Steve Gibson: DynDNS is not a good option because twitter uses it without having other broad internal resources

Steve Gibson seems to think DynDNS is not a very good DNS service option. I have to comment that sometimes I think this guy is just a joke. I will put him right: if you want high demand, recursive, secure and stable DNS services, use DynDNS. No, I am not talking about their free dynamic DNS resources.

http://twit.tv/sn209

Dedicated Server Upgrade - External Hosting Provider, a Birthday Present and an Investment

Today is my birthday.  I am now old, if I take into account my child hood assumptions of old age.  I still feel young and healthy, although as I am now 30 years old, I am starting to feel the minor effects of growing mature - aging young in spirit and mature in mind, though in need of greater attention to body.

For my personal birthday present, I have upgraded my primary dedicated server, in which this Blog is hosted on.

Here are the original specifications of this machine:

• Processor: Xeon Kentsfield Quad 2.4GHz 64 bit CPU Cores
• L2 Cache: 8MB
• RAM: 2GB 
• Drive: 250GB SATA2

The new specifications of this both personal and business related host computer includes:

• RAM: 4GB
• Drive 1: 250GB SATA2
• Drive 2: 500GB SATA2
• 2 Terabytes of bandwidth on a 100Mbit interface
  • 5 Minute Averages
  • Does not use the 95% tile averaging method

All these specifications equals Myside with more computer resources than Myside knows what to do with.

Yes, I do provide personalized and custom internet services on a one to one basis with the service provider name that goes by "External Hosting Provider".

I have a couple ideas in mind to generate revenue to pay for this server.  On top of the clients I already have, I am considering the option to rent a virtual dedicated server.  In addition I now have the ability to advertise my server services to a larger portion of my colleagues and client referred individuals.  Most importantly, I have the resources to offer an open system for a technology group, community, interest groups, or an organization to better the freedom of the Internet and allow the goals of these projects to prosper.

Apple Keyboards are Openly Vulnerable to Firmware and Hardware Level Keystroke Logging

Apple keyboards are openly vulnerable to a key stroke logging technique which has the ability to store up to 1kb of data and be retrieved by any decided action, then output the stored memory in a last in first out order.

Here is a video with a demonstration (RSS viewers must visit this post for video):

K. Chen, the hacker in this video  states it is possible to lock down the firmware of the keyboard.  I believe, from the information I have presented to me, that this needs to be done on the hardware level.

"Apple needs to patch this problem ASAP. It is completely remotely exploitable, and almost impossible to remove, especially if you don't know it is there," SemiAccurate writes, "This huge hole that Apple has in it's hardware turns any remote exploit, Apple is full of them, into a huge security problem."

When Chen tried contacting Apple in similiar related circumstances, he was ignored.

via [osnews.com]