RAID 1+0 vs RAID 0+1
Finally an excellent and easy-to-understand explanation for the differences, advantages, and disadvantes between RAID 1+0 (mirrored, and then striped) versus vs. RAID 0+1 (striped and then mirrored).
Category Archives: technology
I suggest big corporations, and important public services stop using insecure operating systems
On April 21, 2010, beginning at approximately 14:00 UTC, millions of computers worldwide running Windows XP Service Pack 3 were affected by an erroneous virus definition file update by McAfee, resulting in the removal of a Windows system file (svchost.exe) on those machines, causing machines to lose network access and, in some cases, enter a [...]
Easy symmetrical blowfish encryption with VIM
Just run: vim -x filename And vim will automatically encrypt your file upon saving it. I’m still not sure how it treats the .swp file it creates upon editing a file. If you forgot the -x switch, you can still encrypt your file by typing ESC then, :X (colon and capital x)
zenphoto upgrades
I was initially having some issues doing an upgrade. It was, as it always seems to be, because I did not RTFM. Backup your MySQL database. Backup customised themes or plugins or any other files Delete the following files and folders: The zp-core folder The themes that were distributed with Zenphoto The files in the [...]
LSO local shared object flash cookies
Why are Flash Cookies Harmful? they are never expiring – staying on your computer for an unlimited time. by default they offer a storage of 100 KB (compare: Usual cookies 4 KB). browsers are not aware of those cookies, LSO’s usually cannot be removed by browsers. via Flash they can access and store highly specific [...]
Amarok cannot connect to MySQL database
I deleted all instances of ‘amarok’ in $HOME/.kde4/share, and dropped the ‘amarokdb’ database, and dropped ‘amarokuser’, and re-created everything, but it still wouldn’t connect. It turns out the solution is simple. Just change the password in the Amarok settings page from ‘password’ to something else (e.g. ‘password123′). Change the ‘amarokuser’ password, too, in mysql. Restart [...]
aircrack-NG Intel PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g SUPPORT!
Iwl3945 is the new driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG wireless chipset. It includes new features like: Managed and monitor mode support in one driver Enhanced injection support Multiple interfaces on one device – use the aircrack suite on a monitor interface while remaining associated on a managed interface Full radiotap support, for both incoming [...]
Yahoo! Shuts down Geocities – Download Geocities via Bittorrent
Hello there. You mailed geotorrent@******.com to be notified when the torrent file for the download of Geocities was ready. Well, it’s ready. This letter has the details, and I’ve attached the 1.3mb .torrent file that you will use to make it work. We’ve been running tests at archive team for a while, we’re about 99% [...]
Doctor’s personal data sold on eBay
The Information Commissioner’s Office has found a healthcare recruitment agency in breach of the Data Protection Act after it lost doctors’ personal data that ended up being sold online.
Nmap on Cygwin
Installed nmap on cygwin. Dead easy! Download and install Cygwin Download and install WinPCAP Accept most defaults Do the default installation, typically C:\cygwin\ Download nmap for windows (zip) Open the zip file Double click the folder inside the zip, a large list of files should appear Extract these files (and not the folder which contains [...]