Hrm, Lillith gone....need to make room for a new favorite...
I have installed SUSE 9.1 Pro on an older Dell laptop...this should prove nice, a 650Mhz machine with about 384MB RAM and 12GB harddrive. It also has a generous 15" screen. It has been a long time coming for me to truly learn Linux. I have had temporary forays into Red Hat in the past and limited exposure to Slackware at work for some firewall boxes...but I think now I have a much more firm grasp on things (i.e. much more in touch with my inner geek) to be able to truly catch on quickly to SUSE and know what I'm doing...hopefully.
Upcoming self-project: Install MS SQL 2000 on my server and start to learn how to create database-driven websites. It is far overdue for me to add this to my web design arsenal....besides, I should be able to use it ro organize and manage databases for things at work like hardware and software inventory and allocation. MS SQL 2000 because that's what we run in the office so I can just patch into that server. Our servers run ColdFusion, so I might just have to learn ColdFusion in the process....but I know PHP and some ASP, so the trasition should be fairly painless. It is the database tie-in that will be new to me....anyone have any primrs/tutorials/tips?
I'm in the middle of reading way too many books lately...
The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick - All about Social Engineering...although the stories are fun and the tricks and techniques are interesting, I fear this will be Kevin saying "social engineering works, be aware!" for 300 pages.
Cisco Pix Firewalls - Best firewall book I've read, extremely clear and references previous material to compare and contrast other parts of the book...and it goes through anything I could want to know about a Cisco pix device.
Perl for System Administration - Been wanting to learn more Perl...
Hardening Network Infrastructure - A book my manager bought for me (I picked it out). Definitely started out very nicely.
Ethereal Packet Sniffing - Only better way to learn Ethereal is to use it, but this book at least helps with realizing the power of filters.
The Hacker's Handbook - Probably the best hacking book I've gotten my hands on...definitely not for the faint of heart. Also the first book that truly dove into the theory of and creation of what I consider a true hacker's hobby: the buffer overflows. Excellent resource.
Delta of Venus by Anais Nin - Short stories and erotica....recommended by a friend and some really good stuff.
Exchange Server 2003 - Borrowed this one due to plans in our organization to purchase Exchange sometime soon.
Can you spot that odd one out? hehe
I have installed SUSE 9.1 Pro on an older Dell laptop...this should prove nice, a 650Mhz machine with about 384MB RAM and 12GB harddrive. It also has a generous 15" screen. It has been a long time coming for me to truly learn Linux. I have had temporary forays into Red Hat in the past and limited exposure to Slackware at work for some firewall boxes...but I think now I have a much more firm grasp on things (i.e. much more in touch with my inner geek) to be able to truly catch on quickly to SUSE and know what I'm doing...hopefully.
Upcoming self-project: Install MS SQL 2000 on my server and start to learn how to create database-driven websites. It is far overdue for me to add this to my web design arsenal....besides, I should be able to use it ro organize and manage databases for things at work like hardware and software inventory and allocation. MS SQL 2000 because that's what we run in the office so I can just patch into that server. Our servers run ColdFusion, so I might just have to learn ColdFusion in the process....but I know PHP and some ASP, so the trasition should be fairly painless. It is the database tie-in that will be new to me....anyone have any primrs/tutorials/tips?
I'm in the middle of reading way too many books lately...
The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick - All about Social Engineering...although the stories are fun and the tricks and techniques are interesting, I fear this will be Kevin saying "social engineering works, be aware!" for 300 pages.
Cisco Pix Firewalls - Best firewall book I've read, extremely clear and references previous material to compare and contrast other parts of the book...and it goes through anything I could want to know about a Cisco pix device.
Perl for System Administration - Been wanting to learn more Perl...
Hardening Network Infrastructure - A book my manager bought for me (I picked it out). Definitely started out very nicely.
Ethereal Packet Sniffing - Only better way to learn Ethereal is to use it, but this book at least helps with realizing the power of filters.
The Hacker's Handbook - Probably the best hacking book I've gotten my hands on...definitely not for the faint of heart. Also the first book that truly dove into the theory of and creation of what I consider a true hacker's hobby: the buffer overflows. Excellent resource.
Delta of Venus by Anais Nin - Short stories and erotica....recommended by a friend and some really good stuff.
Exchange Server 2003 - Borrowed this one due to plans in our organization to purchase Exchange sometime soon.
Can you spot that odd one out? hehe
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you are a reading machine
i think there is a bug going around
i keep seeing all these kids i know at the coffee shop with books and im wondering when they learned how to read
i put some pics up!
Anais Nin is usually quite good, btw