BeeCloud Gives 512Gb of Free Backup Just Like Backify

If you are one of those who had been a victim of the Backify-Livedrive dispute you might be wondering if there are other sites that offer huge amount of free backup solutions for your files.Well, there is and they also give 512Gb free back up and storage in the cloud just like Backify.

Livedrive

BeeCloud is a computer service based in Belgium, launched in August and is also a reseller of Livedrive.They say their mission is to provide computer users with simple, high-quality backup. The offer of free 512Gb is not a limited trial period but a full feature backup solution.

It is to be recalled that the rift between Backify and Livedrive became known when the latter sent emails to Backify costumers informing them that Backify is no longer their reseller and that any services provided by the company and powered by Livedrive have been terminated.

After a day or two Backify also sent emails to their  own costumers saying that they had asked Livedrive to closed their reseller account because of dissatisfaction on their services and that at no point they also asked for the closure of their costumers as well.

But all of that is already water under the bridge and the people who were affected should look for an alternative or substitute for Backify. This is where BeeCloud comes in.

The company in which BeeCloud resells for is a popular cloud storage service provider and they are seem to be proud of it.

BeeCloud uses all of Livedrive's software and their web interface for upload/downloading files, this means that as a BeeCloud user you get any and all security features of LiveDrive.They also claim to use encryption and SSL connections when transferring data.

The free account is only for personal use and does not allow for sharing files.You can create only 1 free account per email address and 1 per IP address.

A few days ago I registered for the BeeCloud's  free account to avail of the massive 512 Gb backup solution and give the service a test to see if they really mean what they say.

If you want to also make it a try you can go to BeeCloud's registration page: BeeCloud registration page

The Ugly New Facebook Chat Box

It seems the Facebook people are running out of innovative ideas or they are overdoing themselves, thinking that by changing the chat interface would be cool to users. I don't want to judge them so quickly but I can't help it when one of the features in Facebook which I often used suddenly becomes suck.

In the old Facebook chat box you could see all the friends who are online but in the new chat box even those who offline are appearing in the side bar. The problem is you no longer see all the 'friends' who are online. What you now see are the list of names of those whom you have "messaged recently or most number of times conversed with", whether they are online or not, according to Facebook sources.

The new chat interface was activated last July. So, probably by now there are already thousands of Facebook users ranting; calling for the return to the old chat box. Some are even saying the move was stupid and that Facebook will be going the way of My Space if they don't wise up

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But fret no more chat lovers! I have searched and found how you can disable the new Facebook chat box and bring back the old good chat box. All you have to do is to download and install the extension for disabling the ugly new Facebook chat.

 

Choose the extension link for your browser:

For Firefox version click here

For Chrome version click here

For Opera version  click here

Snaptu: One Download Many Free Apps

Formerly known as Mobica, Snaptu is a free mobile application from an Israeli start up that can run on almost all types of Web enabled phones.It bundles all your favorite apps like Facebook, Twitter and Google Search among others in one single app. No matter what phone you have, with Snaptu you can enjoy ultra fast browsing, so you can save time; simple and easy to use.

The amazing array of functionality of Snaptu goes further by also allowing the users to add virtually any RSS feeds of any blogs and news sites be it Mashable, Technorati, CNN or BBC. You just type the URL of RSS feed then click the add button.

By January 2011 the application has already 27 million users around the world and still rising. On my own account it bundles more than 30 individual apps at present with some more room to spare.

The product's popularity can be attributed to the fact that it can run on almost any model of phones provided they can access the Internet. Snaptu runs on Java platform, so because of this content providers and application developers can able to write a one time application on Snaptu and then run it on the mobile web. So Snaptu does not run on the mobile phone but on the internet servers.

In March 2011 the company was acquired by Facebook for an estimated 60-70 million dollars. This only goes to show the growing importance of Snaptu on the social network industry. Facebook hopes to further expand its social network influence globally by putting its app on the most rudimentary phones on the market.

 To download  Snaptu  click here then install it on your phone.
 

Facebook, Google Getting Ready For The Second Internet

On June 8 several major web companies including Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Yahoo will participate in World IPv6 Day. The event sponsored by the Internet Society will test flight IPv6, an upgrade to IPv4 which is becoming to be overloaded. The purpose of the 24 hour test is to motivate other companies using the Internet to transition and adapt their services and products to the IPv6.

IPv6 stands for Internet Protocol version 6, an increment to IPv4 which is the current public communication protocol being used globally but IPv4 is now running out of address space due to the ever expanding Internet. It can be installed just like any software in order to connect to the Internet and can also work with IPv4 without any special tools or manipulations.

Lynn St. Amour, president and CEO of Internet Society stated on IPv6 Forum.com," The Internet is for everyone. IPv6 represents the next stage of the Internet's evolution".

John Chambers, chairman of the board and CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc outlines Cisco's commitment to IPv6 by listing its benefits which include:


- Simplified packet header for routing efficiency.

-Mandatory IP Security (IPSec) implementation for all IPv6 devices. -Improved support for mobile IP and mobile computing devices.

-Enhanced multicast support with increased addresses and efficient mechanisms.

There are only 6% remaining of the domain name bandwidth for web addresses (IPv4 addresses) and they are expected to be exhausted by March 2012. The advent of the second Internet, IPv6, will be the remedy because there will be no more running out of web addresses.

According to Wikipedia the current first internet (IPv4) could allocate 4,294,967,296 addresses while IPv6 can support 340 undecillion addresses. Imagine that!

Intrusion Prevention System Help Avert Lockheed Attack

The recent "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on Lockheed Martin's information system could not have been averted without an intrusion prevention system installed on their network.


Lockheed Martin is a big player in the global arms supply and the no. 1 defense contractor for the United States. Any breach on the company's network could heavily compromise their customers, program or their employee's personal information. But most of all, if the intrusion was successful it would have been a big problem for America as vital secrets on next generation as well as current weapons technology will be exposed.


A spokesman for Lockheed did not mention anything about IPS on their system but reported that "we have policies and procedures in place to mitigate the cyber threats to our business, and we remain confident in the integrity of our robust, multi-layered information systems security".


An intrusion prevention system is more than a firewall or antivirus software. IPS is both a hardware and software system that works inline along the network of a security infrastructure of a company. It has the capability to detect attacks coming from known and unknown sources, block the attack and make an alert.


The attack against Lockheed’s information system is believed to have originated at RSA, a division of technology giant EMC, when their SecurID tokens used by Lockheed employees for remotely accessing their data have been breached. Hackers could have made duplicates of the token keys out of the stolen data from RSA.


Most experts say it is virtually impossible for any company even with an up to date security solution to totally stop cyber espionage. But having an intrusion prevention system in place, an individual or company can rely on protection for their sensitive information which is far more effective than firewalls and antivirus combined.

Wireless Management Suite v.2.0 Base and Wireless Intrusion Prevention System. To know more about intrusion prevention system visit intrusionpreventionsystem

6 Ways To keep Your Kids safe On The Web

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Your kid's security on the Web must be of utmost priority. They are the most vulnerable when it comes to cyber bullying, scams, sexual offenders and other forms of abuse on the Internet. Parents should monitor, manage and administer their children's use of the computer to make sure they stay away from websites that wittingly or unwitting could pose some risks. Without proper guidelines children could easily fall victim to on line predators.

Here are 6 tips that would help protect your child from the dangers of the virtual world and ensure their safe and rewarding experience online:

1.) The first thing parents should do for their kid's online security is to position the computer in a place where they can see what their kids are doing over the Internet from time to time. They should also set a time limit for the use of the computer notably when playing online games.

2.) Learn the sites where your children most often go. See to it that the sites do not contain sexually explicit content or violent graphics and images inappropriate for their age. Check out also whether they are indulging in activities online with strangers who are out only to exploit your kids.

3.) Teach them the proper and responsible way of using Facebook and other social networks. Some sites have features that give users control of their profile and how or to whom they can share photos and other personal information. Urge your kids to utilize these controls.

4.) You can report to Google if your kid encounters abuse or inappropriate content on one of their products. In You Tube, you can click on the "Flag" link below a video which you think violates Google's Community Guidelines and they will review it for removal.

5.) When doing some school projects on the Web, your children should learn to distinguish between the real and not real. Not all you see, hear, or read on the Internet can be true. Educate your child to verify the information they find.

6.) Purchase parental-control software to keep your kids away from websites which they are not suppose to access. You can program the software in a way that restricts the children from "adult" sites but not necessarily block your own use of Internet.

Facebook email: The new kid in town

Mark Zuckerberg actually does not want to call the new Facebook messaging system an email in the traditional sense. Neither would he term it as a “Gmail killer" like what has been speculated in the media. Mr. Zuckerberg said it is more than Gmail.
The latest Facebook product has been in the works for 15 months by a team of 15 engineers headed by Andrew Bosworth who said that it is the "biggest engineering team ever put up by Facebook for a new product.
It was Zuckerberg's interview with high schoolers, whenever he got the chance to talk to them that drove the Facebook chief to create the seamless messaging system. However, it was not what the teenagers are using as a way to communicate with one another that gave Zuckerberg the impetus, but rather it was what they are not using, the email.
According to the youngsters they are not using email because it was too slow and not real time. "It adds a lot of friction and cognitive load to the process of sending email and communicating", adds Zuckerberg.
Facebook messaging or Facebook email integrates the various messaging platforms, IM, sms, email into a single conversation thread with the other person or groups you are communicating to.
This feature is called seamless messaging and one of the three features included in the Facebook product which the conventional email does not have. The other feature is the conversation history where users can keep track of their communications over multiple platforms in one single history.
Social Inbox is another feature of the new messaging system. Here, the users' messages are stored in three separate categories: the "messages", where your most important messages are kept; the "others", for those which are not so important, and the "junk", where messages that are not valuable are thrown in.
For the general users of Facebook who are eager to try the new system, they will have to wait a little further. The initial launch will have the members of the press to try and test the product first and then give their feedback. The address @facebook.com will be given entirely optional for Facebook users who may wish to sign up.

No Such Thing As Safe OS

The operating system is the backbone of a computer. It directs, manages and controls all the various applications installed on the hardware. The OS also processes the input/output data between the user and the computer.
Today's popular operating systems, Microsoft's Windows, Mac OS X of Apple and Chrome of Google cannot be said to be completely safe. Each of them has its own vulnerabilities. Not one is foolproof. A user of any of these softwares could be secure for a period of time, but for how long depends on the complacency of the vendor company.
Why do you think Microsoft is releasing security updates for their Windows softwares almost every month? Because it needs to be protected from those malicious writers who is always on the lookout for any loopholes in the system which they could exploit.
Just a couple of days ago Microsoft announced that they will be doing patches this September to fix 13 vulnerabilities.
Now, you might contend that Linux, or Chrome, or Mac OS X is safer and that Windows are more prone to attack by hackers. I don't think so. The only reason why Microsoft software is the target of so many viruses and malwares is because it is so widely used.
Any operating system is impervious to risks. Apple's Mac computers which have a reputation of being largely untouched by threats also have its own flaws.
A recent news on Apple is about the patching of three gaping holes on Safari 5.0.2 and Safari 4.1.2. These browsers are available for Mac OS X versions 10.5 and 10.6 and on Mac OS X version 10.4. These vulnerabilities on the browsers potentially put web surfers at risks of drive-by download attacks.

Even the Department of Home Security (DHS) knows the high-risk involved when they were alerted by the failure to keep its own systems upto date with the latest software patches. The vulnerabilities on their system was discovered not have been fixed when auditors working for the DHS inspector general ran a sweep of US-CERT using vulnerability scanner Nessus.

A Mini Hydro Power Plant For Mobile Devices

The latest hydrogen-powered mobile charger in the market is the MiniPak from the company Horizon. It is the cheapest around and comes in handy when the sun is not shining. Solar-powered chargers can be functional only when the sun is up.
The MiniPak, first demonstrated at CES 2010, was designed for charging portable electronic devices on the go. This neat looking gadget uses fuel cell technology and comes together with two refillable cartridges called HydroStik. The whole set is priced at a dandy $100 for those busy bodies who are always on the move.
The MiniPak fuel charger has a USB port in which to connect your smartphone or other devices that need to be recharged. Each of the two HydroStik fuel cells is a 'solid-state' hydrogen storage unit in which one of them has the juice equivalent to about 1000 AA batteries. Also, each of the fuel cells can store power up to 15 W. Nowadays, a smartphone or an mp3 player only needs less than 5W electricity to be fully charged.
Horizon has another product which complements the MiniPak, the HydroFill. With the HydroFill you don't have to buy another fuel cell after your HydroStik is depleted. The small scale refilling station can recharge the HydroStik just by putting water and plugging it in your wall socket. It will create hydrogen as fuel. It cost $500.

Samsung Epic 4G, Where Now SCH-r900?

Last month I made a post that Samsung SCH-r900 would most likely be the next 4G handset after the HTC Evo. It was first announced by Samsung themselves in March at the CTIA Wireless 2010 in Las Vegas.

But last Monday, Sprint revealed that Samsung will be coming out with the Epic 4G smart phone which will run on their wimax network. The Epic should be the second 4G handset on Sprint after Evo unless Samsung changes their mind. It is also Samsung's first 4G handset, again.

So with this Monday's announcement, (after the March announcement) what will happen to the aforementioned SCH-r900? Will its début push through this summer or is it dead? Or is it really the Epic 4G disguised as SCH-r900?

I do think however that Epic 4G would be the official one because when Samsung reported about the SCH-r900 they didn't came up with neither an image nor any specs. What they only said is that it will run on LTE technology of the other carrier Metro PCs and will be available for the consumers on the second half of the year. On the Epic 4G they came up with accompanying images and a quite remarkable specs and features. Samsung should have made some clarification regarding the issue.


Anyway, what really matters is how the Epic 4G will live up to the hype. In my humble opinion, Samsung would have to do a little bit of extra effort to make a nudge on some of its strong rivals notably the iPhone 4 and the HTC Evo.

Samsung SCH-r900, The Next 4G Smartphone

After the release of the first 4G handset,the HTC EVO,from Sprint last June 4,the next 4G smartphone in the US would most probably be the Samsung SCH-r900 and will run on Metro PCs carrier network.


Even before the launch of HTC EVO 4G, Samsung had already announced in
March the availability of the first commercial LTE capableCDMA/4G handset, although it wont deployed yet to the consumers until the be second half of this year.


No details of its specs nor any images have been provided by Samsung during its announcement at CTIA Wireless 2010 in Las Vegas.The only thing we know as of now is that it will fork on the LTE technology rather than on the Wimax being run by Spint on its HTC EVO and that it will be released late in the summer


The Samsung SCH-r900 will be the first LTE-enabled multi mode, CDMA,4G handset in America. Its introduction is part of Samsung's collaboration with Metro PCs in the US. Metro PCs has also selected Samsung Mobile to provide the networking infrastructure needed to launch its LTE technology in Las Vegas.

Nothing New in iAd Technology

After the iPod,iPhone and the iPad now comes iAd.But this one is not a
hardware.Rather,it is a software dubbed by Steve Jobs as Apple's next
big thing.

The Apple CEO,in his announcement at the company headquarters in
Cupertino,California last April 7, introduced iAd as one of the many
features in iPhone OS4,a new version of the iPhone operating
system.The iPhone OS4 will be launched in June.

The ad platform would allow apps developers in Apple`s App Store to
include ads in their software.The developers will get 60% of the
revenue, while Apple who will sell the ads will get 40%.

Mobile ad spending continues to rise in the US and in other
countries.Research firm eMarketer reported US advertisers spent $416
million in mobile ads in 2009 and projected it to grow to at least
$1.5 billion in 2013.

Although the debut of iAd in mobile advertising is significant,there
is really nothing new in the technology.Several ad platform providers
had been in the service for quite sometime now.Most notable among them
is AdMob which was acquired by Google last year (The deal is currently
being reviewed by regulators.).

The only question of advertisers is how would the format of the new ad provider
from Apple differentiate itself from the other mobile advertising
platforms.How will it change the game as what the iPod did in getting
songs and music to the consumers?Is it really the next big thing Mr.
Jobs is talking about?

As for now we just have to contend with the additional details about
iAd published by Hill Holiday.The advertising agency had a meeting
with Apple explaining the iAd platform.

The agency revealed that all ads (in HTML5) will be built by the iAd
team at first.That the iAd will initially work on the iPhone and the
iPod Touch but later will also be available on the iPad.
As for the pricing scheme,Ilhya Verdashko of Hill Holiday said what
struck him is "it wa straight forward and elegant" and "it is (the pricing scheme)what
you would expect from a premier online property."

Save Money On Opera Mini 5

People using smartphones to surf the web should find Opera Mini 5 a big savings on their data plan subscription charges.This is an upgraded version of Opera Mini 4.2.
The browser is especially designed and developed for smartphones and PDAs by Opera Software company.It was officially launched on March 16 after being in beta version.
Opera Mini 5 can be downloaded on the company,s website (www.opera.com) free of charge.
If you have a mobile device with no wifi connectivity feature or you are paying your network provider on a per kilobyte basis on the data you consume from surfing the net,it would be wise to download and install Opera Mini 5.
OM5 compresses the webpage you are trying to load by 90% by using only a tenth of the bandwidth of other browsers,thereby reducing your data usage substantially.
Another great feature of OM5 is the password manager.When you login on one of your accounts on the internet a prompt will ask if you would like OM5 to remember your password so that the next time you log in you don't have to enter it again.
Although it is touted to be faster than other browsers in loading web pages on mobile devices,Opera Mini 5 is just about the same time speed as the default browser on most smartphones.But clicking on the back button will get you very quick on the previous page.
One more big thing about Opera Mini 5 is that it renders a full web page much like on a desktop.

Withdraw Money Using Paypal Debit Card

Paypal users could make a request for a debit card Mastercard the company is offering to their clients who has a premium or business type account.
The card makes withdrawals of Paypal funds fast and easy.No need to initially transfer the funds from your Paypal account to your bank account which could take 3 to 4 days at the least before you can get the money.
The Paypal debit card can be used 24/7 on any ATM where Mastercard is accepted.However,it is available only to those who have premium or business accounts.Customers with personal and student accounts must upgrade to either premium or business to avail of the debit card.
The card works just like any other debit cards.You can make shopping purchases with it and pay restaurants anywhere where Mastercard is accepted and it will automatically be debited on your Paypal balance.
Another interesting feature of this product is the 1 percent cash back you will earn whenever you sign for a purchase.(Requires enrolment for the Paypal Preferred Rewards Program).
There is a spending limit of 3,000 USD and a daily 400USD ATM limit associated for the use of the card,although there may be a cash withdrawal fee when using the card at an ATM.(Paypal does charge a very small fee when funds are added to your account.)
A 100% protection against unauthorized charges on the card is guaranteed.This applies to fraud and theft upon notifying Paypal within 2 business days.