Category Archives: Software

Viper, now Zerynth,is Python for Embedded

I stumbled on this by accident.  Apparently Zerynth/Viper is an embedded systems, well IoT oriented, version of Python.  I don’t know much more on it but I am bookmarking it for future looksee. Viper, the Python IoT Development Suite, is … Continue reading

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Adding Fingerprint Authentication to Ubuntu

Interesting article.  Personally biometrics are too iffy for me to use.  But still a nice idea. http://lifehacker.com/5992397/log-into-ubuntu-with-your-fingerprint

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Best list of Major Linux Distro’s yet

And its on wiki (figures). Anyways, I have been a big user of Linux based systems for some time, but its branched off in so many different directions I have a tough time keeping track.  This list is nice since … Continue reading

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Tools and scripts to go with Wireshark

Wireshark is one of those standard tools I use for many years and has been very helpful in finding issues on networks, reverse engineering protocols, etc etc.  But there are lots of other things that go well with wireshark besides … Continue reading

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How to add in a VPN in Windows 7

Yes yes I know Windows 8 is out.  I had to help our a friend recently with connecting to a VPN with Windows 7, and found this nice tutorial on doing it (Windows 7 has VPN software built in, so … Continue reading

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Tim Horton’s Running Linux?

I was at my local Tim Horton’s in Rochester NY, when a quick power outage caused the server controlling Tim Horton’s “menu displays” to reboot. And it started up with one system controlling the 6 displays, standard boot stuff came … Continue reading

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