Classic Games: Jet Set Willy
Just by chance something earlier today made me think of the 80s computer game, Jet Set Willy (IIRC this was also known as Manic Miner in some places). So I ended up watching some YouTube […]
Category: Geek
Geeky type stuff.
Google Reader being “retired”…
Update: March 2014: Well, I ended up going with Feedly.com – I don’t like it as much as Google Reader as I feel it’s not as easy to use (even if it looks “prettier”). But […]
Security: Disable direct root SSH login
In the Linux/Unix/*BSD and their various flavours, the “root” user is the most powerful user on the whole system. If anyone gains access to this user, they can literally do anything, including wiping the whole […]
Installing software on Centos
In most cases, you will be using an application called Yum to work with packages on CentOS. Yum — Yellowdog Updater Modified — was originally created for a Linux distribution called (perhaps obviously) Yellowdog, but […]
How to find which package an application is in
I recently installed a minimal version of Centos 6, which meant that many of the basic tools were not installed by default. But how do you find which package a tool or application is in? […]
How to install Dig on Centos
It’s been a while since I last updated. A very long while, but I will try and post stuff a little more often. Dig is a DNS tool used to grab information about DNS records […]
Windows remote Desktop
I use Window’s built-in RDC (Remote Desktop Connection) on a daily basis. I sit downstairs using my laptop connected to my main PC upstairs – it means I can sit in comfort, not have the […]
It’s time to kill off IE6
Anyone who has ever designed a web site has more than likely hit the old problem with cross-browser compatibility – in other words, trying to get your web site to look the same (or as […]
RSS explained
I have to be honest – I’m a late comer to using RSS. I’ve dabbled with it in the past, but never really found a reader/client that I was really happy with. As a result, […]
cPanel CSRF security issue
Over the weekend, an announcement was made by security experts that the popular web host control panel, cPanel is vulnerable to CRFS (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks. The attacks can happen when visiting malicious web sites […]