How to Check for NSA Taps

This is the newbie's guide to detecting if the NSA is tapping your internet communications.

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Hotkeys for Google
by: Dennis Nazarenko

Just select some text, press the corresponding key combination and the search results are in front of your eyes. This is what the new free program Hotkey Search Tool can do for you.

An advanced Internet user searches from 8 to 30 times a day. In the case of specialized search systems, such as on-line translators, dictionaries, and references, this value increases and totals from 10 to 60 requests a day.

Often, you had to start the browser and enter the search phrase to get the search results. But if the text is already typed, why should you have to type it again?

Suppose you want to search an encyclopedia for some unknown word or find the site of some product by its name. All you need to do is just select the text and send a command to Hotkey Search Tool. The program will copy the selected text to the clipboard and open the browser with the search results. If you do not select any text, the program will select the string typed before you pressed the hotkey.

A lot of users have already come to know Google Desktop. It is a convenient system for searching your local computer and it can work with additional plug-ins too. To perform a search in this system, you have to press windows+G or ctrl+alt+G and after that type the text you want to search for. As you have already guessed, with Hotkey Search Tool, you just select the text you need, press the above key combination and get search results right away.

It should be mentioned that the program is easily customizable and you can use it to search information in any on-line system that gets the text of requests in the URL.

The program does add one more icon to the system tray. So, we can only wish Google developers integrated the features of this program into their developments.

You can check out Dennis's website

http://www.ordinarysoft.com/

all new firefox flix site set to release tomorrow

really slick looking movie site set to release tomorrow. at test.firefoxflicks.com currently password protected but soon to be public.first 3 videos are ads.

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Lucent Sues Microsoft

"Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it was reviewing a lawsuit filed against it by Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) alleging Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console contains technology that infringes on a Lucent patent.

Lucent filed the suit in the U.S. District Court in San Diego on March 28, and asked for injunctive relief and unspecified damages, Lucent spokesman John Skalko said."

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Future Congressman For Sale Or Rent

Well atleast he is honest in what he does, I bet the RIAA, MPAA are going to be the highest bidders when they find this auction.

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Looks like Midway has announced the release of a new Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. They say it is going to be the final franchise release for the current generation console game systems.


"As the final chapter of Mortal Kombat on current generation gaming platforms, we're eager to raise the bar for the fighting genre yet again with Mortal Kombat: Armageddon," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "Building off of the tremendous successes of Mortal Kombat: Deception in October 2004 and Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks in September 2005, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon introduces the most comprehensive cast of playable characters from every Mortal Kombat title, both past and present, in addition to the first create–a–fighter mode in franchise history."

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Intel looses out, AMD grabs 80% of Desktop PC Sales.

With the cost dynamics of AMD versus Intel it only makes perfect sense to me. Personally I own 4 computers and all have AMD processors. I am sure that most of you are not that big of a suprise that AMD has taken the market. My thoughts in this is that AMD makes a better processor. They appear to run faster and more reliable the biggest problem I have experienced my self is the heat issue but as long as you use a proper heatsink and are not overclocking it is not really a problem.

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Ubuntu - Linux Kernel Compilation for Newbies

Great guide for those interested in compiling a custom kernel; also has a link to a more in depth guide.

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Technology of yesteryear, vintage penny arcade games

Awsome Vintage Coin Operated Fortune Tellers,
Arcade Games, Digger/Cranes, Gun Games
and other Penny Arcade games, pre-1977.

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Exploit your kids on eBay.

Woman on ebay exploiting her daughter to make a few bucks. Maybe we should all be doing this.

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The Packet Sniffers episode 5 OUT

From the most original characters in the hacking, modding and tinkering scene, episode 5 is available for your enjoyment.

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Sniffing VOIP with Cain

Here is a great tutorial on sniffing VOIP, kinda basic but really cool. Now I just wonder if this is concidered wire tapping?

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Hak.5 Official Release "Episode 1"!!!!!!

Not the trailer this time! The official release is out, great content, sweet hacks and funny as hell!

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Vista Viruses Unleashed!

An Austrian hacker earned the dubious distinction of writing what are thought to be the first known viruses for Microsoft's Windows Vista.

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Hello, Firefox! �Cause Internet Explorer 7.0 Is Going Bye Bye

As soon as the press found out that Microsoft, forced by the Firefox�s ascension, will release a new version of the Internet Explorer browser, everybody has started to wonder what effect this will have on the �fox that has put the Internet on fire�.

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CVS camcorder usably hacked!

The CVS Disposable Camcorder (mentioned about a month ago) has now been usably hacked so that videos can be downloaded over USB - no need to desolder the flash memory. Finally, some healthy free-market competition to CVS's expensive development service, just like in the analog world.

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Hak.5 Pilot "Episode 1"

After listening to Leo Laporte this weekend, a new show was introduced to the "non conventional tv shows". I had the oppurtunity to watch the new release which is due out sometime next week. It's like a cross between "the broken" & "SYSTM" but totally unique. Check it out!

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Microsoft fixes WGA Validation

Microsoft has updated the Windows Genuine Validation tool to circumvent the hack exposed last week that allowed the system to be bypassed with a snippet of JavaScript code....How long will it be before this is too cracked??

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Tech Shows

This is a list of the best free downloadable tech shows currently available on the Internet. This site will be regularly updated with new shows and information.

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Hackers vs terrorists: online anti-jihad

MI5 and patriotic hackers have formed an unlikely alliance to close down their sites.

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