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Monday, 8 December 2014

How to protect your credit card online

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GKI9VWo4Rk2YwqBBl7ks1l2dNWlNQzx1jqoITe0TNtvl0pAc2-qrgyahm3rzUN7ACOmiyRITeGSMge8n0mnt0nB59uH6VGtvzkaXQ9nNsCJRvmqeQVFt1cUf0OHmkVb0gOoIJVotCavd/s1600/master.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GKI9VWo4Rk2YwqBBl7ks1l2dNWlNQzx1jqoITe0TNtvl0pAc2-qrgyahm3rzUN7ACOmiyRITeGSMge8n0mnt0nB59uH6VGtvzkaXQ9nNsCJRvmqeQVFt1cUf0OHmkVb0gOoIJVotCavd/s1600/master.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Keep your credit
card details away from prying eyes and avoid fraudulent transactions with these
tips for shopping online.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">There's nothing like the feeling
of snapping up a hard-earned bargain when shopping online.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">There's also nothing like the
feeling of falling victim to credit card fraud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">With a number of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><b><span style="color: #ffc000; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">high-profile
breaches</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">this year alone, it's always a
good time to be alert not alarmed about using your credit card online.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">On top of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><b><span style="color: #ffc000; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">these general tips for safe shopping</span></b>,</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> here are some card-specific tips
to keep in mind when virtually swiping your plastic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Only enter your credit card details on
secure sites<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">By now, you hopefully know the
drill. Look for an https connection in the URL, as well as a padlock or another
digital security certificate to ensure that you are only entering your details
on a site that encrypts the transaction end-to-end. Don't send your credit card
information over email.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Buy a prepaid card for online transactions<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">For those who want to keep online
purchases completely separate from everyday credit card transactions, prepaid
cards are an option to consider. These can either be bought online or from a
traditional bricks and mortar retailer for a small fee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Prepaid credit cards allow you to
load a set amount of money at the time of purchase. The advantages are plentiful
when it comes to using a prepaid card for online shopping, but the big one is
that even if the card's details are compromised somewhere along the chain,
there is a limit to the amount of money that can be taken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Some banks and financial
institutions will let you generate a virtual credit card number to complete
purchases. This is generally a single-use number that you can enter in place of
your regular number.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Watch statements for any unusual
transactions<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.85pt;">While many banks have
sophisticated 24/7 monitoring systems designed to detect fraud and un</span><span style="line-height: 23.7999992370605px;">authorized</span><span style="line-height: 17.85pt;">redit card use, it's important to also keep an eye out on financial statements
both online and on paper. If you spot anything suspicious, call your bank
immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Turn on your credit card's added layer of security<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Many credit cards will have an
additional layer of security that might not be enabled by default. MasterCard
has a product called SecureCode, which is a private code that you enter every
time you make a transaction on a supported site, and is never disclosed to the
retailer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Verified by Visa, on
the other hand, offers a personal message that greets you when you are making a
transaction, as well as a password to authorize a purchase. Check with your
bank or financial institution to see if one of these options is available. The check
for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a data-component="externalLink" href="http://www.mastercard.us/securecode-sign-up.html" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.2s ease;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #ffc000; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">SecureCode is here</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">, while Verified by Visa can be
found on your region's Visa page.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On top of these safeguards, some banks also have their own verification
system in place that works in place of SecureCode and Verified by Visa. This
may include the bank sending a one-time PIN or security code to your phone as a
second layer of authorization</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Check with your bank or
credit institution to work out what other protections you have if your details
are compromised. Both MasterCard and Visa offer Zero Liability protection
against fraudulent transactions for both online and offline use</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Check your browser settings<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Turn off your
browser's autocomplete settings to avoid it inadvertently storing your credit
card or personally identifiable information.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">In <span style="color: orange;"><b>Chrome,</b></span> go
to Settings and select Show Advanced Settings. Under the Passwords and Forms
section, click Manage Auto-fill Settings. Delete any credit card information
that is automatically stored there, then uncheck Enable Auto-fill to fill in
web forms in a single click.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">In<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Firefox</span></span></b><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="text-align: start;">,</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">click
the Menu button and choose Options. Find the Privacy panel and look for the
History drop-down box. Here, choose Use custom settings for history. Then,
uncheck Remember search and form history.</span>.<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17.85pt;">In</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17.85pt;"> </span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: orange;">Safari</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17.85pt;"><span style="color: orange;">,</span>
find Preferences. Click on the AutoFill tab and then uncheck the options to
remember form data, including the credit card option.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">In Internet Explorer,
click the settings cog and choose Internet Options. From the Content tab, click
Settings next to the AutoComplete section and uncheck Forms</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Be sensible about where and how you use your
card<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reduce the chance of falling victim to a large-scale breach by not
allowing the retailer to store your credit card details on file (if
applicable). Enter your credit card details each and every time you make a
purchase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Also, make sure to use a separate password for every account you
make with an online retailer. It should be different to passwords used for
email accounts and other online services.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhSIUuk_U_DpEfTa7hqHDx9AeZtp-MBmbGwaP2ti2dGd6WG4sjP9z3b-3ZmBir88vCVz1_fCUgLYF0MRYUprFVxV5GeAwhcwxtP29NCbsKRjmS2esTg-UejmoPndwkpY4zJpizMcZ_RW5/s1600/_44507671_paypass_203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhSIUuk_U_DpEfTa7hqHDx9AeZtp-MBmbGwaP2ti2dGd6WG4sjP9z3b-3ZmBir88vCVz1_fCUgLYF0MRYUprFVxV5GeAwhcwxtP29NCbsKRjmS2esTg-UejmoPndwkpY4zJpizMcZ_RW5/s1600/_44507671_paypass_203.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Something that you might not think about is the physical location
where you enter credit card details.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">It sounds obvious, but don't type your details out in public view
where people can see your screen. For example, on public transport it might be super
convenient to whip out a </span><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><b><span style="color: #ffc000; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">tablet</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and make
a quick impulse purchase, but think about who might be watching over your
shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Use another service to make it easy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="https://www.abine.com/index.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #ffc000; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Blur</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">(formerly known
as DoNotTrackMe) offers a service that helps to add another layer of security
between you and the online retailer. For premium subscribers, it offers a
masked credit card feature that generates a new number for every purchase you
make. You can also assign a set value for that transaction, so there's no
chance of taking more money than you designate. It's $39/year but only
available for users in the United States, although the service will roll out to
a select number of other countries soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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How to delete your Facebook search history

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 <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">Facebook keeps a
record of everything you search for on its Web site. Check out this How to
guide for cleaning up the list, or just limiting what information Facebook is
storing about you</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Each time you look for a friend,
business, or personality on Facebook, it gets saved to your search history.
Supposedly, this makes it easier for you to find what you were looking for
later without much work. Unfortunately, the search history might be cluttered
with queries that don't require quick access -- like someone you've already
become friends with, a brand you're already following.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">If you want to limit some of the
information Facebook is keeping about you, or just tidy up the list, it's just
a few clicks away. Here's how to get started<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Step 1:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></span><span style="background: white; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="text-align: start;">Click on the
Settings cog in the top-right corner. Choose the Activity Log option from the
menu.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Step 2:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></span><span style="background: white; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="text-align: start;">You will see all of
your recent Facebook activity. Under Photos, Likes, and Comments in the left
side menu bar, click More, then choose Search.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Step 3:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">All of your search history,
provided you haven't deleted it before, will appear. Individual searches can be
removed by clicking the block icon and then Remove. If you want to clear all of
it, click on the Clear Searches link at the top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">What do you think about the
Search history feature? Do you think Facebook should save all of your search
queries? Have you ever found the search history helpful to revisit something
you were looking for in the past? Leave your thoughts in the comments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wednesday, 11 December 2013

11 amazing technologies that have totally changed our world for the better

tech tips

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<b><span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Fibre Optics<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Fibre optic technology
was first demonstrated in the 1840’s by Colladon and Babinet. Fibre optic tubes
refract light within glass tubes with little loss of light over the length of
the tube.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In 1880 Alexander Graham
Bell developed the technology to transmit voice signals over an optical beam.
Bundled together, fibre optic cables are immune to electrical interference
making them good for use in computer networking. Fibre optic transmissions are
also much harder to snoop and are therefore considered more secure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Graphene will
completely revolutionise technology. Created at the University of Manchester,
UK, graphene is a layer of graphite one atom thick. It is very strong, an
excellent conductor of heat and electricity and is predicted to transform
mobile devices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Imagine a flexible cellphone or
tablet –or ultra thin strong condom. The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://graphiteinvestingnews.com/4474-gates-foundation-funds-graphene-condom-research/" style="cursor: pointer; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #005399; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Gates Foundation has given $100,000</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to research the development of a super
thin and durable condom made of latex and graphene.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The technology to
enable cellphones to communicate from a base station was proposed in 1947,
however the technology did not allow the phone to move out of range of the base
station<o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;">A car phone call, using a
rotary dial to make the call was first used in Sweden in 1956. The first mobile
phone call was made from a Motorola phone in 1973.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Microcomputers
started to be mass marketed in 1977 and the name “Personal Computer” appeared
six years later when Hewlett Packard announced its 9100A personal
computer.  Microchip technology has significantly reduced the cost — and
size — of the processor as its power increased and form factors became much
more compact.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Although there are
well over a billion PC’s in existence, smartphone and tablet technology have
started to become prevalent in consumer markets around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The term nano robot refers to
robots whose components are close to the scale of a nanometer (10<sup style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">-9</span></sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>meters).
Imagine a tiny sensor intended to detect cancer, or to perform nano surgery.
Currently in research and development these robots have already been used to
deliver drugs to the correct part of the body in terminal cancer patients.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Satellite
communications allow TV, radio, data and telephone transmissions to be sent
anywhere in the world. Satellites are in orbit around the world, either moving
or geo-stationary relative to the earth. They are powered by solar cells and
batteries. They relay transmissions from one ground station to another via the
network of satellites.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 200%;">Solar cells convert light
energy to electricity. The photovoltaic effect was first demonstrated by
Becquerel in 1839. It has recently achieved a level of</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 200%;"> </span><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/solar-cell-hits-new-world-record.html" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #005399; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">almost 45 percent efficiency</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 200%;">. 
A 5x5 ft solar cell could be screwed to the side of your house and meet all of
your energy needs.</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The "Internet of
Things" refers to objects that can be uniquely identified with an
addressable system such as TCP/IPv6. IPv6 with its 128-bit address has scope to
have a unique address for every single item in the world. There are
approximately 3.4 x 10<sup style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">38</span></sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>addresses available for use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">You could even give<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/the-internet-of-things-talking-socks-and-rfid-trash-7000005179/" style="cursor: pointer; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #005399; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">each of your socks<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></a>unique addresses to ensure
that you will never mis-match them again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Transistors were
first developed in 1947 by Bell Laboratories and allow precise control of the
flow of current through circuit boards. A transistor is the active component in
almost all modern electronics systems. Moore’s law predicted that over the
history of computing hardware the amount of transistors in integrated circuits
will double every two years, influencing their impact on the evolution of
technology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Creating a three dimensional
solid object digitally is something that the automotive and aerospace industry
has been using since the 1980s.  Printers have become widely available
recently and are used to print anything from teapots to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/3d-gun-printing-hidden-eyeglass-cameras-and-constant-cyberhacks-are-we-all-doomed-7000014904/%20" style="cursor: pointer; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #005399; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">guns.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">You can even buy your own 3D<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/cube-3d-printer-goes-retail-at-staples-for-1299-7000014876/%20" style="cursor: pointer; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">printer from Staples for $1299.</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The first message
was sent electronically between two computers was sent over the ARPANET in
1969. The World Wide Web as we know it with its linked hypertext documents was
proposed in March 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Berners-Lee and
Robert Cailliau proposed the links to a web of nodes in 1990 – the year that
the first web site was completed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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these technologies have really affected our lives positively and they are well appreciated </div>
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<span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Source: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/11-amazing-technologies-that-have-totally-changed-our-world-for-the-better_p11-7000024091/#photo">ZDnet</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Eight ways to protect your privacy online

tech tips

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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The <span style="color: #005689;">current climate of mass surveillance</span> has
led many people to ask if there are ways to protect their privacy online. There
are, and Electronic Frontiers Australia recommends the following steps to
minimise your individual online security risks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Bear in mind two points. First, much of the information
available from our near-ubiquitous Internet access is easily accessible not
just to intelligence agencies, but also to online service providers, their
advertisers, people who might want to steal your identity, and, increasingly,
anyone with reasonable technical skill. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Second, a significant amount of online security risk is social,
not technical. Easily guessed passwords used across a number of services and
so-called "social engineering", in which a victim is tricked into
providing login and/or identity information. For both issues, make security a
conscious choice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">1. Use a password manager<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">A <a href="https://www.efa.org.au/2013/05/21/passwords-reuse-why-you-need-a-password-manager/"><span style="color: #005689;">password manager</span></a> makes it easy to have a
unique password for every site and ensures that if one service is hacked, other
services will not be vulnerable. Some are free, many are low cost, and they are
available for all platforms, including mobile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">2. Disable GPS and Wi-Fi
on your mobile device until you need them<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">GPS: Your mobile provider is able to identify your approximate
location using cell towers. If you have a smart device with GPS enabled, much
more precise location information is available to a whole range of entities,
including your platform provider and app developers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wi-Fi<b>: </b>Wi-Fi broadcasts
detailed information about your device, the apps on it, your location, and
Internet usage. Disabling Wi-Fi except when you are using it will prevent
promiscuous broadcast of personal information. Power management apps will help
you avoid having to remember by turning Wi-Fi off whenever the screen is dark,
which will also maximise your battery life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">3. Read the access
privileges for apps carefully, and make good choices<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In the digital world if a service is free then you are the
product. Many free services and apps collect detailed information about you
that allows them to sell highly-target advertising. Next time you download a
"free" app, check the information it is asking to access, and decide
if this app really deserves those privileges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">4. Guard your date of
birth and telephone number<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Never display your full date of birth. It is a key piece of
information that many providers use for verification. The same goes for telephone
numbers, especially if you lose your telephone and are trying to re-create your
contact list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; border-bottom: dotted #999999 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: dotted #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted #999999 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: dotted #999999 .75pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 2.0pt 0in 2.0pt 0in;">
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">5. Make yourself more
difficult to find on social media<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Consider using a pseudonym on social media sites. You can also
use unique email addresses for each website you join. Most online email
providers allow you to do this by appending extra letters (eg "fb+")
to your existing email address. This will make it difficult for strangers to
search for you on social media sites and if you start receiving spam at that address,
you’ll know exactly where the spammers found your address.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; border-bottom: dotted #999999 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: dotted #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted #999999 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: dotted #999999 .75pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 2.0pt 0in 2.0pt 0in;">
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">6. Keep your work and
personal presences separate<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If you have a work email account, keep it for work only. Your
employer has the right to access your work email account, so you really should
keep your private emails separate. This will also save you the significant
trouble involved in telling all your contacts and updating all your logins
if/when you change employers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">You might also consider creating multiple social media
identities: work, very private, and "publicly" personal, with
different names and different contact lists as much as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; border-bottom: dotted #999999 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: dotted #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted #999999 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: dotted #999999 .75pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 2.0pt 0in 2.0pt 0in;">
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">7. Encrypt your
connections<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Encryption is the process of encoding
information so that it is only intelligible to those given access to read it.
Many online services, such as Facebook, Twitter and Gmail, now offer encrypted
connections. Ensure that your browser uses an encrypted connection wherever
it’s supported by installing the "<a href="https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere"><span style="color: #005689;">HTTPS
Everywhere</span></a>" plug-in. Email is an inherently insecure
communications medium, but there are options available for encryption, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy"><span style="color: #005689;">Pretty Good Privacy</span></a>. Unfortunately, your email messages
will only be encrypted if the people you are communicating with also use a
compatible encryption service, so this limits its usefulness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; border-bottom: dotted #999999 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: dotted #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted #999999 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: dotted #999999 .75pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 2.0pt 0in 2.0pt 0in;">
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">8. Collective action<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">While these measures can provide you with some
individual protections, the fact remains that the most powerful action is
collaborative.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Globally, we should demand that all
countries focus efforts on implementing the<a href="https://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/TEXT"><span style="color: #005689; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span><span style="color: #005689;">International
Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance</span></a>.
These are 13 principles that set out for the first time an evaluative
framework for assessing surveillance practices in the context of international
human rights obligations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 9.75pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In Australia, citizens should also be demanding a much more
fundamental and long-term solution: a bill of digital rights. Australians
deserve a set of principles that underpin decisions made about
legislation that regulates online freedom, access, fair use, and
privacy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> SOURCE: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/03/eight-ways-to-protect-your-privacy-online">theGUARDIAN</a></span></div>
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Wednesday, 13 November 2013

How to get rid of Google Plus comments on Youtube

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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Google</span>‘</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="color: #009900; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><u>s</u></span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> recent implementation of Youtube comments has created a lot
of chaos among users. The new comment system increases load time, forces users
to use their real name and Google Plus account, replies don’t work and instead
of creating the quality related discussions Youtube was looking to get
implementing Google +, they have only made it worse. Even <span style="color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Youtube Co-Founder Jawed Kamir hates the new comment system</span>.
So, how Do you get rid of Google Plus comments on Youtube?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Youtube
has always had a “feather beta” a program that will help users with slower
Internet connection or outdated browsers to enjoy Youtube’s content, it was
mainly build for people using Netbooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">intended
to serve YouTube video watch pages with the lowest latency possible. It
achieves this by severely limiting the features available to the viewer and
making use of advanced web techniques for reducing the total amount of bytes
downloaded by the browser.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">But
thats not all, <b>Youtube Feather also removes comments, yes, comments.</b> By
enabling the Feather beta you will get a basic <span style="color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">youtube</span> page that allows you to enjoy just what you like:
The video, without having to deal with annoying comments and slow loading
pages. Here is how to activate it:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">      </span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Navigate
to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/feather_beta" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1e73be; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Youtube.com/feather_beta</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">      </span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Click
the Join the Feather Beta<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">      </span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Enjoy
your comment free youtube!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f4; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">- Source: <a href="http://www.amongtech.com/how-to-get-rid-of-google-plus-comments-on-youtube/">AmongTech</a></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Monday, 4 November 2013

How to install Android Kit Kat 4.4 on Nexus 4

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<div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWHdwWWgDleENzwVAAAfGcaU0d_CyRIbucsipbhTc3GhrfCV2kj7I_TQCe7MjZOmOBULfpd_iR25t6fCn6dKq4tLYbsUbWSyGg4CurPk41RN3kd3lD2Zcd2ncg8IyAupFUFeyc-ve5-xM/s1600/android_kitkat-630x420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWHdwWWgDleENzwVAAAfGcaU0d_CyRIbucsipbhTc3GhrfCV2kj7I_TQCe7MjZOmOBULfpd_iR25t6fCn6dKq4tLYbsUbWSyGg4CurPk41RN3kd3lD2Zcd2ncg8IyAupFUFeyc-ve5-xM/s320/android_kitkat-630x420.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Google has just launched <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #0095dc; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Android Kit Kat 4.4 </span>for its new flagship smartphone <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #0095dc; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">the Nexus 5</span>. Google has announced that in the upcoming months
older Nexus devices (like the Nexus 7 and nexus 4) will get support for Android
Kit Kat too, but nobody has time to wait for that, right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The guys over at <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #0095dc; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Paranoid</span> have already released the ROM for Android Kit
Kat 4.4 that is compatible with your Nexus 4 smartphone. <b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">We recommend you<a href="http://www.paranoidandroid.co/roms/mako/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0095dc; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> download</span></a> it</span></b> and then follow these
steps to have Android 4.4 running on your device in no time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">      </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We
highly recommend you Back up your old ROM. The version provided can be
considered “pre-alpha” and could cause problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Install CWM recovery (you canÂ <a href="http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager" target="_blank"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #0095dc; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">download it here</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">      </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Transfer
the Kit Kat 4.4 ROM to your Android device and reboot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0in;">Boot into recovery mode (Press and hold Volume Up, Volume Down and
Power buttons simultaneously.)Â </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 53.4pt; margin-right: 53.4pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0in;">Wipe the /data and /system partition of your Android device (by
selecting the<i>Â </i>Advanced Wipe<i>Â </i>option)</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.65pt; margin-left: 53.4pt; margin-right: 53.4pt; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">6.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">      </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Now
you can proceed to install the ROM. Navigate to the Android Kit Kat 4.4 ROM
file.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">7.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">      </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Select
“install zip from sd card” and choose the appropriate file<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.65pt; margin-left: 53.4pt; margin-right: 53.4pt; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">8.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">      </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Reboot
and you’re done!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: red; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0in;">Disclaimer</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">: INFOTECH NEWS  can’t be held responsible for any damage done
to your devices by installing this ROM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Source: <a href="http://www.amongtech.com/how-to-install-android-kit-kat-4-4-on-nexus-4/">AmongTech</a></span></div>
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Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Five ways to right-click on a Mac trackpad

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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">My friend and old boss Ben Patterson answered a
reader question<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; outline: none; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">on his blog</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">about
the various ways in which one can right-click on a Mac trackpad. I read the
post and was surprised that my preferred method of right-clicking was not
covered. Although my method is a derivative of one of the four Ben outlined in
his post, I still count it as a separate and distinct manner of right-clicking.
Without further ado, let us discuss the five ways in which you can perform a
right-click on a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; outline: none; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Mac</span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">trackpad</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; padding: 0in;">1. Click with thumb while
making contact with two fingers</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><br />
This is how your intrepid blogger initiates a right click. Since my index
finger is usually mousing about on the trackpad while my thumb lies in wait to
click, I simply drop the ol' middle finger down next to my mousin' finger and
click with my thumb to perform a right-click. I use it because requires the
least amount of movement from my standard mousing-and-clicking posture; my
index finger and thumb remain in their usual position, leaving me to move only
my middle finger down to the surface of the trackpad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; padding: 0in;">2. Click with two fingers</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><br />
Instead of placing two fingers on the trackpad and using your thumb to
right-click, you can simply use your two fingers to click the trackpad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; padding: 0in;">3. Assign the bottom-right corner</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><br />
If the two-finger right-click methods feel awkward to you, you can assign the
bottom-left corner as a right-click zone in System Preferences. Launch System
Preferences from the Apple menu and choose Trackpad. Next, click the Point
& Click menu item at the top and you'll see a Secondary click item. By
default, it's set up to click with two fingers, but you can set it to click in
the bottom-right corner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><b style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; padding: 0in;">4. Assign the bottom-left corner</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">
See above but change bottom-right corner to bottom-left corner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<b style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;">5.
Click the trackpad while holding down the Control key</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
This last option requires two hands, but should you want to involve your off
hand in the right-clicking procedure, you can hold down the Control key when
clicking the trackpad to perform a right-click</span></div>

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