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Month: May 2007
Are you sure that you aren’t missing any part of Firefox fun?
I’m having a blast with Firefox, no doubt about it! But are you sure you’re not missing out? If you’re thinking “no,” then you’ve got to check out these Bookmarking and Social Sharing add-ons. If you’re saying “yes,” you still need to double-check you haven’t skipped anything. And if any of those names sound new to you, trust me, young grasshopper, you’ve already missed plenty. Grab them now and don’t miss out on any more Firy fun! ~SeeJay
Want a refreshment? Try Stumbling!
If you’ve never tried StumbleUpon, you’re missing out on a ton of cool stuff. Give it a shot today! You’ve missed enough already! ~SeeJay
84,000 Hits! My blog Rocks!
Blog stats! They’re always the coolest part of blogging. Seeing a big number, I’m sure all my fellow bloggers will agree with me, blog hits are like ice cream to a kid! We all love chasing more and more, and then some extra. I felt so thrilled to be a blogger back in the early days when I was getting 10 or 15 hits a day (sometimes even less). I couldn’t have been happier when I scored 120 hits one day! Now my blog gets way more than that, but I still crave more. Why do us bloggers love racking up hits? I can’t speak for everyone, but I think lots of us, myself included, feel like we’re helping people. It’s awesome to share knowledge with another curious mind. It’s human nature to feel special (happy, even) when you help someone with info, opinions, or anything really. That “happy feeling” is like nature’s gift to folks who lend a hand. And when people show their thanks with a comment, nothing tops that!
This is how I feel about my blogging life. I reckon plenty of bloggers think the same, though some might see it totally differently. Who knows? Maybe you do! If you’re a blogger, what keeps you blogging?
~SeeJay
BIT@UOM and FIT@UOM and CEH and what else?
This is a comment I left on a post in my bud ChanuX’s blog ~SeeJay
Damn underachiever. They’re all alike. CEH!.. Anyway, I saw you guys battling it out over this thing on my best bud ChanuX’s blog like it was a fight for world peace! I didn’t bother commenting at first because us geeks are usually too lazy for that non-tech drama. But then I heard you drop the word CEH.
I hope you know that to become a CEH, you’ve got to register somewhere (don’t ask me where). Why? Because a CEH’s skills can wreak havoc in the cyber world if they go dark side. But what about those uncertified black hat hackers? Does the world give them a shot to register and turn gray hat? Nope! I’ve got proof.
I’ve been hooked on that (you know what) field since I could reach my keyboard. I devoured every scrap of info I could find. Then I scored an awesome gift from a foreign friend who was in Sri Lanka for a while. Let’s just say it was a goldmine for the CEH exam! What else did I need? I dug in, finished it all, and now here I am, with a solid grasp of penetration tests, vulnerabilities, exploits, and all that jazz…
One day, I spotted Singapore Informatics advertising a 5-day Certified Ethical Hacker course for 80,000/=. I wanted to prove myself! As a knowledge junkie, I just wanted to tackle the CEH exam, no fluff. But I wasn’t about to drop 80,000 to learn stuff I already knew! How about just paying for the exam itself, exam fees, no lectures?
So I called Singapore Informatics and asked the nice lady on the phone if I could take the CEH exam there without sitting through their classes. Guess what? They shut me down instantly! “No way! Nobody in Sri Lanka could possibly have enough know-how to pass the CEH exam unless they learned it from us!” I wished I could prove them wrong, but how? They wouldn’t even let me take the challenge! Maybe I’m not up to snuff for the exam. Fine! I’d fail. But I’ve got a right to try!!!
They stole my chance to use my skills to help society. Why? Because they can’t imagine anyone could “self-study” anything! Just like those FIT@UOM folks bashing BIT@UOM. Think about it, why not let those BIT guys in and show them how FIT you are? :p There’s no rule saying the IT world is only for people who aced Sri Lankan A/Ls or O/Ls.
So… FIT crew, quit stomping on people’s human rights and focus on your own studies! Not every exam can be nailed by cramming books all night or camping out in tuition classes like the A/Ls in Sri Lanka! 😆
“Everyone’s got the right to learn, but nobody’s got the right to stop someone from learning.”
~SeeJay
Did you know these basic Firefox Tips?
You May know those BIG things But Did you know these?You can easily double the joy of using Firefox by knowing these essencial Firefox tips. Feel free to comment your Ff tips!-SeeJay
1. To quickly find any word in a web page type /word it will highlight the word and press Ctrl+G to “Find Again” that word again
2. If you wish to remove an item from your Address Bar Drop down menu,
Highlight it without clicking and use Shift+Delete.
3. Clear your Download history to make the download manager more
responsive : Tools | Options | Privacy
4. Type about:cache?device=disk in your address bar to view/save items
that you have in your firefox disk cache
5. Type about:cache?device=memory in your address bar to view/save items
that you have in your Firefox memory cache
6. Drag any link to the Download Manager Window to add & download the
link.
7. If you accidentally delete a bookmark and want to recover it, open the
“Bookmarks Manager” and use Ctrl+Z,
or Edit | Undo.
8. Double Clicking empty space on the Tab Bar will open a ‘New Tab’
9. Holding down the Ctrl key when you right click
to “View Image” or “View Background Image” will open the image in a New
Tab or New Window.
10. A bookmarks Folder’s position can also be Dragged & Dropped but you must hold down
the SHIFT key while Dragging.
11. To prevent a website from replacing/changing your rightclick context
menu go to Tools > Options > Web Features then click the “advanced
tab” and de-select “remove or replace context menus”.
12. You can work offline in Firefox just go to File > Work Offline. This
means that you can browse your previously visited pages even when
you’re offline this is a really cool feature but not many people who use it.
13. You can bookmark the current page by dragging the icon from the
location bar to your Bookmarks folder. You can also drag it to the
desktop to make an icon for that page.
14. To stop animated gifs from moving, press the ESC key.
Stop the low disk space warning (Windows)
Here’s how to stop the low disk space warning on Windows XP with one simple command! Open Command Prompt (Run > cmd) as an admin and type:
REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoLowDiskSpaceChecks /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
Restart your PC, and the warnings will be gone!
Mineral-Oil-Computer – A little bit wet around here! (Pic)
Pic of the Week hits every Saturday morning on CyberCapital.org! We’re thrilled to share one cool, tech-related pic each weekend, not just to dazzle your eyes, but to leave you with something unforgettable. Got your own awesome pics? Send them to editor@cybercapital.org to show them off!
Cool Ethernet Crossover Adapter (with PIC)
Tired of memorizing number patterns like “1, 2, 3, 6” and “3, 6, 1, 2” to make a crossover cable? If so, this gadget’s for you! The Ethernet Crossover Adapter, small enough to hang on your keyring, is a lifesaver for those “right now” moments. Just plug it into a standard network cable and you’re good to go!
Get a Shorter Url for your WordPress/Blogger blog
Who wouldn’t want a snappier URL for their free WordPress.com, Blogger.com, or GooglePages.com site? None of these companies give you a shorter URL than their own domain name, right? So, are we stuck with long URLs forever? Nope, I don’t think so!
Say you’ve got a blog at WordPress.com, your usual URL might be something like seejay.wordpress.com. That wordpress.com chunk makes it longer than a sleek, pro-style URL. The fix? Use a redirect service to trim it down!
SeeJay Online! 