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12 Sly Web Tricks That Put You in Control

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Posted 26 August 2008 - 09:05 PM

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Posted 27 August 2008 - 06:45 AM

cool
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 07:16 AM

I must admit, the Upside-Down-Ternet is hilarious. I just encrypted my own wireless connection, and wish I had found this sooner. I may give it a try someday.
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 08:12 AM

Upside-down-ternet trick is hilarious!
Good article!
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 02:27 PM

"Spoof you email address" probably won't work. Most, if not all ISPs use SMPT authentication these days to prevent spammers from spoofing email addresses and using the ISP's servers as open proxies. There are open proxies still available on the Internet, but not through legit ISPs.
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 04:00 AM

RE: DidTheyReadIt. There is a freebee product available from Belshe Software to counteract this. Just Google NoSpyMail and install in Outlook. You'll now be able to read that email and say "what email?" when the sender asks.
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Posted 29 August 2008 - 06:14 AM

What's "the D.L."?
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Posted 29 August 2008 - 10:26 AM

I think they are trying to say "Read Books on the Down Low".
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Posted 29 August 2008 - 10:59 AM

Maybe I am getting to responsible as a middle-aged adult, but these "tricks" are entirely irresponsible, especially to have been published by a heretofore reputable entity. You are just feeding the fires of trouble immature people create on the Internet already. You should be ashamed.
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Posted 29 August 2008 - 04:05 PM

Why use OpCrack for passwords when it's using brute force and if the password is even mediumly hard it won't get it in any short period of time.

You can get the Offline NT Password & Registry Editor and burn it's bootdisk to CD It lets you actually change the password instead of trying to break into it.
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Posted 29 August 2008 - 05:21 PM

i just want to go on record here: i, for one, am totally ashamed. -m.s.
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Posted 29 August 2008 - 05:26 PM

Hadn't heard about that. Thanks for posting it. Mark, PCW
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Posted 01 September 2008 - 05:11 AM

http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

I attempted to download this program. Avast found an Trojan riding in it.

The article is fun,especially the wireless network trick...very cool!!!
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Posted 01 September 2008 - 04:32 PM

Techman247, a lot of anti virus programs are going to get false positives for a program like Ohpcrack. It does not have a virus in it. I have downloaded it with NOD32, AVG, McAfee and Norton without a positive, but I have gotten a positive with Avast before. They tend to give a lot of false positives.
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Posted 02 September 2008 - 10:03 AM

The self deleting email is kind of cool. Courious if that sly dial works in Canada.

The rest is a lot of moot. Good read tho :)
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Posted 02 September 2008 - 11:12 AM

i absolutely agree! It's also appalling that so much emphasis is put on avoiding legitimate work.

All those who aren't self-employed should keep in mind that some hapless employer has actually bought a good chunk of your time and every one of those hours belongs to the organization paying you. Play on your own time! And be glad you have a job. And be very glad you're not a supervisor with a staff of immature people who think these are cool. Hmpf.
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Posted 03 September 2008 - 10:06 AM

This is s apretty cool article. However... re: "Read Books on the D.L. at Work": Beware! Some bosses read PC World's newsletters too; forewarned is forearmed! So be careful out there!
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Posted 04 September 2008 - 02:30 AM

Upside-downternet is pretty cool, but masking your cell phone number?

If I'm paying for the phone (and often the incoming call) I want to know who's calling me.

It also seems to me that caller ID was developed to prevent harrassment from ex-spouses. Circumventing this feature is a bad idea. :|
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Posted 04 September 2008 - 04:51 PM

how exactly did you set it up? I lokked under the DHCP editing but nowhere to put the code shown
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Posted 08 September 2008 - 12:42 AM

Yes, Avast may give fase positives,. Avast is also the best AVfreebie you can buy

It is better to err on the side of caution...
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