Archive for January, 2010
How to Use and Manipulate Cache Data
21, Jan 2010Back in school, one of the first things I would do in the lab was to access the Cache data on the browser. One is the major problems users – if new the computer – would run into is figuring out where the cache data is stored. This is when you can turn to MozillaCacheView and ChromeCacheView — two long-time freewares from Nirsoft which would make it easy to not merely view your cache, but to truly get your hands deep into it, too.
- In: Security
- Tags: techgiraffe
Microsoft is currently working a phone which might threaten the market dominance of iPhone in the coming future. Microsoft, who was focusing on mobile based softwares all this while, is currently diverting their attention towards creating a Touch-screen phone which also has a resemblance of the Apple’s iPhone. Initially, this project was called project pink might be the answer to Google’s Nexus one along with iPhone.
- In: Mobile
- Tags: microsoft, microsoft phone
Microsoft to fix flaws on Internet Explorer 8
20, Jan 2010Minutes after our report on how to avoid the security flaws on Internet Explorer 8, we have received updates that Microsoft is currently working on fixing these issues.
- In: Security
- Tags: Internet, internet explorer
How to Improve Security on Internet Explorer.
19, Jan 2010Only if you are new to computers, you wouldn’t be surprised how Internet Explorer 8 facilitated in the hacking incident of a Gmail account in China. Recently, the Anti virus companies have accepted the fact that most virus attacks are via Adobe’s Flash Player and Reader PDF software – so the Chinese attack on IE is a give away. Many Techies have already stopped recommending Internet Explorer at all.
- In: Security| TechNews
- Tags: Internet, internet explorer
Facebook Can Be Clickjacked
19, Jan 2010Facebook is susceptible to certain types of attacks that could allow someone to hijack an account while a user is interacting with another Web site, a security researcher warned on Monday. Reseacher Nitesh Dhanjani also said a design flaw in Facebook is granting third-party apps permission to access user profile data without express approval from users.