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cURL 27 years. The history of the creation and its author.
Today is performed 27 years since the creation of Curl – This is a command line based on the Libcurl library for transmitting data from the server and to the server using various protocols, Including http, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, Pop3, POP3S, Read More …
Secrets in “damaged” Winamp skins
A few years ago I collected materials for the Winamp Skin Museum, and some of the files seemed damaged to me. I decided to explore them, and it turned out, that in fact these skins are just zip files with a different extension. What will happen, if you extract these files? Read More …
The Rise and Fall of Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger was one of the first text messaging apps on the Internet. He made a real revolution in communication, offering users a convenient alternative to telephone conversations and email correspondence. Let's talk, how it appeared and why it could not compete with Read More …
How a hacker and an insider were caught at the World Bank
We continue surfing the web in search of cool cybersecurity stories. And today - an instructive story about, as Amelie Coran (Amelie Koran on her website) I caught a hacker with almost my bare hands, attacking World Bank server, as well as an insider, who tried to play on this story. Having neutralized Read More …
Windows XP: puzzle title.wma
Old operating systems and applications can still surprise. Every file sometimes hides a whole story.. Who is the real author of the Pinball Space Cadet demo game and is it true Bliss desktop wallpaper ("Serenity") were filmed in Sonoma County, State of California? Similar Read More …
Browser war. Netscape
The Internet is an amazing invention of mankind, and we're used to it, that it is also free. Yes, Certainly, we all pay to connect, creation and maintenance of websites, but Internet surfing itself never demanded money from us, and Internet access via browsers Read More …