What OSS software do you recommend for windows, apart from the obvious ones like Firefox and Thunderbird. Are there any other essential tools that you use on a regular basis? I've started a thread on this over here … [Read more...] about Open Source Software For Windows
Stopping Bruteforce SSH Attacks
Years ago when I got my first server I remember installing some scripts to check its integrity and warn me about attacks. I was amazed and quite frightened by the number of SSH attempts. I soon learnt, however, that this was quite normal. It maybe worrying, but it's normal. Put a server on a public IP and people will try to crack it. There's no avoiding that. Well, there is, … [Read more...] about Stopping Bruteforce SSH Attacks
RSS Saved My Eyes
I have normal vision. I do wear glasses, but I could get away without wearing them most of the time. Admittedly I only started wearing my glasses on a regular basis when I walked straight past my girlfriend without spotting her (this was about ten years ago), but I wouldn't be considered blind. I'm not a designer, nor would I ever claim to be one, but, in common with a lot of … [Read more...] about RSS Saved My Eyes
IE Pricing War Heats Up?
The pricing of IE domains is always a topic that seems to excite people. The funny thing is when people take their own marketing too seriously. A couple of years ago I mentioned a rather silly set of statements made by a certain Irish hosting company. Why did I mention it? Well, as I said then and I say now, they don't exactly have a good track record in terms of pricing. While … [Read more...] about IE Pricing War Heats Up?
RedHat 5 Released
RedHat have released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. From what I've heard and seen this could be a really exciting release, as they have placed a lot of emphasis on virtualisation Of course Centos has already started work on a 5.* release, with a beta currently available. I'll be interested to see what kind of things people can do with this new shiny toy :) … [Read more...] about RedHat 5 Released