Open I D

What is OpenID?

OpenID eliminates the need for multiple usernames across different websites, simplifying your online experience.

You get to choose the OpenID Provider that best meets your needs and most importantly that you trust. At the same time, your OpenID can stay with you, no matter which Provider you move to. And best of all, the OpenID technology is not proprietary and is completely free.



How do I get an OpenID?

Surprise! You may already have one. If you use any of the following services, you already have your own OpenID:

AOL

openid.aol.com/screenname

Blogger

blogname.blogspot.com

Flickr

www.flickr.com/photos/username

LiveDoor

profile.livedoor.com/username

LiveJournal

username.livejournal.com

Orange (France Telecom)

http://openid.orange.fr/

SmugMug

username.smugmug.com

Technorati

technorati.com/people/technorati/username

Vox

member.vox.com

Yahoo

http://openid.yahoo.com

WordPress.com

username.wordpress.com

Well Known & Simple Providers

If you don’t have an OpenID yet, here are a few which are generally recommended by various members of the community. In the end you should choose a Provider from a company which you trust. We realize this list isn’t perfect and plan to evolve it into a more useful tool. If you’re curious about the technology behind various providers, you can look at a guide comparing provider feature sets.

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  ClaimID
  claimID is the free, easy way to manage your online identity with OpenID.
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  myOpenID
  Secure, free, hosted OpenID server by JanRain.
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  VeriSign’s Personal Identity Provider
  Free OpenID Provider with support for multi-factor authentication.

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Change your display name in Y messenger

Made your account in a hurry ??/........got an undesired name??....and now you want to change it but dont know how ????......Here is the trick to change your name in yahoo.....

First of all......go to Messenger >> Contact details.......Modify your contact details

Thats not the end of the road

Now go to Action >> Send My contact Details ...... select all your friends and send it

YOU ARE DONE

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Security tips for safeguarding ur communities and account

There has been some cases where orkut communities and accounts have been hacked. The most scary part of the story is that these issues are increasing alarmingly day by day. Many have fallen prey to the suspicious scripts and links on orkut and have unwillingly gifted away, their accounts and communities.

This post sheds light on some basic things you should avoid or the precautions you should take to stay safe and take best care of your account and your communities


» Precautions

* Never Trust Any Unknown Person (Member) - Never try any scripts scrapped or messaged to you by any unknown person/member as they might have wicked intentions. Most of the users fall prey to this mistake.

* Never Run Scripts Without Knowledge - Avoid trying or running scripts unless you have complete knowledge of it working or unless it is from a trust worthy source.

* Check For Links (if any) - Before using any script, Check for links in it. Most of the stuff the script grabs from your profile goes to that link. Some scripts might contain short links which are not easy to catch. These are redirection links and usually have the rest of the script there. So it is advisable to check the nature of links in the scripts before going any further.

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BE CAREFUL WHILE USING CTRL+C n CTRL+V

hi friends,

We all copy various data by using ctrl+c/Copy for pasting elsewhere.
This copied data is stored on clipboard and is accessible over the net by a combination of Javascripts and ASP.


Just try this:
1) Copy any text by ctrl+c
2) Click the Link: http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
3) You will see the text you copied on the Screen which was
accessed by this web page.

Moral:
Do not keep sensitive data (like passwords, creditcard numbers, PIN etc.) in the clipboard while surfing the web. It is extremely easy to extract the text stored in the clipboard to steal your sensitive information. If sufficient data is stored by mistake it would give away confidential and important information without you knowing about it.

To Avoid This
To avoid this, follow these steps:

1. Go to internet options->security

2. Press custom level

3. In the security settings, select disable under Allow paste operations via script.
Now the contents of your clipboard are safe.

Pass this information on to create an awareness of the same.

Safe Browsing,
Cheers.

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Protect your password in cyber cafe and on public computers

Some time or the other, you must have used cyber dafe or public computers to access internet or mail. Public computers are most prone to password hacking. Anyone can simply install a keylogger software to hack your password. Keylogging is one of the most insidious threats to a user's personal information. Passwords, credit card numbers etc.

It is now very easy for the keylogger to harvest passwords. Each and every keystroke (whatever you type on the keyboard) gets recorded in the keylogger software and the person installing it can easily view what you have typd in.

For example, if you go to hotmail.com and check your mails. Say your ID is aaabbbccc @ hotmail . com and password is snoopy2. the keylogger software records your usename and password in its log file as

www.hotmail.comaaabbbccc @ hotmail . comsnoopy2

Risky isnt it???!!!

There's solution to this problem and you can easily fool the hacker.
The keylogger software sees and records everything, but it doesn't understand what it sees. It does not know what to do with keys that are typed anywhere other than the password or user name fields.

So, between successive keys of the password if you enter random keys, the keylogger software wont ever come to konw where you typed in what..

In the process of recording the keys, the string that the keylogger receives will contain the password, but embedded in so much random junk that discovering it is infeasible.

So...

1.Go to hotmail.com or yahoo.com or any of the site where you need to insert a password or PIN.
2.Type in your user ID.
3. Type in the first characterof the password.
4. Click on the address bar in the internet explorer or Firefox. Type in some 3/4 random charachters.
5. Again go to password field and type in the second character of the password.And probably third too.
6. Again go to the addressbar and type in a few mroe random character.
7. Back to the password field and the next characters of the password.

Keep on repeating the process till you type in the full password in the password field.

Instead of the password
snoopy2 the keylogger now gets:
hotmail.comspqmlainsdgsosdgfsodgfdpuouuyhdg2

Here a total of 26 random characters have been inserted among the 7 characters of the actual password!!!

No doubt it takes a little bit of more time than the usual process, but you're safe and secure that way!!!

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Keyloggers

What are Keyloggers?


Keylogger is a software program or hardware device that is used to monitor and log each of the keys a user types into a computer keyboard. The user who installed the program or hardware device can then view all keys typed in by that user. Because these programs and hardware devices monitor the keys typed in a user can easily find user passwords and other information a user may not wish others to know about.
Keyloggers, as a surveillance tool, are often used by employers to ensure employees use work computers for business purposes only. Unfortunately, keyloggers can also be embedded in spyware allowing your information to be transmitted to an unknown third party.

To download the keyloggers and know about them read this article

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Advanced Keylogger


Advanced KEYLOGGER is an absolutely invisible keystroke recorder for Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP. Advanced KEYLOGGER is a powerful surveillance tool, which now can offer total control over computer activity to any PC user in the world. Advanced KEYLOGGER records every keystroke, including passwords and logins, to encrypted easy-to-understand logs and can send reports secretly to your e-mail address or any number of other e-mails, specified by you. Advanced KEYLOGGER monitors the Internet activity precisely by logging all web-pages the user visits.

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BlazingTools Perfect Keylogger Lite


Do you want to know what your buddy or colleague is typing? May be you want to control your family members - what are they doing on your computer? Some applications of the keylogger: - Monitor children’s activity for parents - Monitor what programs opened and when - Recall what you wrote some time ago - Special purposes Features: - Invisible in Task Manager List - Logging texts typed in every application (including passwords and other hidden texts) - Log file is encrypted and can be protected with a password - Easy log viewing and management - Export log to HTML format - Possibility to specify target applications - Supports all Windows versions, including Windows XP - Very easy to use - Free version.

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Family Keylogger

Family Keylogger - this is the best choice, if you want to know what others are doing on your own computer while you are not at home (or office). Install Family Keylogger, set options "Start in hidden mode" and "Hide in task list", so that it makes itself invisible to anyone. After you return, you can just press keystroke to unhide. Family Keylogger - You have the right to Know!

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