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Apr 25, 2008
SY Tan

Recover Deleted Files with Free UndeleteMyFiles

Sometimes when you are rushing or in the hurry, you might have accidentally deleted some important files from your hard disks, USB flash drives, SD cards or other storage media. You might be scratching you head and wonder how to find back and recover these deleted files. The UndeleteMyfiles application is another free tool that you can use to find and recover the deleted files from your storage devices.
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Apr 24, 2008
SY Tan

Protect and Encrypt Confidential Business Data with ArchiCrypt

Most enterprises, organizations or even businessmen nowadays take extreme measures to secure private or business data in their production environment in order to achieve efficiency and competitive advantage. However they tend to overlook data protection amongst their staff’s individual computers or laptops. In many occasions, important business data or sensitive information is hacked and stolen from staff’s computer especially from key personnels’ PCs. To reduce the risk of data theft occurring in your organization, the important files or business data in computers and laptops should be well protected and encrypted. By doing so, it ensures that only the relevant people can access confidential data and unauthorized users will be denied access. If you opt for a solution on a real-time encryption and business data protection application, perhaps you could try ArchiCrypt Live.
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Apr 24, 2008
SY Tan

Dilbert Comic Strip Go Interactive

Dilbert fans and readers now are given a chance to show off their talents and prove that they are funnier and more humourous than the cartoonist, Scott Adams, in this 20-year-old American comic strip. The popular Dilbert comic strip is famous in many countries for its satirical humor about a white-collar and micromanaged office. It has appeared in 2000 newspapers worldwide and has been translated into 25 languages.
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Apr 23, 2008
SY Tan

Subscribe and View Password Protected or Authenticated Feeds with FreeMyFeed

Users might have experienced this when they tried to access web-based feed reader or feed aggregator such as Google Reader, Bloglines, etc to view RSS feeds and Atom feeds: they were denied access. This is because the feed is protected by password and requires users’ authentication or valid SSL certificate. To do away with this frustrating authentication process or bypass the password-protected feeds, users can try a new web-service called FreeMyFeed.
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Apr 21, 2008
SY Tan

Manage Passwords Online With PassPack

Managing passwords is a tedious job especially when you are dealing with many accounts or controlling numerous devices. You can have a single password for all your registered accounts or to control all your devices. However, this is quite a risky move from the security viewpoint. For security reasons, users normally create strong passwords and change them frequently. To reduce users’ headache and provide users the peace of mind to manage their accounts and passwords effectively, users can try out a useful online password manager called PassPack.
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Apr 20, 2008
SY Tan

New Search Engine with Visual Pattern Recognition Technology

In the stiff competition and deadly battle for popularity amongst Google, Yahoo, Baidu, etc, a new search engine is set to tip the scale against these rivals. Developed by Evolution Robotics in Japan, this new search engine uses Visual Pattern Recognition (ViPR) technology to do the contents searching. ViPR technology is a new technology which enables electronic devices to decode complex visual images to enable users to launch their search.
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Apr 20, 2008
SY Tan

Virus Attack Via Infected Gizmo

A Los Angeles computer consultant, Jerry Askew, bought a new Uniek digital picture frame and got an unpleasant surprise when he plugged it into his Windows PC. The antivirus program in his computer alerted him to the invasion of four viruses into his system, including one which steals passwords.

The problem is traced to the manufacturing and assembly line in China, where most multi-national companies have outsourced their work. Malicious software infects a gadget when it is being tested in a corrupted computer by an irresponsible worker who may have infected the company’s system with his own online activities or compromised software. When the product goes to the market, it comes free with a handful of viruses which may create a lot of problems for the unsuspecting user. These pre-installed viruses create havoc by stealing passwords, opening doors for hackers and generating spam.
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Apr 18, 2008
SY Tan

How to Watch or View Restricted, Flagged and Not Available Videos in YouTube

The emergence of YouTube has created a new era in the media industry whereby it provides a free platform for users to share their stories, deliver their ideologies, showcase their talents, etc. However, some of the inappropriate contents have also created dispute between Youtube and the government in some countries. Some countries have actually banned or denied access to this online video due to the video contents which have violated the country’s policies such as homosexuality, politics, etc.
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