Self-aggrandization
I’m famous. How long is fifteen minutes in web time?
Microsoft TNEF Vulnerability: bad news
On the heels of last week’s Windows Metafile critical vulnerability comes this new potential exploit in Exchange Server that apparently could be a major issue:
The TNEF vulnerability, which Microsoft spelled out in the MS06-003 security bulletin, is a flaw in how Microsoft’s Outlook client and older versions of its Exchange server software decode the TNEF [...]
The GSA
We (and by “we” I mean Mike) just dropped these babies into the rack today and yes, they are as slick as you think they are:
OMG OG
Today I feel the need to say: I do love the OmniGraffle. Love it. It’s that useful.
Windows Media files (.wmfv) in QuickTime
In a bit of a surprise move Microsoft has released Flip4Mac, a set of codecs for .wma and .wmv files for QuickTime. Evidently OS X users will now be able to view these file formats from within QuickTime instead of firing up the very not so impressive Windows Media Player:
Flip4Mac WMV allows you to play, [...]
Switching to CakePHP
In a fit of madness at 2am Saturday morning I decided to completely rewrite a prokect I’m working on to use the CakePHP framework, just for fun. Two hours later I’d managed to convert the database structure to work with CakePHP. An hour later I had the basic controllers and models in place.
A suggestion: [...]
Komodo: The love-in continues
A few more hours with Komodo and the love-in continues. It’s still slower in places than I’d like but I console myself with the knowledge that really, I can only type so fast and often think slower than I type. Nah, that’s bollocks - I’d love to see this app run faster.
Regardless, a “no [...]
Komodo: an IDE that’s poisonous saliva-free
I don’t often buy software after only having had it for eight hours and using it for less than two, but this is Komodo, a full-on IDE for all your interpretted language development. I think it’s written in Python which might explain why it feels a little pokey on my 867 MHz G4 (a [...]
Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2006.
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