The 50 Best Registry Hacks that Make Windows Better We’re big fans of hacking the Windows Registry around here, and we’ve got one of the biggest collections of registry hacks you’ll find. Don’t believe us? Here’s a list of the top 50 registry hacks that we’ve covered. It’s important to note that you should never hack the registry if you don’t know what you’re doing, because your computer will light on fire and some squirrels may be injured. Prevent Windows Update from Forcibly Rebooting Your Computer We’ve all been at our computer when the Windows Update dialog pops up and tells us to reboot our computer. There’s a couple of ways that we can disable this behavior, however. Prevent Windows Update from Forcibly Rebooting Your Computer How to Clean Up Your Messy Windows Context Menu One of the most irritating things about Windows is the context menu clutter that you have to deal with once you install a bunch of applications. How to Clean Up Your Messy Windows Context Menu Stop Windows Update from Hijacking the Sleep/Shutdown Button
DIY Bio Europe - Community of European DIY Biologists Pro Tools Hack - Create Track Presets In Pro Tools This was sent to us by community member Phillip Nichols. It’s a simple hack to get Pro Tools to create track presets. Simple and genius. If this doesn’t make it into Pro Tools 11, then Avid need shooting! If you are on 8 or 9, then here’s how to do it… 1) Go to Applications > Avid > Pro Tools (or Digidesign > Pro Tools for v8 or 9). Once your templates are saved to folders within the “Track Presets” folder, they will appear as options in the New Track dialog below the normal track types (audio track, aux input track, etc).
London BioHackspace | Biohacking / DIYBio in London Industry veteran: LimeWire pirates were iTunes’ best customers Internet pirates are always portrayed as parasitic freeloaders responsible for countless instances of DRM, the "death" of PC gaming, ISP bandwidth caps and more, but according to one industry veteran, that's entirely unfair. During a keynote speech at CA Expo in Sydney, former Google CIO and EMI executive Douglas C. Merrill said that he believes filesharers shouldn't be punished for downloading copyrighted material because it often drives them to make legitimate purchases. While employed by EMI (one of the world's largest music labels and an RIAA member), Merrill supposedly profiled LimeWire users and discovered that they were actually some of the biggest spenders on iTunes. "That's not theft, that's try-before-you-buy marketing and we weren't even paying for it… so it makes sense to sue them," Merrill said sarcastically. Merrill has made similar comments in the past.
How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network. | Arrow Webzine - StumbleUpon 1.Back Track Today we’re going to run down, step-by-step, how to crack a Wi-Fi network with WEP security turned on. Dozens of tutorials on how to crack WEP are already all over the internet using this method. Unless you’re a computer security and networking ninja, chances are you don’t have all the tools on hand to get this job done. * A compatible wireless adapter—This is the biggest requirement. * A BackTrack 3 Live CD. * A nearby WEP-enabled Wi-Fi network. * Patience with the command line. To crack WEP, you’ll need to launch Konsole, BackTrack’s built-in command line. First run the following to get a list of your network interfaces: The only one I’ve got there is labeled ra0. Now, run the following four commands. {*style:<i>airmon-ng stop (interface) ifconfig (interface) down macchanger –mac 00:11:22:33:44:55 (interface) airmon-ng start (interface) </i>*} Now it’s time to pick your network. To see a list of wireless networks around you. Like I said, hit Ctrl+C to stop this listing. </b>*}
Internet Download Manager Integration guide for Firefox Q. I've just updated Firefox to its newest version and IDM integration into Firefox stopped working. IDM does not take over downloads from Firefox anymore. What can I do to fix it? 3.a. Annuaire du Pirate Partager simplement des fichiers sur le Web avec DropCenter Suite à mon billet sur les solutions auto-hébergées de partage de fichiers par interface Web, quelques lecteurs et followers m'ont conseillés de regarder du coté de DropCenter. Une solution libre (licence CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), légère (sans base de données) et que l'on peut auto-héberger. Cerise sur le gâteau, le projet est développé par deux jeunes Français (aka IdleMan et Fox). Nous allons commencer par détailler l'installation de DropCenter sur une machine Debian 6 (mais la procédure peut être suivie pour n'importe quelle distribution GNU/Linux ou BSD). Les pré-requis sont réduits au strict minimum car il suffit de disposer d'un serveur Web compatible avec le langage PHP (j'utilise personnellement le stack NGinx + PHP FPM). cd /tmp wget unzip . Note: les commandes précédentes vont installer la version 1.4b de DropCenter dans le répertoire Web /var/www/dropcenter. "That's all folks !". L'interface utilisateur est simple:
Hacker Fantastic: Defeating Facial Recognition Technology I came across a copy of FxGaurd Windows Login software and was immediately intrigued by it's claims of "Computer Access Control with Face Recognition Technology". I purchased the software and eventually managed to get a licenced copy of FxGaurd Windows Logon 4.0 installed on my Laptop. The software offers the ability to replace the GNIA screen to Windows desktops with a WebCam capture that performs facial recognition for Authentication. The vendor claims the following "Embedded with state-of-the-art facial recognition technology, FxGuard Windows Logon 4.0 provides higher security than conventional password-based verification security systems for personal computers.
Researchers defeat CAPTCHA on popular websites IDG News Service - Researchers from Stanford University have developed an automated tool that is capable of deciphering text-based anti-spam tests used by many popular websites with a significant degree of accuracy. Researchers Elie Bursztein, Matthieu Martin and John C. Mitchel presented the results of their year-and-a-half long CAPTCHA study at the recent ACM Conference On Computer and Communication Security in Chicago. Researchers make weak passwords strong with CAPTCHAs plus an algorithm CAPTCHA stands for 'Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart' and consists of challenges that only humans are supposed to be capable of solving. There are various types of CAPTCHAs, some using audio, others using math problems, but the most common implementations rely on users typing back distorted text. The only tested sites where CAPTCHAs couldn't be broken were Google and reCAPTCHA. The IDG News Service is a Network World affiliate.
Torrent Search - Search all Torrent Engines from one Site ISP ordered to drop 'three strikes' rule against pirates High performance access to file storage The Irish data protection watchdog has ordered the country's largest internet service provider (ISP) to stop using its 'three strikes' system for identifying and warning alleged illegal file-sharers, according to media reports. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland (ODPC) expressed concern that Eircom's system of using IP addresses to identify alleged copyright infringers invades customers' privacy, the Sunday Times reported, according to a report by thejournal.ie. Eircom has operated a 'three strikes' system for warning users it suspects of illegal file-sharing that they face being cut off from the internet if they persist with the activity. The ODPC would not confirm to Out-Law.com whether the reports were true, but did say its six-month long investigation into Eircom's 'three strikes' system had been "concluded". "I can confirm we have concluded our investigation on this matter and have communicated the outcome to Eircom.
The Pirate Bay disfruta de 12 millones de visitas adicionales y comparte consejos anti-bloqueo | TranslatedWeb La semana pasada, el Tribunal Supremo británico determinó que varios de los principales ISPs del país debían bloquear el acceso a sus clientes a The Pirate Bay. La decisión está dirigida a limitar el tráfico al mayor sitio de BitTorrent del mundo, pero a corto plazo ha tenido el efecto contrario. Ayer, The Pirate Bay tuvo 12 millones de visitas más de las que nunca ha tenido, proporcionando una oportunidad de oro para educar a los usuarios sobre cómo eludir los bloqueos. "Deberíamos escribir una carta de agradecimiento al BPI" dijo un miembro del sitio a TorrentFreak. El viernes pasado el Tribunal Supremo británico determinó que varios de los principales ISPs del país debían censurar The Pirate Bay, debido a la decisión en febrero de que el sitio y sus usarios infrinjen los derechos de autor a gran escala. "Deberíamos escribir una carta de agradecimiento al BPI," añadió. Estos proveedores de VPNs cuestan dinero pero también hay soluciones gratuitas. Trackbacks: menéame