Methodology
MSc Thesis
Ive completed my MSc Thesis! I was awarded a grade A (81%) and an MSc with distinction :D The abstract from my thesis is below: SQL injection vulnerabilities remain one of the top ten most critical web-application security risks. SQL injection itself is a well understood subject. There are many Read more…
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Olivia Simonne Mitchell
On the 19th January 2016 baby Olivia Simonne Mitchell was born :) She weighed 7lb 6oz. A healthy, beautiful baby girl. The last 5 (could be 4 could be 900, after a while it all blurs in to one) days have been tiring and a steep learning curve, but we Read more…
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O2 upgraded me to 4g for free
O2 just upgraded my phone to 4g for free. when I first got this phone (5c) I didnt really need 4g – it wasnt worth the difference in price. I still dont need it – everywhere I go has a wifi connection, but its nice to get something for free Read more…
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All the way from flanders
I took this photo on the 28th june 2009, while me and my friend were cycling through flanders on our way back to brussels. There was a lone poppy, fallen in the middle of the road, so I snapped this.
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Apple recall all macbook air ssd drives sold between june 2012 and june 2013
Apple have recalled all the 64gb and 128gb ssd drives that are installed in macbook air’s bought between june 2012 and june 2013 if you have an affected machine, you can find more info on apples site: http://www.apple.com/support/macbookair-flashdrive/ I was unlucky, I purchased two macbook airs in june 2012, and Read more…
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ECHELON aka PRISM
This (while not mentioning any specific technical details) is a great read http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/magazine/laura-poitras-snowden.html It reminds me of reading old phrack.org articles and things in textfiles.com/conspiracy except that now everyone else knows its real. pass the tinfoil hat.
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I’ve moved my site to a new host
I’ve moved my website to a new hosting provider. I have used go-daddy for a few years now, but I had a lot of trouble with them. Eventually it sorted itself out, but by that time I had already decided to change once it came time for renewal. So, I’ve Read more…
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Ubuntuforums.org hacked – all usernames and passwords stolen
Ubuntuforums.org has been hacked and all of the email addresses, usernames and passwords have been taken. there are 1.8 million users on that forum :| from the announcement: There has been a security breach on the Ubuntu Forums. The Canonical IS team is working hard as we speak to restore Read more…
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Jonathansblog rss feed changing
The rss feed for jonathansblog is changing. it will now be accessible from /feed rather than the old feedburner feed. please update your feedly :)
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This is just a test post of ifttt
Ive just signed up to ifttt for jonathansblog. Ive setup lots of things, so that when I make a new post on jonathansblog it will send: a tweet on the @jonathans_blog twitter page an update to jonathansblog facebook page add a public bookmark to delicious add a public bookmark to Read more…
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My first impressions of ios7 and osx Maverick
So, I watched wwdc on my apple tv. here are my first impressions: osx Maverick. adds a few things that are needed. tabs on finder. cant wait. the multi monitor thing is a good improvement on the current support in mountain lion. there are lots of improvements to ical. and Read more…
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Evernote got hacked, ask you to reset your password
Http://evernote.com/corp/news/password_reset.php evernote got hacked and have reset everyones passwords. if you have an evernote account, please go to evernote.com and click the ‘forgot your password’ link
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Ios 6 and 6.1 jailbreak is now live
The evasion jailbreak is now live. evasi0n.com happy jailbreaking!
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Ios 6.1 released
Apple have announced that ios 6.1 is available to download now. I think ill be waiting just now, there should be a jailbreak along any day now for ios 6.0.1 and im dying to get a snes emulator on my ipad mini!!
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Did the world end?
If you can read this then one of two things happened: either the world didnt end, or it did but the internet worked as designed, and you are some kind of survivor or an alien race and have discovered how to read tcp/ip and its a million years since I Read more…
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Itunes 11 is out right now!
Itunes 11 is available in the app store right now! just open the app store and go to updates
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REHQJGKKH3BJ
REHQJGKKH3BJ this code is needed for verification of something :( why cant they use a txt record in my dns or a txt file like google :(
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Todays apple event: hoping for an ipad mini
In a little over 9 hours apple will host a press event. Hopefully they announce an ipad mini. they might even announce a 13 inch retinal macbook pro Im hoping for an ipad mini with a retina display. I think that if apple dont release a smaller ipad then ill Read more…
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One year on. thank you steve
Its been a year since steve jobs died. there have been a few hickups at apple since then, but hopefully they are fixable.
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Siri is available in the new ipad with ios6
With ios6 siri became available on the new ipad and on the new ipod touch :) to start siri its the same as the iphone4s – simply hold the hardware button (the home button) and siri will pop in to the screen :)
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Osx mountain lion 10.8.2 is out now!
Osx mountain lion 10.8.2 is now out. it brings facebook integration, and hopefully a proper fix for the batter issues that were introduced in 10.8.0
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Ios 6 is out now!
Ios 6 is out now, you can download it to play with all its goodies like facebook integration and passbook and the new maps :)
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Itunes 10.7 available now
Itunes 10.7 is available now goto itunes > check for updates or check for updates in the mac app store. it adds support for ios6 (but doesnt have the cool itunes store enhancements – which I presume are just a server-side update)
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Get ios6 gm gold master without developer account now
You can get the ios6 GM versions (they will be identical to the actual released versions when they are released next week) through a simple google search click here for the google results page so that im not linking to anything other than a public google search, just incase ;) Read more…
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Short recap of apple sept 2012 event
Here is my [short] recap of the 2012 apple event: 1) new iphone with taller screen 2) ios6 3) updates to itunes 4) new ipod nano 5) new ipod touch ios6 looks to be very good. ipod touch and ipod nano dont really concern me as I use my iphone Read more…
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Owc ssd upgrades for macbook air 2012
Owc have just released ssd upgrades for the 2012 macbook airs they come in 120gb 180gb 240gb 480gb they dont come with the eternal enclosure for your current drive, but hopefully they update the range to include them. it would be nice to get an upgraded ssd and a mega Read more…
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The nifty minidrive secure digital SD card sits flush with mac case
this is just what ive been looking for. its an adaptor for a micro sd card that sits flush with the edge of your macbook air or macbook pro case. it means that you can add in an extra 64GB of storage space. hopefully by the time it gets launched Read more…
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Thunderbolt to firewire adaptor
Finally apple have decided to release a thunderbolt to firewire adaptor. it will be available in july, according to the retina macbook pro page. now you dont have to fork out for a thunderbolt display just to plug in your firewire devices!
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Ios 5.1.1 released
Apple have released ios 5.1.1 to install the update, go to settings > general > software update
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Ios 5.1 available now
Ios 5.1 is available now :D remember that you can update your iphone or ipad from settings > software upgrade :)
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Osx mountain lion
The interwebs are all a-tweet with the news of osx mountain lion. it will bring with it a few things that I had pointed out for osx lion, most notable are airplay mirroring for your desktop, notes from the ipad, reminders from the ipad, imessage and notification center :D there Read more…
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Some thoughts on osx lion. imessage, notification center, airplay mirroring
Ok, so ive been using osx lion and ios5 since they launched. ios5 is nice, notification center and imessage are fantastic. airplay mirroring is an excellent idea too. now, if osx lion had airplay mirroring it would be awesome, I wouldnt have to plug my macbook pro into the telly. Read more…