Technical Tidbits

I was doing some research on TrendMicro for a student and accidentally fell on this hidden new tool! RUBotted is a new, free botnet (zombie) detection and removal tool in Beta from TrendMicro.

In my PC security course, I teach my students how to detect zombies and botnets but this tool makes it a snap!

I just downloaded the small file and installation went 1 - 2 - 3!

I was relieved when the installation completion announced that: NO BOTNETS FOUND!

It also runs quietly in the background (systray) and doesn’t appear to be using any huge amount of resources. In fact, I don’t even notice a difference in my system performance.

The requirements to install this new tool is minimal so even if you don’t have the latest and greatest PC or processor, check this out!

Kudo’s to TrendMicro for creating a great new Botnet (Zombie) detection and removal tool! And FREE!

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I upgraded our WP to 2.5 about a week or two ago and never really had a chance to get into it. Well, over the past few days, I’ve been playing with it. WOW!

Good job WordPress FOLKS! KUDO’S! ::CLAP::

It took me a while to get used to the new dashboard but I did.

The new themes with all the available widgets and plugs-ins are overwhelming! I spent over two hours looking at the new templates before deciding on the one you see now. And then, I spent another six hours pouring over plug-ins! I feel guilty having so much fun designing our new layout! ::EMBARASSED::

If you haven’t had a chance to upgrade yet, do so immediately! This new version kicks butt! (Can I say that on a company blog? ) ::OHNO::

Again, thumbs up, kudos, and way to go WordPress! Great job! I love it!

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I just received the early release of SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition.

So far, so good! But maybe I shouldn’t speak too soon?

Here’s what I’ve found so far….

1. It downloaded quickly.
2. The installation was long but not as lengthy as previous updates or service packs, and required little user intervention.

Some of the quirky behavior I’ve had on my PC seems to have actually disappeared since installing this.

1. No incompatibilities thus far. (I’ve only had it about 6 hours, so give me time!)
2. There are a few new services running that were never there before. (More on this later.)
3. No noticeable slow down on my speed or browsing and considering I’m using Firefox (which M$ usually hates!), I’d say we’re doing great so far!

So, more later on the XP SP3 Service Pack!

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I’m evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they’re letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

• The best blogging techniques.
• How to get traffic to your blog.
• How to turn your blog into money.

I’ll let you know what I think once I’ve had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it’s still free.

ADDENDUM: I’ve completed the course and I’m VERY impressed! While lessons 1-8 were things I already knew from Lesson 9 and beyond, I learned quite a bit! I can’t believe this course is offered free!

Needless to say, I had originally signed up for Simpleology 101 and kind of dropped the ball and then I heard about this course. So, after taking the blogging course, I dove back into the 101 course again.

Both courses are unbelievable! I’m seeing results already!

This is a MUST TAKE free course!

Debbie

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