I am getting ready to head out on a trip and want to take some movies on the plane for the kids to watch on the iPad. I also plan on putting video on my phone and my wife’s iPhone. There are a ton of applications and tutorials on the web that would like you to purchase a 30 dollar tool …
For many years developers have been using the User-Agent element of the browser to detect what web browser a person is using. This is very useful for designers when they are looking to make a very functional site in older browsers or add new technology (IE 6 ) In my last post I looked at the portscan of an iPad. Today …
Continuing my security theme, I decided to see what the iPad looks like on a network. Can you ping it, what does nmap say about it, does OS detection work, are there any open ports? To test this I used both my iPhone (jimiz-phone) and iPad (jimizIP) connected to my wireless network. The first thing I did was lookup the MAC …
As with any new device you wonder if you got the right version The iPad has 3G version is on it’s way. I opted not to get 3G. So far it has been great. I have used my iPhone as a tether, to have wifi at all times. The MyWi application is great. You just setup your own hotspot. http://www.rockyourphone.com/index.php/mywi.html?feat=y This …
Secure your iPad. Using a vpn while on public wifi
I don’t mind helping family and friends with computer problems. It is time consuming, but I have realized that I can’t just ignore helping them. From the simple things where they have changed the font on Firefox to tiny and can’t switch it back, to their machine has crashed. What I have found is that it is really easy to educate …
SSH security
My wife’s laptop decided to be unreliable. I took the opportunity to upgrade her to a new computer. As with many items I am attempting to keep things portable. So we are upgrading her from a 15 inch Toshiba laptop that I purchased in 2007 for ($400) to a 13 inch HP Dm3-1130. I chose the HP for 2 reasons; size …
Bootable Windows XP USB drive
I decided that I should do a post on what I have been doing. First and foremost I have been spending more time with my family. Three girls make life fun. I have also been training more and running more often. Running gives me time to think and if I run on the treadmill I get more time to watch movies. …
Here is an interesting article from Mark Cuban. He is discussing the NBCUniversal/Comcast deal and Al Franken. I was reading my RSS feeds and came across this post from Mark. It got me thinking on 1. the future of media (cost) 2. how legislation could inadvertently change how and what media we get. It is worth the read. http://blogmaverick.com/2010/02/24/senator-al-franken-is-requesting-user-caps-on-internet-bandwidth/
I mainly develop inside of a virtual server / application. In the last year I have been using Virtualbox instead of Virtual PC. I have a base image that I use as a testing machine. It is a base Windows XP image. I recently discovered that I could save some disk space by using a few commands to shrink / compact …
I have been asked a few times to share the steps that I used to get all my photos off my iphone. Here are the basic steps to download all the photos on your iphone using Windows XP or Windows 7: Windows XP: 1. Attach your iphone via usb cable 2. When XP asks what application to use select: (Microsoft Scanner …
I have posted before the Media center plug-ins that I have used with my media center. After upgrading my Mediacenter PC to Windows 7, some of my favorite ones no longer work. My absolute favorite : Web Guide (WebGuide) will not work with 7. I hope they come up with some type of fix / new version However, there are a …
I finally had the chance to test the new Logiitech Touch application (Logitech touch) What a great little app. You essentially install the server side of this app on the computer you want to control, then run the app on your iphone. The iphone app lists all available (controllable) systems on your network. You then can use the mouse / keyboard …