futilefiles http://futilefiles.com/blog Random posts and bad English ... Sat, 05 May 2012 01:08:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 A Windows Executable Walkthrough http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=302 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=302#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 01:03:26 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=302 Nice diagram of what makes up a Windows executable – link.

]]> http://futilefiles.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=302 0 Go 1 Release http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=297 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=297#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:39:28 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=297 Hoorah! Straight from Google comes Go version 1, for multiple platforms. I hope this language takes off, it looks like fun.

 

Go Gopher

]]> http://futilefiles.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=297 0 How Did We Get Here? http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=291 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=291#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:10:48 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=291 You might be surprised to learn that a lot of the computing technologies you take for granted sprung from a single research centre in the 1970s. That place was Xerox PARC, and the book that chronicles it is “Dealers of Lightning“.

]]> http://futilefiles.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=291 0 Anti-Theft Software – Prey http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=285 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=285#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:14:13 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=285 Mentioned on MacBreak Weekly but available for various platforms -

“Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. It’s lightweight, open source software, and free for anyone to use. And it just works.“

]]> http://futilefiles.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=285 0 Data Compression Explained http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=282 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=282#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:11:02 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=282

“This book is for the reader who wants to understand how data compression works, or who wants to write data compression software. Prior programming ability and some math skills will be needed.”

]]> http://futilefiles.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=282 0 Introduction to SQL Injections http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=279 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=279#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:05:05 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=279 Basic tutorial covering SQL injections.

]]> http://futilefiles.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=279 0 Shellcode Tutorial http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=277 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=277#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:50:32 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=277 Learn some shellcode basics.

]]> http://futilefiles.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=277 0 Decode Any C Declaration http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=274 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=274#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:36:43 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=274 A useful tutorial on parsing any C declaration.

]]> http://futilefiles.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=274 0 IPv6 the Easy Way http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=269 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=269#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:17:11 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=269 Simply visit gogo6, sign up, download the gogoCLIENT utility … and click connect. Now you can watch the KAME turtle in all its IPv6 glory.

]]> http://futilefiles.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=269 0 New Toy – Silverlit Sky Wizard http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=262 http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=262#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:17:27 +0000 Admin http://futilefiles.com/blog/?p=262

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