Starting with KVMStarting with KVM
I’ve just bought a new Thinkpad that has hardware virtualisation support and I’ve got KVM running. HugePages The Linux-KVM site has some information on using hugetlbfs to allow the use[...]
Thinkpad T61Thinkpad T61
I’ve now had my new Thinkpad T61 [1] for almost a month. The letters on the keyboard are not even starting to wear off which is unusual, either this Thinkpad[...]
The YubikeyThe Yubikey
Some time ago Yubico were kind enough to send me an evaluation copy of their Yubikey device. I’ve finally got around to reviewing it and making deployment plans for buying[...]
Types of Security TokensTypes of Security Tokens
The Security Token Wikipedia page doesn’t seem to clearly describe the types of token. Categories of Security Token It seems to me that the following categories encompass all security tokens:[...]
CAL – Self-Serving and UselessCAL – Self-Serving and Useless
Brendan Scott linked to a couple of articles about CAL (the Copyright Agency Limited) [1]. I have previously written about CAL and the way that they charge organisations for the[...]
Designing a Secure Linux SystemDesigning a Secure Linux System
The Threat Bruce Schneier’s blog post about the Mariposa Botnet has an interesting discussion in the comments about how to make a secure system [1]. Note that the threat is[...]
Storage vs RAM SizeStorage vs RAM Size
In a comment on my post Shared Objects and Big Applications about memlockd [1] mic said that they use memlockd to lock the entire root filesystem in RAM. Here is[...]
Opera and Trusting Applications vs Trusting ServersOpera and Trusting Applications vs Trusting Servers
The Opera-Mini Dispute I have just read an interesting article about the Opera browser [1]. The article is very critical of Opera-Mini on the iPhone for many reasons – most[...]
Carpal Tunnel SyndromeCarpal Tunnel Syndrome
Diagnosis A few weeks ago I was referred to a specialist for the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I first noticed the symptoms in early January, it started happening at[...]
I have a Chocolate FridgeI have a Chocolate Fridge
The German supermarket chain Aldi recently had a special deal of a “wine-fridge” for $99. A wine fridge really isn’t that specialised for wine, it is merely a fridge that[...]