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My Linux Stuff - Complete Blog For Linux Articles

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TOP 50 ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN INDIA 2014

TOP 50 ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN INDIA 2014

This below survey was taken many form many colleges in India. These Top 50 Engineering Colleges in India have Good Infrastructure, Good Environment, Educations , Staff, Placement , Research Activities and other Facilities are good.

Top 10 Government Engineering Colleges in India

Top 10 Government Engineering Colleges in India

These Government Engineering Colleges in India are really good for all kind of stuff like Education , research , Placement and New Innovation Ideas etc... But Getting seat in these colleges are heavy competition in students .....

Top 10 Colleges In India 2014

Top 10 Colleges In India 2014

Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi,Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay,Indian Institute Of Technology Kanpur,Indian Institute Of Technology Madras,Indian Institute Of Technology Kharagpur,Indian Institute Of Technology Roorkee,University Of Delhi,Indian Institute Of Technology Guwahati,University Of Calcutta,University Of Mumbai, National Institute Of Technology,Trichy.

2014 LATEST SURVEY TOP RANKING ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN INDIA

2014 LATEST SURVEY TOP RANKING ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN INDIA

This below survey was taken many form many colleges in India. These Top 100 Engineering Colleges in India have Good Infrastructure, Good Environment, Educations , Staff, Placement , Research Activities and other Facilities are good. If you want to do Engineering as your dream and try out these colleges

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Monday, January 31, 2011

FSS CAMPUS DRIVE AT S.A.ENGINEERING COLLEGE


WE ARE INVITING YOUR COLLEGE 2009 & 2010 PASSED OUT STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE CAMPUS DRIVE AT OUR S.A.ENGINEERING COLLEGE.


FSS CAMPUS DRIVE AT S.A.ENGINEERING COLLEGE

COMPANY : FSS – CHENNAI.
DATE : 1ST FEB. 2011 AT 8.30AM
VENUE : S.A.ENGINEERING COLLEGE
PAY PACKAGE : RS. 1.88 LACKS P.A

1. Candidates should have graduated in 2009 / 2010

2. B.E., B.Tech or MCA graduates are ONLY eligible to participate

3. Candidates should have 60% and above (from 10th onwards) in academics

4. Candidates should not have any gaps in education

5. B.E. / B.Tech candidates must have graduated in the following streams - Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Electronics & Electrical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunications and Instrumentation.

6. Candidate who have already attended the FSS campus -2009/2010 are not eligible

ONLY candidates meeting the above listed criteria need to participate in the drive.

Suitable candidates MUST carry the following to the venue:

A. One (1) hard copy of resume duly signed by the candidate

B. Two (2) passport size photo

C. MUST bring either a blue OR black ball point pen

Interview Process:

1. Written Test
2. Group Discussion
3. Technical Interview
4. HR Interview

Any clarifications please call me OR visit our S.A.ENGINEERING COLLEGE website.



Regards,

BALSUBRAHMANYAM
PLACEMENT COORDINATOR
S.A.ENGINEERING COLLEGE
PH : 9840310886

New college Nov 2010 Exam Results

Got Job From WIPRO INFO-TECH Through Our Information & Highest Visiting Post Also In MY Blog





Many Of peoples Got Job From WIPRO INFO-TECH Through Our Information 

& Highest Visiting Post Also In  MY Blog

Hide/Show paragraph by button click in Jquery

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How to Separating custom code in different file in Jquery



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<head>
<title>The jQuery Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.4.2.js">
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custom.js
$(document).ready(function() {
  $("div").click(function() {
  alert("Hello Friends!");
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We can include "custom.js" file as :
<script type="text/javascript" src="custom.js"></script>


Display alert box on clicking link In JQuery

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.4.2.js">
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<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("a").click(function(event){
alert("Redirecting you to jQuery.com!");
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<a href="http://jquery.com/">
Click here to know about jQuery</a>

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20 top scientists quit DRDO in 6 months Read more: 20 top scientists quit DRDO in 6 months - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/20-top-scientists-quit-DRDO-in-6-months/articleshow/7388431.cms#ixzz1CbOlR2WH

BANGALORE: In a severe blow to the already shrinking number of researchers in defence laboratories across the nation, 20 top scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) have quit their jobs in the last six months.

With the economy looking up and IT sector beginning to hire in a big way, defence scientists are opting for better opportunities. Scientists working in the field of computer science, electronics and communications are the most sought after by the private sector, as per DRDO records.

Vijaykumar Saraswath, scientific adviser to defence minister A K Antony, said on Friday: "In the last six months, I have signed about 20 resignations of top scientists. We are losing scientists from our labs and IT sector is picking them up. There were no such en masse resignations in the last two years."

To retain the bright scientists, he said "we need to have good HR policies, which are now in place,", he added.
But there is hope. A large number of young NRI science graduates are approaching DRDO for work. "Also, there are a lot of youngsters from our own universities who have shown interest in pursuing research. We are looking forward to recruiting youngsters," said Saraswat.

In 2008, when 285 scientists had resigned over the span of three years, defence minister A K Antony had promised incentives to arrest the attrition rate in DRDO. The proposed incentives included providing career enhancement opportunities to scientists by granting them study leaves.

Read more: 20 top scientists quit DRDO in 6 months - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/20-top-scientists-quit-DRDO-in-6-months/articleshow/7388431.cms#ixzz1CbOouWYg

The Next Major Version of Firefox is Ready to Test


The latest Firefox 4 Beta is available to test the cool features and improvements in the next version of Firefox. As we continue to refine features and performance in Firefox 4 Beta, this release includes faster start-up time, bookmarking and makes complex animations smoother.
Firefox 4 Beta is built for the way people use the Web today, offering more control over the browsing experience. It introduces a fresh new look and features like App Tabs and Panorama to make it easier and more efficient to navigate the Web. Firefox 4 Beta also includes performance enhancements to make everything faster from start-up time to page-load speed and the performance of Web applications and games. Firefox Sync is integrated into the browser with Firefox 4 Beta, giving you access to your Awesome Bar history, bookmarks, open tabs and passwords across computers and smartphones.
Firefox 4 Beta also enables developers to create fun Web apps and websites. With full support for HTML5 features in Firefox 4 Beta, developers can create new ways for people to enjoy the Web. This includes WebM and HD video, 3D graphic rendering with WebGL, hardware acceleration and the Mozilla Audio API to help create visual experiences for sound. Director of Product Platform Management Chris Blizzard has a full overview of all developer tools in Firefox 4 Beta.
We continue to improve and polish Firefox 4 Beta to ensure we deliver an awesome experience to our 400 million users around the world. We couldn’t do this without the help of our beta testers and their feedback. Please continue to test Firefox 4 Beta on your favorite websites and report issues with anything from games, video and music to graphics and forms through the Feedback button on the browser. We want to hear how we can improve the features of Firefox 4 Beta and performance on specific sites.

"CISCO" : BE / B.Tech / ME / M.Tech : Openings for Software Engineers @ Bangalore


Freshers : BE / B.Tech / ME / M.Tech : 2010 Passout @ Bangalore

Job Position : Software Engineer

Job Location : Bangalore, Karnataka

Desired Qualification :
• BE / B.Tech (Computers, Electrical, Electronics/Telecomunication)
• ME / M.Tech (Computers, Electrical, Electronics/Telecomunication)
• 2010 Passout Only
• 75% and above
Desired Experience : 0 Years

Desired Profile :
• Looking for 2010 passed out BE / B.Tech / ME / M.Tech in Computer or Electronic Science background with 75% and above.

Note: Written Test and interview will be conducted on 1 Feb 2011 and venue will be informed only to the shortlisted candidates.

To Apply 


Fresher-Accounts Officer @ Indian Space Research Organisation


0 - 5 Years 
Bookkeeping , Chartered Accountant / CPA , Cost Accounting  
Accounting / Tax / Company Secretary / Audit 
Government Sector 
Post Graduation - CA , ICWA , M.com School & Graduation - B.com
ACA / FCA or AICWA / FICWA or MBA + 1 year experience in supervisory capacity
OR
M.com. + 3 years experience ( 1 year in supervisory capacity ) 
OR
B.com / BBA / BBM with 5 years experience ( 2 years in supervisory capacity ) 
The experience should be in the areas of Finance and Accounts / Cost Accounting

Important Instructions

Graduation / Post Graduation ( other than MBA / ACA / FCA / FICWA / AICWA and PG Diploma in Material Management ) should be in First Class with minimum of 60% marks.

There should also be the communication skills , leadership qualities and familiarity with the computers and relevant software packages.
The qualification prescribed is the minimum requirement and the same does not automatically make the candidate eligible for written test / interview.
There will be an Application Fee of Rs.100 / - [Rupees One hundred only] for each application. Women / SC / ST and PWD candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.


Age Limit:
Age limit is 35 years as on 11-02-2011 ( 40 years in case of SC / ST candidates and 38 years for OBC candidates ) .
Serving Govt. employees , Ex-Servicemen and Persons with Disabilities are eligible for age relaxation as per rules.

How to apply:
Candidates may visit our web-site at www.isro.gov.in to register their applications on-line.


Upon registration , applicants will be provided with an on-line Registration Number , which should be carefully preserved for future reference.
E-mail ID of the applicant will have to be given in the application compulsorily.
The on-line application has to be invariably followed-up with a `No Objection Certificate' from the employer concerned , by those already in employment under Central / State Government , Public Sector Undertakings or Autonomous Bodies , duly indicating the name and Reg. No on the reverse.

There will be an Application Fee of Rs.100 / - ( Rupees One Hundred Only ) for each application. Demand Draft details need to be filled-in at the time of on-line registration. The candidate before filing his / her application has to take a DD for Rs.100 / - from any of the Nationalized Bank in favour of the Sr. Accounts Officer , ISRO HQ , Bangalore , payable at Bangalore. The Applicant should enter the DD Number , date and name of the Bank in the space provided for the same in the web application.

After filing the application , on-line , the applicant has to send the DD with his / her Full Name ( as entered in web ) , Post and Registration No. written on the reverse of the DD to Senior Administrative Officer ( ICRB ) , ISRO Headquarters , Antariksh Bhavan , New BEL Road , Bangalore -560 231 by post superscribing on the envelope "ISRO RECRUITMENT-OFFICER". Please note that applications , in respect of which DDs have not been received with Name as mentioned in the application and Registration Number on the reverse , will not be considered.
Women Candidates , Scheduled Castes ( SC ) , Scheduled Tribes ( ST ) and Persons with Disabilities ( PWD ) candidates are exempted from payment of Application Fee subject to furnishing of a certificate indicated against each category , as below , to Sr Administrative Officer ( ICRB ) , ISRO HQ , Antariksh Bhavan , New BEL Road , Bangalore 560 231 duly indicating the Name , Post No. and Reg.no. on the reverse:

Women Candidate - Gender status indicated in certificate issued by the Principal of the College where last studied OR attested copy of PAN Card / Voter's ID Card / College ID Card / Passport / Driving License / Ration Card

SC / ST candidates - Attested copy of Caste Certificate

The candidates should register their applications on-line between 20-01-2011 and 11-02-2011.
Applications will be received on-line only.

TESTING OPENINGS @ CHENNAI

Dear Candidate,

Nittany is recruiting Software TESTING professionals for Chennai Location.
Please attend the interview on 31-01-2011 along with your resume at the
below venue:

Technical Skills:
TESTING: Manual or Automation.
Web Testing experience will be an added advantage.
Experience: 1-3 yrs experience
Should have good communication skill
Salary - Not a Constraint

Interview Venue:
------------ --------- -----
NITTANY TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

#141, Prakash Towers, 2nd Floor,
Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR)
Kottivakkam, IGP Bus Stop
Next to SRP bus stop
Chennai - 600041
Ph: 24545523 / 24

Please refer your friends also who are having similar skill sets.

Thanks & Regards,
Team-HR - Nittany

IT, ITes is no hot sector for job seekers post meltdown


IT, ITes is no hot sector for job seekers post meltdown

Bangalore: The global meltdown has knocked out the information technology and enabled services (IT/ITes) as the top job creator and pushed it to the fourth place, says a survey on hiring trends in 2010.

The healthcare and hospitality sector has emerged on top of the list, says the survey of 13 industry segments in eight Indian cities by human resource provider Ma Foi Randstand.

Bangalore, the nation's tech hub, put up a dismal performance in job generation with just 6,381 in these segments.

In contrast, the nation's capital Delhi and its surrounding region created 37,683 jobs, followed by Mumbai at 26,724 and Chennai at 11,851 positions.

Besides IT/ITes, healthcare and hospitality, the segments covered in the survey included realty, media and entertainment, education.

"The IT/ITes sector has moved to fourth position post recession. The sector which registered highest numbers in job creation in 2004 and 2005 is still to recover completely," K. Pandia Rajan, managing director and chief executive officer of Ma Foi Randstand, told reporters here.

"The IT sector that boosted the Indian economy in this decade created 33,000 jobs this year compared to 60,000 jobs each in 2004 and 2005," Rajan said.

However, "the Indian software companies are benefiting from pickup in services-spending in the United States, meaning the business is dependent on the still recovering sector," Rajan noted.

The meltdown affected the global market early 2007 leading to termination of thousands of jobs across the world.

The Indian IT/ITes companies put hiring on hold for in 2008 and 2009.

The survey was conducted among 650 companies across 13 industry segments in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkota, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad.

The survey noted that in the healthcare and hospitality, like other sectors, the market is domestically generated.

"The business depends on the policy of the government. Several schemes have generated lakhs of jobs in these sectors," Rajan said.

The healthcare industry created 121,000 jobs in the first three quarters of 2010, followed closely by the hospitality sector with 63,000 jobs. The third in line was real estate and construction with 48,000 jobs.

The survey revealed that a total of 4,18,564 jobs were created between January and June 2010. And by the end of September 2010, Indian industry is set to generate another 3,20,400 jobs in total, Rajan said.

"This is a clear trend of positive hiring spread across all the sectors and it is set to grow in the coming quarter too," he added. IANS
 
Courtesy:http://indiaedunews.net

In a first, hacker-proof software


MELBOURNE: Scientists have developed what they claim is the world's first hack-free software which can protect systems from failure or malicious attacks .

The 'seL 4' microkernel has been developed by a team led by Australia's ICT Research Centre of Excellence's spinout company — Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs ). It is a small operating system kernel which regulates access to a computer's hardware .

Its unique feature is that it has been mathematically proven to operate correctly , enabling it to separate trusted from untrusted software , protecting critical services from a failure or a malicious attack , say the scientists .

In future applications , seL4 could ensure that trusted financial transaction software from securesourceslikebanks or stockexchangescan operate securely on a customer's mobile phone alongside "untrusted" software , such as games downloaded from the Internet , according to its developers .

It could also provide a secure and reliable environment for mission-critical defence data , operating on the same platform as everyday applications like email . Or , it could protect the life-supporting functions of an implanted medicaldevice ,such as a pacemaker , from hacking , they say .

"Our seL4 microkernel is the only operating system kernel in existence whose source code has been mathematically proven to implement its specification correctly . Under the assumptionsof the proof ,theseL4 kernel for ARM11 will always do precisely what its specification says it will do," lead scientistGerwin Klein said .
 
Courtesy:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

ABOUT MONEY


ABOUT

MONEY
WITH  MONEY YOU CAN

BUY A HOUSE,

BUT NOT A HOME.
WITH  MONEY YOU CAN 

BUY A CLOCK,

BUT NOT TIME.
WITH  MONEY YOU CAN 

BUY A BED,

BUT NOT SLEEP.
WITH  MONEY YOU CAN 

BUY A BOOK, BUT

NOT KNOWLEDGE.
WITH  MONEY YOU CAN 

SEE A DOCTOR,

BUT NOT GOOD HEALTH.
WITH  MONEY YOU CAN 

BUY A POSITION,

BUT NOT RESPECT.
WITH  MONEY YOU CAN 

BUY BLOOD,

BUT NOT LIFE.
WITH  MONEY YOU CAN 

BUY SEX,

BUT NOT LOVE.
THIS  CHINESE PROVERB

BRINGS LUCK.

IT ORIGINATED FROM

THE NETHERLANDS.
THIS  PROVERB
HAS GONE AROUND
THE WORLD 8 TIMES.
NOW IT IS YOUR TURN
TO HAVE GOOD LUCK
ONCE YOU HAVE
RECEIVED IT.
THIS  IS NOT A JOKE

YOUR LUCK
WILL ARRIVE BY MAIL
OR VIA
THE INTERNET 
  SEND A COPY TO THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED LUCK. DO NOT SEND MONEY, BECAUSE YOU CANNOT BUY LUCK, AND DO NOT KEEP IT FOR MORE THAN 4 DAYS.
ONE  MAN, GOT HIS FIRST COPY OF THE PROVERB
IN 1953 AND ASKED
HIS SECRETARY
TO MAKE HIM 20 COPIES.

NINE HOURS LATER HE WON $99 MILLION IN THE LOTTERY IN HIS COUNTRY.
AN  EMPLOYEE OF HIS RECEIVED THE SAME
CARD, BUT DID NOT
FORWARD IT.
A FEW DAYS LATER
HE LOST HIS JOB.
AFTER THAT, HE CHANGED HIS MIND, SENT IT, AND BECAME RICH.
IN  1967, ANOTHER MAN
GOT THE PROVERB;
HE LAUGHED ABOUT IT
AND DISCARDED IT.
A FEW DAYS LATER
HIS SON GOT SICK.
THE MAN LOOKED FOR THE NOTE, MADE 20 COPIES, AND SENT THEM. NINE DAYS LATER, HE GOT GOOD NEWS: HIS SON WAS SAFE AND SOUND.
THIS  CARD HAS BEEN SENT BY
ANTHONY DE CROUD,
A MISSIONARY
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
BEFORE  96 HOURS
PASS YOU BY,
YOU SHOULD FORWARD THIS MESSAGE
TO 20 OTHER PEOPLE.
YOUR  LUCK WILL COME WITHIN 4 DAYS FROM
THE MOMENT YOU RECEIVED THE MESSAGE. 
WHAT  DO YOU
HAVE TO LOSE?

THIS CARD HAS JUST BEEN SENT TO YOU FOR
GOOD LUCK.

NOW LUCK IS FINALLY
AT YOUR DOOR.
SEND  20 COPIES TO ACQUAINTANCES, FRIENDS, AND  FAMILY.

ONE DAY LATER YOU WILL GET GOOD NEWS
OR A NICE SURPRISE.
I  SENT THIS CARD EXPECTING IT TO GO  AROUND THE WORLD.
SEND  ONLY 20 COPIES
AND EXPECT
GOOD TIDINGS
TO ARRIVE
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
IMPORTANT:

DO NOT MODIFY THE TEXT THAT I SENT YOU.
FORWARD IT EXACTLY
THE WAY YOU GOT IT. 

GOOD LUCK!
 

Friday, January 28, 2011

WALKIN FRESHERS - ANY DEGREE WITH KNOWLEDGE IN C, C++




Excellent Opportunity to Get your Dream Job at HCL Tech chennai. Software developers & testers Interested to take up their career in Testing can walk in on Saturday at Chennai.

Desired Profile

we are looking for aspiring Candidates willing to excell their carrer in testing..

Experience : 12 Months - 30 Months

Walk in on - 29th Jan 2011, Chennai

Time : 8.30am - 11.00am

Qualification : BE / B.Tech, ME/ M.Tech (cse/ece/IT/ eee/S/W) & MCA



Skill Set:

* Excellent Aptitude & Problem Solving Skills
* Good Exposure in programming - Any Language
* Ability to write programmes / Logics
* Flair to Learn Technologies
* Interest to take up career in Testing
* Good Communication

Walk in Venue:

HCL Technologies Ltd,

184,NSK Salai

Vadapalani

Chennai

Landmark : Opp to Kamala Theater

Must Carry:

1. Two Copies of Resume
2. One Pass port Size Photgraph
3. Degree Certificate / Exp certificate Copies
4. License / Pan card / Pass port / Election ID Copy



Pls Note:

* Freshers Pls do not Attend this Walk in
* Candidates with Non Development / Testing Back ground Pls do not Attend

Experience: 1 - 3 Years

Industry Type:IT-Software/ Software Services

Role:Software Developer

Functional Area:Application Programming, Maintenance

Education UG - B.Tech/B.E. - Computers, Electrical, Electronics/Telecomunication
PG - M.Tech - Computers, Electrical, Electronics/Telecomunication,MCA - Computers

Location:Chennai

Keywords:Programmer, Automation

Contact:Jayakumar
HCL Technologies Limited

Email:jayakumar.as@hcl.com

Website:http://www.hcltech.com 

Cognizant Technology Solutions(CTS) walkins Pune for freshers 2011

Company name : COGNIZANT (CTS)
Recruiting company : STQAC (www.stqac.com)
Location : Pune
Experience : fresher
Eligibility : BE / B.Tech / MCA / MCM (2010)
Skill : Testing
Last date : 28th Jan 2011
Walk-in Date : On 29th January 2011
For CTS placement papers click here

Eligibility Criteria :
• BE / B.Tech / MCA / MCM
• 2010 Freshers only
• For BE / B.Tech – throughout +60% in 10, 12 and Graduation (Aggregate should be +60)
• For MCA / MCM – throughout +60% in 10, 12, Graduation and Post Graduation (Aggregate should be +60)

No.of posts : 85

Note: This is NOT a direct Walk-In. Only registered candidates will be allowed for the Walk-In.

Walkin Interview Date : On 29th January 2011 (Saturday) : 9.00 AM 

walkin Interview Venue : 
STQAC,
Tej house, 2nd floor, Opp. Budhani wafers,
Next to Marzorin, M.G. Road, Camp
Pune

Interview Process : 
1. Aptitude (verbal and analytical)
2. Technical Face to Face
3. HR Round 

Apply details :
Interested candidates need to enroll yourself to get a registration number to attend the Walk-In.
Contact Details for Registration : +91-20-32671326, +91-20-65003045 

(Call on 25th, 27th and 28th January 2011 only between 9 AM to 6 PM to get your registration number.)

Only registered candidates will be allowed for the Walk-In.

Last Date to Apply : 28th January 2011

Thanks & Regards,
Sayed
HR Executive
STQAC, Pune

Note : Candidates are requested to carry all their original documents/ ID proof/ 2 Updated Profile and passport size photo

Google to Let Android Apps Work the Cash Register



Google to Let Android Apps Work the Cash Register


Android app developers will soon be able to offer users in-app purchases. This will enable devs to up their revenues by sell in-game virtual goods as well as offer so-called freemium apps -- directly selling the user an immediate upgrade after letting them try a "lite" version of the app first. Giving devs more ways to make money could draw additional interest to the Android platform.

Facebook Puts HTTPS Security Guard on Full-Time Duty


Facebook announced new measures Wednesday aimed at improving users' security Enterprise Payment Security 2.0 Whitepaper from CyberSource when visiting the site. The news came with an intriguing twist: Mere hours prior to the announcement, it was revealed that the Facebook fan page of the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, was compromised by a hacker.
While some online Create an online store today -- 30 day free trial. Click here to learn more. skeptics linked Facebook's new security features -- broader use of the HTTPS protocol and a new form of authentication -- to the Zuckerberg hack, at least one security expert discounted that connection.
"It was coincidental," Chet Wisniewski, a security adviser with Sophos, a cybersecurity firm based in Burlington, Mass., told TechNewsWorld "The amount of effort it takes for them to enable their systems to provide something like SSL or social authentication is months of research and work on their behalf."
Facebook attributed the Zuckerberg hack to a "bug" which it said it has squashed.
Facebook announced the new security measures at its company blog. It linked the measures to Data Privacy Day, which is being celebrated Friday. The day is an effort to boost security awareness mounted by governments, businesses and advocacy groups around the world.
Secure Connections

Facebook already uses HTTPS, which encrypts information sent over a computer network, to protect passwords sent to the system. That has now been expanded to cover all communication with the service, not just the moment when the user signs on. "Starting today, we'll provide you with the ability to experience Facebook entirely over HTTPS," Facebook security engineer Alex Rice wrote in the company's blog.
Maintaining an HTTPS connection throughout one's Facebook session should thwart attempts by hackers snooping on others via public networks by using tools like Firesheep, a Firefox plug-in that Net Security.org.
"You should consider enabling this option if you frequently use Facebook from public Internet access points found at coffee shops, airports, libraries or schools," he added.
Members should use HTTPS even more often than that, asserted Wisniewski. "Facebook should turn it on by default," he said. "I don't like the idea that users should be forced to opt in to something that's good for them.
Facebook's Rice warned members that enabling HTTPS could make the service appear to run slower. "That's bupkis," Wisniewski declared.
"If you can tell it's 50 milliseconds slower, then you may notice," he explained, "The reality is that the experience won't really change for users. It will just enhance their security."

A New Kinda CAPTCHA

Another new security feature is something Facebook is calling "social authorization." It's similar to the CAPTCHA systems found at many websites to foil automated spam attacks.
Instead of using a CAPTCHA puzzle -- typically an image consisting of words in distressed and distorted type -- social authorization requires a Facebook member to identify photos of their friends. "Hackers halfway across the world might know your password, but they don't know who your friends are," Rice reasoned.
The system may be effective against automated attacks by "bots" on a member's account, but less effective against more intimate intruders. "The bot won't be smart enough to identify your friends," Wisniewski explained. "But it won't stop your kid sister or your wife or someone who knows you well enough to get past it."
While praising Facebook's latest security moves, some privacy watchers maintained that the social network still has a long way to go in that area.
The security measures can help foil active hackers, noted Michael Fertik, CEO ofReputation.com, a Redwood City, Calif.-based maker of privacy software. The real concern for the public, however, is what happens to private information as it's used by websites, applications and by third parties, he maintained.

Thick Walls Riddled With Open Doors

Although Facebook's move may bolster the security of its system, the issue of what the social network does with the information it holds remaining a burning one. "The walls have gotten thicker, but there are 50 open doors," Fertik told TechNewsWorld.
Additional Facebook security features are always welcome, said Zeljka Zorz, news editor atNet Security.org. However, he was not optimistic about Facebook treating its members' information as anything but food for its advertisers.
"Facebook should stop sharing our information," he told TechNewsWorld, "but let's face it. It's never going to happen."
"You have to use your judgment and decide what information you don't want to share with the world," he added.

How to access orkut from office or college, where orkut is blocked?



There are tons of other ways of bypassing censorship for blocked sites, but here is a very simple and a unique trick which was accidentally discovered by me. Its just like an another domain name for Orkut or an another parked domain for Orkut.
Googlers intelligently, parked another domain for orkut. This trick works if your college or office internet provider has just blocked www.orkut.com or orkut.combut if they had completely blocked the Orkut by blocking *.orkut.com, then this trick will not work for you.
Actually Googlers added images.orkut.com & pointed it to the root folder of Orkut. Now if you want to access orkut, all you have do is just type images.orkut.cominstead of www.orkut.com in your browser address bar.
So now when you access orkut all the links will have images instead of www in the beginning. Now isn’t that really good?
So what are you waiting for? Just simply login to http://images.orkut.com/ & bypass all censorship to Orkut!

ASP.NET FAQ Interview Questions & Answers



1) Is ASP.NET and ASP+ the same?
Yes! ASP+ and ASP.NET refer to the same thing. First ASP.NET was called ASP+ since its a upgrade to ASP. It was also called ASP.NET since its a part of the .NET platform. But later on ASP+ was causing a lot of confusion hence it was decided to call it as ASP.NET.

2) Is ASP.NET a upgrade to ASP?
Yes, ASP.NET is a major upgrade over ASP. It does have backward support for ASP, but ASP.NET is better managed, well developed and best of all Compiled! So no more slow interpreted scripting, in ASP.NET you use any of the .NET managed languages like C#, VB.NET, JScript.NET even COBOL.NET to write your ASP.NET pages.

3) Should all ASP programmers learn ASP.NET?
This depends on what kind of ASP programmer you are. One thing is sure that ASP.NET will replace ASP in the coming years, but  it will at least take a year for that to happen. Till that time ASP will surely be a more popular choice.

4) Does ASP.NET need the .NET Platform?
ASP.NET derives its power from the .NET Platform and Services. Hence you need to install the .NET Platform for your ASP.NET applications. There is a separate .NET redistributable runtime (20 MB) available that can be installed on production web servers.

5) I am a Web Server Admin, How do I install support for ASP.NET on my server?
You will have to install the .NET redistributable runtime (20 MB) on production web servers.

6 I want to use a assembly (Dll) made by me on my page, where do I place the Dll library file?
According to the ASP.NET specification you have to create a "/bin" directory inside the Virtual Directory which hosts your application and copy the "Dll" file in this "/bin" directory. For Example: you have a virtual directory called "myapplication" then create a sub-directory within it called "bin". Then you can copy your custom assemblies and code-behind files to the "bin" directory.

7 Do I need to register the Managed Dll uploaded to the web server? Do I have to re-start the web server incase I need to update my previous assembly Dll?
All such worries are gone with .NET! To deploy/install a Managed Dll on your server all you need to do is XCopy the Dll to the 'bin' directory (which resides within your Virtual Directory) and that's it! Your Dll is installed. In case you want to update a previously written assembly, just overwrite it by XCopy and your ASP.NET application will automatically sense the new version of your assembly and start using the updated assemblies without any server re-start!  

8 How is it possible to update my assemblies on the server without a server re-start?
If you knew a bit about the windows file system, you would know that when a file is in use by a application the operating system locks it down, so no one can change or delete the file. The same applies to the .NET Assemblies also! To overcome this problem the ASP.NET design team designed a mechanism where, when the ASP.NET application first requests a new assembly, a shadow-copy of that assembly is made and then the shadow-copy is used by the ASP.NET runtime. Hence the original file never gets locked, its the duplicate copy which is locked by the application; so you can overwrite the original file without needing to re-start the web server.
Once you update the assembly on the server with a new one, the ASP.NET runtime senses it and makes a copy of the new assembly. All new client requests are now served from the new assembly. This way ASP.NET achieves a graceful upgrade without any additional downtime!

9 What is the difference between User Controls and Custom Controls?
There is a small difference between the two. User Controls are basically text files with the extension '.ascx' which enables you to make GUI re-usable controls. Since its a text file, it generally contains a mixture of HTML and scripting. You can edit User Controls in an editor and they are also called as Pagelets. They are also called as Include files in steroids!
On the other hand Custom Controls reside in compiled ( Dll ) assemblies. They are non-GUI but can emit HTML GUI at runtime. Example of Custom Controls would be the sever controls which come bundled with the .NET SDK like DataGrid, Repeater, DataList etc. Custom Controls are always compiled into Dll's and hence require good programming knowledge. The purpose of Custom Controls too is to create re-usable units of code.

10 What is Code Behind?
Speaking in a strict sense the concept of codebehind is native to Visual Studio.NET and has nothing to do with the ASP.NET API. But speaking loosely, ASP.NET allows you to separate your code and user interface (UI) into Dll's and '.aspx' pages respectively. This way the programmers and the designers can work separately without spoiling or interfering in each others work on the same page. Since the code is separate from the main file its called as Code-Behind. The codebehind attribute is native to Visual Studio.NET, but since there is no other term to define the code and presentation separation, the word code-behind is used by all developers.

11 Can ASP.NET applications run on a web server other than IIS?
This is possible, since all the code is now essentially compiled unlike the ASP Scripting there is no need for ASP.NET to depend on IIS. Unfortunately at present there are no other web servers capable of running ASP.NET. 

12 Can ASP.NET applications run without a Web Server?
This too is possible! You can run ASP.NET applications right from a CD, just as you would run any other normal application, without a web server! Since the ASP.NET framework depends strongly on the .NET Platform rather than IIS you can write your own HTTP handlers that will run your application. Unfortunately at present there are no examples on it.

13 Which Windows Operating Systems support ASP.NET?
Currently the ASP.NET runtime distributed through the .NET SDK only supports Windows 2000 (any flavor), Windows XP Professional and the Windows .NET Server. Other versions of Windows are not currently supported.

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