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Kayodeok's Headlines for Wednesday 15 December 2004

Wednesday 15 December 2004

Security

• Windows XP SP2 Popup Blocker Bypassing
• A look at the new generation of WEP cracking tools for WiFi networks
• Use port knocking for a more secure method of opening ports
• Police granted powers to install spyware and Trojans

Web Development

• Web Applications 1.0: Working Draft
• Architecture of the World Wide Web now a W3C Recommendation
• Firefox Static Desktop Icon
• Thunderbird Static Desktop Icon
• Using the XML HTTP Request object
• XMLHttpRequest for The Masses
• Homer Simpson uses tabbed browsing
• Print our HREFs on Links for Print StyleSheet
• MinimizeToTray: A powerful extension to minimize Windows versions of Firefox and Thunderbird to the system tray

Open Source

• How to Install Debian Linux on a desktop computer - Part I
• How to Install Debian Linux on a desktop computer Part II
• There are some very good reasons to use OpenOffice.org instead of Microsoft Office, and the best reasons have nothing to do with cost of the software
• Bootchart is a tool for performance analysis and visualization of the GNU/Linux boot process

Tips

• How to handle and interpret BSODs on Windows
• Tweaking XP: Windows File Protection and SP2
• Configuring PuTTY - A step-by-step guide
• How to calculate the last day of a month in MS Excel

Programming

• PHP is not Python is not Java
• The .NET Developer's Guide to Windows Security
• Automate the process of documenting your code