If, like me, you use pidgin as your IM client on Ubuntu, you may have been experiencing issues connecting to ICQ today.There's a patch available here, as well as a discussion of the issue.As I don't use ICQ too heavily I may just wait until a new version is released … [Read more...] about Pidgin ICQ Bug On Ubuntu
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Downgrading From Firefox 3 to Firefox 2
Image via WikipediaAlthough I only upgraded my Mac's browser to Firefox 3 this morning I will be downgrading it shortlyWhy?Practicalities.Several web applications I use on a regular basis break badly in Firefox 3, which renders them unusable (typo3) or not as usable as I would like (Movable Type).I know the guys in Movable Type will fix the issues, though they were waiting on a … [Read more...] about Downgrading From Firefox 3 to Firefox 2
Firefox Websites Unavailable – FTP Still Working
Image via WikipediaToday sees the official release of Firefox 3Ubuntu users seem to have been granted the privilege of downloading the new release since this morning for some odd reason!The guys behind Firefox are also trying for a Guinness record for the most downloads in a 24 hour period.Inevitably their web servers have crashed under the load and are now displaying an error … [Read more...] about Firefox Websites Unavailable – FTP Still Working
XKCD on Debian / Ubuntu SSH Security Holes
The guys at XKCD have done it again!I took delivery of some of their tshirts this morning, as well as my Top Gun tshirt … [Read more...] about XKCD on Debian / Ubuntu SSH Security Holes
Debian (and Ubuntu) SSH / OpenSSL Security Hole
Earlier today both Debian and Ubuntu maintainers announced a serious security issue with both Open SSH and Open SSL.There is, of course, a post about it on SlashDot, but if you'd rather skip the crud (ie. some of the rather inane comments) and are running a Debian (or derivative system such as Ubuntu) do a dist-upgrade as soon as you can.If you're using SSH keys you'll need to … [Read more...] about Debian (and Ubuntu) SSH / OpenSSL Security Hole