Author Archives: Charles
Steve Jobs and the glass staircase.
Steve Job is a man of many talents and inventions. His original Apple 128 which was the first “all-in-one” to the iPod and iPhones that would change the world. One that only mildly surprised me, In 2003 Jobs was awarded a patent for a glass staircase. If you visit the Apple store in NYC you’ll &hellip Continue reading
Steve Jobs Resigns As CEO Of Apple……again.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is stepping down. In a letter sent to the Apple Board of Directors, Jobs states, “I can no longer meet my duties as Apple’s CEO,” but doesn’t go into any detail as to why. He then goes on to make a request that Tim Cook, Apple’s COO, who has already proven &hellip Continue reading
Android Trojan records phone calls
A new Android Trojan is capable of recording phone conversations, according to a CA security researcher. While a previous Trojan found by CA logged the details of incoming and outgoing phone calls and the call duration, the malware identified this week records the actual phone conversations in AMR format and stores the recordings on the &hellip Continue reading
OS X LION AFP NAS connection error FIX
Ok, Apple is back at it with making standards that everyone must catch up to in order to do things we like doing. Like, connecting to a NAS. After a bit of frustration at my inability to connect to my office NAS I went looking for a solution and found one that works. Originally &hellip Continue reading
The Hacker Manifesto
Originally Published in Volume One, Issue 7, Phile 3 of 10 January 8, 1986 Another one got caught today, it’s all over the papers. “Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal”, “Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering”… Damn kids. They’re all alike. But did you, in your three-piece psychology and 1950’s technobrain, ever take a look behind &hellip Continue reading
DDoS Is not Hacking!
Gone are the days when I just wanted to be “leet” with a big(er) ego. When all that mattered were my “skillz” and “sticking it to the man” or “stoping the “profiteering gluttons” of the world. I look at groups like Anonymous and LulzSec and think back to the beginnings of groups like cDc, 2600 &hellip Continue reading
Hacktivist group, Anonymous, claims to have breached NATO security.
After members of the Hacktivist group Anonymous, were arrested earlier this week. The hacker group is back at it. Releasing a series of NATO documents supposedly gleaned for a recent breach. Hello Nato The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is still under attack, a person claiming to be a member of Anonymous told CBS News in &hellip Continue reading
April 2011 NYC taxi
NYC taxis have an interactive computer for the passenger to pay, browse maps and who knows what else. I suspect Windows XP. Next time I’ll spend some time playing.
Voicemail hacking scandal
DENVER — The British hacking scandal is raising questions about just how vulnerable our own phones are, and just how easy it is to hack into them. Denver computer forensics expert Charles Tendell says hacking into someone’s voicemail is as easy as guessing their personal identification numbers or PINs. “Think about how simple a 4-digit &hellip Continue reading
Thousands of “hackers for good” build applications for humanity
Earlier this month, thousands of “hackers for good” gathered in more than 19 different global locations—from Berlin to Nairobi, and Sydney to Sao Paulo—to participate in Random Hacks of Kindness #3. These teams are now off and running, working with NGO and government advisors to finish their applications for humanity. Read mor at the official Google &hellip Continue reading
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