Month: November 2005

Cleaning MS Word / Frontpage HTML

I had an issue where I had to clean an html page / pages that were built using Microsoft Word. Since I had to use these pages in many locations and apply a new style to them. I needed a good way to clean the HTML and did not want to do it by hand. I did a few searches and …

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Great Read

Well I was on Digg and ran across this post. The top 10 things to do for mom’s PC http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/11/23/top-10-things-to-do-for-moms-pc-over-thanksgiving/ Everything on the list is so true. The things missed were, how to also help your siterin-law and brother-in-law, and how to remove all the spyware already on the box.

Wi-Fi Security Part 1 – what does your computer say about you.

As a follow up to my original post of watching some kid at a coffee shop sniff the wireless network for passwords, I am doing a wi-fi security series. In this post I will show wi-fi users how easy it is to gather information from other computers and users by just sniffing the network. I first must explain what “sniffing the …

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Wireless Network Security

My last blog post last week on Network Intrusion has generated a lot of traffic and emails. It was interesting to know that people actually read what I post. A lot of people responded in emails asking to know some more information on wireless security. I think this is due to the popularity of wi-fi, both in our municipalities and in …

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Network Intrusion / Invasion

Network Intrusion / Invasion I typically stop at a local coffee shop to get some caffeine and use their wi-fi network to check email and surf the web. I am gathering this is not unlike most people out there in the business world. I tend to visit places that offer wi-fi because of their ease of use. But the other day …

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Google Site Map Information

Ever wonder what google index’s or does on your site? Well, here is some instructions on how to use this information. http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/11/16/google-sitemaps/ It is some very good info and interesting stats. Somewhat like google analytics.

Open source / GNU / Bad feelings

I often have mixed feelings on open source programs. I both love them and hate them at the same time. You see some of the tools I use the most are open source. These tools are easy to use, very functional, and worth their weight in gold. That is the “love” side of open source, Firefox, Thunderbird, nmap, ncat, putty, and …

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Microsoft Patterns and Practices

The Microsoft Patterns and practices is a useful control set for global logging, error handling and database connections. This tool set is great for development, but when you go to deploy it is not so fun. I have added some references of how we were able to get Patterns and Practices on a production box. One of the constraints of Patterns …

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Cingular PooPoo

Well I have finally decided to make the actual move from AT&T to Cingular. It is not that I am uhappy with AT&T wireless. It is just that they are no longer around. They are cingular. One issue I am having is that I have a family plan. I did not have one with AT&T but with cingular they label my …

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Now Reading : How to own a Continent

I am currently reading Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent link here (www.amazon.com) It is part of the stealing the network series. It is a great read. Mostly a mixture of real exploits and technologies is a sci-fi thriller. Not too many new technologies used in the book, but some great concepts on how to get around systems that …

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AJAX

There has been so much talk in the news about AJAX these days. It is strange, I have heard that AJAX is the Microsoft Killer, the new technology, or the wave of the future. I personally think that it is a great method of using technology to speed up a web application and also extend the usability. It is hard for …

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Blogging

I have been so busy at home and work I have not been blogging much. So I will try to pick up a bit. With .NET version 2.0 out I have been busy with updating IISREPORTER and the next version. I have to admit, 2.0 is awesome to develop with. So far, I keep hearing people say that it is too …

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