WordPress!—will be happy to know that an iPhone version of the app is now live. It’s free, and works with both the iPhone and iPod touch. I don’t have an iPhone, nor do I know a damn thing about WordPress other than my username/password, so we’ll have to wait till Peter or John wake up, the lunkheads...
Even the most casual observer of the linux-kernel mailing must have noticed that, in the shadow of the firmware flame war, there is also a heated discussion over the management of security issues. There have also been some attempts to turn this local battle into a multi-list, regional conflict. Finding the right way to deal with security problems i
Did you see this ? Friendfeedsters ? Friendfeed FriendZone ?
More at http://ff.deasil.com/friendzone/?center=myblogposts
Here is the explanation -
[This little app grabs all the subscribers of the person you enter and also all their subscribers - so it defines your zone as everyone up to two steps away from you. It then simply tabulates how many people are following everyone in the zone and presents the top 100 influencers in that zone and a graph of the top 25.
If you use Linux, you already have access to extremely powerful tools for creating custom backup solutions. The solutions in this article can help you perform simple to more advanced and secure network backups using open source tools that are part of nearly every Linux distribution.
Britt Bravo is on a much-deserved vacation, so I'm stepping in for her to keep news and information about the social change web coming your way!
CARE is a humanitarian organization working to fight global poverty by serving individuals and families in the poorest communities of the world. CARE recently launched CARE Connections, a free, online community to connect you with others supporting global poverty work, women's empowerment, world news and more. You can learn more about CARE Connections, here.
During the last three years, not many new BitTorrent clients have surfaced. Together, the likes of uTorrent, Azureus and BitComet have a 90% market share, with uTorrent being the most popular client. For a new client it is nearly impossible to catch up with these giants, but Halite might just stand a chance.
Tech Conference: August 21-23, 2008! This summer, hundreds of the world’s leading bloggers, podcasters, and tech-savvy enthusiasts will once again descend upon the city of Seattle, Washington. The eighth Gnomedex conference is generating buzz in the blo
Follow along with skilled Engine Builder Bruce Blomfield as he assembles one of the first production 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 LS9 V-8s at GMs Performance Build Center. The full LS9 build process takes four and a half hours! (Video is 6 mins)
I’ve been taking the train to work for 4 years now. It’s a 45 minute rambling ride in which I usually either read a book, sleep, or grab my laptop loaded up with Ubuntu and get some stuff done. Over time, I’ve collected a few funny remarks I’ve either over heard, or that people have said directly to me. Here are the 10 best.
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