Category: Hacks and Underdocumented Features

August 11, 2009

Google Caffeine Site Optimization Secrets

Filed under: Hacks and Underdocumented Features, Websites - 11 Aug 2009

So, you’ve no doubt heard that google’s spanking caffeine in a cup browser is out in sandbox format, lending to a subtle but supposedly superior search offering.

The trick now, for all you SEO and site optimizers is how to uncover …

April 9, 2009

Recovering and Resetting a Router Password

Abbreviated DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS PROVIDED AS IS.  Do not attempt to follow this advice at any time for any reason.  Read the full disclaimer at bottom.

…Can be really tough.  In some instances it might even be impossible.  However, I was …

February 23, 2009

error: invalid Python installation: unable to open /usr/lib/python2.5/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)

I’m completely new to python, but I ran across this program while trying to install pygopherd on my other computer, and found out the problem was that I was missing the python-devel files.

To fix this, from fedora console, I did …

February 20, 2009

IT Professionals Fail at Securing Websites.

Do a quick search on google images for the term “hacked by” and you’ll see over 1.5 million pictures, of which many are beautiful imagery, representing a whole gamut of sites having been hacked by either script kiddiez or more …

February 19, 2009

Secure Your Box against Spyware

So, I was thinking the other day.  There are so many piece of crap websites out there with spyware and malware, and so much of this spyware and malware is really just trying to lure you to install fake anti-spyware …

December 9, 2008

Common problems with Lax Jr Rotary Merchandiser by Noel Industries

It was very hard to track down any support for the game, as the last parts for a Lax Rotary machine were sold by Noel Industries in Ozark Florida more than four years ago.  Well, they still have some nearly-indestructible …

Hack Wordpress - Recover Admin Password

Filed under: Geek, Hacks and Underdocumented Features - 09 Dec 2008

A bit of a misnomer, this article deals with some benign admin tasks.  Assuming you have admin access to the domain hosting a wordpress blog, or at least the sql database you use, password recovery is simple. Let’s begin a …