It's been awhile since I've posted...again. Summer is approaching quickly and school is almost over. In about 3 weeks I'll be graduating and I have a great job working as a Web Developer. I was planning on going to college (Centre for Arts and Technology has already accepted me) but I've been offered a full time position as a Web Developer which I'm leaning towards.
This new job has been great to teach me more about scripting/programming which in turn teaches me more about security and flaws...not to mention the pay is quite decent for a yet-to-be HS grad. At the moment, I'm using the money to build a beautiful gaming computer that will blow all my other crappy computers away. Later on I'll be putting up a server on one of my older computers for pen testing.
This summer I'll be working full time and traveling to B-C to visit some old friends before we all leave on our separate paths. In the future I'll be adding some blogs about CakePHP (the framework I've been using for work that speeds up the design and programming of web applications).
It's 4am at the moment, and I have no clue what else to write, so, with that I leave you.
good night!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Cuba Get-Away
For Spring Break I took a trip down to Cuba to relax on a nice warm beach for a week. I stayed at an all-inclusive resort (named Melia Cayo Santa Maria -> Melia means a Firm, Cayo means Island), which included unlimited food at the buffet and snack bars, 3 a la carte meals for my week stay, unlimited alcohol at any of the bars, daily and nightly entertainment, use of equipment (such as catamarans, wind surfing, kayaks, etc.), etc.
That vacation has, so far, been the best vacation I've had. I paid for 2 excursions: one to the city of Santa Clara, and one for a day long sail trip on a giant catamaran (I didn't know Catamarans could get big enough to hold 4 bathrooms...).
Cuba is actually a really interesting place, full of culture and history. The houses are extremely small and in very bad condition. The roads are also very narrow and I would never want to drive there; each car has to pass about 3 feet beside the next car.
Apart from the lack of technology, narrow roads and poor housing, Cuba is definitely one of my favorite countries. The climate is perfect (imo), the people were kind and if it weren't for a lack of internet, I wouldn't mind staying there for quite some time.
One interesting fact: There's one phone company for the whole country. There is only dial-up and computers are not an everyday thing for the people who live there. From a quick examination of their pay phones, phreaking might actually still be practical in Cuba.
Unfortunately, now I'm off the beach and back into my home which means back to the freezing cold, school and work.
That vacation has, so far, been the best vacation I've had. I paid for 2 excursions: one to the city of Santa Clara, and one for a day long sail trip on a giant catamaran (I didn't know Catamarans could get big enough to hold 4 bathrooms...).
Cuba is actually a really interesting place, full of culture and history. The houses are extremely small and in very bad condition. The roads are also very narrow and I would never want to drive there; each car has to pass about 3 feet beside the next car.
Apart from the lack of technology, narrow roads and poor housing, Cuba is definitely one of my favorite countries. The climate is perfect (imo), the people were kind and if it weren't for a lack of internet, I wouldn't mind staying there for quite some time.
One interesting fact: There's one phone company for the whole country. There is only dial-up and computers are not an everyday thing for the people who live there. From a quick examination of their pay phones, phreaking might actually still be practical in Cuba.
Unfortunately, now I'm off the beach and back into my home which means back to the freezing cold, school and work.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
DSL - My long lost partner
When I left British-Columbia, I had to leave my precious highspeed behind...it's been 3 long, arduous years on Dial-Up since then, however, at last I finally have Highspeed again!
My connection isn't THAT great, but it is certainly an improvement to my old 24Kbps Dial-Up connection I just got rid of...Highspeed I <3 you
After not being able to receive highspeed for years, my phone company has finally sent me a DSL modem to test a DSL connection in my area. Within 3 days (just bought the Router today) of connecting my modem, I already have a Wireless network setup (2 Wired desktops and my Wireless laptop) and plan on (eventually) setting up one of my older computers as a (probably Linux) Pen-Test server, hooray!
On top of that, a recent job opportunity has presented itself. Someone I know has a client that needs programming/scripting work done and wanted to know if I would be interested. Basically, I'd be creating Web Crawlers to gather specific information off of Government sites and store it to a database. I've already created a sample script for the job and will be going from there. This will definitely be a great opportunity for me to get some extra cash to pay for college, computer parts, and it will look great on a resume ^_^
My connection isn't THAT great, but it is certainly an improvement to my old 24Kbps Dial-Up connection I just got rid of...Highspeed I <3 you
After not being able to receive highspeed for years, my phone company has finally sent me a DSL modem to test a DSL connection in my area. Within 3 days (just bought the Router today) of connecting my modem, I already have a Wireless network setup (2 Wired desktops and my Wireless laptop) and plan on (eventually) setting up one of my older computers as a (probably Linux) Pen-Test server, hooray!
On top of that, a recent job opportunity has presented itself. Someone I know has a client that needs programming/scripting work done and wanted to know if I would be interested. Basically, I'd be creating Web Crawlers to gather specific information off of Government sites and store it to a database. I've already created a sample script for the job and will be going from there. This will definitely be a great opportunity for me to get some extra cash to pay for college, computer parts, and it will look great on a resume ^_^
Friday, August 24, 2007
Summer's End
The end of summer is almost here, which means I'll soon have to go back to work and school. Right now I'm writing from Ontario, my friend I'm visiting is at work and I've got some spare time to spend on my laptop (thankfully she has Highspeed).
This summer has went extremely fast, and it feels like I've gotten nothing substantial done. I've done little bits here and there, added a couple small features on my site, got the downloads back up...but I haven't had the free time to do the most important things; Learn PHP, learn Perl, code a simple IRC bot...So I'll have to push those things farther down until I get time. I am starting with a bit of PHP and shortly after I'll learn a bit of Perl. Thankfully, I taught myself some CSS basics and have implemented a tiny example into my site that I'll continue to work on as time goes on. Also, I've installed the Apache webserver and PHP on my laptop so I'll be able to work/test some work without an internet connection.
Some useful links that helped me setup PHP on Windows Vista:
Apache in Windows: http://www.apachelounge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=570,
PHP installation: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.manual.php
System Path/Variables in Windows Vista: http://banagale.com/changing-your-system-path-in-windows-vista.htm
Some things I need to do when I have time:
Fix and upload WAR.exe (Website Automated Reloader)
Learn PHP
Learn Perl
Brush up on C++
Partition Hard Drive -> Install Linux
Think about installing MySQL
This summer has went extremely fast, and it feels like I've gotten nothing substantial done. I've done little bits here and there, added a couple small features on my site, got the downloads back up...but I haven't had the free time to do the most important things; Learn PHP, learn Perl, code a simple IRC bot...So I'll have to push those things farther down until I get time. I am starting with a bit of PHP and shortly after I'll learn a bit of Perl. Thankfully, I taught myself some CSS basics and have implemented a tiny example into my site that I'll continue to work on as time goes on. Also, I've installed the Apache webserver and PHP on my laptop so I'll be able to work/test some work without an internet connection.
Some useful links that helped me setup PHP on Windows Vista:
Apache in Windows: http://www.apachelounge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=570,
PHP installation: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.manual.php
System Path/Variables in Windows Vista: http://banagale.com/changing-your-system-path-in-windows-vista.htm
Some things I need to do when I have time:
Fix and upload WAR.exe (Website Automated Reloader)
Learn PHP
Learn Perl
Brush up on C++
Partition Hard Drive -> Install Linux
Think about installing MySQL
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