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So.. How to jailbreak and unlock the new iPhone OS 3.1.*
Posted on January 9th, 2010 No commentsJust quickly, I have been swamped by my personal life which is why I haven’t written anything in ages.
Well this Jailbreak is the most simple and the most broad, lets go through what happens and what to do.
First of all, this jailbreak will jailbreak all iDevice models, BUT, the iPhone 3Gs (with the NEW bootrom) will be a tethered jailbreak for the moment, as will the iPod 3rd Generation.
The iPod Touch (1,2) and the iPhone (3G ad old 3Gs) are untethered
The iPod Touch (3) and iPhone (new 3Gs) are tethered
Okay, lets begin.
1. Go to http://www.blackra1n.com
2. Scroll to the bottom on the page and click the icon for your OS (windows or mac)
3. Once downloaded, plug your device into your computer (close out of iTunes as well)
4. Then, open the blackra1n app on you computer and click “Make it ra1n”
5. Wait about 20 seconds and you are Jailbroken! If you have a tethered Jailbreak read 6, else skip to 7.
6. Re-run the Jailbreak to start your device. You will need to do this EVERY TIME you want to turn your device on, so either don’t let it turn off or be prepared with a computer.
7. On your springboard (on your device) there will be a blackra1n symbol, Tap it and download cydia. Don’t use Rock it is shite
8. If you want an unlocked phone, in the blackra1n app there is a button that says “sn0w” this is the unlock program, my phone is unlocked while I am on holiday and I have had no problems with it, some people are reporting loss/no signal etc. You will have to find out for yourself if it works on your device.
9. Open cydia, it will re-orginize and clean some stuff up, then crash and you will need to open it up again and do what you need to in cydia (winterboard, qTweeter, install0us etc..)
And that, my friends is it. Simple aye?
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Thomas.
P.S Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season.
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Windows 7 Ultimate Cracked and Activated Permanently with OEM SLP Master Product Key (with SLIC 2.1)
Posted on December 24th, 2009 No commentsOriginal Article From MyDigitalLife.info
Windows 7 Ultimate has been cracked, and can be permanently activated with OEM style instant offline activation which will pass Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation, before even any Windows 7 is officially released according to Windows 7 release schedule. All hell breaks loose when a Windows 7 Ultimate OEM DVD ISO from Lenovo been leaked and posted on Chinese forum. The ISO was quickly grabbed to retrieve boot.wim, which was then used to retrieve the OEM-SLP product key and OEM certificate for Windows 7 Ultimate.
Microsoft has updated the the SLP (System-Locked Preinstallation), a procedure that used to preactivate Windows operating system
for mass distribution by major OEM (original equipment manufacturers), to version 2.1 to support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 while provided backward-compatibility for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 activation. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 OEM activation is provided by SLP 2.0. SLP 2.1 requires SLIC imprinted in BIOS to be updated to SLIC version 2.1 too, which contains new Windows Marker.
After extracting the OEM certificate and OEM product
key, it’s confirmed that Windows 7 uses the same digitally signed OEM certificate (in .xrm-ms extension) that is been used in Windows Vista. Windows Vista OEM cert can be used in Windows 7 has been explained in Windows 7 forum. As OEM certificate is digitally signed by Microsoft with its own Private Key with OEM Public Key and OEMID (part of SLIC table in BIOS). The combination of correct Private Key, Public Key with OEMID will pass SLP validation as valid Microsoft license. Meanwhile, Windows Marker is signed by OEM itself based on OEMID and OEMTableID (both belongs to SLIC) using the private key that matches the public key. Thus, the same OEM cert can be used for many different SLICs, as long as OEMID remains the same, as in the case of SLP 2.0 and SLP 2.1, although Windows Marker has changed due to different OEMTableID.
The trick is to have BIOS modded to include the SLIC 2.1. The SLIC 2.1 can be modded into BIOS physically (hardmod or biosmod) or been emulated or simulated during Windows boots up (softmod). Various SLIC 2.1 BIN has been retrieved from various notebook computer that shipped with new SLIC 2.1 in BIOS to support the free Windows 7 Upgrade Option from Windows Vista. If you just bought a new PC, it’s possible to check if SLIC 2.1 exists in BIOS. The information can be used to mod the BIOS. If you’re not technically know-how, it’s possible to request for BIOS mod assistant, or wait for Windows 7 Loader or WoW7.
Last but not least (which makes no activation crack works properly so far) is OEM-SLP product key for Windows 7. So far no OEM-SLP product key required to activate Windows 7 as OEM offline instant activation been leaked yet as no machine has been officially ship in Windows 7 by OEM, until now.
The extracted Windows 7 Ultimate OEM-SLP product key, 22TKD-F8XX6-YG69F-9M66D-PMJBM, can be used to activate installed Windows
7 Ultimate system, which BIOS has a valid OEM SLIC 2.1, and corresponding OEM cert, even if it’s OEM cert meant for Windows Vista. Best news is that, the product key appears to be a master OEM-SLP product key for Windows 7 Ultimate, which able to activate many OEM brands, such as HP, Dell, MSI
and Lenovo. Checkout the discussion at Windows 7 forums.
Tip: It doesn’t matter if you have download and install Windows 7 RTM retail version ISO or Windows 7 RTM OEM version ISO. Just use the following commands to convert to OEM version:
slmgr.vbs -ilc OEM.XRM-MS (where OEM.XRM-MS is a valid OEM cert matching with SLIC 2.1 in BIOS)
slmgr -ipk 22TKD-F8XX6-YG69F-9M66D-PMJBMBoth 32-bit and 64-bit (x86 and x64) Windows 7 Ultimate system should and can be activated immediately. For Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Basic, and Windows 7 Starter, the OEM-SLP keys haven’t been leaked, thus can’t be OEM-activated yet. It’s expected that various Windows 7 activators, Windows 7 activation toolkits, Windows 7 Loaders and etc are expected to be released by various hackers soon. However, Microsoft may decide to block and blacklist this leaked master OEM-SLP product key. If true, other OEM-SLP keys from actual machine shipped from OEM has to be retrieved.
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Firewall administration
Posted on November 29th, 2009 No commentsOriginal post from: GeniusHackers.com
FirewallIn my previous two articles I showed you how to secure your LAN and WLAN. In that i had mentioned the firewall factor. In this article I am going to show you the uses of firewall and its administration. Firewall Administration is ensuring the proper management, configuration, and change management of it.It is comprised of controlling access to the platform, platform operating system builds, log reviews, time synchronization and backups.Hence firewall is very important in a network. Some of the advantages and uses of firewall are as follows.
- The main and the most important factor of firewall is your computer security. It gives a sence of a secure connection of your computer.
- The most inexpensive and security tool.
- You can monitor incoming and outgoing security alerts and the firewall company will record and track down an intrusion attempt depending on the severity.
- Some firewalls are also useful as they detect viruses and worms.
- All firewalls can be tested for effectiveness by using products that test for leaks or probe for open ports.
What is firewall administration ?
Personal firewall software is designed to prevent connections between the network and your computer, except for programs that the firewall software knows that they are not infected.
- Network Magic needs to make network connections to set up sharing and check for updates, your firewall software needs to allow these connections.
- Network Magic is permitted to make outbound communications.
- Inbound communication from other computers running Network Magic is permitted to get past the firewall to Network Magic.
- Outgoing communication: Most software firewalls have settings for specific program control.
As we say that any coin has two opposite sides firewall also consists of some of the disadvantages like:
- Firewalls cannot protect you from internal sabotage within a network or from allowing other users access to your PC.
- Firewalls cannot edit indecent material like pornography, violence, drugs and bad language. This would require you to adjust your browser security options or purchase special software to monitor your childcare’s Internet activity.
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The Top Internet Memes of 2009
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 2 commentsThe instantaneous and shareable nature of the Internet is one of the things that separates it from other mediums. Viral videos and Internet memes can take hold and spread quickly. Thanks to social networking, the speed in which the latest phenomena can spread is lightning fast. More and more frequently, Internet memes are making appearances in other more traditional media like TV and film.
With only two months left of 2009, we thought we would look back at some of the biggest Internet memes of the year. Most — if not all — of these memes have inspired spin-offs and secondary memes, and in the process, become a part of our Internet cultural history.
Did we miss any of your favorites? Let us know in the comments!
#1 David After Dentist
One of the first big memes of 2009 was the YouTube (
) video “David After Dentist.” The story is exactly like it sounds. Young David went to the dentist to get a tooth pulled and was treated with some pretty heavy sedatives. Armed with a Flip Cam and a good sense of humor, David’s Dad decided to videotape the aftermath.
Watch here:
#2 Susan Boyle
In April 2009, 47-year old Susan Boyle appeared on “Britain’s Got Talent” and mesmerized the audience (and the judges) with her jaw-droppingly awesome voice.Once the video hit YouTube, the rest of the world took notice and a true phenomenon was born. With an estimated 100 million views in the first few weeks, Boyle’s performance is one of the top Internet video phenomena of all time.
Sadly, we can’t embed her fantastic debut performance from Les Miserables, but you can watch it here.
#3 United Breaks Guitars
In 2008, United Airlines broke Dave Carroll’s Taylor Guitar. After battling with the airline for months and making no progress, Carroll decided to take action. He wrote the song and shot the video “United Breaks Guitars” and released it on YouTube in mid 2009. The video earned more than 3 million views in just 10 days.In August, Carroll released “United Breaks Guitars 2,” but it failed to generate the same buzz as the original.
#4 Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt
At the beginning of Summer 2009, an interesting t-shirt appeared on Amazon.com. Called “Three Wolf Moon,” the shirt featured an awesomely awful emblem of three wolves howling at the moon, the shirt garnered over-the-top reviews on Amazon.com, rating it as the best shirt ever and making outrageous claims about its power.The shirt became a best-seller and the creators of the shirt are even shopping around a book based on the topic.
In an October episode of NBC’s “The Office,” Dwight K. Schrute wears the shirt and ends up getting pretty lucky with the ladies.
#5 Baby Dancing to Beyonce
This is one of our favorite memes of the year. Featuring baby Cory from New Zealand (then just 13 months old), this video became viral after the VMAs. Little Cory dances to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” with such a level of engrossment and with so much obvious enjoyment, how could it not be a huge hit?Watch:
#6 JK Wedding Dance
Jill and Kevin’s wedding dance is the rare Internet meme that has two waves of popularity. When the video first hit the web in late July, the awesomely choreographed dance by the wedding party down the aisle during Jill and Kevin’s wedding became a huge hit, especially after being featured on the Today Show.Then in October, NBC’s “The Office” paid homage to the dance by re-creating it with cast members for Jim and Pam’s fictional TV wedding. The result? The original video had a huge uptick in popularity (probably aided by people who missed it the first time).
Another winner in this meme, embattled R&B star Chris Brown, who saw sales for his single “Forever” (which is featured in both videos) climb the charts after the video’s release.
#7 Christian Bale (Strong Language)
Even before February 2009, there were rumors that all had not gone well on the set of “Terminator: Salvation.” Then in February, someone leaked an audio recording of actor Christian Bale going off on a crew-member. The audio took off online and in the mainstream press.DJ RevoLucian created “Bale Out – RevoLucian’s Christian Bale Remix” from the audio and a NSFW meme within a meme was born. Not to take anything away from Bale, but he still has nothing on David O. Russell (link has very explicit language).
#8 Balloon Boy
Two weeks ago, a helium filled weather balloon was launched in Colorado, supposedly with a 6-year old boy trapped inside. In under 24-hours, the Internet went from shared bafflement, to fear for the boy’s safety, to relief that he was OK (and hiding in a box the whole time), to questioning if the whole event was a hoax to full-blown Internet meme.That’s breaking news to Internet in-joke in under 10 hours. Amazing.
(Photo courtesy of ImaLetYouFinish.com)
A week later, the meme came full-Internet circle with the video “I’m in a Box” (a riff of “I’m on a Boat”), which you can watch below (note NSFW language):
#9 Kanye West at the VMAs
We can all thank Kanye West for providing us so much endless entertainment. After pulling an ODB and hijacking Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs, a full-on meme was born. The outburst gave MTV.com a record number of unique video views.The barrage of parodies and jokes started almost instantaneously. Even President Obama opined on Kanye’s behavior, calling him a “Jackass.”
We won’t lie, we were a little obsessed with the Kanye-meme here at Mashable (
). Unless something REALLY spectacular happens, this is sure to be the meme of 2009.If you missed the clip that started it all, watch it below:
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