Monday February 07, 2005
Monday February 07, 2005 A question about using a powerbook as a serial console was forwarded
around recently. I thought I would share my solution(which happened to be
suggested by more than one person).
I have been using a "Keyspan High Speed USB Serial
Adapter":http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/usa19hs/ a db9 -> RJ45
adapter, a rollover cable and ckermit
This solution has worked without a hitch for devices with RJ45 serial
management ports. Adding a additional RJ45 to DB9 and RJ45 to DB25
rounds out the connectors for basically everything else.
Another recommendation from someone using the same hardware is Zterm.
And now off to sleep.
So Not Funny: Shmoo Group International Domain Name Translation Spoof/Hack
The "Shmoo Group":http://www.shmoo.com/ has published an example of an
exploit which takes advantage of IDN to spoof sites for both "PayPal
http":http://www.pаypal.com and "PayPal https":https://www.pаypal.com
The links above should take you to "PayPal". Original "Shmoo Example":http://www.shmoo.com/idn/ and "explanation":http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt Using firefox and setting "network.enableIDN" to false in about:config, will prevent firefox from following the link, but the error is non-descriptive resulting in a "[Translated Name] site could not be found, please check the name and try again"
Update: I should mention that it does not work in IE by default, as apparently IDN translation code is only available as a plugin.
IV Fluids and ABs really hit the spot
So I went to my local urgent care facility Saturday morning, after
expirencing some dizziness apparently this was probably due to sinus
congestion.
With a slight rattle in my chest, a cough, and fluffy green phlegm the doctor decided that I would benefit from a liter of fluid and some anti-biotics.
I think he was correct, I felt much better today. At least until I got some calls from the office. Talking on the phone for extended periods made my throught itcy and scratchy again.
5 days left in this course of ABs, if things keep up I should be all better. Now for cough medicine and sleep.