zentu.net is everything open source: digital

In Part 01, we discussed a method of simple file encryption and decryption. If all went as planned, you should have been able to decode the candle.aes-256 cbc file, and read its contents in a text editor (such as VI, emacs, or gedit) and to figure out the "secret recipe for pizza" as it appears in the file below:

Gee, thanks, Google

The Official Google Blog is opening up on what they think it means to be open. Please read the following quotes from their blog, and my responses that follow.

Now This is Wireless Hacking

In the computing world, there are fewer things more annoying than a persistent icon or floaty-menu that attempts to recursively remind a user of something obvious. For the mobile computing folks among us, the issue of wireless network connectivity is probably high on the list. Pop-up notification: Network connected. Pop-up notification: Network disconnected. Network connected. New networks in range. Low network signal strength. Pop-up notification: Network connected. Network connecte . . . . .. Pop-up notification: Network connected. Network disconnected.

When it comes to security, OpenSSL may sound like an oxymoron, but in reality it is one of the most "Fort Knox" defenses for security on any system. Its base complexity facilitates a multitude of cryptographic algorithms, protocols and hashes with an even greater number of options. Aside from the SSL client and server features, OpenSSL supports:

Today was an interesting day.

One of the things that I've decided to start doing this year is a sort of "semi-annual" update regarding the progress and growth of this site. As the last one marking (one month or so late) the three-year old birthday of zentu.net was about half a year ago, it's time again for the numbers.

It has been a long three and a half years.

Zentu Digital is just about ready for prime time. Every ounce of sweat, tears, and blood (albeit less blood due to fewer paper cuts from a "Digital LLC") poured into the site and it has gone pretty far for just one little person. Building the framework for a scalable, revenue-generating company was quite a challenge.

This is just a note to self (and anyone else who happens to find it useful) for how to install the new version of Firefox 3.5.x (replacing "x" with whatever happens to be the latest stable and secure version) via the command-line terminal on Linux!

Those growing pains and terrible twos are finally over. Today is the 1122nd day of existence of this site; in other words, zentu.net is about 1 month + 3 years old today. It has undergone numerous transformations and redesigns, as well as a significant expansion.