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Kayodeok's Headlines for Monday 25 October 2004

Monday 25 October 2004

Security

• JPEGScan: A Free Detection & Repair Scanner for Exploit.MS04-028 (GDIPlus JPEG Vulnerability)
• How to Break Windows XP SP2 (Drag and Drop media files)
• How to Break Windows XP SP2 (Drag and Drop Media Files) - Proof of Concept
• MPs and security experts are attacking the government for its decision to use Windows 2000 on its submarines
• Bogus Online Anti-Spyware Scanner
• Mozilla / Firefox / Thunderbird Downloaded File Content Disclosure Vulnerability
• Netcaptor Tabbed Browsing Vulnerabilities
• Microsoft Outlook may display images even when configured to view messages in plain text

Web Development

• IEholics Anonymous: "Hi, My name's Andy and I'm a recovering InternetExplororholic. But I've been free of the burden of Microsoft now for close to a month" via Asa Dotzler
• Firefox aims for 10 percent of Web surfers
• The Google Desktop Proxy allows you or anyone else to use Google Desktop Search to search your machine from anywhere via Remaindered Links
• Gmail Tools & Plugins via Forever Geek

Windows News

• Windows XP is three years old today
• Funny Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles via delicious

Tips

• DLL Help Database: This database contains information about DLL files that are included with selected Microsoft products via delicious
• Desktop namespace shortcut for Firefox (will provide a context menu with Profile Manager, Safe Mode, Options etc) via Chu Yeow
• 200 ways to revive a hard drive (pdf file)
• Default settings for Windows XP Services via Internet Storm Center - Handler's Diary October 24th 2004

Programming

• linuxcommand.org: Learning the Shell

Science

• As Einstein Predicted, Earth Distorts Time, Space
• Slashdot: What is your favorite equation?

Gadgets

• Oh Lord, won't You buy me a Treo 650
• Even more Treo 650 pics
• X-Ray Cameraphone Sees Through Clothes More: Peeping Tom filter lets phones see through bikinis
• AMD's Personal Internet Communicator brings the Internet to the people