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Weekly Ten: Wi-Fi Addiction, Larry and Sergey Want to Help, Secure FTP

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 12, 2010

“8. Samsung unveils new 55-inch LCD with ultraslim bezel,
invites DIY video walls
More @ Engadget

“9. How To Configure PureFTPd To Accept TLS Sessions On Debian
Lenny
FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all data
are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole
communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure.
This article explains how to configure PureFTPd to accept TLS
sessions on a Debian Lenny server.
More @ HowtoForge

“10. Top 10 Bizarre Weapons of World War II
It is often said that necessity is the mother of all invention, and
at no other point in a country’s history is necessity greater than
in war-time. As a result, the widespread, and often desperate,
fighting led to many new inventions, from computers, to jet
engines, to atomic bombs.
More @ Listverse”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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