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<title>Asinine Monkey</title><link>http://www.asininemonkey.com/index.php</link><description>Articles</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator /><dc:rights>Copyright (c) 2006-2008 Jose Cardoso</dc:rights><dc:date>2008-02-29T21:45:00+00:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:05:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/AsinineMonkey" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Add spacers to the Leopard Dock</title><dc:creator /><category>Mac OS X</category><dc:date>2008-02-29T21:45:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/raRa7JlIu1I/leopard-dock-spacers.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/leopard-dock-spacers.php#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The dock in Mac OS X Leopard is generally functional but once populated with a lot of applications can become quite cluttered.


One way of solving this is by using an undocumented method of adding a spacer to the dock.   To do this fire up Terminal and enter the following two lines:


$ defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type" = "spacer-tile";}'


$ killall Dock


You can then drag the spacer to its desired location.   To add more spacers just repeat the above commands as many times as necessary.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/leopard-dock-spacers.php#unique-entry-id-20</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Additional Network Devices for Time Machine</title><dc:creator /><category>Mac OS X</category><dc:date>2007-11-06T13:03:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/gKNhL6XKgH0/additional-network-devices-for-time-machine.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/additional-network-devices-for-time-machine.php#unique-entry-id-19</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Apple's Time Machine is a perfect example of a consumer backup tool done right.   Uncomplicated and great at enticing the user to actually use it.

Unfortunately Apple in trying to keep it consumer friendly stopped short of allowing Time Machine to see all the possible network devices you may have that could be potential Time Machine backup drives.

To fix this fire up Terminal and enter the following line:

$ defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1

You will now have access to devices such as D-Link's DNS-323 which wouldn't normally show up in Time Machine.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/additional-network-devices-for-time-machine.php#unique-entry-id-19</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>IMAP added to Gmail</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-10-24T13:48:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/oLpyXE1n9-Y/imap-added-to-gmail.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/imap-added-to-gmail.php#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It's taken a few years but Google have finally added IMAP functionality to their Gmail service.

Now can Google please product a Google Calendar Java app in the same vein as their Gmail app?]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/imap-added-to-gmail.php#unique-entry-id-18</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Tweak the Leopard Dock</title><dc:creator /><category>Mac OS X</category><dc:date>2007-10-24T13:35:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/tfNBY5_1P0U/tweak-the-leopard-dock.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/tweak-the-leopard-dock.php#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Don't like the new 3D look to Mac OS X Leopard's dock?   Fire up Terminal and enter the following two lines:

$ defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES

$ killall Dock

You'll now be treated to a 2D dock without the 3D glass effect that some have found to be quite annoying.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/tweak-the-leopard-dock.php#unique-entry-id-17</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Pissy Werld scared by Linux</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-08-13T16:44:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/-IoXI2BJemE/pissy-werld-scared-by-linux.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/pissy-werld-scared-by-linux.php#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Those of you who live in the UK as I do will be all too familiar with a certain "Pissy Werld" computer store chain.

Well it seems that Linux is one beast too much for those Redmond arse lickers and have deemed it physically capable of cracking a hinge on this poor guy's Acer laptop:

PC World refuse to repair hardware fault, because of Linux

The chain's response only served to add fuel to the fire and is a good reminder that if you want a decent computing experience, "Pissy Werld" is really not the place to go.

One only hopes that he has now been contacted and offered a repair as promised by the deservedly embarrassed chain.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/pissy-werld-scared-by-linux.php#unique-entry-id-16</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Xbox 360 Ring of Death</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-07-02T09:05:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/sBG4J6701gU/xbox-360-ring-of-death.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/xbox-360-ring-of-death.php#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So much for Microsoft's denial of a hardware problem with the Xbox 360 just over a month ago:

Repair Firm Won't Service Ring of Death 360s

Perhaps Microsoft should take some advice from Sony & Nintendo regarding console design instead of just trying to milk yet another market without having a damn clue.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/xbox-360-ring-of-death.php#unique-entry-id-15</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Flash runs faster in Safari for Windows</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-06-11T23:01:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/adi_-Y18D9Q/flash-runs-faster-in-safari-for-windows.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/flash-runs-faster-in-safari-for-windows.php#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As you have no doubt heard by now, Apple's Safari browser is now available for Windows.

Interestingly it also happens to be the fastest browser to run your Flash applications in.

...Safari Results (Windows XP)


...Safari Results (Mac OS X)


...Firefox Results (Mac OS X)


Camino Results (Mac OS X)


...	&bull;	All available system updates and patches were applied to both operating systems and Apple's latest Boot Camp drivers were used for Windows XP.


	&bull;	The latest versions of each browser were used in all tests.


	&bull;	The test machine was the latest 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook fitted with 2GB RAM.


	&bull;	Opera for Mac OS X failed to run the Powerbench test.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/flash-runs-faster-in-safari-for-windows.php#unique-entry-id-14</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Xbox Live Arcade DRM</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-06-01T17:33:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/hqzv4I3K8nk/xbox-live-arcade-drm.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/xbox-live-arcade-drm.php#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Are you an Xbox 360 owner and thinking of buying content from the Xbox Live Arcade?   Are you also still deluded in thinking that the Xbox 360 doesn't have any overheating issues even after the launch of the new Xbox 360 Elite?

Read this forum thread with 2000+ replies over on the official Xbox forums and think again before spending your valuable Microsoft points:

Cant play full versions of Arcade Games

To summarise, any Xbox Live Arcade purchases you make are tied to your console's serial number via your Gamertag.   Should your console die and you are given a replacement, or you buy a new console, re-downloading your purchases via your Gamertag on your new console limits you to full versions only whilst you are connected to Xbox Live.

Disconnecting or signing off for any reason, reverts your Xbox Live Arcade purchases to trial versions.   The exact same scenario when taking your Xbox 360 hard drive over to your friends house and trying to play your purchases on his or her console.

There is currently no official solution from Microsoft on re-establishing full rights to your purchases on your new console.

For all the flack that Sony's PlayStation 3 has received, online purchases/downloads have at the very least been implemented the right and fair way.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/xbox-live-arcade-drm.php#unique-entry-id-13</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Sony PlayStation 3 Launch</title><dc:creator /><category>PlayStation 3</category><dc:date>2007-03-23T09:13:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/OH4-YIhl1kE/sony-playstation-3-launch.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/sony-playstation-3-launch.php#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It seems that if you want to do a console launch right, you have to ask Nintendo:

Official PS3 launch at London's Virgin Megastore fails to draw in the crowds

Crowds go mild at PlayStation launch

PS3 launches in Europe

That or reduce the ridiculous &pound;425 price point to something more reasonable.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/sony-playstation-3-launch.php#unique-entry-id-12</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Logo Theft</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-03-23T08:34:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/2JD-xo9Jhd4/logo-theft.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/logo-theft.php#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[What do you do if you fancy setting up a stock logo site and are a little short on design ideas?

Well it appears that you just copy the logos of others and then some:

http://flickr.com/photos/simplebitsdan/429265591/

http://daringfireball.net/2007/03/logomaid_rip_off

http://digg.com/design/LogoMaid_steals_logo_from_SimpleBits

Copying really is the sincerest form of flattery.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/logo-theft.php#unique-entry-id-11</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Paul Thurrott</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-03-08T17:14:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/i3JmDGBkfUs/paul-thurrott.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/paul-thurrott.php#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Paul Thurrott once again reminds the world why nobody should ever take him seriously:

"Passing up an opportunity to comment on a Paul Thurrott rant is like driving past paramedics at the scene of an accident.   I know I should just keep driving and not hold up traffic, but there's an instinctive need to find out how truly awful things are and to determine what could have happened to cause such a disaster."

Paul Thurrott's Merciless Attack on Artie McStrawman

Well done Paul.   I can see you're never one to change your "Speak First, Think Later" philosophy.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/paul-thurrott.php#unique-entry-id-10</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Joost Beta</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-02-28T20:00:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/axF2b7XdmlE/joost-beta.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/joost-beta.php#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sky, Virgin Media and the BBC have all been prattling on about how each company will change the face of television as we know it in the UK. 

...Sky are about to launch a revised Anytime service that will grow beyond its limited Windows Media PC incarnation and expand to a pseudo VOD service for Sky + and Sky HD owners.   I say pseudo VOD because the choice of content is selected for you from Sky's existing content by some anonymous individual who has no clue what your viewing preferences are. 

...The general cable service is fine but when you compare Virgin Media's selection of channels to those offered by Sky, choice is definitely lacking especially if you're after some decent HD content.   Which leaves you with the VOD service that has some HD content but otherwise offers you pretty much the same selection of content that you will find rotated on Sky's Box Office service. 

...And then we come to the BBC who will be launching their iPlayer service later this year as a result of their recent iMP trials. iPlayer is a computer based VOD service that will grant you access to a select amount of BBC content. 

...Which returns us nicely to Joost, an online VOD service created by Skype's founders and seemingly capable of doing the one thing Sky's Anytime and the BBC's iPlayer have so far failed to do - run on multiple platforms (a Linux version is promised soon).

Joost has been in beta for quite a while now (it previously used the codename The Venice Project) and is shaping up to be everything you expect from a computer based VOD service. 

...At the moment the selection of channels is fairly limited but those that are present seem to be of good visual quality (pretty much the same quality as that of a TV card) which serves to give you a good idea of Joost's potential. 

...These can be accessed via the My Joost button and currently offers a selection of widgets that allow you to do everything from chatting with others about the channel you are watching to rating episodes, instant message or even catch up with news posted by the Joost operators:
]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/joost-beta.php#unique-entry-id-9</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>The Last Gasp of DRM?</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-02-19T11:23:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/6HAoKUq5D5w/the-last-gasp-of-drm.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/the-last-gasp-of-drm.php#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It seems that Steve Jobs got under the skin of quite a few organisations with his Thoughts on Music piece.   And as could be expected many of those same organisations began squealing like pigs at the mere mention of DRM being scrapped any time soon.

Macrovision, a long time purveyor of such 'quality' DRM, responded to Steve Jobs in an open letter which Daring Fireball has kindly unravelled for us all to read and digest:

Macrovision Translation]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/the-last-gasp-of-drm.php#unique-entry-id-8</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>The Music Industry and DRM</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-02-07T15:47:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/-cFyixKRBCI/the-music-industry-and-drm.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/the-music-industry-and-drm.php#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Steve Jobs has published a well written piece on the current state of DRM in the music industry:

Thoughts on Music

Daring Fireball has published an equally well written response further expanding some of points raised by Jobs:

Reading Between the Lines

Interesting times are most definitely ahead.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/the-music-industry-and-drm.php#unique-entry-id-7</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Windows Vista Launched</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-01-30T17:23:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/rj7ssUUePEQ/windows-vista-launched.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/windows-vista-launched.php#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well Windows Vista has finally been launched for all to buy.   Having had the 'pleasure' of thoroughly testing the final release for the past 3 months via an MSDN license, I really haven't got much to say about it that Charlie Demerjian over at The Inquirer hasn't already said:

Vista makes me sad

Any systems administrator worth his salt will stay well and clear of Vista until the first service pack makes its appearance.   And going by recent reports that will not be a long wait.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/windows-vista-launched.php#unique-entry-id-6</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>John C. Dvorak Just Keeps On Rambling</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2007-01-25T12:03:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/zLzuawzU_To/john-c-dvorak-just-keeps-on-rambling.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/john-c-dvorak-just-keeps-on-rambling.php#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm starting to wonder if 'talking rubbish' should be a national crime punishable by death both here in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

Whilst we in the UK have had the recent pleasure of trying to avoid Jade Goody's ill-advised use of her mouth on TV, over in the US the esteemed John C.   Dvorak once again begs the IT industry to question why this quack is still being paid to write the following diatribe:

A Unified Linux

It's one thing to readily admit to baiting Apple Mac users for the purpose of generating traffic to his badly written articles.   It's another to keep on spouting crap such as this and actually think that people will ever (or ever did) take you seriously.

And please don't get me started on Rob Enderle.   A lot like London buses, when one peddler of rubbish comes along another isn't too far behind.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/john-c-dvorak-just-keeps-on-rambling.php#unique-entry-id-5</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Honda ASIMO Advert</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2006-12-20T23:19:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/fuqCJ5fBcb0/honda-asimo-advert.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/honda-asimo-advert.php#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you've not yet seen the new Honda ASIMO advert I recommend you do so now:

Honda ASIMO

It's amazing to see just how much progress Honda have been making with their ASIMO project.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/honda-asimo-advert.php#unique-entry-id-4</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Nintendo Wii Ethernet Adaptors</title><dc:creator /><category>Nintendo Wii</category><dc:date>2006-12-18T22:15:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/6RA0R8rxQ6w/nintendo-wii-ethernet-adaptors.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/nintendo-wii-ethernet-adaptors.php#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Having been a proud owner of a Nintendo Wii since launch, I've recently been intrigued by the investigative work in this thread regarding the use of a third party USB Ethernet adaptor on the Wii:

...Unfortunately the KINAMAX USB Ethernet adaptor mentioned isn't readily available in the UK let alone the majority of Europe.

Knowing that the KINAMAX adaptor is based on the ASIX AX88772 chip, I decided to give the D-Link DUB-E100 Ver. ...  2 USB Ethernet adaptors a go on my Wii as they're both based on the same chip.   Sadly I had no luck with either adaptor as it appears that even though the same chip is being used the USB vendor and device IDs aren't being recognised by the Wii.

The KINAMAX adaptor presents the following hardware string to the Wii:

...The assumption that any other USB Ethernet adaptor that presents the same hardware string will work on the Wii is a reasonably valid one.   I offer the following information for others to compare:

...If I have any luck with any other adaptors I'll post back my results.   Until then have a read of WiiLi the rapidly expanding Linux for Wii project.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/nintendo-wii-ethernet-adaptors.php#unique-entry-id-3</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Digital Spy's Early History</title><dc:creator /><category>Miscellaneous</category><dc:date>2006-03-30T17:15:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/PvbL2JvyHWY/digital-spy-early-history.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/digital-spy-early-history.php#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[For those of you who know Digital Spy well, the site offers an official history page which documents the early formation of the site as well as other more recent activities.

Unfortunately I must admit to finding their history page more than a little lacking in relation to the period of January 1999 - May 2001 so I thought I would share my own recollection of events during that time with the assistance of old emails, Usenet postings and other fond reminders from days gone by...

...Having become good friends with Iain Chapman via the DALnet #SkyDigital IRC channel and offering to host his site for him, the digiNEWS site moves from its early Freeserve host to a virtual server hosting the new diginews.org domain name.   In the same month we also saw the first appearance of the extremely popular digiNEWS forum powered by the extremely buggy Microsoft FrontPage 98 Discussion WebBot.

Note: This was the first of many virtual servers I provided and maintained for the site until June 2001 when growth dictated the necessary move to a dedicated server.

...Cable News UK, a site originally run by Chris Norris, joins digiNEWS and ONfaq in the formation of the digiNEWS Network.

...The first appearance of the Digital Spy brand occurs with the relaunch of the digiNEWS Network forum using Ultimate Bulletin Board v5 as the forum's backend.

...dvdnews.co.uk, a site originally run by Mark Hughes, is the final site to join the digiNEWS Network.

...The digiNEWS Network evolves from a collection of micro sites into the new Digital Spy site.

Note: The new site design was powered by RAMS (Remote Access Management System) a content management system that I developed for the site along with the new CSS based design wrapped around RAMS.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/digital-spy-early-history.php#unique-entry-id-2</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>NETGEAR DG834GT Hacking</title><dc:creator /><category>Hardware</category><dc:date>2006-07-15T12:00:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/Y_DprMnY7BQ/netgear-dg834gt-hacking.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/netgear-dg834gt-hacking.php#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Linux derivative that NETGEAR opted for when putting together this router is the well known BusyBox embedded Linux platform found on many consumer devices that want to offer the power of Linux to the consumer but in a neat package with low memory and processor overheads.


...Apart from the more common ADSL statistics already present in the managment interface (ADSL status, downstream/upstream rates, noise/attenuation ratios) we also have some interesting information on the maximum speed supported by your line for both downstream and upstream as reported by the DSLAM at your local telephone exchange.


...The HTML files and CGI scripts making up the management interface can be found in '/www' or '/tmp/www' which is nothing more than a symbolic link to one of the '/www.*' directories depending on which management interface language you currently have selected.


...In this particular example, 'grep' returns entries relating to PPPoA authentication that would allow you to see the username and password stored on your router that is used to connect you to your ISP's ADSL service. 

...Having recently subscribed to Sky Broadband in the UK, I like many other knowledgeable subscribers were disheartened to find that the branded NETGEAR DG834GT Sky are using has had its Telnet server password protected as a result of Sky's customisations to the NETGEAR firmware. 

...Having had a look at the source for a few of the HTML pages present on both the NETGEAR and the Sky firmware, I found a candidate for URL injection: the router's ping diagnostic function. 

...Redirecting output to a text file in the default web root would be the logical method as you can then download the file through the router's web server and read the output offline. 

...Now that we can access the command output that we generate, here's how to access the same information provided in some of the Telnet examples above by using URL injection:


...One example would be to use URL injection to access the 'wget' command, download an executable (let's say a third party FTP or SSH server), set permissions on that command to be executable and then finally execute the command on the router.


...Should you decide that access to your router's operating system is more important than the additional features or bug fixes made available in a newer firmware release, either postpone the firmware upgrade or keep a copy of your previous firmware image so that you can roll back to it should you ever need to.
]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/netgear-dg834gt-hacking.php#unique-entry-id-1</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>PHP on Mac OS X</title><dc:creator /><category>Mac OS X</category><dc:date>2006-03-03T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AsinineMonkey/~3/hlI65YxvqcY/php-on-mac-os-x.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/php-on-mac-os-x.php#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[To enable PHP 4.x on an installation of Mac OS X Tiger, just follow these 8 simple steps:

	1	Launch Terminal which can be found in Applications > Utilities


	2	Launch Nano (a simple command line text editor) by entering the following command at the prompt (you will be prompted for your password): sudo nano -w /etc/httpd/httpd.conf


	3	Locate the following line by pressing CTRL+W and entering the following text: #LoadModule php4_module


	4	Remove the # from the beginning of the line.


	5	Locate the following line by pressing CTRL+W and entering the following text: #AddModule mod_php4.c


	6	Remove the # from the beginning of the line.


	7	Save the file and exit Nano by pressing CTRL+X


	8	Finally restart Apache by entering the following command at the prompt: sudo apachectl restart

PHP has now been enabled.]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://www.asininemonkey.com/articles/files/php-on-mac-os-x.php#unique-entry-id-0</feedburner:origLink></item></channel>
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