The Lazy Genius :: Other Technology

Just when I thought I had seen every cool way to DOS a computer, Rickard Liljeberg finds the coolest yet.

Apparently if you stick a cell phone near the CD-ROM of a Dell Optiplex GX520 and receive a SMS/text message, the machine will go into suspend mode!

Imagine the pranking possibilities.

If you read through the comments of the site, Richard states that a few folks from Dell have already viewed his page.

Here's a link to the video, or please visit the blog entry to read more.

Found on A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator.

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Saturday, July 22

SecureDVD

by Xavier Ashe on Sat 22 Jul 2006 08:27 AM EDT

SecureDVD is a live DVD collection featuring the 10 Best Security Live CD Distros (Pen-Test, Forensics & Recovery) as per Darknet (see article here) on one single DVD.

The live DVD collection features the following security based live distributions (click names for further information):

Get the SecureDVD here.

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Wednesday, July 19

Who wants a 50 Mbit connection at home?

by Xavier Ashe on Wed 19 Jul 2006 08:46 AM EDT

Verizon today introduced the fastest Internet connection speeds in the country for consumers and small businesses -- up to 50 megabits per second (Mbps) downstream and 10 Mbps upstream. The new speeds complement the Verizon FiOS Internet speed increases introduced in May of up to 20 Mbps downstream / 5 Mbps upstream and up to 10 Mbps downstream / 2 Mbps upstream for customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Residential customers who want to determine whether they can order FiOS Internet Service can call 888-GET FIOS (888-438-3467) or visit Verizon's FiOS Web site at www.verizonfios.com. Small businesses can call 877- FIOS BIZ (877-346-7249) to determine if they qualify for FiOS Internet Service for Business or visit www.verizon.com/fiosinternet/ for more information and current promotions.

Verizon offers FiOS Internet and FiOS TV services over its advanced, fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network -- the only network that currently brings fiber-optic technology directly to homes and businesses on a widespread scale. The company is currently building its FTTP network in more than half of the states where it offers landline communications services, including more than 200 communities in the tri-state area.

Wow.... The 50/10 deal is only $350 a month. That's pretty awesome. From Yahoo Finance. [via]

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Wednesday, July 12

Virtual PC is Now a Free Download

by Xavier Ashe on Wed 12 Jul 2006 05:45 PM EDT

Whether Microsoft virtualization technology is an important component of your existing infrastructure or you're just a Virtual PC enthusiast, you can now download Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 absolutely free. The Microsoft Virtual PC team will also be offering the free download of Virtual PC 2007, with support for running Windows Vista in a virtual machine in 2007.

Get More information at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

Guess they couldn't compete with the free VMware player. But VMware Server is free too, and phenomenally better, IMHO. Found on the Microsoft Upstate New York Technology Team Blog.

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