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Hiatus!!!

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Spanish police kick cyber butt!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:04:00 +0000

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Ola! Another juicy story, the Spanish police busted a hacking group and destroyed their network. Well, it so happens that this is one of the top groups in the world selling stolen credit cards, usernames and emails to big underground hacking groups all over the world.
This operation was a joint operation with the FBI to bring down this network. At first attempt, they brought down 80% but the hackers regained 20% and attacked the FBI and Spanish police. However, on the second attempt the criminals were apprehended. The virus was a fascinating oppononet to anti-virus firm because it was continually redesigned to move through security features. No worries however, thanks to the FBI and Spanish police, you can sleep safely knowing your files are safe.

Special thanks to:
Earthtimes.org

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/312327,spain-dismantles-one-of-worlds-biggest-hacker-networks.html

Chinese government AGAIN

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:58:00 +0000

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My snitch found me a very interesting article today. China developed a new "Top secret" Operating System that is supposedly the most "secure" in the world. It is called Kylin (No clue why). The function of this OS is to act a weapon in their arsenal for cyber warfare. It also is hacker proof physically because it has the world's most secure microprocessor.
Personally, I believe that anything is hackable but I commend China on attempting the impossible.

Special thanks to:
Softsailor.com

http://www.softsailor.com/news/2724-china-develops-unhackable-kylin-os-but-denies-its-existence.html

Back & Fresh

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:43:00 +0000

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I am back from Thailand and ready for a fresh start. It doesn't mean I would delete all my content it means new services and my post regularity to my posts. Better quality to new posts as well as new subscribers in the coming months. That said it's time to hit gear and get this started!
Coming up:
New design
Forum
Youtube channel
IM contact

More on the way!

Happy new year!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:09:00 +0000

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Been awhile

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:13:00 +0000

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Been working on a bunch of projects & tests. School is busy this time of the year. I have been busy with writing a book which I will make available for free to everyone. Tests keep coming up but I am glad to say that It is all coming to an end and I will be free again.
In order news, New viruses, applications and software. Stay tuned for more!

Music lovers - Sportify (Instant, Legal and Free)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:53:00 +0000

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Who doesn't love music, it's partly a result of our evolution! Now, who doesn't like to listen, download and share FREE music? Sportify acts as a program that enables you to find and share music with friends at no cost, it is also legal. It is currently in Beta and only a few people have access to the program. You can simply buy your registration instead of waiting for your invitation.
I can't tell you from a personal view but Cnet can! When and IF I get an invite, I will download and tell you more.

Close encounter

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:26:00 +0000

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Spam landed in my mailbox from my Dad (he thought it was real!). It was a Laptop give away by Sony, It's a SCAM! Don't forward it to anyone else!
If you forward it, here is what happens:
For every 100 users/e-mails that spammers get, $5! If you forwarded to a couple of friends, they forwarded to more and yadayadayada, the spammers get hundreds of dollars! Easy money right?
So, stop spam, stop hacking, DON'T FORWARD!

Security headlines - you NEED to read this, might help you!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:10:00 +0000

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Currently (about currently) happening:
Twitter:
New phishing attack!
Kaspersky tool detects malware in twitter links!

Facebook:
Fake Facebook e-mail contains Trojan!

Blackberry users beware, your life can be heard by others!

Ninite

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:26:00 +0000

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If your like me then you OBVIOUSLY love to try stuff, but with the new Windows 7 out, do you really want to re-download over 2 years of software? If no, then Ninite is the site for you!
Ninite lets you download 59 "IMPORTANT" software for your computers! It's FREE and effective! Great if your switching Computers or OS and don't want to have to trace back your download history. LOL!

Windows 7 part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:09:00 +0000

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I finally got a copy of Windows 7 that was spreading amongst school teens and I will tell you all straight ahead! IT IS FASTER than VISTA! I am serious, I am using it in a controlled Virtualbox environment running with 534 RAM, 20 GB of memory (I can also add more) and it was fast! You can get browsing as soon as you get it!
Some sites to help you crossover From XP/Vista to Windows 7:
http://ninite.com/
and my favorite, a Techxav site: http://techxav.com/2009/10/27/ninite/

I will post more on Ninite in ANOTHER post! Stay tuned!
Tip: BACK UP! It is simple and effective!

Terms: Rogue Software

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:27:00 +0000

Rogue software also known as Scareware is a FAKE program that tricks you into sharing your information and giving money to black hat hackers. It can be used either through visiting the website, or adware or spyware in your computer system. It almost tricked me but I figured it out when I looked at the address bar and noticed it was a FAKE web page so be careful!

It can ANYWHERE and ANYTIME! Be on your guard ALWAYS!

Tip: Visit http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/09/what_to_do_when_rogue_anti-vir.html to find ways to deal with a Scareware attack!

Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:15:00 +0000

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Windows 7 is the new OS from Microsoft that has gripped the world. Windows 7 is 'suppose' to have XP speed with VISTA display, it is a come back for Vista. It has been in test for a long time and is finally on the shelves. PERSONALLY, I would strongly advice you to wait a month or less before buying it cause it has a lot of software and hardware issues because it came as a shock to everyone!
I haven't had a chance to test it out but it sounds cool and interesting. Might get one when I get the chance.
With Windows 7, Microsoft HOPES to regain lost 'profits' that Vista couldn't get. Microsoft is under MAJOR pressure to prove that their OS is the best out there! Vista caused a lot of loss to Microsoft because it TRIED to fix something that was never broken!
Good Luck and may the BEST OS win!

Terms: Trojan

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:12:00 +0000

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Every once in a while I will post about computer terms to better explain it!
Trojan: A trojan or a Trojan Horse is a program that looks friendly but is actually Malware in disguise. Trojan comes from a famous Greek Mythology about how the Greeks conquered the people of Troy by leaving a Horse as trophy to the Trojans for winning the battle. The Horse contained a small select group of Greek soldiers who opened the gates late at night while the Trojans slept and the entire Greek army destroyed the city.
Trojans are the trickest type of Malware that you wish to never deal with because it might be Spyware, Adware, Bot, Backdoor, etc.

Bluetooth

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:26:00 +0000

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I have finally unlocked some secrets about BLUETOOTH! I now have MY very OWN BLUETOOTH NETWORK to experiment with! Creating one is easy fun and time efficient! My network consists of an old PPC 6600 Sprint, my Dell Vostro 1520 laptop and my Nokia XM5530!
Creating this network was Fun and puzzling! Also it's going to be helpful with my constant transfer of Music and Pictures between Laptop and Devices!
Why Build one? It's FEFC (It's Fun, It's Efficient, It's Free and It's Cool!)
Materials required to build one? A bluetooth adapter, some experience/experimentation and devices.
How to build one? You will figure it out, its like you pairing two devices together except you can add more!
CAUTION: Bluetooth is not "100%" secure! I put password, and a lot of other security jagon on my network to increase it to a "100%" but it's vulnerable to hacking!
(*Tip: Do personal research for a better view on Bluetooth!)
Comment for questions!

Twitter and its effects

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:12:00 +0000

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Twitter started as a small company back in 2006 but is recognised as a global microblogging social networking website today. Lets take a short trip through time.
Twttr now known as Twitter founded by Jack Dorsey and many others. Jack Dorsey had envisioned today's modern Twitter! Jack Dorsey was the VERY first person to Twit! His infamous words "just setting up my twttr"

Twitter has changed the web and as such, many applications have been written by developers worldwide about Twitter! Tweetdeck is a famous one, Twitseeker is another one, I could go on and on and I won't cover it all! Heres a site that has 250+ Twit apps!
Twitter is a breakthrough in communication on the web! Twitter is now used in businesses to boast popularity. It can also be used on a personal level, you can meet people from around the world with similar interests.
If I wanted to continue writing about twitter, I would but.... Its too much detail to talk about!
Twitter has SAVED LIFES! No joke! For example, the recent Tsunami in Philippines rendered many homeless and some people spent hours on their rooftops waiting for rescuers, rescuers had a lot of area to cover and a lot of people. But, when people began to twit their positions, they were usually the first to be found and that saved lives!
(*Tip: If you use Google Chrome, type "twit" or "tweet" and it will bring up a bunch of sites about Twitter!)

Rebirth

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:39:00 +0000

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Looking through junk in my room I find my old robot that I created in a course. It was dusty and cables were out so I took about 30 mins to fix it and now its not at tip top shape but its ok! Having fun with it now! Its amazing the stuff you can find in your own room! I found other USEFUL junk in my bedroom LOL! Like connection cables and other items.

Well, going to explore! LOL!

3D web browsing

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:22:00 +0000

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Lets take a step in our bright hopeful future on the Internet, wouldn't it be cool to surf the net in 3D?
Well, you have the chance to now to experience browsing in 3D, please don't feel down because this is the early stages of a possible future.
My source for this post is http://www.extremetech.com/article2//0,2845,1974347,00.asp.
These are the current 3D web browsers I could find: 3B, Browse3D and SphereXPlorer.
I won't go into boring and repeated details but the concept of using our graphics card other than gaming but for web browsing is amazing. Also, a cool plugin that you could experiment with is Exitreality. This a great plugin that changes your everyday 2D text and videos to 3D fun mixed with chatting.
You can experiment with these browsers just for fun and nothing serious, great when looking for pictures or shopping online.
Post for comments or questions!

What web age are we in?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +0000

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Hey guys, this is a random article about what web are we in, are we in web 3.0 or web 4.0 or whatever version it is these days.
Fact: Currently the latest is WEB 4.0 but that isn't till 1 or more years in the future for everyone! The list goes on till WEB 9.0 since this how far our imagination can take us. WEB 9.0 will take place around 2054, long time right? About 4 more decades and counting!
So our current web age that most experts agree on is web 3.0 since it is being used NOW!
OK, how is this helpful? Nice question to my next paragraph!
(Watch this Youtube video for facts)
Web 1.0 was as most of you smart people already figured was the beginning of the Internet back in the late 1970s created by (WAIT FOR IT!) US military originally as a project code named ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) which acted as a defense information network during the Cold war. This was the FATHER (or MOTHER) of the Internet which was created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 - 1990 while working at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). All you had to do was read the information but you couldn't edit it.
Web 2.0 was created so that anyone could read and write data on the Internet. Not much to consider but the cool thing is that when this was created, people were PAID to write new information on the Internet.
Web 3.0 (our current age) is "Write, Read, Execution" - In order words its more SOCIAL with sites like Blogger and Facebook! It gives businesses and group events new meaning. Users Interact much more freely while mailing and chatting online.
WEB 4.0 (FUTURE) should be happening in a year or two. The main concept isn't clear yet but from a techy overview it's more security centered ...yadayadayada stuff.

While, simple answer is we are in WEB 3.0, YAY!

Security MUST GET!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:53:00 +0000

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Hey, Toby here! This post is about security softwares that I have reviewed and LOVE! IT IS ALL FREE!
Apps:
WOT - Web browser security! Check links before visiting them, always a step ahead!
Secunia PSI - Excellent software for finding vulnerabilities in your system! I have a laptop that is 98% secure!
AVG - PERFECT anti-virus scanner! Uses a new technology called behavioural detection (Or something like that!) in order words it doesn't need to register a virus against the database it can monitor it and make sure its a virus, Great for today's dynamic viruses! Completely free!
Comodo Firewall - Monitor and reinforce your web firewall! Its free and Thanx to it I know what goes in and comes out of my laptop on the web!
Avast! - Its ok, been protecting me for a long time! Great AV, 2nd below AVG in FREE anti-virus software.
Winpatrol - This is great to help monitor recent changes to systems and helps to trace viruses and spyware.
Ad-Aware - Its a good product that I use to make sure I am safe from Adware

Well, There lots more software out there but these ones I recommend HIGHLY! Post comments if you have questions!

Virus saga - The sly intruder

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:18:00 +0000

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I have been having trouble with my computer and I finally realised with great horror, it was a virus attack. This the first time and the last time that I will ever leave my computer without a password. I learnt the hard way what my friends are capable of especially after 'I' started the 'VBScript' wars. Here is my story:

Patrick is a nice and wild everyday dude who I strangely became friends with. He is also a prankster and keeps turning my computer off and hiding the battery. So, I planned my moves and inserted a HARMLESS trojan that shuts down your computer and sent to him as a warning, this was the beginning of the 'Scripts' war currently in the VBScript saga (LOL!).

So, I kept winning him with my skills as a 'Script Kiddie' and it was all legal because I wasn't breaking into his computer and all that trash. So, Patrick (being a natural prankster) planned his moves and waited like a snake stalking its prey and the one moment I was not on my computer he downloaded 2 VBScripts (according to him because I haven't found the second!) into my computer and played cool because it was the weekend and he knew I watched movies every Thursday.

Well tell you this, it took me a total of 12 hours to figure it out and fix my computer. 2 hours with trial and error to log on to my computer, 6 hours to scan computer with anti-virus engines while deleting recent files and changes and 4 hours to laugh off and delete the Script.
It was sunday and the school bus pulled up, I walked in pissed and he was laughing and asked if I liked the virus he put in my system and I said "This is not the last dance, I will get you yet!" he laughed and said "Whatever!"

THAT'S THE STORY, now the lesson is simple "DO NOT TRUST ANYONE WITH YOUR COMPUTER OR YOU MIGHT HAVE A SIMILAR STORY TO TELL!" Password your computer, get anti-virus and get experience online to better protect yourself.

Well, I promise this, I will get him yet (Evil laugh)!

Largest phishing attack on Email servers in history

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:06:00 +0000

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A guy walk up to your front door asks for your keys to the house, will you give it to him? Or, your working on your computer and a woman/lady appears randomly and asks for your password to your computer, will you say yes? You wouldn't (HOPEFULLY) give it to them because your smart enough to figure out that they can do horrible stuff to your computer or home.

Recently, over 10,000 Hotmail email accounts were compromised and listed on the web for all to see including passwords. And now over a total of 20,000 mixed email accounts were also compromised. This was possible because of a phishing attack. a phishing attack is when spam is sent to email boxes and users open and read it. They follow links, phone numbers, etc on the email and are phished of their identity.
A phishing attack relies on user interaction MOST of the time. So, the smarter and more time we use our COMMON sense, the better protected we are!

The unfortunate event that recently happened is a reminder to the world that we must be smart while surfing the web. Don't go clicking and filling forms that look suspicious! If you get a suspicious mail, don't follow the link on the email but research the company and don't call the number if there is one, use google! Basic common sense is what is needed for basic protection against phishs!

Keep safe!

TokBox

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:26:00 +0000

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Hey guys, I have found another cool site while surfing the web. TokBox is a FREE video chatting site that lets you either IM, email or have a video conference call with your friends. I have currently been using this site for 2 days and the features are interactive and slick. I gave TokBox a 4.7 out of 5 because the site is a great site and delievers quality videos while chatting but has a couple of bugs (not serious ones) that can be fixed and the company CONSTANTLY updates their website in order to make much more user friendly.

Heres the site:
http://www.tokbox.com/
See my page at:
http://www.tokbox.com/tobytech

Linux on Windows (ANY)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:04:00 +0000

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As I write this I am filled with excitement. About a year ago, I tried to download Linux onto Windows with no avail but I finally was able to fulfil that dream with the help of a Sun (Java) product called VirtualBox.
VirtualBox lets you manage multiply Operating systems with one computer. I ran over VirtualBox by accident and so learnt that I use it to download operating systems like Ubuntu (Linux for average users!)
Ubuntu is a free source Linux distribution operating system. It is FREE and effective! It is also a useful tool for people who are switching over to Linux!

To download Ubuntu visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download and make sure to choose desktop version with a server in your country or close to it! Its a long download, 2-3.5 hours on a decent internet connection.
To download VirtualBox visit: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and make sure to choose your APPROPRIATE default operating system! That is your current operating system! Its a quick 5-15 minutes download on a decent internet connection.

I hope you enjoy using this!

Cyber Busting!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:10:00 +0000

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A Pakistan based forum that offered black hat hackers a place to exchange information and wreak havoc on our world has been attacked and is now off line thanks to a group of white hat hackers called "War Against Cyber Crime." The forum let black hats skim and plan co-ordinated attacks on various sites around the world. The group that brought the site down has expressed hope that law enforcement agents will investigate the leaked information that was offered by the black hat hackers and make arrests. Meanwhile pakbugs.com remains off-line and I believe it would not show its face ever again!

Heres the site and title:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/18/carder_forum_hack_attach/ -

Carder forum drops offline after hack attack

White hat cavalry shoot up black hat site

ANOTHER POINT TO WHITE HATS, WOW!