Upgrade to latest version.

As usual not without problems. This time maintenance plugin blocked the access to the site and I had to unblock it manually. Fortunately I was no the only one to have similar problem and quick search showed the solution.

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I needed to check multiple addresses for use.

I did not find any ready solution so I wrote a script.

I called it psweep.sh

Here is it(comments are welcomed):

#!/bin/bash
# Sweep ping
# 1-st arg ip 2-nd start 3-d end
#
# Written by Hristo Benev
#
# rev 0.3
#
for i in `seq $2 $3`; do
ping -c 1 -W 1 $1.$i >/dev/null 2>&1
#ping -c 1 -W 1 $1.$i
if [ $? == 0 ]; then
echo “host $1.$i is up”
else
echo “.”
fi
done
# changelog
# 0.3 added progress

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Recently I remarked that my Foxmarks do not sync anymore…

After going to Log file I discovered that I have error 400 (unknown error) .

Quick search on Foxmarks site showed me that I’m not the only one.

Automatic fix did not work for me, so I was forced to do manual fix.

Be sure that you have latest version of your bookmarks on the PC you do the fix. Otherwise you may have problems with missing bookmarks.

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When trying to install CentOS 5 in Xen DomU via http I received following error:

“Could not find an installable distribution the install location”

The problem was that instead  pointing to root of folder containing mounted disk images I should point to disk1.

That solved my problem.

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I’ve decided to check the logs on my Compaq system and I discovered following error:

Event Type:    Error
Event Source:    Service Control Manager
Event Category:    None
Event ID:    7026
Date:        16/12/2007
Time:        2:50:16 PM
User:        N/A
Computer:    COMPAQ
Description:
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
ftsata2

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

It was little bit strange, because I have nvidia s-ata drivers installed, and this driver appear to be from promise. After searching on Internet I came to following solution posted on hp site:

Go to Start->Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager->View->Show Hidden Devices->Non Plug and Play Drivers->ftsata2->Driver->Start up Type = Demand

Shortcut: just press Win key + Pause/Break -> and continue from Hardware

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New(old) PcTools tool detected my wget.exe as keylogger. After submitting the issue to tech support they concluded(surprisingly fast for free product) that most probably it is false positive and after further study they will update their rules.

For now just add wget.exe to safe processes.

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Soon after release of 2.0.0.10 version 2.0.0.11 is released:

This release corrects a problem that was found in the previous release, Firefox 2.0.0.10.

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Update of the update:

The 2.0.0.8 release fixed some 200 issues, but accidentally regressed a few things. Most users won’t see any difference or experience any problems, and those 200 fixes make the 2.0.0.8 update very valuable, but you should never have to choose functionality over security. So we’re working fast to understand and fix these problems, and will shortly be issuing a 2.0.0.9 update to address them. The specific problems are:

  • Bug 400406 - Firefox will ignore the “clear” CSS property when used beneath a box that is using the “float” property. There is a temporary workaround JS/CSS code available for web developers with affected layouts.
  • Bug 400467 - Windows Vista users will get “Java not found” or “Java not working” errors when trying to load Java applets after updating. To fix this, users can right-click the Firefox icon and “Run as administrator”, then browse to a page with a Java applet — doing this once will fix the problem and permanently restore Java functionality.
  • Bug 396695 - Add-ons are disabled after updating. Users can fix this problem by opening their profile folder and removing three files (extensions.rdf, extensions.ini and extensions.cache)
  • Bug 400421 - Removing a single area element from an image map will cause the entire map to disappear. There is no workaround available at this time.
  • Bug 400735 - Some Windows users may experience crashes at startup. There is no workaround available at this time.

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Few hours after Adobe released patch for Acrobat reader exploit was released.

Currently you may receive e-mail with YOUR_BILL.pdf or INVOICE.pdf as attachment. When user opens file Trojan horse is installed to the system.

It is HIGHLY recommended to update to Acrobat reader 8.1.1.

How?

Launch acrobat and go to help –> check for updates.

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Mozilla foundation updated Firefox to 2..0.0.7.

There are no new features - this is completely security fix release.

This one fixes only one MFSA 2007-28 “Code execution via QuickTime Media-link files” with critical impact.

It is recommended to do the update.

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