Bag of Beans

Nice tutorial on using Qemu to create an instance of linux you can carry on your USB thumbdrive.

Here’s a new Firefox extension to help you keep your bookmarks synchronized between multiple computers. It will synchronize your bookmarks through Foxcloud’s server, or you can use your own FTP or WebDAV server. An additional benefit of using Foxcloud’s server is you can view your bookmarks directly on their site after logging in to your account.

Sweet looking new watch from Casio. I definitely wouldn’t mind one of these.

Lovin’ the look of the Casio G-Shock MR-G, and it doesn’t hurt that this rendition is even more shock- and scratch-resistant than its predecessors. Featuring a radio-controlled chronograph and solar dial, the case and the band are made of titanium. And the the glass is pure sapphire—making it fairly indestructible. The watch is also waterproof and features a stopwatch, analog/digital time display, automatic power save mode and 24 month run-time on a single charge in power save mode. They go on sale in February of next year and are running in a limited edition of 1,000. Price is about $1,300.

The Ethical Hacker Network has a good article on some tools for finding out about the wireless networks available around you, and also how to defend your own network against these tools.

Anyone interested in gaining a deeper knowledge of wireless security and exploiting vulnerabilities will need a good set of base tools with which to work. Fortunately, there are an abundance of free tools available on the Internet. This list is not meant to be comprehensive in nature but rather to provide some general guidance on recommended tools to build your toolkit.