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Finding and blocking an abusive host from your Apache log

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:07:41 +0000

My web site slowed to a crawl last night, my CPU usage soared to 100%, and my built-in security measures weren’t helping. I ended up having to do some old-school Linux sysadmin work to stop them. I haven’t been an

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Convert a list of hostnames to a list of IP addresses

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:00:53 +0000

I had a client with a huge list of hostnames that they needed to convert to IP addresses so they could scan them. That’s common. I used to have a Windows batch file to convert a list of hostnames to a

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Blu Studio One review

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:00:17 +0000

I needed a phone in a hurry the other day when my wife’s Moto E started acting up. We turned to the Blu Studio One, specifically model# S0110UU. This is my Blu Studio One review. It’s an inexpensive midrange phone for

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Digiland tablet review

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:00:05 +0000

The Digiland DL718M tablet is an inexpensive (sub-$40) tablet sold at consumer electronics stores like Best Buy. Make no mistake, a Digiland tablet is a basic tablet for basic needs. But given reasonable expectations you can buy one of these and be happy

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What is Winshock?

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:00:47 +0000

So the other day I got blindsided with a question at work: What are we doing about Winshock. Winshock, I asked? I had to go look it up, and I found that’s what they dubbed what I’ve been calling MS14-066,

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The way home security ought to be

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:00:01 +0000

Last week, the show formerly known as Pauldotcom featured the creator of Iguardian, a dead-simple Internet security device. It’s a tiny computer a little larger than a pack of gum that you can plug inline between your router and your

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Coming soon to Monoprice: WQHD monitors

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:06:36 +0000

Monoprice dropped a bomb at CES this week: a 27″ IPS LED monitor with WQHD 2560×1440 resolution for $390. From what I understand, there are several Korean manufacturers who make monitors from surplus or rejected panels intended for Apple displays,

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