Free Tool From AVG to Combat the New Threat of Data Snatching

AVG the company behind the very popular free anti virus software is running an awareness campaign about Data Snatching on the web. Data Snatching occurs when trusted websites are hi-jacked by undesirables who capture and collect visitor data. To combat this threat AVG have a free tool called LinkScanner.

The average hi-jacking is less than 24 hours, the villains come, collect and move onto their next target. The clever fellows over at AVG have come up with real time protection, in the form the LinkScanner software, that checks each web page before it opens on your PC. If it sees trouble ahead, it stops you.

Last week Twitter and Facebook were brought down by a network of unwilling accomplices who bombarded the social network sites with requests until they caved in. The cyber criminals who launched this “denial of service” attack recruited PCs from all around the Internet into a “botnet” to stage their attack. One of the features of LinkScanner is that it prevents computers from being recruited for botnets by checking the links you use on the web before they are opened on your PC.

AVG Free is a well trusted anti-virus and anti-spyware solution and LinkScanner is a great tool in AVG’s arsenal against cyber threats. You don’t need to be running AVG Free to use LinkScanner, it can be can be downloaded for free as a stand-alone product.

Google Chrome Themes Available, Download NOW

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Google has released a few nice themes for its web browser Chrome. Currently themes are only available for Google Chrome 3.0 and above.

You can download these themes using official Google Chrome Theme Gallery:

Google Chrome Themes Gallery

To apply a theme, simply open above link in Google Chrome and click on “Apply theme” button.

Linux – In Depth [Guides Collection]

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If you are new to Linux and want to learn about Linux like its installation, configuration, tweaking, troubleshooting, etc, then this topic will help you.

Following are a few links to download various e-books which will help you in learning A to Z of Linux. All e-books are in PDF format.

Fundamentals:

This course includes the history of Linux and what distinguishes Open Source Software from proprietary software. On the practical side students learn the fundamental commands and approach needed to start using Linux.

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System Administration:

This courses teaches students how to install GNU/Linux. The courses uses the Debian distro as an example. Students install, create and manage user accounts, install new hardware, make backups and many other mission critical tasks a System Administrator would need to know.

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Network Administration:

This course teaches the fundamentals of networking, what the TCP/IP protocol stack consists of and how the different layers of the network stack influence communication on a network. You will learn how Linux can be used as a router and the basic principles of digital encryption and digital signatures used to keep email secure. As well as how to set up secure connections between different Linux machines by using SSH.

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Shell Scripting:

This course teaches students how to create shell scripts, the use of Regular expressions, file manipulation with sed, grep and awk and how to tie all this new knowledge into scripts that make using Linux so simple.

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Internals:

This course is designed to help the student understand the inner workings of the Linux kernel. Often a good understanding of how the operating system manages hardware and other resources to do its work, will helps people solve problems and appreciate the work that goes into making a computer work.

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Electives:

This course teaches students how to configure server services such as the Apache web server, the Squid Proxy server, the Bind name server ,Sendmail and Exim Mail servers are discussed. For those who want to know a little more than the average user.

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Introduction to Linux – A Hands on Guide:

Many people still believe that learning Linux is difficult, or that only experts can understand how a Linux system works. Though there is a lot of free documentation available, the documentation is widely scattered on the Web, and often confusing, since it is usually oriented toward experienced UNIX or Linux users. Today, thanks to the advancements in development, Linux has grown in popularity both at home and at work. The goal of this guide is to show people of all ages that Linux can be simple and fun, and used for all kinds of purposes.

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The Easiest Linux Guide You’ll Ever Read – an Introduction to Linux for Windows Users:

This is a 160-page book geared towards people who are competent with using Windows, who have never attempted to use Linux but are interested in giving it a try.

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Open source softwares for Windows.

Web Browsing

Mozilla Firefox

The premier free, open-source browser. Tabs, pop-up blocking, themes, and extensions. Considered by many to be the world’s best browser.
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IM – Instant Messaging

Pidgin

Connect to multiple IM accounts simultaneously in a single app, including: AOL IM, MSN, and Jabber.
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E-mail

Mozilla Thunderbird

Powerful spam filtering, solid interface, and all the features you need.
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RSS

RSSOwl

Solid cross-platform RSS client.
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Video Playback

Miro

Beautiful interface. Plays any video type (much more than windows media player). Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support. Search and download from YouTube and others.
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VLC

Plays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. Pretty good interface.
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MPlayer

Similar to VLC– plays loads of video formats.
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Media Player Classic

Compact, but powerful media player. Plays anything under the sun. No install necessary.
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DVD Ripping / Video Conversion

Media Coder

Great tool for ripping CDs, DVDs, etc and converting between tons of video formats.
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Word Processing / Office Suites

OpenOffice.org

Big, full featured suite of tools for word processing and spreadsheets. Compatible with and a free replacement for Microsoft Word documents. Also supports OpenDocument Format.
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AbiWord

A word processor. Leaner and quicker than OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format.
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Podcasting

Juice

Solid podcasting client.
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DVD Ripping

Handbrake

DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter.
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Sound Recording

Audacity

Simple sound recording tool.
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Graphics / Photo Editing

GIMP

Photo editing application that rivals Photoshop in features.
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Paint.NET

Graphics editor with a very nice interface.
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Inkscape

Vector graphics application.
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Open Source softwares for Windows

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Note Taking

Freemind

An innovative application for note taking and outlining. Takes time to get used to, but some people swear by it.
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Jarnal

Open Source note taking application written in Java
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Keynote

Open Source note taking application, very good. I use this myself extensively
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Personal Finance

TurboCASH

Simple, easy to use application for managing personal finances.
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Quasar

Easy to use Accounting package
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Chat Clients

aMSN

MSN Messenger client written in TCL/TK aMSN Messenger

X-Chat

IRC Client X-Chat

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FavBackup Backs Up and Restores Any Browser

Windows only: Portable backup utility FavBackup archives your settings, bookmarks, passwords, and more from any of the major browsers.

Using the utility is simple—just launch the no-install-required executable and go run through the wizard to backup or restore your browser profiles. The software handles backing up Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and even Opera—there are still a few restore glitches with IE and Opera, but it’s a useful utility worth a look for anybody looking to transfer settings from one machine to another.

Download here FavBackup

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