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How ASLR protects Linux systems from buffer overflow attacks

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ASLR is used today on Linux, Windows, and MacOS systems. It was first implemented on Linux in 2005. In 2007, the technique was deployed on Microsoft Windows and MacOS. While ASLR provides the same function on each of these operating systems, it is implemented differently on each one.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Introducing a new line of Network Storage.

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Introducing a new line of Network Storage Servers for SMB. Only yesterday, a third product that I worked on over the past little while called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials was announced, on hardware provided by Western Digital. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Announcing Windows Storage Server 2008.

Sean Daniel

Announcing Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. This morning, building on the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Announcement , we are announcing a new edition targeted at Small Business called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. What is this Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials?

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Windows Server Codename ?Aurora? Video.

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Windows Server Codename “Aurora” Video Walkthrough. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23). Windows Phone 7. (2). Windows Vista. (15). Windows Mobile.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Networks

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How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Networks. Over on Lifehacker.com , one of my favorite sites, they talk a bit about how to stay safe on Public, or even those looming “open” networks that you might discover in an apartment building. Lifehacker also provides both Windows 7 and MAC UI and instructions. Windows 7. (47).

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Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials - SeanDaniel.com

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Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials – Available Today! Last week, the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials was announced as reaching the RTM milestone. Then download a copy and start discovering the multiple ways Windows SBS 2011 Essentials can benefit you and your business. Windows 7. (47).

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Microsoft, Facebook, and the shift of the platform to social networks - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Value is increasingly seen as shifting to social networks. Media – as in the flow of information – is increasingly between people rather than in a hub and spoke arrangement, which makes social networking platforms central to value creation. Social networking platforms have figured out what works.

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