Author Archives: Yusuf Mangera

How to login to an expired Windows

How to login to an expired Windows Microsoft has a neat little way to prevent software piracy of their Windows operating system. "Windows Genuine Advantage" with its "Product Activation" requirement. Essentially, even with a valid product key, you still need … Continue reading

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Hackers Release Permanent Spoof Vista Activation Server

                                    Hackers have found a way around Microsoft Vista’s activation system. Unlike Windows XP and Volume Activation 1.0 Wndows Vista doesn’t have any … Continue reading

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Wardriving Using An Ubuntu Notebook With Garmin Etrex, Kismet, And GPSDrive

Wardriving Using An Ubuntu Notebook With Garmin Etrex, Kismet, And GPSDrive   This tutorial is about wardriving using GPS.  It explains how to install Garmin Etrex on Ubuntu and how to configure it. It also shows how to use Garmin … Continue reading

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USB Hacksaw

Released on HAK.5 Episode 2×03 — The USB Hacksaw is an evolution of the popular USB Switchblade that uses a modified version of USBDumper, Blat, Stunnel, and Gmail to automatically infect Windows PCs with a payload that will retriev documents … Continue reading

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The Secret Letter From Iraq

Friday, Oct. 06, 2006The Secret Letter From IraqA Marine’s letter home, with its frank description of life in "Dante’s inferno," has been circulating through generals’ in-boxes. We publish it here with the author’s approval Written last month, this straightforward account … Continue reading

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Windows Mobile Device Center (Beta 3 Release) for Windows Vista RC1

The Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center Beta enables you to set up new partnerships, synchronize content and manage music, pictures and video with any Windows Mobile 2003 or Windows Mobile 5.0 powered device. The Windows Mobile Device Center Beta is … Continue reading

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Microsoft issues warning to Volume License customers over Windows Genuine Advantage fail

Phil Liu of Microsoft has reported problems with the Windows Genuine Advantage authentication method for Volume License Key (VLK) customers and a temporary work-around "Just a heads up on an issue related to (Volume) VLK validation. On Monday and Tuesday … Continue reading

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Download everything from Microsoft without WGA Check

Download everything from Microsoft without WGA Check Monday, September 4th, 2006 | Translate to: When you want to download a file from Microsoft a WGA (windows genuine advantage) check is performed. Microsoft installs a small piece of software on your … Continue reading

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Original Signal outdoes Digg — with Digg’s own content

Original Signal outdoes Digg — with Digg’s own content September 8, 2006 2:19 PM PDT I like the meta-aggregators ("metagators," if you will) PopURLs and Original Signal so much that I’ve dramatically reduced the time I spend using standard RSS … Continue reading

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GMail Hacks/Tips

GMail Hacks/Tips I’ve been using GMail since 2004 and have always thought it was the best email service. With the large amount of space it offers, and the amazing features the possibilities are endless. The filter feature is easily the … Continue reading

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