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Installing OpenVAS 3.1 on CentOS 5.5

By Sam on August 11, 2010

Was having some issues installing the latest version (3.1.0) of OpenVAS in a CentOS 5.5 VM today, so I thought I’d throw up a walkthrough in case anyone else was having similar issues. I’m not really a Linux expert, so it may look kind of backwards at times. I’m going to skip the long and [...]

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Social Media and Web 2.0 (the second coming of the web rockstar slash social media guru)

By Sam on August 5, 2010

(03:43:47 PM) friend of mine: i hate web 2.0 or whatever (03:43:51 PM) friend of mine: social media is the downfall of our society (03:43:52 PM) friend of mine: mark my words I was reading this post by Modern Nerd, a piece that aims to ground the grandiose visions of many self-proclaimed “support ninjas, web [...]

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Copyright in the land of the free (as in beer)

By Sam on August 3, 2010

As with many laws established long ago, copyright is struggling to define itself in the internet age. Indeed, copyright is one of the most talked about theories in many technology-centered publications. It has been debated from both sides, with viewpoints all across the spectrum. Some see copyright as a hindrance to the progression of society, [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged Apple, Copyright, DRM | Leave a response

Search Engine Optimization

By Sam on August 3, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, it’s been on my mind all summer. Ever since I switched from a then 5-year old Flash site to a content management system, I’ve been more and more concerned with how my image is presented online. Not just in terms of Google rank, but also [...]

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WordPress 3.0 released.

By Sam on June 18, 2010

The newest version of WordPress was just released.  It seems to upgrade quite easily from the dashboard, just like any other 2.x.x update. However, I did backup everything beforehand just in case.  I would recommend the same, as well as updating all plugins and checking for compatibility. I can’t spend too much time poking around [...]

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New Website!

By Sam on March 5, 2010

Welcome to my long overdue site redesign.  This represents a move away from circa-2000 Flash, and towards 2010′s dynamic web.  The new site is based off a standard WordPress installation, but expect to see some major improvements and modifications as soon as I get some time.  The current theme is Structure, based off the Hybrid theme-base.  However, this may change [...]

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