Month: June 2011

Website pages updated.

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http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/my_linux_system.php http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/my_linux_system_2.php http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/perl_code.php     I have updated these pages with re-written content and tweaked the HTML for improved W3C compliance. Should be better to read now. http://www.securitronlinux.com/site/lc/ My Linux PDF uploads of the Mastering Linux series, a must read for Linux administrators and users that want to learn more about the Linux operating system. … Read more

Hotmail service hacked or nonexistent for many users?

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http://contacthelp.com/comment_list.php?listing=287 The Hotmail service has gone through a rough patch at the moment, the service is now unavailable and will be for some time for many users. This is not a good thing if you had Ebay and other services linked to this account and you can not log in at all, there are many … Read more

Microsoft attacking Firefox 4?

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From Slashdot: “A Microsoft executive late Thursday used the furor over Mozilla’s decision to curtail support for Firefox 4 to plead the case for Internet Explorer in the enterprise. ‘I think I speak for everyone on the IE team when I say we’d like the opportunity to win back your business,’ Ari Bixhorn, director of … Read more

Website theme testing, & Windows rant.

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Hello there. I have noticed that some users are having trouble recovering their username and password, as I was checking my info[AT]securitronlinux.com E-Mail account and I noticed that there were a lot of messages that pertained to that problem. I have tried to fix this, so if you try again it might work now. If … Read more

Telstra, Optus to begin Internet Censorship next month.

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The future of Internet freedom and freedom of speech in general is under threat after the announcement that Telstra & Optus unveiled plans to roll out Internet filtering systems. of course they say it is to stop child abuse material, but most of that is hidden in the deep web and not even accessible from … Read more

European Space Agency to trial space vehicle.

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The European Space Agency is planning the development of the IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle planned to be operating by 2013. This is a re-usable space vehicle that can lift up to 450 kilometres into the upper atmosphere before re-entering the Earth`s atmosphere and braking with parachutes before splashing down into the Pacific ocean and awaiting … Read more

Firefox 5 final released on Linux.

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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Firefox-5-Final-for-Linux-207133.shtml The fifth edition of the best web browser out there, Firefox has hit version number 5 bringing new features to the table; CSS animation being one feature that will either be a good or bad thing depending on the utilisation, many stability enhancements and location aware browsing.Here is a list of the new features … Read more

Raw Video: Russian Soyuz craft Docks With Space Station.

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This is excellent footage of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft docking with the International Space Station on Thursday. This ends a two-day trip for the Soyuz spacecraft that launched from Kazakhstan. The capsule was carrying 3 astronauts from three countries. This is awesome to watch as a Sci-Fi geek I always wanted to go into space … Read more

Useful Linux Mint & Ubuntu tips.

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To change the default console font, type: setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/Lat7-TerminusBold32x16.psf.gzsetfont /usr/share/consolefonts/Lat7-TerminusBold32x16.psf.gz at the text console and then if you are happy with the size of that font, then type: sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setupsudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup and set the same font there as you selected before, and then the initial ram disk will be rebuilt for the running … Read more

Google discontinues Linux & *BSD search pages.

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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2011-06-08-018-41-NW-DP   Search engine giant Google has discontinued it`s dedicated Linux and *BSD search pages, preferring a standard unified search page instead, this is part of the new Google, where search quality has improved considerably and now you can search using search terms like [ubuntu nvidia issue] or [fedora 15 gdm bug] and get specific … Read more

Space shuttle and International Space Station photographed together.

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The International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Endeavour have been photographed together for the first time, showing the relative size of the International Space Station. This is the second last space shuttle voyage for the venerable Space Shuttle that has served the United States very well during it`s long life. Now the US will … Read more

Sony Developer Network cracked.

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http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/technology/lulzsec-member-arrested-group-leaks-sony-database-57296.html Cracker group LulzSec have managed to gain access to the Sony Developer Network and download the source code of the network, possibly giving them real-time access to the Sony network whenever they wish. This on top of the original cracking incident that allowed the personal data of millions of Sony customers to be downloaded … Read more