Linux Mint 12 (Lisa)

The linux mint 12 codename 'Lisa'.

System requirements:

• x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors).
• 512 MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
• 5 GB of disk space
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
• CD/DVD drive or USB port

Upgrade instructions:

• To upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint follow these instructions.
• To upgrade from Linux Mint 12 RC, simply apply any level 1 and 2 updates (if any), as well as level 3 “mate” and “caja” updates available in the Update Manager.

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HijackThis

Trend Micro HijackThis is a free utility that generates an in depth report of registry and file settings from your computer. HijackThis makes no separation between safe and unsafe settings in its scan results giving you the ability to selectively remove items from your machine. In addition to this scan and remove capability HijackThis comes with several tools useful in manually removing malware from a computer.



HijackThis opens you a possibility to find and fix nasty entries on your computer easier.
Therefore it will scan special parts in the registry and on your harddisk and compare them with the default settings. If there is some abnormality detected on your computer HijackThis will save them into a logfile. In order to find out what entries are nasty and what are installed by the user, you need some background information.
A logfile is not so easy to analyze. Even for an advanced computer user. With the help of this automatic analyzer you are able to get some additional support. Just paste your complete logfile into the textbox in this page






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Open Penetration Testing Bookmarks Collection

...is just that, a collection of handy bookmarks I initially collected that aid me in my day to day work or I find in the course of research. They are not all inclusive and some sections need to be parsed but they are all good reference materials. I find having this Hackery folder in Firefox an easy way to reference syntax, tricks, methods, and generally facilitate and organize research.

Opening it up to everyone will facilitate a knowledge transfer. Hopefully the initial set will grow and expand.

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Useful Antivirus Programs

Antivirus is a program used to prevent, detect and remove virus and malwares etc from your system. Keep your computer safe by installing good antivirus.

These are some of the famous antivirus programs:

ESET Smart Security

Kaspersky

Norton Internet Security

Microsoft Security Essentials

AVG

McAfee

Avast

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Computer Operating Security Enhanced by Microsoft

Computer Operating Security Enhanced by Microsoft, But It's a Nightmare for a Memory Glitch

 

HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Questions which have swept the country since the 9/11 terrorist attacks surround “security” versus “freedom” and “access” to rights.
 
A pendulum has crunch certain privacy right in favor of surveillance camera at vulnerable, high traffic locations. Although CNN’s Joe Johns in an 2011 interview with HNN boasted about internet freedoms which enable more diverse access (and online publication) of diverse opinions from around the world. Since that interview Congress has introduced a bill predicated by “security,” which used potential copyright infringement and narrowing interpretations of “fair use” to potentially shut down site.



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How To Set-up Automatic Vacation Response

You can set up an automatic reply to anyone who sends you email.

Here's how to let people know you can't respond right away:

• Sign in to Gmail.
• Click the gear icon in the upper-right and select Gmail settings along the top of any Gmail page.
• From the General tab, select Vacation responder on in the Vacation responder: section.
• Enter the subject and body of your message in the Subject: and Message: fields.

If you've enabled a personalized signature in your settings, Gmail will automatically append it to the bottom of your vacation response.

• Check the box next to Only send a response to people in my Contacts if you don't want everyone who emails you to know that you're away from your mail.
• Click Save Changes.

 

 

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Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts help you save time by allowing you to never take your hands off the keyboard to use the mouse. You'll need a Standard 101/102-Key or Natural PS/2 Keyboard to use the shortcuts.

To turn these case-sensitive shortcuts on or off, click the gear icon at the top of any Gmail page and then Mail settings. Choose the option next to "Keyboard shortcuts" to turn them on. You can also enable shortcuts automatically by going to http://mail.google.com/mail/?kbd=1

Shortcut Key	Definition	Action
c	Compose	Allows you to compose a new message. <Shift> + c allows you to compose a message in a new window.
/	Search	Puts your cursor in the search box.
k	Move to newer conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
j	Move to older conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
n	Next message	Moves your cursor to the next message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
p	Previous message	Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
o or <Enter>	Open	Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in 'Conversation View.'
u	Return to conversation list	Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.
e	Archive	Archive your conversation from any view.
m	Mute	Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you. Learn more.
x	Select conversation	Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
s	Star a message or conversation	Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.
+	Mark as important	Helps Gmail learn what's important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox)
-	Mark as unimportant	Helps Gmail learn what's not important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox)
!	Report spam	Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.
r	Reply	Replies to the message sender. <Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
a	Reply all	Replies to all message recipients. <Shift> +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
f	Forward	Forwards a message. <Shift> + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
<Esc>	Escape from input field	Removes the cursor from your current input field.
<Ctrl> + s	Save draft	Saves the current text as a draft when composing a message. Hold the <Ctrl> key while pressing s and make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields -- either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields -- when using this shortcut.
#	Delete	Moves the conversation to Trash.
l	Label	Opens the Labels menu to label a conversation.
v	Move to	Moves the conversation from the inbox to a different label, Spam or Trash.
<Shift> + i	Mark as read	Marks your message as 'read' and skip to the next message.
<Shift> + u	Mark as unread	Marks your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later.
[	Archive and previous	Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the previous one.
]	Archive and next	Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the next one.
z	Undo	Undoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link).
<Shift> + n	Update current conversation	Updates your current conversation when there are new messages.
q	Move cursor to chat search	Moves your cursor directly to the chat search box.
y	Remove from Current View*	Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view. From 'Inbox,' 'y' means Archive From 'Starred,' 'y' means Unstar From 'Trash,' 'y' means Move to inbox From any label, 'y' means Remove the label * 'y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.'
.	Show more actions	Displays the 'More Actions' drop-down menu.
<Ctrl> + <Down arrow>	Opens options in Chat	<Ctrl> + <Down arrow> moves from edit field in your chat window to select the 'Video and more' menu Next, press <Tab> to select the emoticon menu Press <Enter> to open the selected menu
?	Show keyboard shortcuts help	Displays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you're on. (Note: Typing ? will display the help menu even if you don't have keyboard shortcuts enabled)
k	Move up a contact	Moves your cursor up in your contact list
j	Move down a contact	Moves your cursor down in your contact list
o or <Enter>	Open	Opens the contact with the cursor next to it.
u	Return to contact list view	Refreshes your page and returns you to the contact list.
e	Remove from Current Group	Removes selected contacts from the group currently being displayed.
x	Select contact	Checks and selects a contact so that you can change group membership or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to the contact.
<Esc>	Escape from input field	Removes the cursor from the current input
#	Delete	Deletes a contact permanently
l	Group membership	Opens the groups button to group contacts
z	Undo	Reverses your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link)
.	Show more actions	Opens the "More actions" drop-down menu.

Combo-keys - Use the
following combinations of keys to navigate through Gmail.

Shortcut Key	Definition	Action
<Tab> then <Enter>	Send message	After composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.)
y then o	Archive and next	Archives your conversation and moves to the next one.
g then a	Go to 'All Mail'	Takes you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for all mail you've ever sent or received (and have not deleted).
g then s	Go to 'Starred'	Takes you to all conversations you have starred.
g then c	Go to 'Contacts'	Takes you to your Contacts list.
g then d	Go to 'Drafts'	Takes you to all drafts you have saved.
g then l	Go to 'Label'	Takes you to the search box with the "label:" operator filled in for you.
g then i	Go to 'Inbox'	Returns you to the inbox.
g then t	Go to 'Sent Mail'	Takes you to all mail you've sent.
* then a	Select all	Selects all mail.
* then n	Select none	Deselects all mail.
* then r	Select read	Selects all mail you've read.
* then u	Select unread	Selects all unread mail.
* then s	Select starred	Selects all starred mail.
* then t	Select unstarred	Selects all unstarred mail.

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Vodafone, HDFC Bank launch mobile banking in Rajasthan

CHOMU (RAJASTHAN): Leading telecom service provider Vodafone India and private lender HDFC Bank Saturday launched "m-paisa", a mobile banking service in Rajasthan to enable millions of unbanked Indians perform basic banking transactions on their mobile phone.

"It is a great oppotunity for a country like India to improve financial inclusion through mobile banking. It is a pioneering initiative modeled on the lines of Vodafone's m-pesa product running in three different countries of Africa, offering to more than 17 million people basic financial services beyond the reach of traditional banking," said Sunil Sood, director, business operations, Vodafone India.

"With our reach and ability to connect customers, we expect many million people to come into the banking fold through this service," he added. 

This initiative will allow Vodafone's select retailers to act as HDFC's sub-agents through which customers can deposit and withdraw cash through their mobile phone without having to go to bank branches.

In Rajasthan where this national partnership has been implemented, over 2,200 retailers across 320 villages and 54 towns are operational in opening HDFC Bank mobile bank accounts with Vodafone m-paisa.

"There are 6,00,000 habitations but only about 89,000 bank branches in the country, making access to banking services difficult in remote areas. We feel that Vodafone's significant distribution reach will provide customers the security of financial transaction offered by bank," said Rahul Bhagat, country head, retail liabilities, marketing and direct banking channels, HDFC Bank.

The companies will expand the service pan-India in a phased manner by March-April next year and also have plans to deliver it in all the major languages gradually. Currently it is available only in English.

In order to open an account, a customer will have fill in a KYC (know your customer) form and submit it to the retail outlet authorised by Vodafone and then start availing service on fulfilment of the bank's formalities by dialing *135#.

Speaking about the security of the service, Reserve Bank of India deputy governor K.C. Chakrabarty, who launched the service, said: "We will be supervising HDFC Bank ... we have issued mobile banking guidelines. We want to ensure that efficient use of mobile technology takes place in financial inclusion." 


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Tech business booming in India

Here is the green signal for budding entrepreneurs from managing director of Google India, Rajan Anandan. He says, it is an incredibly positive time to start a technology company in the country. Anandan was speaking at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad's (IIMA) annual business event, Confluence - 2011 on Friday.

To support his encouragement of new business ventures in the technology sector, Anandan presented data that showed the increasing number of internet users in the country. The data suggested that in 2010, there were around 2 billion internet users in the world and the figure is expected to go up to 3 billion by 2015.

"With 40% of the world's population online there is an incredible opportunity for business. Not only major markets but even emerging markets like India are also a great place to do business, with over 100 million internet users here," he said during his interaction with the students.

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Keep Your System Safe Using Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes is a powerful tool that helps to detect and removes all traces of malwares from your system.

Features:
Lightning fast scan speeds.
Full scans for all drives.
Priority database updates.
Ignore list for both scanner and protection module.
Extra utilities to help remove malware manually.


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Information About Your Computer

Speccy is an advance system information tool that helps to find out informations about:

Operating System
CPU
RAM
Motherboard
Graphics
Hard Drives
Optical Drives
Audio
Peripherals
Network

It opens with a summary of all the hardware items in your system. Each section contains more information.


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Clear Your Temp Files Using CCleaner

CCleaner is a tool that cleans out temporary files, log files, internet history and some other files too. It keeps the registry clean. It wont delete any important file. By cleaning these useless files it helps windows to run faster and free some space.

Features:
Cleans the following:

Internet Explorer
 Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat files.

Firefox
 Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, download history, form history.

Google Chrome
 Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, download history, form history.

Opera

 Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, download history.

Safari
 Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, form history.

Other Supported Browsers
 K-Meleon, Rockmelt, Flock, Google Chrome Canary, Chromium, SeaMonkey, Chrome Plus, SRWare Iron, Pale Moon, Phoenix, Netscape Navigator, Avant and Maxthon.

Windows
 Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files, Log files, Clipboard, DNS Cache, Error Reporting, Memory Dumps, Jump Lists.

Registry Cleaner
 Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more...

Third-party applications
 Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Windows Media Player, eMule, Google Toolbar, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...

100% Spyware FREE
 This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses.

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Syn Your Datas with Dropbox

Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phones and even the Dropbox website. Dropbox also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you're a student or professional, parent or grandparent. Even if you accidentally spill a latte on your laptop, have no fear! You can relax knowing that Dropbox always has you covered, and none of your stuff will ever be lost.






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AT&T Merger With T-Mobile Faces Setbacks

WASHINGTON — AT&T and T-Mobile USA edged closer to scrapping their proposed merger, saying on Thursday that they had withdrawn their application to the Federal Communications Commission to join their cellular phone operations. 

Deutsche Telekom, the parent of T-Mobile, and AT&T said in a joint statement that they still intended to pursue the $39 billion merger and would prepare for a federal antitrust lawsuit that is seeking to block the deal. But the companies also said that AT&T planned to take a $4 billion charge against earnings to reflect the potential breakup fees that AT&T would have to pay Deutsche Telekom if the deal failed to go through.

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How to send Fake Mail

• From Name     -- Type your fake senders name
• From E-mail     -- Type your fake senders email
• To                    -- Enter recipient E-mail
• Subject            -- Enter the subject for the mail
• Text                 -- Enter the message
• Captcha           -- Enter captcha
• Click Send

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Computer hacking suspect is bailed

The first person to be arrested in connection with claims of computer hacking by private investigators working for News International has been released on bail.

The 52-year-old man was detained under the Met Police's Operation Tuleta, which runs alongside the Operation Weeting probe into phone-hacking.

The suspect, who was arrested in Milton Keynes on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, was later bailed to return to a London police station in early December, police said.

A police spokesman said: "Operation Tuleta is investigating a number of allegations regarding breach of privacy, received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) since January 2011, which fell outside the remit of Operation Weeting, including computer hacking."

Tuleta was launched over the summer after a "scoping exercise" into allegations surrounding the use of private detectives.

Officers working on the investigation have been reporting to deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, who heads the inquiry into mobile phone interceptions at the now-defunct News of the World.

Scotland Yard's phone-hacking squad is working its way through 300 million emails from News International.

Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe says police have already spent up to £3 million on salaries, with officers speaking to 1,800 of 6,000 potential victims. A total of 120 officers and staff are now working on the entire investigation after 1,800 people came forward to express fears that they may have been hacked.

Jamie Pyatt, 48, became the first Sun journalist to be arrested earlier this month as part of Operation Elveden, an investigation into illegal payments to police.

Other suspects include former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, ex-Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson and the Sunday tabloid's former royal editor Clive Goodman.

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HTC officially announces Sensation XE launch in India

HTC has officially launched its Beats Audio smartphone Sensation XE in the Indian market. This Sensation successor has been available at online stores for last some days. HTC Sensation XE has been priced at INR 35,490, but will be sold at a Best Buy price of INR 33,990.

HTC Sensation XE Features:

• 4.3 inch qHD display
• 8MP rear camera
• 0.3MP front camera
• 1730 mAh battery
• HTC Sense 3.0
• 768MB RAM
• 1GB Internal memory + 8GB microSD card in the box
• Beats by Dr. Dre in-ear headphones in the box

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Apple iPhone 4S now available in India

In the U.S., within three days of the iPhone 4S launch in October, Apple had sold over 40-lakh handsets.

The wait for grabbing Apple's latest smartphone ‘iPhone 4S' is over as two leading mobile operators — Bharti Airtel and Aircel — will make the two popular phones available from Thursday midnight. While iPhone 4S 16 GB model has been priced at Rs.44,500, the 32 GB and 64 GB handsets come with price tags of Rs.50,900 and Rs.57,500, respectively. Pre-booking for the latest iPhone models began on November 18.


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Free SMS Service

Way2SMS helps users to send SMS to any mobile in the country. Sending messages from Way2SMS is Free , easier, and personal; above all messages are delivered in just few seconds.Every day, millions of SMSes are being sent via Way2SMS. The numbers are growing rapidly.

• No catch! 100% Free SMS Service
• Send Free SMS messages from your Computer or Mobile Phone
• Schedule your SMS for Future dates
• Send SMS to upto 20 People in One Go

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Nokia Codes

IMEI - *#06#

Phone Software Version - *#0000#

Service Menu - *#92702689#

Clock Stopping - *#746025625#

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Idea Cellular to sell $110 smartphone in 3G push

MUMBAI: Idea Cellular, India's fourth-biggest mobile phone carrier by subscribers, on Wednesday launched two low-cost smartphone models as it strives to boost usage of third-generation (3G) wireless data services in a price-sensitive market.

Idea, part of India's Aditya Birla conglomerate, will sell the smartphones at 5,850 rupees ($110) and 7,992 rupees, respectively. Idea will also bundle free data services as an introductory offer, it said in a statement.

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iPhone 4S up for grabs

NEW DELHI: Leading telecom operators Airtel andAircel will launch the much-awaited iPhone 4Ssmartphone in the country at midnight today at prices starting from Rs 44,500. 

Both the telecom operators have priced the 16-GB model at Rs 44,500, while the 32-GB and 64-GB versions will be available for Rs 50,900 and Rs 57,500, respectively.

Though pre-booking for the latest iPhone model was on from November 18, starting midnight today, the device will be up for grabs at select Airtel and Aircel stores.

The iPhone 4S's predecessors -- the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4 -- are still available in the Indian market, priced at Rs 20,900 (8GB) and Rs 37,900 (8GB) respectively.




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Free VPN Services

ProXPN

What proXPN does...

• upgrades your internet connection with VPN encryption
• secures all types of connections from DSL and cable to 3G
• gives you 100% private access to the internet
• get an IP address in the USA, UK, or NL

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Domain Name Generator

A good domain name is crucial for you business, your blog or your website. The online Domain Name Generator helps you making creative and catchy domain names. 

Just click the button and the free Domain Name Generator makes catchy and cool domain name suggestions for you. All you need to do is to add any top-level domain name. 

The generator saves all the generated ideas a list. You can use the list to check if the generated domain is available. The domain availability checker gives suggestion for many top level domains and also offers alternative suggestions if the wanted domain is not available. When you are finished you can copy the list of cool domain names ideas and save it for future use.

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Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon

Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon is an Adblock Plus extension which extends the blocking functionality to pop-up windows and pop-up tabs.

Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon can be used to block real pop-up windows and pop-up tabs only. It does not block HTML-based "pop-ups".

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Tweet Safe

Twitter OAuth client. Now no need to share your passwords.
This widget uses secure communication with twitter and now with OAuth support you don't have to share your passwords.


UPDATE:
Now this widget with more features is available as application mode (standalone) for opera 10.50+ check here http://widgets.opera.com/widget/15462/


Usage:
Login in to twitter by clicking the 'Sign-in with twitter' button.
After authenticating with twitter successfully you will be given a pin code. Please copy the pin back to the application to proceed. This is one time process. 
You can revoke the access to this widget from your twitter account->settings->connections.If you want to use this widget again then you must clear the tokens in config view and sign-in with twitter again.


Features supported:
Recent tweets,Replies, Direct messages,Archived tweets, Favorites, Search.
Following features are available only for Desktop:
Resizing, Notifications, Custom Color, URL shortener(bitly).




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Offline Google Mail

Gmail Offline beta is a Gmail app built to support offline access, allowing mail to be read, responded to, searched and archived…

Gmail Offline beta is a Gmail app built to support offline access, allowing mail to be read, responded to, searched and archived without network access. After first start-up, Gmail Offline will automatically synchronize messages and queued actions anytime Chrome is running and an Internet connection is available. More than just an offline app, the streamlined user interface, based off Gmail’s popular tablet interface, provides extremely fast response time with a pure, email focused experience.

To start Offline Gmail after installing, open a new tab in Chrome; In the new tab pane you will see a Gmail Offline Icon. Click on the icon, and Offline Gmail will load.

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Angry Birds in Chrome

Birds! Slingshots! Destruction! Feathers! Fun!

**** Surprise! New web-exclusive Chrome-inspired levels ****

 Want to play the Chrome Dimension levels? Find the Chrome balls hidden in other levels and knock them down with the birds. Good luck! 

 The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the green pigs who stole the Birds’ eggs. Use the unique destructive powers of the Angry Birds to lay waste to the pigs’ fortified castles. Angry Birds features hours of gameplay, challenging physics-based castle demolition, and lots of replay value. Each of the 70 levels requires logic, skill, and brute force to crush the enemy.

 “Lemme tell ya, these ain’t no ordinary finches we’re talkin’ about. These here are the Angry Birds, the ones that’s gonna kick you in the ‘nads. And they’re the ones on your side. They must be from Galapadapados, or sumptin’.” – Col. Angus, Bird Expert.

Protect wildlife or play Angry Birds!

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AdBlock for Chrome

The most popular Chrome extension, with over 2 million users! Blocks ads all over the web.AdBlock for Chrome! Block all advertisements on all web pages, even Facebook and Youtube. Your browser is automatically updated with additions to the filter: just click "Add to Chrome," then visit your favorite website and see the ads disappear!

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On Facebook, it's now 4.74 degrees of separation

In the Facebook age -- when digital "friends" are just a click away -- the distance between people seems to be shrinking, according to data the social network released on Monday night.

The adage maintains there are "six degrees of separation" between any two people on Earth, meaning that any two people would know each other through no more than six intermediary contacts.

On Facebook, however, the average user is only 4.74 degrees away from any other Facebooker.

"Thus, when considering even the most distant Facebook user in the Siberian tundra or the Peruvian rainforest, a friend of your friend probably knows a friend of their friend," Facebook wrote in a blog post about its findings.

That conclusion comes from a non-peer-reviewed study of 721 million active Facebook users, released by Facebook in collaboration with the Università degli Studi di Milano, the blog post says.

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Apple offering Black Friday discounts

If you've been weighing buying a new Mac or iPad but are holding out for one of Apple's rare discounts, Black Friday is your chance.

As it's done in recent years, Apple is holding a "one-day shopping event" for the day after Thanksgiving. A page on Apple's site invites Black Friday shoppers to visit its online store; it's not clear whether the same deals will be offered at the company's retail stores as well.

Apple's promotional copy touts "iPad, iPod and Mac gifts." Conspicuously absent is any mention of deals on the new iPhone 4S, which starts at $199 (with two-year wireless-carrier contract) and will probably not be discounted.

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Monitoring Opened TCP/IP Network Ports/Connections

CurrPorts is network monitoring software that displays the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer. For each port in the list, information about the process that opened the port is also displayed, including the process name, full path of the process, version information of the process (product name, file description, and so on), the time that the process was created, and the user that created it. 

In addition, CurrPorts allows you to close unwanted TCP connections, kill the process that opened the ports, and save the TCP/UDP ports information to HTML file , XML file, or to tab-delimited text file. 

CurrPorts also automatically mark with pink color suspicious TCP/UDP ports owned by unidentified applications (Applications without version information and icons)

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To Show/Hide the Taskbar

You can hide the taskbar to create more space.

Hide:

• Open Taskbar and Start Menu Properties by clicking the Start button , clickingControl Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clickingTaskbar and Start Menu. 
• Clear the Lock the taskbar check box. 
• Select the Auto-hide the taskbar check box and click OK.

The taskbar is hidden from view. You can see it again by pointing to the place where you last saw it.

To turn off auto-hide:

• Open Taskbar and Start Menu Properties by clicking the Start button , clickingControl Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clickingTaskbar and Start Menu.
• Clear the Auto-hide the taskbar check box.

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Internet Download Manager

Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. Unlike other download managers and accelerators Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process and reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve best acceleration performance.

Features:

• All popular browsers and applications are supported!
• Easy downloading with one click.
• YouTube Grabber.
• Automatic Antivirus Checking.
• Drag and Drop.

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How To Use Torrents To Download Movies ,Mp3 And Other Files

What is BitTorrent?
BitTorrent (often abbreviated to ‘BT’) is a protocol (a set of rules and description of how to do things) allowing you to download files quickly by allowing people downloading the file to upload (distribute) parts of it at the same time. BitTorrent is often used for distribution of very large files, very popular files and files available for free, as it is a lot cheaper, faster and more efficient to distribute files using BitTorrent than a regular download.

µTorrent is a BitTorrent client. A ‘client’ in this case is a computer program that follows the rules of a protocol. For example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the protocol used to download web pages and other content – like this page – and your HTTP client (or browser) is the program you use to get those web pages. Some popular browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Opera. To an extent, they all work the same way because they follow the same set of rules.

Just as there are multiple HTTP clients, there are multiple BitTorrent clients, and µTorrent is one such BT client.

This video is just for those people who doesnt know the power of torrents and are always in need of finding ways for downloading latest movies ,songs,ebooks and stuffs..check it out..

you need a ‘torrent file’ (often abbreviated as ‘.torrent’ or just ‘torrent’) to download content available using BitTorrent

In this example..The site used for downloading torrent is

http://www.torrentportal.com

BitTorrent client used is Utorrent 1.6 you can download it from here.

Just click the green DOWNLOAD Button..

Now you just need to add torrent file to your TorrentClient..
Follow the video for detail steps..its really very very simple

Other Torrent Clients

• uTorrent
• Bitcomet
• BitTorrent

Top 5 Torrent sites:

• ISOHunt
• ThePirateBay
• btjunkie
• Torrentz
• ExtraTorrent

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Google Account - Getting started with 2-step verification

Why you should use 2-step verification

2-step verification adds an extra layer of security to your Google Account by requiring you to have access to your phone – as well as your username and password – when you sign in. In addition to your username and password, you'll enter a code that Google will send you via text or voice message upon signing in.

2-step verification drastically reduces the chances of having the personal information in your Google account stolen by someone else. Why? Because hackers would have to not only get your password and your username, they'd have to get a hold of your phone

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iGoogle as my default homepage

To set your iGoogle page as your browser's homepage, click the link for the browser you're using below to get specific instructions. If your browser isn't listed, we suggest consulting its help resources.


Google Chrome

• Click the Tools menu .
• Select Options.
• Click the Basics tab.
• In the 'Home page' section, select the option 'Open this page,' then enter http://www.google.com/ig in the text field.
• Click the Close button.

For more information about setting up your home page in Google Chrome, click here.

Internet Explorer

• Click the Tools menu.
• Select Internet Options.
• Click the General tab.
• In the 'Home page' section, type http://www.google.com/ig in the text box.
• Click the OK button.

Firefox 3.6+

• Click the Tools menu.
• Select Options.
• Click the General tab.
• In the 'Startup' section, type http://www.google.com/ig in the text box.
• Click the OK button.

Safari

• Click the Safari menu.
• Select Preferences.
• Click General.
• In the 'Home page' section, type http://www.google.com/ig in the text box.
• Close the Preferences window.

Opera

• Click the Tools menu.
• Select Preferences.
• Click the General tab.
• In the 'Startup' drop-down menu, select Start with home page.
• In the 'Home page' section, type http://www.google.com/ig in the text box.
• Click the OK button.

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