FAQ
This is an in-progress FAQ regarding this website, my music, my software, and myself. It’s slowly growing; feel free to make suggestions!
What’s with all of this software?
Help! I can’t get this to work!
Why does this site look so different?
How can I track your site for changes?
Who...
I was looking to work on something ‘different’ for a change, and in a fit of nostalgia for a bygone era I somehow missed, I stumbled back upon SIMH. Think of it as MAME for old gear, well, ok, MESS. Anyhow, I see that since I tinkered with it last, oh, cough years ago, there’s Ethernet support f...
I’ve got many opinions, some of which are blatantly wrong, others I take just to tease and have an opposing viewto tease friends; not all are serious. Usually, if I’m smirking, I’m just looking for a reaction.
This one is true. Hardware is better than Software, dammit! Don’t get me wrong; some opt...
There’s a possible buffer overflow in OpenSSH prior to 3.7.1. Now, if security is a concern, even if it’s improbable that this might affect you, I urge you to stay proactive in your system’s maintenance!
I’ve written up a small HOWTO, available via my diary (link here), which gives a fairly brie...
If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a Buffer Management Bug in OpenSSH prior to 3.7.1. Of course, no matter your spin, their own take is “It is uncertain whether these errors are potentially exploitable, however, we prefer to see bugs fixed proactively.”, and I agree.
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR PROGRAMS...
Oddly, up until recently a few aspects of my pages were still static in nature. One of them is the little ‘music display’ at the root of the front page. Every time I changed songs, or it detected such, it’d recreate the whole little infopage for every song in the track listing.
I’ve finally added...