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Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:05:24 EDT

Any way to mark the entire inbox as 'read' on a Blackberry?
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Worst 419 ever - Scammers getting lazy?

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:10:36 EDT

This is the most uninspiring story I've ever read to try and bilk me out of money. If I'm going to wire transfer my life savings, I at least want to read about a sick prince with no heirs, or a greedy bank holding onto an inheritance, or something. Put some effort into it next time Mr. Poon!
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Encryped directories in OS X - a how-to

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:24:59 EDT

Say you like the idea of FileVault but you prefer not to have your entire home directory. Or you're tired of reclaiming disk space in the sparseimage each time you log out. Or you just need quick, simple encryption on a per-directory basis.

It's possible now with MacFUSE and some plugins and utilities. First, you'll need MacFUSE, which enables you to set up, mount, and access different types of filesystems that aren't supported in the kernel, instead it's done in userspace. Also recommended, but not required, is MacFusion, a GUI front end to MacFUSE. It makes things tremendously easier.

Finally for the encryption filesystem support you'll need the EncFS FUSE plugin. I searched forever for the Mac version, the original appears to have disappeared but fortunately you can download it from the EncFSVault file downloads page. EncFSVault is a software project intended to be a direct EncFS-style replacement for FileVault. If you don't want all that though you can just grab the EncFS plugin off the downloads page.

Now with all three components installed you can create and mount an encrypted folder as a new volume on your desktop. From the MacFusion icon in the menu bar, choose Quick Mount, and then EncryptedFS.

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If you're creating an encrypted volume for the first time, check the box after you give it a name and a path. Next, you'll be prompted for the password you want to use. Finally what you'll end up with is a new volume mounted on your desktop.

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Because it's just a single directory, it doesn't have its own distinct space allocation so you can add files to it, just as much as your disk drive will hold. Add and create files and folders:

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And the contents will just appear as jibberish if you try to browse the actual directory:

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Adobe SVG Viewer in Safari 3 -

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:00:56 EDT

I'm pretty sure this is new in Leopard/Safari 3. I clicked on m0n0wall's traffic graph, which requires Adobe's SVG Viewer and to my surprise it worked. I tried installing it in Tiger and it was a no go, but with Leopard it works out of the box, I think.
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Why isn't TiVo in the IPTV business? -

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:15:13 EDT

Having been exposed to the IPTV industry a little I've found that most of the vendors don't make real wonderful products. Some of them are still very beta and missing features, both set top manufacturers and middleware alike.

After playing with some pretty crummy DVRs I began to wonder why TiVo doesn't get into this market. It seems like a natural evolution of their business, plus they have the best DVR software and features available. They make attractive, well-built set tops and have great brand recognition and consumer loyalty.

It seems like they could wrap up the whole package and supply equipment and middleware to IPTV providers.
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FancyZoom 1.0 - JavaScript image zoom library by Cabel Sasser of Panic

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:49:42 EDT

I've played with a few JavaScript image zooming scripts like Highslide and Lightbox, but I think Cabel Sasser of Panic may have them both beat with FancyZoom. It's certainly the most OS X-like, with Quick Look and Dashboardesque elements (You can even shift+zoom for a slow motion effect).

It's price at free for non-commercial, and $39 for commercial use.

Grievous Software Offenses -

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:11:52 EDT

Logitech's Harmony Remote software drops two directories in your home folder. One called "browser - logitech" and one called "Logitech".
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Isn't this what ~/Library/Application Support is for? Why do I have to have my home folder junked up like this?
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WebClip bookmark icons for iPhone -

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:20:20 EDT

Part of the new 1.1.3 update for the iPhone (and iPod touch) includes the ability to save a website on your home screen, directly from Safari.

As a website owner, you have the option of creating and providing a custom icon to represent your site on the user's home screen. Apple has official documentation explaining all you have to do is create a 57x57 square PNG file called 'apple-touch-icon.png' in the root of your site, and the iPhone/iPod touch will do the rest, adding the rounded edges and glassy look to match the other icons. It's pretty similar in concept to a favicon, which is now ubiquitous.

Kevin Worthington recommends actually making the icon 158x158 for "maximum crispness" since it will be scaled down on the screen.

I've already made one for volksfolks.org and stopforumspam.com, but I have no iPhone or iPod touch to test it out with.

I wonder if this one could be used for DSLR, it's from the BBR IM Checker widget and was designed by uid://281766.

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Movable Type is Open Source Now - Licensed under GPL

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:26:47 EDT

I've always liked Movable Type sites for always not quite looking like just another blog (unlike Wordpress/Kubrick) so it's nice seeing an open source version released.

»www.movabletype.org/2007/12/mova···ce.html

Inside a Botnet - Examining the Ron Paul spam attack

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:35:36 EDT

Secure Works performs a fantastic forensic investigation into the botnet responsible for sending out millions of Ron Paul spams last October. It's an interesting look into the world of botnets in general too.

»www.secureworks.com/research/thr···ronpaul

Blacktree is back -

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:52:54 EDT

If you've been itching to download Quicksilver, Blacktree's site is back after a lengthy outage. And, a new version of Quicksilver is available with an added bonus: it's Wildcard, which is billed as a virtual space for gaming. It also requires 10.5+.

Wal-Mart's phishing site? - ri-walmart.com

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:21:16 EDT

Recently a site has popped up and it's been making the rounds supposedly revealing "secret" holiday specials for Wal-Mart. What struck me immediately though is the domain name - holiday.ri-walmart.com. Anybody who's examined a phish or two would immediately notice ri-walmart.com is not walmart.com.

What's even fishier is the domain itself was just registered late September, and the registrant info doesn't match that of walmart.com. After more digging I decided this is for reals, since browsing to »www.walmart.com/secret redirects you to »holiday.ri-walmart.com/.

I'm just confused why Wal-Mart would apparently register a whole new domain for this little site. You'd think they could simply create a new host on walmart.com. Most astute consumers are likely wise to phishing sites and know how to spot them, so why threaten an already shaky trust by creating an arbitrary domain like this?

And besides, what is ri walmart supposed to mean, anyways?
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