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May 4, 2011 / by Marco / account security, com, connection, Hypertext, information, password, poll id, secure browsing, secure connection, transfer protocol
Use HTTPS for facebook.com
Are you using a secure connection to your facebook account? I know how important it is to ensure you have the most secure settings for your facebook profile and I accidentally stumbled across this one – using HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure). For those non techies out there this basically encrypts and secures information between […]
read moreGoodbye Osama Bin Laden dead
It’s all over the news and I was shocked when I heard this but it looks like Osama Bin Laden is dead according to media reports. I can’t believe it’s been almost been 10 years since the September 11 bombings. DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU’VE READ?Join our subscription list and receive our content right in […]
read moreApril 30, 2011 / by Marco / download, free open source, Greenshot, image tools, imaging tools, Open, Photoshop, source image, source imaging, tool
Free Open Source Image Tools
There’s two open source imaging tools that I use to capture and edit on my Windows OS and I thought I would share this with you. GIMP – Image Editing tool similar to Photoshop. This tool can be difficult to use at first but once you get the hand of it, you’ll love it. You […]
read moreInstalling Cyanogenmod 7 on HTC Desire HD
I stayed up all night for this… (3am) but I managed to install Cyanogenmod7 on my HTC Desire HD. Initially, I thought it was going to be painful and I also hesitated after reading that you may brick your phone. I decided to take the plunge and update the most popular Android ROM out there […]
read moreHave you tried utorrent 3.0 beta
I just downloaded and installed utorrent 3.0 beta and there a some great new features with this version. Most noticeably is the ability to stream videos whilst they are being downloaded. I just tested this it does work, but it’s not what I expected. Clicking on “stream” showed a message saying “Ready in [xx seconds]” […]
read moreFireFox 4 sync feature
If you’re a techie like me you probably have already tested and used the FireFox 4 sync feature. What do you like about it? Did you find it difficult to set up? Is it secure? Those were some of the questions I asked myself post install. But before I dwell into these questions let me […]
read moreSecure the unsecured
Today I was setting up my HTC phone as a hotspot and wondered how many wireless networks were unsecured – deliberately. Why, maybe there’s a deliberate intention from hackers. They get you to connect and use their wireless internet connection and then capture your internet usage. They may be even tracking where you went and […]
read moreFirefox 4 – likes and dislikes
I’m sure we all heard and tried the latest Firefox 4. Everyone has been commenting about the new features and what they like about the latest version. I thought I’d just give my feedback and review: Likes It does seem much faster compared to the old one. The top menu is customisable Tabs look much […]
read moreLeasing office space
Like any typical start up company our business was located and started from home. Meetings and working on projects were conducted from the spare room. When I first started the business with my friend and brothers we did not jump into hiring an office space straight away. We waited until we knew it was the […]
read moreAre .mobi domains obsolete?
Several years ago there was a hype to purchase and register .mobi domains. These are internet domains that end with .mobi and are primarily used for viewing websites (optimised) on the mobile phones. With the introduction of smartphone the website pages are rendered for the phone so my question is whether these .mobi domains are […]
read moreAdvertising on a website
This week I noticed something quite interesting. When I went to look at some of the photos of the New Zealand earthquake on the Sydney Morning Herald website, the Advertisements reloaded every time a new photo was refreshed. The actual page wasn’t refreshing, it was just the photo and the image. So how are the […]
read moreAndroid market goes online
I received notification that android market went live online. This gives android users to browse, purchase and install the applications from a desktop pc or laptop. This makes it easier for users to search and install apps. Google has also released the in apps purchasing as well. This allows developers to further make money on […]
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