Monthly Archives: March 2008
Subversion as a Distributed file system
Posted by on March 29, 2008
The majority of my private data are storied in subversion repositories. This is not because I write a lot of code, which I don’t. Neither do I have any special need to control different versions of the pictures in my photo gallery. No, in my case it’s simply an attempt to gain the effects of [...]
SystemRescueCd
Posted by on March 27, 2008
One of my more useful tools, personally as well as professionally, is the LiveCD SystemRescueCd. Below you’ll find some of the reasons why I really like this rescue CD. It’s complete. SystemRescueCD containing pretty much everything you need to do diagnostics, rescue data, scan for viruses, etc. While none of the tools may be unique [...]
Annoying Adobe
Posted by on March 25, 2008
If there is a software manufacturer which I really dislike then there is no doubt about that manufactures being Adobe. While their products might be pleasant to use, it’s far from an enjoyable experience actually having to maintain them. First there is the issue of (security) updates. How hard would it be for Adobe to [...]
A secure operating system?
Posted by on March 24, 2008
It’s becoming quite common to see OS X or different versions of GNU/Linux being marketed and recommended as secure operating systems. While this might be a valid point I sometimes wish people would be somewhat more careful about the way they talk regarding security. The statement which concerns me the most is when people say [...]
