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Dual layer MD5 Hashing: Keep your online passwords safe!

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Note: You can download my free String-to-hash converter that securely deals with passwords and converts them to MD5. It stores the string you provide in your desktop in a text file. DON'T convert your password to MD5 online, they add it to their databases. This software by me doesn't do that and it stores in your computer. If you need source code, you may drop in a comment here and I'll mail it to you. Download here:  https://www.mediafire.com/?d8d91fp8m927lt1 In this world of today each and every software/website gets hacked one fine day, and we are left in tatters. Especially when the site is some banking or online shopping genre. Of course, it is natural for us to be so and we don't want anyone to be peeping in our financial activity in our day to day life. With recent reports of eBay, one of the biggest online retails of the world being hacked ( READ: Reuters Article on eBay hack ), many are scrambling now to change their passwords at the last moment. I, too h

Moto E "Out of Stock" 48 hours after launching

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There was much hype in the market about Moto E releasing soon. Motorola seems to be on a fly especially after making huge profits from Moto G and Moto X. Flipkart has again bagged the rights for Moto E, as it did for Moto G and X. Flipkart is doing a smart commendable job here. I, too logged on Flipkart to get a view of the specs that Motorola is offering at this decent budget range. For seven grand bucks it has packed a whole lot of things, most importantly a good processor and the latest Android (4.4, KitKat). The value for money of these phones is worth considering and is definitely better than Samsung's smartphones at this range. It also allows a decent resolution to watch. Motorola placed a huge advertisement at the backpage of The Telegraph (Calcutta edition) yesterday, and I decided to check this out . The link I just mentioned is going to take you to the official page of Moto E at Flipkart. Here's what I got at the landing: Yes, you read that right, and it does

Thoughts and Reflections: 2014 General Elections

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We have reached the nearing of the closing showdown of the world's biggest election frenzy, the General Elections of India. The Election Commission had been extra vigilant this year, credits to criticism from authors about it's functioning. The Independent Body did a lot to ensure the elections go on successfully and peacefully this year. Good work done, E.C. Millions voted, and millions didn't. The voter turnout has been 66.2%, which is a record high. The youth, the ones who have reached the age of 18, constituted 3% of the electorate, up from 0.75% in 2009.     Young voters constituted 3% of the electorate this year. Up from 0.75% in 2009. What possibly could be a factor for such high voter turnouts? According to analysts, the youth feels they need to exercise their newly-bestowed rights, among which one is the Right to Vote. Moreover, campaigning by political parties have been excessively heavyweight. It was not just for a constituency. Opposition slammed the ruli