Could RSS feeds become a conduit for the transmission of computer worms? Security experts are at odds over the possibility. Those who play down the threat point to the fact that no virus has ever used the propagation technique while others say it’s only when a network reaches critical mass (as in the case of instant message and file sharing networks) that malware threats show their ugly head.

Personal firewall firm Zone Labs describes RSS feeds (together with mobile phones and PDAs) as the “next battleground in security”. Gregor Freund, chief exec and co-founder of the Check Point Software subsidiary, said RSS feeds are a potential threat because whenever you have unstructured or unfiltered data you can end up with viruses. He added that Zone Labs had spotted malicious behaviour over RSS feeds but wasn’t able to supply any details on what this malfeasance might be.

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This looks very interesting and very possible. To me it’s a definate.

Sometime back on my old blog, I posted about GMail Drive. It’s a windows client which enables you to mount your Gmail account as a drive on your computer.

Now there’s a web based client called Xmail Hard Drive. I’m not too sure about it’s security though. Should be pretty safe if you encrypt your data before you upload them.

Firefox 1.0.5 is out! Grab it while it’s hot.

It contains several security fixes and improvements to stability.

Here’s a shot of my current desktop with FlyakiteOSX v2.0 installed. On this new version, you will be given a choice of either RK Launcher or ObjectDock as your dock shortcut.

FlyakiteOSX is a transformation pack. It will transform the look of an ordinary Windows XP system to resemble the look of Mac OS X. The installer simply automates the process of replacing critical system files, setting registry tweaks, and installing extras such as cursors, sounds, visual styles, etc.

Try it out!

There was a surfing competition held by Gerakan yesterday at Northam Beach Cafe.

tsinikal, vinzanity and me went over to check it out and met niterider there. To cut the long story short, tsinikal won the contest while niterider got consolation prize.

The prize money was RM500, a trophy and some coupons. niterider got a plush toy and some coupon goodies.

Bookmark Backup
If your bookmarks are vital for you, this extension will automatically backup your bookmarks into a folder. You are able to backup into different folders based on the day of the week.

Check out Bookmark Backup

Forecastfox
With this little extension, your local weather forecast will be presented on your status bar. Forecastfox lets you customize everything, from the number of days to be forecasted, to the content of the tooltips. You can decide whether to see the labels, and you can decide what toolbar to place Forecastfox in. The options window is intuitive and makes it fast and easy to change any of the settings you’d like.

Check out Forecastfox

Web Developer
This one was recommended to me by Kris some time back. Adds a menu and toolbar to your browser with various web developer tools. Current tools include converting form POSTs to GETs, hiding images, outlining block level elements, disabling styles and many more.

Check out Web Developer

Nah … got you there.

I’ve just reinstalled my notebook. Been planning to do that for about half a year and finally it’s done now. I just couldn’t stand it’s ultra sluggish performance anymore.

On my Linux partition, I will be testing Ubuntu. Been using Slackware all this while and thought it’d be good to check out the hottest Linux distro.

Ayah Pin of Sky Kingdom is wanted but the authorities are unable to capture the man. His commune was raided by Religious Department officers on Saturday but the man himself eluded arrest. Twenty-one of his followers, including a police inspector and the drummer of rock group Def Gab-C, were arrested.

I saw them coming; they did not see me. Can I be faulted for this?

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This sect reminds me of a religion in Vietnam called Cao Dai. This religion was created during the hard times of war. It comprises beliefs from different religions. I truly think this is cool because I’m really against religions which condemn others and those who think they are the only ones going to heaven.

Where are you going after death?
HEAVEN OR HELL?
HAVE YOU MADE YOUR RESERVATIONS?
For everyone who calls upon the name of the lord jesus christ shall be saved. (GO TO HEAVEN) ROMANS 10:13

Err what crap … what’s the number for reservation?

It’s been a damn hot and humid day. After a few meetings with clients, I was sweating non stop even in my car with the aircon at full blast.

Well … at least I’ve got Mary greet me when I got home

As you guys have noticed, I’m such an Adsense wh0re. I hope to generate more funds from this site to pay for my hosting, domain, food, water, shelter, toys, transport, hobbies, pot, fuel, entertainment, haircut, etc. You know the drill.

I’m still testing the effects of different ad colors, placing and sizes. Please bear with me.