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Archive for January, 2006

Apple MacBook Pro

January 11th, 2006 by Niranjan Kunwar

Apple released the Intel notebook which it calls MacBook Pro. It is the slimmest apple notebook and performs 4 times faster than previous powerbooks. Looks like a dream machine… but I still have a new samsung notebook. So, I’ll have to wait for a while and hope the existing notebook breaks soon… :)

MacBook Front

MacBook Side

Category: Technology, Apple |

Top Open Sources

January 9th, 2006 by Niranjan Kunwar

The Independent has an article Open source websites: All change on the internet that lists out the best open source websites where users can change the content (according to the authors Ana Kronschnabl and Tomas Rawlings). The list goes as following:

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Category: Technology, Admin, Links, Linux/Unix, Reviews |

Amazing Video: Epic 2015

January 8th, 2006 by Niranjan Kunwar

I came across an amazing flash video called Epic 2015 . This is a very interesting video (documentary style) with exact facts about history and prediction on future. They present it in a way that the future seems so real as if you’re living in 2015. It’s about 8 mins long and I can assure you won’t regret watching it.

Category: Technology, Life, Links |

Productive Network and System Administration

January 6th, 2006 by Niranjan Kunwar

Solving Problems:

Let’s not try to hide or pretend here because solving problems is what we do for living and the first thing we need to do is acknowledge that every problem gives us an opportunity to grow and become wiser. If we don’t have this mindset then maybe we should change our profession sooner better than later.
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Category: Technology, Admin, Email, HowTo | 5 Comments »

WMF Security Vulnerability

January 4th, 2006 by Niranjan Kunwar

Microsoft has confirmed the security vulnerability in the Windows Meta File (WMF) which can be used to install any type of malicious code to your computer (mainly Viruses and Trojans). There are many variants of exploit already appearing in the internet. Microsoft is planning to release the patch next week on 10 Jan 2006 but many security experts say that it might me too little too late.
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Category: Technology, Security, Windows |

Are they Fishing or Phishing online?

January 3rd, 2006 by Niranjan Kunwar

Many of my friends and relatives have computer and go online. Time to time they read technical news and get warnings about the security issues but like most of the users they have a hard time comprehending the jargon of geeky security terms that actually have different meanings than what they seem at first sight. I try to explain that Viruses, Worms and Trojan Horses on the net are not same as SARS, Ring Worms and Horses in the wild…
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Category: Technology, Email, Network, Security |

New Year 2006 in HK

January 1st, 2006 by Niranjan Kunwar

Hong Kong looked very bright and shiny as usual for the Christmas and New Year. This is the tall Christmas tree at Santa’s Town in Central
Christmas Tree in Central

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Category: Random, Hong Kong, Life |