Geekapundit

Google, like any other legitimate service provider, encrypts login traffic, but not your content. So the moment you’re signed in they switch to plain-text communications and send everything to you in the open.

The quick fix: Use https instead of http for every Google service.

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August 8, 2007 at 4:31 pm · Filed under Links

Damn Spam

Michael Specter:

Then another idea occurred to him: what if he simply used the network to dispatch a single e-mail to all of them? “We invite you to come see the 2020 and hear about the DECSystem-20 family,’’ the message read. As historic lines go, it didn’t have quite the ring of “One small step for a man,” yet Gary Thuerk’s impact cannot be disputed. When he pushed the send button, he became the father of spam.

An interesting read on the evolution of spam and the losing war against spammers.

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August 8, 2007 at 4:23 pm · Filed under Links

Hands-on with Pleo the dinobot

The cute Pleo dinobot will be hatching November 1st at US$350, which is rather steep. It has a completely hackable operating system.

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August 8, 2007 at 3:52 pm · Filed under Links

80 Beautiful Typefaces For Professional Design

I have a fetish for beautiful typography. These are truly gorgeous.

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August 8, 2007 at 3:05 pm · Filed under Links

Gmail: A Behind the Scenes Video

Ever wondered how our email messages are delivered by Gmail? Check this out.

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HowTo: 5 Simple Steps To Make XP Look Like Vista

August 4, 2007 at 6:45 pm · Filed under HowTo

So you don’t want to switch to Vista but want a Vista look for your desktop? Fret not. I was doing some housekeeping on my personal desktop yesterday when I had this idea too. And now my desktop has a fresh new Vista look, thanks to some freeware utilities and themes. It’s pretty easy, just follow these 5 simple steps.

Step 1

Download an unlocked uxtheme.dll and replace the original uxtheme.dll in C:\Windows\system32 using the Replacer tool. The unlocked uxtheme.dll will allow you to use non default visual styles.

Step 2

Download the Royale Vista VS theme and extract it. The downloaded theme package contains multiple versions of the same theme. Just copy the RVista folder in the RoyaleVista_1.5.4 folder into C:\Windows\Resources\Themes and double click the RVista Windows Visual Style file to apply it.

Step 3

Install Yahoo! Widgets to have your very own Vista Sidebar. I recommend the systemDashboard series of widgets.

Step 4

Install IconTweaker to change the default Windows icons.

Step 5

Download the Vista Icontweaker theme and use IconTweaker to apply the theme.

There you go. Enjoy your new Vista look. Here’s mine for your reference.