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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

10 Worst Passwords On The Web 10 Worst Passwords On The Web


These days almost all the service’s you use on the web need you to login using a password for secure access. Thats why the email providers, online web storage providers, etc ask you to set a strong password for your respective accounts. And for the same reason anti-virus recommend users to set strong passwords with combinations of special characters and symbols.
In a recent survey, data security firm Imperva has analyzed the hacked passwords of the website RockYou and has revealed some shocking results. You will be surprised to know that “123456″ was the most frequently used password on the web !
Following image shows the passwords used the most :

Other important points of the study were :
  • 42 % of the passwords used lowercase letters from “a to z”.
  • 6 % of the passwords were a mix of alpha-numeric and other characters.
  • Many of the top 20 passwords used were Spanish names.
  • Nearly 2,000 of the passwords were only six characters long.
  • The longest password was of 30 characters – lafaroleratropezoooooooooooooo (Wierd…).
The study clearly reveals that majority of users don’t lay emphasis on creation of strong passwords which is very very important considering that most of the online activity these days involve email, social media, blogs, etc where strong password is a necessity.
By the way, are you one of those who fall in the top 10 category as mentioned in the image ?

Apple iPad = 40,000 BC Old Stone Apple iPad = 40,000 BC Old Stone

It is just a random image that i found on the internet comparing Apple’s latest introduction iPad with a 40,000 BC stone. I hope you find it humorous !

14 Awesome, Must Try Notepad Tricks

  • 1.Bush Hid the Facts/This App Can Break

    This is one of the most popular notepad tricks because of its mysterious nature. In order to get an idea as to what this trick does, just follow the steps given below:
  • Open Notepad.
  • Type “BUSH HID THE FACTS” or “this app can break” (without quotes).
  • Save that file with any name and close it.
  • Open It Again to see the magic.
Reason For This Behavior: It is known as the 4335 Rule. It means that if we enter four words separated by spaces, wherein the first word has 4 letters, the next two have three letters each, and the last word has five letters. Then Notepad Automatically hides the text into unknown code.
  • this app can break” (without quotes).
  • Save that file with any name and close it.
  • Open It Again to see the magic.
Reason For This Behavior: It is known as the 4335 Rule. It means that if we enter four words separated by spaces, wherein the first word has 4 letters, the next two have three letters each, and the last word has five letters. Then Notepad Automatically hides the text into unknown code.

2. World Trade Center Attack Trick

As you might be knowing that the flight number of the plane that had hit World Trade Center on that dreadful day (9/11) was Q33NY. Now call this trick a coincidence  or something else but whatever it is, it does startle us.
  • Open Notepad.
  • Type “Q33N” (without quotes) in capital letters.
  • Increase the font size to 72.
  • Change the Font to Wingdings.
You will be amazed by the findings.

3. Make A Personal Log-Book or A Diary

Did you know that you can also use Notepad as a simple digital diary or a personal Log-Book ? Well, if you didn’t then follow the below mentioned steps to make one for yourself !
  • Open Notepad.
  • Type .LOG (in capital letters) and hit enter.
  • Save it with any name and close it.
  • Open it again.
When you open the file again you will see the current date and time being inserted automatically after the .LOG line. This will happen automatically every time you reopen the the notepad file.

4. Test Your Anti-Virus

You can also test your anti virus program for its effectiveness using a simple notepad trick. Follow the steps below to know more:
  • Open Notepad.
  • Copy the code give below in the notepad file:
    X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
  • Save it with an .exe extension like testvirus.exe
As soon as you save this file, your anti virus program will detect the file (virus) immediately and will attempt to delete it. If this happens then your Antivirus is working properly. If not, then its time to look for some other reliable program.
NOTE: The EICAR test file (#3) is a 16-bit application and cannot be run on 64-bit versions of Windows.

5. Continually pop the CD Drive

  • Open Notepad.
  • Copy the code given below onto the notepad file:
Set oWMP = CreateObject(“WMPlayer.OCX.7?)
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
do
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count – 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count – 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
wscript.sleep 5000
loop
  • Save it as “Anything.VBS”.
Now open the file and see the magic! The file will continuously force the CD rom to pop out! And If you have more than one then it pops out all of them!

6. Matrix Effect

Not much to explain, just follow the steps and see the amazing matrix effect happen in your DOS window:
  • Open Notepad.
  • Copy the below mentioned text in your notepad file:
@echo off
color 02
:start
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%
goto start
  • Save the file with .bat extension like Matrix.bat
Thats it. Just open the file to see the matrix effect right before your eyes!

7. Change The Header/Footer Of Your Notepad File

More often than not whenever you get a printout of your notepad file, it starts with “Untitled” or the filename at top, and “Page ” on bottom. Now if you want to get rid of it or want to change it, just follow the simple steps given below.
  • Open Notepad.
  • Click on File -> Page Setup.
  • Replace the text written in the “Header” and “Footer” box (as shown above) by any of the following codes:
&l Left-align the characters that follow
&c Center the characters that follow
&r Right-align the characters that follow
&d Print the current date
&t Print the current time
&f Print the name of the document
&p Print the page number

8. Constantly Repeat Messages

Using this notepad trick you can annoy anyone and can actually force them to log off or leave the computer (LOL….). This notepad trick will create an infinite cycle of a message in the computer. Follow the steps to know more:
  • Open Notepad.
  • Paste the following code in the notepad file:
@ECHO off
:Begin
msg * Hi
msg * Are you having fun?
msg * I am!
msg * Lets have fun together!
msg * Because you have been o-w-n-e-d
GOTO BEGIN
  • Save the file with any file name but with .bat as extension and close it. For eg. Freakymessage.bat
After saving the file just open it (by double clicking) and see what happens.
Pssstttt……. You can piss of your friends by sending it as an email attachment asking them to try it out !

9. Shut-down The Computer After Conveying Any Message

This one is kind of an annoying trick and if used unknowingly can certainly cause problems (am serious). What this trick does is, after conveying a (any) message it shuts down the computer without any confirmation. In order to create the Shutdown file, follow the below mentioned steps:
  • Open Notepad.
  • Paste the following code in it:
@echo off
msg * Its time to get some rest.
shutdown -c “Error! You have to take rest! Byeeeeee” -s
  • Save the file with any name but with .bat extension and close it. For eg. TakeRest.bat
NOTE : Use this carefully. If you are playing prank then keep in mind that this may lead to loss as it shuts down the computer forcefully.

10. Toggle Keyboard Button Simultaneously

Using Notepad (and VB) you can set different keys on your keyboard to toggle continuously. Following are the 3 tricks using which different keys can be set to toggle simultaneously. Follow the steps given under each head to try out the tricks.
1. Caps Lock Key
    • Open Notepad.
    • Paste the following code in the notepad file:
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{CAPSLOCK}”
loop
    • Save the file with anyname and .vbs extension. and close it.
    • Now open the newly created file and see how the caps lock key behaves on your keyboard!
2. Hit Enter Key Continuously
    • Open Notepad.
    • Paste the following code in the notepad file:
Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “~(enter)”
loop
    • Save the file with any name and .vbs extension and close it.
    • Now open the newly created file and see how the enter key behaves!
3. Hit Backspace Key Continuously
    • Open Notepad.
    • Paste the following code in the notepad file:
MsgBox “Lets Rumble”
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{bs}”
loop
    • Save the file with any name and with .vbs extension and close it.
    • Now open the newly created file and see how the key behaves!
In order to end the vbs script (stop continuous key presses), open task manager and end the wscript.exe process as shown in image below.

11. Slowly Type Messages

This one is my favorite. Completely harmless trick and perfect for playing pranks on one’s friends. This trick can really freak out anyone! Follow the below mentioned steps to perform this trick:
  • Open Notepad.
  • Paste the following code in the notepad file:
WScript.Sleep 180000
WScript.Sleep 10000
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
WshShell.Run “notepad”
WScript.Sleep 100
WshShell.AppActivate “Notepad”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “Hel”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “lo ”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “, ho”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “w a”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “re ”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “you”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “? ”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “I a”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “m g”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “ood”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys ” th”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “ank”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “s! “
  • Save the file with any name and with .vbs extension and close it.
Now open the file and see how freakishly slow the messages appear!
NOTE: In order to stop it. Follow the “Note” given in 10th Trick.

12. Type “You are a fool” Continuously

Not much to explain, the title says it all! Follow the steps to make this trick work:
  • Open Notepad.
  • Paste the following code in the notepad file:
Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “You are a fool.”
loop
  • Save the file with any name but with .vbs extension and close it.
Ope the file and see how it makes you type!
NOTE: In order to stop it. Follow the “Note” given in 10th Trick.

13. Open Notepad continuously

  • Open Notepad.
  • Paste the following code in your notepad file:
@ECHO off
:top
START %SystemRoot%system32notepad.exe
GOTO top
  • Save the file with any name nut with .bat extension and close it.
Now open the file and see how it annoys you by opening notepad again and again.

14. Pick Your Option Batch File

When used this creates a file which asks you to choose a number between 1-5 and then does a certain action (as shown below – Action accompanied by number):
1 – Shut’s down the computer
2 – Restart’s the computer
3 – Wipes out the hard drive
4 – Net send
5 – Shows a message & then shut’s down the computer
Before you try out this trick, keep in mind that this can cause loss of important data on your (or any one else’s on which you are running this file) computer system. So BEWARE! In order to create the file, follow the steps given below:
  • Open Notepad.
  • Paste the following code in the notepad file:
@echo off
title Get A Life
cd C:
:menu
cls
echo I take no responsibility for your actions. Beyond this point it is you that has the power to kill yourself. If you press ‘x’ then your PC will be formatted. Do not cry if you loose your data or anything.
pause
echo Pick your option:
echo 1. Die Slowly
echo 2. Instant Death
echo 3. Stay Away From This One
echo 4. Die this way (For Wimps!)
echo 5. Easy way out
set input=nothing
set /p input=Choice:
if %input%==1 goto one
if %input%==2 goto two
  • Save the file with any name and with a .bat extension and close the file.
  • HAVE FUN GUYS....
  • KEEP ENJOYIN..:)

Browse: Home / Download Angry Birds For Nokia S60V5 (Symbian^1) Mobile Phones! [Unofficial] Download Angry Birds For Nokia S60V5 (Symbian^1) Mobile Phones! [Unofficial]


Angry Birds has been insanely famous amongst Android users and recently Rovio Mobile released it for Nokia N8 (only). And now Symbian^3 users are infected with those 5 Angry Birds! Unfortunately older versions of Symbian viz. S60V3, S60V5 (Symbian^1) haven’t yet got this game to play with mainly because of Nokia’s hardware limitations (Angry Birds needs hardware acceleration). Disappointing indeed.
However a developer with the name Novchik has managed to create a stripped down version of Angry Birds for “slower” versions of Symbian lowering the system requirements of original version of Angry Birds. The graphics have been modded to run smoothly on S60V5 (Symbian 9.4) devices and some tweaks have been made but it maintains the core game play. In total 45 levels of game play is there and is available for FREE!

Modded version of mobile game Angry Birds is compatible with Nokia N8, C7, Nokia E7, Nokia N97, Nokia C6 (01), Nokia X6, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, Nokia 5250, Nokia 5235, Nokia 5233, Nokia 5230 Nuron and Nokia 5228. If you have some other symbian based phone then you can try to run it since it’s a java installation (.jar) and the only problem that might crop up is that of screen resolution. Thought the compatibility is only with above mentioned mobile phones but any device having a processor of around 400 Mhz should be able to run it.
Download Angry Bird for your Nokia phone. And don’t forget to share your experience playing this awesome game!!

Browse: Home / Bring The Functionality Of Threaded SMS In Your Nokia Phone With ThreadSMS (Review) Bring The Functionality Of Threaded SMS In Your Nokia Phone With ThreadSMS (Review)


Threaded sms has been one feature which Nokia has failed to deliver in it’s mobile phones, be it S60v3 or S60v5. Though it isn’t a game changer but certainly a plus point when it comes to ease of access. Attending to this issue EHandySoft has come up with a solution for Symbian users, a mobile application that serves you SMS’s in threaded form, categorising ‘em neatly.
ThreadSMS is a utility app which once installed quietly sits in background and acts as an alternative of native sms app, displaying text messages in form of thread allowing you to keep a better track of the sms’s received as well as sent to a particular person. Purpose well served with a few challenges.

ThreadSMS Review

Anyway, I played around with ThreadSMS for quite some time and found it better than its competitors.
The installation size is just under 550 KB (on a S60v5 device) and it can be installed either on phone memory or memory card, an option I didn’t expect it to have. Setting it up is even easier, during the initial launch it’ll automatically read the sms’s (all of ‘em in Inbox, Sent items, etc) and properly categories them under suitable heads. By default it shows/reads 60 SMS in total but that limit can be easily increased from ‘Settings’ option. However I found that making ThreadSMS show more than 120 SMS slows down the application.
Moving on, the User Interface is nice, all the sms’s are sorted to their own contact and shown in groups with total number of conversations aptly displayed on the right. Clicking on any group will lead you to the full conversation view where all sent/received messages are shown and you can also reply from the same window, no extra steps needed. What has been discussed above is the core functionality of ThreadSMS, besides this it allows you to:
  • Backup all the sms’s in a text file. Can be used as an alternative for Nokia PC Suite but lacks restoring.
  • Password protect a set of sms’s. Useful for you know what reasons ;)
  • Delete sms’s from selected contacts, which can be a tedious task when done through native sms app.
  • Preview incoming sms. Very very useful indeed.

What I Did Not Like About ThreadSMS

Though it does what it says fairly well but still I wasn’t happy with how it behaved as a SMS app. Some of the improvements I’d like to see in future versions are:
  • Smooth UI, even more polished.
  • Ability to enter phone number manually rather than first going to contacts screen and then clicking on ‘Back’ to enter number.
  • Addition of more elegant chat screens.
  • Blended in with mobile’s default sms app to give a sense of it belonging to Mobile’s OS itself rather a separate app.
ThreadSMS is available for $14.95 (for a limited time, costs $20 otherwise) and supports Symbian platform i.e S60v3, S60v5 and Symbian^3. You can download trial version of ThreadSMS from EhandySoft website or directly from OVI store.