Friday, 10. July 2009
Well , that depends what you are looking for. My idea of a desktop might be a bit different from yours, and your idea might not mesh with your friends, or family. But if you are an average user, here are some things for you to think about.
Thursday, 9. July 2009
Microsoft announced an ActiveX exploit in their Internet Explorer browser product on July 6, 2009. Read the Microsoft Bulletin.
The exploit allows a website to send an ActiveX control that can execute whatever evil or destructive code it wants to, with the permissions of the user doing the browsing. It does all this without the user even knowing that it is happening. THIS IS VERY BAD!
Currently, there are no patches available for this. Microsoft recommends turning off ActiveX controls on your browser.
Isn’t it ironic, that one of the things that force people to use IE on certain websites is now a 0 day exploit…
My recommendation? Use Firefox for all your web browsing…
Till the next time!
— Stu
Wednesday, 8. July 2009
Well, it’s that time of year again. We are heading toward the Black Hat conference the end of July, and the net is a buzz with exploits and rumors of exploits.
One such rumor has to do with a package that is the backbone of network and server management on the web. OpenSSH or “Secure SHell” is used by every *nix administrator in the world to manage servers. The thought of an exploit against this package sends shivers down every administrator’s spine.
Tuesday, 7. July 2009
eGroupware 1.6.001
eGroupware has all the features you would expect in a full featured enterprise groupware. This is why I have been using it for my company for the last two years.
It rates as one of the easiest LAMP applications I’ve ever installed, and has more features and applications then most commercial and open source groupwares. Actually, a few too many applications in my opinion.
Monday, 6. July 2009
I spent the last half of my day checking out the status of client software available for my groupware of choice, Egroupware. It seems that we (the open source community) could do a better job with this. I mean seriously! So, I’ve decided to look into some of the other solutions. I’ll be reviewing:
I’ll share my results right here.
— Stu
Sunday, 5. July 2009
