Author Archives: Ahmed Tawfik

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About Ahmed Tawfik

Cybersecurity Professional, Systems Engineer, OSS & Linux Geek

Adblock Plus Bug Fixed: No more Java Applets Crashes

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

Adblock plus was causing a very annoying crash whenever you run ANY website with a Java applet embedded! Starting from the V1.0.1, this bug is finally fixed and for those who removed the adblock plus plugin from Firefox or the … Continue reading →

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BlueProximity: Leave it – it’s locked, come back – it’s back too..

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

This is a MARVELOUS piece of software!! I couldn’t believe myself at first :S, here is its description from the official website: This software helps you add a little more security to your desktop. It does so by detecting one … Continue reading →

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Firefox Add-ons that I cannot live without

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

DownloadThemAll: A very nice download manager with resume and massive download support. Adblock plus: Ad blocker that makes pages load much faster by filtering ads from any websites you visit, you can also add more entries to its list of … Continue reading →

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VirtualBox with USB Support on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/virtualbox-with-usb-support-on-ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex/ There are two versions of Virtual Box:– OSE (Open Source Edition) which is in the repos– Closed Source Edition, or Standard, or just plain “Virtual Box”OSE does not have USB support. There are a few other features from the … Continue reading →

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Latest Screenshot From My Ubuntu IBM Desktop

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Ahmed Tawfik
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