Archive for August, 2006

My Last Day…

Wow, summer went by quick! I remember the first day of my internship: nervous, excited and no idea what to expect. I’ve learned a lot these past couple months, an experience you just don’t get from sitting in a classroom. I met a lot of cool people who were fun to work with and really […]

Bigfoot’s “Wallet-Killer” NIC

Everytime I see� Bigfoot’s� “Killer” NIC� being mentioned on websites and forums, I just have to laugh. It’s got interesting features like: bypassing the Windows TCP/IP stack and processing within the hardware, and� running embedded Linux that’s accessible via console.� It makes for an� cool toy to play with, but for $279.00, save your money!�
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Security Engineering… for Free!!

I’m enthused to hear Ross Anderson has made his book, Security Engineering available online and FREE to download. He explains his reasoning at his website; to reach the widest possible audience, especially among poor students and being a supporter of free culture and free software.
I have no excuse now to read it, and actually cannot […]

Fall 2006 Semester

I’ve enrolled in the following classes this coming Fall semester (summer just went by too quick), and would like to hear your input on them. I’m including the professor’s names in addition, since one class with different instructors is never the same.

LAW370 - Legal Issues for Electronic Media w/ Thomas Liffiton
MAT180 - Pre-Calculus w/� […]

Update on what I’ve been reading so far…

I have trouble finishing books I start. For whatever reason, I struggle through it.
I began reading InfoSec Career Hacking: Sell Your Skillz, Not Your Soul before I flew home for the summer, and read up until the last couple chapters and got bored with it. The book has multiple authors and as a result is […]