Hak5

Hosted by Darren Kitchen and Shannon Morse. New episodes Tuesdays.

Put together by a band of IT ninjas, security professionals and hardcore gamers, Hak5 isn't your typical tech show. We take on hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Then we wrap it all up with a... Read More

Hospitalized Hacking: Droid Tether, Theme Generation & More

Friday, December 25th, 2009 – running time 30:19

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Proof that Hak5 can be produced under heavy medication, Darren & Shannon go over some nifty tips for tethering your Droid in Ubuntu without root access, generating themes for popular CMS like Wordpress or Joomla, and more.

A Great Week for Hacking

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Build Wordpress, Joomla, & Droopal Themes

While it's no Geocities page creator, Shannon reviews (and mostly likes) last week's CMS theme generator recommendation Artisteer. Shannon reviews it's basic operation and gripes about the trial limitations. Worth $50? Maybe if you're looking to build a dozen Wordpress themes. Just looking for a one-off? You're probably better off with a free, or even paid theme.

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Droid Tethering

While we're likely mere moments away from WiFi Droid Tethering [Edit: Well would you look at that], Darren has just the trick for tethering the Droid with Ubuntu without root access. Ok, actually root on Ubuntu is required but not on the droid. Easy enough Eh?

Mad props to Shannon VanWagner for putting together a simple 15-step process for tethering via USB with Ubuntu and the Droid.

And mad props again to bigmack83 for turning these 15 steps into a basic shell script. Actually a wizard would be more apt, as this script guides you through the process of installing packages, creating rules, setting up your droid and finally connecting.

You'll need a debian based Linux like Ubuntu (but I'm fairly certain you'll be able to adapt for the apt-less), the tether script and the Android SDK.

Read on for details from the author

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About the Show

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Show Title:
Hak5
Description:
Hak5 isn't your typical tech show. It's hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Damn the warranties, it's time to Trust your Technolust.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 7, 2008
Episodes:
330
Credits
Shannon Morse (Host)
Darren Kitchen (Host)