By On 2012/08/19 · Leave a Comment · In SpecOpsTechnology, Techie

—- Cross Post from the Spec Ops Technology Blog —-

Spec Ops Technology prides itself on taking difficult problems and providing practical engineering solutions. Quite often this real world experience is born of a real world problem we personally faced. There is a passion we look for in our engineers that breeds a team that, [...]

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Travel Gear for the Globe Trotting Geeks

By On 2011/09/18 · 1 Comment · In Personal, Techie

65,000 km a month is my current travel routine with my international engineering firm, Spec Ops Technology. In my past there was formidable travel, but it always was within the continental US which removed some of the complexities in life. With the crossing of borders the type of equipment you need changes dramatically. Below [...]

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OpenBSD Laptop mini-HOWTO

By On 2011/03/27 · 1 Comment · In Techie

Awhile back I wanted a fully supported laptop to use as my OpenBSD development machine. I ended up with a Lenovo u150 which has worked out great and the price was right. Along the way of setting it up, I have learned a few tricks to get OpenBSD purring on it. Wanted to share for [...]

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The news of OpenID’s Death is greatly exaggerated

By On 2011/01/31 · Leave a Comment · In Techie

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I am not one to get on the blog and add to the argument over some stupid post from another tech pundit, but this one is too much to pass on. The reason I am tossing my hat in here is that I am now seeing SECURITY PROFESSIONALS adding to the

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Placebos and Security

By On 2011/01/04 · Leave a Comment · In Techie

There was recently a study that found when people knew that they were taking a placebo, it still helped. The common idea in the past was that you could utilize placebos for controlled studies only if the patient didn’t know. The mere act of going to the doctor, taking a pill, etc. meant that the [...]

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