Posts by colinm
12 posts • joined Tuesday 23rd November 2010 22:04 GMT
Disappointing
They were my first choice because of their good Linux support.
Simple fix, but...
> The good news is that users need only change the password to make the poorly-coded default codes irrelevant.
Well, yes, but it doesn't inspire confidence that they've not made other similar blunders that affect users' security.
Posted in RedSleeve does RHEL-ish clone for ARM
Raspberry Pi?
...yes!
src: http://lists.redsleeve.org/pipermail/users/2012-March/000002.html
For my last two machines, I've taken a full image of the hard drive before I boot it for the first time.
The only way to be sure.
Qualys browser check...
...says my version of Java (1.6.0.26) is an "Insecure version" (in red text) and I should upgrade to 1.6.0.27.
I check the 6u27 release notes to find "Java SE 6u27 does not add any fixes for security vulnerabilities beyond those in Java SE 6u26".
Posted in Future Firefox to slurp updates silently
I usually run Firefox on Linux with root owning the files and chowning them temporarily when I upgrade. I can't see this method working too well in the future.
If I were Apple...
If I were Apple, I'd keep any new anti-jailbreaking plans under wraps until the public iOS 5 release, not add them to a beta and give the jailbreakers a several-month heads-up.
Posted in India calls RIM's bluff on email access
RE: @colinm: Feistel
Alas my obscure xkcd comic references (http://xkcd.com/153/) appear to be too obscure...
Posted in India calls RIM's bluff on email access
RE: Dear India
Maybe in the Feistel cipher's s-boxes, simply take the bitstring down, flip it and reverse it?
Posted in Western Digital My Book Live Nas box
Power usage?
Could The Reg get a watt meter (e.g. N67HH from Maplin) and quote the typical power usage in their reviews of always-on equipment?
RE: Office 2000
Office 2000 isn't getting security patches any more, so that's one good reason to change.
Hmm
That sounds rather like Debian unstable (Sid)...
