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I'm back! I really need to be better about updating this site if I expect anyone to actually read it.
New releases: Mozilla 0.9.5, and Apache 1.3.22. Need to download and install both of them.
Lots of good stuff to check out from the Daily Python-URL:
* a new version of the "Dive Into Python" online book
* an article on developing games in Python using SDL
* wrappers around the Xerces and Xalan XML/XSLT libraries from the Apache project.
New stuff from Freshmeat to checkout:
Part 1 of (presumably) a series of articles by Lance Spitzner, of the the Honeynet Project on what honey pots are, and why they are valuable.
I really need to check out this open-source book on programming GUI applications with Python and QT. Ditto the Perl and Python GTK bindings. I started playing with the ECLiPt Roaster cd burning frontend, which is written with gnome-python, and it's awesome.
Here's an introduction to filtering mail using Sendmail and PerlMX. I need to start cracking on this Real Soon Now.
An interview with the guy that wrote VIM editor. Also, an interview with Linus Torvalds that I haven't seen yet.
For the to-bo-read pike: an article on The O'Reilly Network on PAM Modules and some of the things that can be done with them.
From Chris Klaus (founder of ISS here in Atlanta) comes the Wireless 802.11b Security FAQ. Interesting reading, especially since I run a (hopefully somewhat secure) WLAN at home.
Interesting article entitled "Best Practices for Secure Development." The author has several other papers on his site that look like they're worth reading, including "Design Patterns in Security."
Interesting. How to use the AbiWord Perl bindings. I wasn't even aware that AbiWord had Perl bindings. Definitely got to check that out.
Interesting. How to use the AbiWord Perl bindings. I wasn't even aware that AbiWord had Perl bindings. Definitely got to check that out.
For my to-read pile: a paper (note: PDF) on basic Sun system tuning. It's an older Sun Blueprint document, but still seems to have some useful information.
Information on a very cool-looking new PDA from Sharp that runs Linux. I'm very happy with my Sony Clie PDA (Palm compatible), but this thing certainly looks cool.
Someone remind me to definitely check out the new Movable Type weblog system after it's released. I'm still relatively happy with Blogger, especially now that I've started using the Jericho Java client, but it's always nice to have options.
Not strictly technology-related, but here's an amazing (warning: 14mb download) photo of the NY WTC site taken from space. Wow.
Mirroring Boot Devices with Veritas Volume Manager. We don't use much VxVM at work, mostly due to the costs and licensing complexity. Solstice DiskSuite has worked well for us so far. Still, I need to learn this stuff. I'm sure we'll use it some day.
