As I was walking back to my car from the local pet store, I saw this cool and very geeky Star Trek TOS window art on a T-top camaro of all things. I must find out where to get one…
I’m guessing a Star Trek convention, or a place like Spencers…
WEP, 0 to hacked in 60 sec.
WEP key wireless cracking made easy | The Register
If you’re one of the many people still using older wireless gear that doesn’t support WPA, it may be time to toss it. A group of German cryptography researchers has modified a tool called aircrack, greatly reducing the amount of time it takes to recover the WEP key. While the weakness of the WEP encryption scheme has been widely known for years, there hasn’t been a tool that could break the encryption so quickly until now. This could give would be wireless leeches easy access to your encrypted wireless network, no matter how clever your password is. While the intrusion is bad enough, it also exposes you to the legal consequences of anything someone might do while connected. If you’ve got wireless, but no WPA, now is the time to get it. If you don’t know how, get help or turn it off.
March madness
It’s been almost an entire month since my last post. March has been a complete blur for me. Nan and I are getting ever closer to our due date on the 14th. We’ve had baby showers and friends come in from out of town to stay with us. It’s been a lot of fun, and a lot of work as we prepare everything for little Lela (Lee-Lah). Before the showers and everything, I started a mural that I still need to finish. That’s going to have to be one of my projects this weekend. At work, Nan and I are trying to finish up everything we can before we go on maternity/paternity leave. I have to say, that’s probably one of the best benefits of working where we do. We’re both really looking forward to all that time together.