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Monthly archives: February 2007

Router passwords

Following up on my recent post about computer security (and my comment about phishing scams being cross-platform), Bruce Schneier has posted an entry about “Drive-By Pharming”. It has a stupid name, and it’s nothing to do with wireless access; there is also some doubt about how feasible the attack vector actually is. Still, it’s worth […]

Posted byJohn C. Kirk2007-02-272019-08-17Posted inUncategorisedTags: router, securityLeave a comment on Router passwords

Tales from the spam folder

Since my email address is public, I get a lot of spam: typically 100 messages per day. The Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail filter does a decent job of catching most of it, but there are still some that slip through; I also keep an eye on the spam folder itself, in case of false positives. […]

Posted byJohn C. Kirk2007-02-15Posted inUncategorisedTags: security, Valentine's DayLeave a comment on Tales from the spam folder

SQL Server

Today I’ve been copying a database from one SQL Server machine to another: specifically from SQL 2000 to SQL 2005, for testing purposes. Unfortunately this didn’t go as smoothly as I would have liked, so here are a few notes for anyone else who does this (e.g. my future self).

Posted byJohn C. Kirk2007-02-142017-06-21Posted inUncategorisedTags: SQL ServerLeave a comment on SQL Server

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