Monthly Archives: July 2010

iOS4 & UniMelb Staff VPN

Posted on July 29, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

These notes have now been updated for the new system 2014-Jan-16 How to set up Cisco VPN for iPhone iOS4 for the UNIMELB Staff VPN. The Cisco VPN is a built-in component of iOS4’s networking preferences, you just need to … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2010-07-26)

Posted on July 26, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: * Trekkers offered cave tours in Klingon (2010-Jul-27) [ABC News] Stephen Fry * Stephen Fry: In defence of the modern digital world (2010-Jul-26) [ABC PM] * Stephen Fry on the dawn of the digital age (2010-Jul-26) [ABC News] … Continue reading →

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OSX.6 & UniMelb Staff VPN

Posted on July 26, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

How to set up Cisco VPN for Macintosh OS X 10.6 for the UNIMELB Staff VPN. For OS X 10.6 there is no requirement to download a Cisco client as the Cisco VPN is a built-in component of 10.6’s networking … Continue reading →

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Firefox 3.6.8

Posted on July 26, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

Firefox v.3.6.8 was released 23rd July 2010, this release fixes a security issue. Fixed a single stability issue affecting some pages containing plugins. Fixed in Firefox 3.6.8 [4] MFSA 2010-48 Dangling pointer crash regression from plugin parameter array fix Vulnerability … Continue reading →

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McAfee Common Framework returned error ffffff?? @ 3

Posted on July 23, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

The following errors occur after initiating an AutoUpdate with VirusScan 8.5i: McAfee Common Framework returned error ffffff?? @ 3 Failed to initialize common updater subsystem Make sure the McAfee Framework Services is running Problem: McAfee Common Management Framework Issue Environment: … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2010 – Stage 17

Posted on July 23, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

Stage Details: Tonight is stage 17, Pau to Col du Tourmalet, 174 km The Queen stage of the 2010 tour Cat4 – Cote de Renoir (347m) Cat1 – Col de Marie-Blanque (1035m) Cat1 – Col du Soulor (1474m) HC – … Continue reading →

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Firefox 3.6.7

Posted on July 21, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

Firefox v.3.6.7 was released 20th July 2010, this release fixes several security issues and several stability issues. Fixed in Firefox 3.6.7 [4] MFSA 2010-47 Cross-origin data leakage from script filename in error messages MFSA 2010-46 Cross-domain data theft using CSS … Continue reading →

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Optus + Huawei E169 + OSX.6 = Ouch!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

On a fresh install of Snow Leopard (OSX.6) installing the Optus Wireless broadband (Huawei E169, USB Slim Line Modem) fails with the vendor supplied software. To get around this issue you will need to grab the updated drivers linked to … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2010 – Stage 16

Posted on July 20, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

Stage Details: Tonight is stage 16, Bagnères-de-Luchon to Pau, 199.5 km This is a classic route featuring famous climbs of the High Pyrénées. This stage can be summarised with one word: PAIN Cat1 – Col de Peyresourde (1569m) Cat1 – … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2010 – Stage 15

Posted on July 19, 2010 by visibleprocrastinations

Stage Details: Tonight is stage 15, Pamiers to Bagnères-de-Luchon, 187.5km Another trying Pyrenean stage for the Peleton tonight featuring both the Portet d’Aspet and Ares passes 100 years on from their first appearance in the race. Today’s stage passes the … Continue reading →

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