iPhone Security Problems

A security researcher warned recently that there are ways the iPhone could potentially be hacked. iPhone does not have a security software, but it doesn't allow people to load third-party programs, resulting in the reduction of risk of infection from malicious software. But the problem arises when the iPhone is connected to the Web, said Marius Van Oers, a security researcher with McAfee.
"He listed many ways that hackers could use to try to find a way in though he did not claim to have a specific security issue in the device."It's fairly easy to send someone an SMS (Short Messaging Service) or an e-mail with a Web link," he said. "And once you go to the Web link, then that server can inject code into the iPhone, and if that happens, [a hacker] can have full control." He also said that Apple allows JavaScript when the iPhone interacts with Web pages.

Hacking mobile devices is less popular than hacking desktop computers. But interesting and dangerous programs have been written for mobile phones, some of them repeatedly autodial or send text messages to a number. That number would be owned by the hackers, who collect the revenue.

These kind of chances of malicious software affecting the iPhone today is probably low, but "that's the future. Let's hope it will not come to that," van Oers said.

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How do I download videos from Youtube or Google Videos?

I guess many of us have tried doing this and failed too. Below are three different ways in which we can do it.

Trick No.1 : Copy your video URL and paste it on KeepVid Lite. Click submit and you will be given a link to save the video as an FLV file.

Trick No.2 : If you are using FireFox install the Video Downloader Extension from Mozilla Addons - It will download all embedded objects on a webpage including the video clips.

Trick No.3 : Bookmark this link And when you want to download any video, open this link in your browser and click on KeepVid button.

All of them use the same hack trick -> Right-click -> "Save Target As" OR copy the link into your download manager and change the file extension to ".flv"

So Try this and Leave a comment if you like it or If you have any other suggestions.

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Flip4Mac WMV Player

Is your MAC's quick time player not supporting all formats of music? Here is a solution for it. Microsoft teamed up with Flip4Mac that provides Windows Media audio and Video playback capabilities in the QuickTime Player for Mac OS X.

Flip4Mac is not new for Windows Media Mac Player. The main difference here is it lets you play Windows Media Files (.wma and .wmv) inside the Apple QuickTime player. It will also allow us to view Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web browser.

There is some thing for windows too. Flip4Mac provides Windows Media playback for free. But upgrade your system to be able to import Windows Media files. We can edit and create Windows Media files for distribution.

Download Flip4Mac

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How much money can I make from AdSense and Blogging ?

When this question was asked to Mr. Amit Agarwal, his answer left everyone in astonishment. www.labnol.blogspot.com is blog which majorly talks about computers, software and internet. He mentioned in his blog that on average he gets more than 1.2 million hits per month!

Here are some facts mentioned in the Washington post :
PodcastDirectory.com's owner Mr.Andrew Leyden has nearly a million hits and makes around $30,000 to $40,000.SeatGuru sites get 700,000 visitors a month. They make about $10,000 to $20,000 a month from Adsense alone. Freeweblayouts.net owners are making $100,000 a month from a site that is providing readymade web design templates for MySpace.com.

So what are you waiting for?

Start writing!
Or we can rather say Start Blogging!!!

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RGV Ki Disaster ! - AAG

Remake of the all time Block buster "Sholay" proved it self to be an all time super duper flop. Its pretty much the same story in a modern backdrop.

When it comes to performance, Prashant Raj, who plays the role of the original "RAJ" who is almost as tall as Amitabh, looks miserable considering Bachchan's style. Ajay Devgan could not portray himself as VEERU when compared with Dharmendra. Nisha kothari as usual did a terrible job of trying to be a Tapori. She could not even render her dialogues properly. And I just don't know why she has to keep that unlit beedi in her mouth always. Sushmitha Sen was good in her performance.

Mohanlal is a great actor but he could have been better without the accent. The only commendable performance in this movie would be of Amitabh Bachan. He has proven it again
that he is the BE-TAJ BADSHAH of India Cinema.
But it got proven again that one can't deny that "Sholay" cannot be remade. And any film cant match its style too. Over all RGV Ki AAG ekdam thanda pad gaya !!

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Link your phone !

Any one can call me on my mobile, but my number will stay Private ! Doesn't that sound fantastic and ring a bell in your mind? How is it possible?
JAXTR makes it possible. www.jaxtr.com provides an amazing service where users link their phones with their online network, keeping their phone numbers Private !!!You don't even need a headset ! It works with any phone we normally use including land line.

All you need is a jaxtr link or widget. Register on www. jaxtr.com and you can get a jaxtr link (www.jaxtr.com/YOUR_SCREEN_NAME). Just give this link or widget to your friends and they can call you right away.

You can put your Phone widget anywhere online (facebook/orkut/myspace/blogger/livejournal and many more ) to receive calls. I have used this service and it is amazing, so what are you waiting for ? Visit www.jaxtr.com or use the below link to know more !

More on this service

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Are you a fan of AR Rahman ?

I am ! But not a fan , you can call me a devotee of AR Rahman . This man has an unimaginable talent. May it be Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English or any language, this man works wonders. And I always fall short of words to praise him.

Speaking about AR Rahman reminds me of another amazing Music mixer I know of , called Dj Wiredbeats. He remixes are incredibly groovy and facinating. Looks like he is an ardent fan of AR Rahman. All his remixes revolve around AR Rahman's music.

He also mentioned in his site " It is purely because of Rahman setting very high standards of music production that today's music composers and directors have come up to speed and elevated public expectation of recorded film music." and I totally agree. You can listen to all his remixes on his site as well as download them. recently he has released an album of his own called as SAMPOLOGY - Random Inspirations from life You can listen to the streaming over here

Or else just log on to www.wiredbeats.com to know more about this amazing music mixer.

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