To start off the collection of security / pen-testing virtual machines, BackTrack 2.0 beta is now available as a virtual machine of VMWare. All you need is the free VMWare player, and my BackTrack appliance (MD5: 794683c043179c7ba54c5d88e8f986f2) .

Check out the Virtual Machine page for updates and other distros. Enjoy!

DreamHost just included a nice tool for converting AVI’s into FLV’s, so I thought I might give it a try. Here is a video of my 2 year old Oscar fish catching some prey. I bought some goldfish today, which he has a taste for.