Monthly Archives: March 2008

FireFox 2.0.0.13

Posted on March 26, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

Mozilla have released Firefox 2.0.0.13. Fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.13 [1] MFSA 2008-19 XUL popup spoofing variant (cross-tab popups) MFSA 2008-18 Java socket connection to any local port via LiveConnect MFSA 2008-17 Privacy issue with SSL Client Authentication MFSA 2008-16 HTTP … Continue reading →

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Daylight savings 2008

Posted on March 26, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

From 2008 the ACT, NSW, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania will all start daylight savings on the first Sunday in October and end on the first Sunday in April. This introduces common start and finish dates in these states. Victoria … Continue reading →

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Nero BurnRights

Posted on March 26, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

This one has been sitting around as a DRAFT for too long. I’ll publish it now and clean it up afterwards 😉 Nero BurnRights is of great use in our Multimedia lab for managing our Bravo CD/DVD burn and print … Continue reading →

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Apple pushes Safari via Apple Update

Posted on March 26, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

UPDATE: A new release (or version) of a piece of software that is generally understood to be an error correction release and does not contain new functionality. (as opposed to Upgrade) If you have a current version of iTunes installed … Continue reading →

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Earth Hour this Saturday (2008-Mar-29)

Posted on March 26, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2008-03-26)

Posted on March 26, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

New Ethical Hacker Network Challenge – It Happened One Friday If you can’t answer this challenge 100%, still send something in to qualify as a random winner. This month’s prize is my book, Malware: Fighting Malicious Code, which I authored … Continue reading →

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@#%&! handbrake fail

Posted on March 25, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

What happens if your handbrake falls on a steep block! Managed to catch it just in time. Had to jump into the vehicle as it was moving which was a little bit too exciting. To recover the vehicle we used … Continue reading →

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Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008

Posted on March 19, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

Arthur C. Clarke the visionary science fiction writer has passed away in Sri Lanka at the age of 90; (…) Mr. Clarke’s influence on public attitudes toward space was acknowledged by American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts, by scientists like the … Continue reading →

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Security Update 2008-002

Posted on March 19, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

Security Update 2008-002 Available for: * Mac OS X 10.4.11 Intel Client and Server * Mac OS X 10.4.11 PPC Client and Server * Mac OS X 10.4.11 Universal Server * Mac OS X 10.5.2 Client and Server Apple on … Continue reading →

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Using PVX v8.0 from home

Posted on March 18, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

I have found very intermittent results when using the VPN/NAT setting on the PVX software getting only a black screen and no real video signal. I am guessing that many home/small business NAT gateways are not really video conference friendly … Continue reading →