ajb{log}: learn something new each day

There’s a new security tool that Surf Jack that allows one to hijack HTTP connections to steal cookies - even ones on HTTPS sites. Works on both Wifi (monitor mode) and Ethernet.

Here’s a proof of concept to steal session cookies on HTTP and HTTPS sites that do not set the Cookie secure flag.

It’s really a scary to see that even Gmail was vulnerable before to these types of attack. So, how about Yahoo Mail? And what more if you use Hotmail Live? Makes you really think if there is such thing as 100% security nowadays.

This is so funny to pass…

Live.com Search updated their background with the cool image of Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium

You can see it over here.

Got this from Mona’s friendfeed.

I Am Rich iPhone App silently (or loudly) made it into the iPhone App Store. What is it? It’s nothing. It’s just an image that allows you to brag to everyone that you can afford such an app that does nothing.

It’s priced at $999.99. Wow, I think, is an understatement.

Here’s the direct link to iTunes (until they pull it out). Don’t Apple check each and every single App that goes into the App Store? Makes you think they don’t.

Tirso Lacanilao was gunned down in Bulacan, Philippines today. He is the father of my Don Bosco Pampanga high schoolmate Roy Lacanilao who was also ambushed and killed in December 2006.

In behalf of the Don Bosco Academy Batch 1990, our sincerest condolences. We are very sad to hear this story.

Windows Mojave is actually Vista. It was just renamed in an experiment to prove that Vista doesn’t really sucks.

The videos on the Mojave Experiment proves that you can’t really judge a book by it’s cover. Participants were surprised to know that it was Vista after all.

Ok, Vista wins this round.

Spreading the news

Date: August 7, 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Venue: Isla Ballroom, Tower Wing, EDSA Shangrila

Globe Labs is a new organization within Globe Telecom whose mission is to help bring in the newest future technology services at the earliest market-relevant time. We explore new and future technologies, and partner with developers to create new Internet, wired and wireless applications.

What Globe have in store for you: Learn, Build, Compete and Succeed

• Discover the different opportunities with Globe Labs
• Learn how to use Telco tools and various development platforms to build innovative applications
• Join the Globe Labs Challenge and compete amongst the best

PHP User Group Philippines, Inc., being one of the institution partners of Globe Labs, has been given 200 SLOTS for this upcoming big event.

We are inviting PHPUGPH members to attend. T-SHIRTS designed for PHPUGPH would be given away as freebies plus exciting raffle prizes awaits you…

***FIRST 300 individual registrants gets a GIFT***

Below are some links of articles regarding the event:
From Businessworld (Entreprenews)
http://entreprenews.com.p…in.php?id=062508.gonzalez
From the Inquirer:
http://technology.inquire…gets-3G-mobile-developers
From the Manila Times:
http://www.manilatimes.ne…htimes/20080627tech5.html
From Manila Bulletin:
http://www.mb.com.ph/INFO20080627128372.html
From PCWorld:
http://www.pcworld.com.ph…5&ID=H,485,PWP,PWP-16
From Yugatech:
http://www.yugatech.com/b…pens-globe-labs-division/
From Globe Labs website:
http://www.globelabs.com…./News/Forms/AllItems.aspx

More information here

First off, what is Baidu? Why does it make sense to submit all your websites there? Ok, simply put, Baidu provides an index of over 740 million web pages, 80 million images, and 10 million multimedia files. According to Compete, the Baidu has more than 1.5 million monthly visitors. And that’s the main reason why.

I can’t understand Chinese. How and where do I submit my site? Here’s how:

1) Go to this URL: http://www.baidu.com/search/url_submit.html

2) You should see something like this:

Just enter your URL (web address) on the first input box.

3) Enter the code that you will see just right at the bottom (It’s Y2C2 in my case. That code changes randomly).

4) Click the submit button beside it and you’re done!

Easy huh?

Here’s the URL again http://www.baidu.com/search/url_submit.html, bookmark it for future use.

Here’s the English translation if you really wanted to know.

Here it is:

“Publishers with websites, creating content
Wondering about their sites
If with their content, they could show some ads
Before the day was done
Something in AdSense, was so inviting
Something about those ads, was so exciting
Something in our Help Center
Told them they must be one
Publishers with websites, yearning for earnings
They were just publishers with websites
Up to the moment
When they placed their first ad code
Little did they know
Revenue was just a click away
A happy-user-generated click away and –
Ever since that day, they’ve been monetizing
Newbies at the start, they’re now optimizing
It turned out so right
For publishers with websites.
Newbie, newbie dooo, da da da daaaa da…”

Originally posted here