Let’s take a look at a PHP script used to send spam. These types of scripts run on servers all over the world and might give you some insight into a spammer’s dedication to annoy the hell out of you.
Read More →Dissecting a spammer’s spam script
SWT menu disposal memory leak
SWT is a widget toolkit developed as part of Eclipse that enables you to develop Java desktop applications that use the OS’s native widgets. It is an immensely useful library and really shines in the area of resource management, which boils down to “only dispose resources you’ve created yourself”. Well, sort of.
Read More →Serious PuTTY defaults
Everybody who has ever used SSH in the vicinity of a computer running Windows knows of the existence of PuTTY, the tiny yet brilliant Swiss army knife of remote communication. These are the chronicles of my default settings.
Read More →SheevaPlug with Debian Wheezy
One of my projects entails running (and developing) network monitoring software on a private uplink. I could use my laptop as a server, but it has a constant energy consumption of about 60 watts which I find a bit much. Enter the SheevaPlug.
Read More →Colliding Worlds
Sometimes, I like to reflect on what “us programmers” would like to achieve in life. Without exception, I completely fail in doing so and discover that I’m pretty much stuck in my vertical ways.
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