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June 19, 2006

Remote Destruction of Data

Author.::.Phil

While hanging about in the internet I found one very interesting brief article - “Remote Destruction of Data", which solves the following intriguing task:

Can you set up a Mac so that if it is stolen, you can easily erase the contents of its hard drive from a remote location if the stolen Mac is connected to the internet?

The answer is surely positive. The following algorithm is underlying in the wee script, the reference above sends to:

The script, executed on the Mac, checks your website for the purpose of finding a kind of file “youve_been_stolen". If such a file exists, the script completes the rm -rf command and, for example, can message that the notebook has been stolen.

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January 31, 2006

Cisco with a kitty

Author.::.Phil

1.jpgDo you know what Cisco Catalyst 6509 is? Who said that it’s a 'hardcore switch'? Wrong you are. It’s a rather expensive kennel. For cats. These photos were taken at my work.

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