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The Treo 650 is a great phone. I purchased it after a horrible experince with Windows Mobile and decided to go the Palm route for the excellent Linux support. Excellent was an over statement. The experince is only excellent if your palm is older than 3 years. USB and new Device IDs seem to be the bane of syncing. The final straw was my new work location doesn’t allow phones with cameras in the building. My Dad is more than welcome to carry such things so to him went the treo. I have battled with the next smart phone with a 3 way tie between the Nokia E61 (not E62), Cingular 8125 (HTC Wizard), and the Blackberry 8700C. What finally pushed me over was the fond memories of my Nokia 3250 and the power of Symbian OS. With the Nokia E61 coming in with Wifi and a SIP VOIP Client that sealed the deal. I will be able to walk around my house in dual-mode making free calls when I am in range of the wifi. Keep checking back for tips-n-tricks with this great little device. ...

sudo apt-get install nmap tcpdump ngrep etherape ethereal ettercap kismet aircrack john airsnort dsniff hping3 fragroute arpwatch nessus nessusd openssh-server netcat whois perl python ruby airsnort ntop iptraf nbtscan tor privoxy nikto cheops-ng stunnel fping tcptraceroute firestarter socat vncviewer wordlist anon-proxy network-manager network-manager-gnome After that you should have a workstation capable of being used for GOOD in the hands of a security admin.

I was watching a documentary on the Vatican tonight and they were interviewing the Swiss Guars, who obviously, speak mostly German. Maybe because I have been using more German lately I didn’t catch it right away but in my head these guys were speaking English until I saw the subtitles roll past. It is really weird how the human mind fills in the various gaps and knowledge with things it knows. ...

The Binary Song – Popple LOVE THIS SONG! Great for all nerds….be sure to visit Popple’s website and buy their awesome CD’s and Tshirts.

1984 I was born grunting binary, ugh and ahh. Parents knew no better. 1989 Parents finally realize it was binary and buy me a C64 to conquer Frogger. Fall in love with CLI 1994 Dad brings home a AST Advantage! Plus 486 DX/33. I fall in love with Prodigy and the internet becomes my playground. 1995 Dad buys Windows 95 upgrade and installs on the beloved AST. I throw up in my mouth. ...