Some links about current DNS attack

Is your ISP using a correctly patched DNS server?

Or are you open to attack? Could the websites you see not really be what they appear to be?

Listen to a podcast with a very complete explanation of DNS and the attack.

Product Review: Tone 12 GB USB 2.0 Mini Hard Drive

Very cute, casing matches my MacBook Pro. Works reliably so far. Took formatting to Mac (Extended, case-insensitive, journaled) no problem. Slow as molasses, though. The speed really cuts into it's utility for my intended use in loading virtual machines.

Launch VMWare and open a suspended WinXP virtual machine:

* Over the network from G5 dual 1.8GHz PowerPC to MacBook Pro: 58 seconds
(54 seconds to suspend, saving state back to disk)

* Same virtual machine from Tone 12 GB attached to MacBook Pro directly: 1:02 minute. Saving state: 1:41 - 3:09 minutes.

* Same virtual machine loading directly from MacBook Pro HD: 17 seconds; suspend: 4.4 seconds