I own a private Minecraft server. That’s cool. If you sit behind a (let’s say corporate) firewall and let’s further assume that the admins don’t allow traffic to your Minecraft server, you gonna have a problem. In my case, I was able to circumvent the problem by using the SSH protocol. This only works, if…
I faced the task to create some scripts which perform a backup on our Microsoft Windows Server 2008 systems used for user acceptance testing. Before each deployment, a backup of the currently deployed database and applications should happen. Our database is based on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and our applications are built on Microsoft ASP.NET…
After having closed the comments-feature on my blog, I decided to give Akismet a try. Akismet is a WordPress plugin, which claims to protect you from comment-spam. The service is basically free for private use, but you can donate a small amount if you like. Let’s see how good it does its job.
I think I should look for another backup software. This is scary:
Opened a new thread on the community forum. Let’s see what happens next.
[1] http://forum.acronis.com/forum/40105
This is done quite easily. Just add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
9989630975c1739e0e45c1_000005
Run your package manager by calling
9989630975c1739e0e45c1_000006
and search for a package named
9989630975c1739e0e45c1_000007
Your Gnome menu entry will be automatically created under section “Internet”. Have fun!
Actually old news, but important to know.
[1] http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/unencrypted-data-in-ram
I’ve just donated USD 10.00 to the Soma.fm crew. They do a great job providing non-mainstream music to the public. They’re streams are ad-free too. So they fully depend on donations from listeners. If you’re looking for a great internet radio station, check out [1].
[1] http://www.soma.fm
Introduction Nowadays, Social Engineering techniques are used more and more. Although, we are used to place expensive technical devices between attackers and the sensible corporate infrastructure, attackers manage to get the information they want (e.g. emails, passwords, financial data, …). The reason is obvious: The human being simply remains the weakest link of your security…
It seems that some folks are trying to fool people by asking them to click a hyperlink in the email. Please so not click this link, since the chance of executing malware on your PC is very high. Immediately delete the email. There are several indicators, which confirm our suspicion: The writing style is really…