Author: Anthony

  • How To Patch OpenSSL – March 2015

    On 19th March 2015, multiple high and moderate severity level vulnerabilities released in OpenSSL, a Secure Sockets Layer toolkit used in a Linux and Unix-like systems. How can I fix these vulnerabilities (more…)

  • The Best Breakfast Foods for Men

    Choosing the right foods at breakfast, or brunch, can sometimes be a challenge. While there are a slew of reports and studies supporting this or disavowing that, sometimes having a bit of help in the decision process is a nice go-to. This recent article (more…)

  • Computer aided sniper, 1000-yards using Linux

    Linux powered scopeMost technology begins with concepts or utilization in the military and eventually is adapted to civilian use. The process works both way though, and a new scope utilizing an ARM processor and Linux back-end allows targeting at 1000-yards and a third party visual monitoring interface. This is not only cool, but also very unique by allowing target confirmation when profiling high asset targets. Also it’s application in law enforcement will allow a mobile command to watch in real-time as a sniper takes a threatening target, which may be holding a hostage, and makes a computer aided decision on factors snipers have to judge to reduce any casualties. Wind, distance, moisture, etc all take into account when putting a round downrange. This process is now aided by a Linux based operating system and a low cost ARM processor and fits into a body of a scope. Read the whole story here.

  • Mime Through Time by SketchSHE

    I love when groups do old to new content, taking a twist on history. These three ladies have quite a few skits, this one received over 2.2 million hits in 24-hours!

  • 7 Awesome Open Source Cloud Storage Software For Your Privacy and Security

    Cloud storage is nothing but an enterprise-level cloud data storage model to store the digital data in logical pools, across the multiple servers. You can use a hosting company such as Amazon, Google, Rackspace, Dropbox and others for keeping your data available and accessible 24×7. You can access data stored on cloud storage via API or desktop/mobile apps or web based systems.

    7 Awesome Open Source Cloud Storage Software For Your Privacy and Security.

  • Public Relations Strategies for Volunteers

    Public Relations Strategies for Volunteers

    As a volunteer Public Affairs Officer it is my responsibility to make sure the word gets out about our unit activities. Having been out of the loop for a couple of years, with exception of Public Information Officer during missions, I needed to create a groundwork and outline for my unit’s public relations strategies for 2013.

    Public relations have changed a bit in the past few years, with social media taking a stronger hold on distribution. (more…)

  • SR-71 Cockpit Overview

    Really nice overview of SR-71 cockpit with some informational data as well!

  • SuHosin + WordPress + CPanel

    SuHosin + WordPress + CPanel

    I recently did some tweaks and ran across a very interesting issue when hardening PHP using SuHosin. All the WordPress sites stopped working. It seems WordPress needs 256MB in order to work, and by default SuHosin does not specify an upper memory limit.

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  • Bird of Prey

    Col. Kevin Robbins still remembers the first time he saw the F-22 Raptor. He was driving near the flightline of then Langley Air Force Base when he heard a load roar (more…)

  • Resolving SSL Update Network error:14090086 in WordPress

    After a recent upgrade to WordPress 3.5 on a multisite installation, I received an error when using “Update Network” through the GUI. I did some searching via WordPress forums and Google, but did not find anything specific to MU usage.

    I did find a non-English site which offered a solution, but it required editing the files within WordPress, something which could be overwritten during an upgrade. (more…)