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Google Backdoor - how to read paid content without paying for it?

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:00:00 +0100

Have you ever experienced this? You ask Google to look something up; the engine returns with a number of finds, but if you try to open the ones with the most promising content, you are confronted with a registration page instead, and the stuff you were looking for will not be revealed to you unless you agree to a credit card transaction first.

The lesson you should have learned here is: Obviously Google can go where you can't.

Can we solve this problem? Yes, we can. We merely have to convince the site we want to enter, that WE ARE GOOGLE.

In fact, many sites that force users to register or even pay in order to search and use their content, leave a backdoor open for the Googlebot, because a prominent presence in Google searches is known to generate sales leads, site hits and exposure. Examples of such sites are Windows Magazine, .Net Magazine, Nature, and many, many newspapers around the globe.

How then, can you disguise yourself as a Googlebot? Quite simple: by changing your browser's User Agent.

Copy the following code segment and paste it into a new notepad file. Save it as Useragent.reg and merge it into your registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent]
@="Googlebot/2.1"
"Compatible"="+http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html"

You may always change it back again.... I know only one site that uses you User Agent to establish your eligability to use its services, and that's the Windows Update site.

To restore the IE6 User Agent, save the following code to NormalAgent.reg and merge with your registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent]
@="Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)"

Ps:Opera allows for on-the-fly switching of User Agents through its "Browser Identification" function, while for Mozilla/FireFox browsers a switching utility is available as an installable extension from this address: http://useragentswitcher.mozdev.org/

Article Source Google Backdoor - how to read paid content without paying for it?

Problem-with-Novatel-Wireless-Merlin-U630-data-card-from-o2

Wed, 24 May 2006 01:00:00 +0100

Merlin U630 from 02 problem description: (this may work with other cards too)

The Merlin is installed as a multifunction device. It occupies one device location on its bus, but has more than one function. Each function is associated with a driver that will service that operation.
Installation of the Merlin will fail because the particular Windows OS that the Merlin is being installed on is missing a file.

You may get the following windows status message:
The drivers for this device are not installed.

The problem is resolved by obtaining a mf.inf file from a Windows 2000 or XP machine (I.e If the problem is on a XP machine get the file from a XP machine) and copying it into the Windows > inf directory.

Follow these steps to verify that the mf.inf file is missing from the Windows inf directory;
1. Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer
2. Go to Windows directory located under the local disk (C:) and expand it.
3. Select the inf directory.
Note: If you cannot see the inf directory go to Tools > Folder Options > View, then select show hidden files and folders, then click on Apply.
4. Right click on the inf directory and choose search from the available menu.
5. Within the Search Results window, in the box All or part of the file name type in mf.inf
6. Choose Search
7. Verify that the mf.inf file does not exist.
8. Close the Search Results window.
9. Copy the mf.inf file (Obtained from a Windows Machine or this document) into the Windows inf directory.
10. Verify that the mf.inf file does exist by repeating steps 1 through 6.
11. Close the Search Results window.
12. Close Windows Explorer.
13. Make sure the connection manager software is installed (i.e drivers have to be installed
you should have the icon on your desktop)
14. Remove the Merlin.
15. Insert the Merlin.
16. Go to Device Manager and expand the Multifunction adapters' category.
17. Select the Novatel Wireless UMTS Modem Parent
18. Right click and choose update driver from the available menu.
19. Choose Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next.
20. Choose Finish at the last screen."

Luckily i have over 100 xp machines so it was easy to get that file but if you haven't got any spare machines you can do sytem restore and restore your laptop to pre SP2 setup.

Another common problem with Novatel wireless (merlin) data cards supplied by o2 is the channel they use by default.

You can change that by going to system>hardware>device manager>multifunction adapters> expand novatell >right click>properties>resources tab>untick the box where it says "use automatic settings" and then from the dropdown menu (setting based on) choose config 03.

If that doesn’t work then you can try 04 or 05

Let me know if that worked (you can post your comments below)

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How to view bootup check disk results and where to find them?

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:00:00 +0100

If you are like me and miss the chance to view bootup chkdsk results when your computer reboots every time then this tip will show you where to find those results?

Whether your computer rebooted with an error while you're away or you scheduled an automated check disk upon bootup, you might not get enough time to examine bootup chkdsk results. The good news is that Windows NT will save this information in the Events Log.
Open Event Viewer

Windows XP
Select "Start | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Event Viewer"

from the Start Menu.

Select "Application" from the main menu.

Scroll through the events until you see an event with "Autochk" as the "Source".

Double click on the selected event to view the results of previous bootup check disk operations.

Applicable Keywords : Windows XP. Windows 2000, Windows chkdsk

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Notepad tricks & tips

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:00:00 +0100

If you press F5 in notepad, it will insert current date and time in the file. I think most of us know about this notepad trick. It is also mentioned in the Edit menu of the notepad.

Notepad isn't really that bad. It also has a few tricks. For instance, if you want to insert the time and date, simply hit F5. Or, if you want to "log" the times you edit a particular text file, be sure to type: ".LOG" (without the quotes) as the first line of that file and save it. Now every time you open it up, the current date and time will be automatically stamped into it.

Also, here's a tip for when you're trying to save text files without the .TXT extension: when you 'Save As', be sure to put the filename in quotes with the extension you want it to have.

Example: "adminspy.html" (with the quotes).

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