Archive for February, 2010
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How to Backup Your Gmail Account
How to Backup Your Gmail Account
It is important that you back up your gmail account. Your emails may contain confidential information such as bank statements, money details, etc. and should these land in the hands of some unscruplous hacker, it could prove dangerous. Your email account can also be hijacked by password cracking or some [...] -
Google’s China problem means good news for Bing
Earlier this month, Google created a huge commotion in the technology-world by announcing it was no longer interested in working with the Chinese government to censor search results. It also threatened that it would cease all operations in China after Chinese hackers breached Google accounts.
This seems definitely like a good time for Bing. Microsoft remained [...] -
Database program for use with C language
Database program for use with C language
Which free database programs can be used that will accept input from a program written in C?
Answer: It is possible to interface quite a few different databases with the correct libraries in C.
For example, Microsoft’s Visual C++ allows binding to Microsoft’s JET engine (used by Access), SQL and a [...] -
How to Convert FAT to NTFS file system
How to Convert FAT to NTFS file system
To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.
1) Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.
2) In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.
3) At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.
4) Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition [...] -
TCS web site hijacked
TCS web site hacked
The website of India’s largest software firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) became disrupted for sometime as Network Solutions came under a cyber attack on Sunday. The company’s website was unavailable for over three hours and redirected to a “domain name for sale” page.
www.tcs.com displayed the message ‘this domain name is for sale’ [...] -
Changing your boot loader in Linux
Changing your boot loader in Linux
GRUB and LILO are the most popular boot loaders in Linux. Most distributions use GRUB by default. It is not hard to change to a different boot loader. To switch your boot loader from GRUB to LILO, do the following:
1) Configure the /etc/lilo.conf file. Example:
boot = /dev/hda
message = /boot/message
prompt
timeout = [...] -
Job posting hints at video recording feature in future iPad models
A new job posting on Apple’s web site indicates that Apple is thinking to add still and video camera capabilities to the iPad. The job position is for a quality assurance engineer in the Media Systems division of Apple’s broader Interactive Media Group for the “iPad Media” segment of the division.
The Media Systems team is [...] -
Chinese authorities bust “hacker school”
Chinese authorities bust “hacker school”
According to a new article published in China Daily, authorities have shut down the country’s biggest hacker training site. Three people have been arrested and assets to the value of ¥1.7m (£160,000) have been seized.
The Black Hawk Safety Net site was started in 2005, and had some 12,000 paid members who [...] -
Download Sn0wbreeze 1.4 to Jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 Firmware
Download Sn0wbreeze 1.4 to Jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 Firmware
Sn0wbreeze released the new and final version 1.4 to Jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 Firmware.Sn0wbreeze will work on iPod Touch 1G, 2G and iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3G[S] (old bootrom & non MC). After the Jailbreak you can unlock your iPhone with Ultrasn0w.
To Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3 you need iTunes [...] -
Micromax Q5 Launched in India
Micromax Q5 Launched in India
Leading cellphone manufacturer, Micromax has announced the launch of the Q5, its latest dual SIM handset complete with a QWERTY keyboard and a track ball in the Indian market.
The Q5 is a GSM+GSM variant and comes with a 2.2 inch QVGA screen. It weighs around 95 grams. It features a 2-megapixel [...]