I bought a new radio for my venerable 2002 Honda Civic this weekend. I want to be able to listen to security podcasts on my commute, which wasn’t practical with my factory radio. So, off to the nearest car audio shop (Custom Sounds) I went. I looked at a couple of $119 decks, then the [...]
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An upgrade. And an upsell.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 20, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/05/an-upgrade-and-an-upsell/
How I once took down a network, including a radio station
I met up Monday night with some other security professionals for some emergency networking of the professional kind. One of the attendees, a penetration tester, had a little incident where he took down a production system when he conducted his penetration test. The system owners were a bit arrogant, and, well, they paid for it. [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 3, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/04/how-i-once-took-down-a-network-including-a-radio-station/
New media in Cuba
I read an ingenious article this week on Slashdot, talking about how Cubans evade Internet censorship (not to mention lack of access) by passing contraband material around on flash drives. It’s so old school, but brilliant. Sure, it’s less efficient and less elegant than using the Internet, but unlike the Internet, it’s nearly impossible to [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 21, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/03/new-media-in-cuba/
Giving and receiving criticism in writing
Internet pal Rob O’Hara wrote last week about why he hasn’t published a book in five years. The resulting discussion has the potential to get ugly–not that I think it will, but the potential is there. Writing about writing, and criticizing writing, is difficult. I don’t have the solution–I can just tell you it’s difficult.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 13, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/giving-and-receiving-criticism-in-writing/
A contrarian (but defendable) view of e-books
Tech author Nicholas Carr has some interesting statistics that led him to state that perhaps e-books will complement printed books, rather than replace them. It’s not hard to find history to support that hypothesis.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 7, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/a-contrarian-but-defendable-view-of-e-books/
Using a Lionel (or other brand) O or O27 transformer with HO or N scale trains
Here’s a good question: Can you use Lionel O or O27 transformers (or, for that matter, American Flyer S transformers) with HO or N scale trains? The answer is, not directly. But you can if you add a $3 bridge rectifier from Radio Shack (part number 276-1146).
Posted by Dave Farquhar on November 29, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/11/using-a-lionel-or-other-brand-o-or-o27-transformer-with-ho-or-n-scale-trains/
What to do about a router dropping connections
A former classmate and coworker contacted me with a question. My router is about 5 years old. I have a cable modem and a router. The cable modem is fine. The router keeps connecting and disconnecting from the internet…used to happen occasionally, now happens all the time. I reset it and it works for a [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 27, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/08/what-to-do-about-a-router-dropping-connections/
Microsoft just priced its Windows 8-based tablets out of the market
Microsoft just priced its Windows 8-based tablets out of the market. Extremetech reports that they expect Windows 8-based tablets to sell for $600-$900. I think Microsoft is forgetting its history.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on June 14, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/06/microsoft-just-priced-its-windows-8-based-tablets-out-of-the-market/
Short takes, 5 Jun 2012
I’m positively uninspired this morning, trying to recover from a weekend of the most boring writing I’ve ever done in my life–something that, mercifully, only a small handful of tortured souls will ever have to see and read–so I’ll do some short takes.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on June 5, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/06/short-takes-5-jun-2012/
Replacing bad capacitors in failed electronics
If you’ve had a piece of electronic gear fail in the last few years, there’s a good chance it’s due to one or more bad capacitors inside. The problem most infamously reared its ugly head on motherboards produced in the middle of the previous decade, but that’s just a place where it’s highly visible. If [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 20, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/05/replacing-bad-capacitors-in-failed-electronics/