Unlike most other boring Patch Tuesdays, Microsoft released a rather interesting eye-catching “patch” yesterday called “Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (KB948881)“. The security update is actually a registry hack that disables the critically flawed Yahoo! Music Jukebox ActiveX control that if exploited, the remote attacker could gain control over your computer. Despite Yahoo! prompt action in [...]
Adobe has issued a security advisory dated 8th of April 2008 for Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and all versions below. The security flaw could allow remote code execution on compromised systems. This vulnerability affects Adobe Flash Players on ALL platforms. Users are reminded to update the affected software immediately by visiting Adobe’s website.
I’m proud to announce that TheBits.info is now being served by a popular free DNS service, EveryDNS.Net. Until this evening, TheBits.info was served by eNom Inc’s default name servers, which readers often complain to be slow and unreliable. Thank you so much to Michael for suggesting it and Caric for his authority :p
As promised, this is the first instalment to a 3-part WordPress optimisation guide. Part 1 – The Obvious This article deals with common and easily done tweakings that don’t require root/super user access to your webserver. This article mainly targets bloggers in a shared hosting environment.
Own a GPS receiver but not willing to pay USD20/yr for Google Earth Plus? No worries! Earth Bridge is here to the rescue. As long as your GPS receiver is interfaced to your computer via a NMEA compatible interface (using serial port, bluetooth virtual serial port, etc), chances are you can begin plugging in your GPS [...]