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Entries from November 2007

How-to: Upgrade a GoDaddy VPS from Fedora Core 4 to Fedora Core 6

November 25th, 2007 · 3 Comments

The first encounter I had with paid hosting services was Ipowerweb, now known as just Ipower. Their shared hosting service worked well for me for quite a while at a decent price, although I quickly learned that shared hosting was not-so-great when another user on the system was able to turn the server into […]

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Tags: Computers

Advanced AIM Spam-bots

November 12th, 2007 · 43 Comments

“I make myself very available.” This attitude leads to both opportunities and annoyances. More often than not, it leads to annoyances. Once of the key annoyances it leads to is spam. Spam arrives in my mail box, my PO box, my email inbox, and now in my AOL Instant Messenger client. […]

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Tags: Computers · Spam and Telemarketing · Technology

One nation, undercover, with liberty and justice for all.

November 7th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Drivers in New York, take notice: the next time you forget to wear your seatbelt or break the speed limit, you may find yourself being pulled over by a taxi or a Honda Civic. The police officer may be wearing nothing more than jeans, an undershirt, and the iconic necklace badge seen ad nauseum […]

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Tags: Police, Law, & Justice

BlackBerry Brick Breaker Strategy Guide / Walkthrough

November 6th, 2007 · 119 Comments

All about Brick Breaker
As the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Sony Playstation 3 vie for sales in the “next generation” of console gaming – the Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry would seem to pale in comparison, if one were to look only at raw gaming power. Yet the BlackBerry has quite the fan […]

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Tags: pwn3d! (Hacks and Tricks) · Skippy Stuff · Telephones