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BetoBates does Graphic Design too?

BetoBates — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:05:03 +0000

Yes! Its true… my friends over at AudioholicMedia have introduced a new banner, created by your-very-own, on their music blog. So go check them out and discover some new artists.

Interesting Hacking Links

BetoBates — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:15:26 +0000

So, I am taking Ethical Hacking at college this summer and have came across a few interesting links to share. They include topics about ATM card skimming and PIN capturing, password cracking, and remotely capturing keystrokes.

ATM Card Skimming and PIN capturing Awareness Guide

View the whole PDF about ATM skimming and Pin capturing, with lots of exmples, here.

Compromising Electromagnetic Emanation of Wired and Wireless Keyboards

For more information, videos, and to read their paper visit The Security and Cryptography Laboratory’s page here.

Password Recovery Speeds: How long will your password stand up?

How strong are your passwords? Lets see… I will guess its no longer than 8 characters in length, right?

brute force attack

numbers ~ 2 mins max
letters ~ 62 days max
numbers + letters ~ 253 days max
numbers + letters + symbols ~ 23 years max

darren ~ 30 seconds
Land3rz ~ 4 days
B33r&Mug ~ 23 years

For more information visit the lockdown.co.uk page here.

Remember though, if you a common word(s) you are instantly cracked!

Triumph At Bonnaroo 2009

BetoBates — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:25:52 +0000

I didn’t see him at Bonnaroo, but I wish I had!

Wondering Triumph: Part One

Wondering Triumph: Part Two

Stand-up: Part One

Stand-up: Part Two

John Hodgman Talks About President Obama’s Nerdiness

BetoBates — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:25:55 +0000

John Hodgman, you know he’s a correspondent on the Daily Show & he’s in the Mac commercials as a PC… Yea, that guy! Well, he wrote a humorous speech in which he talks about Obama being the first nerd president. John cites a few nerdy examples and quizzes the President to test his nerd-i-ness. Quite a funny speech, whether or not you like Obama. I am glad other people watch C-SPAN, because I would have never come across this gem otherwise… And who would have thought C-SPAN would have there own YouTube channel? I know! Anyway… enjoi.

C-SPAN – 2009 Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner Speech: “Obama Is The First Nerd President.”

…still want more Hodgman?

TED Talks – John Hodgman’s brief digression

Countdown Till the `Roo

BetoBates — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:10:48 +0000

The Cardinals Last Show

BetoBates — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:01:06 +0000

So, I am finally getting around to writing a post about the Cardinals last show. The Cardinals’ put on a pretty excellent show Friday, March 20th at the Fox theater in Atlanta! I was fortunate enough to get some very close floor seats with my friends care of the free make-up tickets. I have to say, the show was certainly better and a lot longer than October’s pitiful performance…

I have to say, the show was certainly better and a lot longer than October’s pitiful performance…

Here was their last set list:

Set One:
1. Intro/Theme from Shaft
2. Magick
3. Let it Ride
4. Two
5. Everybody Knows
6. Beautiful Sorta
7. Mockingbird
8. Dear Chicago
9. Blue Hotel
10. Cold Roses
11. Natural Ghost
12. Easy Plateau
13. Bartering Lines
14. Band Intros
15. Fix It
16. Magnolia Mountain
17. Please Do Not Let Me Go
18. Peaceful Valley
19. Freeway to the Canyon

Set 2:
1. Intro/tuning
2. When the Stars Go Blue
3. Sink Ships
4. Oh My Sweet Carolina
5. Grand Island
6. Evening Joke with Jon Graboff
7. I See Monsters
8. Come Pick Me Up
9. Rescue Blues
10. Wonderwall
11. Goodnight Rose

For those of you interested in what the Cardinals last show sounded like, download the entire concert recorded from onstage microphones here in FLAC or MP3 formats. I am listening to the FLAC recordings as I type, and it is certianly worth the download.

This certianly won’t be the last we will here from Ryan Adams or the Cardinals, I assure you. In fact, Ryan Adams is getting ready to release his second book, Hello Sunshine. If the music doesn’t return though, that’s alright. Enjoy some much deserved time with your new wife Ryan.

The Crisis of Credit

BetoBates — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:11:05 +0000

Finally! A simple explanation of our countries current financial situation.

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

Bonnaroo 2009

BetoBates — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:54:22 +0000

I am definitely buying tickets February 7th.

Stop Laughing

BetoBates — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:28:00 +0000

I totally agree.

Carlos Mencia Sucks!

Songbird – Firefox’s and iTunes’ Love-Child

BetoBates — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:31:44 +0000

Imagine… A web browser like Firefox inside of a media player like iTunes. Really… think about it… Pretty great idea right? Songbird, finally out of beta, lets you play music and surf the web in the same application.

I am always listening to music while I surf, and I am willing to bet you do too.

Maybe your skeptical about marrying these two application together? You may think that iTunes is good for you, and it does just what you want, Firefox too. This maybe so. In fact, that’s what I thought as well. But, don’t knock it until you try it! Just take a look.

When you see the life that Songbird brings to your music, you will quickly abandon iTunes.

What Songbird can do for YOU, straight out of the box:

Browse the web with Firefox
Fetch artist info
- Bios
- Official and fan website links
- News articles
- Photos
Scrobble your songs to Last.fm
Concert Alerts
Listen to SHOUTcast Radio

So far so good? On the edge of one butt cheek now? You know, we haven’t even got to the juicy goodness center yet, Firefox! Yea, it is really Firefox in there! And, since its Firefox, you can use your favorite Firefox add-ons. The feature list only grows further when you find Songbird add-ons and enhance your experience even more!

Here are a few Songbird add-ons that I love:

LyricMaster – Automatically fetch and save song lyrics ( Preview )
MediaFlow – Cover Flow look-a-like ( Preview )
iPod Device Support – Sync Songbird and you iPod (You don’t need iTunes!)
MorningPeeps – Wake to you music library ( Preview )

Check out my other post about Firefox add-ons for an in-depth look at my favorite recommendations.

So, are you convinced that Songbird might be worth a try? I use it full time now to web browsing and to listen to music. Head over to their site, getSongbird.com, and grab you free copy for your Windows, Mac, or Linux OS. If you are still skeptical or you didn’t see a feature you can’t do without, check out their features page for a detailed list of current features, along with a list of features in the works.

Try Songbird and tell me and the Songbird team what you think.

Happy listening / browsing everyone!