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Here are the Short Instructions

• Go here
• Download the file from whichever download site works – root-3.2.1-V3.7z was the name I saw. Yes, I’m scared to do this from some unknown place on the internet.
• Unzip the root-3.2.1-V3.7z file on your PC. Yes, I’m scared, but did this inside Linux (definitely did not use Adobe Acrobat)
• Read the Readme.pdf file and follow the instructions.

If you want to start from the beginning, the XDA-Dev thread is here. To me it didn’t really add any useful explanations. The README has everything.

Is This Very Bright?

No, it is really dumb. I want to root my Acer Android tablet to run a Debian Linux. Root is required to accomplish this.

FBI Warning for Megaupload

It was fun to see Megaupload’s download site redirected to an ICE and FBI warning. This file is completely legal. Anyone who wants to root their Android device is allowed to do it in the USA. Our tax dollars at work. Nice.

A few months ago, I purchased Quicken 2012 Home & Business with the intent of upgrading my Quicken 2008 version which runs pretty well under Linux in WINE. I finally got around to trying to get it working. I’m sad to report that after over 8 hours of attempts, I was unable to get Quicken 2012 to startup and stay running for more than 10 seconds before crashing under WINE. Sorry.

There are instructions over at the WineHQ to get Quicken 2012 running. These did not work for me.

For most readers, that is enough to move along.

Shmoocon is a security/hacker conference where security people show how to hack and how to protect against hacks for personal and corporate needs. If you know how to hack someone else, then you are better equipped to prevent those same attacks against yourself, your clients, and your company.

At Shmoocon, a presenter showed how to use those convenient RFID payment chips inside Debit and credit cards for fraud

Just because something is easy, doesn’t make it a good idea. Look for the full video link later in the comments.

Passwords Too Short?

Sometimes websites don’t allow strong passwords. No punctuation, spaces or over 20 characters, so what can we do to increase the security just a little?

Change our login account ID to something long and random. Often, userIDs don’t have to be an email address or your name – they can be anything – perhaps 30 characters long. So, use a long, random userid for those websites that can’t allow long, complex passwords for whatever reason. Combined the userid and password will hopefully be more secure in this way.

The Question

If wiretaps and intercepting snail-mail both require a court order in the USA, then why doesn’t listening in on internet communications also require a court order?

Ever wonder what PC card designers are thinking? A system here has an adapter that converts Infiniband into 4 internal SATA ports. That’s fantastic, but the design of that adapter is less than desireable. It takes up 3 PCI slots. I’ve lost the use of 3 PCI slots just due to poor design.

Thought we’d get off the software and virtualization track a little with this post. I hope you don’t mind.

Below is a photo of the rack setup for my home-office here. Notice that the rack is a steel rack on wheels, like you may see at a bakery or in restaurant storage areas. There are 5 cables that leave the rack. Everything else is connected on the rack itself. Those external connections have plenty of slack.

When I need to work on connections from the back, I’ll swing the entire rack out for easy access.

The keep the noise level low, the lowest rack has some carpet. It is amazing how much this helps reduce vibration noise. Simply amazing. Before the carpet, it was tough to work in this room.

There is other equipment not pictured (storage, routers, computers, portable devices) on the network too. Nothing too exotic or expensive. Most of that other stuff is 4+ yrs old. Heck, most of the stuff shown in the photo is over 4 yrs old too.