Cloud Computing to Hack Wi-fi Network?

Amazon cloud can help hack WiFi networks: expert

By Jim Finkle
BOSTON Fri Jan 7, 2011 4:47pm EST

(Reuters) - A security researcher says he has figured out a quick and inexpensive way to break a commonly used form of password protection for wireless networks using powerful computers that anybody can lease from Amazon.com Inc over the Web.

Thomas Roth, a computer security consultant based in Cologne, Germany, says he can hack into protected networks using specialized software that he has written that runs on Amazon's cloud-based computers. It tests 400,000 potential passwords per second using Amazon's high-speed computers.

That leaves businesses as well as home networks prone to attack if they use relatively simple passwords to secure their networks.

Amazon leases time on computers to developers and companies that don't have the money to buy their own equipment, or don't use it frequently enough to justify doing so. Customers include individual programmers and corporate users.

Complete article.

June 6, 2011 - "World IPv6 Day"

Just heard about this, very interesting and cool!
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Facebook, Google, Yahoo commit to 'World IPv6 Day' trial
Internet Society attracts key sites to 24-hour test of next-gen Internet services

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World January 12, 2011 09:02 AM ET

Several of the Internet's most popular Web sites - including Facebook, Google and Yahoo - have agreed to participate in the first global-scale trial of IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol known as IPv4.

From NetworkWorld article.

Connect Samsung Galaxy Android device to PC or Mac (transfer video)

Below are the steps from Samsung.com with connection steps for PC and Mac for Galaxy Android devices.

This is very helpful if you are having issues getting your Samsung mass storage to detect on your PC or Mac.

Why would you want mass storage detection? You'll want this to be able to copy converted video to it. (See Handbrake steps to convert video specific to Galaxy S phones).

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From Samsung Support:

The Super AMOLED™ screen on the Galaxy S is a thing of beauty, and many users want to take full advantage of it by transferring their movies and videos from their computers to their phones. Sometimes this gets a little tricky, so here are step-by-step instructions for connecting your Epic 4G to your PC (Click here for instructions on how to connect to a Mac):

1. Press the Home key.


2. Plug your charging cable into the phone.


3. Plug the other end of the cable in a USB port on your PC.
   Tip: Avoid the use of multiport hubs if possible.


4. Tap on Mass Storage.


5. Sweep down the Notification bar and tap USB connected-select to copy files to/from the computer.


6. Tap Mount.


7. An option window may pop up on the PC. Click on Open Folder to View Files.


8. Navigate to the desired files you want to transfer and either drag and drop them over or copy and paste them into the directories.

Here are instructions on how to connect other Galaxy S phones to your computer:

• Samsung Captivate
  PC
  Mac
• Samsung Fascinate
  PC
  Mac
• Samsung Vibrant
  PC
  Mac