The Technopath

RIAA strikes again, a student fined $675,000 for Piracy

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

Copyright holders and record labels rejoice as RIAA secure there second win in less than a month. This time, the victim was a graduate student from Boston University, Joel Tenenbaum â€“ who was pursuing a PhD in Physics. Though the amount was a little lower this time – $675,000....

iPhone SMS Vulnerability fixed with iPhone OS 3.0.1 update

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

Seems like the iPhone might just have gotten a bit more secure for daily use thanks to a quick update that addresses the SMS Vulnerability which may allow an attacker to launch any piece of code including a DDoS attack which may lead to a disaster! Ah well Apple ruined all the fun and fixed the thing....

Firefox crosses 1 billion downloads

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

It makes me proud to be a member of Spread Firefox team today. Firefox has crossed the 1 billion downloads hallmark which includes every release. The browser was the first big challenge to Internet Explorerâ€™s rein as the most dominant browser and after about 7 years of struggle has managed to gain around 30% of ...

Windows 7 Activation Crack Already

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

I guess Windows 7 stood up for its name. It only took about 7 days from the Official RTM announcement to its first activation crack, and we still have about two and half months to go before general public release....

Microsoft-Yahoo! Search Deal closed, announcement today?

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

From the latest wind of rumors out on the internet, The Wall Street Journal, AdAge and a number of other sources are reporting that Microsoft Yahoo! search deal has been signed and the announcement would come later today. Though we donâ€™t know the exact parameters of the deal, WSJ had this to say:...

New Bing Ad actually shows of some useful features

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

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How to block Flash Ads (and movies) in Internet Explorer

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

I ran into a really neat feature in Internet Explorer 8 today which makes lousy Flash Ad supported sites incredibly bearable. That is specially helpful for those who are on low power computers like Netbooks, where loosely programmed Flash ads can really become resource hogs. The trick? Internet Explorerâ€™s built...

Download Windows 7 Transformation Pack for Windows XP and Vista

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

So you happen to be one of those poor souls who canâ€™t run Windows 7 on their antique systems. Or you just like to wait before everyone else on the block is running it and PWNing you in the process. What ever the reason may be, there is still hope for you yet â€“ you can transform your Windows XP or Windows ...

How to Optimize your torrent client for maximum download speed

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

This is yet another guide in my series of guides to get you the most out of your torrent downloads. Iâ€™ve already covered alternative trackers and patching your half open connection limit. These techniques can do wonders for you but youâ€™d still be missing out on some much needed bits if you havenâ€™t ...

How to patch tcpip.sys to increase half open connection limit using TCP-Z and Boost Download Speeds

Posted by Uzair Sajid.

Ever wondered why your torrent download speeds donâ€™t go as high as your maximum bandwidth? Well that can be due to a number of factors, one of which is the limit on number of half open TCP/IP connections you can have at a time. Donâ€™t know what is that? You donâ€™t have to, just follow this quick guid...