POWER MANAGER - A WINDOWS APPLICATION

Do you find it difficult to change the power plan while plugging in or plugging out your laptop? If yes, then keep reading. I am writing this to introduce my third application. (Other two are nProxy and VMware Disk Utility) Power Manager is an application which automatically switches your power plan according to your settings. For example, you want Balanced mode when running on battery, and High Performance when plugged in. The application will do it for you automatically. Just fire the application once, save your settings, and it will take...

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MACS ARE VULNERABLE TO THUNDERSTRIKE 2 FIRMWARE MALWARE

Macs have long been said to be immune to viruses and malware -- but there is a long list of vulnerabilities that show this to be a false. Apple's claims that its hardware was not vulnerable to the firmware security flaws as PCs is proven wrong.At the InfoSec event in Las Vegas which focuses on different security topics, Trammell Hudson, Xeno Kovah, and Corey Kallenberg will show that Macs are just as vulnerable to remote attacks as PCs using the Thunderstrike 2 backdoor.Thunderstrike 2 is impressive in its efficacy. The malware can be remotely...

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VMWare Disk Utility v2.0

Today, I am releasing the version 2 of VMware Disk Utility. It contains bugs fixes and other features implementation such as Bug reporting Checking for update If you are using version 1, you will have to manually download the latest version from here because the earlier version did not include Check for update feature. This has been fixed in this release and future updates will be available from the application. I apologize for the inconvenience.  What is VMWare Disk Utility? A few days back, I wanted to merge multiple vmdk...

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ANOTHER SERIOUS ANDROID VULNERABILITY DISCOVERY

A famous security company Trend Micro has found another vulnerability in Android which can send your device into totally non-functioning state. This is inconvenient, and can also be proven deadly. Trend Micro says "We have discovered a vulnerability in Android that can render a phone apparently dead -- silent, unable to make calls, with a lifeless screen. This vulnerability is present from Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) up to the current version, Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). Combined, these versions account for more than half of Android devices in...

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n-Proxy - A Part Of Project For All Initiative

Proxy Servers are a great way to secure the communication between client and server. It is often used at offices, educational institutes such as college and universities, or even homes. However, changing the proxy settings on computer whenever you move from office to college to home can be troublesome. For this reason, I have made an application that will automatically set the proxy server settings on based on the connected Wi-Fi name (SSID). n-Proxy First time when you will run this application, enter all the proxy settings for the respective...

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6 REASONS TO KEEP YOUR OLD PC INSTEAD OF UPGRADING

New PCs cost hundreds of dollars, and we can all use more money in our pockets. Ask yourself if you really need that new hardware, or just want it. Before you decide to buy a new computer, read this article. Unless you are a hardcore gamer, or a master in 3D designing and animation, buying a new machine might not be really necessary. Read along to find out what you can do with your old PC instead of buying a new one. 1. Your old PC still works just fine You don’t need a ton of processing power to perform the daily computing tasks. You...

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VMWARE DISK UTILITY - A SMALL PROJECT

When it comes to virtualization on the desktop, two products stand front and center: VMware Workstation and VirtualBox. VMware is the long-standing original keeper of the flame, from the company that gave us PC-centric virtualization technology as we know it. The latter is an open source project now under the stewardship of Oracle, with its own strongly competitive set of features. I personally use VMware however, I am not comparing the two software. A few days back, I wanted to merge multiple vmdk disk files into a single one. I look...

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PIRATES CAN UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 10 FOR FREE

We knew Windows 10 will be a free upgrade but now Microsoft has acknowledged that even the users running the pirated versions of Windows will be able to upgrade to Windows 10. Speaking to Reuters the Windows chief said: "We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10". Microsoft later expanded on this by saying: "Anyone with a qualified device can upgrade to Windows 10, including those with pirated copies of Windows". This sounds like that Microsoft has given up the fight against the piracy....

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MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES THE NEW MOST AFFORDABLE LUMIA 430

Microsoft announces Lumia 430 dual-SIM Windows Phone. This super-budget dual SIM phone will hit the markets of India, the Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus all for just $70 USD in April. Microsoft has not cut back in the critical areas of smartphones that are important these days. The Lumia 430 has 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB internal storage (micro SD expansion) and both rear and front-facing cameras. The device...

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NEW WINDOWS 10 BUILDS HAVE IMPROVED WI-FI SELECTION

Windows 10 build 10036 has started to show up around the internet and there are a couple of enhancements. In the builds prior to 10036, when you click on the 'Wi-Fi' option in the Action center, it opens up a full Settings app. If you look at the image below, you can see that this new build has an updated Wi-Fi selection Window with a new design. You can see that a smaller window opens to make selecting a new network faster. Source:...

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