Whilst privacy is the buzz word today, the tug of war between how much is revealed and taken versus how much is protected and safeguarded continues unabated. Towards that end, some privacy tools do enable the decision as an individual on what can be the consequences of using certain applications and web sites. Exodus - … Continue reading Tools to determine privacy safeguards for web sites and apps – Exodus, Blacklight and Chef Koch Blog
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How to check MD5 hash in Windows
To check the MD5 hash of a file in Windows, open a terminal window and enter the following command: C:\>certutil -hashfile <file> MD5 <enter> where, <file> is the file whose hash you want to compute.
Exodus Permissions and Trackers Report for Android Applications
If you need to find out the permissions and trackers that are required or in use by an Android application, visit, https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/. Here, you can enter the application URL of any application from any app store and can see the results of the permissions the applications require and the trackers they use. As an example, … Continue reading Exodus Permissions and Trackers Report for Android Applications
Recover encrypted ecryptfs home folder from encrypted dm-crypt luks disk volume
Whew... saved by the skin of teeth. The grub2 bootloader of my computer got corrupt. I was not able to boot into the computer and all was lost. For security reasons, I set up LVM with full disk encryption. Thereafter, each user's home folder was further encrypted with ecryptfs (the default you get when you … Continue reading Recover encrypted ecryptfs home folder from encrypted dm-crypt luks disk volume
How to report Unsolicited Commercial Communication to TRAI (Unwanted SMS and Calls)
Many times, we receive unwanted SMS or voice calls from people who market services or offer goods when we are registered on the "Do Not Disturb (DND)" lists of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). These telemarketers do not validate your status on the Do No Disturb database and send you marketing messages or … Continue reading How to report Unsolicited Commercial Communication to TRAI (Unwanted SMS and Calls)
How to install and run Turbo C 2.01 for DOS in DOSBOX in linux
After sooo many years, discovered that students in India were asked to do projects in Turbo C 2.01 in DOS. Amazing, but true! That being the case, you can download Turbo C 2.01 for MS DOS from http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/20841 for free. It is antique software and embarcadero acquired it way back. They offer it as a … Continue reading How to install and run Turbo C 2.01 for DOS in DOSBOX in linux
How to connect Epson L365 Ink Tank printer to a wireless network in infrastructure mode
To set it up Epson L365 Ink Tank printer properly with a Wireless Connection in Infrastructure mode, it can only be done on a Windows computer with the StartUp CD that came with the printer. If the Start Up CD is lost or damaged, the printer software and drivers can be downloaded by visiting the … Continue reading How to connect Epson L365 Ink Tank printer to a wireless network in infrastructure mode
Cannot connect to OpenWRT router using SSH after OpenWRT firmware upgrade
OpenWRT is a very powerful router firmware. Since I wanted to upgrade the router firmware, I took a backup of the configuration and then did a complete erase of the configuration settings at the time of firmware upgrade. After logging in, and setting up SSH as a means to log in to the router, SSH … Continue reading Cannot connect to OpenWRT router using SSH after OpenWRT firmware upgrade
How to generate a really good, complex and long password in Linux
Okay. So you want to generate a complex, long password. Open a terminal window and use the pwgen command in Linux as follows:$ pwgen -c -n -y -s 16 4 <enter> where: -c include at least 1 capital in the password -n include at least 1 number in the password -y include at least 1 … Continue reading How to generate a really good, complex and long password in Linux
How to install Cyanogen Mod 11 on Samsung Galaxy Note 1 (GT-N7000)
Samsung Galaxy Note 7000, the first Samsung Note, came pre-installed with Android Gingerbread firmware. It was later upgraded by Samsung to Android Ice Cream Sandwich. After that, there has been no upgrades released to it, including security fixes. Current statistics show that although there is a need for OEMs like Samsung to update the firmware … Continue reading How to install Cyanogen Mod 11 on Samsung Galaxy Note 1 (GT-N7000)
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