The Rising Barcode Security Threat
Original post provide by Slashdot: ITeldavojohn writes “As more and more businesses become dependent on barcodes, people are pointing out common problems involving the security of one- or two-dimensional barcode software. You might scoff at this as a highly unlikely hacking platform but from the article, ‘FX tested the access system of an automatically operated DVD hire shop near his home. This actually demanded a biometric check as well, but he simply refused it. There remained a membership card with barcode, membership number and PIN. After studying the significance of the bar sequences and the linear digit combinations underneath, FX managed to obtain DVDs that other clients had already paid for, but had not yet taken away. Automated attacks on systems were also possible, he claimed. But you had to remember not to use your own membership number.’ The article also points out that boarding passes work on this basis — with something like GNU Barcode software and a template of printed out tickets, one might be able to take some nice vacations.”
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Reinhold Weber's Blog: From PHP To Ruby - 30 Similarities And Differences
If you know PHP, this should give you a good and quick insight in what Ruby is all about and how it compares to PHP. Some of the similarities include the dynamic typing, class scoping, heredoc abilities and current object references.
Sanisoft Blog: Theming Your CakePHP Apps (V1.2)
ummm... a piece of cake (sheesh talk about cliches!). They break down the use of themes into a few simple steps adding the property to the controller, setting the application's theme and install the theme's files to the correct locations.
PHP-GTK Community Site: Gul 2.0 On The Way
2 years after begining, I'm happy to announce you the Beta release of the Gul 2.0 project, the XUL parser for PHP GTK (97% released). I have to do lot of things, but i think it looks like something.
Zend Developer Zone: Zend_Controller_Action, Now With Parameters!
Basically, Zend_Controller_Action is the parent of all of the controllers in your application. This controller is what C stands for in MVC, a design pattern used lately in web application development, especially in RIA development. The post includes a tutorial on using the parameters in an example of a design pattern.
Community News: Latest PEAR Releases For 12.31.2007
Latest PEAR Releases:Net_Ping 2.4.3Structures_DataGrid_Renderer_XLS 0.1.3Console_CommandLine 0.2.0
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IPhone Wants To Hang On To The Old Year
pdclarry writes "Users of the iPhone have noticed that it is showing December 31, 2007, even where it is already the new year. There have been a number of reports confirming the problem: Bug in Clock, Problem with New Year: My Clock — shows wrong year, Worldclock went wrong for "tomorrow" items."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Gen Y Hits The Library The Most -- But Not For Books
Most were seeking gaming software programs, characters in the Second Life virtual world and online help with homework." Another way to think about the results: about 47 percent of Americans didn't visit a library even once last year.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Best Motherboards With Large RAM Capacity?
I also typically use Intel motherboards for their reliability, but currently Intel's desktop motherboards only support 8GB of RAM and their server motherboards are too expensive. Can anyone relate their experiences with working with Vista or Linux machines running with large RAM (>8GB)?
Why Should PHP Ever Be Taught In School?
C has non-zero being equivalent to boolean true. Lisp's gotcha begins with ( and ends with ) -- (just a joke). Java's gotcha begins with J2EE and the obsolete baggage that comes with it. PS: The confusion is because === is the real equality operator and should be used here.
Computer Glitch Halts Seattle New Year's Fireworks
The source of the problem is reported to be a corrupted file that wasn't checked until the last minute. After two reboots, the fireworks had to be detonated manually. And yes ... one blog commenter, claiming to have worked on prior shows, said that the shows run on Windows."Read more of this story at Slashdot.