Freebies : Anti-virus tool for USB sticks and portable devices

January 3rd, 2010 by ytechcity

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Mx One Antivirus is a free antivirus for your USB pendrive, iPod, mp4 and mp3 players, memoirs M2, SD, micro SD, and many more USB-based storage devices. It protects your USB drives against virus, trojans, worms, spyware, hacking tools, and software risks. It also quarantines suspicious and infected files for deletion purpose.

Mx One Antivirus protects you from viruses, Trojans, malware and other threats that are still not detected by antivirus but all indications are that if the virus, besides being completely independent with your computer’s antivirus (no conflicts).

It also has a scan suspicious files, as well as an intuitive help file with instructions on how to prevent infection and FAQs (frequently asked questions) on the use of this virus.

Website : http://mxone.net/en/
Download : http://ldcmx.info/descargar.php?des=mxone

Gadgets : First Google Phone / Nexus One powered by Android 2.1

January 3rd, 2010 by ytechcity

It was a great news to google’s fan, who waiting so long for google phone. This first google phone named as Nexus One powered by own developed operation system which is Android 2.1. Anyhow, let has a look on the google first phone first.

Android 2.1’s boot animation for the Nexus One

Video Demo of Google’s Nexus One

So, after watched this interface video, are you interested to get one? Tell us!

Freebies : 6 Free Tools To Manage Your Passwords

January 3rd, 2010 by ytechcity

Due to the security problem, to stay protected from hackers, all the passwords we create should be long and should contains a mix of numeric, alphanumeric characters. It’s easy to create long passwords but it’s difficult to remember all of them.

Read more about “Internet : Good Passwords And Worst Passwords” to learn how to select a good password.

But there are a lot of free utilities available using which you can easily create and manage your passwords from a single location. I will share a list of free tools which can make your life easy.

1) KeePass

KeePass is a free and Open Source Password Manager which can store all your passwords in a secure manner. You can store all your password in a database which can be protected by a master password or a key file.The database is encrypted using a secure algorithm. It runs on all the platforms including mobile phones and a portable version is also available. The database can also be exported.

Website : http://www.keepass.info/

2) LastPass

It is a secure password manager which can save all your web passwords so you won’t have to remember them. All you need to remember will be a single password to login to Lastpass. It comes with IE and Firefox extension and can easily detect a login or signup page and can also generate a password. The passwords are stored online in Encrypted format and can be accessed from any Computer.

Website : http://www.lastpass.com/

3) FlyingBit Password Keeper

FlyingBit Password Keeper is a free utility which stores all your password in a Database which is protected by a secure algorithm. If you want, you can also store your database on a removable media. You can also group passwords into categories and also set its lifetime.

Website : http://www.flyingbit.com/products/password_keeper/

4) Clipperz

Clipperz is a free online anonymous password manager. It is not just a password manager, you can store all your private notes and other information. All your data is also secured so that you are assured that no one can read your data. You can also store your online data into local disk and can create a read only portable version which can be used without any internet connection.

Website : http://www.clipperz.com/

5) Efficient Password Manager

Efficient Password Manager is a free and basic password manager using which you can organize and store all your passwords into a single location. It does have some limited features but it is useful for those who are looking for a basic utility.

Website : http://www.efficientpasswordmanager.com/

6) MyPadlock

MyPadlock Password Manager can be used to keep all your passwords in a simple safe location. All your passwords are stored in a file encrypted with AES 128bit encryption. You can even copy and paste password without someone being able to see it as it does not display it.

Website : http://www.mypadlock.com/

YTechCity : My blog ranking on 1-1-2010

January 1st, 2010 by ytechcity

Woo, Happy New Year, Today is 1-1-2010, which is the first day of 2010, and my blog (YTechCity.com) already 4 month old. Previous post titled “My blog ranking increase 3 time within 2 month“. I write this post with the same purpose which is record down my blog ranking, happly, my blog ranking keep on increase from time to time, see below to believe it.

alexa ranking 7-10-09
5,569,583 (7 October 2009)

alexa ranking 13-11-09
2,579,341 (13 November 2009)

alexa ranking 3-12-09
2,200,303 (3 Dicember 2009)

alexa ranking 1-1-10
1,928,846 (1 January 2010)

compare with 7-Oct-2009, and 1-Jan-2010, my blog ranking increase more than 2 time, but sadly, cause my google pageranking still remian 0, hopefully it’s will increase to 4 or 6 in this year.

Internet : Good Passwords And Worst Passwords

December 30th, 2009 by ytechcity

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Whilst most people have read about the importance of selecting “good” passwords for security, especially those interacting online, many do not take this seriously.

For those of you who want to learn more about this, Stanford University has a guide on selecting a good password.

However, someone has also published the top 500 worst passwords.

After you read this two article, think seriously when you need a security password, and keep your password safe.

Internet : Twitter – useful for making friends and sharing information

December 30th, 2009 by ytechcity

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Amanda MacArthur who write a post regarding 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World, after reading of this post, I’ve decided to use twitter, the micro-blogging platform to drive traffic to my blog and share intimate moments with all of my followers.

Go to the twitter homepage and watch the video on how it works. You can also use this feature or Twellow to search for people, hobbies, interests, or keywords you want, to get a better idea of twitting. You can also see who are the top twitter users with twitterholic.

Twitter, it’s FREE. And it might also change your life.

For newbies, I recommend reading how to start using twitter. This is a very useful article – a shortcut to using twitter. Follow the advice in the article and you’ll be using twitter in 15 minutes.

Facebook fans might want to read the difference between facebook and twitter.

And for those who have already joined, you can opt to “follow me” (the twitter term for “add me”) here.

News : Free worldwide SMS sending via Kuripo Txt

December 30th, 2009 by ytechcity

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There are many web sites that advertised on the internet SMS sending messages offering short message (SMS) throughout the world for free, but mostly only allow SMS to the operator / carrier selected only. However, free SMS service called KuripoTxt, works as advertised, allows international SMS for free.

Website KuripoTxt can reduce communication cost international telecommunications. KuripoTxt not only send messages in a country even though different telecommunications companies to connect the entire line of mobile phones around the world, provided it starts with the international code.

Current features / limitations:
-160 character limit
-no registrations required
-simple and straight forward user interface
-send sms anywhere in the world (theoretically)
-instant sending (may vary on heavier server load)
-no advertisements or additional texts in the message
-available in desktop and mobile versions (auto detect)

Currently confirmed supported countries are:
-United States
-Canada
-Spain
-Italy
-Saudi Arabia
-Singapore
-Thailand
-Hong Kong
-Malaysia
-Philippines
-New Zealand

Web Tips : How to install SMF Forum

December 30th, 2009 by ytechcity

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Once talking about build a forum, sure we will focus on free code or open source codes which included SimpleMachines Forum (SMF), php BB, YetAnotherForum.NET (YAF), and so on.

What is SMF
Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.

Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in full control of the lay-out of your message board and with our unique SSI – or Server Side Includes – function you can let your forum and your website interact with each other.

SMF is written in the popular language PHP and uses a MySQL database. It is designed to provide you with all the features you need from a bulletin board while having an absolute minimal impact on the resources of the server. SMF is the next generation of forum software – and best of all it is and will always remain completely free!

Therefore, here is a quick how to for installing SMF (SimpleMachines Forum) for a newbie:
1. Download SMF from simplemachines.org.
2. Install SMF forum on the same database as Joomla! / Mambo. Use a different prefix such as “smf_”.
3. Download SMF Forum Component
4. Install SMF Mod using SMF Package Manager.
5. Install SMF Integration Component

Complete! Now you can start to share idea, opinion and anything in your forum.