tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61475274705785847912024-03-20T01:50:07.428+05:00Codexero - Random Ideas, Downloads, Politics in the Maldivian isles.Random ideas, politics from the isles with a tech flavor at the time of Dawn!Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-45481021569949432872020-09-26T16:52:00.003+05:002020-09-28T19:31:56.898+05:00School Bell Timer - Free for all<p>Hello friends and strangers, it has been ages since my last post. However, recently a friend suggested to write about my hobby projects over a coffee... so here I am. I am an Administrator by Profession, a technology enthusiast/hobby programmer by choice.</p><p>I understand that there are solutions to use commercially available software for free, however these solutions are ethically and morally incorrect.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrc4KqMhDs_ZfpVjcX2NP01jz_j2YFkAXSZRJqZKLyEDDyt3hnR9lo-hCa0DjmRr7d-xEURf9pfnSgoFLUKNhUTZbbpmwENoxJK1Qo5pH9xX7tiTVGg-ZGIKy-ajxm-G7Ifj_kG1Wp69Y/s4000/IMG_20200925_181146.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrc4KqMhDs_ZfpVjcX2NP01jz_j2YFkAXSZRJqZKLyEDDyt3hnR9lo-hCa0DjmRr7d-xEURf9pfnSgoFLUKNhUTZbbpmwENoxJK1Qo5pH9xX7tiTVGg-ZGIKy-ajxm-G7Ifj_kG1Wp69Y/w400-h225/IMG_20200925_181146.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">School Bell Timer MV Screenshot.<br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><p style="text-align: left;">Most projects are initiated because there is a need, but some are not. In this case, there is a need. Sometimes co-workers ask for my help in technological matters, because of my IT background. Likewise, very recently a coworker asked me for help in putting an end to the annoying cycle of using trial software to sound the bell.</p><p>The school uses it's intercom system to play bell sounds, which is convenient. The problem was to find a free software to do the job.</p><p>So I scheduled this hobby project for the weekend, and it's done.</p><p>Here is how to get it: just download the file(s) from the link below. You'll find instructions enclosed in the zip archive.</p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17J7Ytk3anQ7EyNTZ2Yz3fyVgMa2Ap78l?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17J7Ytk3anQ7EyNTZ2Yz3fyVgMa2Ap78l?usp=sharing</a><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><p>Thank you for your time :)</p>Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-70203011219000160992012-09-02T01:04:00.001+05:002014-09-30T07:25:31.492+05:00Thaana font and keyboard for Android Phones<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Update:</b> (27/9/2014) A new intaller has been released. Check out the play store<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mv.purple.android.thaanakeyboard&hl=en"> http://goo.gl/Ba43TS</a>. </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Still requires root.</span><br />
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New Thaana Fonts+Keyboard for <b>rooted Android devices</b>.</div>
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Android OS has embedded endless fear in the hearts of the jealous Apple fans. Whether you believe it or not, the open source operating system has truly put smart phones in the hands of not just insanely rich people, but everyone. We love you Google.
So you are here because you probably need to type Thaana (probably for commenting on social media sites). And man! you are at the right place. Just hang on for a while.
Disclaimer: don't hold me responsible if your phone gets bricked or explodes!<br />
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1.Root your phone. you can easily root your phone with <a href="http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2">SuperOneClick</a> (freeware).<br />
Make sure you have "Super User" and "Busy Box" apps installed (normally after rooting you will have these apps installed by default).<br />
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2. Download <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33879094/Dhivehi_signed.zip">Dhivehi-signed.zip</a> and copy the file to the root of your SD card.<br />
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3.Boot into recovery mode, to do this:<br />
Turn off the phone<br />
Samsung: Hold VolumeUp+Center Button+Power<br />
HTC: Hold VolumeDown+Power<br />
Your phone will go into recovery mode.<br />
(The specifics on how to enter recovery mode depends on the manufacturer and device. So use Google to find out how you can get into recovery mode)<br />
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4.Select the "update from zip" option in the recovery menu and select the Dhivehi-signed.zip file on your SD card and OK it.<br />
5.Wait until the update finishes.. and reboot your phone.<br />
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6. Find "MultiLing Keyboard" application in your drawer and open it.<br />
Select Enable MultiLing Keyboard from the menu and select MultiLing Keyboard.<br />
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7. Go back and select "Enable Languages" option. Check use "MyAlpha font" and Scroll down to select Dhivehi Language<br />
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8. Now open Messaging and Compose a new message<br />
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9. Select the input field and hold down to bring up the input method selection menu, and select "input method". Now
Select “MultiLing Keyboard” from the selection menu.<br />
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10.Once the "MultiLing Keyboard" is installed and enabled, all you have to do is touch and hold the space bar, and select “Dhivehi”, to change the keyboard to dhivehi.<br />
12. You are done.. Congratulations!Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-79573106781575223392011-10-19T18:00:00.000+05:002011-10-28T17:31:10.309+05:00Is it true that Dhiraagu is broken?<b>Update1: Some of the links have been fixed by Dhiraagu since then.</b><br />
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Web surfers like you and me hate it like hell when we see 404 (Page not found) errors. This happens because the website is not properly maintained or simply because of poor design. Its very difficult to believe when companies like Dhiraagu slaps on our face with a 404! Hello Dhiraagu, I am a loyal customer... but I just can't take the 404 slap. So I decided to slap you back with this post.<br />
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Broken links/resources that I found on the official Dhiraagu Website:
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<a href="http://www.dhiraagu.com.mv/mobile/prepaid/images/new_banner_2.jpg">http://www.dhiraagu.com.mv/mobile/prepaid/images/new_banner_2.jpg </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.dhiraagu.com.mv/internet/parental_control.php?g=price">http://www.dhiraagu.com.mv/internet/parental_control.php?g=price</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.dhiraagu.com.mv/internet/parental_control.php?g=faq">http://www.dhiraagu.com.mv/internet/parental_control.php?g=faq </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.dhiraagu.com.mv/internet/parental_control.php?g=app">http://www.dhiraagu.com.mv/internet/parental_control.php?g=app</a><br />
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These are just the ones that I came across. Possibly there are more of them.<br />
So what are you going to do? Call 123 and slap them???Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-78161167238428666472011-09-27T11:55:00.000+05:002011-10-03T09:49:28.389+05:00Ultimate online security explained<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You are probably here because you are concerned about the security and privacy of your online presence. You maybe shocked to know that major search engines and social networks like <i>Google,Yahoo, Bing</i> and Facebook keeps track of what you search and which other websites you visit. In this article I am briefing about password security, email encryption and online privacy.<br />
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Use uppercase and lowercase characters together with special symbols. Good passwords are generally more than eight characters long. Make sure you use a different password for every online service. Most password managers such as <i>Passpack</i> have in-built strong password generators.<br />
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You may find this option under account setting on some web services. If available set the option to "Always use HTTPS". If you re not using HTTPS when log in to web sites your credentials will be transmitted in plain text. This is a highly risky because a WiFi hacker or a network sniffer can easily see your credentials. Therefore before supplying your credentials to the web site make sure that the URL starts with https, not http.<br />
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Some web services like <i>Gmail, Hotmail and Facebook</i> support 2-factor authentication, which means that you will get a one time security code by SMS when you attempt to login with the correct password. You will need to enter this security code to access your account. So even if your account password gets stolen it would be of no use to them. You will find this option under <i>account setting/setup</i> in supported web services.<br />
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For this purpose <i><a href="http://passpack.com/">Passpack</a></i> or <i><a href="https://lastpass.com/">Lastpass</a></i> gets the job done. Both of these services offer free plans. Choose your preferred online password manager to store all your online credentials. Visit the service website and learn how to get started. Make sure the service supports 2-factor authentication. Both <i>Passpack</i> and <i>Lastpass</i> supports 2-factor authentication which requires a <i><a href="https://store.yubico.com/">Yubikey</a></i> (a USB device which generates one time passwords - OTP which costs US$ 25).<br />
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If you don't want to spend a few dollars on the <i>Yubikey</i> your choice might be <i>Lastpass</i>, which provides a cross-platform portable software called <i>Lastpass Sesame </i>which generates an OTP. This service is only available to<i> Lastpass</i> premium service (US$ 12/yr as of writing this article). For the cheaper choice I prefer <i>Passpack</i> free plan with <i>Yubikey, </i>So you only spend US$ 25 for the <i>Yubikey</i> and that's it. If you are using <i>Passpack</i> Make sure you backup your data and store it in a safe place, in case you lose your <i>Yubikey</i>.<br />
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<u><b>What is an OTP?</b></u><br />
One time password (OTP) is a unique password which is generated by a security token device or application. Each time you use the device a different password is generated, effectively defeating key stroke loggers. Therefore you don't have to worry about your OTP being recorded since after you log off, the password used for that session becomes invalid.<br />
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Are you aware that some ISP's are injecting their own content into your search results? And some websites are tracking your online activity? Read on to learn how to defeat them.<br />
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When you type a URL in your browser your ISP forwards the request to a server which translates the address into an IP address which is send back to the browser. Some ISP's hijack Dynamic Name Server (DNS) queries to inject advertisements into your search results.<i> <a href="http://www.opendns.com/">OpenDNS</a></i> gives you complete control over your internet so that you can filter inappropriate web sites and be protected from malware sites. You can configure you internet router or your PC for <i>OpenDNS</i>. Go to <i><a href="http://www.opendns.com/">OpenDNS</a></i> website to create a free account and learn how to setup <i>OpenDNS</i> for your internet. Please note that some ISP's does not allow you to use third party DNS.<br />
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There is a neat little plugin called <i>Disconnect</i> for<i> <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jeoacafpbcihiomhlakheieifhpjdfeo?hc=search&hcp=main">Chrome</a> </i>and<i> <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disconnect/">Firefox</a> </i>which will prevent websites to track your search results and other websites you visit. Install these plugins and say goodbye to cookie tracking.<br />
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If you want to delete browser history, cookies and auto-complete data download <i><a href="http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER/">CCleaner</a>. CCleaner</i> cleans your PC including registry, temporary files and browser history.<br />
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Emails travel over networks before it reaches its final destination server. Emails are often intercepted by hackers and government agencies. And worse, the email provider may handover your entire email archive to government agencies if requested. Make all your emails readable only to the intended person by using <i>Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) </i>encryption<i>. </i>If you are using <i><a href="http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/">Thunderbird</a></i> as your email desktop client, <i>Lifehacker</i> has a good <a href="http://lifehacker.com/180878/how-to-encrypt-your-email">tutorial</a> on how to setup <i>PGP</i> for the client. If you are using Outlook go and grab <a href="http://www.gpg4win.org/">Gpg4Win</a> and browse through the documentation to learn how to setup email encryption for outlook.<br />
<br />Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com3Naseeree Magu, Hithadhoo, Maldives-0.61247612800508133 73.088436126708984-0.62835412800508128 73.068695126708988 -0.59659812800508139 73.108177126708981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-15208390064113307182011-09-25T15:53:00.001+05:002011-09-25T16:55:56.441+05:00Supporting the 20K campaign!The brutal autocratic government of Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom was replaced by president Nasheed by the peoples' choice. During the campaign Nasheed promised cheaper and affordable food, housing and transport. However within two years after he was seated, prices went high, private land was ripped away from the owners and we are witnessing rising air transport costs.
More than 30% of Maldivians are jobless because they have no opportunity. And surprisingly the government is repeatedly "urging" the jobless but talented youth to come forward and be helpful to themselves and the country! OK, we came forward to find a few opportunities for youths holding the ruling party's membership. And now what?
Members of the parliament are getting extremely high wages and bonuses. Recently they passed a bill unanimously approving a 20k bonus. Some MP's later retrained from taking the bonus due to rising public riots and campaigns against the 20k bonus.
The following video is a part of the 20k campaign. Watch now!
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<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themaldblog-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1592406521" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />Dear fellow Maldivians.<br />
When we thought that our language and alphabet were on the verge to extinction we were blessed with the freedom of expression. The new era of freedom cut loose the talented journalists and bloggers living in deep dungeons and caves. The result? News and information in the form of Magazines, broadcasts and electronic media started to show on air,cloud and shelves. Font installation is an easy process, but there is a little chance that there are less priviledged fellow Maldivians who find it difficult to find thaana fonts and install them on their PC. So I decided to create this little utility called the <b><i>Codexero Thaana font installer</i></b> for all you guys. There are two versions available, which are the 64-bit version and the 32-bit version.<br />
<a href="http://www.box.net/shared/7gm2vxgyhd5cp1vez7vf">Download the 64-bit version for newer PCS/Laptops</a><br />
<a href="http://www.box.net/shared/oren8k6e66go9xnqkuhq">Download the 32-bit version for older PCS/Laptops</a><br />
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So, enjoy!Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-67108123270887256972011-07-30T18:20:00.002+05:002011-07-30T18:24:27.485+05:00Damn tiny computers for developers and geeks.<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Globalscale-DreamPlug-036000291452-Class-Server/dp/B0053GBB5Y?ie=UTF8&tag=themaldblog-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Globalscale DreamPlug 036000291452 GHz Class Linux Server" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B0053GBB5Y&tag=themaldblog-20" /></a>We are living in a very blessed age, with information super highways and terabytes of data at our finger tips. <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themaldblog-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0053GBB5Y" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />Tablets, laptops and smart phones are cool, but geeks with innovative ideas and lust for entertainment and control would love plug computers.<br />
Plug computers are tiny computers mostly running Linux operating system. Features and components vary from device to device. Some of the plug computers have HDMI ports, USB ports, Ethernet ports, Wifi and expansion card slots. You can connect a portable hard disk to one of the USB ports and use the device as a DLNA server which streams audio and video to supported devices.<br />
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There are hundreds of uses including Security surveillance, web hosting, Media streaming etc.<br />
A good practical use would be developing and deploying an IM bot which executes certain tasks such as updating your Facebook status, Sending an SMS etc, when you message the IM bot. Cool huh! All you need to do is command the bot through your favorite chat application.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcIkz1ETi1YB8jul6FEg6838LBkjUB3UbO0iymuKO8cIQpA5rP2fyE6M6Cxb3mkSzz8JAoHR5-XZk-M1Ir9L9oZEHYBBTDTh8JtJSHjBw5LH9gS5Co7RqK1qxLTy6eL38WOtZzoBFKWw/s400/d2plug_860.jpg" width="400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" /></div>What about running <a href="http://www.smoothwall.org/">Smoothwall</a> on the device? Smoothwall is a powerful open source firewall for the Linux OS. If your router's built-in firewall isn't enough for you, then Smoothwall is the answer.<br />
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In fact some of these devices are a development platform, on which you can deploy various applications. Its definitely a must have gadget for the geeky Geeks. Enjoy!Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-84451002112088613032011-07-25T16:13:00.003+05:002011-07-25T16:20:26.596+05:00Keep track of your online life.With dozens of social networking services, micro blogging and location aware services etc, it can get a lot confusing. Fortunately a group of tech enthusiasts had come up with an idea, on which they build the "<a href="http://memolane.com/site/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Memolane</span></b></a>". It is a service which integrates your online networks such as Facebook, twitter, Google services, etc. Later on you can view all your online activities in a neat time line.<br />
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However I was concerned about privacy here. Their terms and conditions say that they will fully co-operate with any authority and hand over the personal data if <u>deemed necessary</u>.<br />
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To add up, its a very nice service. Checkout the CEO/ Co Founder's Memolane <a href="http://bit.ly/pc82T2">http://bit.ly/pc82T2</a><br />
And the following video from the site may convice you to sign up for the service which is free.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/16474788">Memolane - See, Search & Share</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/memolane">Memolane</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-80384341898959331502011-07-12T21:24:00.001+05:002011-07-25T17:18:52.678+05:00How to get your Google+ (Google lus) invite!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqHQ_FONCCx-ZFEw73PipqP7OmmHjNHNVhqGIG9jZA6WjQJHgG5RaObN7Hx0kIrUn25W8rM990z1uS9MULZRdO2QSF7ILdocWaTIt_Rpir6A3nMMaCW0xS7NzdsZUtgnt-usmGqX6aRY/s1600/google-plus-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqHQ_FONCCx-ZFEw73PipqP7OmmHjNHNVhqGIG9jZA6WjQJHgG5RaObN7Hx0kIrUn25W8rM990z1uS9MULZRdO2QSF7ILdocWaTIt_Rpir6A3nMMaCW0xS7NzdsZUtgnt-usmGqX6aRY/s200/google-plus-logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="color: red;"><b>Update:</b> Google+ invites working normally.</div><br />
Google+ is the Google version of Facebook with better privacy and features. The top story on twitter and <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themaldblog-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0547416997" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />web is Google+ and the top search terms include "Google+ invitations". Google+ is still in the Beta, so only few people who are lucky, are allowed to peek a look at the service. My sister (unica princesa) sent me an Google+ invite. According to Lifehacker traditional invitaitons doesn't work anymore.<br />
So how did unica princesa succeeded in inviting me. Ok, here is what she did.<br />
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<ol><li>First,create a new Circle then add a new friend to that circle by email —the person you want to invite to Google+.</li>
<li>Then post to your stream and mention your friend in that post.</li>
<li>Ask your friend to check their email.</li>
</ol>This method may or may not work, but there isn't any harm in doing so.. Go ahead, tell a friend already on Google+ how t give you an invite.<br />
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One of the coolest features of Google+ is the voice and video chat feature. No wonder why FB was hasty to introduce this feature. In my short experience I feel that Google+ is way better than Facebook. <br />
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Are you interested? I can try to invite a few guys, so that you can too have a peek at the Google+ before everyone does.Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-55682305259698286712011-07-11T10:03:00.007+05:002011-07-11T12:34:35.153+05:00Crack your own Windows7 Password! Break into the Windows system.<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Commands-Editors-Programming/dp/0131367366?ie=UTF8&tag=themaldblog-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming, A (2nd Edition)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0131367366&tag=themaldblog-20" /><span id="goog_376330037"></span><span id="goog_376330038"></span></a>Hi guys, good day to you.<br />
Before we break into the Windows system lets prepare for the final challenge. <br />
Most of us use Microsoft Windows in our daily office tasks. If you are a gamer, programmer or a journalist you are most likely be using Windows. Of course you can do without Windows, but it has become a sort of culture to use it, because majority of the users seek simplicity.<br />
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For geeks and Linux fans, running a smart OS like Linux from a flash drive would be more than fun. There are tons of possibilities such as running BackTrack, GParted, Ubuntu and other Linux flavors each of which is designed for special purposes. BackTrack is a security testing and assessment tool built n top of Linux kernel while GParted is designed for disk management. Ubuntu is a full featured operating system.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Preparation </u></span><br />
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Download your flavor of Linux from these download links.<br />
<a href="http://gparted.sourceforge.net/">GParted</a> - Disk Management<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/">BackTrack</a> -Security Assessment and Testing<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Ubuntu</a> -Full featured OS.<br />
<a href="http://www.xubuntu.org/getubuntu">Xubuntu</a> -Full featured OS.<br />
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Download a Live USB creator tool.<br />
<a href="http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/">UNebootin</a> - Available for Mac, Windows and Linux <br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Live USB Install</a> - Available for Windows and Linux<br />
<a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/">Universal USB Installer</a> - Available for Windows<br />
<a href="http://aligunduz.org/FUSBi/">FUSBi</a> - Available for Windows and Linux<br />
<a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/">YUMI</a> - A multi boot installer (Windows only).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Installation</u></span><br />
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After downloading your favorite flavor of Linux and live USB creator tool, lets jump head first into installing Linux.<br />
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Run and install the live USB creator tool. In this case I am going to use UNebootin to install GParted (Disk Management Linux).<br />
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See the video to see the steps of installing..<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Cracking your Windows password</u></span><br />
I used GPart to reset my Windows password. I am not sure about other Linux flavors have included the utility needed to do this.<br />
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Boot from the newly created Live USB GPart.<br />
Now you will need to mount the drive using the utility Mount-gtk found in System Tools.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount-gtk Utility</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Look for your System Drive / Partition. If you are not sure you can mount all the drives, then open every drive from the file explorer ( can be found on the Desktop). This way you can be sure which media is your system Drive. Notice that in the above screenshot you can see "/media/sdb1" , "/media/sdb3" etc. These are actually the path(s) to the root of the drive. Find out which one of these is your system drive by using the file explorer.<br />
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Now launch LXTerminal which can be found in the Accessories menu. My System drive (Windows drive/partition) name is "/media/sdb3". So I type "<b>chntpw <span style="background-color: yellow;">/media/sdb3/</span>Windows/System32/config/sam". </b>Note that in Linux, file and folder names are case sensitive. <br />
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</a></div>Congratulations! You successfully broke into your own system... Next time don't forget your password!Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-49872462621700034112011-07-10T00:43:00.000+05:002011-07-10T00:43:31.907+05:00Automate your digital life, be the smarter guy who is always a step ahead..Back in the stone age communication was so difficult that it may take more than a year to send a message from Asia to America. Only the people of that time can truly value the ease of communication today. However it came with a side effect. Our real life interaction is being replaced by virtual interaction through social media sites such as Facebook, Google+, MySpace etc.<br />
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COmmunication has developed to such an extent that our digital life is becoming a mere mess. Suppose you write a post on your blog,and you tweeted the link. And you also realized that you should share the link with your friends on Facebook,MySpace etc. However doing all those tasks manually and repetitively everyday can become a boring and difficult task. Thats where IfThisThenThat (ifttt) comes in.<br />
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You can create Triggers which will automatically tweet your link and share with your Facebook friends. You can even create a trigger which will SMS you if you recieve a new email. There are many possibilities. This is truly an amazing service.<br />
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<a href="http://ifttt.com/">ifttt</a> is still in Beta and you will need an invitation code to join.<br />
Use the invitation code CNETHOWTOALLSTARS to sign up for the service.<br />
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Enjoy!Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-11649883739105224042011-07-09T10:02:00.003+05:002011-07-09T10:43:13.115+05:00Boost Router Wifi Signal With Poweful Custom Firmware.<div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymy9lU7tHevSKZX_PfgUbjOjDG7raNqCr_x8KY1wamAqM2ZjN1am-TrhyphenhyphenoCW1BTnYNw9qz1OClF4cp9ffheX4HFMEDoRCQpewDAhGVZJ6yFOt1d76fBzWTmYe73jVKBMDvnuIPO29qm8/s200/dr-wrt-logo.png" width="200" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DIR-655-Extreme-Gigabit-Wireless/dp/B000LIFB7S?ie=UTF8&tag=themaldblog-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Gigabit Wireless Router" height="133" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B000LIFB7S&tag=themaldblog-20" width="200" /></a>I live in a fairly large house. Recently I setup wireless internet at my home. It is cool because you don't have to play around with the messy cables. However when I am in my room the signal strength decreases gradually. Of course the obvious solution was to buy a much powerful (and expensive!) wireless router. Luckily a friend suggested me to flash my router with a more powerful and customiazble firmware.He suggsted<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"> DD-WRT</a>. I did some research on this firmware before I rushed into playing with my router. As it turns out DR-WRT is the most reliable and powerful router firware available - for free!<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themaldblog-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000LIFB7S" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><br />
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One of the great features of <a href="http://www.dd-wrt.com/">DD-WRT</a> is the ability to update DNS-O-Matic service, which updates dyndns,<br />
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There are more features like Wifi Hotspot, VPN, SSH access, Telnet access etc. And anyway after being convinced of the reliability of <a href="http://www.dd-wrt.com/">DD-WRT</a> firmware I flashed my router, and behold, it was up and running in less than three minutes.<br />
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<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themaldblog-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001CTJIK6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />I looked around and saw Tx Power (transmit signal strength) adjustments. I put in the value seventy two in the input box and applied the settings. It significantly boosted the WiFi signal strength. Afterall my day was saved, and I saved huge bucks! Its time for a casual coffee with my friend :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dd-wrt.com/">DD-WRT</a> supports almost all routers out there. So turning a cheap router into an expensive and feature rich router for free is real.Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-79240065025536427522011-07-08T14:41:00.000+05:002011-07-08T14:41:45.078+05:00Premium access to Megaupload, Rapidshare for free leagally.Talking about file sharing, it has always been cumbersome to deal with large files. Suppose you want to share a very large file such as a video you first think of raidshare, megaupload, hotfile, fileserve etc. After uploading you give your friend on the other side of the world the link to the file. It's fine if he/she happens to have a premium account which costs a lot of money, but what if she doesn't have a premium account. Of course Rapidshare, Megaupload and other services allow you to download the file, but without support for download resuming, and at a much slower speed.<br />
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Then the guy would google using keywords like "free premium megaupload accounts", "hacking rapidshare" etc. only to discover phishing sites. I hope this post shows up on his / her google results.<br />
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Watch the video to learn how to access the mega file sharing services for free legally!Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-11379559851604778382011-07-04T22:46:00.002+05:002011-07-09T09:20:47.013+05:00Make the wild internet safe for children.Internet is a wild place indeed. It's wise to close all the paths to the wrong dens and caves, for the protection of our children. Then again some people may call this censorship, while the reality is quite the opposite. For those people arguing about censorship I like to say that there are ethical standards in every culture, tribe and community. For example would you call it censorship because we are wearing clothes?<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/LookSmart-Nanny-Parental-Control-Software/dp/B000070MQV?ie=UTF8&tag=themaldblog-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themaldblog-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000070MQV" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />Setting Up Filtering.<br />
There is absolutely no need to buy and install parental control software, unless you specifically need to record and monitor what your kids or employees are up to. The solution to closing all the caves and dens you need to sign u for a FREE account at <a href="http://http//opendns.com">openDNS. </a> They have a very user friendly documentation to setup their service. <br />
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For geeks it would suffice to say that you only need to configure your router / PC to use the following DNS servers.<br />
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<b>Primary: 208.67.222.222</b><br />
<b>Alternate DNS: 208.67.220.220</b><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/LookSmart-Nanny-Parental-Control-Software/dp/B000070MQV?ie=UTF8&tag=themaldblog-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="LookSmart Net Nanny 5.0 Parental Control Software" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B000070MQV&tag=themaldblog-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themaldblog-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000070MQV" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
You may also neet to filter all DNS traffic by using a firewall rule. For Dynamic IP addresses a light weight tool is provided by openDNS to update your <a href="http://opendns.com/">openDNS</a> account with your currrent IP address which is needed by the openDNS server in order to apply the filters you specified in your account. By using openDNS you can filter access to all illegal websites.<br />
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I did write about web filtering a while ago, but I thought I should refresh the article.<br />
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Go ahead and give it a try.Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-76024311575325953542011-03-14T11:10:00.000+05:002011-03-14T11:13:51.523+05:00High profile cyber sex scandal in Maldives<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Failed to identify the photo by running face recognition.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Age of cyber crime has begun in Maldives. Most of the high profile cyber crimes are originated from the southern most atoll of the Maldives, which is Addu city.<br />
In 2005 Dhiraagu web servers were hacked and several hosted websites were messed up. And now we are witnessing DoS attacks. Some of these attacks are so successful that it completely shutdown Internet services for some periods.<br />
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</tbody></table>After the highly organized attacks on Dhiraagu servers the hackers in Addu city switched their target. The hot topic in the Maldives is now the high profile cyber sex scandal which include cabinet ministers, MPs and prominent Judicial Service members. The hackers' initial aim was to earn some money through black mailing.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How did they do it? </span><br />
The teenage group contacted the high profile figures through the social networking service "Face Book". The women in the picture is the profile photo of several facebook ID's the group used to contact the prominent figures. After a lot of sweet talking the group gave them "her" personal Windows Messenger ID.<br />
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Now the group has a virtual web cam which streams pre-recorded porn video. As the video chat session was going, the group was silently recording everything without the slightest hint to the victims.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Black Mailing</span><br />
After recording hardcore chat sessions, they threatened them with the recorded videos. Bank of Maldives has guaranteed money transfer to Addu city by unnamed government figures, according to sources.<br />
The news was broken by the media regarding the arrest of several teenagers in Addu city during president Nasheed's visit to Addu which began on 17th Feb 2011. The government tried its best to confiscate all the videos before leaking to the public. Despite the efforts many tapes were leaked and available for anyone to see.<br />
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Police did not reveal much detail about the investigations. Even though this is a highly sensitive issue the public, independent bodies and NGO's continue to remain silent.Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-89219625490303845302010-01-05T11:10:00.000+05:002011-03-14T09:36:48.198+05:00The Codexero BOT - An experimental IM bot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifU8-IIvXkCrUkcN3DSgek0X3GVC3PLSeLHc_tyLjd2jN8WsNu302jkTZbNmCzf3aCacZQAin0arPDL92CuRobhiijDj7UZPuuZ9sX1ICoxYfA7WBPdIdlpytBjogm7NBoscQTdeEC35M/s1600-h/codexerobot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifU8-IIvXkCrUkcN3DSgek0X3GVC3PLSeLHc_tyLjd2jN8WsNu302jkTZbNmCzf3aCacZQAin0arPDL92CuRobhiijDj7UZPuuZ9sX1ICoxYfA7WBPdIdlpytBjogm7NBoscQTdeEC35M/s320/codexerobot.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: red;"><b>UPDATE:</b> THE BOT SEEMS TO BE OFFLINE. THE BOT HOSTING SERVICE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. </span><br />
The codexero BOT is the result of my experimental approach to getting useful information within the IM client itself, in a hassle free manner. The error rate is at maximum since the back end for the BOT is hosted by a free web server. During the tests the BOT performed quite well, although some down times were experienced.<br />
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Currently the Codexero BOT can get the latest flight information, display word definitions and display information on places, people and things.<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">codexero@msn.com</span><br />
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Some useful commands:<br />
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info <query> - Display information on a query, example: info Maldives</query><br />
dict <query> - Display word definitions, example: dict hello</query><br />
flight <query> - Display flight information, example: flight sq451.</query><br />
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I would appreciate any feedback provided.Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-38363324669679855292009-12-29T20:56:00.000+05:002009-12-29T21:01:16.687+05:00Eavesdropping cell phone calls becomes possible.<p></p>It's bad news, or is it? <a href="http://reflextor.com/trac/a51">Mr. Karsten Nohl</a>, a German computer expert has published detailed information on the possibility of eavesdropping phone calls made by cell phones.GSM is the most widely used standard for mobile networks around the globe. The GSM standard was created by The GSM Association (GSMA)22 years ago. The latest GSM algorithm in use today is A5/1. Following the publicizing of the report, GSMA announced that work is in progress of revising the algorithm, which is called A5/3.<br />
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Eavesdropping phone calls maybe impractical due to the cost of the equipment and the technical knowledge required. However, since we know that our phone calls are prone to eavesdropping we aren't comfortable speaking on the phone anymore.<br />
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<p></p>Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-41137503852383124722009-12-05T17:44:00.000+05:002011-03-21T00:43:16.844+05:00Google Wave Invitation Giveaway!<p>If you weren't lucky enough to get a Google Wave invitation don't despair. Google Wave will be available for everyone in the near future, if not in a few weeks. Google Wave is an innovative idea in collaboration, chat and email. Watch the following video to learn more about Wave.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="393" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirUrtQ9Ojhh1TqejBij-96-Ahm9_SwBPt6Nuc63cIUjcNOCFZswnlPSG32c1eAoSZZtzztvS1oCZa8NJU6IYTpLfZYnUdM12JeVMTsnuH4quA77eKQL8Ndz50kN1aNY_E4HP4W6FsFb8/s400/googlewavedirectory1.jpg" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em" /></div><br />
If you can't wait a bit longer until Google Wave is finally open to the public,I am giving away 3 invites.Soon I may be able to give away more invites. To get your invitation follow the guidelines below.<br />
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1 - Leave a comment for this post. Please specify your name and country. (Anonymous comments will not be eligible for the giveaway).<br />
2 - Winners will be drawn randomly.<br />
3 - Offer closing date will be notified soon(in this post).<br />
4 - You must leave a confirmation comment upon receiving the invitation. <br />
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Good Luck.Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-14459550281639021362009-11-07T21:51:00.000+05:002009-11-26T11:54:19.246+05:00Girl slavery in MaldivesI came to know about the issue of "Jariya" or slave girls, after Television Maldives announced it. But numerous times I have heard that a certain socially isolated group of people actually support the idea of slave girls. Reportedly the issue surfaced when a girl(under 18 years of age) consulted a doctor in IGM hospital in Male'. The doctor who consulted her reports that the girl was sexually abused and she is pregnant. The Doctor also reports that the women who accompanied the girl informed that the girl was a "Jariya". But why would she say that? Interestingly IGM hospital had no records of her.<br />
<img border="0" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" height="171" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Slvcanecrushweb.jpg" width="320" alt="Slavery was once a highly profitable trade in Europe and America"/><br />
An article covering the story on "Haveeru" website showed a women in black clothes, which made me wonder whether there is any connection between the issue and black clothes. To the best of my knowledge many Muslims around the world wear black clothes including Saudis and Iranians, but it is not known that slavery is practiced in either of these countries.<br />
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This case is under investigation by the Maldives Police and Human rights commission. So far Maldives police remained silent about the issue, but Human Rights Commission of Maldives confirmed that "Jariyas" or girl slavery exists in Maldives.<br />
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In Maldives, the valid minimum age for marriage is 18 years. However, once in a while, illegal marriages(officially) are carried out by separatist groups in the society. So it is also possible that illegal marriage could be mistaken as girl slavery.<br />
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Slavery lasted in USA for as long as 3 centuries. Children, Men and Women were brought from Africa and sold for money. Slavery was ended in US by the amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865. If you read history you probably know the unspeakable suffering of children,men and women from Africa who served the US and Europe as slaves. Every human being has full rights to live free, as any other human being. SAY NO TO SLAVERY.<br />
R8DYDX8K8PFHShamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-45574467839544971712009-11-05T10:47:00.000+05:002009-11-05T10:47:54.663+05:00Emergency data destruction<img border="0" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" src="http://www.dban.org/themes/chameleon/marvin/DBAN-Logo-118x132.png" />Do you remember the leaked pictures and documents from a Maldivian Minister's Computer? Are you planning to sell your PC? Even if you formatted your hard disk, your data is still there. Anybody with the right tools can recover your data easily. All your photos, personal documents may appear on social networking sites the next day. <br />
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Another Scenario<br />
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You are an activist, secretly working to topple an autocratic government, and one day somebody knocks your door. You find out that they are from the secret service. And you have tons of information on your computer which they can use against you. What do you do?<br />
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So what's the solution. The easiest and best solution is to remove the hard drive and keep it somewhere safe. What if you need to destroy the data on the hard disk? Well, fortunately generous programmers have developed applications which wipe out the data completely from your storage device.. <br />
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Darik's Boot And Nuke securely wipes data completely.. Its an ISO file which your can burn on to a CD or DVD, and all you need is to boot the Computer with the CD/DVD.<br />
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<b>Download: <a href="http://www.dban.org/download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Darik's Boot And Nuke</a></b><br />
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If you need to destroy individual files on your hard disk without completely destroying all the data then check out <b><a href="http://eraser.heidi.ie/index.php#download" target="_blank">Eraser</a></b>Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-70452827902645275592009-11-04T10:30:00.000+05:002011-03-21T00:44:13.872+05:00Kutti Nasheed resigns DRP membership<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLKBRyIoqOUdzhUKpOnUbzIDBKLbzweOsircPQzTK9-6UCsW-2ocSyeDhdzxTZTLpTgdUhfMhtE_dzSuiqFfpjtnpnKjwhwZMgc4gRDCpdQltM3RQ8TaKsXccRs4OCU-i5CnCqHR4kzg/s400/kutti.jpg" width="200" /><br />
</div>Member of Parliament Mr Mohamed Nasheed has officially resigned from DRP council and its membership on 1st November 2009.<br />
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In a letter addressed to the leader of DRP and copied to the Elections Commission he informed the party of his decision of resignation from its council and its membership. However he did not clearly state why he resigned.<br />
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I went through <a href="http://www.mnasheed.com/2009/11/closing-a-chapter/#more-804" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his blog</a> today and found out that he had no political contact with the party since February this year. His decision is understandable. DRP is increasingly losing support because of its decision to desperately struggle to topple the elected government, and the ongoing investigation of fraud on its leaders.<br />
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Sure enough, MDP would have offered him its membership by now, with huge bonuses. Would he join MDP? Its more likely that he'll join the Gaumee Party, because Dr. Hassan Saeed is his best friend and his political goals and religious goals are very similar to that of Dr.Hassan's. We'll have to wait to see..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-78626247103321482222009-11-02T11:16:00.000+05:002009-11-02T11:16:34.768+05:00High speed robotics with the ability to catch a flying object.<p>An extremely high speed robotic arm which can close its fingers in 1/10 of a second was demonstrated at 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 12 - 17, 2009, Kobe, Japan. The system consists of visual and tactile sensors at a rate of 1kHz and a high-speed hand-arm manipulator.</p><br />
The following video shows Ishikawa Komuro Lab's high-speed robot hand performing impressive acts of dexterity and skillful manipulation.<br />
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Amazing huh!Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-33935774378714349792009-11-01T10:38:00.000+05:002009-11-03T15:11:26.171+05:00Maldivian Media Copyrights Protection Attempt!?<p>As most Maldivians are aware of, Maldives does not have any laws and regulations on copyright protection. This has led to many losses in the film and music industry in the Maldives. A guy buys an original DVD or CD and his friends will receive copies of it, and they distribute more copies to their friends and son on.</p><br />
To battle this problem, film and music producers put malware on the DVDs and CDs that make use of the autorun feature of your Windows. So as soon as you insert the DVD or CD into your PC the malware executes itself disabling the task Manager, Folder Options, Hiding your Drives and altering many other system settings. After infection the system shutdowns itself after a certain period of time, normally after six minutes. The DVDs and CDs are only meant for players.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbaCkhn-uZh_vSlkg3YTxda1X3LOGsVtmrsZqojzaKM1V6np0HTybpTCj6RSJ1yi1vilECTxUjpMgG_ZSgEe_XluJXESfdx6yNT8bh1Dhk85RVw77jUUQ5-ceVolnvj5HcLPwywQXtrk/s1600-h/setttings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbaCkhn-uZh_vSlkg3YTxda1X3LOGsVtmrsZqojzaKM1V6np0HTybpTCj6RSJ1yi1vilECTxUjpMgG_ZSgEe_XluJXESfdx6yNT8bh1Dhk85RVw77jUUQ5-ceVolnvj5HcLPwywQXtrk/s320/setttings.jpg" width="320" /></a>Though this attempt cannot prevent an average Maldivian from using the DVDs and CDs on their PCs, some common users fall victim to the malware. I believe that copying and distributing other peoples work without the owner's consent is totally unethical, but I also believe the rights of the end users. Why can't they play or watch the films on their PCs? The producers does not have the right to put malware on their production media and infect the end users.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">How to get rid of the Malware.</span></b><br />
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Click your Start Menu and Select Run.<br />
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Type shutdown -a and press OK. Repeat this if the dialog box (displaying the countdown) on your screen does not close.<br />
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Click your start menu and select Run.<br />
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Type msconfig and press OK. The System Configuration Utility should open.<br />
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Select "Startup" tab.<br />
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Look for entries with random names (normally 3 or 4 letters).<br />
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Uncheck the suspected items (You may need some knowledge of the processes running on your PC). Then click Apply.<br />
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If you did it right then you have disabled the malware. Now you need to restore the system settings.<br />
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Download and install TweakUI from <a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe" target="_blank">Microsoft</a><br />
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Download Remove Restrictions Tool: <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/mtueogguog" target="_blank">http://www.box.net/shared/mtueogguog</a><br />
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Run the RRT Utility and Click "Enable All" Button.<br />
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Now open the TweakUI utility.<br />
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Select MyComputer > Drives from the tree menu. Select all drive letters and click OK. Now Log Off and then Log On again. If you still can't see your drives in MyComputer then click Start Menu > Run. Type Regedit and click OK. This should open your registry editor. <br />
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Now Press Ctrl+F.<br />
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Type NoDrives and click "Find Next" Button. Wait for the search to finish.<br />
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If you see "NoDrives" Entry in the right pane of the Regedit window delete the entry.<br />
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Press Ctrl+F again. Click "Find Next" and wait for the search to finish. Delete any entries in the right pane with the Name "NoDrives".<br />
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<b>If you followed the instructions correctly then it should fix the problem. If it doesn't then Check the <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/sl26culsdb" target="_blank">CodeXero Remove Restrictions Utility</a>.<br />
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Have a great day!Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147527470578584791.post-30887451651629233432009-10-30T08:48:00.001+05:002009-10-30T08:48:24.782+05:00Innovative Microsoft Mouse Concepts.<p>There’s no doubt that cats will be desperately trying to get their hands on these mice because these mice look and feel tastier than ordinary mice. These concept mice from Microsoft are far better than the ordinary computer mouse. Go ahead, inspire yourself by viewing the video.</p> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z6krcU6mZW0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z6krcU6mZW0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Shamilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116454473871161269noreply@blogger.com0