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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Different Ways to Lock Windows XP

  • via the keyboard
The easiest way to lock Windows XP is by simply pressing the Windows logo key and the letter L (for Lock) on a Microsoft Natural Keyboard or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Window key. Doing so will pop up the Unlock Computer Password box.


  • via a Shortcut.

If you don't have a keyboard with a Window key or simply don't like the keyboard method, then here's how you can make a desktop shortcut to lock your computer.

Right click an empty area of your desktop.
choose New/Shortcut
enter below line as the command line:

        rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation

Click Next. Name the shortcut whatever you prefer and click Finish.
That's it.


  • via command line

Open the DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.
In Simple Way You can open can open it by Clicking on START –> RUN –> typing CMD.

 Type the Command line written below to lock your computer

      rundll32.exe User32.dll,LockWorkStation













  • via Batch file

Open Notepad

Copy and paste the Below Command line:

      rundll32.exe User32.dll,LockWorkStation

Then Save the file as "Lock.bat" (without quotes)

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Top 10 Things Science Can't Explain

Science can’t explain all. But just because these things are yet to be explained, doesn’t mean science ‘cant’ explain them.

The WOW! signal
Wow, a secret message from outer space! Twenty years on and still no nearer an answer.




Pioneer’s Funky Voyage
The creators of these deviant probes are ripping their hair out trying to understand what went wrong.



Female Orgasms
After a whole lot of thinking, biology’s best minds are still confused.



Dark Energy
The universe is a dark, dark place, which makes it ruddy difficult to study.



The Speed of Light
Faster than a speeding photon: is it possible? Einstein stays no, but does everyone else?



The Placebo Effect
Take this pill and you’ll be cured, just as long as you believe me



Cold Fusion
Can atoms get together and let off some steam without the sauna?



Yawing
Open your mouth and notice the shockingly fascinating mystery of the yawn.



Dark Matter
Just because you can’t see the WIMPs and MACHOs doesn’t mean they aren’t there.



What Came Before, What Will Come After
Wouldn’t it be really boring if it was just blackness. However, anyone’s guess is as good as ours.






Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Facebook Applications Accidentally Leaking Access to Third Parties : Symantec

 Facebook users' personal information could have been accidentally leaked to third parties, in particular advertisers, over the past few years, according to Symantec Corp's official web blog.

Third-parties would have had access to personal information such as profiles, photographs and chat, and could have had the ability to post messages, Symantec's web blog said.

According to Symantec official blog

"Facebook applications are Web applications that are integrated onto the Facebook platform. According to Facebook, 20 million Facebook applications are installed every day.
Symantec has discovered that in certain cases, Facebook IFRAME applications inadvertently leaked access tokens to third parties like advertisers or analytic platforms. We estimate that as of April 2011, close to 100,000 applications were enabling this leakage. We estimate that over the years, hundreds of thousands of applications may have inadvertently leaked millions of access tokens to third parties.
Access tokens are like ‘spare keys’ granted by you to the Facebook application. Applications can use these tokens or keys to perform certain actions on behalf of the user or to access the user’s profile. Each token or ‘spare key’ is associated with a select set of permissions, like reading your wall, accessing your friend’s profile, posting to your wall, etc."

The third-parties may not have realised their ability to access the information. The post also said they have already informed facebook about this leakage.


The blog also said Facebook, the world's largest social networking website, has taken steps to resolve the issue.

Facebook has recently announced an update to their Developer RoadMap. The details of this update can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/497 

You can read more about this from :
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/facebook-applications-accidentally-leaking-access-third-parties