Kioptrix Walkthrough Guide
I have decided to start studying towards a CISSP and / or an OSCP, as part of that I saw an excellent blog post recommending to go through a lot…
Installing metasploitable with vagrant
Metasploitable background: What is metasploitable? "Metasploitable is a Virtual Machine that is built from the ground up with a large amount of security vulnerabilities. It is intended to be used…
Making a new wordpress theme from scratch
Making a WordPress Theme. From Scratch. Research + Information Architecture Introduction Making a new WordPress theme from scratch can seem daunting, but it's pretty easy if you know the steps.…
Factory restore android on chuwi hi10
This is a short post on how to factory restore android on chuwi hi10 1) Download and install intel phoneflashtool https://01.org/android-ia/downloads/intel-platform-flash-tool-lite 2) Download the version of android you need from…
Ubuntu on the chuwi hi10 pro
After trying Kali on the hi10 pro (its totally not ready for the bay-trail / cherry-trail platforms) I decided to give ubuntu on the chuwi hi10 pro a go (after…
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface - That's some title, but I'm not sure how to describe my new machine. Its a tablet, but its also a laptop -…
Automatic updates in kali
Automatic updates in kali (and other apt based distros). There are a ton of ways to do automatic updates in kali linux (though this will work on debian, ubuntu, proxmox…
Kali linux keyboard freeze fix
This post contains the kali linux keyboard freeze fix. Kali 2.0 is out, and I've installed it on my work pc; one thing I noticed was that the usb keyboard…
Fixing the cmd and fn keys with an apple keyboard in linux
I use an apple keyboard at work, I also use ubuntu. There are two things that I need to do to fix the cmd and fn keys with an apple…
Selection of podcasts I subscribe to
Here is a selection of podcasts I subscribe to [RSS] PARANORMAL PODCAST[RSS] Practical Backpacking™ Podcast[RSS] Sasquatch Chronicles[RSS] The Unexplained with Howard Hughes[RSS] The Gralien Report[RSS] The Bigfoot Field Guide[RSS] The…
Portfolio – Jonathan Mitchell MSc BSc MBCS
Jonathan Mitchell Portfolio About Me I have a BSc in Electronic Engineering, and an MSc in Advanced Computer Systems Development with Distinction. I was awarded the University Court Medal for…
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…
I have switched to gnome 3.6
I use ubuntu at work. I have done since 2005 I think. I have tried every window manager and desktop environment under the sun. I have tried to like unity.…
Is this the iphone killer ?
There are lots and lots of stories about the ubuntu phones. at least for me they could be an iphone killer. there is an excellent article here that explains a…
Threaded conversations in thunderbird
I use thunderbird at work on my ubuntu machine. one thing that always annoyed me was the lack of a conversation view - one that let me see who had…
Teamviewer 8 ubuntu linux tvwine.dll.so failed to load
Teamviewer 8 ubuntu linux tvwine.dll.so failed to load: I just installed teamviewer 8 beta in my linux machine. On first run it complained of a missing file - tvwine.dll.so failed…
How to get classic scrollbars back in ubuntu
Since ubuntu 11.04 the scrollbars have been funny. they are inspired by the osx lion scrollbars and only show when you hover over where they should be. fortunately you can…
Setting up a LAMP development environment in linux mint or ubuntu
This post will show you how to setup a LAMP [linux apache mysql php] development environment in linux mint or ubuntu firstly, open a shell. then, type sudo apt-get install…
Apple magic mouse on linux setup and how to guide
Using an apple magic mouse with linux is very easy: this post will show you how to setup an apple magic mouse on linux ubuntu, fedora, mint, etc. The apple…
Get osx lion style natural scrolling in linux
You can get osx like reversed two finger scrolling in linux [mint or ubuntu or Backtrack], if you install 'naturalscroll'. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:zedtux/naturalscrolling sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install naturalscrolling
Backtrack linux bluetooth scanning tutorial
This is a short linux bluetooth scanning tutorial with some tools you can use in backtrack linux (now kali linux) or any distribution you prefer to perform bluetooth scans. Its…
Setting up eclipse with xampp and xdebug to debug php code
Setting up eclipse with xampp and xdebug to debug php code. This post will show you how to setup eclipse on your mac to work with xdebug inside XAMPP. This…
Install backtrack repo in ubuntu
This post will show you how to Install backtrack repo in ubuntu - I got an HP mini netbook a couple of days ago. I'm mostly going to use it…