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ZoneAlarm ForceField: Free Full Product License Today

ZoneAlarm ForceField is a virtualized browser security tool that lets you bank, shop, and browse the Web safely and privately. In a one time- one day deal, it is available with a free full product license today.

Secure Gmail SSL Connection: Enable Https Setting

Gmail recently became more secure for users and now you can use the Gmail SSL (Secure Socket Layer) feature to enable HTTPS for a more secure connection online while accessing your email. But you have to enable the setting…

Japanese iPhone Makes Loud Shutter Sound in Silent Mode

All Apple iPhones are not alike. Apple has modified the Japanese iPhones to make a loud shutter noise when you click photos even when the phone is set to silent mode. But why would they do this…

How to Recover Deleted Pictures and Files from Memory Cards

Guest post by Aseem from Online-Tech-Tips.
Have you ever accidentally deleted pictures from your cameras� memory card? Or pressed the �Format� button instead of delete button and wiped your card clean?

Gmail Blocks PayPal and Ebay Fake Phishing Emails

How many times have you been tricked by phishing emails from ebay or Paypal? Gmail has gone a step further to protect users by authenticating all emails from these services, such that they are rejected even before they reach your email inbox.

Akismet Blocks 1 Million Spam Comments

Akismet is a powerful wordpress plugin that blocks spam comments and today Akismet clocked 1 million spam comments on this blog. Actively and efficiently stopping spam in the background, Akismet has been our trusted anti-spam tool for over 2 years!

Hong Kong (.hk) Most Dangerous Country Domain Name

McAfee has released the second annual “Mapping the Mal Web” report which researched the riskiest and safest domain names on the Web. The new report reveals that 19.2% of all Web sites ending in the “.hk” domain (Hong Kong) pose a security threat to Web users!

Download AVG 8.5 Free Antivirus Software

Want to Download AVG 8.5 Free? AVG Technologies has recently released the AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.5, the latest version of popular free security software, which now incorporates protection against spyware through a new combined anti-virus and anti-spyware engine.

bbPress 0.9.0.2 Security Release

For users of the bbPress forums, its time to upgrade again after they had earlier quietly released v0.9.0.1. This time bbPress 0.9.0.2 is a security release that also includes some small changes and fixes a few bugs. Though the vulnerability is not yet publicly known, it will be soon.

Add WordPress SECRET_KEY for Secure Cookies

WordPress 2.5 has incorporated a cool feature for better cookie security. You can add a SECRET_KEY to the wordpress wp-config.php file and make cookies secure against attacks where someone has hacked into your database via an SQL injection exploit etc.

Fix WordPress 2.5 Bugs with 2.5.1 Security Release

Its time to upgrade wordpress again and fix the bugs affecting wordpress 2.5. However, its not optional – its a security release and intended for all wordpress users, particularly those using open registration.

One-Click Automatic WordPress Plugin Upgrades

You always wanted to upgrade wordpress plugin automatically. Wordpress 2.5 has brought along its share of goodies which let you upgrade plugins in one click. Now updating plugins need not be an arduous task as before and new wordpress bloggers will find this particularly easy.

Stop RSS Feed Scraping with AntiLeech WordPress Plugin

As I switched to full feeds, concerned about feed scrappers republishing our copyrighted content, lots of helpful readers shared their views and thoughts about the issue and how to deal with it. This helped me find some WordPress plugins that can help you effectively deal with RSS scrappers.

QOT Readers Can Now Read Full Text Feeds!

Yes! we are trying free full text feeds again. As we cross the 14500 RSS reader milestone today and celebrate 2 years on wordpress, I thank the QOT readers who kept subscribing to our partial feeds. But now based on a overwhelming demand and some recent inspiring articles, we are back to full text feeds.

Nigerian 419 Fraud Hits Bloggers Selling Advertising Links

Bloggers who sell text link ads must be aware that your potential link buyer might be using the Advance fee fraud (or Nigerian 419 email scam) techniques to dupe your money. As netizens got more aware and stopped responding to Nigerian 419 money spinning emails, this idea is hitting unaware bloggers at large.

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