Archive for July, 2007
Streamyx Merdeka Bash 2007 Promotion
 A friend sent this to me today. Streamyx Merdeka bash 2007 promotion. Streamyx Basic 1MB Monthly subscription fee at RM77 per month for 24 months. Thereafter, revert to standard of RM88. FREE Modem FREE 100 Samsung MP3 player to be given for every 350th subscribers FREE Online publication (e-browse – The Sun newspaper) for 12 [...]
Firefox 2.0.0.6 released
30th July 2007. Firefox receives another update. This time bumping it up to version 2.0.0.6. The fixes with this update are security related. See below, Unescaped URIs passed to external programs Privilege escalation through chrome-loaded about:blank windows Firefox 2.0.0.6 release notes. Get the latest Firefox. Firefox will automattically check for the latest updates and apply [...]
How does Gmail get your email to you
How does Gmail get your email to you? The people at Gmail want you to come up with your own short video depicting how your Gmail message travels around the world before it reaches you or it’s destination. Submit your creations by August 13th at Gmail: A Behind The Scenes Video. Your videos will be [...]
Temporarily disable user logins in Linux
As a Linux administrator it is sometimes necessary to stop users from login in to your box. This scenario is typically seen during system maintenance cycles, critical updates or scheduled/unscheduled software installs. The easiest way to accomplish this is to simply create a nologin file in /etc/ . To stop users from login in run [...]
Cows Crossing
Ran into some cows during lunch near Batu Maung in Penang today. You never see this in KL anymore. They had the roads to them self
