Author Archives: Seb
Changing Belgacoms BBOX/EDPnet’s Sagem F@st 3464 IP
I recently (today) got the VDSL modem from EDPnet. Basically it looks like it’s the exact same modem and firmware used by Belgacom, which is crap, but I won’t go into that now Check this great blog post by Patrick … Continue reading
Playing Red Alert 3 on OS X with OpenVPN
So I wanted to play Red Alert 3 with my a friend in Germany. We wanted to use the LAN play option, so I decided to install OpenVPN on our FreeBSD server so we both could SSL-VPN into it and … Continue reading
Wiimote + Classic Controler + MAME OS X
In a sudden craving for some old school arcade games I thought I have a look at MAME OS X. After playing for a while with the keyboard I got a bit frustrated with it and really wanted a gamepad. … Continue reading
Speedtest.edpnet.be Bash script
This script is for people using the Belgium provider EDPnet. I wrote it to get a couple of weeks worth of download speed data, because my download speed regulary drops dramatically. The script is meant to be run in the … Continue reading
iCrap
My first attempt to coin a term: iCrap Definition: iCrap [ahycrap] icrapped, icrap-ing, noun – verb (used without object) 1. to go to a secluded place, usually a toilet at work, possibly with the intention to avoid someone or something … Continue reading
Download BruCON security presentations and videos
The first edition of the Belgium Security conference BruCON has ended and we can conclude it was a big success, besides being very informative it was a total blast to meet all these security geeks Presentations and Video can be … Continue reading
Walloon Government prohibits use of Firefox in favor of IE, for security reasons
Datanews (Dutch) reports that the Walloon Government (Belgium government for French speaking citizens) prohibits use of Firefox in favor of IE for security reasons. In some cases this means using IE6. Reasoning behind this remarkable decision seems to be a … Continue reading
Skimming magnetic strip debit cards in the Netherlands
Last night I watched the Dutch crime show “Opsporing Verzocht” (rough translation: wanted). They showed how easy it watch to skim debit cards by placing a magnetic card copier to copy the card and a little camera to capture the … Continue reading
Wii games for 4-year olds based on Diego and Dora
I finally found two Wii games that are 100% playable by my four year old daughter. Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Ice Princess and Go Diego Go, Safari Adventure. I can highly recommend them. Big plus is that they … Continue reading
Script for scanning Windows Vista to determine which Service Packs have been installed
I needed a way to check which Security patches were installed on Windows Vista machines. Now on XP I used to use the command wmic qfe list , but the problem with this command is that it was never any … Continue reading