Stop Sharing USB Flash Disks."Right Now"

It's time to start thinking of  USB Flash drives like toothbrushes or under wares -- for personal use only.

A German security research team has discovered that USB-connected devices have a fatal flaw. Anything that connects via USB can be reprogrammed to pose as another device.
That means a stranger's USB stick could dupe your computer into thinking it's a keyboard, then type in certain commands and quietly take control of your computer. Perhaps your network too.
By posing as a network card, It can then reroute your Internet traffic so everything you do can be spied on. Usb disks can be alot to handel when it comes to Identity theft, bank fraud, extortion, you name it.

A few Cyber security experts, like Rapid7's Trey Ford, say the danger of sharing USB devices have been spotted before."The implications are now clear. Downloading the wrong app can infect your phone, then compromise your computer. And borrowing a stranger's USB stick could infect your computer permanently." Said Karsten Nohl SR Labs chief scientist , also a member of the team that discovered the flaw,
 Nohl also said: "Someone asking, 'Can I charge my Android on your computer?' will have a much different connotation in the future,"
As said by Nohl"The implications are now clear" But hey, problem remains since modern day antivirus and protection software won't catch it because USB duping isn't technically a computer virus, just a device posing/Impersonating as another one. So, there's no solution for it right now

These kind of hacks haven't been reported any where here in Uganda. but hey, you never know when it gets here or even if it's already here. in this error of .com, knowlege is only a click away.

At this point you can only hold our Flash drives and smart phones tight + our computer's USB ports secure as you wait for a more secure way to interact with UBS Drives

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Words Of Wisdom From Steve Jobs

Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc

Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.
Born: February 24, 1955, San Francisco, California,
Died: October 5, 2011, Palo Alto, California
Spouse: Laurene Powell (m. 1991–2011)
Children: Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Erin Siena Jobs, Reed Jobs, Eve Jobs
Education: Reed College (1972–1974), Homestead High School (1972), Cupertino Junior High School, Monta Loma Elementary School

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Simplest Way To Increase Your WIFI Signal Strength

One real weakness you must have noticed if you are a WI-FI fan is the poor SIGNAL STRENGTH. The more you move away from the antenna/s. This means your Internet will have issues the farther you are from your WI-FI antenna. Especially if you are behind Walls in a house or where ever you use your Internet from.

Today. I will take you through an easy, inexpensive and time saving way to get the best signal strength off your WIfi Router. This trick involves a beer or soda can. You can also use any other cans used to package any other drinks.I know in Uganda it's very hard to find soda cans because of the bottle domination but i am sure if you put your mind to it, you should be able to find it.

All we need:

scissors or knife - To cut the can
tape - To hold the cut can on your router.
Wireless Router - Has low signal WIfi
Laptop/Mobile device - To test signal strength

All this is as simple as the image you saw above. You Just need to cut an empty can with a scissor or knife just like you see in the Image below:

Now you just need to place this cut can just behind your Wireless router just like in the first picture. I recommend you use a tape to hold the can tight to the antenna. But if you may, find something to hold it.

Now Place the Can Behind the antenna of your Modem so that it captures the signals and wont let the signals go pass.

[NOTE] This trick works best if you face the can to the direction you want the signal strong. Just like a sate light dish.

So Whats It. Be sure to enjoy a better WI-FI signal with this trick  I guess i'll be seeing you in my next post.

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Charging Your Cell Phone Battery Full In 30 Seconds

Owning a Smart phone is not the hard part any more, but keeping it's battery power on is the great deal (Frustrating and time consuming). Just charging a smart phones battery could take up to a full hour or even two,which in most cases will last for less than a day.

This might all change in a time not far from today. Bassed on a video posted on you tube by an Israeli Company called StoreDot.This video has in it a prototype of this amaizing technology that can actually charge a phone battery in only 30 seconds. Don't belive this? Watch this

Related Post:-How To Maximize Your Phone's Battery Life

VIDEO:

This battery does not only  charge quickly but it as well stays charging even when unplugged from the charger.
StoreDot, says the technology started as a research project at Tel Aviv University.The technology in this video is said to work under specific amino acids isolated and then used with peptis to create nonocrystals.
The company is hoping to release their product to the public in two years or less since the only challenge they face is packaging this product in portable form.

Related Post:-How To Maximize Your Phone's Battery Life

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How To Maximize Your Phone's Battery Life

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We have all encountered that time when battery is ruining down and we go like "Oh no. I got to make that important call, Some of us have phones that last half as long as it used to a year ago.

But how much of this is our fault. And how much is it on the phones makers? Can we do anything about it? YES. There are a million ideas for maximizing the life of a cell phone battery. Here's what you need to know.
There are a million ideas for maximizing the life of a cell phone battery. Here's what you need to know. Maximizing your phones battery life is all based on several theories though proven to work for most phones. Some times it really depends on your devices battery type, and phone usage.

Getting started, I'll start with Charge Frequency:

So i was born in the 1990z, By the year 2000, I heard brains to think and remember. In those days, rechargeable batteries worked best when fully charged (100%)- then fully used to (0%) the it was considered safe to Fully charge again But over the years, materials have changed, and so have the rules. Today Experts recommend that Chargeable batteries stay between a minimum of 20% to a maximum of 80%.this will help maximize the capacity of the battery over time.In my opinion, This best applies on Li-ion butteries of 3.7 V.This is what comes in all smart phones i have seen and most other phones.
[NOTE] This doesn't mean you shouldn't fully charge your battery. but says how fine it is If your phone's battery doesn't always fully charge or completely go Down.

Related: Charger fills your battery in 30 seconds

Silent but consuming:

 Many battery life issues can be caused by over seeping processors and power full hardware, It's not always about Just about the hard ware.But the softwares insted. Verry many android phones consume alot of battry becouse of applications runing in the background that you probaply dont even use. So if you can figure out what apps you use and those you dont, Please try to uninstall them or atleast turn them off.

Messaging apps:

Facebook Massnger, Wats App, Viber and all those instant massaging applications consume just alot of power cince they have to constantly check in with the cental server for new massages.hence puting the batrry on a constant release of charge. Some times, It's the couse of phones that are ever worm.

Temperature rising:

When it comes to long-term battery life, heat is the great killer. If your device constantly runs hot, you can expect your device to degrade quicker. In the case of cellphones and tablets, there's not a whole lot you can do about this if you discover issues with heat after buying, but you'll at least have some idea as to what's causing those rapid power drains.

wireless & Bluetooth features:

Please remember to switch your wirless and blue tooth features when you are not using them. this misght save you a few minutes, but the few could be all you need to make that call.

Screen brightness:

Your screen brightness cotributes alot to your battery life.Keep your brightness as low as works for you, as screen display could save you a few minutes but it could be those few that you need to make that important call.

Related: Charger fills your battery in 30 seconds

In conclutions. We all know this: It doesn’t matter how you deal with your phone, The battry will still go out. Question: How murch can you save?

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Facebook Has Launched A New App Used By Celebrities Only

Facebook has launched an app called 'Mentions' Aimed at celebrities,This app will  help manage their public figure pages more effectively with their fans

Mentions will help celebrities share  updates, photos & videos,It also help join popular conversations on Facebook and see the latest posts from followed people.
"From cheering on World Cup players to checking out updates from favourite celebrities, there are more than a billion interactions between public figures and their fans on Facebook every week. We want to make these interactions even better,"-That  was Allison Swope.
Product Manager at Facebook said.
"We're introducing Facebook Mentions, a new Facebook Creative Labs app that makes it easy for public figures to talk with their fans and each other on the go.

"As a public figure, Facebook Mentions lets you: See what fans are saying about you and join the conversation," Said Swope.She also said. "We plan to roll out to more countries and verified Profiles in the coming months. If you are an admin of a verified Page, you can request access to Mentions directly. If you are a public figure, you can also download the iPhone app to request access,"
In  Uganda We havent seen this app but hey, Give it a week, or tow "Hopfully"

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Sure/Smart Telecom Finally With Better Speeds

Do i need to take you guys back in the days when sure telecom was considered very fast at 40 KBs per second and normal at 20 - 30 KBs per seconds? Yea.

That's a fact. Even after Re-branding to Smart Telecom, These guys still heard really annoying speeds (For those who used it). And now here it comes (Wait for it): Smart Telecom's Internet can now run up to 280 KBs Per Second. both in IDM and Torrenting + browsing. (Tested & Proved - By Me)
Some guy might say i was paid to write like this but i suggest before you say anything, May be you should try it with there new Data Planes of
On Voice card: 5000 = 3 GB
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On Data Cards: 5,000  UGX = 2 GB
On Data Cards: 20,000 UGX= 20 GB
And here is a daily bundle i liked: 5GB for 1,000 UGX. This is valid for 24 Hours. Can you imagine?

For those guys that haven't Used Smart Telecom, Here is your chance to get really cheap Internet for your Browsing and downloads.

This is not an Advert on my site, I am just appreciating the miracle in Uganda.

Thank you Smart

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How Online Chat-Bots Are Fooling You

There are certainly plenty of them out there. Although most Internet users think of the web as a place primarily frequented by humans, the reality turns out to be quite the opposite. A recent report found that 61.5% of Internet traffic is generated by automated programs called bots.

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These are artificially intelligent programs that can ask also answer questions bring you to thinking they are actually human. These programs are mostly web based as we 'll see in this article.

 Today especially here in Uganda most of us just watch these things in movies and that's it. In this article you will be surprised these programs are already living in our communities and can easily fool you into thinking they are real people, real humans.

• One of the most famous fiction movies called Star Trek TNG, The character "Data" is a human-like android. Data claims to have no feelings of any kind, but some people find this hard to believe. Data is almost human. The presence of Data in Star Trek enables the scriptwriters to show what it may be like to live alongside an artificial person. Intelligent chat bots may have similar personalities to Data. WATCH TRAILER HERE:

• The other is a series that has been showing one Fox TV called "Almost Human" In a future where human cops and androids partner up to protect and serve. WATCH TRAILER HERE:

• Also the film called AI "Artificial Intelligence", by Spielberg and Kubrick, explores similar issues with androids. WATCH TRAILER HERE:

These are just movies. How About You. Did you know that there is a big chance that you have got in contact with Chat-bots on the Internet but didn't even realise they were not human? At times it's because they seem friendly and funny,Sometimes it’s because they seem wise,Sometimes it’s the promise of sex on a porn website that fools you. The bots don’t really care how they trick you as long as you are brought to thinking they are your fellow human, if you use social media or spend any time on line, it’s quite possible you’ve already been a victim.

Yesterday i took a tour to some Chat bot websites and one that completely blew me away was a Chat-bot Called A.L.I.C.E. If i didn't know any better. I wouldn't believe this. I took my time to take a screen shot and here is how THE CHAT was:

Alice the Chat-Bot

You may not believe this was a Robot. But yes it was.Try it your self: www.alice.pandorabots.com

Another website i went across was a website called "Cleverbot"
Dint as much explore it as i did with Alice. But here. That's a screen shot i took:

Clever bot the chat-bot

You can try this one here: www.cleverbot.com

Scammers are well aware of this phenomenon and are utilizing chat bots by embedding them in their sites that when you visit, A chat bot gets a conversation with you and after a few words. They ask you to click on links. These links are usually Adult content, Dating sites or ham full websites that have lots of spam.

What to expect in the future?

• Chat bots will also become more human-like.
• Chat bots will become much more advanced.
• In time chat bots will become as intelligent as humans.
• People will become unsure how to feel about chat bots.
• They will be more like androids in Science Fiction. They will be intelligent and useful.
• Humans will be unsure whether the chat bots have feelings, and whether they are conscious.
• They will have more human characteristics. This will make them more interesting to chat to,

With everything said, This  proves the Future we always talk about, Is not far. In a few years from now Robots will indeed be Advanced.

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Smart Telecom. The New Telecom In UG.

By now i assume at least half of the population in Kampala already heard of this new telecom company called SMART TELECOM, Also known as SURE TELECOM.

If you have not. Ask 10 friends and am sure at least 5 will confirm they have heard of it though most of them are just not fully informed. This telecom is as a result of the Singapore based telecommunications company SURE TELECOM Re-branding to a new name SMART TELECOM here in Uganda.

Read my previous post: ALL YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SURE TELECOM

Just like the sure telecom we once knew. Smart telecom also offers almost free internet. Actually. Cheap internet. Which is 10,000 UGX per moth. See... Almost free.Though now after about 3 moth of Re-branding to smart telecom. Smart telecom says the 10k offer was a Christmas offer called "xmas 2" which has now expired. So now if any smart telecom fan wants an internet bande, They will have to get the park at 12000 /= for 2GBs of data which is a lot less compared to there previous offer. But hey: 2GB? At 1200 UGX? For a moth?. A lot better than any telecom company in Uganda.

By the way did i mention that 3 minutes of free calls to all networks and 15 minutes smart to smart + 15 SMSs comes along side the 2GB park? So i got to say: From sure to smart these guys haven't completely lost it and we as consummers have got to give them credit. At least for their previous "Xmas 2" offer. Today l wont talk about these guys internet speeds for it is the same as i explained last time. speed is still the same.

Read my previous post when i talk about sure telecoms internet:

ALL YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SURE TELECOM

Just like in my previous post: I WISH THESE GUYS THE BEST

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