Author Archives: Nick

Lookout Mobile Security App
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Posted on August 6, 2011 by

As our cell phone become smart and contain more data they become larger and larger targets for virus and malware.  Android already has several known cases of malware and virus which can affect it. An easy solution is to load … Continue reading →

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Plan B for Android
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Posted on August 5, 2011 by

If you ever find your self in the terrible situation of having your phone lost or stolen there is a great free app by the people at Lookout Inc. This app can be install from the Android Market, where it … Continue reading →

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Limit Number of Connections from an IP
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Posted on August 5, 2011 by

One of the problems you can sometimes face with a website is people mirroring your site or search bots excessively connecting to you.  This is very easy to fix by limiting the number of connections an IP address is allowed … Continue reading →

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Stopping DOS Attacks with Mod_Evasive
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Posted on August 4, 2011 by

DOS attacks are becoming very common these days.  There are many different levels of DOS attack and monitoring your system and trying to prevent them all can be a full-time job.  However for the causal user you can easily add some basic … Continue reading →

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Easily Upgrade Fedora
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Posted on August 2, 2011 by

One of the downsides to using Fedora is that every six months there is another major release.  This can be annoying to keep up with but luckily Fedora has made it easy with the preupgrade command. All you need to … Continue reading →

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