OK, I still find this funny, hence the category.

Seems there are loads of people that don't realize how easy it is to view their webcams - at least their Axis cams.

A friend has one because of their ability to have a network address, and the quality is actually very good.

Now, I'm not saying that all these people are idiots - some of them have public webcams - like college cafeteries, gas stations and such. But on occasion, you can click on one and get rather interesting results.

For the google search, look for either:

inurl:"axis-cgi/mjpg"

or

inurl:"view/index.shtml"

happy fishing!

Yep, sometime this coming week, we should see some more patching. Of course, what will be addressed in this patch, we're still not sure.

Of course, they bought a spyware tool now, but that didn't change ZDNet and CNet from recommending users switch to Firefox. More info available at the ZDNet site about the patching... and patching.... and patching..... man, I love Linux!

OK, I need to vent on this one. I'm all for software security - even though it can be cracked, I understand it.

Now, I own Half LIfe 2, and was really ticked that I had to register the game online, and continue doing so for over a week to play the game - I had to be online for this. Now, I have a little boy that I would like to let goof around with the game on another machine - NOPE!

I think if you purchase something, you should be entitled to use it as you see fit - at least in your house.

Not to mention having to register a game online, that you plan to play offline. This is a real pain.

Seems someone at InfoWorld had the same issues, and even wrote an editorial about this

Seems the good 'ol folks in Cupertino think that there are many sites that are biting at the forbidden Apple. The Apple, in this case being info on upcoming products and services at Apple.

The really frustrating aspect here is tht Mac fans are like a cult all to their own. They are incredibly loyal. They jumped on iTunes, iPods and helped jumpstart the Mac brand.

They plan on suing sites like ThinkSecret.com that post information about new products and services and also want to know who is feeding them the information.

Seems like they took a page from the good 'ol folks in Redmond to me.

I found this out on the Geek News Central site, and agree, I'd give a donation to ThinkSecret if they needed funds - this is a direct violation of freedom of speech and independent journalism.

Today microsoft released beta 1 of its antispyware software which I've tested and verified (no this isn't some sick joke). The software actully works suprisingly well compared to adaware and spy bot search and destroy. So of the key likable features are automatic restore point creation on change, restoration of Internet Explorer setting upon hyjack detection, and active resident protection. As of late it appears microsoft will not be charging for this application so feel free to give it a try.

Download avalable at:
Microsoft.com

By now most of the world has heard via the various news sources how a father and daughter team single handedly ALMOST took out a jet that was over 3,000 feet off the ground. Rest assured the Patriots act will protect us by possible putting that father behind bars for up to twenty five years (sarcasm).

This in my opinion is a crystal clear indication that the patriot act legislation that was originally introduced just after 9/11 is in severe need of repair. What the Act, the media, and the police, enforcing the act fail to take into consideration is intent. While, some may argue that by letting this family get away with this horrible crime we as Americans are weakening are controls over this nation. I argue the opposite; I believe that by letting an ignorant father go to jail for doing something stupid like point out jet liners and helicopters to his daughter we’re invalidating our democracy. We have to ask ourselves how much is too much. Why is it that I can accidentally stab some one with a knife and serve a much less or no prison term at all?

Click here to buy a nice shiny green laser pointer. "Can be used for skypointing, projection on low clouds, signalling, detecting explosives"

An eham.net article today pointed out the you don't need alot of power to transmit a great distance. Previous records unknown, the new record set by Bill Tippett, W4ZV, of New London, NC. He was able to copy a cw (Morse code) beacon on the 80 meter band (3.5mhz) from Wappingers Falls, NY a total of 547 miles. What makes this so amazing is that the beacon was only transmitting at a peak wattage of .0000406 (40 millionths of a watt). To put this is perspective a standard linksys access point(wap11) transmitts at peak power of .1 watts and has a range of about 1000 meters. The record breaking stations was able copy aouther stations transmiting roughly 60,000 times less power over 860% farther.

To learn more goto:
http://www.eham.net/articles/9982

This is kinda neat. At least the info is with the patient, and not sent all over the place.

With the size of USB drives now getting HUGE, you can put some more complex images and such - I do think this would be interesting. The article from ZDNet can be found here.

Seems that after the vulnerablity alert came out awhile ago, SANS reports that it seems to keep adding to network traffic with hackers looking for unpatched servers.

A well known vulnerability - don't think I feel very sorry for someone that doesn't patch their server. The article from ZD Net

I must admit, I was rather shocked at how well this article was on the Christian Science Monitor site. I follow RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) as a privacy advocate and as an amateur radio operator. Hams have been quite negative regarding RFID.

There are major privacy concernes with this technology that I do not favor. There is an example of Texas wanting to track schoolkids in one community - I'd be damned if they would "chip" my kid.

Some examples sited in the article are:

• ID tags for Texas school children that allow local law-enforcement offices to monitor their movements.
• A proposal to examine the possible use of EZ-pass type trackers in California autos to enforce a statewide mileage tax.
• Medicine containers electronically fitted nationwide to alert to fraud, counterfeiting, and even mistakes by hospital staff.

Not to mention, that these tags all but completely give up privacy. Can you imagine just walking from a pharmacy to your car - and anyone that doesn't particularly like you can tell what meds you are taking?

The dangers of this technology have only started to touch the surface. With WalMart making RFID mandatory on their top 100 suppliers, this is only to be the beginning.