Entries posted in February, 2009

The honeypot works

Since we implemented the project honeypot blacklisting system, it’s already becoming a very effective tool for us. Their simple API enables us to quickly check whether any given visitor to our website is an email harvester, comment spammer or one of a number of malicious bots circulating the globe.  More »

How not to use meta refresh

Point your browser to one of the most popular websites in Australia, click on any one of their articles and you might just be unpleasantly surprised to find the page refresh automatically, even while you’re reading it.  More »

So, you want me to sit for a four hour test?

Recently, I sent off my professional resume to a company who shall remain nameless, although their slogan might give you a hint.  More »

Putin spanks Dell

Michael Dell makes the mistake of offering IT “help” to the Russians and apparently gets this scolding reply from Vladimir Putin: “We don’t need help. We are not invalids. We don’t have limited mental capacity.  More »