It’s scary out there in Internet Land. I have just checked the logs on one of my servers and in the last 24 hours the server received 827 failed login attempts via SSH. The attacker ran through a list of random usernames sorted alphabetically and the password they attempted to log in with for each […]
Some people do it a few times a week. Others do it several times a day. Some don’t do it at all. I am, of course, talking about updating your blog.
I recently read a report analysing the use of websites for councillors in local government. One of the claims in the report, although no […]
Yet Another Stupid Ass Web Site (YASAWS)
I have to remember this one. Could come in handy one day.
I have been playing around with gVisit. It allows you to see where your visitors are coming from. Here is the current result:
So mostly North America and Europe. All 6 of them! It’s a fun tool and is free if you have limited traffic.
I used the Grab utility (Apps > Utilities) on Mac OS […]
I’ve just finished listening to George Carlin’s Napalm and Silly Putty again. It’s very funny. He certainly doesn’t hold back about some of the things he talks about. It was the first audio book that I ever bought. It was also the last audio book that I ever bought. Nothing to do with the book. […]
Is there a coffee shortage I don’t know about? Whenever I go to Starbucks I usually order a tall latte. During the last 3 occassions, and at different locations too, I ordered a latte and ended up with half a cup of foam. I eventually found the coffee hiding at the bottom of the cup. […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about how in the future it would be possible to access the Internet at home by means other than having to use a telephone line. Looks like the future has already arrived.
The Register: “PCCW takes wireless broadband to London”
Now you can create podcasts with QuickTime Pro 7.
I saw the movie Sideways over the weekend. It’s a fantastic film. It’s really funny but doesn’t try to be, unlike most other Hollywood comedies that try really hard but fail; the kind where you can see the jokes coming from a mile away. If you get the chance to see it, you should do […]