Congrats – We made it to the dangerous list
Published By rsivanandan On Sunday, November 30th 2008. Under Life in general
British daily ‘The Telegraph’ has marked India too on the top 20 list of dangerous places to be at or visit! India named among 20 most dangerous places Press Trust of India Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:44 PM ... Continue Reading
IT IS ALL OVER, BUT BEREAVED
Published By rsivanandan On Saturday, November 29th 2008. Under Life in general
The rationale behind all the talks going on now is to get ‘em and put ‘em to rest, but who? Who do you go after and put to rest? Does our politicians have any clue as they are supposed to be running this country or do we listen ... Continue Reading
WHEN WILL WE CHANGE!
Published By rsivanandan On Friday, November 28th 2008. Under Life in general
I really wish, at least this one time we get to the root of this, find out who those bastards were and why? Watching Mumbai melting is something that is not a great site to go on and watch even if it is on idiot-box. Lot ... Continue Reading
Windows XP and 2 Internet Connections
Some time back I had written on there is no load balancing concept in Windows XP. However with 2 internet connections which is kinda normal for guys like me (I have a broadband connection over WiMAX as well as an EVDO connection from BSNL). So I can’t ... Continue Reading
Ubuntu Adventures
Published By rsivanandan On Friday, November 21st 2008. Under Tech in general
Well, I’m known for my love for Windows in my friends and colleagues circle. Though I often keep going to the other side of the OS, Ubuntu is my favorite. So with the latest release Ubuntu Intrepid (8.10), I started off with 64 bit and had my ... Continue Reading
Life in 4 Photographs
Published By rsivanandan On Friday, November 21st 2008. Under Life in general
It doesn’t need much of explanations. I got this from email forward. ... Continue Reading
BSNL EVDO Connection
Published By rsivanandan On Tuesday, November 11th 2008. Under Tech in general
Well, yesterday I did myself a favor and got myself the newly launched BSNL EVDO Internet connection which apparently gives up to 2.4 Mbps unlimited connection once the project is completed (BSNL is still setting up the infrastructure). I’m hoping this to bring some relief to me with my ... Continue Reading
Death Penalty for Hacking – Pakistan
Published By rsivanandan On Saturday, November 8th 2008. Under Tech in general
This is the first of its kind I believe, yesterday it is made a rule in Pakistan “ You hack and cause deaths, then you’re erased!”. USA itself has a maximum imprisonment of 20 years for hacking, but this seems to be a bit tough. Definition as per the ... Continue Reading
WPA Wi-Fi Encryption is Cracked
So in the coming weeks, we can see WPA a joke too (just like its predecessor WEP)! To do this, Tews and his co-researcher Martin Beck found a way to break the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) key, used by WPA, in a relatively short amount ... Continue Reading
Windows Account Lockout Tool
As Microsoft says; Account Lockout Status (LockoutStatus.exe) is a combination command-line and graphical tool that displays lockout information about a particular user account. ... Continue Reading

