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Digital Photo frame

November 28th 2006 21:52

This is a digital photoframe with a LCD screen on which you can load upto 32-80 images and place it anywhere you would normally place your photoframes and you will never get bored of watching the same old picture of your loved ones staring back at you. It can add sound too to fit mood of the picture.

The pictures can be set to a transition time of 15 secs to several hours. The images are loaded to this using the USB cable from your PC or phone. The frame is 8" x 10".But for a price tag of over $700 . The idea is cool..but the price tag makes me freeze. I think I would settle down for staring at different photoframes instead of staring at different photos in this photoframe.

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i.Tech Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard

November 27th 2006 19:41

This blue tooth enabled keyboard is just breath taking not just with it's futuristic idea but for it's utility too. This keyboard can be projected to any surface and some of the people who have been using it has even been able to type projecting it on their dogs (must be a pretty disciplined dog to stay still while the owner types) and girlfriend's legs. But that just goes on to show that it can be used on any surface (water would be one of the exceptions) and for people with not enough space on their desk can use the space that usually their physical keyboard occupies to put any damn thing they want to there and then project the keyboard on it whenever they wanna type.

It uses infrared to project a clear and crisp keyboard onto your desktop, and then transfers your keystrokes via wireless networking. The keys are projected by a small gadget which is almost
the size of a cellphone and you can carry it around. It can be used on laptops, PC's, Windows Mobile, Palm OS5 and Smartphone as long as they are blue tooth enabled. It's compatible with Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

At the price of $215 you can lay your hands on this keyboard..wait.. you can lay your hands on any surface and strike those keys. For normal PC users who are so use to the physical keyboards it might take a while to master typing on it but for any PDA or smart phone users this would be really be a great utility since typing long messages on those tiny keys on the phones is a difficult task.

If you are interested in reading more about the technical details go here.

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Myspace users be warned

November 25th 2006 00:40

I don't know how many of you are myspace.com users but it is becoming more and more prone to phishing attacks as each day goes by. Here are some of the recent things that happened with myspace that is a real cause for worry.

* Just two days back a Digg.com user posted 50,000 logins and passwords to myspace.com. Digg has taken off the page but the damage must have already been done. I wonder how many of the users out there know about this and there passwords could be
among the list but they might be just oblivious to all these. So anyone with a myspace account better change their password.

* Just recently a fake log in page that re-directed to a server in France was taken off by myspace. The scary part is that it is just one among the thousands out there in myspace. Mashable labs reported there could be at least 3000 fake myspace pages out there that uses the myspace page and then re-directs it to a different server.

*With the recently exposed security flaw in the password manager in Firefox 2 it is even possible to get username and passwords through a popular page like myspace by not even being necessary to have the malicious page directly on myspace page.

* Myspace was hit just a few days back with the fake youtube video scam. There were youtube like videos on myspace pages which was actually static image of a porn pic and *when users clicked on it thinking it was an youtube video it re-directed the user to the url yootube.info and there the users were asked to dowload a program to view the video and which contained spywares. There are supposed to be atleast 1500 pages now in myspace.com with this kind of stuff.

Well these are very recent stuffs. Myspace has alwasys been prone to attacks like this. It was not long back when myspace users were hit by a worm. And there have been users commenting about getting a virus (or may be a spyware) through the myspace page.

So all myspace users better keep your mind over matter and don't fall for all these honeypots the attackers lay out there.

On that note I would like to share some simple tips with regard to myspace.

*Don't log in through any other pages except your own page. Like when you click on a pic on someone's myspace page and want to view the pics don't log in through that page when it says "you need to be logged in to do that" Go to your page and log in through your page.

*Firefox 2 users should disable the password manager and auto fill ins so should IE 7 users. This is because a very recent security flaw in the password managers of both the browsers was discovered that allowed phishing attackers to get the passwords.

*Don't fill all that myspace surveys with your personal details that gives out almost everything about you.

*Use a different password and email address only for myspace.( This also applies to any websites)

*Before clicking on any links look at the url where it takes you to.

*Don't go to pages that are unusually enticing and looks like a page meant to draw in users. Myspace.com as you know allows users to load graphics and code onto the pages and this allows malicious people to toy with this freedom. Some pages can even crash a browser.

*Just like any other place on the net don't give out sensitive details to strangers.

*Make your profile private if there are too many senstive informations.

*Use the netcraft tool bar and the latest versions of FIrefox which is version 2.0 and Internet explorer ver 7 both of which has Anti-phishing turned on by default. OPera's latest version (9.1) to be released soon will also have anti-phising but it is said that it won't be turned on by default.

If you guys need more tips you can check out my article "Everything about phishing attacks" here.

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Check list of recent security flaws in FireFox and Winamp.

November 24th 2006 04:16

In the latest version (Version 2.0)
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About Virus, AntiViruses and softwares.

November 23rd 2006 01:00

Well, everyone of you has an AntiVirus (if not then GO GET ONE NOW). But with a lot of softwares to choose from it is definitely hard to pick one. But if we narrow down and focus on the best free softwares we get down to three. But before we move on to that does every one of you know what is the difference between a virus, trojan, worm and spywares? If you are one of those who says they are all one..then you are WRONG. They are all malwares..yes. But they are all not viruses. Ok let me givethe ones who are not fully aware of this a very brief differentiation

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Casio's super slim cam EX-S770

November 22nd 2006 04:15

This camera is as skinny as it can get and it is even shake proof. You can slip it into your tiniest pocket (even though i don't know why someone would have the tiniest of pockets).The 7.2 megapixel, credit-card-skinny camera has a 2.8 inch, 230,000 pixel LCD screen that lets you peep your pics without straining your eyes.. It's got a stainless steel bod in many different colors like red, blue orange and silver.

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Nabaztag the Wi-Fi rabbit.

November 21st 2006 01:43

It is a cute little rabbit that talks and gives you information from the net without you having to be glued to your pc. This non furry bunny rabbit has a lot to offer.

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Comprehensive list of online video sharing websites.

November 20th 2006 06:02

Ok folks here is a collection of user generated video sharing websites. When youtube started this concept over one and half year ago it didn't start off well at all and they were even contemplating scrapping it. But it is amazing that after they integrated into their site stuffs like online video viewing (when they started off the user had to download it) and related video category, user recommendations, user comments etc:- people started storming in. And now the video clip culture is on the buzz. Youtube has lead the way and have a look at how many sites are out there now

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ION usb turntable that converts vinyl & cassettes into Mp3 and more.

November 19th 2006 21:57

This is very sleek and well designed product is not only pleasing for your eyes but for your ears too since it converts vinyl into WAV, WMV and MP3s. You can even plug a tape deck into an auxiliary port and convert your old cassettes. Now you can bring down all those vinyls that have been stashed away at your attic. Time to get a good air filtering mask for those who are allergic to dust. Unfortunately they are not offering it with the product

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Instant Messaging and Hoaxes.

November 19th 2006 01:49

OK admit it..at least once we have fallen victims to the hoax messages we receive through the Instant Messenger client or even forwarded at least one of the messages we received to all our friends

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Solio Universal Hybrid Charger

November 17th 2006 18:43

With this new hybrid version of Solio charger you can now charge your Ipod, mobile phones, PDAs, GPS, Gameboy and other portable electronic devices, anywhere under the sun. Yeah I know you got it...anywhere under the sun as long as the sun is shining literally because it stores power from the sun

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TOPFIELD Personal Video Recorder

November 17th 2006 18:37

Time to dump your VCR and embrace the company of this great utility. Everyone loves to watch TV (even though people who admit it has become a rare species) and wouldn't it be just wonderful to have an utility that lets you pause/rewind live TV, record two channels simultaneously

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Simple tips to protect your e-mail password

November 15th 2006 18:21

With technology bringing millions of people across the world together it has also become easier for the malicious minds to mix in with the crowd . One of the most dangerous threats in the Internet world today is password stealing. But there are some simple tips one can follow to ensure that their passwords are not stolen

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Useful online tool to virtually design your room

November 14th 2006 10:40

Hey guys check out this handy tool called visualistic viewer. Now you can sit at the comforts of your chair and do the interior decortation of your rooms by using the drag and drop items and have a pretty good idea about how your room will look before you go and invest on some pretty fabrics and paint colors only to realise later that you bought a white elephant. So try this and virtually live in your future room before you literally do. Check out the visualistic viewer
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