Monday, June 30, 2008

(Distributed SaaS) PC File Sync

I rarely promote websites, but this service is so useful I may be able to stop carrying a thumb drive. It works like NFS, any is simple enough for everybody.

GetDropBox syncs files in a PC folder to the web and to other people's PCs (those who are authorized to share). A small program runs on each PC, or files can be retrieved via a web browser.

This is a simple way to share/sync files in a folder to multiple PCs and is particularly useful for carrying around files to multiple PCs.


From http://www.getdropbox.com/ :

Changes to your files are instantly synced across your computers.

It's seamlessly integrated into your desktop.

All of your stuff is available via the web, so you can get it no matter where you are.
Share the love Invite friends and family to a shared folder for easy collaboration around files.

You can undelete files or restore old versions in a snap.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Inaccurate Gigabyte Definition

Seagate to repay customers over inaccurate gigabyte definition
Qualified hard drive buyers can choose cash or backup software

(Computerworld) -- Seagate Technology LLC has agreed to settle a lawsuit by offering customers who purchased a hard drive from the company during the last six years a cash refund or free backup and recovery software.
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Friday, April 25, 2008

Oracle PLSQL Number Datatype Exploit

Researcher finds new way to hack Oracle database
'Lateral SQL injection' details released in paper

Security researcher David Litchfield has released technical details of a new type of attack that could give a hacker access to an Oracle database.

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Litchfield's attack targets the Procedural Language/SQL programming language used by Oracle developers.

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"If you happen to be using Oracle and you write your own applications on it, then yes, you could be writing vulnerable code," he said.

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