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Learn How to Stay Safe and Still Have Fun on Facebook (user guide)

Kannan — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:23:26 +0000

Because of the virtual identities created on social networks like Facebook, often mirror user’s real personas, making them vulnerable to identity theft. Whether you are a young adult, parents, educator, or whatever will you be, it is very important to protect our real identities from strangers, avoid scammers, and stop imposters for a peaceful mind.
If you are an avid Facebook user, here is a very good guide (official) to learn how to stay safe and still have fun online. Because of the larger user base and popularity of Facebbok, cybercriminals and scammers targeting this social network like mad.

You can learn the following things from this official user guide to Facebook security.

Protect your Facebook account
Avoid the scammers
Use advanced security settings
Recover a hacked Facebook account
Stop imposters

You can download the eBook ‘A Guide to Facebook security ‘(PDF) free at here.[via]

Free eBook on Microsoft Office 365

Kannan — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:28:36 +0000

Microsoft Office 365 is a suite of cloud-based services that offers access to business tools such as email, messaging, videoconferencing, collaboration, and even browser-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, all are aimed at large organizations, businesses, and education.
With Office 365, users can do every task they are used to doing in their favorite Office applications from anywhere – while you are traveling on the train, sitting in a coffee shop, etc – and then share it in real time.

The free eBook from Microsoft “Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime” mainly aimed at business users, shows – “how you can use cloud computing—and specifically, Office 365—to get more done, collaborate more easily, and work more flexibly than you ever have before. From the necessary how-tos about creating and administering your Office 365 account and working with the various Office 365 programs to sharing files with your team, creating a team site, using Office Web Apps, and holding online meetings, you’ll discover how easy it is to work online and off, accessing and sharing your files whenever you need to”.

You can download the eBook free from source here.

A Complete Guide to Google Plus (Written by 120+ People)

Kannan — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:57:25 +0000

The recently launched Google’s new social networking site Google+ is growing like anything. A recent report shows that Google+ has now over 10 million users and growing faster than we thought. That is the story about this Facebook rival. Ok, if you are new to Google+ or want to use it like a pro, here is a complete reference guide. ‘Google+: A Collaborative Document’ written by 120+ people provides everything about Google Plus. You can learn what is Google Plus, how to use it and its features like Circle, Sparks, Hangouts, Huddle, etc. very easily.

This Google Docs document is available in English, German, Russian, and Chinese languages. Interested users go here to read the document. (via)

Free Guide To Web Application Security: How to Minimize the Risk of Attacks

Kannan — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:48:46 +0000

Vulnerabilities in web applications are now the largest vector of enterprise security attacks. Majority of attacks today, including the recent Sony PlayStation attack, involve some form of Web application vulnerability.

Stories about exploits that compromise sensitive data frequently mention culprits such as “cross-site scripting (XSS)”, “SQL injection”, “buffer overflow”, and “Remote code execution”. Vulnerabilities like these fall often outside the traditional expertise of network security managers.

To help you understand how to minimize these risks, Qualys provides a free guide “Web Application Security- How to Minimize the Risk of Attacks “as a primer to web application security.

The guide covers the following topic: Typical web application vulnerabilities, comparison of options for web application vulnerability detection, and QualysGuard Web Application Scanning solution.

To download the guide, visit here a complete the form.

iPad 2 User Guide for iOS 4.3 For Download

Kannan — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:28:05 +0000

An iPad is indeed a wonderful gadget that everyone loves to have. If you own a latest iPad 2 or like to know its new features, how to use its controls and applications, the eBook “iPad User Guide For iOS 4.3 Software” released by Apple definitely a help for you.

This iPad user guide explains everything you would like to know about iPad 2 through 22 chapters including how to connect an iPad to a Mac or PC, how to insert SIM card, how to use apps, search, print, and share files and more.

Interested users can download “iPad User Guide For iOS 4.3 Software” e-book free from Apple Manuals in PDF format (16Mb) at here. (Via)

Windows On Speed: The Ultimate PC Acceleration Guide

Kannan — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:50:18 +0000

It is very common among computer users that after a passage of time they notice a considerable change in the performance of their system such as longer boot up time, frequently occurring system freeze-up, sporadic error messages, etc. There are several reasons for this, but there are only a limited number of solutions to this kind of a problem. The only two solutions are, either you format the hard drive and re install Windows or follow a complete set of procedures described in the free eBook ‘Windows On Speed’ – from trimming down the registry to defragmenting the hard drive.

This Ultimate PC Acceleration Manual explains “why Windows slows down and what you can do to prevent this from happening too quickly. It’ll explain how to store your data to reduce disk fragmentation, how you should properly remove programs to avoid registry junk, which system maintenance tools you should use to maintain a top notch performance, how to protect your system from malware attacks, and how to physically clean your machine to avoid hardware damage and failure….”

Interested Windows users can download the free eBook ‘Ultimate PC Acceleration Manual’ (PDF) at source here.

Internet Explorer 9 RC Product Guide For Download

Kannan — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:54:46 +0000

Want to know how Internet Explorer 9 unlocks the Beauty of the Web. Read the Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate Product Guide (RC) that outlines new features in IE9 RC, highlights the top features, and provides additional information on features specific for end users, developers, and IT professionals.

Note: This product guide is similar to the previous IE9 beta product guide, but included new features. Interested users can download the product guide (pdf/xps) at here.