Continuing from my previous post, I started tinkering with the next Nebula wargame: Nebula 01. This one gives you some C code, which has a bug in it. You have to exploit that bug. #include <stdlib.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <string.h> #include …

Recently, I’ve been getting more and more back into computer security, one of my favorite topics. Part of this is research, and part is more practical, such as wargames or labs. One newer wargame that I’ve been playing is called “Nebula”, from the guys over at …

At work, we use FogBugz for our trouble tickets, and internal tracking. We sometimes have some really long cases, so to make it easier to navigate through them, we wanted to be able to push a button to go to the next action event on the ticket. I started writing a GreaseMonkey userscript, and with …

So last night I was working on a project where I needed a specific version of a .net assembly that was installed somewhere on my system, but I could not locate it by a common search. Whenever I would open up C:\Windows\Assembly\ I could see the file and the multiple versions that I had installed. …

So like many people, I wanted the new iPhone 4S. Since the wife unit is on Sprint, and I’m on AT&T, we started looking at plans. Sprint offers a nicer family plan and lets her upgrade to a smartphone, while letting me have the iPhone. So we decided to make the switch, and do the pre-order. …

I was reading about x86 assembly, and stumbled upon the origin of the name “Pentium”. I never knew it was due to course disallowing the trademarking of the term “80586”. Tons of good info can be read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium