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The Perils of Convenient Field Names

Autocomplete and remembered passwords have now become a staple of every major browser, but this convenience comes at the cost of security. I'm sure we can all see the obvious security issue of saving all our secret passwords so that we don't have ...

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On Disposing of Computers Properly

I love cleanup days in Sydney, because they're a great opportunity for hoarders like me and my housemates to accumulate massive amounts of junk. There's something really exciting about finding some old piece of hardware in amongst the cassette tap...

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Security and PHP

Security is something that is often discussed in the world of web servers and web development; opening up a computer to the public is inherently a dangerous step to take. But for many of us, it's one of those things where you do what you think wor...

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