Facebook applications – who are you giving access to your facebook profile to?
There have been some rogue Facebook applications that are being used to gain access to information on individual’s profiles. The
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WatkissOnline – Stewart's Blog
Various ramblings from an IT professional
IT Security
What’s my IP address?
Sometimes you need to know your IP address. Sometimes it needs to be the real IP address that you appear as on the Internet and not just the fake one that your local router uses. An example is when I blocked access from visitors whilst upgrading my blog.
Read MoreRedesign of PenguinTutor.com – Free and Open Source software – Linux certification and open source electronics
I’ve now completed a major reorganisation of the PenguinTutor web site. This is the most significant change to the site
Read MoreBook Review: Advanced PHP 5 – Visual Quickproject Guide
This is the second “advanced” PHP book that I’ve reviewed. The first was Wicked Cool PHP Scripts. This is the
Read MoreWindows script programming – lack of functionality in batch files – Perl portable
At work I use Microsoft Visio which I do like, but the file format is very temperamental. Recently we’ve had
Read MoreProtect your property with SmartWater – Discount price for Redditch residents
Smartwater is a way of forensically marking all your property and valuables. It means that if your items are stolen
Read MoreCygwin / SSH for Windows (Linux programs under Windows)
Cywin provides a Linux like environment for Windows. Basically it ports the command shell and some GUI and non-GUI applications to windows. It’s most useful for allowing shell scripts to run in a command line on windows, or running system services such as SSH.
Read MoreLinux – using a network time server (ntpd)
The network time protocol is a means to synchronise time clocks of devices over the Internet. As well as being a convenient way to make sure your PC shows the correct time it is often used to ensure that the time of servers and routers are in synchronization. This is particularly important for database transaction logging, stock related transactions, security logging and analysis, network monitoring and other time critical applications.
Read MoreVirus vs. Hoax (Fancheck on Facebook)
Every now and again there is some new post via Facebook / Twitter / Email about the latest deadly virus
Read MoreLinux – upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04
The latest version of Ubuntu version 9.04 has been released. This release has been given the codename Jaunty Jackalope. I’ve
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