A little glimpse into Cybercrime

Before the advent of Internet the crime that most people are concerned about was real-world crime which can be read on everyday newspaper. It is only after the Internet was created only that the term cybercrime appears. It is a crime which is far worst than real-world crime as there is no geographic or time boundary. No physical equipment is also required. What it requires is a computer, a skilled professional human and an access to the Internet. It's all that it takes.

Below are a compiled list of the types of cybercrime that people should generally aware of.

Cybercrime Organization
Mumbai

Introduction to Cybercrime:
From Symantec (Norton)

Types of Cybercrime
Cyberterrorism
http://www.cs.georgetown.edu/~denning/infosec/cyberterror.html

http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=432

Article or News related to cybercrime
From ZDNet
What are the real risks of cyberterrorism?

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Picking a nice name for your game character

Ever wondered how you can name your character in a meaningful way in which the name you choose could has its meaning for each language that represent the physical appearance for your character? Well here are some sites which is useful for you to ponder and choose the best name that suit your character play style, either a fighter, wizard or other:

Meaningful Names from Bertram's Blog

http://www.behindthename.com/

http://www.last-names.net/origincat.asp?origincat=Latin

* Recommended:
http://www.babynamenetwork.com/

Features a great website layout for easier navigation.

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i5 vs i7

A hot discussion had arise for both i5 versus i7. Here's some discussion topics which I managed to mine and compiled from Google that is useful if you're having a dilemma between those.

Before you proceed the reading it is important that you understand the following terms:

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

CPU Socket

Cache

Microprocessor

Optional reading:

Instruction Set

Important facts that you should know about i5 and i7:

Both i5 and i7:

• Uses 45 nm (nanometer) technology node.
• Produced from 2009.

i5:

• Using the code name of Lynnfield, Arrandale and Clarkdale as the name for the microprocessor.

i7:

• Using either one of these sockets, LGA-1156 or LGA-1366.
• Using the code name of Bloomfield, Lynnfield, Clarksfield and Arrandale (unreleased yet) for the microprocessor. Some of these code name differs from the terms of power consumption, L3 cache size and socket used. The later code name consume less power than its predecessor.

Introduction to i5:
From InsideHW:
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/CPU/Intel-Core-i5-750.html

Introduction to i5 and i7:
From PC Games Hardware
http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,694495/Intel-Core-i5-and-Core-i7-Lynnfield-CPUs-reviewed/Reviews/

Discussion Topic on Comparison between i5 and i7
From Tom's Hardware:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/268178-28-tomshardware

Discussion Topic on Comparison between i5 and i7 and socket (LGA1156 vs LGA1366)
From Guru3D Forum:
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=304336

Forum Discussion - Gaming Discussion on i5 or i7
i7-860 or -i7-920 rig for gaming?
i5 gaming rig, is it good?
i7 gaming rig

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2 Greatest PC Adventure games of all time!

What defines a solid good pure adventure game. And by pure I meant an adventure game without action or any moves which you'll need to perform ON TIME in order to play it, e.g: Tomb Raider or Resident Evil. Typical adventure games element include the following elements which is essential:

• Full voice dialogue and sound quality without any sound compression, a.k.a loss-less format such as PCM.
• Some of the dialogue must have humor element within it. Partial humor is enough. Exceesive use of humor within the dialog might spoil the game by a huge par.
• The voice acting skills must be good, the pitch and tone plays a vital role here.
• No pressure of time during the play through.
• There is no time limit throughout the game play.
• Contains puzzle element which requires the player to solve it before proceeding further to the story. The puzzle cannot be too complex though which might discourage player to solve it.
• Element of surprise and anticipation. Example, player might acquire certain item that might seems useless at the moment of acquisition, but might prove useful at the later part of the story.
• Last but not least, a perfect and well-flow story line.

Some might argue that superb 3-D graphic is definitely an important element that cannot be left out in any games. I doubt it is true for every game. The two of the greatest adventure game which I shall reveal later is a perfect example on how graphic DOES NOT need to be on par with that of Crysis in order to be an outstanding adventure game.

You might heard it or not. Here are 2 of the greatest adventure genre game of all time for PC.

1) The Longest Journey

2) Siberia

It's a shame that there is no any adventure games being developed after 2000 YET that can be on par with the aforementioned masterpiece.

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Remove the perfect Keylogger that might be hiding in your computer

Have you ever wondered that everything you typed on your computer at the moment you boot into your Operating System could be saved in a log file and sent over to third party without your consent? Well this is no longer a false alarm as such cases had indeed happen since who know when.

Try and read the article on the link below for a complete removal of such key logger, if there is one.

Link : http://forum.cheatengine.org/viewtopic.php?t=193064

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Playing old/new games on Widescreen AR

I guess it's all about widescreen gaming now. Unfortunately for older game released before 2007 wide screen was not the norm as it were now and most of those games just support native 4:3 aspect ratio. To play those games in Wide screen format you'll need to tweak their configuration file (eg: setup.ini).

Confirmed solution for games that does not support widescreen format (AR of 16:9 or 16:10) can be found at the following site: Just a slight tweak and you will be able to play those games at widescreen, such as Red Alert 2!

Link : http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=32&sid=8bad311b6483b56ac615dcdb83b361a3

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Cheat Engine

Tired of playing games the normal way? Want to find the God Mode for a game? Or maybe speed up your game, such as Flash game? Wonder how people create game Trainer? Well the answer for those is here at CheatEngine:
Link: http://www.cheatengine.org/
* Note: Most online game will automatically exit when you open CheatEngine before hand. To use CheatEngine for those online game you’ll need to bypass their security software first, eg: X-Trap, GameGuard, etc.

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Google Public DNS

Instead of using your ISP DNS server IP address, you can use Google DNS instead such as follows:
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
So why go all the hassle and use Google DNS instead, well, some people had claimed that their browsing speed to certain sites had improved. There is no need to use it if your browsing speed is decent enough though.
Link: http://code.google.com/intl/en/speed/public-dns/docs/using.html

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What is '1337' or 'leet'

You might seen the word ‘1337′ numerous time in some online game forum and notice that people posting their IMBA (imbalance) equipment with unusually good options or status there. Well here’s something you should know about it if you want people recognized you as a gamer. Seems interesting enough when you get to know the word.

Definition: 1337, and its other spelling, leet, is a hacker term from the days of Windows 95. It is used to say “elite”, or just “leet” for short.
Leet comes from the mid 1990’s when an infamous hacker group would use the digital port numbered 31337 to take remote control of Windows 95 computers. The port 31337 came to be known as the “elite” port, with the jargon spelling using numbers.
To this day, 1337 and leet are used to describe very serious Internet gamers with a high level of skill. It is considered a negative connotation, and is still associated with hacking.
Related terms to leet: hax0r, chixor, 3ber, epeen, r0×0r. These hacker-type terms were originally purposely spelled with numbers to avoid censorship programs. Today, the numeric spelling is used as a form of subculture and expressiveness.

Source: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/l/g/leet.htm

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It's been so long

Woah~ I can't believe that it's near the end of 2009 already and my last post was on January! I'm not a typical blogger and I mostly keep things to my mind. XD

Guess that's gonna change for now. From now on I'll try to blog whatever new things I found, experienced or knew here at this blog.

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