After a marathon of php hacks, trial of different themes, plugins, research of online security sites and security tools… I’m delighted to announce my new blog Security Tools News & Tips to my readers here. As the name mentions, this…
Nirlog.com
Technology, Life, and Everything else along the way…
Category: Technology
Taiwanese quake disrupts Internet access
The earthquakes that shook Taiwan yesterday, killed 2 when a building collapsed, and injured at least 40. The quake also damaged undersea cables that disrupted Telecommunications and Internet connections around Asia. When I went to office this morning, after 3…
Wp-hashcash — an excellent comment SPAM plugin
The comment and trackback spams had been a headache for me. Every blogger understands how annoying they are and how unproductive they can make you. Besides from being a blogger, I maintain systems that hosts many wordpress blogs. The good…
Going mobile
I switched from Microsoft to Apple on desktop, but on mobile I’m jumping (trying) from Palm to Microsoft. I’ve bought a Dopod 720w, which runs windows mobile 5 smartphone edition. It’s gorgeous and slim, with bright screen, Wi-Fi, Edge, Gprs,…
Is the Internet Security failing?
Security Absurdity: The Complete, Unquestionable, And Total Failure of Information Security. Noam Eppel writes how the Internet security is failing and what can be done about it. He compares the current state of security industry with a boiling frog: They…
Email is 35
Email has just turned 35 and it’s very difficult to imagine working without the emails today. Here are few interesting links to Email and it’s history. IT programmer Ray Tomlinson sent the first message in late 1971. The test messages…
OpenVPN Implementation
This guide describes how to install and configure the OpenVPN Server in Linux and clients in Windows XP and Mac OSX. There are many advanced features in OpenVPN and if you’re interested in those advanced stuff, there’s a more detailed…
Secure, Easy and Cheap VPN: OpenVPN
I’ve used IPSec, PPTP and SSL VPNs for quite some time and found them to have their own strengths and weaknesses. IPSec is secure but too complicated, with too many options for implementation and configuration. PPTP is easy to use…
Anonymous Blogging will be outlawed in China?
The Great Firewall of China monitors, filters and blocks all the websites and email contents. If you’re in China you won’t be able to browse CNN, BBC and other international news smoothly, and you’ll have a terrible experience of sending…
How LAN Switches Work
Most of the modern Ethernet networks use LAN switches and for the Network Admins it’s very essential to understand how this basic, yet very important component of the network operates. I came across an excellent document in cisco site about…
Top
Recent Comments