SlashDot misses the mark completely with in inaccurately-titled and summarized pointer to a great Tom's Hardware story on MythTV. There's nearly nothing in the story about the Microsoft media device, nor does there have to be. The MM is a plug-in-and-work device that locks you into their choices, their protocols and few extensions. MythTV is [...]
Over at fiat volpes, Rick Borup points out a remarkable Fox Sighting: the second most recommended download at Microsoft? Surely the least-promoted!
Tired of the abuse I'm getting on one of the servers exposed to the Internet, I've installed APF, the Advanced Policy Firewall, and BFD, Brute Force Detection on the machine. Webhostgear.com has easy-to-follow installation instructions for APF and BFD respectively.
While plain vanilla iptables was enough to protect the machine from most routine attacks, incessant attempts [...]
