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Learn about freezer jam and how to make it. I hadn’t heard of it before, but apparently it’s quite a popular way to make jams these days. Saves a lot of time.

Recipes:

Strawberry Freezer Jam
Blueberry Freezer Jam

I’ve been battling with Webmin trying to get SSLv2 turned off so I can comply with Hackersafe/McAfee Secure.

I managed to do it this morning, this is how I did it:

– Upgrade to version 1.430
– Webmin -> Webmin Configuration -> SSL Encryption
– Enter HIGH:-SSLv2:-aNULL into the Allowed SSL Ciphers field (new as of 1.430)
– Restart Webmin

You can check that SSLv2 is disabled by running this from the shell/command line:
openssl s_client -connect localhost:10000 -ssl2

If you get lines like these, SSLv2 is disabled:
419:error:1407F0E5:SSL routines:SSL2_WRITE:ssl handshake failure:s2_pkt.c:428:
420:error:1406D0B8:SSL routines:GET_SERVER_HELLO:no cipher list:s2_clnt.c:450:

For some reason Sixxs.net seems to be down. I’m unable to connect my IPV6 tunnels to their PoP’s or connect to their website. Does anyone have any idea why they’re offline?

Update: Seems to be back up now. It’s safe to restart your aiccu now

I’m doing an experiment with Google Knol, so I’ve written a Knol about back pain

I will post the results of this test later on.

For some reason the iPhone 3G will not connect to this wireless router. There has been talk that this is fixed in the latest firmware but as of writing this it is not fixed in the latest AU/NZ firmware (1.00.23).

I found a temporary solution for the problem though. If you limit your router to 802.11B only then the iPhone will connect without a problem. As soon as it’s changed to mixed network or 802.11G only then it will fail to connect.

Update: I’ve found that the AU firmware from the AU linksys site works fine on the NZ WAG54Gv3. I’m using 1.00.46 and the iPhone 3G now connects under 802.11G without a problem.

Tv3 reported on this the other night, but I can’t find a link to the video clip. Apparently from July 1st, 2008 postcodes must be used when sending bulk mail to receive discounts. This is to force bulk mailers to move over to the new system which can be read easier by NZ Post.

According to the news clip residentual mail may also be affected by this change over. Mail can be lost in the mail system for months if the wrong/old postcode is used. Examples were given where there are ~18 Beach Rd’s in Auckland. Using the correct postcode allows mail sorters to send your letter to the right one.

More information here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10519552

I’ve just started a new blog about antioxidants and good health.

You can find it here: Antioxidant Smart

Recently dnsstuff.com started charging for all their services and have doubled their prices. I know they’re a business, but this move will force people away from their site onto other services.

So I’ve been looking for an alternative to dnsstuff.com for a while and came across this: http://dnssy.com/
It seems to have similar reports and is good for debugging your DNS setup.

As a few people have pointed out in the comments there was an error in the initial release of the V2 postcode database, the suburb data had been lost along the way.

I’ve fixed the problem and updated the bzip2 and gzip files. I’ve also removed the mssql version as it never worked anyway. I’m not sure if the problem affects the csv version and I don’t have time to look at it now.

Enjoy.

I’ve just set up a lens on Squidoo.com about Verizon Wireless

It’s still a work in progress, but there’s some interesting information there.