One of the most important parts of digital forensics is working out when things happened. When did a file get last accessed or modified? When did a user access this website? What was happened yesterday at 4.30PM? This would be very easy if the entire world was based in UTC, or at least all operating … Continue reading Timezones in Python
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Make-it-yourself Draught Excluders
If like me you live in a house/flat with old wooden windows and doors, you will know that they let out a lot of heat and can be draughty. I made a few of my own draught excluders for hardly any money which look really arty. They are very easy to make if you have … Continue reading Make-it-yourself Draught Excluders
I’m back!
The last 2 months have been very hectic - I moved flat from Marchmont to the West End of Edinburgh. Gone is studentville and a flat with a ratio of 3 computers per person and a complicated internet system! Welcome to the West End where the internet works by just clicking in the cat5 to … Continue reading I’m back!
Dean Village
Dean Village is arguably one of the most picturesque parts of Edinburgh, with its windy cobbled streets and Victorian buildings, and is situated right next to the Water of Leith. It used to be a grain milling hamlet just outside of ye Olde Edinburgh, but became engulfed by the growing city and now lies just … Continue reading Dean Village
Happy Birthday Lowmanio.co.uk
NOTE: Since moving to WordPress this page no longer looks like the "Geocities" style I had intended. Here is a screenshot of what it should look like: Last week Lowmanio.co.uk celebrated it's 9th birthday. It's hard to believe I've had this website for over 9 years, and have been hosting it myself for the last … Continue reading Happy Birthday Lowmanio.co.uk
Facebook Chat Forensics
Many parts of Facebook such as chat, messaging and posting statuses are written in Javascript/AJAX. This requires a lot of calls to the server to constantly have the most up-to-date information. To speed things up, Facebook stores some of the AJAX data in temporary files on the person's computer. These files can contain valuable forensic … Continue reading Facebook Chat Forensics
Train Etiquette
Throughout my masters degree Aileen and I would rant about how awful the people on ScotRail trains are and how they do not follow simple train etiquette manners. Similarly in my new job, my colleague Sarah and I have started complaining about the awfulness of people on trains. What is it with some people who cannot obey … Continue reading Train Etiquette
Linkin Park – A Thousand Suns
Last week one of my favourite bands released a new album, A Thousand Suns. Although only their 4th studio album, Linkin Park have released many other albums including an EP, remixes, mash-ups (with Jay-Z) and live albums. The two singers, Chester and Mike, have also released solo albums in the last few years. Many people associate Linkin … Continue reading Linkin Park – A Thousand Suns
MESH: Worst customer service ever?
I was a very loyal customer to Mesh computers up until a week ago. My previous computer, which I've had for 5 years, my parents old computer and my current server have all been Mesh purchases. I usually go with them for a few reasons: firstly, they offer various systems at different price levels and … Continue reading MESH: Worst customer service ever?
Visualising data: Search Terms
I've finally finished the first draft of my thesis, I now have a week and a few days to edit and finish it- which is plenty of time since I'm fairly happy with it as it stands. Another of Webscavator's visualisations is a word cloud for search engine query terms. The more a term has … Continue reading Visualising data: Search Terms
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