Generating strong random passwords can be simplified by using password generating tools. Password Generator is one such free tool which generates strong passwords and allows further customizing like including letters, numbers and symbols. To quickly create a list of good passwords : Go to Password Generator and hit “CREATE PASSWORDS” Include other criteria like adding …
Mozilla has made a change in Firefox that will block all of the older versions of Java that contain a critical vulnerability that’s being actively exploited. The decision to add these vulnerable versions of Java to the browser’s blocklist is designed to protect users who may not be aware of the flaw and attacks. Detailed …
When using shared hosting, it is a good idea to see how many different domains are on the same server that you are on. This is useful information because often slow response or overall website sluggishness (when your own website isn’t seeing a lot of traffic increase) is because lot of domains are crammed on …
Apple released a patch to update Java on it’s Mac OS X from previous version of 1.6.0_29 to 1.6.0_31. The older version of Java caused malicious code to be executed when users visited an insecure website. This trojan downloads a malicious executable on infected system and which then opens a backdoor to controlling servers thereby making …
Whether it is a mega corporation or a personal blog/website, logos can define individual brands. Here is how to quickly generate logos online : 1. Go to Cool Text. 2. Select a logo style as desired, set appropriate parameters like logo color, logo format and custom text. Hit “Render Logo” when done. 3. This will …
Suppose you have just moved your blog to a new webhost and want to check whether DNS changes are globally propagated so that the blog domain resolves to new webhost consistently from different parts of the world. Whatsmydns is an online tool that checks for this info from various parts of the world and displays …
Finally moved this blog from blogger to WordPress yesterday. 🙂 Here is how it was basically done : 1. Since the domain avp-blogs.com is a custom domain through Google Apps, first step was to make sure it stayed the same after move and be online the whole time during the move process. For this, a …
Now Macs are being vulnerable to trojans that used to effect Windows for years. How this works is when someone opens a Word document attachment on their Mac, the trojan kicks in and steals information. Latest victims of this trojan were two NGOs. The trojan creates a connection to the remote server and transmits user …
As the popularity of Blu ray format increases, it is essential to have applications that can make it simple to convert Blu ray movies to other formats and also do the reverse – convert other video files to Blu ray. Blu ray Ripper and Blu Ray burner (Blu ray Creator Express) by ImToo are a …
Any website whether it is an online shopping site, a portfolio showcasing work or a regular blogs needs a reliable web host. Frequent downtime means loss of revenue, loss of credibility among users or customers plus a penalty from major search engines in the form of dropping results. Nowadays, web hosting has become cheap as …