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I sent the following "feedback" to G+ regarding re-sharing of posts... it makes sense at least to me. I think the current re-sharing in G+ is quite inconvenient to say the least. From the privacy (and information security) point of view, I think that a person in the original shared-with-group should not be able to expand the visibility (viewers with access, to be exact) of the post. In other

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It seems that Google+ is cross between twitter and Facebook. Although Google+ encourages the twitter mindset of sharing and following, it is also enforcing Facebook policy of real names. This policy of enforcing real names when sharing publicly can be disastrous especially for activists, including political activists under oppressive regimes. The concept “who can access what” is an old concept

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Note: Please follow this link to the Pomodoro Technique if you are not familiar with it. After going through all the currently available Pomodoro applications for Android, I have few suggestions and ideas which I will share in this post. If you are a developer who gets interested and uses the ideas below, please don't forget to send me a link once you upload your application so that I can

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I got this e-mail today from some "phisher"... If you get something similar, obviously you should NOT provide them with any information. Received: by 10.52.158.170 with SMTP id wv10cs61328vdb;Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:21:35 -0700 (PDT)Received: by 10.216.16.79 with SMTP id g57mr7351789weg.74.1311175294613;Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:21:34 -0700 (PDT)Return-Path:Received: from mail-ww0-f65.google.com (

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Is http://www.smileycentral.com/ (Smiley Central) safe to install? The short answer is NO, it is NOT SAFE; it can be categorized under malware (trojan/virus/adware/spyware) based on anti-virus results. Using my favorite online website to check for suspicious files, https://www.virustotal.com At the time of writing, 21 /41 (51.2%) of the anti-virus programs software in the market would flag

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Recently I came across the website http://freaktorrents.info/ which distributes malware that is supposedly registered to Jake Ferrer with the e-mail anallima2000@yahoo.com. This malicious website http://freaktorrents.info/unlock/ resolves to 182.50.148.1 an IP in Singapore through GoDaddy Singapore. To be continued... In the meantime, here are the Express results from my favorite http://

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There are few tricks to add/remove programs and update CentOS 5.5 when you are behind a proxy server. Please note that without a correct proxy configuration, both the "Add/Remove Software" and the "Software Updater" will just hang without giving any error message. So the user will notice that "Add/Remove Software" is not working and taking forever without any visual feedback. Disable yum's

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The aim of this post is to explain how to encrypt MS Windows 7/Vista using TrueCrypt after having installed and encrypted Ubuntu GNU/Linux as explained earlier. Note: I am aware that certain editions of MS Windows 7, for example, allows the user to use (MS acquired) BitLocker; however, for certain reasons, I prefer not to use BitLocker and to use TrueCrypt instead. In order to do this, you will

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The aim of this post is to discuss how to encrypt your Linux installation on a disk drive that boots MS Windows 7/Vista and Ubuntu Linux 10.4 (should be applicable to previous versions of Ubuntu as well). Note: A later post will be added to discuss how to encrypt your MS Windows in order to have both systems encrypted. Why would you want to encrypt your hard disk? One reason would be to protect

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I got this scam email on May first and I am pasting it below just in case anyone was in doubt after receiving it and couldn't figure the scam trick at once.The email received is pasted below:746341 sent you a Care2 eCard!746341 sent you an eCard from Care2! Click on the following link to view your eCard, or paste it into your browser:http://www.care2.com/send/pickup/1120-95509-65505-3097This

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The aim of this post is to explain the easiest way to terminate your facebook account. Please note that this is not deactivation, but rather final terminate that cannot be undone later.The easiest way to terminate your Facebook account is to visit the link below,http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_accountYou will go through steps similar to those below.First, they issue some

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My preferred way to deal with good-for-nothing programs, such as, Windows Genuine Advantage Notification.

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The aim of this post is to help you to get your Nokia phone work with Softbank, a mobile provider in Japan. Situation: In Japan, Softbank – preveriously known as Vodafone – and the rest of the phone companies such as Docomo do not support using a mobile phone not bought from them. So, let's say that you bought the latest Nokia phone in Europe and you want to use it with Softbank, you will find

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Many companies are using totally unethical methods to get the novice Internet users to install their products.Today I was browsing the Internet when I came across this page with from the domain clearantispyware dot com. Things to note:The page promotes some uknown XP/Vista AntiMalware 2009 product. They failed to notice that I was using GNU Linux system.Yet, despite the fact that I am on a GNU

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I came recently across CHDK project that provides an open source firmware for several Canon Point and Shoot cameras. Installing their CHDK firmware on your Canon will provide you with new possibilities not possible with the official firmware image.From CHDK website:The current set of extra capabilities fall into six categories:a. Enhanced ways of recording images - you can capture still pictures

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Tips to increase the speed of your MS Windows workstation:Tip #1:Adjust MS Windows for best performance:Right click on My Computer icon.Click on the Advanced tab.Click Settings button related to Performance.You can check near Adjust for best performance but then the edges of the screen fonts will appear pixelized. Therefore, it is better to check near Custom and remove all the check marks and

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This short post introduces Zoho Notebook which allows you to use an online notebook with virtually unlimited number of books and divide each into many pages.At the time of writing, Zoho Notebook is still in beta and it allows you to:Organize your notes in different books.Divide each book into pages.Insert images.Insert media, audio and video, which you can capture from your own microphone and

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Some companies I work with need to print every single email message they send or receive. In MS Outlook 2003 and earlier, they had the chance to specify a page range to print it. Unfortunately, in MS Outlook 2007, you cannot print a page range; you have to print the whole email message instead.For further information, please check MS KB 924141.In case, MS decided to remove this article, I am

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Another interesting email scam tries to trick the user into supplying his name, credit card details and other sensitive information.The spammers would send a copy of the email below on a random basis.Central BankDear Customer,This is your official notification from Central Bank that the service(s) listed below will be deactivated and deleted if not renewed immediately. Previous notifications have

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There is a new type of email scam spreading lately as follows. A certain “cracker” steals and changes the password of a random email user. Then, he emails all his friends and claims that he is stranded in Nigeria and that he needs money transferred urgently. He asks the money to be transferred to a person called “Adamu Mustapha”. Obviously the cracker's name is Adamu Mustapha or at least he has a

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