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- X Window
- Officially the "X Window System," but also called "X Windows," "X11" or simply "X," it is an open source windowing system developed at MIT in the early 1980s. It...
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- Secure open source at least a year away
- Secure open source at least a year awayFlaw in X Window SystemDear Sirs!1. It is called X Window, NOT X Windows!2. That "dangerous" bug was exploitable for certain local users only. Not very serious but never the less, the patch was suplied whitin ...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OpenBSD, Linux, Secure Linux, security, X Window, X Window System, open source
- Discussion threads 2006-05-03
- Secure open source at least a year away
- Following Coverity's announcement yesterday that their Prevent system had caught a very dangerous bug in X Windows, I was given the chance to talk with their chief scientist, Andy Chou.The news he had was bad or good, depending on how you look at it. It will take over a year...
- Tags: X Window, X Windows
- Blog posts 2006-05-03
Additional Resources
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- TP-LINK TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router
- The TP-Link TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router is a wireless router that supports the Draft N 2.0 specification and not much else. This means no network storage or dual-band support (the router works only in the 2.4GHz frequency), no print-serving capability, and no Gigabit Ethernet. The router doesn't even offer N-mode-only...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, router, TP-Link, Wireless-N, TP-Link TL-WR941ND, TL-WR941ND
- Product reviews 2008-07-24
- Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone space
- Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone spaceMicrosoft Store in the works...My rep told me Microsoft is looking into significant retail space in higher end upscale shopping malls. In the mock-up of the store, boxes of Vista and Office 2007 were kept under lock and key. Customers will be...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., PC phone, PC, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- 2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."
- 2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."My ViewFirst, no one hates Microsoft more than I do - for both practical and ethical reasons. After dealing with Microshaft's endless parade of crap for nearly two decades, I finally abandoned my PC for a Mac. It was one of the best moves of...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Free the XBOX 360!!!
- Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...
- Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., game, console
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?
- Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?Sure it canIf you are using gnome (Ubuntu's default desktop envrionment) just go to gnomelook.org and look at the screen shots people have posted. There are a lot of creative folks out there. It's pretty easy to make gnome look and act like auqa....
- Tags: Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Compiz-fusion, Even Linux, Ubuntu, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position
- Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a statement basically debunking the number of vulnerabilities found, and providing its own account into the number of vulnerabilities affecting its own products : "A recent...
- Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Vulnerability, Vendor, Flaw, N.Runs, Dancho, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- ShowMeCodes (exe)
- Each time you surf on an online shop, ShowMeCodes immediately displays coupon and voucher codes in a discreet pop-up window for more than 400 US stores. Free and unobtrusive, ShowMeCodes does not require any registration: just install it and start to save money. This version is the first release on...
- Tags: Brittlestar, Construction
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- Apache's open source governance model
- Apache's open source governance modelI give Murph a 10 on this onentMike Cox couldn't beat this one...NTIIS dominates the market, of courseThough Apache has almost half the web servers in use, the more important number is the Fortune 1000 result. There Microsoft has 55% vs Apache's 25%, with Microsoft...
- Tags: open source, Microsoft IIS Server, Apache Software Foundation
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- AppCleaner (dmg)
- AppCleaner is a small application which allows you to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps. Installing an application distributes many files throughout your System using space of your Hard Drive unnecessarily. AppCleaner finds all these small files and safely deletes them. Simply drop an application onto the AppCleaner window. It will find...
- Tags: Application, File, Free Mac Soft, AppCleaner, Construction
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- NetTimeSaver (rar)
- It's a free software, that runs automatically with windows, hidden in taskbar, savesstores your connecting duration with Modem, ISDN, and X.25 one connection at a time, then you can view your connecting durations logs and manage them, by double clicking in taskbar icon, and show the main window. After viewing...
- Tags: Window, Duration, Mohammad Rastkar, NetTimeSaver, Construction, WANs, Modems, Networking, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED
- One of the blessings of an SLR can also be a curse: having to choose which lenses to carry, which means finding the right balance between weight and bulk, and having the focal lengths you need. The Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 G IF ED lens offers Nikon shooters...
- Tags: Nikon Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-07-21
- Has Halvar figured out super-secret DNS vulnerability?
- [ UPDATE: Kaminsky has all but confirmed that, yes, the cat is out of the bag ] It looks very much like the nitty gritty of Dan Kaminsky's super-secret -- and heavily hyped -- DNS cache poisoning vulnerability has been figured out by reverse engineering guru Halvar...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Server, Referral, Mallory, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Moo0 RightClicker (exe)
- Moo0 RightClicker is a set of enhancements on the context menu right click menu of Windows Explorer. It adds many useful functionalities like duplicating current explorer window, open/move to/copy to bookmarked folders, hiding default context menus, and so forth. Please install this software and experience the possibilities that it can...
- Tags: Functionality, Moo0, Moo0 RightClicker, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Construction, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-21
- iPhone 2.0 performance issues: Contacts
- One of the consequences of new software is bloat. In its worst manifestation new features get added at the expense of core feature performance. A perfect example of this is iPhone 2.0 software, specifically the Contacts application. When I migrated from iPhone 2G to 3G I synchronized...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Performance, Contacts, 3G, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD
- When it comes to black levels, you apparently get what you pay for. Pioneer's PDP-5020FD is the company's cheapest flat-panel plasma HDTV for 2008, yet it still costs significantly more than the poshest plasmas produced by Panasonic. We really liked the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U we reviewed earlier this year, and despite...
- Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, PDP-5020FD
- Product reviews 2008-07-18
- Tough love: Linux needs more haters
- Tough love: Linux needs more hatersGood article, JeremyI'm currently setting up our company network on Linux and will likely be bumping into some of those Samba issues. Complicated by having a mixed OS environment on the client side. Yeah, that's going to be fun. Nice that Google...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Risingware Exp+ (msi)
- Risingware Exp+ breaks new ground by integrating many software into one--a comprehensive file management system, a collection of assorted tools and an easy-to-use internet browser. To boost the efficiency, it includes features like multiple tabs, dual-window mode, magical drag and drop, floating navigation window. Besides, Exp+ File Manager includes file...
- Tags: Batch File, Tool, Risingware, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-07-18
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