Dropbear

Month: April 2011

  • Flash sometimes doesn't like SSL

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    I found a strange problem recently.  Using Gallery I could always upload new pictures but someone else using Vista could not upload any pictures.  It didn’t matter if she used IE or Firefox, every single upload made Gallery come up with error #2038 (IO). I could say that anyone that uses Vista deserves everything they…

  • Passwords in PHP

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    Are your passwords always failing in PHP programs using databases? Maybe its time to look at how the passwords are stored and the field lengths.

  • Lottery from ancient rockers

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    Apparently I’ve won the lottery. What is even more amazing is that it is one based not in Australia but in the UK ELO (England Lottery Organisation) and I didn’t even buy a ticket.  Even more amazing is even though this organisation is based in England, they don’t write English very well; perhaps its declining…

  • Gjay 0.3.2 released

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    After getting past a series of silly errors gjay version 0.3.2 is now available.  The source code was uploaded to SourceForge and the Debian package has been uploaded to the FTP master site. This version fixes the linking bug that have been extensively reported in a lot of Debian packages.  This is where you are…