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Install ScummVM From Daily Build in Ubuntu

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Captain Thomas Mashek

A friend of mine asked me how to install ScummVM from a daily build. Since I myself had not done this before, I thought I would write a little tutorial. For those who do not know (and who do not … Continue reading →

Unreal Tournament & Ubuntu

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Captain Thomas Mashek

I play Unreal Tournament GOTY (Game of the Year) with my lady Amoureux, and switching Dral (my laptop) to Ubuntu 7.10 posed a problem: I knew UT worked in Linux, but had never tried on a Debian-based install.

My first problem was that I didn’t have my discs available, as they’re in storage. After a few (six+) hours of searching the Internet and mainly the Ubuntu Forums, I had pretty much resigned myself to the fate of waiting until I could get a hold of my discs. However, I am not one to give up so easily, so I decided to do something that people didn’t seem to think of doing when they have problems with their cd install; install by using an existing playable copy. Continue reading →

Crack WEP the FBI Way

Posted on December 23, 2006 by Captain Thomas Mashek

I recently stumbled upon a website that spoke of how the FBI was able to crack a 128bit WEP password in 3-4 minutes. In this article, I am going to go through the steps (in a more condensed form from what is beyond the link) so that you can audit your wireless network, or spread the word to wireless network administrators you may know. Continue reading →