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Submission + - HOWTO Peer-to-Peer VPN Windows XP

Submitted by pc1oad1etter on Friday February 23, 2007 @12:54PM

pc1oad1etter writes: I want to set up a secure VPN between two Windows XP boxes, but I want to see better security than what PPTP provides. I want this to be a direct connection between the two computers, with no hardware appliance managing the VPN and no third server setting up the connection. A couple of options have emerged:

OpenVPN

TheGreenBow IPSec VPN Client

Now for some questions:

What other options are there?

Is it possible to put PPTP over SSH or SSL and make it more secure? (Would having TCP over TCP be a problem here?)

What pitfalls should I watch out for with TheGreenBow or OpenVPN?

Submission + - Firefox releases update to fix critical exploit

Submitted by

MGOB

on Friday February 23, 2007 @12:06PM

MGOB writes: "Mozilla published releases 1.5.0.10/2.0.0.2 this morning to fix a critical security flaw in the Firefox web browser. The problem lies in how Firefox handles writes to the 'location.hostname' DOM property. The vulnerability allows malicious websites to manipulate authentication cookies for third-party sites. A demo/check of the issue can be found here."

Submission + - Yahoo! patent Web 2.0

Submitted by

MattSparkes

on Friday February 23, 2007 @11:11AM

MattSparkes writes: "Yahoo! have filed a patent that allows users to "Customise a webpage template to display data drawn from other sources." Needless to say, this covers almost every Web 2.0 sites out there, including our very own Slashdot. Yahoo! was granted the patent on the basis of work that took place in the late 1990's at the height of bubble 1.0. So could Yahoo! now ask for royalties from various Web 2.0 companies?"

Submission + - What Happened to IE7?

Submitted by ToeJet on Thursday February 22, 2007 @03:44PM

ToeJet writes: Internet Explorer 7 seems to me MIA on the Microsoft Update site. As a SysAdmin that handles multiple computers and windows versions, the IE7 update is being skipped since it broke internal apps at my company. Building a new machine this morning, the normal windows update process was begun (Update, reboot, repeat....). Scanning for IE7 to remove it from the update list turns up missing. After checking sever machines, both 2003 and XP, IE7 is not listed as an update or a hidden update. A critical update disappears, What gives?

Submission + - Microsoft Wants Patent on Indentation

Submitted by

theodp

on Saturday February 17, 2007 @08:56PM

theodp writes: "Throw some text in a worksheet, make the columns small, and color the cells to denote a hierarchy. Like this. That, my friend, may constitute patent infringement for the next twenty years if the USPTO grants Microsoft the patent it's seeking for Minimizing Indenting (actual patent image). Just one more example of how Microsoft's lawyers are making the world a better place through more joyful and inclusive design."

Submission + - I'm releasing the Uncensored Bible

Submitted by

Jonathan Hayward

on Saturday February 17, 2007 @08:35PM

Jonathan Hayward writes: "This project began because there are some parts of the Bible that are simply hidden from the public, and began simply as an uncensored Bible. But once that was finished, there seemed to be more to uncover. Read more about the Uncensored Bible."

Journal Journal: MPAA Violates Another Software License 297

Journal by Alien54 on Saturday February 17, 2007 @05:38PM

Patrick Robib, a blogger who wrote his own blogging engine called Forest Blog recently noticed that none other than the MPAA was using his work, and had completely violated his linkware license by removing all links back to the

Submission + - Nanotech battery claims to solve electric car woes

Submitted by rbgrn on Friday February 16, 2007 @03:07PM

rbgrn writes: A123 Systems claims to have invented a Lithium Ion battery that not only can discharge at very high rates of current but can be recharged very quickly without damage to the cells or overheating. From their website: "A unique feature of A123Systems' M1 cells is their ability to charge to high capacity in 5 minutes or less. That's a significant improvement over traditional Li Ion, which typically requires more than 90 minutes to reach a similar level of charge." Using this technology, General Motors has announced a plug-in hybrid SUV and Venture Vehicles is developing a fully electric 3 wheel vehicle. Politics aside, the main technological hurdle to mass adoption of electric cars has been a fuel station replacement when driving distances beyond a single charge worth of range. Will we finally be seeing high current recharge stations in the next decade?

Submission + - Princeton Closes PEAR

Submitted by slimchance on Friday February 16, 2007 @01:07PM

slimchance writes: The CBC reports that Princeton University has closed down PEAR:

From the article:

"For 28 years, we've done what we wanted to do, and there's no reason to stay and generate more of the same data," he told the New York Times. "If people don't believe us after all the results we've produced, they never will."

If they can do this to PEAR, what's next, Apache?

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