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Friday, 24 August 2012

Mobile network operators not to blame for iPhone SMS vulnerability

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Mobile network operators not to blame for iPhone SMS vulnerability


London, 23 August, 2012 – AdaptiveMobile, the world leader in mobile security, today dispels some of the myths regarding the recent iPhone SMS vulnerability which could allow scammers to ‘spoof’ the sender of a text message, allowing them to pose as a known friend or contact. Whilst mobile operators have recently come under fire for this exploit, AdaptiveMobile argues that the source of the problem is the handset, not the network.

“Device manufacturers, like all members of the mobile ecosystem should aim to take security seriously and ensure their devices comply with a wide range of standards and technical recommendations,” says Cathal McDaid, Security Consultant, AdaptiveMobile. “For SMS to remain a trusted, clean channel, companies need to be vigilant that their products both properly conform to standards and don’t inadvertently expose flaws that can compromise their customers.

The exploit was first revealed by a researcher on the pod2g blog and the exploit misuses an optional ‘Reply Address’ field within the SMS protocol upper-layers. If misused, the iPhone SMS client displays a different address / phone number as the sending address rather than the actual originating address. This could be used to show recipients that text messages are from someone familiar, when they originate from a hacker or external party.

“We know conclusively that this is not a network problem because the 3GPP specification – which outlines how modern mobile phones and networks operate today – discusses the security implications of this field in all phones and give recommendations on how to avoid malicious use of this,” continues McDaid. “We have tested this issue on Android, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Symbian phones and most of them simply ignore the ‘reply address’ field or display both the ‘real’ originating address and the reply address as per the specification recommendations. The iPhone, so far, is the only device which does not comply with these security recommendations.”

Apple has responded to these claims, acknowledging the weakness, but without any stated intention of remedying the situation.

“Historically, the ‘reply-address’ field was introduced to allow users to reply to texts which were ‘broadcast’ from information agencies or marketing firms, for example. These broadcast systems may not be capable of receiving messages, so this system allows for more interaction,” continues McDaid. “However, whilst most handsets now ignore this quirk, with the remainder treating the field correctly, Apple has left a significant vulnerability in its handsets which could allow consumers to be fooled and hand over personal details to hackers and criminals. This reinforces the importance of handset manufacturers, operators and security providers collaborating and helping to keep SMS as a secure, reliable and trusted channel.”

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About AdaptiveMobile:
AdaptiveMobile is the world leader in mobile security, enabling trusted networks for the world’s largest operator groups and protecting one in six subscribers globally. AdaptiveMobile provides Operators with the most comprehensive network-based security solutions enabling them to protect their consumer and enterprise customers against the growing threat of mobile abuse. www.adaptivemobile.com

Nanoblock Docking Station for iPhone and iPod

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Nanoblock Docking Station for iPhone and iPod


We have introduced many practical charging stations for iPhone and iPod. But if you want a creative way to dock your iOS device, the following Nanoblock docking station may be able to draw your more attention.
Nanoblock Docking Station for iPhone and iPod

This is a unique toy-styled docking station that measures 6.3 x 0.8 x 3.1 inches, weights 6.3 oz, and designed for iPhone and iPod. As we can see from the images, the iPhone dock is also a nanoblockbuilding plate, so using extra nanoblocks, you can easily create various creative nanoblock models on the docking station in order to satisfy your creative inspiration. Of course, the integrated cradle allows you to dock your iPhone or iPod on the building base and charge it using accompanying adapter.
Nanoblock Docking Station for iPhone and iPod
The Nanoblock docking station is available in four colors including black, white, green and brown, each one is priced at $67 USD. If you’re interested, jump to Japan Trend Shop for more details or check out the following demo video first.

Simple CSS Web Design Tweaks for Your WordPress Theme

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Simple CSS Web Design Tweaks for Your WordPress Theme

CSS Web Design - Simple Tweaks for Your WordPress Theme

Do you just want to tweak your WordPress CSS web design a bit, but don’t really know how?

This post is intended to help you do just that by providing a few basic examples (don’t expect anything complicated). Aimed at WordPress beginners, and those who really aren’t that familiar with CSS, these are basic “fixes” that you can apply to almost any theme to give it a bit of personal flavor.
All these tips for CSS web design tweaks should work on most any theme, because we’ll be targeting some pretty standard theme elements. If you need something that’s not covered here, go right ahead and ask in the comments below and I’ll try to help you out. But first…

Recommended ways to customize styles in your WordPress theme

  1. Check your theme’s options panel to see if the things you want to change are already available as options.
  2. Add your CSS to a child-theme style-sheet to prevent losing it when you update your theme. (Seehttp://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes and What are Parent and Child Themes?)
  3. Use the new “Custom CSS module” in Jetpack. For more on this new feature, see Jetpack 1.7 Adds Custom CSS to the WordPress Dashboard
Please remember: never modify the CSS web design directly in a parent-theme’s style-sheet. Those customizations will disappear when you update your theme, and you’ll have to do them all over again.
Also see the end of this post for links to some helpful sites to get you going on your own CSS learning curve. Now, without any further ado, here are some examples of basic CSS web design tweaks you could apply to make the WordPress theme you’re using a bit more personalized.

Change the main font-family

One of the 1st things folks often want to change is the actual font used throughout their theme. The easiest way to do that is to apply the change directly to the body tag:
body {
  font-family:'Century Gothic',futura,'URW Gothic L',Verdana,sans-serif;
}

Change the post headline color/font/style/size

In almost every WordPress theme, the h1 tag is used for post titles. Likewise, the main content area is wrapped in a container called, you guessed it, content. So, to apply any modifications to the post title throughout your site/blog, you can target that by using #content h1. Here’s some sample CSS with a look at how it might display on your site:
CSS Web Design - Example post headline styling
#content h1 {
  font-style:italic;
  font-weight:bold;
  font-size:2em;
  font-color:#ff0000;
  font-family:'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua','URW Palladio L',serif;
}

Change other headline styles

You can also customize the other headline styles by adding something like the following. Note that we are giving this style rule more weight by adding body to the selector. This ensures that it takes precedence over, or is added to styles in your parent-theme (see “Helpful links to get you going” at the end of this post for more on CSS specificity).
body h2, body h3, body h4, body h5, body h6 {
  font-family:'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua','URW Palladio L',serif;
}

Change the link style in the main content area

Sometimes, you might want the links in your main content area to look a bit different from links elsewhere in your theme. Here’s an example on how to italicize them and make them a darker green:
#content a {
  color:#006600;
  font-style:italic;
}

Add background and border to your content area

CSS Web Design - Example background styling
#content {
  background:#f1f1f1;
  border:1px solid #eeeeee;
  padding:10px;
}

Add a background image to your WordPress site

This is a question that often comes up in various WordPress help forums, and it’s actually quite simple to do. There are basically 2 ways to add a background image:
  1. Add a small image and tile it so that it repeats both horizontally and vertically.
  2. Add a single image that sits at the top, with a solid or gradient color below it.
Let’s first look at how to tile a small image:
body {
  background:url('http://FULL-URL-TO-IMAGE-HERE') repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
}
What all the above means:
  • repeat means that the image will tile both horizontally and vertically
  • scroll means that it will scroll with the page
  • the first “0″ is the distance (in pixels) from the top of the screen
  • the second “0″ is the distance from the left of the screen
  • transparent is the background color (in this case, no color)
Or add a single image with a solid color beneath:
body {
  background:url('http://FULL-URL-TO-IMAGE-HERE') no-repeat scroll top center #ff0000;
}
If you want a single image with a gradient color beneath, see the link to CSS-Tricks.com at the end of this post to learn how. It can be a bit complicated if you’re a CSS newbie, but go for it if you’re feeling adventurous!

Helpful links to get you going

If you want to learn more about CSS web design and really dig into it to make your WordPress site look awesome, check out the following links. And have fun!

Shut down Windows 8 faster

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Shut down Windows 8 faster


Shutting down Windows 8 can be frustrating as it is no longer the intuitive process that Windows users are accustomed to in previous versions. Now in order to perform any power-related operation, the standard way is to invoke the Charms menu, which shows up on the right side of the screen. It might even seem unnatural now that the Start menu is gone.
Let's talk about the "normal" way to shut down Windows 8. In order to "summon" the Charms menu, just press Windows Key + C and it will show up. If your preferred "weapon" of choice is the mouse, then simply move the cursor to either the upper or lower right corner of the screen and it will be displayed as well. From there one has to go through Settings -> Power and select either Sleep, Restart or Shutdown to perform any power operation. If you're old school you might remember that pressing ALT+F4 yields the same result. But there's an easier way to shutdown your Windows 8 PC, without going through any menus.
  1. Go to Desktop either from the new UI by clicking the Desktop tile or by pressing Windows Key, which allows toggling between the two interfaces.
  2. Right click on the Desktop, go to New and select Shortcut. A window will now appear.
  3. Type "shutdown /s /t 30" which will allow 30 seconds for applications to close. If you want to speed up the process you can simply change "30" to a lower value or force the closing process altogether by using "shutdown /s /f".
  4. Click Next and type "Shutdown" in the name field for easier identification.
  5. Right click on the newly created "Shutdown" shortcut and select Properties. Click Change Icon and validate the warning. From this menu you can change the appearance of the shortcut for easier visual identification; the default shutdown icon is in the lower right corner of the Change Icon menu.
  6. Right click on the Desktop "Shutdown" icon and select Pin to Start; now it shows up in the new Windows UI for easier access from both interfaces.

View Chrome, Firefox, IE and Safari histories all in a single table

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View Chrome, Firefox, IE and Safari histories all in a single table

When you’re trying to remember that important URL you visited yesterday then viewing your browser’s history will probably provide the details you need. But if you’ve more than one browser installed then it could still take quite some time to trawl through your previous online sessions.
Fortunately there’s now a simpler option in the shape of BrowsingHistoryView, the latest NirSoft release, which presents your Firefox, IE, Chrome and Safari histories all in a single table.
And so in a click you can view a report of your online activities, detailing each URL, page title, the time visited and number of visits. The report can be sorted by any of these attributes, too, so clicking the column header for “Visit Time”, say, will quickly reveal the sites you’ve visited last.
The nature of browser histories means that this list may not be as straightforward as you like. There’s not always just a single line for a web page visited, for instance: there may be other entries relating to authentication, ads, scripts, favicons, downloaded files, and the list goes on.
The program’s Find tool can help you track down what you need, though. If you remember that the URL you’re looking for was on Microsoft’s site, say, then searching for “Microsoft” will pull up all matching addresses.
And you can also filter the report by excluding particular browsers, selecting a time period you’d like to examine – 7:00am to 10:30am yesterday, for instance – or defining the Windows user profile which you’d like BrowsingHistoryView to examine (the current user, All Users, a specified profile and more).
There’s clearly scope for some improvement here. Opera support would be great, for example. Support for portable browsers would be useful, too. And we’d also like a few filters to help remove the junk from the report. The ability to display only http: or https: entries, say, would be very helpful.
BrowsingHistoryView is already a very useful, tool, though, compact (<350KB), portable, and able to run on anything from Windows 2000 through to 8. And, of course, it’s only the first version – we’ve no doubt that Nir Sofer will enhance and improve the program in the future.

5 features I wish were in Windows 8 but are not

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5 features I wish were in Windows 8 but are not

 
 
 

When you first heard about Windows 8, what were your expectations of the operating system?  I always have a set of features in mind that I hope will make their way into Microsoft's next operating system, some dating back as far as Windows 95.
Windows 8 is special to a certain degree as it is the first Windows operating system that brings touch to the center of focus. The reason for that is the lucrative tablet market currently dominated by iPad and to a lesser degree Android. Windows 8 will be Microsoft's entry into the market, not only as a maker of operating systems, but also tablets like the Microsoft Surface. Some say that Microsoft sacrifices the experience of desktop users for that, and while I would not go as far, it is noteworthy that the company promotes more touch and tablet related features of the operating system than features improved or added to the desktop part of it.
In fact, if you ask users about changes to the desktop, it is likely that the missing Start menu is top of the list, followed by Explorer's new ribbon interface (minimized by default), and maybe the new file copying dialog. There is also the new SmartScreen Filter, the option to mount ISO images, the modified Task Manager or better support for multi-monitor systems.
Windows Features
The following list of features is what I would have liked to see Microsoft integrate into the Windows 8 operating system.
1. Unified interface. Windows 8 has no unified interface. You have the Start page and then the traditional desktop environment. While you can easily switch between the two with the Windows key or the Charms bar, it feels as if you are working with two different interfaces. And that feeling is not going away, even though workflows have changed that much, or at all. You can still hit the Windows-key to start a search, only that you are now redirected to the Start page in Windows 8 where you can start typing right away.
I would have preferred a unified interface, one in which you do not have to switch to access part of the operating system's functionality. Concepts as to how this could have looked like have been posted on sites like The Verge or Neowin.
2. Windows Explorer with two file panes. Third-party file managers like Total Commander have supported multiple file panes for years. When you want to move or copy files in Windows Explorer, you often have to place two Explorer windows side by side to do so. While you could use one and navigate between folders for every operation, it is not really a practicable thing to do.
With two file panes next to each other file operations such as moving or copying would take less time and window handling to complete. Other operations, like comparing two folders with each other, or synchronizing folders, would also become possible.
3.  Application sandboxing. I have been using the excellent Sandboxie for a number of years now to run applications in a sandbox on the system. This basically protects the rest of the system from what is happening inside. If you run a web browser in a sandbox, you will notice for instance that cookies, temporary Internet files and other browsing related data is not leaked to the underlying operating system. When you kill the sandbox, all of the data gets dropped as well. Malware, too, can't break out of the sandbox, so your system is safe even if you accidentally click on a mail attachment or execute a program that you have downloaded from a P2P network.
 4. Integration of EMET. Microsoft's Exploit Mitigation Tool (EMET) has been designed to add extra protection against vulnerability exploits for applications you specify. EMET tries to block the exploits from being executed successfully on a system, even if the exploited vulnerability has not been patched on it. While it won't protect you from all attacks, it certainly can block popular exploits from being executed successfully on the system.
The program is currently offered standalone, which you need to install and configure on your own. The release contains XML files that you can import to protect popular Microsoft programs such as Office apps or Internet Explorer.
It is possible that this app will eventually be integrated into the Windows operating system.
5. Hardware notifications. You need to check the Event Log or use third-party software for most hardware related events. I'd like to see hardware notifications added to the operating system's Action Center or a new tool that notifies users when hard drives are about to fail, when temperature levels reach critical values, or when voltage levels are not within limits.
Monitoring S.M.A.R.T values and temperatures, and using the information for notifications when they reach critical values, could prevent data loss or hardware failures from happening.

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Microsoft censors site criticizing Windows 8 tile UI

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Microsoft censors site criticizing Windows 8 tile UI



Something's fishy here. A message board thread where developers unanimously criticized the Windows 8 tile interface has been delisted from Google, thanks to a Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown order issued by none other than Microsoft itself.
The board is dedicated to ConeXware's Power Archiver compression toolkit, and the thread in questionbegan on August first, when Windows 8 was released to manufacturing. The post announcing the RTM was then followed by a handful of comments from different users and developers who panned the Windows 8 interface.
These comments included:
"Words cannot describe just how much I hate that Metro Interface. Yuck!"
and:
"The problem here is that Metro isn't designed to be used with a keyboard and a mouse. I don't understand how MS could come up with this idea of mixing two totally different GUIs with each other."
and:
"I hate Metro and cannot use it...The kicker is that MSoft is removing the desktop option AND making sure that those hacks that bring it back do not work."
Then, on August 17, Microsoft filed a complaint with Google that this message thread contained copyright infringing materials.
ConeXware co-founder Drazen Dodig concluded the copyrighted material on the thread could have been the screenshot of the Windows 8 interface taken from the Windows Team Blog. That was the only thing, besides the negative commentary, that could have been problematic.
Interestingly, the very same image was used on publications such as The Verge, PC World, iJailbreak.com, and many other sites that very same day. Indeed, when we do a Google Image search for the picture, is says the Power Archiver message board was the only instance of a DMCA removal of that image (Screenshot above.)
Here is the notice:
Notice of DMCA removal from Google Search August 17, 2012
Hello,
Google has been notified, according to the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), that some of your materials allegedly infringe upon the copyrights of others. The URLs of the allegedly infringing materials may be found at the end of this message. The notice that we received, with any personally identifying information removed, may be found at
http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=508157
Please note that it may take several weeks for the notice to be posted on the above page.
The DMCA is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for online service provider liability in case of copyright infringement. We are in the process of removing from our Google Search results the materials that allegedly infringe upon the copyrights of others. If we did not do so, we would be subject to a claim of copyright infringement, regardless of its merits.
See http://chillingeffects.org/dmca512/faq.cgi for more information about the DMCA, and see http://www.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=ts.cs&ts=1114905 for the process that Google requires in order to make a DMCA complaint.
If you feel that your sites or pages were mistakenly removed due to a DMCA request filed against you, or you have taken the necessary steps to remove the infringing content, Google can reinstate these materials into its search results upon receipt of either a DMCA Counter Notification form, or a Content Removed form.
To request reinstatement for a URL where the allegedly infringing content is still available, please fill out our DMCA Counter Notification form:
http://www.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=lr_counternotice&product=websearch&hl=en
If you have removed the allegedly infringing content, you may fill out our Content Removed
Notification form:
http://www.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=lr_counternotice&product=cnremoved&hl=en
If you have legal questions about this notification, you should retain your own legal counsel. If you have any other questions about this notification, please let us know.
The affected URLs are listed below:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5576
The details of the takedown notice have not yet been posted to chillingeffects.org, so this story is still developing.
UPDATE: Though the Power Archiver message board was the first site hit with a DMCA notice for that particular image, it appears that Microsoft last weekend filed other complaints directly with Google, but did not contact site owners. One of our own stories from September 2011, was delisted on Friday. Coincidentally, that story included a fair number of negative comments against the UI, as well as others examining the possibility of a registry hack to remove it.

Eight good reasons to upgrade to Windows 8

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Eight good reasons to upgrade to Windows 8



A lot of people are on the fence when it comes to Microsoft’s forthcoming OS. The Modern (formerly Metro) UI has made some previously enthusiastic Windows devotees reluctant to upgrade and, to be fair, it’s easy to understand why. But there’s much more to Windows 8 than just its touch-friendly but slightly clunky Start screen. If you’ve yet to make up your mind about upgrading, maybe some of these new features will sway you.
Earlier this week, colleague Martin Brinkmann identified "10 Windows 8 features you should know about". I've got eight more.
1. Boot up speed. One problem that’s always dogged Windows is how long it takes to go from a cold boot to a usable state. I stripped down Windows 7, removed everything I could from the boot process, and upgraded to a SSD just to get it loading in what I consider an acceptable time-frame. If you can’t be bothered to do all that, the good news is Windows 8 loads much, much faster, even when dual booting.
2. Refresh/Reset. This great feature lets you reset Windows to the factory settings, useful in case of a malware infection, or if you just want a clean start. Refresh keeps all of your user profiles, data and apps in place, while wiping programs you’ve installed. Reset is much more extreme and clears out all of your personal files and apps, and changes the PC’s settings to the defaults.
3. File History. I’m a big fan of this new inclusion, which is a combination of Previous Versions and Windows Backup, and protects your files against corruption or unwanted changes. It monitors common locations, like Libraries and the Desktop, and when it detects a change to a file, automatically makes a backup to your choice of location (which includes SkyDrive and networked drives). You can set how long File History should keep versions of all the changed files.
4. Windows Defender. The new Defender is really a tweaked version of Microsoft Security Essentials, the company’s standalone antivirus tool.  It’s fairly basic, especially when compared to other free alternatives, but really is about time Microsoft had proper built-in antivirus protection.
5. Windows account synchronization. Linking your Microsoft account to the OS means all your apps and preferences can be saved to the cloud, allowing them to be synchronized across any other devices you have running Windows 8. If you don’t have a Microsoft account you can quickly set one up.
6. Improved file management. When you copy or move a file in Windows 8, you are presented with a graph showing the transfer speed and a regularly updated completion estimate. Copy or move multiple files and they’ll be stacked up in the same window.  A big improvement over the previous system.
7. Hyper-V. The new OS comes with Hyper-V, a powerful replacement for Windows Virtual PC that you can use to run multiple guest operating systems simultaneously. Great for developers and IT professionals.
8. Storage Spaces. Windows 8 lets you use multiple connected disks (of any size) to create a pool of storage, which is treated as a single location with its own drive letter. If you start to run out of space you can simply connect another drive to the pool.

AVG Secure Search offers website safety ratings

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AVG Secure Search offers website safety ratings

The Internet can be a dangerous place, and there are countless websites just waiting to serve up a dose of malware. Everyone knows the importance of having antivirus and anti-malware software installed, but simply browsing the Internet can direct you straight to web pages that could wreak untold damage to your computer. AVG Secure Search is a security tool that is constantly on the lookout for you, showing you safety rating for any sites you search for.
This browser plugin can be used with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome, and it uses a custom Google search to let you know whether sites that appear in your search results are safe, risky or dangerous. You are not prevented from visiting sites that have been flagged up as being dangerous -- mistakes do happen, after all, and there will inevitably be times when you need to access a site from the dark side – but warnings are displayed to strongly discourage you from going through with it.

Providing you are not using Chrome, any web site you visit by typing its URL into the address bar will also be checked, as will links that are displayed on other web pages or in applications. There is often no way of knowing whether the links that are posted on the likes of Facebook are safe, but AVG Secure Search can let you know. It’s unfortunate that not all of the features of the tool are available in Chrome, but this is hopefully something that will be addressed in future releases.
Browser toolbars are rarely something that go down well, but you can opt to install one that compliments AVG Secure Search. From here you can not only perform searches -- this is helpful if you have chosen not to make secure searches your default search engine -- but also quickly access the option to wipe your browsing history. While this may not be the security tool to end all security tools, it is certainly helpful and a great tool to install on your parent’s computer to stop them from infecting their machine.
You can find out more and download a free copy of the program by paying a visit to the AVG Secure Search review page.

Chrome 22 Beta improves Windows 8 support

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Chrome 22 Beta improves Windows 8 support


 
 
Hot on the heels of the latest stable release, Google has updated both pre-release channels of Google Chrome to version 22 (Beta) and 23 (Dev) respectively. Google Chrome 22.0.1229.14 Beta features Windows 8 enhancements, better mouse control for web-based gaming and improvements from those using high-def screens, including the latest Mac Retina displays.
Google Chrome 23.0.1243.2 Dev has also been updated -- at this early point in its existence, the only notable changes are updates to the Chromium v8 core and various bug fixes.
The major new feature introduced in Google Chrome 22 Beta is support for Pointer Lock JavaScript API, or "mouse lock". The feature will interest gamers as it means both 3D web apps and games such as first-person shooters can now remove the mouse cursor from the screen and access mouse movement directly, allowing users to pan and scan with no limits.
Chrome’s developers have provided access to a WebGL Quake 3 map viewer by way of demonstration for the new feature. On loading, you’ll see a request asking you to allow the app to disable your mouse cursor -- click Allow to do so, then press [Esc] to regain the cursor.
Version 22 Beta also includes a number of unspecified enhancements for the Windows 8 platform, plus improvements for how it works across high-resolution displays such as the new Retina screens found on certain MacBook Pros.
Users have also reported visible changes to the graphical text rendering and cleartype in Windows builds -- these changes can be reversed by disabling GPU compositing. This is done by adding the following text to end of the Chrome shortcut: –disable-accelerated-compositing
There’s also a minor tweak to the user interface -- the Chrome menu button has been changed from the wrench icon to the “hotdogs” icon found in Android.
There are no new notable features at present in Google Chrome 23 Dev, other than updates to the Chromium V8 core (now version 3.13.1.0) and WebKit (537.6). SessionStorage is now persisted on the hard disk, allowing it to be stored and restored by the session restore system.
Windows XP users will find an issue with Print Preview has also been fixed, but there are known issues with this early build, most notably the context menu that appears when you right-click on the tab strip not working.

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How to show blogger widget only in homepage

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How to show blogger widget only in homepage



I have received many comment ask about how to show my popular post only in home page. actually this trick is very easy many blogger already made tutorial about this. You can search from google. The method is usng if conditional from blogger.
if you want show all section you don’t have to ‘Expand Widget Template’
find this
<b:section class='tabs' id='crosscol' maxwidgets='1' showaddelement='yes'>
<b:widget id='PopularPosts1' locked='false' title='Popular Posts' type='PopularPosts'/>
</b:section>
Change to this
<b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'>
<b:section class='tabs' id='crosscol' maxwidgets='1' showaddelement='yes'>
<b:widget id='PopularPosts1' locked='false' title='Popular Posts' type='PopularPosts'/>
</b:section>
</b:if>

Demo
From demo click any posts and you can’t see Popular post widget anymore
Now I’ll show this tricks by using New Blogger Dashboard
Click Template from Dropdown of your Blog
Click edit HTML
Click Proceed
Search :
<b:section class='tabs' id='crosscol' maxwidgets='1' showaddelement='yes'>
<b:widget id='PopularPosts1' locked='false' title='Popular Posts' type='PopularPosts'/>
</b:section>
Replace with
<b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'>
<b:section class='tabs' id='crosscol' maxwidgets='1' showaddelement='yes'>
<b:widget id='PopularPosts1' locked='false' title='Popular Posts' type='PopularPosts'/>
</b:section>
</b:if>

LEARN HOW TO SEO

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List of Best and Worst practices for designing a high traffic website



Keywords in <title> tag

This is one of the most important places to have a keyword because what is written inside the <title> tag shows in search results as your page title. The title tag must be short (6 or 7 words at most) and the the keyword must be near the beginning.


Keywords in URL

Keywords in URLs help a lot - e.g. - http://domainname.com/seo-services.html, where “SEO services” is the keyword phrase you attempt to rank well for. But if you don't have the keywords in other parts of the document, don't rely on having them in the URL.


Keyword density in document text

Another very important factor you need to check. 3-7 % for major keywords is best, 1-2 for minor. Keyword density of over 10% is suspicious and looks more like keyword stuffing, than a naturally written text.

Keywords in anchor text

Also very important, especially for the anchor text of inbound links, because if you have the keyword in the anchor text in a link from another site, this is regarded as getting a vote from this site not only about your site in general, but about the keyword in particular.

Keywords in headings (<H1>, <H2>, etc. tags)

one more place where keywords count a lot. But beware that your page has actual text about the particular keyword.

Keywords in the beginning of a document

Also counts, though not as much as anchor text, title tag or headings. However, have in mind that the beginning of a document does not necessarily mean the first paragraph – for instance if you use tables, the first paragraph of text might be in the second half of the table.

Keywords in <alt> tags


Spiders don't read images but they do read their textual descriptions in the <alt> tag, so if you have images on your page, fill in the <alt> tag with some keywords about them.

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