Wednesday, November 16, 2011

How to protect your email id's / social networking accounts from getting hacked

Recently I have noticed that email account/social networking account hacking has increased a lot. The hacker usually hacks your email password and sends spam emails to all your contacts using your email id and then deletes sent items and leaves your email id password unchanged , so you wont figure it out that your email id has been hacked. Facebook accounts are compromised when you click on supecious links which appears to have been posted by one of your friends.

Below are few steps to follow to prevent your account from getting hacked

1> Avoid checking emails in Cyber cafes or Public places with Open wifi's, as this places are easily targeted by hackers by either placing keyloggers in target machines or through sniffing passwords from open wifi areas

2>Change your email id,social networking account passwords atleast every 3 months and avoid using same passwords for all accounts

3>To build a strong Password Make sure your password comprises of alphabets(from a to z and A to Z),Numbers and special characters and contains minimum 8 characters or more.

4> Always keep your firewall Enabled (In MacOsX the firewall is disabled by default) and Keep your Antivirus Updated(I recommend Microsoft Security Essentials)

5>Install WOT(Web Of Trust) addon. This is a very usefull Tool for warning users when they visit websites that are known for suspecious activity (Virus,Malwares,Hacking,Phishing etc). This addon is available for Almost all the known Browsers(Internet Explorer,FireFox,Chrome,Opera,Safari etc)

6>Avoid clicking on suspecious links in emails or Facebook accounts even if it was sent by your friends. 99% of the time when you visit this suspecious links you will be warned by the WOT addon(If you have installed WOT), But even WOT might miss new threats

7>When browsing in Cyber cafes or Public Computers or when logging into your online bank account,Paypal account etc, Always browse in Private browser or incognito mode. This is a feature in browsers where all your browsing activity is kept in temporary cache and Pages you view in this window won't appear in your browser history or search history, and they won't leave other traces, like cookies, on your computer after you close the private browsing or incognito window.

8>Most of the email accounts have options for linking your cell phone number so that incase you forget your password , your password will be texted directly to you but they can also be used for warning you from unauthorised account access, you will receive text message when your account information has been changed or accessed from unknown location, Facebook provides this facility . when your facebook account is accessed from unknow device you will immediately receive a text message and you can take necessary action from getting your account compromised.
Follow link below for Gmail account safety Tips

Gmail account Safety Tips

9>At home if you have a wireless router, change its defaults password to strong password and activate MAC filters , so only device with MAC ID that has been registered with that router can access your network
Visit link below for instructions on how to setup MAC Filter for your router


SetUp MAC Filter

The above steps might not be completely HackProof but it can help you identify when your account has been hacked and take necessary actions

Monday, October 31, 2011

Enabling Windows 7 God Mode

Windows 7's so-called GODMODE is actually a shortcut to accessing the operating system's various control settings.Through this trick we can tweak most of windows 7 internals without using any 3rd party tweaking applications available these days.

Follow the steps below to create GodMod Shortcut
1)Create a new folder.
2)Rename the folder to
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
3)The folder icon will change to
4)double click it to show the GodMode window:


ENJOY

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Today October 5th Steve Jobs Passed Away at Age of 56


Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56.
The homepage of Apple's website this evening switched to a full-page image of Jobs with the text, "Steve Jobs 1955-2011."

Right Click on the Steve Jobs photo on apple homepage and click properties, you will see that the image is named as t_hero.png, I guess he was really a hero for many of us.

"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," Apple said in a note on its Web site.
"Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."

Steve has always had his own way of doing things, a famous temper that left many engineers crying. When things were going well, he was worshipped. But, when things started turning sour, that unique way didn't earn him so many fans.
In May of 1985 Jobs was effectively fired by John Sculley, who'd joined Apple from Pepsi as CEO. Steve Jobs was free to do his own thing.

A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them.

-- Steve Jobs, 1998

The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.
-- Steve Jobs, 2005

Address at Stanford University (2005):
"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."


Steve Jobs has had a remarkable effect on the industry as a whole. His impact on the progression of personal electronics cannot be overstated and his swift departure leaves a hole none could fill, but he has built a legacy that few could ever hope rival. Apple computer now stands firmly as a leader in consumer electronics, and for many it will always be known as The House that Steve Built.

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed done something wonderful matters to me.”
-- Steve Jobs

Jobs truly lived and led by the example "think clear, feel deep, and bear fruit well".

May we all see the greatness in ourselves he showed us not the farce we sometimes are.

I will miss having you on the planet. It makes me sad to think about all of the creations we will not see because you died so young.

It is an honor to have lived when you trod the earth. His thoughts and actions have informed what I do on a daily basis, and will continue to do so until my days are done.

We will not see another like him, ever. He's gone, but his wisdom and insight lives on within these devices.

Thanks Steve Jobs for showing us how to make extraordinary out of ordinary. You were the ultimate combination of art and technology!
You are gone but will never be forgotten. I only wish you could have hung around a little longer so that we could experience a little more of your genius. You will be missed.

This is definitely the end of an era! With my deepest gratitude, thank you so much Steve Jobs! Your legacy will stay with us forever!

A Great life lived and touched the lives of millions in a meaningful way by delivering power of imagination not shackled by the nay Sayers. I salute you. America and the world lost a genius like none other than Leonardo Da Vinci. We mourn your loss.

May he rest in peace and may his spirit live on through his children, friends, and the bonds of friendship that he created.

I'm sorry, it's true. Having children really changes your view on these things. We're born, we live for a brief instant, and we die. It's been happening for a long time.
-- Steve Jobs, 1993

You will be greatly missed, but your vision will live for years to come.

Thank You, Steve Jobs
REST IN PEACE

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Manchester Encoding and Decoding C Code

I Needed manchester encoder and decoder code for my Embedded RF project but even after lots of googeling, To my suprise i dint find a proper manchester c code, So i decided to write my own Manchester Encoder and Decoder in C.This code might not be highly memory efficient but does the job
I have provided the download link below.
Hope it will be usefull to someone


Download This File

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

How to Read and Write to NTFS partition in Mac OS X

(Originally Posted in http://blog.tolik.org By Anatoliy S Okhotnikov )

This Tweak Adds the NTFS Write feature in MacOsX (Experimental):

This tweak is tested on MacOsX 10.6.7 - 10.7.0 (This May or Not Work on Lower Versions and some users have reported that similar tweaks have led to data loss or ntfs partition rendered unaccessible, So "PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK" )


Download This File

It has the ntfs.kext binary from the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard and a script. Unpack it to the Desktop. You should get the NTFS_Enabler folder with two files: mount_ntfs and ntfs. Launch Terminal.app and Proceed as Below ->

1) Type sudo -s and press Enter. Type in your password and press Enter.

2) Make backup copy of the ntfs.kext binary (!this is a one line command!):
mv /System/Library/Extensions/ntfs.kext/Contents/MacOS/ntfs /System/Library/Extensions/ntfs.kext/Contents/MacOS/ntfs_orig

3) Copy ntfs.kext binary from Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard replacing the original one (!this is a one line command!):
cp ~/Desktop/NTFS_Enabler/ntfs /System/Library/Extensions/ntfs.kext/Contents/MacOS/ntfs

4) Create a backup copy of mount_ntfs:
mv /sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs_orig

5) Now place the new mount_ntfs binary which activates ntfs.kext for rw:
cp ~/Desktop/NTFS_Enabler/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs

6) Fix the scripts rights and attributes:
chown root:wheel /sbin/mount_ntfs
and then:
 chmod 755 /sbin/mount_ntfs

7) Launch Disk Utility and repair permissions. Reboot after this operation.

Package has a text document(Terminal-CMD) with the commands line by line, as the blog engine might break some lines. After the reboot the NTFS partitions must be mounted read-write without any additional fixes and reboots! In case anything goes wrong you can roll it back with the backed up copies.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Adobe Acrobat Reader on 64bit Linux

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 Adobe has released 64 bit version of Acrobat Reader for Linux

To install in ubuntu,open terminal and type

sudo apt-get install acroread

Or Visit
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html
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Adobe has not released 64bit Acrobat reader for Linux and its not possible to install 32bit acrobat reader without doing some tweaks on 64bit Linux.  so solution is to install i486 version of Acrobat reader.

Its Available for download at http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/thankyou.jsp?ftpID=4454&fileID=4162

After you download the AdbeRdr9.4.2-1_i486linux_enu.bin file
open terminal and cd to the directory where you have saved the installation file

Now type sudo chmod a+x AdbeRdr9.4.2-1_i486linux_enu.bin

And Then type sudo ./AdbeRdr9.4.2-1_i486linux_enu.bin

This should install Acrobat reader on your 64bit Linux Os

For other Versions of Acrobat reader for Linux And Solaris

Visit
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=unix

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Fix FlashPlayer Problem in Mozilla Firefox (Linux Os)

I used to face this problem in many websites which has video steaming, even thought youtube videos used to play properly in mozilla firefox (Linux OS) , while i play videos in Lockerz the videos were not playing properly , so after bit research i found this cool addon for firefox call Flash-Aid, after i installed this addon the flash player problem was fixed in Lockerz and other websites .

To install this addon in Firefox, click Tools -> Add-ons (Ctrl+Shift+A)
and search for flash-aid add-on else
visit
http://www.webgapps.org/downloads/addons-firefox?download=6%3Aflash-aid-add-on-for-firefox

and install the add-on manually

after successful installation you will find Flash-Aid icon on right most top corner of firefox

Just click on that icon and new window will pop open
Select the Installation Options Tab
And in the version and source , select the version of flash player suitable for your system, the flash-aid will automically select the best version for your system by default.

Then select the script preview tab and click on Execute Button

Now a Terminal(Konsole) windows will open and it will ask for root password
after you have entered the password, it will download the flashplayer and install and will ask you to restart Firefox

This should Fix Flash player problem in Mozilla Firefox.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Finally Installed MacOsX On My Laptop

After Days of experimentation with many MacOsX distribution i finally found one which actually worked on my dell inspiron 1545 laptop.
But after installation : Sound , Wifi, Battery Monitor was not working and graphics was set to 1024x768

I tested many drivers and had many kernel panics but finally found some drivers that worked. still I'm unable to find graphics card driver and also laptop touchpad goes out of control sometimes.

I mainly got info from
http://wiki.osx86project.org

http://ihackintosh.blogspot.com

http://www.insanelymac.com/

If you are planning on installing OsX86 on your Pc or laptop you better findout the MacOsX version compatible for you Machine
You can find the Compatibility list from this link http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Things i followed while Installing Mac And After installation:

1) Start installation in Safe mode and verbose mode. Just pass -x -v flags to kernel before you load the installation

2)During installation click customize and  make sure you have ps2 kext clicked, In begining i had not clicked it and my laptop's keyboard was not working and i had to work with external usb keyboard but then i found the problem.

3)Right after finishing the installation , boot the installed OS with -x and -v flag and after you have setup user account and logged in then reboot and boot in  normal mode, I found many times that after installation if i boot in normal mode it usually hangs.

4)Use kexthelper application for installing kext file(drivers)(kernel extention)

5)If you dont have working audio after installation search for VoodooHDA.kext for your laptop hardware online it worked for me.

6)And for broadcom wifi device i used IO80211Family.kext you might find one for your device if you do similar search

7)I used VoodooBattery.kext for laptop batter monitor .

8) I would recommend you first install windows and then install MacOsX as in mac boot loader even windows drive is shown and you can select windows partition to boot at OS selection menu of MacOsX
but if you install Mac first and then windows . Mac Mbr will be deleted and then you have to install extra software's like EasyBcd and configure to make MacOsX Appear in OS choice menu

9)Install Macdrive software (By MediaFour) in Windows , by using this you can easily access Mac Partition in Windows . So if you had installed a driver and it caused kernel panic ,you can boot to windows and browse Mac partition and go to System \ Library\ Extentions and find that kext file you recently installed and just delete it and now boot you MacOsX with -x -v flags (safe and verbose mode) and if it boots properly then reboot in normal mode.

10)After installing updates i usually faced kernel panic ,so right after update i used to boot with "-x -v arch=i386 -F" flags and it used to boot successfully. and try deleting dsmos.kext and sleepenabler.kext after installing the update in case you still get kernel panics as these two are usually main cause for kernel panics as far as i noticed.

This is all the tips I have for anyone who is interested in installing MacOsX on their PC or Laptops
If you Like Mac Buy it.
Thank You

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