Playing with Vista (eh, be up-to-date is mandatory in our business!), I got my first application error: I like the sentence “Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.“.
Category: Software
A taste of Vista?
The new Microsoft OS “Vista” is out for a while now. No problem for end-users, they can “safely” (notice the quotes ;-)) upgrade their machine with this new toy. But, professional users (who must run specific applications[1]), it is safe to delay the “big jump”. When you start Vista for
Clippy, RIP: 1997 – 2007
Microsoft announced that Clippy won’t be part of Office 2007! After ten years of “ding ding ding” sounds made by knocking on the screen, Clippy is gone! RIP Clippy!
WordPress upgrade
WordPress 2.1 is out! Lot of new features and, still better, lot of bug fixes.
New PuTTY release…
PuTTY 0.59 is out! What’s new? Check here. [Edited @ 14:26] Finally, serial ports are supported!
Google Safe Browsing explained
Here is a nice blog entry which explains how Google’s Safe Browsing protects you.
SpamAssassin upgrade
We never do enough to fight spam! SpamAssassin upgraded up to release 3.1.7 on my MTA.
Nmap 420
A new release of Nmap is out! Release 4.20. This release implements a new 2nd generation OS detection system.
Fun with Windows netstat
Useful tips for a better netstat usage on Windows: http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1911
The Trackback Validator & co
Fighting against spam is one of the worst job for forum or blogs owners… As everybody, I was hit by nasty bots. It was time to take concrete actions… First, I don’t like the “quick and dirty” fix “Do not allow comments nor trackbacks”. If used correctly, they can greatly