Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The Internet has become the way in which we naturally communicate in our daily lives. Accessing the Internet in work, on the move and at home is becoming the norm and most people don’t realize the many ways that we are becoming vulnerable with each click of a mouse. We will be going through the [...]
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
There are many open source choices for a firewall these days and Packet Filter is one of the more common ones. This talk will go through the setup and structure of a Packet Filter firewall and a walk through of a complete Packet Filter firewall rule set. Networking knowledge would be handy, as well as [...]
Friday, November 12, 2010
This talk will outline the basics of what’s inside a PC. We will go through each of the components and demonstrate how they work together. Some of those computer parts (such as the hard drive) will be further taken apart to show you how they look and work on the inside. You will furthermore get [...]
Thursday, November 11, 2010
This talk will cover all important aspects of Biodiesel. From its use as an alternative fuel, its effects on the environment, its legal status in Ireland, to its future production. A piece will be on the chemical process involved, as well as a run-down on how to make a small amount yourself. If time permits, [...]
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The talk will deal with the following: What DNA is and how we use it. Industrial applications, diagnostic applications and a high level look at DNA forensics. No experience needed.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a well known and tempered method for storing information in a directory based hierarchy. This talk will discuss the core concepts of LDAP and you will be shown how to use LDAP to represent user accounts in an LDAP data store with the hopes of using this single store [...]