Go Open Source or Go Home October 10, 09 5 - By nixiepixel

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Nixie’s Linux Haxor Quickie: Getting Started With Grub

Found this good clip over at http://www.linuxhaxor.net/



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Cell phone Outages

I have been using Twitter for the past few weeks trying to make a useful tool out of it. After having a cell outage in my area, calling my cell provider to find out what was going on and they had no idea. I came up with this idea.

http://www.twitter.com/mycelloutage

I set this up for those that have a Twitter account and those that don't. Everyone can post their Cellular problems just by sending an email to mycellularoutagesgmailcom and the body of the email gets posted to the MyCellOutages Twitter site.

This will be a useful tool for those that are having troubles and they are wondering if anyone else is having the same problems in the same area or a totally different area. Especially if the cell provider is not aware of the problems just yet. Like in my case. I searched for anything that could give me information that day and came across several different forums that were very old posts. This would bring fresh news about any problems and would allow people to instantly know if there is an occurring problem in their area. If you don't see something in your area then you can post about it through the email posted here and on the MyCellOutage Twitter site.

So go follow MyCellOutage if you have a Twitter account and let's get this thing moving along.

My Favorite Linux Ad Videos

I was going through the Linux Ad Videos on Youtube and found this guy John who made 3 versions of his video. "I'm Not Linux, Linux Is Me." The message is clear and to the point. I liked his videos so much that I felt compelled to post them here.

Great work John!

Obama passing new law to allow searching of PC's, Laptops, and media devices

New worm can infect home modem/routers

It is suspected that the botnet originated in Australia, as the first activity from the botnet was detected here. Australian IT consultant Terry Baume first observed it infecting a Netcomm NB5 modem/router. You can read his full analysis here.

The botnet binary was further analysed by members of the website DroneBL (a real-time IP tracker that scans for and botnets and vulnerable machines) which came to the conclusion that the “psyb0t” or "Network Bluepill" botnet was mostly a test run to prove the technology. After the botnet's discovery and public outing, the botnet operator swiftly shut it down.

The first generation targeted very few models of router, though the current, most recently discovered generation (dubbed 'version 18' in the code) targets a wide range of devices.

Full Article Here.

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