As an IT Professional, I most often hear about vulnerabilities being found in software, hardware, or operating systems through patch change logs put out by the company. (Adobe kindly provided us an example with the Reader/Acrobat vulnerability announcement.) The company is able to present their bias in the write-up and also provide a patch at their convenience. The book A Bug … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Seeing ‘undefined’ on Nivo Slider after enabling Disqus Comments
I had a big wave of comment spam repeatedly hit a new WordPress site I'm developing yesterday, so I decided to switch the site over to the Disqus comment system. The site's theme utilizes the Nivo Slider on the home page to rotate pictures from featured posts. Unfortunately, I discovered this morning that enabling the Disqus WordPress plugin broke the Slider a bit. It added a … [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin targeted with Adobe Acrobat vulnerability? Adobe schedules patch
Adobe has announced a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat that is actively being exploited in limited, targeted attacks. Adobe Reader X Protected Mode and Adobe Acrobat X Protected View prevent the exploit from being able to execute. Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9, however, are vulnerable to the exploit. For this reason, Adobe is preparing a patch for version 9 no later than … [Read more...]
Angry Birds Chrome is an Advent Calendar
Angry Birds likes to have a timely presence. Their Angry Birds Seasons app is just one example. Counting down to Christmas, Angry Birds Chrome has a holiday section with 25 levels, a level being revealed each day. For today's level, Angry Birds have partnered with Samsung so that you unlock a secret site where you can play a different game (kind of like Bejeweled). … [Read more...]
3D print your own robot
Santa's elves aren't the only ones building toys these days. You can build a robot right in your browser and order it to be printed on a 3D printer with the service from Robot Nation. What types of robots can you build? All sorts of varieties and colors! … [Read more...]