Brightnets, a brilliant alternative to hiding on Darknets

The Owner-Free Filing system has often been
described as the first brightnet; A distributed system where no one
breaks the law, so no one need hide in the dark.

OFF is a highly connected peer-to-peer distributed
file system. The unique feature of this system is that it stores all of
its internal data in a multi-use randomized block format. In other
words there is not a one to one mapping between a stored block and its
use in a retrieved file. Each stored block is simultaneously used as a
part of many different files. Individually, however, each block is
nothing but arbitrary digital white noise.

Yeah…yeah….i know, u must b left dumb-founded (i like to consider u r just like me). But in-case u r wondering HOW On earth it is possible ?

Read Here - http://offsystem.sourceforge.net/wordpress/?page_id=13

Search for Secret Google Services

Tony Ruscoe is a web developer working for a translation company in Sheffield, UK. He shows new & interesting ways to find abt latest offerings from Google, even b4 they make it to the media. Here’s what he says –

Since stumbling across Google Base almost a month before its release and more recently uncovering some more secret Google services, several people have asked how I go about finding these new services. By way of a response, here’s a quick guide to just some of the many different ways you could use to try and find new services that Google are working on.

Read more HERE .

5 Steps To Being More Photogenic

Not everyone feels comfortable having their picture taken. Unless you attended modeling school or took a ‘how to be more photogenic‘ class in junior high, high school, or college chances are when find yourself in front of a camera you end up, ‘winging it,’ which doesn’t always work out in your favor.

So the question is, why do some people always seem to look good in pictures?

Truth is, some people have a triggered response when they are in front of a camera. They do certain things that make them look better. You can also develop a triggered response that makes YOU look better.

Here’s HOW - http://www.digitalcamerau.com/category/basics/

Turn Your Cell Phone Into a Bluetooth Mouse

There are some very creative people in this world, as this project proved. The cell phones we all love and use daily could also turn out to be a fairly decent wireless Bluetooth mouse. Who would’ve thought about it? A standard camera phone with Bluetooth capabilities has all the ingredients of a decent, workable mouse given the right development attitude, a keen eye for detail and some inspiration.

The developer expands into the project and provides just enough detail to give you a full understanding behind the technicality of the project, and yet not revealing key information. He’s not planning to release this Java code, as he is attempting to develop a Bluetooth HID before the final release.

I can already see cell phone makers including this mouse-in-phone feature in their cell phones as a commercial feature in the near future. It’s quite a feasible idea.

Start thinking like Warren Buffett

Everyone loves Warren Buffett. More important, everyone wants to be rich like Warren Buffett, me included. So, in the first installment of this 29-part series, I am combing through all of Warren Buffett’s annual Letters to Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. Today I analyze 1977 to see what secrets Buffett knew way back when.

Should be interesting to say the least, and it’s always nice to learn something from the masters.
Read it here - http://www.finance-weblog.com/50226711/how_to_think_like_warren_buffett_part_1.php

Malware repository for security researchers

The hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow has created Offensive Computing, a malware repository site, inviting security researchers and others to upload infectious software of all description, and maintaining a database that any new piece of badware can be compared against. You can download malware, compare a newly discovered piece of badware against known samples, and so on.

Read more abt it HERE

Tunnel Vision

TunnelVision is a quirky little privacy app from Winamp creator Justin Frankel’s Cockos, Inc. It lets you hide everything on your screen except the space around the cursor.Your desktop is a pitch black room and your cursor the beam of a flashlight .

Here’s how *My Desktop* looks like with “TunnelVision”.

Althoght the Orignal site says, it increases “privacy”, i beg to differ here. There is NO PASSWORD protection here .( unlike windows screensaver settings, to give u a sense u of privacy. )

But it’s nifty little application to play pranks on ur colleagues or friends. Also u dont need to install it. It’s just 30KB in size.

Here’s how the “Options window” looks like in TunnelVision -

TunnelVision allows you to configure the size of your “tunnel” (the default is teensy) as well as the color.

Here’s the DOWNLOAD LINK for u to try it.

Enjoy !

Pdftk – PDF Tool-kit

If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a command-line tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Keep one in the top drawer of your desktop and use it to:

1. Merge PDF Documents
2. Split PDF Pages into a New Document
3. Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
4. Encrypt Output as Desired
5. Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
6. Apply a Background Watermark
7. Report on PDF Metrics such as Metadata, Bookmarks, and Page Labels
8. Update PDF Metadata
9. Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
10. Unpack PDF Attachments
11. Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
12. Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
13. Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)

Pdftk allows you to manipulate PDF easily and freely. It does not require Acrobat, and it runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Solaris.

Pdftk is free software (GPL).

Here’s the link to read Documentation & here’s the link to d/l PDFTK .

The PC De-Crapifier

Otherwise known as “Dell De-crapifier”

The PC De-Crapifier is designed to remove a specific list unwanted software in an unattended fashion. Before running, the user may select exactly what software should be removed. Currently, it is targeted for use on most Dell machines; however it will theoretically run on anything that has the software listed below.

The user can select exactly what is uninstalled from the list below

1. QuickBooks Trial
2. NetZero Installers
3. Earthlink Setup Files
4. Tiscali Internet Files
5. Wanadoo Europe Installer
6. Corel Photo Album 6
7. McAffee Personal Firewall
8. McAffee SpamKiller
9. McAffee VirusScan Online
10. McAffee Security Center
11. Google Desktop
12. Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
13. America Online 9.0 US Version
14. America Online 9.0 UK Version
15. Musicmatch Jukebox
16. Musicmatch Music Services
17. Get High Speed Internet!
18. Internet Service Offers Launcher
19. Norton Ghost 10.0
20. Search Assistant
21. MS Plus! Photo Story 2 LE
22. MS Plus! Digital Media Edition Installer
23. Corel Word Perfect
24. Roxio RecordNow
25. Sonic DLA
26. Sonic Update Manager
27. Sonic RecordNow Audio
28. Sonic RecordNow Copy
29. Roxio MyDVD LE

Run Registry Keys:

1. “BuildBU” – Part of Dell Alerts which provides customers with an update on latest updates. Can be run manually as needed
2. “DVDLauncher” – Belongs to the Cyberlink PowerCinema video viewing software which allows you to play DVDs on insertation. This program is a non-essential process, and is installed for ease of use.
3. “ISUSPM Startup” and “ISUSScheduler” – InstallShield Update Service Scheduler. Automatically searches for and performs any updates to the software. Can be run manually.
4. “msci” – Used for McAffee Security Center
5. “MSKDetectorExe” – Part of McAfee Spamkiller
6. “QBReminderFlash” – QuickBooks
7. “QuickTime Task” – Tray icon that you can use for quick access to the QuickTime application and additional settings. Can be run manually.
8. “RealTray” – Tray icon that you can use for quick access to the Real Player application and additional settings. Can be run manually.
9. “SunJavaUpdateSched” – Updater for the Java Runtime Envronment. Can be run manually
10. “DellSupport” – Agent that offers additional support and update features for your Dell computer or laptop. Can be run manually.

to read More abt this wonderful & Life-saving application Click Here .

Google Proxy : Access restricted web sites

O’Reilly’s has posted instructions for using Google as a free proxy ,
What’s the purpose for Google as a proxy? We often use office/school/university connections, usually those services are set to provide more safety, blocking the access to undesired web sites (the “black list”). What you can do now is use Google translator service (language tools) as a proxy to bypass the restrictions set for our connection!

Basically, you have Google translate your page from English to English (or whatever language you like). Assuming that Google isn’t blacklisted, you should be able to access any site with this method. This should be especially useful for those of you who have dealt with blacklisted websites that you actually have legitimate reasons for using.

To read the full-story , click here .