If you are a YouTube publisher or a frequent user, you must have noticed a lot of videos stuck at "301" view count, ever wondered what's the mystery behind this ?
This video shows you the insider secret of this 301 views mystery.
Remember those old signature dial-up handshake tones, now somebody slowed down it 700% and the result is some really creepy track. Watch the video and you will agree this could surely qualify for a horror film soundtrack.
We not only need our DNS system to be fast, censor-free but also secure from all kinds of government, ISP or hacker snooping.
Various DNS manipulation malware's have already shown the urgent need for an secure, verifiable global DNS system. And DNSSEC (Secure DNS) is the standard solution to the problem. Complimenting DNSSEC, the popular public-dns service provider OpenDNS has came up with an client side DNS security utility for both Windows and Mac named - "DNSCrypt".
Aimed to be the "last mile" DNS security solution between your computer and ISP, DNSCrypt is the solution for safe-and-secure DNS, securing users against any man-in-the-middle attacks, and DNS traffic snooping.
While we have some excellent free password managers like Lastpass, here is something very interesting from "Ford"!, yes a software for your computer from a car manufacturer. To promote the keyless entry system feature in Ford cars, the company has released a Chrome extension which once configured, stores user login details for websites like Facebook, Google, and Twitter and then, whenever the user is near their Mac computer the app detects them via bluetooth from an pre-approved smartphone and automatically logins to the websites.
Imagine the possibility of just sitting down on your computer and getting 'automagically' logged into your online accounts, without hitting a single key or moving the mouse. Although, not very secure I would certainly like something similar to get integrated with my current favorite password manager "LastPass'. A video demonstration and download link after the jump.
With 200+ new features and lots of usual bug-fixes and security patches, the all new desktop operating-system from Apple will be revealed July,2012. Christened "OS X Mountain Lion" the new upgrade brings a lot of great things from iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to the Mac. For example, users can now send iMessages, use Game Center, receive notifications and work with integrated iCloud for a streamlined experiences across various Apple devices. A video introducing all major new features is posted after the jump.
Proxy services to fetch torrents and offer easy-to-download fast regular http links are nothing new, and we have blogged about a similar service httpTorrents which is no longer available. A similar torrent-to-http service zBigZ is an downloader's dream come true, offering an excellent user-interface the service allows users to grab torrents onto zBigZ servers which can be downloaded as regular http links using download managers of their choice like IDM, flashget etc..
The great part is the service provides an decent, free offering - just limiting free accounts to a maximum of two torrent grabs and storage at a time with support for download resumes (when downloading cached files from zBigz servers to your computer).
The service not only provides a faster and better way to download files, but also helps users bypass ISP torrent download restrictions and get files anonymously over a SSL secured link. More details, features and signup links below.
Microsoft rolled out an update to their Internet Explorer web-browser, the security update "KB2699988" fixes a total of thirteen security vulnerabilities. All versions of IE were patched including the latest IE9.
The Dropbox iPhone App has been updated to support automatic photo uploads and gallery view. After upgrading to new version, the app will prompt user for permission to automatically upload phone's camera roll (images and movies) to their Dropbox account.
To promote usage of this feature, users are also offered an reward of up to 3GB of bonus capacity in 500MB increments when data gets uploaded using the new feature.
Apple’s WWDC keynote 2012 unveiled the next major upgrade to the company's highly popular mobile operating system - iOS 6. With over 200 new features the all new Apple iOS6 is currently available as a free download for registered developers and will be made available to users this fall as a free software update.
The most notable new features and changes would be - all-new iOS6 Maps app which entirely replaces Google Maps, new Siri features and commands, Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar, Social posting from Notification Center, Facebook-enabled apps like Photos, Safari, and Maps, ability to share Photo Streams via iCloud, a universal virtual ticket storage system Passbook. Detailed explanation of these new features with images and video after the jump.
Google Earth is one of the successful projects from the company, and unlike numerous other Google Products is being continuously developed and upgraded with new features. After, textured 3D buildings Google Earth is soon going to offer 3D models of entire metropolitan areas on mobile devices.
Acknowledging the success to 45-degree aerial imagery, new rendering and computer vision techniques, Google says - creating 3D cityscapes, complete with buildings, terrain and landscaping is now easier and automated then earlier. Google plans to offer 3D coverage for metropolitan areas with a combined population of 300 million people by the end of this year. A video demonstration of new 3D cityscapes is posted after the jump.