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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Famous Failures

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Famous Failures

If you have never felt you have never tried new thing.
From your childhood you'd probably heard that ' Failure is a key to success'. But you mayn't realize how much it really means. Let's see this some of the inspiring souls who were once called as a failure.



Eminem

A high school dropout whose personal struggles with drugs and poverty culminated in an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
 30 time Grammy Award Winner, sold over 90 million albums worldwide.


Lionel Messi

At age 11 he was cut from team after being diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, which made him smaller in stature than most kids his age.
4 time FIFA World Player of The year


Steve Jobs

At 30 years old he was left devastated and depressed after being unceremoniously removed from the company he started.
Co-Founder of Apple Inc & Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios


Walt Disney

Fired from a newspaper for "Lacking Imagination" and "Having no original ideas".
Creator of Mickey Mouse & Winner of 22 Academy Awards.


The Beatles

Rejected by Decca Recording Studios, who said "We don't like their sound, They have no future in show business".
The most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in history.


Albert Einstein

He wasn't able to speak until he was almost 4 years old and his teachers said he would "Never amount too much".
Theoretical Physicist and Nobel Prize Winner.


Thomas Eddision

A teacher told him he was "Too stupid to learn anything" and he should go into a field where he "Might succeed by virtue of his pleasant personality".
Inventor of incandescent light bulb.


Abhram Lincon

His fiance died, failed in business, had a nervous breakdown and was defeated in 8 elections.
16th President of United States.


Psy

After having 10 year unsuccessful music career he was about to leave music.
Develop most popular song worldwide Gangnam Style. 





Top 10 most popular programmer

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10.Matthew Charles "Matt" Mullenweg

WORDPRESS





9.Pavel Durov

VK (originally VKontakte)




8.Corrinne Yu

ex-principal programmer of
Microsoft’s Halo




7.Jade Raymond

producer of Assassin’s Creed and

managing director of Ubisoft Toronto

producer of Assassin’s Creed and managing director of Ubisoft Toronto



6.Leah Culver

founder and CEO of Grove



5.Amanda Wixted

early Zynga employee, game-maker

early Zynga employee, game-maker

early Zynga employee, game-maker


4.Kaila MacDonald

Developer at Phoenix



3.Jon Dahl
Co-founder/CEO of @Zencoder



2.Sara Haider
Software engineer at Twitter



1.Sergey Brin
created Google with Larry Page



ex-principal programmer of Microsoft’s Halo
ex-principal programmer of Microsoft’s Halo

Friday, November 20, 2015

How To Remain Anonymous Online

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How To Remain Anonymous Online


As for the title of this article, yes, pun intended. When I first started exploring online chat rooms and learning more about how the internet worked, I have to admit I was rather naive to it all. I remember watching an online video which led me here to Anonymous. This video, in part tells people to ask for help remaining secure and private online. In the spirit of this message I write this article.
We all hear about the NSA and government surveillance or hackers lurking in the shadows. For some people, the internet can seem like a scary and intimidating place. Do you want help feeling safer online? Do you want to be unafraid about making an online purchase? Would you like in interact and learn with people from all around the world without feeling spied on by some unknown powers at be? If you are like many people you have suspicions or hesitations online, but here are some tips from the professionals on how to help you stay anonymous on your journey.

Step 1. Use a good firewall software for your computer. A good firewall software you can use is a high-end built directly into Kaspersky and Norton Internet Security (2013). Also, using Kaspersky or Norton, you are getting spyware protection and live website protection to protect you from unsafe websites.
Step 2. Purchase a hardware firewall. You can get them for as little as $50+ from a pawn shop (if they have any) and up from there. This will help in protecting not only your computer, but if you hook it into your internet connect before your router/modem, it protects all of your networked devices.
Step 3. Utilize a VPN connection. VPN (Virtual Private Network) actually simulates your computer as if you are logged into the network from another location. a good VPN company to use is from IPVanish. They offer SSL as well as VPN connections.
Step 4. Once you have completed steps 1-3, now you need to get a more secure browser than IE, FireFox, Chrome, etc. I am talking about the Tor Network. Tor is one of the leading web browsers that also comes with another VPN connection and keeps your website viewing privatized. Tor is 100% free and safe to use.
How can you further protect your privacy interacting as anonymous online? Invent an alias, a surname if you will, with a name of your choice. Go and register this name with one of the big email service providers. Use this new email to register any new Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, ‘etcetera’ accounts. Be sure to clear all browser cookies before using this alias, or better yet, use a different web browser for your anonymous identity than you would use for your more typical internet activity. If you have a further need for security beyond these steps you may want look into encryption, stenography or TAILSsystem.
Source:anonhq.com

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Anonymous Have Declared War On ISIS Following The Paris Attacks

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Anonymous have declared war on ISIS. The hacker group released the below video on their YouTube channel to warn of their 'biggest operation ever'. 
Fittingly enough, the video is in French. Although it is below if you want to have a look. 

According to the Mirror, they say that they will 'use their knowledge to unite humanity' and then warned the group to 'expect them'. 
"Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down. You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go. We will launch the biggest operation ever against you.Expect massive cyber attacks. War is declared. Get prepared. The French people are stronger than you and will come out of this atrocity even stronger."Anonymous spokesperson

Anonymous - let's see what you can do. 

source: theladbible.com

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Will you miss Facebook's 'other' inbox?

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Under the new system, messages from outside a user's network will appear as "requests"


There has been a mixed reaction to Facebook's changes to its Messenger service, announced this week.
In the next few days it will phase out the Other inbox, where members currently receive messages from people they are not Facebook friends with.
Some members have expressed concern about harassment and spam gaining increased visibility.
Facebook users who run groups are also affected as they often communicate with group members who are not friends.
Once the phasing is complete, all messages from people outside of a member's friend network will arrive as "requests" which the recipient can accept or reject.
The messages will however arrive automatically if the sender is not a Facebook friend but stored as a contact in the recipient's mobile device - as long as the service is synced.

Message received

Many of the platform's 1.5 billion users weren't even aware of the extra inbox, which is currently only accessible by logging on to Facebook via a browser.
At the end of 2014 there were over 200 million people actively using Messenger, Facebook said.
Rebecca Smith from St Albans in the UK is one of the owners of a group for British bloggers, which has over 3,000 members.
She said often members don't see admin messages because they fall into the 'other' folder.
"We message everyone that requests to join. As it's a group for UK bloggers, we have to make sure they're from the UK and also that they aren't going to spam the group," she said.
Ms Smith thinks the Message Requests service will mean more potential members will see this initial correspondence.
"It means our messages won't be missed and people can't claim that they haven't been spoken to," she added.
"Some people keep doing the same things over and over again that we've asked them not to because the messages we send go into their "others" inbox that they don't check."

'Creepy messages'

However, some responses to the announcement about Messenger Requests,made by David Marcus, Facebook's vice president of messaging products, on the social network, have been more cautious.
"This means women will get creepy messages directly in their inbox. They used to be able to ignore them as they went to the others folder," wrote another.
"We truly want to make Messenger the place where you can find and privately connect with anyone you need to reach, but only be reached by the people you want to communicate with," said Mr Marcus.
"Now, the only thing you need to talk to virtually anyone in the world, is their name."
He added that the sender will not be able to see whether their message has been ignored.

What's in the Other inbox?

In the interests of research I decided to have a quick look at mine.
The majority of messages were ancient event invitations, although nobody has ever berated me for my lack of RSVP.
A few unsolicited comments about my appearance, some kinder than others, then there was the obvious spam and one obligatory request to put $20m in my bank account via Nigeria.
Farewell Other Inbox... I'm not sure I will miss you.
Source: BBC




Windows 10 is spying on almost everything you do – here’s how to opt out

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Windows 10 is amazing. Windows 10 is fantastic. Windows 10 is glorious. Windows 10 is faster, smoother and more user-friendly than any Windows operating system that has come before it. Windows 10 is everything Windows 8 should have been, addressing nearly all of the major problems users had with Microsoft’s previous-generation platform in one fell swoop.
But there’s something you should know: As you read this article from your newly upgraded PC, Windows 10 is also spying on nearly everything you do.
It’s your own fault if you don’t know that Windows 10 is spying on you. That’s what people always say when users fail to read through a company’s terms of service document, right?
Well, here is Microsoft’s 12,000-word service agreement. Some of it is probably in English. We’re pretty sure it says you can’t steal Windows or use Windows to send spam, and also that Microsoft retains the right to take possession of your first-born child if it so chooses. And that’s only one of several documents you’ll have to read through.
Actually, here’s one excerpt from Microsoft’s privacy statement that everyone can understand:
Finally, we will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to: 1.comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal process, including from law enforcement or other government agencies; 2.protect our customers, for example to prevent spam or attempts to defraud users of the services, or to help prevent the loss of life or serious injury of anyone; 3.operate and maintain the security of our services, including to prevent or stop an attack on our computer systems or networks; or 4.protect the rights or property of Microsoft, including enforcing the terms governing the use of the services – however, if we receive information indicating that someone is using our services to traffic in stolen intellectual or physical property of Microsoft, we will not inspect a customer’s private content ourselves, but we may refer the matter to law enforcement.
If that sentence sent shivers down your spine, don’t worry. As invasive as it is, Microsoft does allow Windows 10 users to opt out of all of the features that might be considered invasions of privacy. Of course, users are opted in by default, which is more than a little disconcerting, but let’s focus on the solution.
Rock Paper Shotgun has broken things down into four main bullet points that will guide you through regaining control of your personal data.

First, you’ll want to open Settings and click on Privacy. There, you’ll find 13 different screens — yes, 13 — to go through, and you’ll want to disable anything that seems worrying. The blog notes that most of the important settings can be found on theGeneral tab, though other tabs are important as well. For example, you’ll definitely want to adjust what types of data each app on your system can access.
Next, users should consider dumping Cortana. Yes, the voice-driven assistant iseasily one of the best new features in Windows 10, but it also plays fast and loose with your data. As a result, many users will find that the benefits do not outweigh the risks.
For the third task, you’ll have to venture outside the confines of your PC and hit the web. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to check out Microsoft’s nifty new Edge browser. In it, click on this link and set both “Personalised ads in this browser” and “Personalised ads wherever I use my Microsoft account” to off. This will disable Microsoft’s Google-style ad tracking features.
The last tip is one that most users will likely forgo, as it is a bit excessive. Rock Paper Shotgun recommends removing your Microsoft account from Windows 10 completely and using a newly made local account instead. This way, Microsoft doesn’t grab hold of all your data to sync it across machines. To us that’s a great and useful feature, but if you want to kill it just follow the link below in our source section for complete instructions and plenty more details.
copied from:  http://bgr.com/2015/07/31/windows-10-upgrade-spying-how-to-opt-out/

Microsoft’s new launcher is its boldest move to take over your Android phone

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Microsoft can’t beat Google and Android in the mobile game when it comes to market share or hardware sales, but it’s relentlessly developing software solutions – and purchasing interesting apps – that will give it a major presence in the mobile world. Such is the case with a new Android launcher that’s available to download from the Google Play store.

First seen in beta in late July, the Arrow launcher is available for anyone to downloadfree of charge. As Microsoft explains it, Arrow is supposed to offer instant access to the apps you use most, but also to your favorite contacts, pressing reminders and recent relevant items (photos, file downloads, app installs, dropped calls, and others), and most important settings.
“Arrow makes it easy to find, launch and get back to your favorite apps, keep in touch with friends, and stay on top of the important things in your life. Arrow learns from you – the more you use it, the better it gets,” the company says. “It does the heavy lifting so you can spend less time managing preferences, and more time enjoying your phone.”
Arrows wants to give you quick access to your most used features and in doing so it might remind users of iOS 9 similar features. Furthermore, there’s a quick settings panel that you can activate by swiping up from the bottom of the phone. The menu is an extension of the app dock where you’d place your favorite apps, but it does resemble to Apple’s Control Center in iOS, including quick toggles for airplane mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, flashlight and screen orientation lock. A shortcut to the phone’s settings is also present.
Just like with any launcher, Microsoft’s Arrow will let you further customize your phone with page management, widgets, and third-party icon pack support. The launcher also comes with Bing custom wallpapers that can change every day and are supposed to be light on battery usage and optimized for speed.
Technically, the project comes from the Microsoft Garage Project, the same team that made the Next Lock Screen for Android.
copied from:  http://bgr.com/2015/10/30/microsoft-arrow-launcher-android/

No iPhones: Why Is Facebook Forcing Its Employees To Use Android

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Facebook is enforcing a new no-iPhone policy. Before your mind starts exploring the weird possibilities, let me tell you right away- NO, Facebook isn’t holding any grudges against Apple and Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t found a new well-wisher in Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Yesterday during a press briefing , Facebook’s chief product officer Chris Cox said, “I am mandating a switch of a whole bunch of my team over to Android, just because people, when left up to their own devices, will often prefer an iPhone.”

Facebook is world’s biggest social network and just like every other company, iPhone is a preferred device inside the company. But outside Silicon Valley and USA, things aren’t the same. In the emerging new markets, Android is the dominating operating system.

This has inspired Cox to ask his team to use Google’s mobile OS for “reporting bugs and living in the same experience that most Facebook users experience today.”
It isn’t clear how many Facebook employees are being forced to use Android.
This policy reminds us of the recently introduced 2G Tuesdays in the company that will allow the employees to experience slower speed issue being faced by the people in emerging markets like India.
copied from: http://fossbytes.com/no-iphone-why-is-facebook-forcing-its-employees-to-use-android/

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Android

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Android™ is a computing platform designed for use in some smart phones and other devices. This technology, which is owned by Google, Inc., includes an operating system, software, and applications. The operating system is based on Linux®, which provides advanced computer processing. Android™ technology is maintained and continually developed by the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

History of Android™


Google purchased Android Inc., a 22-month-old Palo Alto, California, startup in July 2005. Android Inc. was co-founded by Andy Rubin, maker of mobile device Danger Inc.™ The purchase was key in Google's move into the wireless technology market. In 2008, Google introduced the HTC Dream™ as the first marketed phone to use Android™ technology. Since that time, this platform use has expanded to other smart phones, tablet computers, E-readers, netbooks, and other devices.

Android™ applications

Although Android™ technology is increasingly being used on a range of devices, the most common hardware to use this platform is mobile phones. A large community of developers regularly write applications (apps), including games, social networking, and business modules, for Android™ smart phones. There are a wide range of free Android™ apps, including games and productivity titles, and paid apps are even more common. Android™ products — which are used by thousands of developers because they are freely available for download — has given software developers the opportunity to sell their creations to a wide group of consumers.droid™
Android™ technology is based on Java® software applications. This technology requires the use of a special software development kit (SDK) to create applications for an Android™ device. The SDK is freely available for download from the Internet. For this reason, and because it will work on multiple operating systems, many software developers prefer Android™ products over those used in other smart phones.
Smart phones have evolved into devices that use touch screens for navigation. Android™ technology provides specific application programming interface (API) modules to developers that take advantage of this. The touch screen enables the user to select and scroll through information with the stroke of a finger.

How Android™ Is Different

One of the key differences between Android™ technology and other smart phone systems is that it is open for modification. This gives vendors the opportunity to change and enhance their products based on their own preferences. This has created many versions of Android™ phones, which can vary by vendor, as well as a range of other devices that use this platform. In 2011, Google introduced a new arena for Android™ when it announced plans to launch Android@Home, a network that could allow users to automate and control home appliances.

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