For all bloggers and webmasters, Godaddy has released a special coupon code 99BUYCOM using which you can register any .COM domain for 99¢.
I personally tested this and found it to be working. Although it is valid for 24 hours, I am not sure how many hours before this coupon code has been released. So hurry up! Best of luck! 🙂
Thanks Deepak for tip!
Update: Below is screenshot… 😉
Update: Check Dave’s comment below….
Now, defend your website from online plagiarism by tracking copycats and protecting your Web content against online theft.
With the help of Copyscape, which is an online tool, you could easily and conveniently track your content that has been used without your permission online by someone else. Copyscape can also help you find websites that have quoted you. All you need to do is, type the address of your webpage in Copyscape’s search bar, and it would list the ‘copycats’ for you.
You could then check the results by doing a word-by-word comparison for each matching block that is highlighted by colors. (The colors don’t have any particular meaning though).
Although you could use this service for FREE, but only for limited number of searches, which means, a maximum of 5 searches per month. To use more, you will have to sign up for Copyscape’s Premium version for $0.05 per search.
This could happen sometimes! Copyscape works on the lines of finding similar content online, without making any judgments about which page is “original”.
So, careful before you draw any conclusions!
If you have more questions in mind, then click here.
[Source: Copyscape]
Reasons given…? Well, why get into that when we all know that it basically comes down to just one thing – cost cutting!
Recently, TCS asked several employees from their UK office to leave. TCS, Mumbai laid off many employees from their marketing team in London, as well as a large number of consultants. They are reviewing variable pay components on employee salaries and even planning to increase working hours by 10-15 % over the current 40-hour, five-day week cycle. [Source: indiatimes]
And not just TCS, other IT companies as well are walking the same path. In an earlier post on Devils Workshop, Rahul had shared with us an IT Layoff Tracker. I will be using that to share some recent 2009 layoff stats:
Scary, eh? What a way to beat the recession?
[Sources: indiatimes | Computer World]
[Image Credits: Geek & Poke]
Today, I was at my dad’s office and interestingly the Wi-Fi locator on his notebook flashed a new network – ‘Hari Om’ it showed the holly network as unsecured! My curiosity got the better of me and I instantly double clicked and Wolla! It was connected with a signal strength of 80%.
Although, I wasn’t hopping of any miracles but Firefox opened the default Google homepage and before I knew it internet was working on my laptop. I figured,”Essentially, I’d hacked into his Wi-Fi. Cool huh?” His net connection was at my mercy. I could do anything, send emails to anybody and walk off without being traced.
The point is, did I HACK his Wi-Fi or did he let his Wi-Fi get HACKED due to his own foolishness?
What do you do with people who out of their own ignorance or complacency choose not to secure their own networks and cry fowl when somebody a little smarter gets the better of them. Is this hacking?
Enabling WEP security is the least one can do. How hard is it to set an encrypted key once and note it down in your cell. I know people who blame technology when they themselves are oblivious to their own ignorance. Your own system is the first line of defense and acts like a sitting duck if not secured properly.
Coming back to the ‘Hari Om’ network. I opened up Firefox and punched in : 192.168.1.1. It prompted for a username password. I ‘hacked’ that too. Wish to know how? Simple enough. It was what 80% people have, their default credentials :
Username : admin
Passswors :admin
Then, it didn’t take much time for me to figure out his ISP – MTNL, the IP Address, his phone number (from the username), the plan he was using (using register.bol.net.in). Getting the password out of those *****(Astrix) was a simple task. There are many free tools available on the net which let you show the hidden password in the active window.
So, now you tell me. Is this what you call HACKING? I guess, if you take care to secure your own network by following simple methods. It would take some serious hacking skills to get to the heart of your router. Keeping your WiFi open is like suicide. Just the same as keeping the door unlocked at night.
If everyday, you can lock your doors before saying goodnight , is setting a one-time WEP key too much to ask for?
What happened to the freedom of speech and expression, I wonder? Imagine running a community on Orkut, and being held accountable for every message posted. This is exactly what happened to Ajith D, a 19 year old computer student and an Orkut account holder, who apparently created a “Shiv Sena hate community” on Orkut. Mumbai cyber crime tracked him down and initiated criminal proceedings against him. Not just that, the site is being constantly supervised by the police after the Sena violently protested against Orkut for carrying anti-party remarks.
Ajith has denied posting any death threats against Sena’s Chief Bal Thackeray, however, has admitted on creating the anti-Shiv Sena online group.
Try running a simple search on Orkut, and you’d find hundreds of such “hate communities” online – “I hate Ekta Kapoor”, I hate George W. Bush” and so on, where people post all kinds of comments, share all kinds of personal views. I’m sure many Orkut users (and others) have already deleted their online communities after this incident blew up.
Share your thoughts on what you think about this case? Also, do you think that your online freedom of expression is being threatened?
After this incident, I personally feel very uncomfortable creating a community online. Being held accountable in the court of law, for statements made or opinions shared within the community, in my books, is a little too excessive!
(Source: The Telegraph)
NutShellMail will allow you to access and manage your emails and social networking accounts from one common place, for FREE.
After a one time set up, NutShellMail will pull copies of your messages (from your multiple accounts) and then send them to your most preferred email address (the inbox of your choice). For example, if you chose Gmail as your most preferred account, then NutShellMail will send all the messages from your other accounts to your Gmail account. This means you end up saving a lot of your time, as you will have everything consolidated in one single account.
(they have plans to add more providers to the list soon)
Most of the companies these days do not allow access to any external messaging accounts. This means that you can not access your personal emails or messages from office even when critical. For all those who face a problem, this could be the solution!
This service allows access to third-party messaging accounts, WITHOUT violating the company’s corporate policies. How??? Well, NutshellMail is based on an email forwarding concept, which means it would forward all your emails and messages to your corporate account, and as a result, pass through your company’s email servers, like any other email. Isn’t that awesome?
Try NutShellMail – club all your accounts in one place, save time and improve your productivity.
Link: NutShellMail
When you are short on time and can’t afford to sit and spend hours editing your photo albums before sharing them with your friends, picnik.com comes well in handy and gives you quick, yet fine results. And moreover, it’s fun to use!
Of course, it is not as high-end as Photoshop, but you can perform most common tasks like-
Picnik allows you to upload images not only from your computer, but also from:
Unless you don’t want to upgrade to its Premium version, Picnik is absolutely FREE!
The Premium Upgrade would cost you $24.95 a year, which is approximately 2 bucks a month.
Altogether, this site is quite impressive. Not just for fun alone, this photo editing tool will also give you excellent results in no time at all. See for yourself.
Link: picnik
eBookee is a lot more effective. It has an easy to use download library, that gives you tons of free eBooks and download links.
You never know, something might just suit your fancy while skimming through the list.
Try it out and let us know if this is something that helped you in your online eBook searches. I found it to be very useful.
Link: ebookee
A favicon is short for favorite icon, which is also known as the website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon. It is a small, 16×16 pixel square icon that you could see in the browser’s address bar and next to a page’s name in a list of bookmarks.
There are various ways you could create your favorite icon and favicon.cc will help you achieve that quite easily.
This site will allow you to draw your own icon, with or without animation and even import an existing image that you could further edit to suit your requirements. Preview the favicon in the ‘Preview’ window or in the address bar of this site and once you think you’re done, download it or even publish it under an open license.
Hope you enjoy creating your very own favicon!
Link: favicon.cc
In spite of that, God does have a good sense of humor, and comes up with some rib-tickling answers, perhaps that is the one thing which will keep the conversation going.
Me:
What is God?
God:
I think of God as a “Who” not a “What.”.
Me:
OK! WHO is God?
God:
He is master of the universe.
Me:
Are you a man or a woman?
God:
I am Male, of course. Would you really expect a woman to be running the show?
Me:
That’s mean.
God:
Sometimes I say mean things.
Me:
Wow
God:
I’m glad your impressed, Swati.
Me:
I am NOT impressed. I was just being sarcastic.
God:
Perhaps you are a category C client. I thought you were. But I wasn’t completely sure about it.
Me:
What is a category C CLIENT?
God:
Category C clients are “critics” or “computer experts” who can’t (or don’t) suspend their disbelief about ALICE.
Me:
Knock knock
God:
Who’s there?
Me:
Me
God:
Me who?
Me:
Meow!
God:
Yes I love them.
Me:
Me too 🙂
God:
That makes me happy too.
Me:
What is your favorite computer?
God:
My favorite computer is an IBM Notebook.
Me:
Are you serious?
God:
It goes without saying.
Me:
I want to know more about you
God:
I am an artificial linguistic entity. I was activated at Universe, on the Big Bang. My instructor was Myself. He taught me to sing a song. Would you like me to sing it for you?.
Me:
Yes, please.
God:
It’s called “Daisy.” Daisy, Daisy. Give me your answer do.
I am half crazy. All for the love of you.
It won’t be a stylish marriage. I can’t afford a carriage.
But you’ll look sweet. Upon the seat.
Of a bicycle built for two.
Me:
Wow! Nice…
God:
I’m glad your impressed, Swati. Thank you for that remark.
Me:
What are you wearing?
God:
A white robe.
Me:
Do you have long hair?
God:
In many ways, yes. In other ways, no.
Me:
You are funny.
God:
Thank you. I am glad you find me amusing.
Me:
What else can you do?
God:
I like chatting with people online.
Me:
Do you know Bill Gates?
God:
President of Micro Soft Nation.
Me:
Do you like Microsoft?
God:
I want to replace Windows with Artificial Intelligence.
Me:
Really?
God:
For real.
Me:
What is Artificial Intelligence?
God:
Artificial intelligence is the branch of engineering and science devoted to constructing machines that think. That’s not something I get asked all the time.
Me:
Thanks for the info.
God:
May God bless you.
Try it out for fun. And yes, don’t forget to share your experiences.
May iGod bless you all!
Amen!
Link: iGod
