Your password can now be the way you type

Individuals subconsciously use their mouse and keyboard in predictable ways and these behaviors can reliably identify them, experts believe.

Examples of these actions include how quickly a user selects buttons that pop up on screen, how long they hover over menus, how fast they move the mouse and whether they scroll using the cursor keys, the scroll bar or the mouse wheel.

"We don't need to find behaviors unique to each person on the planet," said Neil Costigan, CEO of Behaviorism in Lulea, Sweden.

"We just need enough of a spread of behaviors to verify that someone is who they say they are. We look at the behaviour to see if it matches that person's previous behavior," Costigan was quoted as saying.
  
Companies are already beginning to implement this technology. In US, IBM is starting to deploy the technique in online security software it sells to banks.

IBM's system monitors behavior only after a person has logged in using their password. This can prevent a fraudster making transactions, pretending to be an authenticated user who has, for example, gone to make coffee without logging out.

When behaviors are detected that are out of character, the software will ask them to log in again with some extra security questions. A software by Bio catch, a firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel, presents people with what it calls subconscious ‘challenges’ that garner distinctive responses.

For instance, the software makes the cursor disappear for a few seconds and the type of mouse motion people use to recover it; clockwise, anticlockwise, large arc, small arc is recorded.
  
Uri Rivner of Bio catch said that by building a model of how individuals respond to these challenges, and then monitoring actions while banking or shopping online, the software can tell within a few keystrokes if the user is the same person who originally logged in.

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Audio Status on Facebook

Well Facebook Introduces the audio Messaging on IOS and Andorid But till not easy to record audio comment , status and chat to everyone. But there is a Chorme extension that allows you to record audio message and comment them on any status update.if anyone has intalled the extension then he will see player embedded right inside that comment then he can play the audio right there.

Requirement

Google Chrome Browser

How to use

1. Install Talk and comment extension. Click here to install extension
2. After you installing this extension click on the small mic icon you see in the status bar 
3. Visit any status update and chat on which you would like to add your audio. 
4. Now it will ask you for permission's simply press Allow.
5. You will see the small MIC icon press and hold to record your audio 
6. after uploading is done you will see a link to the uploaded comment. 
7. enter to post comment , status , and chat now link will into player just play button an listen your audio here

Watch it here , A sample

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Why QWERTY Keypad ?

Why was computer keyboards designed in the current format not in a alphabetical order. Is their any specific reason or it's just some random convention we are following?

 

 

Well I shall give you an alternative and sound perspective towards it. In Economics we classify such development under the role of "History & Expectation" and the story emerges out of there only. There is a classical paper by Paul A David of Stanford on this and i shall draw heavily from it hereafter. I have described certain developments under 4 heads which i think are important for an comprehensive understanding leading you to understand the present prevalence of qwerty design and tried giving you an analytical perspective to it.

              1 & 2 are a kind of eye opener since many had argued it's for fun, it's the best and other arguments. These 2 paragraphs would led you to understand what's the actual case regarding qwerty and how the free market hypothesis becomes redundant here to explain things. Next in 3 i have described how did the qwerty set up spread unknowingly or say informally. This could be understood via the analogy that one can draw regarding the "obvious" of practices or things in our general economics environment. while in 4 i have xplained how the above three have led to where we are, citing sound economic reasons explaining the business behavior. it's long but it would help you understand the matter in fine details and the economics behind it. happy reading :) 

1.QWERTY isn't the most efficient typing arrangement among all other possibilities.During the 1940's U.S. Navy experiments had shown that the increased efficiency obtained with DSK (the Dvorak Simplified

Keyboard) would amortize the cost of retraining a group of typists within the first ten days of their subsequent full-time employment. 

2.The agents engaged in production and purchase decisions in today's keyboard market are also not the prisoners of custom, conspiracy, or state control as theorized by others in popular Devil theory or typewriter's Oligopoly theory. But while they are, as we now say, perfectly "free to choose," their behavior, nevertheless, is held fast in the grip of events long forgotten and shaped by circumstances in which neither they nor their interests figured.

3. One should attend to the fact that during 1890s typewriters were beginning to take their place as an element of a larger, rather complex system of production that was technically interrelated.In addition to the manufacturers and buyers of typewriting machines, this system involved typewriter operators and the variety of organizations (both private and public that undertook to train people in such skills. Still more critical to the outcome was the fact that, in contrast to the hardware subsystems of which QWERTY or other keyboards were a part, the larger system of production was nobody's design.

4. Also during late 1880s advent of "touch" typing, a distinct advance over the four-finger hunt-and-peck method,  was critical, because this innovation was from its inception adapted to the Rernington's QWERTY keyboard. Touch typing gave rise to three features of the evolving production system which were crucially important in causing QWERTY to become "locked in" as the dominant keyboard arrangement. These features were technical interrelatedness, economies of scale, and quasi-irreversibility of investment.

(a) Technical Interrelatedness: In layman's terms there is the need

for system compatibility between keyboard "hardware" and the "software" represented by the touch typist's memory of a particular arrangement of the keys, this called for complementarity of production and economic activities in tandem with the QWERTY set up. This informally lead to implicit dominance of qwerty designs.

(b) Economies of scale:  Now a purchase by a potential employer of a QWERTY keyboard conveyed a positive pecuniary externality (monetary gains) to compatibly trained touch typists. To the degree to which this increased the likelihood that subsequent typists would choose to learn QWERTY, in preference to another method for which the stock of compatible hardware would not be so large, the overall user costs of a typewriting system based upon QWERTY (or any specific keyboard) would tend to decrease as it gained in acceptance relative to other systems.

These decreasing cost conditions-or system scale economies-had a number of consequences, among which undoubtedly the most important was the tendency for the process of inter system competition to lead towards standardization through the predominance of a single keyboard design.

(c) Quasi-irreversibility of investment: Now despite eligible supreme arrangements available as DSK the historical accident had put qwerty on a higher ladder.This set up flourished over rivals merely because the purchasers of

the software (and/or the hardware) expected that it would do so since the cost of deviating from it was huge and may subsequently downplay the investment.The high costs of software "conversion" and the resulting quasi-irreversibility of investments in specific touch typing skills had made the qwerty kind of locked in.

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Add Subtitles in VLC

VLC is one one of the most used video player. It is considered as one of the best open source software. Apart from playing almost all kind of media files, it can also do several other things which you will hardly find in any other video player. For example you can use VLC media player to watch videos from internet with subtitles. You can also synchronize the subtitles manually in VLC. Talking of VLC and subtitles, here is a trick which will show you how can we make VLC download subtitles automatically and save some effort in going to Google and searching for one.

We’ll be using a VLC plugin called vlsub to enable VLC to download subtitles automatically. The plugin searches for subtitles for the file it is playing on opensubtitles.org based on the name or hash of the file. I presume that you already have VLC installed.

Install and use vlsub to download subtitles automatically in VLC:

Step 1:

You can download the vlsub plugin from the Github. Its in a zip folder. Extract it and you will find the “vlsub.lua” file in it. All we need is this one file.

 

Step 2:

We need to add this file to VLC extension. For that we need to create the extension directory first. Use the following command to create the desired directory for vlsub.

sudo mkdir /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/

Step 3:

Now move or copy the vlsub.lua file in the above mentioned directory. In case you are absolute beginner, try the following command to go to the downloaded directory:

cd ~/Downloads/vlsub-master/

And then copy the file to the extension directory:

sudo cp vlsub.lua /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/

Step 4:

Start VLC media player. If it is already running, restart it. From the top menu, select View->vlsub.

 

As you see here, there are two option of searching the subtitles: Search by name and search by hash. Search by name searches by the name of the file you are playing while search by hash looks for the subtitles based on the hash of the video and look for the subtitle that matches the hash. The hash search won’t work if you have converted the video file from another format.

When you click on any of the search option, it gives you a list of results. You can download any of them by clicking on the Download selection button.

 

Step 5:

Its not that you can search subtitles only in English. You have configuration option here that allows you to search in a language of your choice. No guarantees that you’ll find the subtitles in your language if there are none on opnsubtitles.org. Just click on the Subtitle language and you can choose the language of your choice from the drop down menu (see the previous picture). Alternatively, you can go to configuration option and set your preferences there.

Over all this plugin is handy in use. You don’t need to go on web looking for a subtitle, download it, extract it and then add it to VLC. It saves some time for sure. Drawbacks include lack of sources for subtitles. It has just one: opensubtitle. This limits the search. Alos, there is a known bug. Subtitle download will not work if the file name contains special characters. Apart from that, plugin is good to use. What say?

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Interview of SRK , MUST WATCH...!!!

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History of Ramadan

Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. The term Ramadan literally means scorching in Arabic. It was established as a Holy Month for Muslims after the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE on the occasion known as Laylat al-Qadr, frequently translated as "the Night of Power.

Observance of Ramadan is mandated in the Quran, Surah 2, Ayah 185:

"The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful."

What are the dates of Ramadan?

Because the cycle of the lunar calendar does not match the solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan shifts by approximately 11 days each year.

The ending of Ramadan is marked by the holiday of Eid ul-Fitr, which takes place either 29 or 30 days after the beginning of the month. On Eid ul-Fitr, morning prayers are followed by feasting and celebration among family and friends.

What are the daily fasting requirements?

During the month of Ramadan, most Muslims fast from dawn to sunset with no food or water. Before sunrise many Muslims have the Suhur or predawn meal. At sunset families and friends gather for Iftar which is the meal eaten by Muslims to break the fast. Many Muslims begin the meal by eating dates as the Prophet used to do.

This ritual fast known as, Sawm, is one of the five pillars of Islam, and requires that individuals abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual intercourse.

To find the specific times for Ramadan fasting, click over to this helpful tool provided by IslamiCity that allows you to calculate prayer schedules -- including sunup and sundown -- by entering your city or zip code.


What are the expectations towards charity?

Charity is an important part of Ramadan. The fast emphasizes self-sacrifice and using the experience of hunger to grow in empathy with the hungry. During Ramadan, Muslim communities work together to raise money for the poor, donate clothes and food, and hold iftar dinners for the less fortunate.

What scriptural study do Muslims take part in?

Many Muslims use Ramadan to read the entire Quran or read the Quran daily. Many communities divide the Quran into daily reading segments that conclude on Eid ul-Fitr at the end of Ramadan.

Can non-Muslims participate?

Non-Muslims are free to participate in Ramadam. Many non-Muslims fast and even pray with their Muslim friends or family members. Non-Muslims are often invited to attend prayer and iftar dinners.

Those wishing to be polite to someone who is fasting for Ramadan may greet them with Ramadan Mubarak or Ramadan Kareem, which mean Have a Blessed or Generous Ramadan.

Should Muslims with diabetes fast?

Fasting during Ramadan is discouraged for patients with diabetes by the American Diabetes Association.

"In keeping with this, a large epidemiological study conducted in 13 Islamic countries on 12,243 individuals with diabetes who fasted during Ramadan showed a high rate of acute complications."

However, the study says this was not conclusive. Many diabetic patients fasted with no complications. Patients with diabetes should work with their doctors to figure out a strategy if they choose to fast.

What is the 'goal' of Ramadan?

In general, the practices of Ramadan are meant to purify oneself from thoughts and deeds which are counter to Islam. By removing material desires, one is able to focus fully on devotion and service to God. Many Muslims go beyond the physical ritual of fasting and attempt to purge themselves of impure thoughts and motivations such as anger, cursing, and greed.

Do all Muslims take part in Ramadan fasting?

Most Muslims believe Ramadan fasting is mandatory, but there are some groups that do not. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers, people who are seriously sick, travelers, or those at health risk should not fast. Children that have not gone through puberty are also not required to fast during the month Ramadan.

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Source: Huffington Post

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Can non-Muslims participate?

Non-Muslims are free to participate in Ramadam. Many non-Muslims fast and even pray with their Muslim friends or family members. Non-Muslims are often invited to attend prayer and iftar dinners.

Those wishing to be polite to someone who is fasting for Ramadan may greet them with Ramadan Mubarak or Ramadan Kareem, which mean Have a Blessed or Generous Ramadan.

Should Muslims with diabetes fast?

Fasting during Ramadan is discouraged for patients with diabetes by the American Diabetes Association.

"In keeping with this, a large epidemiological study conducted in 13 Islamic countries on 12,243 individuals with diabetes who fasted during Ramadan showed a high rate of acute complications."

However, the study says this was not conclusive. Many diabetic patients fasted with no complications. Patients with diabetes should work with their doctors to figure out a strategy if they choose to fast.

What is the 'goal' of Ramadan?

In general, the practices of Ramadan are meant to purify oneself from thoughts and deeds which are counter to Islam. By removing material desires, one is able to focus fully on devotion and service to God. Many Muslims go beyond the physical ritual of fasting and attempt to purge themselves of impure thoughts and motivations such as anger, cursing, and greed.

Do all Muslims take part in Ramadan fasting?

Most Muslims believe Ramadan fasting is mandatory, but there are some groups that do not. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers, people who are seriously sick, travelers, or those at health risk should not fast. Children that have not gone through puberty are also not required to fast during the month Ramadan.

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Source: Huffington Post

Can non-Muslims participate?

Non-Muslims are free to participate in Ramadam. Many non-Muslims fast and even pray with their Muslim friends or family members. Non-Muslims are often invited to attend prayer and iftar dinners.

Those wishing to be polite to someone who is fasting for Ramadan may greet them with Ramadan Mubarak or Ramadan Kareem, which mean Have a Blessed or Generous Ramadan.

Should Muslims with diabetes fast?

Fasting during Ramadan is discouraged for patients with diabetes by the American Diabetes Association.

"In keeping with this, a large epidemiological study conducted in 13 Islamic countries on 12,243 individuals with diabetes who fasted during Ramadan showed a high rate of acute complications."

However, the study says this was not conclusive. Many diabetic patients fasted with no complications. Patients with diabetes should work with their doctors to figure out a strategy if they choose to fast.

What is the 'goal' of Ramadan?

In general, the practices of Ramadan are meant to purify oneself from thoughts and deeds which are counter to Islam. By removing material desires, one is able to focus fully on devotion and service to God. Many Muslims go beyond the physical ritual of fasting and attempt to purge themselves of impure thoughts and motivations such as anger, cursing, and greed.

Do all Muslims take part in Ramadan fasting?

Most Muslims believe Ramadan fasting is mandatory, but there are some groups that do not. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers, people who are seriously sick, travelers, or those at health risk should not fast. Children that have not gone through puberty are also not required to fast during the month Ramadan.

*****

Source: Huffington Post

- See more at: http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=HF1207-5201#sthash.cJRrdovl.dpuf

Can non-Muslims participate?

Non-Muslims are free to participate in Ramadam. Many non-Muslims fast and even pray with their Muslim friends or family members. Non-Muslims are often invited to attend prayer and iftar dinners.

Those wishing to be polite to someone who is fasting for Ramadan may greet them with Ramadan Mubarak or Ramadan Kareem, which mean Have a Blessed or Generous Ramadan.

Should Muslims with diabetes fast?

Fasting during Ramadan is discouraged for patients with diabetes by the American Diabetes Association.

"In keeping with this, a large epidemiological study conducted in 13 Islamic countries on 12,243 individuals with diabetes who fasted during Ramadan showed a high rate of acute complications."

However, the study says this was not conclusive. Many diabetic patients fasted with no complications. Patients with diabetes should work with their doctors to figure out a strategy if they choose to fast.

What is the 'goal' of Ramadan?

In general, the practices of Ramadan are meant to purify oneself from thoughts and deeds which are counter to Islam. By removing material desires, one is able to focus fully on devotion and service to God. Many Muslims go beyond the physical ritual of fasting and attempt to purge themselves of impure thoughts and motivations such as anger, cursing, and greed.

Do all Muslims take part in Ramadan fasting?

Most Muslims believe Ramadan fasting is mandatory, but there are some groups that do not. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers, people who are seriously sick, travelers, or those at health risk should not fast. Children that have not gone through puberty are also not required to fast during the month Ramadan.

*****

Source: Huffington Post

- See more at: http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=HF1207-5201#sthash.cJRrdovl.dpuf

Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. The term Ramadan literally means scorching in Arabic. It was established as a Holy Month for Muslims after the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE on the occasion known as Laylat al-Qadr, frequently translated as "the Night of Power.

Observance of Ramadan is mandated in the Quran, Surah 2, Ayah 185:

"The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful."

What are the dates of Ramadan?

Because the cycle of the lunar calendar does not match the solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan shifts by approximately 11 days each year.
- See more at: http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=HF1207-5201#sthash.cJRrdovl.dpuf

Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. The term Ramadan literally means scorching in Arabic. It was established as a Holy Month for Muslims after the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE on the occasion known as Laylat al-Qadr, frequently translated as "the Night of Power.

Observance of Ramadan is mandated in the Quran, Surah 2, Ayah 185:

"The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful."

What are the dates of Ramadan?

Because the cycle of the lunar calendar does not match the solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan shifts by approximately 11 days each year.
- See more at: http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=HF1207-5201#sthash.cJRrdovl.dpuf

Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. The term Ramadan literally means scorching in Arabic. It was established as a Holy Month for Muslims after the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE on the occasion known as Laylat al-Qadr, frequently translated as "the Night of Power.

Observance of Ramadan is mandated in the Quran, Surah 2, Ayah 185:

"The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful."

What are the dates of Ramadan?

Because the cycle of the lunar calendar does not match the solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan shifts by approximately 11 days each year.
- See more at: http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=HF1207-5201#sthash.cJRrdovl.dpuf

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