Tag Archives: open source

Facebook CTF (Capture The Flag) platform – Bad Gateway

Posted on May 19, 2016 by steveshomelab

Facebook recently released their CTF (Capture The Flag) platform as an Open Source project on GitHub, so I thought I’d check it out. I thought it might be fun to host some Capture The Flag competitions with friends and colleagues. What … Continue reading →

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Picture frame with Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) functionality (O2 Joggler & Kismet)

Posted on April 21, 2013 by steveshomelab

What’s this? Someone is powering on a wireless router with the same SSID as my home network! Are they hoping I’ll accidentally connect to their wifi so that they can sniff my traffic? Outrageous! Thankfully, my digital picture frame is … Continue reading →

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“Taekwon-Do Theory Assistant” in Linux Format magazine

Posted on June 26, 2011 by steveshomelab

As a “Part II” to my earlier post entitled “Taekwon-Do Theory Assistant” – making money for strangers!, an email from a Linux Format reader made me aware of the fact that my Taekwon-Do Theory Assistant app appeared in the July … Continue reading →

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SoundConverter – freedom, power and a little patience

Posted on April 17, 2011 by steveshomelab

The year is 2007. I’ve just bought an Aigo F529 (pictured). I want to squeeze as much music as possible onto its internal memory. I download SoundConverter. It seems to do everything I need. I think that if I could … Continue reading →

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“France 2 News Streaming Script” – gone but not forgotten

Posted on April 16, 2011 by steveshomelab

In 2005, my friend Liam and I wrote a bit of code collaboratively which enabled the French news on the France 2 website to be easily viewed in Linux. As well as the finished product being very useful to us, … Continue reading →

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“Taekwon-Do Theory Assistant” – making money for strangers!

Posted on April 14, 2011 by steveshomelab

After deciding to start this blog, I thought that now would be a good time to tidy up my general online presence. It would seem, however, that not all of it is tidyupable. One of my babies – Taekwon-Do Theory … Continue reading →

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