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Google Chrome, a New Open Source Web Browser
Sep 1st, 2008 by Cheng Chen

Google ChromeWow, leave it up to Google to publically announce the release of its new Web Browser program: Chrome the day before it is released. That’s right! Google will release Google Chrome, a Googlified version of a tabbed web browser based on Firefox 3 and Apple’s WebKit. Not surprisingly, Google decided to announce its release by publishing a 38 pages long comic book featuring techies discussing about the feature of the new Google Chrome.

Here’s some point-to-point features of this new Google Chrome browser software:

  • Open Source
  • Tabs located above the address URL bar, not below it
  • URL auto-completion feature called ‘Omnibox.’
  • Super “Incognito Windows” where any browsing that occurs will never be logged and will remain private
  • Phishing defender
  • Auto web-application launch feature without the need of a URL based application address.

Google Chrome - Upper Tabs
Now, Firefox 3, Opera, and Safari are all great web browsers applications. (Actually, most tech-savvy people would no doubt prefer Firefox.) But come on… this is Google we’re talking about. Just the title “Google Browser” will make you dance in your chair and well, OMG. Like I said, leave it up to Google to sparkle us with wonder.

A fresh take on the browser [Official Google Blog]
Google Chrome Comic Book [Google Books]
Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project [Google Blogoscoped]

Earn Real Free Credit Money Online With SwagBucks
Aug 11th, 2008 by Cheng Chen

SwagBucks ScreenshotMost of the time, when an article or advertisement tells information about real free credit or free cash, it’s most likely false. In fact, such scammers and advertisers would be telling you that while other people are scammers, they, themselves, aren’t. Now, seriously, the information that I am about to mention is truly a form of free money: credit based cash. However, you do have to do something, but not any of the obligation or financial stuff. You only have to do one type of action, something that most of us perform all the time: Search. That’s right, we use search engines to gather information and to ‘Google’ about data all the time. However, this specific service, known as SwagBucks, actually gives you random, but frequent opportunities to make gain credit money from simply searching. Here’s how it works.

SwagBucks is basically an online search engine tool that uses both the Google platform and that of Ask (AskJeeves). During the first 20 searches of the day, every search will give you an opporunity to win 1 to 5 SwagBucks, which is the form of credit that this program uses. On average, I make about 3 SwagBucks a day and when I’m lucky, 5+. After you’ve registered these credits into your account, you can then visit the SwagBucks store to purchase items such as $5 Amazon gift cards, $5 Subway gift cards, PSPs, Nintendo DS systems, iPods, $10 Barns and Noble gift cards, iPhones, and so many more different prizes and options.Search & Win

In addition, you can go green and also make SwagBucks credits by donating your cell phone through the SwagBucks cell phone recycling program. Now I’ve never used this cell phone program, since I love my cell phone. But the point is simple, to get SwagBucks, you can: Search, Invite Friends, or Go Green. And all in all, this form of credit cash is absolutely, no obligation, FREE!

Please use my promotion links to help me gain more SwagBucks. I, personally, am saving up to get a free iPhone :D

SwagBucks Registration [SwagBucks.com]

Watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Free Online
Aug 8th, 2008 by Cheng Chen

Beijing 2008 Olympics LogoMany bloggers have attempted to give information on how to watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics online for free. However, most of them, sadly, either loads way too slowly or simply doesn’t work. However, there is one website that does offer many diverse broadcasts of the 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony that does work.

Justin.tv offers many channels to choose from. Among them are many foreign based live broadcasts of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Here are some working links to watching the 2008 Beijing Olympics live feeds online for free:

http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports [Justin.tv] (Sports section featuring many Olympic live feeds)

http://www.justin.tv/anfoctv2 [Justin.tv] (A Brazilian channel currently showing the Opening Ceremony)
http://www.justin.tv/olimpiada [Justin.tv] (Another foreign channel with free live tv feeds)

Free iPhone Emulator for the Palm OS
May 4th, 2008 by Cheng Chen

iPhoneImitation ScreenshotBack then, there was a software known as iPhony. It attempted to imitate the design of an iPhone for the Palm OS. However, while the design was cool, it lacked practical usability. Recently, however, a new application known as iPhoneImitation has been released. It combines the coolness of the iPhone home screen design with a practical engine that can function as a Palm base launcher.

The iPhoneImitation can be set as the default launcher so that whenever the home screen button is pressed, the iPhoneImitation launcher automatically starts. In addition to the various launch buttons, this emulator also sports a side panel for media playback control. Combine this with the Palm OS and you get a practical Palm-iPhone emulator. Best of all, it’s completely free!

Requirements:

  • Any Hardware
  • Palm OS v5.0 HiRes

Main Features:

  • Support for Treo 680,650,700p (I’ve tested this on the Palm Centro and it works.)
  • Default Launcher option
  • Bluetooth and Carrier signal for Treo support
  • Animation Support (This option allows for animated transitions while starting applications.)

iPhoneImitation v1.2D [Freeware Palm OS]
Download iPhoneImitation [Softpedia]

An Introduction a Public Free SSH Tunneling Server
Apr 30th, 2008 by Cheng Chen

New SSH TunnelingThere are tons of free proxy servers. From web based services to desktop softwares, proxy servers are the norm to hide our trails. However, they are not secure. A normal proxy server configuration would only hide your identity and information. It, however, does not block 3rd party access to view the data being sent. This is where SSH servers come into play. An SSH server is basically a server that interfaces incoming and outgoing traffic through the SSH protocol. Unlike raw proxy server data, SSH-2 protocol is extremely secure. Normal Sniffers can, at most, steal some data from SSH-1 connections. However, SSH-2 has a much higher security configurations, making it an idea way to transfer data and information. To achieve this, “SSH Tunneling” is performed to connect a client to a server and to let the server forward specific ports required by the client’s internet usage.

This allows 2 main advantages:

  1. The client’s IP Address will be masked by the SSH server’s IP Address, allowing anonymity.
  2. The connection between the client and server is extremely secure, allowing a safe browsing experience.

Now, getting to the point… Wordpress blogger, Phreakaholic, has generously setup a Free SSH Server for public use. This is extremely rare. There are countless free proxy servers, but near zero free SSH servers. Thus, use this wisely and DO NOT abuse it. The server’s connection information is constantly changing and its data is posted by Phreakaholic.

Free SSH Account
[Phreakaholic]

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