Jan 14 2008
Kurt did it again this year. He was able to crack the MD5 codes on the Macworld Expo registration page to get a platinum pass for free! Last year when he discovered the flaw, he notified IDG about it, and they fixed the issue at that time. We figured it would be completely fixed this [...]
Jan 13 2008
A few days ago I was at a SVASE meeting and the topic was on guerrilla PR. This was my first SVASE meeting, so I didn’t really know what to expect. I felt like I was the only bootstrap startup, as everyone I talked to were funded by angels or VCs. Here are my notes [...]
Jan 12 2008
This year I am trying something different. I want to experiment whether I can learn everything I wanted to by relying on others and the coverage they provide. And being the information addict that I am, I read over 500 posts related to this years’ CES. Here are my notes. On Sunday, Bill Gates held [...]
Jan 11 2008
Yesterday was iSEC’s Open Security Forum. It is an informal and open venue to present and discuss security related research and tools. The last meeting was in October of 2007, and I believe they are aiming for quarterly meetings. There were four presentations, and here are my notes from them. Rich Cannings – Cross Site [...]
Dec 30 2007
As the year end, I like to reflect on what I accomplished this year. 2007 was a great year for me, and I would like to give a big thanks to all that supported me in my ventures. Here are some of my highlights of the year: Covered 21 events – Many of them as [...]
Dec 29 2007
Here are some points on why Comcast is doing so poorly these days. Due to an undefined bandwidth cap, many users have been banned for a year. Use of throttling on P2P traffic. Increased monthly costs, yet no increase in bandwidth speeds. Tech support is rude and not helpful. They banned me without proper notice! [...]