Category: Situation Update
What Should The Next iPhone Be Called?
Posted by Dejoe John in How to, Reviews, Situation Update, Tech Update Monday, 19 April 2010 14:38 No Comments
The iPhone, as we know, is a revolutionary product and has impressed most in the crowd. First we had the “iPhone” and that kicked the whole thing off — amazing. Then we had the iPhone 3G and the App Store. To be honest, the App Store was a massive success for Apple and they’ve made it really easy for the distribution of apps. And then came along the iPhone 3GS with its better camera and faster hardware — this was Apple’s answer to a lot of people’s questions like, “why don’t we have video capabilities,” and, “why’s the camera crap?” And there are loads of these question all over the forums of the Web.
But the main thing that is interesting us today is: what is the next iPhone going to include? What’s it called? Now one name that I came across on Engadget was the iPhone HD. And that would be a good name, just Apple would have to have an HD camera or HD display for that to happen. And the most likely name for the next iPhone is the iPhone 4G, and that is because 4G is slowly being implemented in some places (WiMAX). And I’ve seen specs for the WiMAX technology and, WOW, they say it’s 10x faster than 3G (basically like an 8 Mb broadband connection). Which is amazing. What are the thoughts of the community? That’s what I’d like to know.
CCIE PASSES V4 LAB ON FIRST ATTEMPT (Interview with Divin John)
Posted by Dejoe John in Cisco *STUFF*, How to, Situation Update Sunday, 14 February 2010 08:30 No Comments
This interview was originally posted by Larry Hadrava, CCIE #12203 in his blog. He’s talking to one of our Dide3d member, Divin John who recently passed his CCIE Routing and Switching Labs in his first attempt after the change in Syllabi from R&Sv3 to R&Sv4. Here it goes-
This interview should be a dose of GREAT NEWS for those working toward the V4 R&S Lab.
On February 4th 2010 Divin John became CCIE #25905 on the FIRST attempt.
Divin, thanks for taking the time th share a bit about your success in the R&S lab.
What made you want to become a CCIE?
I always wanted to know how the internet worked. I always wondered what are the missing blocks to the puzzle. So Hence after my graduation. I took up CCNA and CCNP training. I kind of wrote all 5 papers and got certified as a CCNP. By then the recession had struck and there were no jobs available. So I thought rather than wasting time searching for a job, I would start preparing for the CCIE Routing and Switching Track.When did you start the journey?
I started preparing for the lab in March 2009. That’s immediately after I got my CCNP certification.What kind of study routine did you use?
I used to read a lot. Routing protocols always interests me. And I made it a point to read the entire blueprint couple of times. Making sure I got all nitty-gritty details on the technology being read.Did you take an earlier version of the lab? If so, how would you compare the previous version to the current version?
Nope. This was my first attempt at the CCIE RS Lab. I have heard that the lab is become more real world than the previous version. It involves a decent amount of troubleshooting which requires presence of mind and knowing the technology well. You won’t be able to troubleshoot something, if you aren’t very clear about the protocol specifics and its interaction with other protocols.What materials did you use? What was your impression of the materials?
-> Cisco Press Books
Routing TCP/IP Volume I [Brilliant]
Routing TCP/IP Volume II [Brilliant]
CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide [Good, Easy to Revise.]
MPLS Fundamentals [Nice Book with all the configuration snippets. But I hear MPLS Configuration on Cisco IOS Software is a better book. Never got the time to read it though.]Vendor Workbooks
INE Vol 1 (Advanced Technology Labs) – The thing i like about these are. They cover everything needed for the lab. The explanations are nice and to the point. They kind of let the student know WHY? HOW? And WHAT IF? to all the questions. It did answer all the questions which popped in my mind.
INE Vol II (Full Scale Labs – 8hr) – Humongous labs. Full fledged labs. It was scary initially. But after a few labs it kind of became methodical. And there were some questions in there, which sent my confidence to the graves. But all in all… a very good product.
INE Vol IV (Troubleshooting Labs) – What can I say? Good product but its highly unrealistic. To troubleshoot these you need to know every bit of information that goes into the working of any protocol.
INE Core Knowledge Simulator – Thanks to Anthony Sequeira. I kinda got this added to my INE account. It helped me a great lot in my Core Knowledge section of the CCIE Lab.
How does it feel now that you have passed?
How should it feel? It feels great. Being 1 in 21000 odd people is great. It feels great when the hard work pays off.Do you have any words of wisdom for those studying for the lab?
Learn the protocols. Tabulate what could go wrong. Steps needed to solve a problem. You should practice NOT to panic in the lab. One panic attack and your 2 hrs will fly by and you would have paid for THE most costly lunch. The lab is doable. So you shouldn’t get deterred by what people say. Have self confidence. In the end of the day, if they are going to screw something in the IGPs, and you have mastered all the IGPs, you should breeze through the TS section. The same logic applies to all protocols. Give importance to every topic on the blue-print.Are you going to work toward another track?
Yeah I am. I am planning for either Security or Voice. I haven’t made up my mind. Voice mostly. Let’s see what how everything plays out. J
Best of Luck to everyone preparing for the CCIE Routing and switching (v4). Hope you get all those !!!!CONGRATULATIONS Divin!!!!!
What is Solar Eclipse?
Posted by Dejoe John in Situation Update Friday, 15 January 2010 09:20 No Comments
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is fully or partially covered. This can only happen during a new moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as seen from the Earth. At least two and up to five solar eclipses can occur each year on Earth, with between zero and two of them being total eclipses. Total solar eclipses are nevertheless rare at any location because during each eclipse totality exists only along a narrow corridor in the relatively tiny area of the Moon’s umbra.
A total solar eclipse is a spectacular natural phenomenon and many people travel to remote locations to observe one. The solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 in Europehelped to increase public awareness of the phenomenon, as illustrated by the number of journeys made specifically to witness the total solar eclipse of October 3, 2005and the total solar eclipse of March 29, 2006. The recent solar eclipse of January 26, 2009, was an annular eclipse (see below), while the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009was a total solar eclipse.
In ancient times, and in some cultures today, solar eclipses have been attributed to supernatural causes. Total solar eclipses can be frightening for people who are unaware of their astronomical explanation, as the Sun seems to disappear in the middle of the day and the sky darkens in a matter of minutes.
[For more info - Wiki Solar Eclipse]
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WP Theme Editor error and its solution after upgrade from v2.8 to v2.9
Posted by Dejoe John in How to, Situation Update Wednesday, 30 December 2009 22:51 4 Comments
We were down last night from about 11:30PM until today around 11AM. Somehow, some [censored] managed to add a link to my sidebar by inserting into the wp_links table for wordpress.
After thinking about it for a bit, I’m updating this post: The link was to www.snjpc.com. It’s an online casino site, and while I dislike giving them hits it seems worthwhile to say that they, or their hires, are doing this sort of blog cracking.
How they managed this, I am still trying to determine. The mysql logfiles
cd /var/log/mysql
mysqlbinlog *.0* | grep wp_links
show no inserts, the mysql instance is only available from localhost (firewalled to boot), and system logs look good. Checks for rootkits and similar are negative, firewall logs are clean, and I am puzzled. Props to this page for mysql tips.
One piece of evidence – they seem to have borked wordpress, probably on purpose – if you invoke the theme editor (or plugin editor) you get
Sorry, that file cannot be edited.
which is patently false. My working hypothesis is, for now, that someone managed to either inject an exploit into Debian’s wordpress package, or found a generic WordPress exploit. I am continuing to investigate and take various measures to prevent a reoccurence. This sucks.
Oh yeah, swapped themes for a while as part of the cleanup and diagnostics. Let me know what you think.
Update: Added paragraph naming snjpc.com
Update: A fresh download of WordPress 2.2.2 from Debian or wordpress.org produces the same result… interesting. So either the default WP is broken, or its a config file/database problem. Debugging continues…
Update: Looks like the problem is related to the list of files passed to thevalidate_file_to_edit function. It looks like the first file passed is the wp-config.php, which on Debian is a link to the system file in /etc/wordpress. Hmm, maybe that’s how they got the MySQL access information… You can hack around this by adding the following to theme-editor.php. Change this:
if (empty($file)) {
$file = $allowed_files[0];
}
$file = validate_file_to_edit($file, $allowed_files);
to the following. This overrides the file list that was passed in, so you have to change the index to match the file you want. Other than that, it totally fixes the problem. Hmm…
if (empty($file)) {
$file = $allowed_files[0];
}
$file = $allowed_files[3];
$file = validate_file_to_edit($file, $allowed_files);
New Face of Dide3d
Posted by Dejoe John in Situation Update Wednesday, 3 June 2009 13:30 No Comments
Its a totally new theme that we’re using. Hope you will like it. Comment on it.. We’re waiting for your comments for tweaking the website or revert back into our old face. Enjoy the NEWLY BORN!